Most Popular Movies 1953
This chart shows the 1953 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1953 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1953 - Top 1953 Worldwide
1
| Peter Pan |
| Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske |
| Lead Roles: Bobby Driscoll as Peter Pan, Kathryn Beaumont as Wendy Darling, Hans Conried as Captain Hook, Bill Thompson as Mr. Smee |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 5, 1953 (Wide) by RKO Radio Pictures |
| Keywords: Pirates, Fairies, Voiceover/Narration, Native Americans, Revenge, Coming of Age, Family Adventure |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Hand Animation, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $87,400,000 |
2
| How to Marry a Millionaire |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 5, 1953 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Models, Romance, Cross-Class Romance, IRS, Domestic Abuse, Relationships Gone Wrong, Confidence Men, Widow/Widower, Infidelity, Dream Sequence |
| Classification: Based on Play, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $7,300,000 |
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International BO: $742 |
3
| Europa ’51 |
| Director: Roberto Rossellini |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 12, 1952 (Festival Screening) (Italy) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $9,391 |
4
| Roman Holiday |
| Director: William Wyler |
| Lead Roles: Gregory Peck as Joe Bradley, Audrey Hepburn as Princess Anne, Eddie Albert as Irving Radovich |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1953 (Limited), released as Férias em Roma (Portugal) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $11,834 |
5
| Niagara |
| Director: Henry Hathaway |
| Lead Roles: Marilyn Monroe as Rose Loomis, Joseph Cotten as George Loomis, Jean Peters as Polly Cutler |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 21, 1953 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Mental Illness, PTSD, Relationships Gone Wrong, Infidelity, Domestic Abuse, Voiceover/Narration, Faked Death, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Mariticide / Uxoricide, Honeymoon, Crime Thriller |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $2,500,000 |
6
| I Vitelloni |
| Director: Federico Fellini |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 17, 1953 (Limited) (Italy) |
| Keywords: Foreign Language |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action |
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Domestic BO: $115,263 |
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International BO: $38,725 |
7
| The Robe |
| Director: Henry Koster |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 16, 1953 (Wide) |
| Classification: Based on Religious Text |
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Domestic BO: $36,000,000 |
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International BO: $10,887 |
8
| From Here to Eternity |
| Director: Fred Zinnemann |
| Lead Roles: Burt Lancaster as First Sergeant Milton Warden, Montgomery Clift as Pvt. Robert E. Lee 'Prew' Prewitt, Deborah Kerr as Karen Holmes, Frank Sinatra as Pvt. Angelo Maggio, Donna Reed as Alma Burke (Lorene) |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 5, 1953 (Wide) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $30,500,000 |
9
| Hondo |
| Director: John Farrow, Uncredited |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 27, 1953 (Wide) |
| Keywords: 3-D, Native Americans, Relationships Gone Wrong, War, Romance, Widow/Widower, Revenge, Death of a Son or Daughter, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Classical Western |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $8,200,000 |
10
| Gentlemen Prefer Blondes |
| Director: Howard Hawks |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 15, 1953 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Private Investigator, Romance, In-Laws / Future In-Laws, Infidelity, Falsely Accused, Musicians, Cross-Class Romance, False Identity, Comedy Musical |
| Classification: Based on Musical or Opera, Musical, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $12,000,000 |
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International BO: $486 |
11
| Little Fugitive |
| Director: Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin, Ray Ashley |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 6, 1953 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $29,505 |
12
| 99 River Street |
| Director: Phil Karlson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 11, 1953 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Former Professional Athlete, Framed, Infidelity |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
13
| The War of the Worlds |
| Director: Byron Haskin |
| Lead Roles: Gene Barry as Dr. Clayton Forrester , Ann Robinson as Sylvia Van Buren |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 13, 1953 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Alien Invasion, Set in California |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
14
| The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms |
| Director: Eugene Lourie |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 13, 1953 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Live Action |
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Domestic BO: $5,000,000 |
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| Ugetsu monogatari |
| Director: Kenji Mizoguchi |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 26, 1953 (Wide) (Japan) |
| Keywords: Supernatural, 1600s, Civil War, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $11,198 |
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International BO: $13,743 |
16
| Stalag 17 |
| Director: Billy Wilder |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 6, 1953 (Limited) (Oklahoma City Premiere) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
17
| Those Redheads from Seattle |
| Director: Lewis R. Foster |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 16, 1953 (Limited) |
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| All I Desire |
| Director: Douglas Sirk |
| Lead Roles: Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Carlson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 25, 1953 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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| Wings of the Hawk |
| Director: Budd Boetticher |
| Lead Roles: Van Heflin as Irish Gallagher, Julia Adams as Raquel Noriega, Abbe Lane as Elena Noriega |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 26, 1953 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
21
| Crin-Blanc |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 19, 1953 (Wide) by Janus Films, released as White Mane |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Pickup on South Street |
| Director: Samuel Fuller |
| Lead Roles: Richard Widmark as Skip McCoy, Jean Peters as Candy, Thelma Ritter as Moe Williams |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 27, 1953 (Limited) by 20th Century Fox |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
24
| Young Bess |
| Director: George Sidney |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 21, 1953 (Limited) |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action |
25
| L’amour d’une femme |
| Director: Jean Grémillon |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 13, 1953 (Limited) (France) |
| Keywords: Doctors, Woman in a Male Dominated Profession, Relationships Gone Wrong, Life in a Small Town |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |