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List of 1954 box office number-one films in the United States

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This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1954 per Variety's weekly National Boxoffice Survey. The results are based on a sample of 20-25 key cities and therefore, any box office amounts quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.

Number-one films

# Week ending Film Notes Ref
1 January 6, 1954 This Is Cinerama
2 January 13, 1954 Knights of the Round Table Knights of the Round Table grossed $338,000 from 11 key cities.
3 January 20, 1954 Knights of the Round Table grossed $465,000 from 25 key cities.
4 January 27, 1954
5 February 3, 1954
6 February 10, 1954
7 February 17, 1954
8 February 24, 1954 The Glenn Miller Story The Glenn Miller Story reached number one in its second week of release.
9 March 3, 1954
10 March 10, 1954 The Glenn Miller Story grossed $400,000 from 20 key cities.
11 March 17, 1954
12 March 24, 1954
13 March 31, 1954 Rose Marie Rose Marie reached number one in its fourth week of release.
14 April 7, 1954
15 April 14, 1954
16 April 21, 1954 Prince Valiant Prince Valiant reached number one in its third week of release.
17 April 28, 1954
18 May 5, 1954 Executive Suite
19 May 12, 1954
20 May 19, 1954
21 May 26, 1954
22 June 2, 1954 Dial M for Murder
23 June 9, 1954 Three Coins in the Fountain Three Coins in the Fountain reached number one in its third week of release.
24 June 16, 1954
25 June 23, 1954 Demetrius and the Gladiators Demetrius and the Gladiators grossed $355,000 from 14 key cities.
26 June 30, 1954
27 July 7, 1954 The Caine Mutiny The Caine Mutiny reached number one in its second week of release.
28 July 14, 1954
29 July 21, 1954
30 July 28, 1954
31 August 4, 1954
32 August 11, 1954
33 August 18, 1954 Magnificent Obsession Magnificent Obsession reached number one in its second week of release.
34 August 25, 1954 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Seven Brides for Seven Brothers reached number one in its fifth week of release.
35 September 1, 1954 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers grossed $320,000 from 10 key cities.
36 September 8, 1954 Dragnet Dragnet grossed $389,000 from 15 key cities.
37 September 15, 1954 The Egyptian
38 September 22, 1954
39 September 29, 1954 Sabrina
40 October 6, 1954
41 October 13, 1954 Woman's World Woman's World reached number one in its second week of release.
42 October 20, 1954 A Star Is Born A Star Is Born earned $675,000 from 17 key cities in its third week of release.
43 October 27, 1954 A Star Is Born grossed $536,000 from 19 key cities.
44 November 3, 1954 White Christmas White Christmas earned $525,000 from 12 key cities in its third week of release.
45 November 10, 1954 White Christmas grossed $525,000 from 12 key cities.
46 November 17, 1954 White Christmas grossed $788,000 from 19 key cities.
47 November 24, 1954
48 December 1, 1954
49 December 8, 1954
50 December 15, 1954
51 December 22, 1954
52 December 29, 1954 There's No Business Like Show Business There's No Business Like Show Business reached number one in its second week of release.

Highest-grossing films

The highest-grossing films during the calendar year based on theatrical rentals were as follows:

Rank Title Distributor Rental
1 White Christmas Paramount Pictures $12,000,000
2 The Caine Mutiny Columbia Pictures $8,700,000
3 The Glenn Miller Story Universal-International $7,000,000
4 The Egyptian 20th Century Fox $6,000,000
5 Rear Window Paramount Pictures $5,300,000
6 The High and the Mighty Warner Bros. $5,200,000
7 Magnificent Obsession Universal-International $5,000,000
8 Three Coins in the Fountain 20th Century Fox $5,000,000
9 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $4,750,000
10 Désirée 20th Century Fox $4,500,000

See also

References

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