Most Popular Movies 1952
This chart shows the 1952 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 1952 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1952 - Top 1952 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1953 → |
1
| The Greatest Show on Earth |
| Director: Cecil B. DeMille |
| Lead Roles: Betty Hutton as Holly, Cornel Wilde as The Great Sebastien, Charlton Heston as Marc Braden, Dorothy Lamour as Phyllis, Gloria Grahame as Angel, James Stewart as Buttons |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 10, 1952 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Circus, Animal Lead, Life Drama |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $36,000,000 |
2
| Ikiru |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 9, 1952 (Wide) (Japan) |
| Keywords: Government Bureaucracy |
| Classification: Drama |
|
Domestic BO: $55,240 |
|
International BO: $6,244 |
3
| Umberto D |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 29, 1952 (Wide) (Uruguay) |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action |
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Domestic BO: $74,308 |
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International BO: $616 |