Most Popular Movies 1954
This chart shows the 1954 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 1954 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1954 - Top 1954 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1955 → |
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| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea |
| Director: Richard Fleischer |
| Lead Roles: Kirk Douglas as Nautilus, James Mason as Captain Nemo, Paul Lukas as Professor Pierre Aronnax, Peter Lorre as Conseil |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 23, 1954 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Heroic Adventure, 1860s, Underwater, On a Boat |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $28,200,000 |
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| Seven Brides for Seven Brothers |
| Director: Stanley Donen |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1954 (Wide) |
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Domestic BO: $5,000,000 |
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International BO: $14,286 |
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| Dial M for Murder |
| Director: Alfred Hitchcock |
| Lead Roles: Ray Milland as Tony Wendice, Grace Kelly as Margot Mary Wendice |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 29, 1954 (Wide), released as Dial M for Murder (1954) |
| Keywords: Crime Thriller, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Relationships Gone Wrong, Infidelity, Blackmail, Killing in Self Defence, Wrongfully Convicted, Death Row, Police Detective |
| Classification: Based on Play, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $6,000,000 |
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International BO: $108 |
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| Rear Window |
| Director: Alfred Hitchcock |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 1, 1954 (Wide) by USA Films |
| Keywords: Crime Thriller, Murder Mystery, Wheelchair User, Director Cameo, Relationships Gone Wrong, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Domestic Abuse, Mariticide / Uxoricide |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $27,559,601 |
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International BO: $33,188 |
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| White Christmas |
| Director: Michael Curtiz |
| Lead Roles: Bing Crosby as Bob Wallace, Danny Kaye as Phil Davis, Rosemary Clooney as Betty Haynes, Vera Ellen as Judy Haynes |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 27, 1954 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Christmas, Christmas in November, World War II, Prologue, Romance, Dancing, Performing Arts, Comedy Musical |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Musical, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $30,000,000 |
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International BO: $1,212 |
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| Sabaka |
| Director: Frank Ferrin |
| Lead Roles: Boris Karloff as General Pollegar |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 8, 1954 (Limited) (Finland) |
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| Las Aventuras de Robinson Crusoe |
| Director: Luis Bunuel |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 5, 1954 (Limited) by United Artists, released as The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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International BO: $1,702 |
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| There's No Business Like Show Business |
| Director: Walter Lang |
| Lead Roles: Ethel Merman as Molly Donahue, Donald O’Connor as Tim Donahue, Marilyn Monroe as Vicky Hoffman/Vicky Parker |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 16, 1954 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Performing Arts, Intertitle, Musicians, Voiceover/Narration, Great Depression, Dancing, Religious, Relationships Gone Wrong, Big Break, Addiction, Coming of Age, Letting Go, Empty Nest, Broadway, Comedy Musical, Ensemble, 1910s |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Musical, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $5,000,000 |
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| Sabrina |
| Director: Billy Wilder |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 15, 1954 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Jigokumon |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 10, 1954 (Limited), released as Gate of Hell |
| Classification: Based on Play, Documentary, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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| The High and the Mighty |
| Director: William A. Wellman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 3, 1954 (Wide) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action |
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Domestic BO: $10,400,000 |
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| Journal d'un curé de campagne |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 5, 1954 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Religious, Terminal Illness, Dysfunctional Family, Voiceover/Narration, Death of a Son or Daughter |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $46,979 |
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| The Egyptian |
| Director: Michael Curtiz |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 24, 1954 (Wide) |
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Domestic BO: $15,000,000 |
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| The Caine Mutiny |
| Director: Edward Dmytryk |
| Lead Roles: Humphrey Bogart as Lieutenant Commander Philip Francis Queeg, José Ferrer as Lt. Barney Greenwald, Van Johnson as Lt. Steve Maryk, Fred MacMurray as Lieutenant Tom Keefer |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 24, 1954 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Courtroom / Legal Drama |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $21,800,000 |
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| Casanova's Big Night |
| Director: Norman Z. McLeod |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 17, 1954 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Romance, Money Troubles, False Identity, Stolen Identity, 1700s |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $3,500,000 |
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| The Student Prince |
| Director: Richard Thorpe |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 15, 1954 (Limited) by MGM |
| Keywords: Romance |
| Classification: Based on Play, Musical, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $131 |
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| The Golden Antelope/The Fox and the Hare |
| Director: Lev Atamanov |
| Classification: Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale, Adventure, Hand Animation, Kids Fiction |
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| Gojira |
| Director: Ishiro Honda |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 3, 1954 (Wide) (Japan) |
| Keywords: Kaiju, Remade, Creature Feature, Set in Japan |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $491,389 |
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| The Earrings of Madame De... |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 10, 1954 (Wide), released as Madame de.... (Portugal) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $137,612 |
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International BO: $4,235 |
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| River of No Return |
| Director: Otto Preminger, Uncredited |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 30, 1954 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Life on the Outside, Native Americans, Gambling, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Musicians, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Classical Western, Development Hell, Filmed in Canada |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $3,800,000 |
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International BO: $20,291 |
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| Taza, Son of Cochise |
| Director: Douglas Sirk |
| Lead Roles: Rock Hudson as Taza, Barbara Rush as Oona |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 18, 1954 (Limited) by Universal |
| Keywords: Romance |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |