Most Popular Movies 1955
This chart shows the 1955 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 1955 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1955 - Top 1955 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1956 → |
1
| Man Without a Star |
| Director: King Vidor |
| Lead Roles: Kirk Douglas as Dempsey Rae, Jeanne Crain as Reed Bowman, Claire Trevor as Idonee |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 24, 1955 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
Synopsis
Dempsey Rae is a wandering cowboy who doesn’t like the fact that his open spaces are being fenced in by greedy ranchers and decides to help a town fight back against ranch owner Reed Bowman after he meets the town’s sexy madam.
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| The Dam Busters |
| Director: Michael Anderson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 16, 1955 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Keywords: World War II |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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International BO: $12,987 |
3
| The Tender Trap |
| Director: Charles Walters |
| Lead Roles: Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, David Wayne, Celeste Holm |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 4, 1955 (Limited) by MGM |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Musical, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
4
| Rebel Without a Cause |
| Director: Nicholas Ray |
| Lead Roles: James Dean as Jim Stark, Natalie Wood as Judy |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 26, 1955 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
5
| Mister Roberts |
| Director: John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 30, 1955 (Wide) |
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Domestic BO: $21,200,000 |
6
| Galapagos |
| Director: Thor Heyerdahl |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1955 (Wide), released as Galapagos (1955) |
| Keywords: Nature Documentary, Explorer, Field Scientists |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
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Domestic BO: $11,500,000 |
7
| Ginza no onna (銀座の女) |
| Director: Kôzaburô Yoshimura |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 1, 1955 (Limited), released as 座の女 (Japan) |
| Classification: Live Action |
|
International BO: $1,494 |
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| The Night My Number Came Up |
| Director: Leslie Norman |
| Lead Roles: Michael Redgrave as Air Marshal Hardie |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 19, 1955 (Limited) by Continental Distributing |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Susana, Demonio y Carne |
| Director: Luis Bunuel |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 25, 1955 (Wide), released as Susana (Portugal) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
International BO: $2,348 |
10
| The Prisoner |
| Director: Peter Glenville |
| Lead Roles: Alec Guinness as Cardinal, Jack Hawkins as Interogator |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 11, 1955 (Limited) by Columbia |
| Keywords: Inspired by a True Story, Catholic, Communism, Unnamed Character, Dysfunctional Family, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author |
| Classification: Based on Play, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
11
| Lola Montès |
| Director: Max Ophüls |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 23, 1955 (Wide) (France) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
|
Domestic BO: $120,306 |
12
| Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 18, 1955 (Wide) |
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Domestic BO: $10,000,000 |
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International BO: $28,477 |
13
| Land of the Pharaohs |
| Director: Howard Hawks |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 24, 1955 (Wide) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $1,500,000 |