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
| Most Popular Overall | 1954 → |
1
| 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 |
2
| Calamity Jane |
| Director: David Butler |
| Lead Roles: Doris Day as Calamity Jane |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 4, 1953 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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International BO: $11,828 |
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| Cosh Boy |
| Director: Lewis Gilbert |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 29, 1953 (Limited) by Self Distributed, released as The Slasher |
| Keywords: Crime Drama, Film Noir |
| Classification: Based on Play, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
4
| 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 |
5
| It Came from Outer Space |
| Director: Jack Arnold |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 5, 1953 (Wide) |
6
| 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 |
7
| Fear and Desire |
| Director: Stanley Kubrick |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 1, 1953 (Limited) |
8
| 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 |
9
| 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 |
10
| Crin-Blanc |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 19, 1953 (Wide) by Janus Films, released as White Mane |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
11
| The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan |
| Director: Sidney Gilliat |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 7, 1953 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
12
| I Love Melvin |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 20, 1953 (Limited) by MGM |
| Classification: Musical, Live Action |
13
| Phantom From Space |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 15, 1953 (Limited) |
| Classification: Thriller/Suspense, 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 |
15
| Thunder Bay (1953) |
| Director: Director |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 20, 1953 (Wide) by Universal |
| Classification: Adventure, Live Action |
16
| 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 |
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| Quand tu liras cette lettre |
| Director: Jean-Pierre Melville |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 26, 1953 (Wide) (France) |
| Keywords: Set in France, Monks and Nuns, Orphan, Confidence Men, Boxing, Infidelity, Sex Crimes, Suicide, Blackmail, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Night Club, Marriage of Convenience |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action |
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Domestic BO: $15,171 |