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The year 1957 in film involved some significant events. The Bridge on the River Kwai topped the year's box office in North America, France, and Germany, and won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
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The year 1957 in film involved some significant events. The Bridge on the River Kwai topped the year's box office in North America, France, and Germany, and won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
The top ten 1957 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bridge on the River Kwai | Columbia | $15,000,000 [1] |
| 2 | Peyton Place | 20th Century Fox | $11,000,000 [1] |
| 3 | Sayonara | Warner Bros. | $10,500,000 [1] |
| 4 | Search for Paradise | Cinerama Releasing | $6,500,000 [1] |
| 5 | Old Yeller | Buena Vista | $5,900,000 [1] |
| 6 | Raintree County | MGM | $5,830,000 [2] |
| 7 | Island in the Sun A Farewell to Arms | 20th Century Fox | $5,000,000 [3] |
| 8 | Pal Joey | Columbia | $4,700,000 [3] |
| 9 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Paramount | $4,300,000 [3] |
| 10 | Don't Go Near the Water | MGM | $4,265,000 [2] |
The highest-grossing 1957 films in various countries.
| Country | Title | Director | Studio | Revenue | Admissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | The Bridge on the River Kwai | David Lean | Columbia Pictures | — | 13,481,750 [4] |
| West Germany | The Bridge on the River Kwai | David Lean | Columbia Pictures | — | 14,500,000 [5] |
| India | Mother India | Mehboob Khan | Mehboob Productions | ₹80,000,000 [6] ($17,000,000) [7] | 100,000,000 [8] |
| Italy | The Ten Commandments | Cecil B. DeMille | Paramount Pictures | — | 16,800,000 [9] |
| Japan | Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War | Kunio Watanabe | Shintoho | ¥800,000,000 [10] ($2,220,000) [7] | 20,000,000 [11] |
| Soviet Union | The Sisters | Grigori Roshal | Mosfilm | 10,625,000 Rbls ($2,656,000) [n 1] | 42,500,000 [12] |
| United Kingdom | The Bridge on the River Kwai | David Lean | Columbia Pictures | — | 12,600,000 [15] |
| United States and Canada | The Bridge on the River Kwai | David Lean | Columbia Pictures | $27,200,000 [16] | 54,400,000 [16] |
| Category/Organization | 15th Golden Globe Awards February 22, 1958 | 30th Academy Awards March 26, 1958 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drama | Comedy or Musical | ||
| Best Film | The Bridge on the River Kwai | Les Girls | The Bridge on the River Kwai |
| Best Director | David Lean The Bridge on the River Kwai | ||
| Best Actor | Alec Guinness The Bridge on the River Kwai | Frank Sinatra Pal Joey | Alec Guinness The Bridge on the River Kwai |
| Best Actress | Joanne Woodward The Three Faces of Eve | Kay Kendall Les Girls Taina Elg Les Girls | Joanne Woodward The Three Faces of Eve |
| Best Supporting Actor | Red Buttons Sayonara | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Elsa Lanchester Witness for the Prosecution | Miyoshi Umeki Sayonara | |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Confessions of Felix Krull Tizoc Woman in a Dressing Gown Yellow Crow | Nights of Cabiria | |
| Rank | Actor/Actress |
|---|---|
| 1. | Rock Hudson |
| 2. | John Wayne |
| 3. | Pat Boone |
| 4. | Elvis Presley |
| 5. | Frank Sinatra |
| 6. | Kim Novak |
| 7. | Gary Cooper |
| 8. | William Holden |
| 9. | James Stewart |
| 10. | Jerry Lewis |
United States unless stated
Ending this year
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