List of 1955 box office number-one films in the United States

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This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1955 per Variety's weekly National Boxoffice Survey. The results are based on a sample of 20-25 key cities and therefore, any box office amounts quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.

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Number-one films

†This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. [1]
#Week endingFilmNotesRef
1January 5, 1955 There's No Business Like Show Business [2]
2January 12, 1955 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea reached number one in its third week of release. [2]
3January 19, 1955 Vera Cruz Vera Cruz reached number one in its fourth week of release. [3]
4January 26, 195520,000 Leagues Under the Sea20,000 Leagues Under the Sea returned to number one in its fifth week of release. [4]
5February 2, 1955 The Bridges at Toko-Ri The Bridges at Toko-Ri reached number one in its second week of release. [5]
6February 9, 1955 [6]
7February 16, 1955 [7]
8February 23, 1955 Battle Cry Battle Cry reached number one in its third week of release. [8]
9March 2, 1955 The Country Girl The Country Girl reached number one in its ninth week of release. [9]
10March 9, 1955Battle CryBattle Cry returned to number one in its fifth week of release. [10]
11March 16, 1955The Country GirlThe Country Girl returned to number one in its eleventh week of release. [11]
12March 23, 1955 [12]
13March 30, 1955 [13]
14April 6, 1955 [14]
15April 13, 1955 A Man Called Peter A Man Called Peter grossed $400,000 from 20 key cities. [15]
16April 20, 1955 East of Eden East of Eden reached number one in its second week of release. [16]
17April 27, 1955 Blackboard Jungle Blackboard Jungle reached number one in its fifth week of release. [17]
18May 4, 1955 [18]
19May 11, 1955 The Prodigal The Prodigal grossed $200,000 from the cities sampled. [19]
20May 18, 1955Blackboard JungleBlackboard Jungle returned to number one in its eighth week of release. [20]
21May 25, 1955 Strategic Air Command Strategic Air Command reached number one in its ninth week of release. [21]
22June 1, 1955 [22]
23June 8, 1955 [23]
24June 15, 1955 Love Me or Leave Me Love Me or Leave Me reached number one in its third week of release. [24]
25June 22, 1955 [25]
26June 29, 1955 The Seven Year Itch The Seven Year Itch reached number one in its fourth week of release. [26]
27July 6, 1955 [27]
28July 13, 1955 Not as a Stranger Not as a Stranger reached number one in its second week of release. [28]
29July 20, 1955Not as a Stranger grossed $350,000 from 23 key cities. [29]
30July 27, 1955 Mister Roberts [30]
31August 3, 1955Mister Roberts grossed $600,000 from the cities sampled. [31]
32August 10, 1955Mister Roberts grossed $500,000 from 24 key cities. [32]
33August 17, 1955 [33]
34August 24, 1955Mister Roberts grossed $500,000 from 21 key cities. [34]
35August 31, 1955 To Catch a Thief To Catch a Thief reached number one in its fourth week of release. [35]
36September 7, 1955 [36]
37September 14, 1955 [37]
38September 21, 1955 Cinerama Holiday †Cinerama Holiday reached number one in its 32nd week of release. [38]
39September 28, 1955 [39]
40October 5, 1955 To Hell and Back To Hell and Back reached number one in its seventh week of release. [40]
41October 12, 1955 [41]
42October 19, 1955To Hell and Back grossed $400,000 from 17 key cities. [42]
43October 26, 1955To Hell and Back grossed $300,000 from 13 key cities. [43]
44November 2, 1955 Trial Trial reached number one in its fourth week of release. [44]
45November 9, 1955Cinerama Holiday †Cinerama Holiday returned to number one in its 39th week of release. [45]
46November 16, 1955 Guys and Dolls Guys and Dolls reached number one in its second week of release. [46]
47November 23, 1955 [47]
48November 30, 1955 The Tender Trap The Tender Trap reached number one in its fourth week of release. [48]
49December 7, 1955 [49]
50December 14, 1955Guys and DollsGuys and Dolls reached number one in its sixth week of release. [50]
51December 21, 1955Cinerama Holiday †Cinerama Holiday returned to number one in its 45th week of release. [51]
52December 28, 1955Guys and DollsGuys and Dolls returned to number one in its eighth week of release. [52]

Highest-grossing films

The highest-grossing films during the calendar year based on theatrical rentals were as follows:

RankTitleDistributorRental [1]
1 Cinerama Holiday Cinerama Releasing Corporation $10,000,000
2 Mister Roberts Warner Bros. Pictures $8,500,000
3 Battle Cry $8,000,000
4 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Walt Disney/Buena Vista Distribution $8,000,000
5 Not as a Stranger United Artists $7,100,000
6 The Country Girl Paramount Pictures $6,900,000
7 Lady and the Tramp Walt Disney/Buena Vista Distribution $6,500,000
8 Strategic Air Command Paramount Pictures$6,500,000
9 To Hell and Back Universal Pictures $6,000,000
10 The Sea Chase Warner Bros. Pictures$6,000,000

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "1955's Top Film Grossers". Variety. January 25, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved March 26, 2023– via Archive.org.
  2. 1 2 "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 12, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
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  4. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 26, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  5. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 2, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  6. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 9, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  7. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 16, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  8. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 23, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  9. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 2, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  10. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 9, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  11. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 16, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  12. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 23, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  13. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 30, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  14. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 6, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  15. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 13, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  16. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 20, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  17. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 27, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  18. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 4, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  19. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 11, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  20. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 18, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  21. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 25, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
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  23. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 8, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  24. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 15, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
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  26. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 29, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  27. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 6, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  28. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 13, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  29. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 20, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  30. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 27, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
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  32. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 10, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  33. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 17, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  34. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 24, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
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  37. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 14, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  38. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 21, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  39. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 28, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  40. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 5, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
  41. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 12, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via Archive.org.
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