This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1957 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.
# | Week ending | Film | Notes | Ref |
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1 | January 2, 1957 | The Teahouse of the August Moon | [1] | |
2 | January 9, 1957 | [2] | ||
3 | January 16, 1957 | The Ten Commandments | The Ten Commandments reached number one in its tenth week of release. | [2] |
4 | January 23, 1957 | Anastasia | Anastasia reached number one in its sixth week of release. | [3] |
5 | January 30, 1957 | [4] | ||
6 | February 6, 1957 | The Ten Commandments | The Ten Commandments reached number one in its 13th week of release. | [5] |
7 | February 13, 1957 | [6] | ||
8 | February 20, 1957 | [7] | ||
9 | February 27, 1957 | [8] | ||
10 | March 6, 1957 | The Ten Commandments grossed $425,000 from 19 key cities. | [9] | |
11 | March 13, 1957 | The Ten Commandments grossed $400,000 from the cities sampled. | [10] | |
12 | March 20, 1957 | [11] | ||
13 | March 27, 1957 | [12] | ||
14 | April 3, 1957 | [13] | ||
15 | April 10, 1957 | [14] | ||
16 | April 17, 1957 | [15] | ||
17 | April 24, 1957 | Funny Face | Funny Face earned $400,000 from 17 key cities in its tenth week of release. | [16] |
18 | May 1, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | Around the World in 80 Days earned $300,000 from 13 key cities in its 28th week of release. | [17] |
19 | May 8, 1957 | Funny Face | Funny Face returned to number one in its 12th week of release. | [18] |
20 | May 15, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | Around the World in 80 Days returned to number one in its 30th week of release. | [19] |
21 | May 22, 1957 | [20] | ||
22 | May 29, 1957 | [21] | ||
23 | June 5, 1957 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral grossed more than $420,000 in 13 key cities. | [22] |
24 | June 12, 1957 | [23] | ||
25 | June 19, 1957 | Island in the Sun | Island in the Sun grossed $500,000 from 16 key cities. | [24] |
26 | June 26, 1957 | [25] | ||
27 | July 3, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | Around the World in 80 Days returned to number one in its 37th week of release. | [26] |
28 | July 10, 1957 | [27] | ||
29 | July 17, 1957 | [28] | ||
30 | July 24, 1957 | [29] | ||
31 | July 31, 1957 | [30] | ||
32 | August 7, 1957 | [31] | ||
33 | August 14, 1957 | The Pride and the Passion | The Pride and the Passion reached number one in its fifth week of release. | [32] |
34 | August 21, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | Around the World in 80 Days earned $358,000 from 19 key cities in its 44th week of release. | [33] |
35 | August 28, 1957 | [34] | ||
36 | September 4, 1957 | The Pajama Game | The Pajama Game grossed $400,000 from 13 key cities. | [35] |
37 | September 11, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | Around the World in 80 Days returned to number one in its 47th week of release. | [36] |
38 | September 18, 1957 | [37] | ||
39 | September 25, 1957 | [38] | ||
40 | October 2, 1957 | Jet Pilot | [39] | |
41 | October 9, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | Around the World in 80 Days returned to number one in its 51st week of release. | [40] |
42 | October 16, 1957 | [41] | ||
43 | October 23, 1957 | [42] | ||
44 | October 30, 1957 | [43] | ||
45 | November 6, 1957 | [44] | ||
46 | November 13, 1957 | [45] | ||
47 | November 20, 1957 | [46] | ||
48 | November 27, 1957 | Pal Joey | Pal Joey reached number one in its fifth week of release. | [47] |
49 | December 4, 1957 | [48] | ||
50 | December 11, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | Around the World in 80 Days returned to number one in its 60th week of release. | [49] |
51 | December 18, 1957 | [50] | ||
52 | December 25, 1957 | The Sad Sack | The Sad Sack reached number one in its fourth week of release. | [51] |
The highest-grossing films during the calendar year based on theatrical rentals were as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Rental [52] |
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1 | The Ten Commandments | Paramount Pictures | $18,500,000 |
2 | Around the World in 80 Days | United Artists | $16,200,000 |
3 | Giant | Warner Bros. | $12,000,000 |
4 | Pal Joey | Columbia Pictures | $6,700,000 |
5 | Seven Wonders of the World | Cinerama Releasing Corp. | $6,500,000 |
6 | The Teahouse of the August Moon | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $5,600,000 |
7 | The Pride and the Passion | United Artists | $5,500,000 |
8 | Anastasia | 20th Century Fox | $5,000,000 |
9 | Island in the Sun | $4,500,000 | |
10 | Love Me Tender | $4,400,000 | |
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