List of 1958 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 1958 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.
#Week endingFilmNotesRef
1January 1, 1958 Sayonara Sayonara grossed $450,000 from 9 key cities. [1]
2January 8, 1958 [2]
3January 15, 1958 [3]
4January 22, 1958Sayonara grossed $421,000. [4]
5January 29, 1958 [2]
6February 5, 1958 Peyton Place [5]
7February 12, 1958 A Farewell to Arms [6]
8February 19, 1958 [7]
9February 26, 1958 Witness for the Prosecution [8]
10March 5, 1958 [9]
11March 12, 1958 The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov earned $300,000 from 9 key cities in its third week of release. [10]
12March 19, 1958 The Bridge on the River Kwai †The Bridge on the River Kwai earned $450,000 from the cities sampled. [11]
13March 26, 1958 [12]
14April 2, 1958The Bridge on the River Kwai earned nearly $600,000 from the cities sampled. [13]
15April 9, 1958 [14]
16April 16, 1958 [15]
17April 23, 1958 The Young Lions [16]
18April 30, 1958The Bridge on the River Kwai †The Bridge on the River Kwai returned to number one in its 20th week of its wide release. [17]
19May 7, 1958 [18]
20May 14, 1958 South Pacific South Pacific reached number one in its eighth week of release. [19]
21May 21, 1958 [20]
22May 28, 1958 [21]
23June 4, 1958 God's Little Acre [22]
24June 11, 1958South PacificSouth Pacific returned to number one in its 12th week of release. [23]
25June 18, 1958 [24]
26June 25, 1958 [25]
27July 2, 1958 The Vikings The Vikings grossed more than $420,000 from the cities sampled. [26]
28July 9, 1958 [27]
29July 16, 1958 [28]
30July 23, 1958 Indiscreet [29]
31July 30, 1958 [30]
32August 6, 1958 [31]
33August 13, 1958 [32]
34August 20, 1958South PacificSouth Pacific returned to number one in its 22nd week of release. [33]
35August 27, 1958 [34]
36September 3, 1958 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Cat on a Hot Tin Roof grossed over $1 million nationally over the Labor Day weekend [35] [36]
37September 10, 1958 [37]
38September 17, 1958 [38]
39September 24, 1958 [39]
40October 1, 1958 [40]
41October 8, 1958 Damn Yankees [41]
42October 15, 1958Cat on a Hot Tin RoofCat on a Hot Tin Roof returned to number one in its seventh week of release. [42]
43October 22, 1958 [43]
44October 29, 1958 [44]
45November 5, 1958 [45]
46November 12, 1958 In Love and War [46]
47November 19, 1958 The Last Hurrah [47]
48November 26, 1958 Houseboat Houseboat grossed more than $300,000 in 22 key cities. [47]
49December 3, 1958 Mardi Gras Mardi Gras reached number one in its third week of release. [48]
50December 10, 1958 [49]
51December 17, 1958South Seas Adventure [50]
52December 24, 1958 The Buccaneer [51]

Highest-grossing films

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

RankTitleDistributorRental [52]
1 The Bridge on the River Kwai Columbia Pictures $15,000,000 [53]
2 Peyton Place 20th Century Fox $11,000,000 [53]
3 Sayonara Warner Bros. $10,500,000
4 No Time for Sergeants $7,200,000
5 The Vikings United Artists $7,000,000
6 Search for Paradise Cinerama Releasing Corp.$6,500,000
7 South Pacific Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $6,400,000
8 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof $6,100,000
9 Old Yeller Buena Vista $5,900,000
10 Raintree County Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer$5,800,000 [53]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 1, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  2. 1 2 "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 29, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  3. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 15, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  4. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 22, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  5. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 5, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  6. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 12, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  7. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 19, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  8. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 26, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  9. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 5, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  10. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . March 12, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  11. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 19, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  12. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 26, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  13. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 2, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  14. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 9, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  15. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 16, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  16. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 23, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  17. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 30, 1958. p. 7. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  18. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . May 7, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  19. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 14, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  20. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 21, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  21. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 28, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  22. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 4, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  23. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 11, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  24. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 18, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  25. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 25, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  26. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 2, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  27. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 9, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  28. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 16, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  29. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 23, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  30. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 30, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  31. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 6, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  32. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 13, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  33. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 20, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  34. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 27, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  35. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 3, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  36. ↑ "'Cat' Hits Roof! (advertisement)". Variety. September 10, 1958. p. 15. Retrieved May 25, 2021– via Archive.org.
  37. ↑ Wear, Mike (October 8, 1958). "Metro's Hot & Fat 'Cat' Dominates September Boxoffice; 2-3-4 Spots to 'Pacific,' 'Gigi,' 'Big Country'". Variety. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  38. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 17, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  39. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 24, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  40. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 1, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  41. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 8, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  42. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 15, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  43. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 22, 1958. p. 7. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  44. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 29, 1958. p. 7. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  45. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 5, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  46. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 12, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  47. 1 2 "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 26, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  48. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 3, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  49. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 10, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  50. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 17, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  51. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 24, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  52. ↑ "Top Grossers of 1958". Variety. January 7, 1959. p. 48. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.
  53. 1 2 3 "All-Time Top Grossers". Variety. January 4, 1961. p. 49. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Archive.org.

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