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
| Peter Pan |
| Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske |
| Lead Roles: Bobby Driscoll as Peter Pan, Kathryn Beaumont as Wendy Darling, Hans Conried as Captain Hook, Bill Thompson as Mr. Smee |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 5, 1953 (Wide) by RKO Radio Pictures |
| Keywords: Pirates, Fairies, Voiceover/Narration, Native Americans, Revenge, Coming of Age, Family Adventure |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Hand Animation, Fantasy |
|
Domestic BO: $87,400,000 |
2
| The Robe |
| Director: Henry Koster |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 16, 1953 (Wide) |
| Classification: Based on Religious Text |
|
Domestic BO: $36,000,000 |
|
International BO: $10,887 |
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| Ugetsu monogatari |
| Director: Kenji Mizoguchi |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 26, 1953 (Wide) (Japan) |
| Keywords: Supernatural, 1600s, Civil War, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $11,198 |
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International BO: $13,743 |
4
| 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 |
|
Domestic BO: $2,500,000 |
5
| 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 |
|
International BO: $11,828 |
6
| The Girl Who Had Everything |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 27, 1953 (Limited) |
7
| Dangerous When Wet |
| Director: Charles Walters |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 3, 1953 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Musical, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
8
| Crazylegs |
| Director: Francis D. Lyon |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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| Escape from Fort Bravo |
| Director: John Sturges |
| Lead Roles: William Holden as Captain Roper, Eleanor Parker as Carla Forester, John Forsythe as Captain John Marsh |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 4, 1953 (Limited) by MGM |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
10
| The Big Heat |
| Director: Fritz Lang |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 14, 1953 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
International BO: $6,324 |