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
| House of Wax |
| Director: André De Toth |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 10, 1953 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Visual Effects, Psychological Horror, Artists, Surprise Twist, Romance, Left for Dead, Revenge |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $23,800,000 |
3
| 99 River Street |
| Director: Phil Karlson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 11, 1953 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Former Professional Athlete, Framed, Infidelity |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
4
| 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 |
5
| I Confess |
| Director: Alfred Hitchcock |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 28, 1953 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Crime Thriller, Murder Mystery, Film Noir, Religious |
| Classification: Based on Play, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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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 |
7
| 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 |
8
| The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan |
| Director: Sidney Gilliat |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 7, 1953 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
9
| The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T |
| Director: Roy Rowland |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 1, 1953 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Multiple Genres, Live Action, Fantasy |
10
| Crazylegs |
| Director: Francis D. Lyon |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
11
| Shane |
| Director: George Stevens |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 24, 1953 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Classical Western, 1880s, Set in Wyoming, Life on a Farm, Crime |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $20,000,000 |
12
| Stalag 17 |
| Director: Billy Wilder |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 6, 1953 (Limited) (Oklahoma City Premiere) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
13
| Hondo |
| Director: John Farrow, Uncredited |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 27, 1953 (Wide) |
| Keywords: 3-D, Native Americans, Relationships Gone Wrong, War, Romance, Widow/Widower, Revenge, Death of a Son or Daughter, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Classical Western |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $8,200,000 |
14
| Kiss Me Kate |
| Director: George Sidney |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 26, 1953 (Limited) |
15
| How to Marry a Millionaire |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 5, 1953 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Models, Romance, Cross-Class Romance, IRS, Domestic Abuse, Relationships Gone Wrong, Confidence Men, Widow/Widower, Infidelity, Dream Sequence |
| Classification: Based on Play, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $7,300,000 |
|
International BO: $742 |
16
| L’amour d’une femme |
| Director: Jean Grémillon |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 13, 1953 (Limited) (France) |
| Keywords: Doctors, Woman in a Male Dominated Profession, Relationships Gone Wrong, Life in a Small Town |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
17
| The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms |
| Director: Eugene Lourie |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 13, 1953 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Live Action |
|
Domestic BO: $5,000,000 |
18
| The Maze |
| Director: William Cameron Menzies |
| Lead Roles: Richard Carlson, Veronica Hurst |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 26, 1953 (Limited) by Allied Artists |
| Keywords: Set in Scotland |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
19
| I Vitelloni |
| Director: Federico Fellini |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 17, 1953 (Limited) (Italy) |
| Keywords: Foreign Language |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action |
|
Domestic BO: $115,263 |
|
International BO: $38,725 |
20
| El |
| Director: Luis Bunuel |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 9, 1953 (Wide) (Mexico) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
International BO: $3,165 |
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| Pickup on South Street |
| Director: Samuel Fuller |
| Lead Roles: Richard Widmark as Skip McCoy, Jean Peters as Candy, Thelma Ritter as Moe Williams |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 27, 1953 (Limited) by 20th Century Fox |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
22
| Phantom From Space |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 15, 1953 (Limited) |
| Classification: Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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| Cosh Boy |
| Director: Lewis Gilbert |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 29, 1953 (Limited) by Self Distributed, released as The Slasher |
| Keywords: Crime Drama, Film Noir |
| Classification: Based on Play, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
24
| Young Bess |
| Director: George Sidney |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 21, 1953 (Limited) |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action |
25
| El Bruto |
| Director: Luis Bunuel |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 5, 1953 (Wide) (Mexico) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
International BO: $541 |