Movie Theatrical Release Schedule for 1953
| Release Date | Movie | Distributor | Domestic Box Office to Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1953 | |||
| January 3 | The Lawless Breed (Limited) | ||
| January 21 | Niagara (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $2,500,000 |
| January 31 | The Man Behind the Gun (Limited) | Warner Bros. | |
| February 1953 | |||
| February 1 | The Naked Spur (Limited) | MGM | |
| February 5 | Peter Pan (Wide) | RKO Radio Pictures | $87,400,000 |
| February 11 | Angel Face (Limited) | ||
| February 13 | Come Back, Little Sheba (Wide) | ||
| February 28 | I Confess (Limited) | ||
| March 1953 | |||
| March 10 | Lili (Limited) | MGM | |
| March 20 | I Love Melvin (Limited) | MGM | |
| Seminole (Limited) | Universal | ||
| March 27 | The Girl Who Had Everything (Limited) | ||
| March 30 | Jeopardy (Limited) | MGM | |
| April 1953 | |||
| April 1 | Fear and Desire (Limited) | ||
| April 4 | The History of Flight: We Saw It Happen (Limited) | ||
| Trouble Along the Way (Limited) | Warner Bros. | ||
| April 9 | The Redhead From Wyoming (Limited) | Universal | |
| April 10 | House of Wax (Wide) | $23,800,000 | |
| April 24 | Shane (Wide) | $20,000,000 | |
| April 26 | Cow Country (Limited) | Allied Artists | |
| May 1953 | |||
| May 4 | Gunsmoke (Limited) | Universal | |
| May 13 | Law and Order (Limited) | Universal | |
| May 15 | Bellissima (Limited) | $6,800 | |
| Phantom From Space (Limited) | |||
| May 20 | Thunder Bay (1953) (Wide) | Universal | |
| Column South (Limited) | Universal | ||
| May 21 | Young Bess (Limited) | ||
| May 27 | Pickup on South Street (Limited) | 20th Century Fox | |
| Sangaree (Limited) | Paramount Pictures | ||
| May 29 | The Slasher (Limited) | Self Distributed | |
| June 1953 | |||
| June 5 | It Came from Outer Space (Wide) | ||
| June 6 | Stalag 17 (Limited) | ||
| June 10 | Robot Monster (Limited) | ||
| June 13 | The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $5,000,000 |
| June 20 | Son of Belle Starr (Limited) | Allied Artists | |
| June 25 | All I Desire (Limited) | Universal | |
| June 26 | The Lone Hand (Limited) | Universal | |
| July 1953 | |||
| July 1 | The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (Limited) | ||
| July 3 | Dangerous When Wet (Limited) | ||
| July 6 | Wagons West (Limited) | Allied Artists | |
| July 9 | The Band Wagon (Limited) | ||
| July 11 | The Charge at Feather River (Limited) | Warner Bros. | |
| July 15 | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Limited) | $12,000,000 | |
| Ride, Vaquero! (Limited) | MGM | ||
| July 26 | The Maze (Limited) | Allied Artists | |
| August 1953 | |||
| August 5 | From Here to Eternity (Wide) | $30,500,000 | |
| The Master of Ballantrae (Limited) | Warner Bros. | ||
| August 10 | The Caddy (Limited) | Paramount Pictures | |
| August 12 | Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Limited) | Universal | |
| August 13 | The War of the Worlds (Limited) | Paramount Pictures | |
| August 21 | The Man From The Alamo (Limited) | Universal | |
| August 26 | Wings of the Hawk (Limited) | Universal | |
| August 27 | Roman Holiday (Limited) | Paramount Pictures | |
| September 1953 | |||
| September 3 | Cat-Women of the Moon (Limited) | ||
| September 11 | 99 River Street (Limited) | ||
| September 16 | The Robe (Wide) | $36,000,000 | |
| September 18 | The Joe Louis Story (Limited) | United Artists | |
| October 1953 | |||
| October 6 | Little Fugitive (Limited) | $29,505 | |
| October 7 | Botany Bay (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | |
| October 14 | The Big Heat (Limited) | ||
| October 16 | Those Redheads from Seattle (Limited) | ||
| October 27 | Thunder Over the Plains (Limited) | Warner Bros. | |
| November 1953 | |||
| November 4 | Calamity Jane (Limited) | ||
| November 5 | How to Marry a Millionaire (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $7,300,000 |
| November 11 | The Glass Web (Limited) | Universal | |
| November 24 | Cease Fire! (Limited) | Paramount Pictures | |
| November 26 | Kiss Me Kate (Limited) | ||
| November 27 | Hondo (Wide) | $8,200,000 | |
| December 1953 | |||
| December 4 | Escape from Fort Bravo (Limited) | MGM | |
| December 19 | White Mane (Wide) | Janus Films | |
| December TBD | Tumbleweed (Limited) | ||