Movie Theatrical Release Schedule for 1956
| Release Date | Movie | Distributor | Domestic Box Office to Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1956 | |||
| January 1 | High Society (Wide) | $6,500,000 | |
| January 4 | Day the World Ended (Limited) | ||
| January 8 | There’s Always Tomorrow (Limited) | Universal | |
| January 12 | Diane (Wide) | MGM | |
| January 26 | Helen of Troy (Limited) | ||
| January 27 | The Court Jester (Limited) | ||
| February 1956 | |||
| February 5 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Limited) | ||
| February 6 | The Killer Is Loose (Limited) | United Artists | |
| February 16 | Carousel (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | |
| February 20 | The Ladykillers (Limited) | Continental Distributing | $23,213 |
| February 21 | The Conqueror (Limited) | $9,000,000 | |
| March 1956 | |||
| March 10 | The Steel Jungle (Limited) | Warner Bros. | |
| March 13 | The Searchers (Wide) | ||
| March 15 | Forbidden Planet (Wide) | $3,000,000 | |
| March 23 | Serenade (Limited) | Warner Bros. | |
| March 24 | Raw Edge (Limited) | Universal | |
| March 25 | Ikiru (Limited) | $55,240 | |
| Indestructible Man (Limited) | Allied Artists | ||
| April 1956 | |||
| April 4 | The Maverick Queen (Limited) | Republic Pictures | |
| April 9 | Sawdust and Tinsel (Limited) | Self Distributed | |
| April 11 | Backlash (Limited) | Universal | |
| April 12 | The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (Wide) | $10,875,000 | |
| April 24 | Our Miss Brooks (Limited) | Warner Bros. | |
| April 25 | The White Sheik (Limited) | Janus Films | $50,850 |
| April 26 | The Creature Walks Among Us (Limited) | ||
| April 27 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters (Wide) | ||
| April 30 | The Last Hunt (Limited) | MGM | |
| Walk the Dark Street (Limited) | |||
| May 1956 | |||
| May 2 | A Day of Fury (Limited) | Universal | |
| May 12 | Good-bye, My Lady (Limited) | ||
| May 16 | Great Day in the Morning (Limited) | RKO Radio Pictures | |
| May 27 | Screaming Eagles (Limited) | Allied Artists | |
| May 30 | Trapeze (Wide) | $14,400,000 | |
| While the City Sleeps (Limited) | RKO Radio Pictures | ||
| June 1956 | |||
| June 1 | The Man Who Knew Too Much (Wide) | Universal | $11,333,333 |
| The Black Sheep (Limited) | |||
| June 5 | Du rififi chez les hommes (Limited) | $529,179 | |
| June 6 | The Killing (Limited) | United Artists | |
| June 10 | Crime in the Streets (Limited) | Allied Artists | |
| June 12 | A Kiss Before Dying (Limited) | ||
| June 13 | The Proud and Profane (Limited) | Paramount Pictures | |
| June 27 | Moby Dick (Wide) | $10,400,000 | |
| The Quatermass Xperiment (Limited) | |||
| June 29 | The King and I (Wide) | $21,300,000 | |
| The First Texan (Limited) | Allied Artists | ||
| July 1956 | |||
| July 6 | The Fastest Gun Alive (Limited) | ||
| August 1956 | |||
| August 1 | Walk The Proud Land (Limited) | Universal | |
| August 5 | Canyon River (Limited) | Allied Artists | |
| August 9 | Huk! (Limited) | ||
| August 21 | War and Peace (Wide) | $12,500,000 | |
| August 23 | The Burning Hills (Limited) | ||
| August 31 | Bus Stop (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $4,500,000 |
| September 1956 | |||
| September 12 | The Young Guns (Limited) | Allied Artists | |
| September 13 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (Limited) | RKO Radio Pictures | |
| October 1956 | |||
| October 5 | The Ten Commandments (Wide) | $85,400,591 | |
| Daniel Boone: Trail Blazer (Limited) | |||
| October 17 | Around the World in 80 Days (Wide) | United Artists | $42,000,000 |
| Attack! (Limited) | United Artists | ||
| October 30 | Friendly Persuasion (Limited) | Allied Artists | |
| November 1956 | |||
| November 1 | Naked Gun (Wide) | ||
| November 2 | Hot Cars (Limited) | ||
| November 11 | Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (Limited) | ||
| November 15 | Love Me Tender (Wide) | $9,000,000 | |
| The Opposite Sex (Limited) | MGM | ||
| November 16 | A Woman’s Devotion (Limited) | Republic Pictures | |
| November 19 | The Magnificent Seven (Wide) | Cowboy Pictures | $753,994 |
| November 21 | The Mole People (Limited) | Universal | |
| November 24 | Giant (Wide) | $30,178,619 | |
| November 29 | The Teahouse of the August Moon (Limited) | MGM | |
| December 1956 | |||
| December 12 | The Brass Legend (Limited) | United Artists | |
| Bundle of Joy (Limited) | |||
| December 23 | The Wrong Man (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $2,000,000 |
| December 25 | Written on the Wind (Limited) | Universal | |
| December 29 | Baby Doll (Limited) | Warner Bros. | |
| December TBD | Rock, Pretty Baby! (Limited) | Universal | |
| During 1956 | The Violent Years (Limited) | ||