1953 Movies

This movie page looks at The Top Grossing Movies of 1953. Currently when you type in the search words….”Top Grossing Movies of 1953″ you do not get much information. Wikipedia provides 10 movies. The Numbers.com provides 10 movies. Stats-a-mania offers up 7 movies. You have to go to the 26th search result to find the next place that lists box office results….UMR’s (that’s us) Marilyn Monroe page which offers up her movies. So in an effort to get more information out there…we have decided to unlock our 1953 movie database vault and share the information we have collected over the years.

To make this list a movie had to be made in 1953 (as listed on IMDB.com). Obviously many movies made in 1952 earned box office dollars in 1953. On the other side many movies made in 1953 made money in 1954 and later (it Tokyo Story almost 20 years to reach North America). This page will looks at 173 Top Grossing Movies of 1953. The movies are listed in a massive table that shows who starred in the movie, had much the movie grossed when it was released and how that gross means in today’s money.

Obviously this is not all of the 1953 movies…..but since our website is dynamic, ever time we add a 1953 movie….it will automatically be added to this page.

Top Grossing Movies of 1953 Can Be Sorted 6 Ways In This Table

Our UMR Top 50 of 1953

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Year Movie (Year) Rating S

1953 From Here to Eternity (1953)
AA Best Picture Win

1953 Roman Holiday (1953)
AA Best Picture Nom

1953 Shane (1953)
AA Best Picture Nom

1953 Stalag 17 (1953)

1953 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

1953 House of Wax (1953)

1953 How To Marry a Millionaire (1953)

1953 Peter Pan (1953)

1953 Hondo (1953)

1953 The Robe (1953)
AA Best Picture Nom

1953 Scared Stiff (1953)

1953 The Caddy (1953)

1953 Mogambo (1953)

1953 Julius Caesar (1953)
AA Best Picture Nom

1953 Living Desert (1953)

1953 The Mississippi Gambler (1953)

1953 The Band Wagon (1953)

1953 Lili (1953)

1953 The Wild One (1953)

1953 Knights of the Round Table (1953)

1953 The Naked Spur (1953)

1953 Call Me Madam (1953)

1953 Little Boy Lost (1953)

1953 Island in the Sky (1953)

1953 Calamity Jane (1953)

1953 Salome (1953)

1953 Titanic (1953)

1953 Pickup on South Street (1953)

1953 The War of the Worlds (1953)

1953 Money From Home (1953)

1953 The Moon Is Blue (1953)

1953 Niagara (1953)

1953 Elephant Walk (1953)

1953 Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)

1953 Kiss Me Kate (1953)

1953 The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

1953 Trouble Along the Way (1953)

1953 The Big Heat (1953)

1953 White Witch Doctor (1953)

1953 Miss Sadie Thompson (1953)

1953 Thunder Bay (1953)

1953 So Big (1953)

1953 The French Line (1953)

1953 By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)

1953 The Charge at Feather River (1953)

1953 Dangerous When Wet (1953)

1953 Houdini (1953)

1953 Easy To Love (1953)

1953 It Came From Outer Space (1953)

1953 I Confess (1953)

Year	Movie (Year)	Rating	S
1953	From Here to Eternity (1953) AA Best Picture Win
1953	Roman Holiday (1953) AA Best Picture Nom
1953	Shane (1953) AA Best Picture Nom
1953	Stalag 17 (1953)
1953	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
1953	House of Wax (1953)
1953	How To Marry a Millionaire (1953)
1953	Peter Pan (1953)
1953	Hondo (1953)
1953	The Robe (1953) AA Best Picture Nom
1953	Scared Stiff (1953)
1953	The Caddy (1953)
1953	Mogambo (1953)
1953	Julius Caesar (1953) AA Best Picture Nom
1953	Living Desert (1953)
1953	The Mississippi Gambler (1953)
1953	The Band Wagon (1953)
1953	Lili (1953)
1953	The Wild One (1953)
1953	Knights of the Round Table (1953)
1953	The Naked Spur (1953)
1953	Call Me Madam (1953)
1953	Little Boy Lost (1953)
1953	Island in the Sky (1953)
1953	Calamity Jane (1953)
1953	Salome (1953)
1953	Titanic (1953)
1953	Pickup on South Street (1953)
1953	The War of the Worlds (1953)
1953	Money From Home (1953)
1953	The Moon Is Blue (1953)
1953	Niagara (1953)
1953	Elephant Walk (1953)
1953	Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)
1953	Kiss Me Kate (1953)
1953	The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
1953	Trouble Along the Way (1953)
1953	The Big Heat (1953)
1953	White Witch Doctor (1953)
1953	Miss Sadie Thompson (1953)
1953	Thunder Bay (1953)
1953	So Big (1953)
1953	The French Line (1953)
1953	By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
1953	The Charge at Feather River (1953)
1953	Dangerous When Wet (1953)
1953	Houdini (1953)
1953	Easy To Love (1953)
1953	It Came From Outer Space (1953)
1953	I Confess (1953)

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

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R	Movie (Year)	UMR Co-Star Links	Actual B.O. Domestic (mil)	Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil)	Review	Oscar Nom / Win	UMR Score
1	From Here to Eternity (1953) AA Best Picture Win	Burt Lancaster & Frank Sinatra	30.9	605.3	605.30	2	81	13 / 08	99.9
3	Roman Holiday (1953) AA Best Picture Nom	Audrey Hepburn & Gregory Peck	9.1	178.0	178.00	18	89	10 / 03	99.5
2	Shane (1953) AA Best Picture Nom	Alan Ladd & Van Heflin	22.7	445.1	629.00	5	87	06 / 01	99.5
4	Stalag 17 (1953)	William Holden & Billy Wilder	10.0	195.8	195.80	17	89	03 / 01	98.9
5	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)	Marilyn Monroe & Jane Russell	15.5	302.7	302.70	7	83	00 / 00	97.9
6	House of Wax (1953)	Charles Bronson & Vincent Price	30.3	593.4	593.40	3	82	00 / 00	97.6
7	How To Marry a Millionaire (1953)	Marilyn Monroe & William Powell	22.1	433.2	433.20	6	80	01 / 00	97.4
8	Peter Pan (1953)	Disney Animated Movies	27.3	535.0	535.00	4	78	00 / 00	96.7
9	Hondo (1953)	Geraldine Page & John Wayne	11.5	225.7	322.80	12	75	02 / 00	96.4
10	The Robe (1953) AA Best Picture Nom	Richard Burton & Jean Simmons	39.2	768.2	1,326.00	1	62	05 / 02	95.9
12	Scared Stiff (1953)	Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis	10.6	207.7	207.70	15	72	00 / 00	95.4
13	The Caddy (1953)	Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis	10.6	207.7	207.70	16	70	00 / 00	94.8
11	Mogambo (1953)	Clark Gable & Grace Kelly	13.9	271.6	490.70	9	67	02 / 00	94.5
14	Julius Caesar (1953) AA Best Picture Nom	Marlon Brando & James Mason	6.1	119.9	232.60	43	82	05 / 01	94.1
16	Living Desert (1953)	Disney Documentary	7.9	154.3	154.30	27	80	01 / 01	94.1
16	The Mississippi Gambler (1953)	Tyrone Power	9.1	178.0	178.00	22	72	01 / 00	93.5
18	The Band Wagon (1953)	Fred Astaire & Cyd Charisse	7.0	136.5	207.80	36	82	03 / 00	93.1
17	Lili (1953)	Leslie Caron	6.7	131.1	320.00	42	80	06 / 01	93.0
19	The Wild One (1953)	Marlon Brando & Lee Marvin	8.6	169.1	169.10	25	74	00 / 00	93.0
20	Knights of the Round Table (1953)	Ava Gardner & Robert Taylor & Mel	13.7	268.1	480.40	10	62	02 / 00	92.9
21	The Naked Spur (1953)	James Stewart & Robert Ryan	6.8	133.5	133.50	38	84	01 / 00	92.7
23	Call Me Madam (1953)	Ethel Merman & George Sanders	8.6	169.1	169.10	24	70	02 / 01	92.7
25	Little Boy Lost (1953)	Bing Crosby & Claude Dauphin	9.1	178.0	178.00	20	69	00 / 00	92.5
24	Island in the Sky (1953)	John Wayne	8.3	163.2	225.10	26	74	00 / 00	92.4
26	Calamity Jane (1953)	Doris Day & Howard Keel	7.6	148.4	223.00	30	73	03 / 01	91.7
26	Salome (1953)	Rita Hayworth & Charles Laughton	14.4	281.9	281.90	8	60	00 / 00	91.5
28	Titanic (1953)	Barbara Stanwyck & Clifton Webb	6.8	133.5	133.50	40	77	02 / 01	91.1
29	Pickup on South Street (1953)	Thelma Ritter & Richard Widmark	5.8	112.8	112.80	52	83	01 / 00	90.4
30	The War of the Worlds (1953)	Gene Barry	6.1	118.7	118.70	50	78	03 / 01	90.1
31	Money From Home (1953)	Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis	10.6	207.7	207.70	14	55	00 / 00	89.9
31	The Moon Is Blue (1953)	William Holden & David Niven	12.4	242.6	242.60	11	52	03 / 00	89.7
33	Niagara (1953)	Marilyn Monroe & Joseph Cotten	7.1	139.5	139.50	34	73	00 / 00	89.5
34	Elephant Walk (1953)	Elizabeth Taylor & Dana Andrews	9.1	178.0	178.00	23	60	00 / 00	89.2
32	Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)	Robert Wagner	10.9	213.6	421.30	13	52	01 / 00	89.2
35	Kiss Me Kate (1953)	Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel	6.1	119.3	185.00	44	76	01 / 00	88.4
36	The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)	Ray Harryhausen & Lee Van Cleef	6.8	133.5	133.50	39	72	00 / 00	88.4
38	Trouble Along the Way (1953)	John Wayne & Donna Reed	7.4	145.4	181.10	32	66	00 / 00	87.7
37	The Big Heat (1953)	Lee Marvin & Glenn Ford	3.8	74.2	74.20	98	87	00 / 00	87.2
39	White Witch Doctor (1953)	Robert Mitchum & Susan Hayward	7.6	148.4	148.40	31	62	00 / 00	86.6
42	Miss Sadie Thompson (1953)	Charles Bronson & Rita Hayworth	9.1	178.0	178.00	19	52	01 / 00	86.5
40	Thunder Bay (1953)	James Stewart	7.3	142.4	142.40	33	63	00 / 00	86.3
41	So Big (1953)	Sterling Hayden & Jane Wyman	6.1	118.7	118.70	48	70	00 / 00	85.8
45	The French Line (1953)	Jane Russell	9.1	178.0	178.00	21	49	00 / 00	85.2
43	By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)	Doris Day	5.7	111.9	156.80	53	70	00 / 00	85.1
44	The Charge at Feather River (1953)	Frank Lovejoy	6.9	136.1	214.50	37	62	00 / 00	84.8
46	Dangerous When Wet (1953)	Esther Williams	6.8	132.3	193.20	41	62	00 / 00	84.4
46	Houdini (1953)	Tony Curtis	5.5	106.8	106.80	59	70	00 / 00	84.3
48	Easy To Love (1953)	Esther Williams & Van Johnson	7.1	139.4	224.90	35	59	00 / 00	84.3
49	It Came From Outer Space (1953)	Richard Carlson	4.8	94.9	94.90	66	73	00 / 00	84.2
49	I Confess (1953)	Montgomery Clift	4.4	85.6	173.20	80	75	00 / 00	83.7
52	All I Desire (1953)	Barbara Stanwyck & Maureen O'Sullivan	3.7	72.1	72.10	100	78	00 / 00	83.2
54	The Man Between (1953)	James Mason & Claire Bloom	4.5	89.0	89.00	76	73	00 / 00	83.1
53	The President's Lady (1953)	Charlton Heston & Susan Hayward	4.1	80.1	80.10	89	74	02 / 00	83.0
54	Tokyo Story (1953)	Chishû Ryû	1.1	21.7	21.70	208	94	00 / 00	83.0
55	King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)	Tyrone Power	7.9	154.3	154.30	29	52	00 / 00	82.9
56	Ride, Vaquero! (1953)	Ava Gardner	5.6	108.8	203.40	54	62	00 / 00	80.6
57	Fair Wind To Java (1953)	Fred MacMurray	3.9	77.1	77.10	93	71	00 / 00	80.2
58	Act of Love (1953)	Kirk Douglas	3.6	71.2	71.20	109	73	00 / 00	80.0
59	Angel Face (1953)	Robert Mitchum & Jean Simmons	3.0	59.3	59.30	133	76	00 / 00	79.9
60	Gun Fury (1953)	Rock Hudson & Lee Marvin	4.5	89.0	89.00	77	66	00 / 00	79.6
62	Young Bess (1953)	Charles Laughton & Deborah Kerr	5.0	97.6	243.00	63	62	02 / 00	79.5
61	The Master of Ballantrae (1953)	Errol Flynn	4.8	93.6	203.20	71	65	00 / 00	79.4
65	Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)	William Holden & Eleanor Parker	4.6	90.5	187.40	73	65	00 / 00	78.9
63	The Man from the Alamo (1953)	Glenn Ford & Julie Adams	3.4	66.2	66.20	113	72	00 / 00	78.7
66	Francis Covers the Big Town (1953)	Donald O'Connor	5.5	106.8	106.80	58	59	00 / 00	78.7
67	Return to Paradise (1953)	Gary Cooper	5.5	106.8	106.80	56	59	00 / 00	78.7
67	The Desert Rats (1953)	James Mason & Richard Burton	3.0	59.3	59.30	132	73	01 / 00	78.5
68	All The Brothers Were Valiant (1953)	Robert Taylor	6.1	118.9	274.60	45	54	00 / 00	77.6
68	Let's Do It Again (1953)	Ray Milland	3.8	74.2	74.20	96	68	00 / 00	77.4
70	Fort Ti (1953)	George Montgomery	7.9	154.3	154.30	28	42	00 / 00	77.3
70	Mr. Scoutmaster (1953)	Clifton Webb	4.8	94.9	94.90	69	61	00 / 00	77.1
72	Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)	Bud Abbott & Boris Karloff	3.6	71.2	71.20	107	68	00 / 00	76.7
72	The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953)	Randolph Scott & Lee Marvin	4.8	94.9	94.90	67	60	00 / 00	76.7
74	So This Is Love (1953)	Kathryn Grayson	5.3	103.9	136.30	60	57	00 / 00	76.6
73	Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1953)	Ma and Pa Kettle	4.5	89.0	89.00	74	62	00 / 00	76.5
76	I Love Melvin (1953)	Debbie Reynolds	4.0	78.1	78.10	90	64	00 / 00	75.2
77	Never Wave At A WAC (1953)	Rosalind Russell	4.8	94.9	94.90	68	58	00 / 00	75.1
78	Second Chance (1953)	Robert Mitchum & Linda Darnell	6.1	118.7	118.70	46	51	00 / 00	75.1
79	Meet Me At The Fair (1953)	Dan Dailey & Diana Lynn	3.9	77.1	77.10	92	64	00 / 00	75.0
80	Seminole (1953)	Rock Hudson & Lee Marvin	4.2	83.1	83.10	84	62	00 / 00	74.9
81	Inferno (1953)	Robert Ryan	3.0	57.9	57.90	134	70	00 / 00	74.8
82	Invaders From Mars (1953)	Helena Carter	2.3	44.2	44.20	156	73	00 / 00	74.1
82	The Sword and the Rose (1953)	Richard Todd	3.0	59.3	59.30	122	68	00 / 00	73.9
86	Sangaree (1953)	Arlene Dahl	5.5	106.8	106.80	57	53	00 / 00	73.9
84	Take The High Ground! (1953)	Richard Widmark	3.9	77.1	77.10	94	61	01 / 00	73.3
87	The Stars Are Singing (1953)	Rosemary Clooney	4.8	94.9	94.90	70	56	00 / 00	73.1
85	The Lone Hand (1953)	Joel McCrea	3.5	68.2	68.20	110	64	00 / 00	72.7
89	Gunsmoke (1953)	Audie Murphy	3.9	77.1	77.10	91	61	00 / 00	72.5
90	The Girl Next Door (1953)	Dan Dailey & June Haver	3.6	71.2	71.20	106	63	00 / 00	72.3
90	The Man Behind The Gun (1953)	Randolph Scott & Patrice Wymore	6.1	118.7	162.40	49	48	00 / 00	72.2
91	Take Me To Town (1953)	Ann Sheridan	3.0	59.3	59.30	126	66	00 / 00	72.0
92	The Eddie Cantor Story (1953)	Eddie Cantor	5.5	107.0	127.60	55	51	00 / 00	71.9
94	Man in the Dark (1953)	Edmond O'Brien	4.4	86.0	86.00	79	57	00 / 00	71.4
94	Man On a Tightrope (1953)	Elia Kazan & Fredric March	2.4	47.5	47.50	148	69	00 / 00	71.3
95	Destination Gobi (1953)	Richard Widmark	3.6	71.2	71.20	108	62	00 / 00	71.2
98	The Desert Song (1953)	Kathryn Grayson	4.3	83.4	134.80	81	58	00 / 00	71.0
96	Beat the Devil (1953)	Humphrey Bogart & Directed by John Huston	3.0	59.4	59.40	120	65	00 / 00	70.2
96	Sailor of the King (1953)	Jeffrey Hunter & Michael Rennie	2.2	42.3	42.30	160	70	00 / 00	69.9
99	The Hitch-Hiker (1953)	Edmond O'Brien & Directed by Ida Lupino	1.9	36.5	36.50	170	71	00 / 00	69.0
101	Thunder Over The Plains (1953)	Randolph Scott & Lex Barker	3.4	66.8	101.20	112	61	00 / 00	68.4
101	Small Town Girl (1953)	Jane Powell	4.1	81.0	126.20	87	55	01 / 00	68.1
100	The Blue Gardenia (1953)	Anne Baxter & Raymond Burr	2.3	45.0	79.90	154	67	00 / 00	67.9
102	The Golden Blade (1953)	Rock Hudson & Piper Laurie	2.6	50.4	50.40	142	65	00 / 00	67.5
106	City Beneath The Sea (1953)	Anthony Quinn & Robert Ryan	3.8	74.2	74.20	99	58	00 / 00	67.5
107	The I Don't Care Girl (1953)	Mitzi Gaynor & Oscar Levant	3.8	74.2	74.20	95	58	00 / 00	67.5
106	A Lion is in the Streets (1953)	James Cagney	3.0	59.5	73.40	119	62	00 / 00	67.3
109	Jeopardy (1953)	Barbara Stanwyck & John Sturges	3.7	71.6	95.80	102	58	00 / 00	67.3
108	Paratrooper (1953)	Alan Ladd & Stanley Baker	5.2	101.6	166.90	61	49	00 / 00	67.2
109	Never Let Me Go (1953)	Clark Gable & Gene Tierney	4.5	87.9	143.50	78	53	00 / 00	66.8
110	South Sea Woman (1953)	Burt Lancaster & Virginia Mayo	4.9	96.1	141.10	65	50	00 / 00	66.7
112	I, the Jury (1953)	Biff Elliott	4.2	83.1	83.10	85	54	00 / 00	66.7
112	Tumbleweed (1953)	Audie Murphy & Lee Van Cleef	2.6	50.1	50.10	143	65	00 / 00	66.7
113	The Glass Wall (1953)	Gloria Grahame	2.4	47.5	47.50	145	65	00 / 00	66.4
114	Treasure of the Golden Condor (1953)	Anne Bancroft	3.6	71.2	71.20	104	58	00 / 00	66.3
115	Crime Wave (1953)	Sterling Hayden	1.4	27.4	45.80	188	71	00 / 00	65.4
116	She's Back On Broadway (1953)	Virginia Mayo	4.2	82.8	113.50	86	53	00 / 00	65.3
118	The Bigamist (1953)	Joan Fontaine & Edmond O'Brien & <a href='https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/ida-lupino-movies/'	2.7	53.4	53.40	137	62	00 / 00	64.9
117	The Juggler (1953)	Kirk Douglas	2.7	53.4	53.40	138	62	00 / 00	64.9
119	Blowing Wild (1953)	Gary Cooper & Barbara Stanwyck	5.8	113.0	198.70	51	43	00 / 00	64.8
122	Law And Order (1953)	Ronald Reagan	3.0	59.3	59.30	124	60	00 / 00	64.8
120	Back To God's Country (1953)	Rock Hudson & Marcia Henderson	3.0	59.3	59.30	129	60	00 / 00	64.8
121	Powder River (1953)	Rory Calhoun	3.0	59.3	59.30	123	60	00 / 00	64.8
124	Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)	Abbott & Costello & Martha Hyer	3.8	74.2	74.20	97	55	00 / 00	64.5
124	City That Never Sleeps (1953)	Gig Young	1.3	24.6	24.60	198	71	00 / 00	64.2
125	The Clown (1953)	Red Skelton	4.7	91.3	124.60	72	49	00 / 00	63.8
125	Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue (1953)	Richard Todd	3.0	59.3	59.30	128	59	00 / 00	63.7
127	Column South (1953)	Audie Murphy	3.3	65.3	65.30	115	57	00 / 00	63.5
126	A Blueprint For Murder (1953)	Joseph Cotten	2.2	42.4	42.40	158	64	00 / 00	62.5
129	Personal Affair (1953)	Gene Tierney	2.6	51.6	51.60	139	61	00 / 00	62.3
130	The Sun Shines Bright (1953)	John Russell & Francis Ford	0.7	13.4	13.40	223	73	00 / 00	62.2
131	The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)	Stanley Kramer	2.0	38.6	38.60	168	65	00 / 00	61.9
132	The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)	Betty Grable & Thelma Ritter	3.5	68.2	68.20	111	55	00 / 00	61.9
132	Give a Girl a Break (1953)	Debbie Reynolds & Gower Champion	2.3	45.8	45.80	150	62	00 / 00	61.6
134	The Great Sioux Uprising (1953)	Jeff Chandler	4.1	80.1	80.10	88	51	00 / 00	61.4
136	Torch Song (1953)	Joan Crawford & Gig Young	3.6	71.2	71.20	103	52	02 / 00	61.1
136	The Glass Web (1953)	Edward G. Robinson	2.1	41.5	41.50	163	63	00 / 00	61.1
137	Remains To Be Seen (1953)	Van Johnson & Angela Lansbury	2.1	41.4	55.70	165	63	00 / 00	61.0
138	The Redhead from Wyoming (1953)	Maureen O'Hara	3.3	65.3	65.30	114	55	00 / 00	60.5
139	Dream Wife (1953)	Cary Grant & Deborah Kerr	3.7	72.0	111.90	101	52	01 / 00	60.3
140	It Happens Every Thursday (1953)	Loretta Young	2.6	51.2	51.20	141	59	00 / 00	59.0
141	Latin Lovers (1953)	Lana Turner	4.5	89.0	89.00	75	47	00 / 00	58.8
142	Battle Circus (1953)	Humphrey Bogart	4.9	96.6	140.20	64	44	00 / 00	58.1
144	The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)	Debbie Reynolds & Bobby Van	1.3	25.1	25.10	193	66	00 / 00	57.8
143	The Lady Wants Mink (1953)	Ruth Hussey & Eve Arden	1.3	25.1	25.10	194	66	00 / 00	57.8
145	Desert Legion (1953)	Alan Ladd & Arlene Dahl	5.0	97.9	97.90	62	43	00 / 00	57.7
146	Forever Female (1953)	William Holden & Ginger Rogers	2.5	48.4	48.40	144	59	00 / 00	57.5
148	The Veils of Bagdad (1953)	Victor Mature	3.0	59.3	59.30	127	55	00 / 00	57.4
147	Plunder of the Sun (1953)	Glenn Ford & Diana Lynn	3.0	59.3	59.30	121	55	00 / 00	57.4
149	The Captain's Paradise (1953)	Alec Guinness & Yvonne De Carlo	0.7	13.4	13.40	222	69	01 / 00	57.1
150	The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953)	Elsa Lanchester	1.6	31.2	31.20	181	64	00 / 00	56.9
152	Wings of the Hawk (1953)	Van Heflin	2.9	56.4	56.40	135	56	00 / 00	56.6
150	Scandal at Scourie (1953)	Greer Garson & Walter Pidgeon	2.4	46.5	96.40	149	59	00 / 00	56.5
153	Cry Of The Hunted (1953)	Vittorio Gassman	1.1	22.3	37.10	202	66	00 / 00	56.4
154	The Kid From Left Field (1953)	Anne Bancroft	2.3	45.7	45.70	151	59	00 / 00	56.0
153	East of Sumatra (1953)	Anthony Quinn	2.6	51.4	51.40	140	57	00 / 00	55.7
156	Here Come The Girls (1953)	Bob Hope & Arlene Dahl	6.1	118.7	118.70	47	35	00 / 00	55.4
156	The Glory Brigade (1953)	Lee Marvin & Victor Mature	2.7	53.4	53.40	136	56	00 / 00	55.0
158	Sombrero (1953)	Cyd Charisse	3.2	63.6	146.00	118	52	00 / 00	53.9
159	Tonight We Sing (1953)	Anne Bancroft	2.3	44.8	44.80	155	58	00 / 00	53.8
160	Walking My Baby Back Home (1953)	Janet Leigh & Donald O'Connor	1.6	31.2	31.20	179	62	00 / 00	53.5
159	Split Second (1953)	Alexis Smith & Directed by Dick Powell	1.4	27.6	27.60	187	63	00 / 00	53.3
162	The Story of Three Loves (1953)	Kirk Douglas & James Mason	3.3	65.0	187.90	117	50	01 / 00	53.2
163	Sea of Lost Ships (1953)	Tom Tully	1.1	20.8	20.80	210	65	00 / 00	52.7
163	The Beggar's Opera (1953)	Laurence Olivier & Hugh Griffith	0.6	11.7	12.80	228	67	00 / 00	52.3
164	Man In The Attic (1953)		1.0	20.0	20.00	213	65	00 / 00	52.2
165	Vice Squad (1953)	Edward G. Robinson & Paulette Goddard	1.1	22.3	22.30	203	64	00 / 00	52.1
166	The Adultress (1953)		0.2	3.0	3.00	240	70	00 / 00	51.5
167	The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)		0.2	3.0	3.00	243	70	00 / 00	51.5
168	Ana-ta-han (1953)	Directed by Josef Von Sternberg	0.4	7.4	7.40	233	68	00 / 00	51.5
169	The Girl Who Had Everything (1953)	Elizabeth Taylor & William Powell	2.2	43.9	72.30	157	57	00 / 00	51.3
170	Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953)	Macdonald Carey & John Ireland	1.2	23.8	23.80	199	63	00 / 00	51.0
172	Forbidden (1953)	Tony Curtis	1.9	36.5	36.50	171	58	00 / 00	50.1
171	Malta Story (1953)	Alec Guinness	1.3	25.1	25.10	192	62	00 / 00	49.6
173	Big Leaguer (1953)	Edward G. Robinson	1.4	27.1	27.10	189	61	00 / 00	48.9
176	Affair With A Stranger (1953)	Jean Simmons & Victor Mature	1.7	32.6	32.60	176	59	00 / 00	48.5
174	Vicki (1953)	Richard Boone	1.0	19.4	19.40	214	63	00 / 00	48.3
176	Appointment in Honduras (1953)	Glenn Ford	2.4	47.5	47.50	146	54	00 / 00	48.1
177	Jamaica Run (1953)	Ray Milland & Arlene Dahl	2.2	42.4	42.40	159	55	00 / 00	47.6
180	Valley of Head Hunters (1953)		1.1	21.7	21.70	204	62	00 / 00	47.5
179	The Actress (1953)	Spencer Tracy & Anthony Perkins	1.8	35.2	54.20	173	57	01 / 00	47.5
180	Bright Road (1953)	Dorothy Dandridge & Harry Belafonte	0.5	10.6	15.00	230	65	00 / 00	47.5
181	The Tall Texan (1953)	Lee J. Cobb	1.6	31.0	31.00	182	59	00 / 00	47.3
183	Code Two (1953)	Ralph Meeker	1.1	21.7	41.80	207	61	00 / 00	46.4
183	Main Street to Broadway (1953)	Ethel Barrymore & Lionel Barrymore	1.3	24.7	26.30	197	60	00 / 00	46.3
186	Three Sailors And A Girl (1953)	Jane Powell	4.2	83.1	109.50	82	41	00 / 00	45.2
184	The Steel Lady (1953)	Tab Hunter	0.9	17.5	17.50	217	62	00 / 00	44.9
186	Pony Express (1953)	Charlton Heston	4.2	83.1	83.10	83	41	00 / 00	44.5
188	Sea Devils (1953)		2.1	41.7	41.70	162	54	00 / 00	44.4
188	Prisoners of the Casbah (1953)	Gloria Grahame	3.0	59.3	59.30	131	48	00 / 00	43.3
188	Fort Algiers (1953)	Raymond Burr & Yvonne De Carlo	1.5	30.3	30.30	185	56	00 / 00	42.2
190	Rogue's March (1953)	Peter Lawford	1.1	22.5	42.00	201	59	00 / 00	42.2
190	A Slight Case of Larceny (1953)	Mickey Rooney	1.4	26.6	35.10	190	57	00 / 00	41.9
194	Confidentially Connie (1953)	Van Johnson	1.7	34.1	43.50	175	55	00 / 00	41.6
193	Arena (1953)	Lee Van Cleef	2.3	45.2	60.60	153	51	00 / 00	41.3
194	Arrowhead (1953)	Charlton Heston & Brian Keith	3.6	71.2	71.20	105	43	00 / 00	41.1
196	Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953)	Montgomery Clift & Jennifer Jones	1.8	35.6	35.60	172	53	01 / 00	41.0
196	On Top Of Old Smoky (1953)		0.1	1.9	1.90	246	65	00 / 00	40.7
197	We Go To Monte Carlo (1953)	Audrey Hepburn	0.4	7.4	7.40	234	63	00 / 00	40.6
198	Devil's Canyon (1953)	Virginia Mayo	3.0	59.3	59.30	125	46	00 / 00	40.4
199	The Final Test (1953)	Sports Movies	0.3	6.8	6.80	235	63	00 / 00	40.2
201	Those Redheads From Seattle (1953)	Rhonda Fleming & Agnes Moorehead	1.6	31.2	31.20	180	55	00 / 00	39.8
200	The System (1953)	Frank Lovejoy	1.3	24.9	34.20	196	57	00 / 00	38.9
202	The Moonlighter (1953)	Barbara Stanwyck & Fred MacMurray	2.3	45.3	57.30	152	50	00 / 00	38.8
203	The Silver Whip (1953)	Robert Wagner	1.7	32.3	32.30	177	54	00 / 00	38.8
204	Donovan's Brain (1953)		0.4	7.4	7.40	232	62	00 / 00	38.0
205	The Heart of the Matter (1953)		0.1	2.3	2.30	244	63	00 / 00	37.8
206	Fear and Desire (1953)	Directed by Stanley Kubrick	0.1	1.2	1.20	248	63	00 / 00	36.8
207	Gun Belt (1953)	Tab Hunter	1.3	25.0	25.00	195	55	00 / 00	36.0
208	Mission Over Korea (1953)	Maureen O'Sullivan	1.1	21.7	21.70	206	56	00 / 00	34.2
209	Half A Hero (1953)	Red Skelton	2.0	39.2	52.90	166	50	00 / 00	33.4
210	War Arrow (1953)	Maureen O'Hara	3.0	59.3	59.30	130	43	00 / 00	33.1
211	Melba (1953)	Directed by Lewis Milestone	1.1	20.8	20.80	211	55	00 / 00	32.0
212	His Father's Portrait/Le Portrait de son père (1953)		1.6	32.2	32.20	178	51	00 / 00	31.9
213	Mexican Manhunt (1953)		0.6	11.1	11.10	229	58	00 / 00	31.5
214	Saadia (1953)	Cornel Wilde	1.8	34.4	80.10	174	50	00 / 00	31.3
216	All American (1953)	Tony Curtis	1.6	30.6	30.60	183	51	00 / 00	30.9
215	Rough Shot/Shoot First (1953)	Joel McCrea	0.8	14.8	14.80	219	56	00 / 00	29.8
217	City of Bad Men (1953)	Lloyd Bridges	0.7	12.8	12.80	225	56	00 / 00	28.4
219	Killer Ape (1953)		0.9	18.0	18.00	216	54	00 / 00	28.3
218	We, the Women (1953)		0.1	1.2	1.20	247	59	00 / 00	27.7
220	Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953)	Donna Reed	1.6	30.5	30.50	184	49	00 / 00	27.5
222	Count The Hours! (1953)	Teresa Wright	1.3	25.3	25.30	191	51	00 / 00	27.0
221	Savage Mutiny (1953)		1.1	21.7	21.70	205	52	00 / 00	26.7
224	Bad For Each Other (1953)	Charlton Heston	3.3	65.3	65.30	116	38	00 / 00	26.4
223	Terror Street/36 Hours (1953)	Dan Duryea	1.4	27.6	27.60	186	49	00 / 00	24.5
225	Flight to Tangier (1953)	Joan Fontaine & Jack Palance	2.4	47.5	47.50	147	42	00 / 00	24.0
226	Decameron Nights (1953)	Joan Fontaine & Louis Jourdan	2.0	38.6	38.60	167	44	00 / 00	21.9
227	Tropic Zone (1953)	Ronald Reagan	2.1	41.5	41.50	164	42	00 / 00	20.7
228	The Diamond Queen (1953)	Arlene Dahl	2.1	42.1	79.90	161	42	00 / 00	20.3
230	Fast Company (1953)	Howard Keel & Directed by John Sturges	1.2	23.3	31.00	200	47	00 / 00	18.5
229	The Adventures of Sadie/Our Girl Friday (1953)		0.3	5.9	5.90	238	52	00 / 00	17.8
231	The Vanquished (1953)		0.3	4.9	4.90	239	52	00 / 00	17.5
232	Sins Of Jezebel (1953)	Paulette Goddard	1.1	21.5	21.50	209	46	00 / 00	17.1
233	No Escape (1953)		0.3	5.9	5.90	237	50	00 / 00	15.4
236	Terror On A Train/Time Bomb (1953)	Glenn Ford & Harcourt Williams	1.0	20.5	44.30	212	45	00 / 00	14.7
234	Man of Conflict (1953)	Edward Arnold	0.2	3.0	3.00	242	51	00 / 00	14.6
235	The Joe Louis Story (1953)	Boxing Movies	0.5	8.9	8.90	231	49	00 / 00	14.6
239	She Couldn't Say No (1953)	Robert Mitchum & Jean Simmons	1.9	36.5	36.50	169	40	00 / 00	14.4
237	Sky Commando (1953)	Dan Duryea	0.7	13.4	13.40	221	47	00 / 00	13.9
238	Serpent of the Nile (1953)	Rhonda Fleming & Raymond Burr	1.0	19.4	19.40	215	45	00 / 00	13.4
240	The Golden Mask/South of Algiers (1953)	Van Heflin	0.7	12.8	12.80	224	46	00 / 00	12.3
241	Siren of Bagdad (1953)	Paul Henreid	0.7	14.5	14.50	220	44	00 / 00	11.0
242	Tangier Incident (1953)		0.6	12.2	12.20	226	44	00 / 00	10.2
243	Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953)	Lex Barker	0.8	16.4	36.70	218	41	00 / 00	8.8
244	The Man from Cairo (1953) Limited Release	George Raft	0.2	3.0	3.00	241	43	00 / 00	6.3
245	Paris Model (1953)	Paulette Goddard	0.6	11.9	11.90	227	40	00 / 00	6.3
246	Glen or Glenda (1953)	Directed by Ed Wood	0.0	0.2	0.20	249	42	00 / 00	5.1
247	Egypt By Three (1953)	Joseph Cotten	0.3	6.1	6.10	236	33	00 / 00	1.7
248	Robot Monster (1953)	George Nadar	0.1	2.0	2.00	245	29	00 / 00	0.8

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Movie (Year)	UMR Co-Star Links	World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
The Robe (1953) AA Best Picture Nom	Richard Burton & Jean Simmons	1,326.00
Shane (1953) AA Best Picture Nom	Alan Ladd & Van Heflin	629.00
Mogambo (1953)	Clark Gable & Grace Kelly	490.70
Knights of the Round Table (1953)	Ava Gardner & Robert Taylor & Mel	480.40
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)	Robert Wagner	421.30
Hondo (1953)	Geraldine Page & John Wayne	322.80
Lili (1953)	Leslie Caron	320.00
All The Brothers Were Valiant (1953)	Robert Taylor	274.60
Young Bess (1953)	Charles Laughton & Deborah Kerr	243.00
Julius Caesar (1953) AA Best Picture Nom	Marlon Brando & James Mason	232.60
Island in the Sky (1953)	John Wayne	225.10
Easy To Love (1953)	Esther Williams & Van Johnson	224.90
Calamity Jane (1953)	Doris Day & Howard Keel	223.00
The Charge at Feather River (1953)	Frank Lovejoy	214.50
The Band Wagon (1953)	Fred Astaire & Cyd Charisse	207.80
Ride, Vaquero! (1953)	Ava Gardner	203.40
The Master of Ballantrae (1953)	Errol Flynn	203.20
Blowing Wild (1953)	Gary Cooper & Barbara Stanwyck	198.70
Dangerous When Wet (1953)	Esther Williams	193.20
The Story of Three Loves (1953)	Kirk Douglas & James Mason	187.90
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)	William Holden & Eleanor Parker	187.40
Kiss Me Kate (1953)	Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel	185.00
Trouble Along the Way (1953)	John Wayne & Donna Reed	181.10
I Confess (1953)	Montgomery Clift	173.20
Paratrooper (1953)	Alan Ladd & Stanley Baker	166.90
The Man Behind The Gun (1953)	Randolph Scott & Patrice Wymore	162.40
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)	Doris Day	156.80
Sombrero (1953)	Cyd Charisse	146.00
Never Let Me Go (1953)	Clark Gable & Gene Tierney	143.50
South Sea Woman (1953)	Burt Lancaster & Virginia Mayo	141.10
Battle Circus (1953)	Humphrey Bogart	140.20
So This Is Love (1953)	Kathryn Grayson	136.30
The Desert Song (1953)	Kathryn Grayson	134.80
The Eddie Cantor Story (1953)	Eddie Cantor	127.60
Small Town Girl (1953)	Jane Powell	126.20
The Clown (1953)	Red Skelton	124.60
She's Back On Broadway (1953)	Virginia Mayo	113.50
Dream Wife (1953)	Cary Grant & Deborah Kerr	111.90
Three Sailors And A Girl (1953)	Jane Powell	109.50
Thunder Over The Plains (1953)	Randolph Scott & Lex Barker	101.20
Scandal at Scourie (1953)	Greer Garson & Walter Pidgeon	96.40
Jeopardy (1953)	Barbara Stanwyck & John Sturges	95.80
Saadia (1953)	Cornel Wilde	80.10
The Diamond Queen (1953)	Arlene Dahl	79.90
The Blue Gardenia (1953)	Anne Baxter & Raymond Burr	79.90
A Lion is in the Streets (1953)	James Cagney	73.40
The Girl Who Had Everything (1953)	Elizabeth Taylor & William Powell	72.30
Arena (1953)	Lee Van Cleef	60.60
The Moonlighter (1953)	Barbara Stanwyck & Fred MacMurray	57.30
Remains To Be Seen (1953)	Van Johnson & Angela Lansbury	55.70
The Actress (1953)	Spencer Tracy & Anthony Perkins	54.20
Half A Hero (1953)	Red Skelton	52.90
Crime Wave (1953)	Sterling Hayden	45.80
Terror On A Train/Time Bomb (1953)	Glenn Ford & Harcourt Williams	44.30
Confidentially Connie (1953)	Van Johnson	43.50
Rogue's March (1953)	Peter Lawford	42.00
Code Two (1953)	Ralph Meeker	41.80
Cry Of The Hunted (1953)	Vittorio Gassman	37.10
Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953)	Lex Barker	36.70
A Slight Case of Larceny (1953)	Mickey Rooney	35.10
The System (1953)	Frank Lovejoy	34.20
Fast Company (1953)	Howard Keel & Directed by John Sturges	31.00
Main Street to Broadway (1953)	Ethel Barrymore & Lionel Barrymore	26.30
Bright Road (1953)	Dorothy Dandridge & Harry Belafonte	15.00
The Beggar's Opera (1953)	Laurence Olivier & Hugh Griffith	12.80

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sidney johnson says:

May 9, 2024 at 9:38 am

The Wages of Fear
VERY highly rated and acclaimed French drama (1 BAFTA Win)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046268

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films_in_France

Sidney Johnson says:

April 16, 2024 at 6:10 pm

I know this was mentioned before but I thought I would add the IMDB link
99 River Street
highly rated drama
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045465

Confusing co-star Link column says:

January 23, 2024 at 4:54 pm

SPLIT SECOND: Dick Powell directed this movie and its star was Stephen McNally in a role initially intended for Victor Mature with Jane Russell as Vic’s leading Lady.

1. Cogerson says:
  
  January 24, 2024 at 10:53 pm
  
  Changed the co-star line to Alexis Smith (she has an UMR page) and directed by Dick Powell. Thanks for the good eyes.
  
ANON - Misleading co-star link says:

January 20, 2024 at 4:18 pm

Dick Powell directed this movie and its star was Stephen McNally in a role initially intended for Victor Mature with Jane Russell as his leading Lady.

Sidney Johnson says:

December 30, 2022 at 1:23 pm

Summer with Monika
This time with box sales info
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046345
Another highly rated film directed by Ingmar Bergman

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