This movie page looks at The Top Grossing Movies of 1956.   Currently when you type in the search words….”Top Grossing Movies of 1956″ you do not get much information.   So in an effort to get more information out there…we have decided to unlock our 1956 movie database vault and share the information we have collected over the years.

To make this list a movie had to be made in 1956 (as listed on IMDB.com).  Obviously many movies made in 1955 earned box office dollars in 1956.  On the other side many movies made in 1956 made money in 1957 and later.  This page will looks at 152 Top Grossing Movies of 1956.  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.

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Our UMR Top 50 of 1956

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Year	Movie (Year)	Rating	S
1956	Around the World in 80 Days (1956) AA Best Picture Win
1956	Giant (1956) AA Best Picture Nom
1956	The Ten Commandments (1956) AA Best Picture Nom
1956	The King and I (1956) AA Best Picture Nom
1956	Friendly Persuasion (1956) AA Best Picture Nom
1956	The Searchers (1956)
1956	The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
1956	Anastasia (1956)
1956	Written on the Wind (1956)
1956	The Bad Seed (1956)
1956	High Society (1956)
1956	Bus Stop (1956)
1956	Seven Wonders of the World (1956)
1956	The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
1956	The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)
1956	Carousel (1956)
1956	Moby Dick (1956)
1956	Hollywood or Bust (1956)
1956	The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
1956	The Proud and Profane (1956)
1956	Trapeze (1956)
1956	The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)
1956	The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
1956	Away All Boats (1956)
1956	War and Peace (1956)
1956	Love Me Tender (1956)
1956	Forbidden Planet (1956)
1956	Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
1956	The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
1956	...And God Created Woman (1956)
1956	Pardners (1956)
1956	Attack (1956)
1956	Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
1956	Lust for Life (1956)
1956	Tea and Sympathy (1956)
1956	Forever, Darling (1956)
1956	The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
1956	Westward Ho The Wagon! (1956)
1956	Helen of Troy (1956)
1956	Bhowani Junction (1956)
1956	Baby Doll (1956)
1956	The Rainmaker (1956)
1956	The Harder They Fall (1956)
1956	Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
1956	The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
1956	Secrets of Life (1956)
1956	Toward The Unknown (1956)
1956	Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
1956	Bigger Than Life (1956)
1956	The Wrong Man (1956)

Top Grossing Movies of 1956 Can Be Sorted 6 Ways In This Table

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• Sort Top Grossing Movies of 1956 by Oscar wins and Oscar nominations
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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	Around the World in 80 Days (1956) AA Best Picture Win	Shirley MacLaine & David Niven	35.5	758.1	758.10	2	70	08 / 05	99.7
1	Giant (1956) AA Best Picture Nom	James Dean & Rock Hudson	27.1	579.9	866.80	3	86	10 / 01	99.5
2	The Ten Commandments (1956) AA Best Picture Nom	Charlton Heston & Vincent Price	72.0	1,539.1	3,731.10	1	85	07 / 01	99.3
3	The King and I (1956) AA Best Picture Nom	Yul Brynner & Deborah Kerr	22.6	482.2	482.20	5	77	09 / 05	99.2
4	Friendly Persuasion (1956) AA Best Picture Nom	Anthony Perkins & Gary Cooper	14.4	308.2	308.20	12	79	06 / 00	98.8
6	The Searchers (1956)	John Wayne & Natalie Wood	14.0	299.1	404.80	14	89	00 / 00	98.7
8	The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)	James Stewart & Doris Day	11.7	250.3	250.30	22	81	01 / 01	97.9
7	Anastasia (1956)	Ingrid Bergman & Yul Brynner	14.3	305.2	305.20	13	79	02 / 01	97.7
9	Written on the Wind (1956)	Rock Hudson & Lauren Bacall	12.6	268.6	268.60	17	78	03 / 01	97.5
10	The Bad Seed (1956)	Nancy Kelly & Patty McCormack	11.7	250.3	250.30	21	75	04 / 00	96.8
11	High Society (1956)	Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra	16.8	358.8	520.90	9	74	02 / 00	96.1
12	Bus Stop (1956)	Marilyn Monroe	12.1	259.4	259.40	19	74	01 / 00	96.0
13	Seven Wonders of the World (1956)	Lowell Thomas	27.1	579.9	579.90	4	75	00 / 00	95.9
14	The Girl Can't Help It (1956)	Jayne Mansfield	17.9	381.5	381.50	7	71	00 / 00	94.9
15	The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)	Marlon Brando & Glenn Ford	16.3	348.7	348.70	10	70	00 / 00	94.8
16	Carousel (1956)	Shirley Jones & Musicals	10.7	228.9	228.90	24	70	00 / 00	94.7
16	Moby Dick (1956)	Gregory Peck	13.7	292.3	292.30	15	69	00 / 00	94.5
18	Hollywood or Bust (1956)	Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis	9.4	201.4	201.40	27	66	00 / 00	93.7
17	The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)	Tyrone Power	15.1	323.5	323.50	11	62	04 / 01	93.6
19	The Proud and Profane (1956)	William Holden & Deborah Kerr	11.1	238.1	238.10	23	62	02 / 00	92.8
21	Trapeze (1956)	Burt Lancaster & Tony Curtis	20.8	443.7	443.70	6	63	00 / 00	92.7
25	The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)	Judy Holliday	7.1	152.6	152.60	34	74	02 / 01	92.3
20	The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)	Gregory Peck & Jennifer Jones	12.4	265.5	265.50	18	62	00 / 00	92.2
24	Away All Boats (1956)	Jeff Chandler	10.0	213.6	213.60	26	61	00 / 00	91.9
25	War and Peace (1956)	Audrey Hepburn & Henry Fonda	17.9	381.5	381.50	8	58	03 / 00	91.8
26	Love Me Tender (1956)	Elvis Presley	12.0	256.4	256.40	20	60	00 / 00	91.7
26	Forbidden Planet (1956)	Walter Pidgeon	6.0	128.2	203.60	45	82	01 / 00	91.6
28	Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)	Walter Wanger	6.0	128.2	128.20	47	82	00 / 00	91.3
29	The Benny Goodman Story (1956)	Donna Reed	7.7	164.8	164.80	30	69	00 / 00	90.8
30	...And God Created Woman (1956)	Brigitte Bardot & Curd Jürgens	8.6	183.1	183.10	28	63	00 / 00	90.7
31	Pardners (1956)	Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis	10.3	219.7	219.70	25	57	00 / 00	90.7
32	Attack (1956)	Lee Marvin & Jack Palance	5.7	122.1	122.10	49	82	00 / 00	90.6
33	Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)	Paul Newman & Pier Angeli	5.7	122.1	122.10	48	77	03 / 02	90.6
34	Lust for Life (1956)	Kirk Douglas & Anthony Quinn	4.6	97.4	164.50	67	83	04 / 01	89.9
35	Tea and Sympathy (1956)	Deborah Kerr & Vincent Minnelli	6.1	130.9	210.30	42	74	00 / 00	88.9
38	Forever, Darling (1956)	James Mason & Lucille Ball	7.4	158.7	158.70	32	65	00 / 00	88.9
36	The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)	Glenn Ford & Broderick Crawford	6.3	135.5	135.50	39	72	00 / 00	88.6
38	Westward Ho The Wagon! (1956)	Fess Parker	7.9	167.9	167.90	29	60	00 / 00	88.1
41	Helen of Troy (1956)	Brigitte Bardot	7.5	161.1	375.50	31	62	00 / 00	88.1
39	Bhowani Junction (1956)	Ava Gardner & Stewart Granger	6.0	128.2	299.10	46	72	00 / 00	87.9
41	Baby Doll (1956)	Carroll Baker & Mildred Dunnock	3.9	83.1	110.40	89	81	04 / 00	87.0
44	The Rainmaker (1956)	Burt Lancaster & Katharine Hepburn	6.0	128.2	128.20	43	67	02 / 00	86.5
43	The Harder They Fall (1956)	Humphrey Bogart & Rod Steiger	3.9	82.4	82.40	90	81	01 / 00	86.2
45	Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)	Dan Dailey & Cyd Charisse	6.3	135.3	226.70	40	64	01 / 00	86.1
46	The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)	Anthony Quinn & Gina Lollobrigida	6.4	137.3	137.30	38	63	00 / 00	85.4
47	Secrets of Life (1956)	Documentary	5.1	109.9	109.90	58	71	00 / 00	85.1
47	Toward The Unknown (1956)	William Holden & James Garner	6.3	134.3	134.30	41	61	00 / 00	84.4
48	Between Heaven and Hell (1956)	Broderick Crawford	5.7	122.1	122.10	50	63	01 / 00	83.7
48	Bigger Than Life (1956)	James Mason & Walter Matthau	2.7	58.0	58.00	119	83	00 / 00	83.4
51	The Wrong Man (1956)	Henry Fonda	3.3	71.1	130.30	102	79	00 / 00	83.2
49	The Killing (1956)	Sterling Hayden & Coleen Gray	1.8	37.5	37.50	148	89	00 / 00	82.9
52	The Man Who Never Was (1956)	Clifton Webb	3.1	67.1	67.10	107	79	00 / 00	82.9
53	7 Men from Now (1956)	Lee Marvin & Randolph Scott	2.6	56.0	68.70	122	83	00 / 00	82.9
53	The Lone Ranger (1956)	Clayton Moore & Western Movies	3.9	83.6	117.00	88	74	00 / 00	82.7
55	Miracle in the Rain (1956)	Van Johnson	4.0	85.5	85.50	80	73	00 / 00	82.7
56	The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)	Ernest Borgnine	6.4	137.3	137.30	35	57	00 / 00	82.6
57	The Conqueror (1956)	John Wayne & Susan Hayward	12.9	274.7	274.70	16	37	00 / 00	82.5
59	The Swan (1956)	Grace Kelly	5.4	116.0	116.00	54	63	00 / 00	82.5
61	The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)	Jane Russell	5.7	122.1	122.10	52	61	00 / 00	82.3
58	The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)	Jeffrey Hunter	4.9	103.8	103.80	62	66	00 / 00	82.1
62	Jubal (1956)	Glenn Ford & Ernest Borgnine	5.1	109.9	109.90	59	63	00 / 00	81.5
62	The Last Hunt (1956)	Robert Taylor	4.6	97.9	182.10	64	67	00 / 00	81.4
61	Autumn Leaves (1956)	Joan Crawford & Cliff Robertson	3.1	67.1	67.10	108	76	00 / 00	81.3
64	The Last Wagon (1956)	Richard Widmark	4.3	91.6	91.60	72	68	00 / 00	81.2
67	Johnny Concho (1956)	Frank Sinatra	5.4	116.0	116.00	55	60	00 / 00	81.0
67	Anything Goes (1956)	Bing Crosby & Donald O'Connor	6.0	128.2	128.20	44	56	00 / 00	80.6
67	Alexander the Great (1956)	Richard Burton & Fredric March	7.1	152.6	152.60	33	47	00 / 00	79.8
68	The King and Four Queens (1956)	Clark Gable & Eleanor Parker	6.4	137.3	191.10	36	51	00 / 00	79.7
69	The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956)	Tom Ewell & Rita Moreno	6.4	137.3	137.30	37	51	00 / 00	79.4
70	Patterns (1956)	Van Heflin	2.3	48.8	48.80	128	79	00 / 00	79.4
71	The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)	Marjorie Main & Arthur Hunnicutt	3.7	79.4	79.40	92	68	00 / 00	79.0
72	Ransom! (1956)	Glenn Ford & Donna Reed	3.5	74.7	74.70	96	69	00 / 00	78.6
73	Walk the Proud Land (1956)	Audie Murphy & Anne Bancroft	4.3	91.6	91.60	69	64	00 / 00	78.5
74	Nightfall (1956)	Brian Keith & Anne Bancroft	2.3	48.8	48.80	130	77	00 / 00	78.5
74	Rock, Pretty Baby! (1956)	Sal Mineo & John Saxon	4.1	87.3	87.30	76	65	00 / 00	78.1
78	The Birds and the Bees (1956)	David Niven & Mitzi Gaynor	5.1	109.9	109.90	57	57	00 / 00	78.0
77	Three Brave Men (1956)		2.6	56.5	56.50	121	74	00 / 00	77.8
78	Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)	Ray Harryhausen	3.6	76.3	76.30	95	67	00 / 00	77.6
79	Back From Eternity (1956)	Robert Ryan & Rod Steiger	4.3	91.6	91.60	70	62	00 / 00	77.4
81	The Proud Ones (1956)	Robert Ryan & Virginia Mayo	4.0	85.5	85.50	84	64	00 / 00	77.2
81	Pillars of the Sky (1956)	Lee Marvin & Jeff Chandler	4.3	91.6	91.60	75	61	00 / 00	76.6
82	D-Day The Sixth of June (1956)	Robert Taylor	5.6	119.0	157.20	53	52	00 / 00	76.0
85	The Toy Tiger (1956)	Jeff Chandler	4.0	85.5	85.50	86	62	00 / 00	75.9
84	Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (1956)	Godzilla Movies	1.2	26.0	71.80	166	81	00 / 00	75.6
85	Good-bye, My Lady (1956)	Sidney Poitier & Walter Brennan	1.4	29.9	31.90	159	79	00 / 00	75.0
86	23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)	Van Johnson	2.9	61.0	61.00	113	69	00 / 00	74.8
89	The Opposite Sex (1956)	Joan Blondell & Ann Sheridan	5.0	105.9	168.50	61	54	00 / 00	74.5
88	Never Say Goodbye (1956)	Rock Hudson & George Sanders	4.6	97.7	97.70	65	57	00 / 00	74.4
87	Full of Life (1956)	Judy Holliday	3.7	79.4	79.40	91	62	00 / 00	74.2
91	Serenade (1956)	Joan Fontaine & Vincent Price	4.3	91.6	168.20	74	58	00 / 00	73.6
90	On the Threshold of Space (1956)	Guy Madison	3.3	70.2	70.20	105	64	00 / 00	72.9
92	You Can't Run Away From It (1956)	Jack Lemmon & Dick Powell	4.3	91.6	91.60	68	57	00 / 00	72.6
94	Slightly Scarlet (1956)	Arlene Dahl	2.8	58.9	58.90	117	66	00 / 00	71.9
93	Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)	Fess Parker	2.1	45.8	45.80	133	70	00 / 00	71.6
95	The Girl He Left Behind (1956)	James Garner & Natalie Wood	4.0	85.5	85.50	85	57	00 / 00	71.2
95	Safari (1956)	Victor Mature	4.0	85.5	85.50	81	57	00 / 00	71.2
96	Plucking the Daisy/En effeuillant la marguerite (1956)		3.3	70.4	70.40	103	62	00 / 00	70.9
98	The Red Balloon (1956)		0.4	9.2	9.20	203	81	00 / 00	70.6
99	Julie (1956)	Doris Day	4.0	86.4	158.70	77	54	02 / 00	70.2
100	Santiago (1956)	Alan Ladd & Rossana Podestà	5.7	122.1	122.10	51	45	00 / 00	70.1
99	Everything But The Truth (1956)	Maureen O'Hara	2.4	50.4	50.40	127	67	00 / 00	70.0
102	While The City Sleeps (1956)	Dana Andrews & George Sanders	2.6	54.9	54.90	125	66	00 / 00	69.8
103	The Scarlet Hour (1956)	Carol Ohmart	2.1	44.3	44.30	135	69	00 / 00	69.5
104	Bundle of Joy (1956)	Debbie Reynolds & Adolphe Menjou	2.3	48.8	48.80	129	67	00 / 00	68.7
106	Hilda Crane (1956)	Jean Simmons	2.9	61.0	61.00	111	63	00 / 00	68.7
106	Elena And Her Men (1956)	Ingrid Bergman	1.1	24.4	24.40	173	74	00 / 00	68.5
107	The Burning Hills (1956)	Natalie Wood & Tab Hunter	4.3	91.6	91.60	73	53	00 / 00	68.3
108	Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)	Joan Fontaine & Dana Andrews	2.1	45.8	45.80	131	67	00 / 00	68.2
109	Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)	James Cagney & Lee Van Cleef	3.4	72.8	124.60	101	59	00 / 00	68.2
110	Naughty Girl/Cette sacrée gamine (1956)		4.0	86.3	86.30	78	54	00 / 00	68.0
112	Crime in the Streets (1956)	John Cassavetes & Sal Mineo	3.4	73.2	73.20	100	58	00 / 00	67.9
112	A Kiss Before Dying (1956)	Robert Wagner & Jeffrey Hunter	1.9	39.7	39.70	141	69	00 / 00	67.7
112	The Catered Affair (1956)	Bette Davis & Ernest Borgnine	2.7	57.8	89.50	120	63	00 / 00	67.4
113	Rock Around the Clock (1956)	Bill Haley	3.1	67.1	67.10	106	60	00 / 00	67.3
117	Comanche (1956)	Dana Andrews	3.3	70.2	70.20	104	59	00 / 00	67.2
118	The Bottom of the Bottle (1956)	Van Johnson & Joseph Cotten	3.1	67.1	67.10	109	59	00 / 00	66.8
119	Zarak (1956)	Victor Mature	4.0	85.5	85.50	83	53	00 / 00	66.4
118	Backlash (1956)	Richard Widmark & Donna Reed	4.6	97.7	97.70	66	49	00 / 00	66.3
119	The Mountain (1956)	Spencer Tracy	5.1	109.9	109.90	56	45	00 / 00	66.1
120	The Animal World (1956)	Theodore von Eltz	1.8	38.6	55.90	145	68	00 / 00	65.9
122	Run for the Sun (1956)	Richard Widmark	3.6	76.3	76.30	94	56	00 / 00	65.8
122	A Man Escaped (1956)	Variety Top 100	0.1	3.1	3.10	211	79	00 / 00	65.7
124	Bandido! (1956)	Robert Mitchum	4.7	100.7	100.70	63	48	00 / 00	65.5
124	Three Violent People (1956)	Charlton Heston	3.4	73.2	73.20	98	56	00 / 00	64.6
124	Tension at Table Rock (1956)	Dorothy Malone	4.0	85.5	85.50	79	52	00 / 00	64.6
126	Teenage Rebel (1956)	Ginger Rogers & Mildred Natwick	5.0	106.8	106.80	60	43	02 / 00	63.8
126	Behind The High Wall (1956)	Sylvia Sidney	2.0	43.6	43.60	137	64	00 / 00	63.6
126	The Wild Party (1956)	Anthony Quinn & Carol Ohmart	2.0	42.7	42.70	139	64	00 / 00	63.2
129	The Ambassador's Daughter (1956)	Myrna Loy & Olivia de Havilland	4.3	91.6	91.60	71	49	00 / 00	63.1
128	That Certain Feeling (1956)	Bob Hope & George Sanders	2.9	61.0	61.00	116	58	00 / 00	63.0
131	The Iron Petticoat (1956)	Katharine Hepburn & Bob Hope	3.6	76.9	84.50	93	53	00 / 00	62.9
132	A Town Like Alice (1956)		0.3	5.6	5.60	208	76	00 / 00	62.7
132	The Killer Is Loose (1956)	Joseph Cotten	1.8	39.3	39.30	144	64	00 / 00	60.9
135	Hot Blood (1956)	Jane Russell	2.1	45.3	45.30	134	62	00 / 00	60.7
135	Come Next Spring (1956)	Walter Brernnan & Ann Sheridan	0.9	19.8	19.80	187	70	00 / 00	60.7
137	The Rawhide Years (1956)	Tony Curtis & Colleen Miller	2.9	61.0	61.00	112	57	00 / 00	60.6
137	The Vagabond King (1956)	Kathryn Grayson	4.0	85.5	85.50	87	49	00 / 00	60.2
139	The Unguarded Moment (1956)	Esther Williams	2.6	54.9	54.90	124	58	00 / 00	60.1
139	Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956)	Peter Finch	1.0	21.4	21.40	180	68	00 / 00	59.2
140	World in My Corner (1956)	Audie Murphy	1.1	23.0	23.00	176	68	00 / 00	59.1
140	Our Miss Brooks (1956)	Eve Arden	1.6	34.4	39.10	153	64	00 / 00	58.6
142	Uranium Boom (1956)	Dennis Morgan	1.3	27.5	27.50	162	65	00 / 00	56.4
142	Gun the Man Down (1956)	James Arness & Angie Dickinson	1.5	31.4	31.40	155	63	00 / 00	55.3
145	Francis In The Haunted House (1956)	Mickey Rooney	3.4	73.2	73.20	99	49	00 / 00	54.9
144	Don't Knock the Rock (1956)	Bill Haley	3.4	73.2	73.20	97	49	00 / 00	54.9
146	Wicked As They Come (1956)	Arlene Dahl	0.9	19.9	19.90	182	66	00 / 00	54.0
147	Crime of Passion (1956)	Barbara Stanwyck & Sterling Hayden	1.4	30.5	30.50	158	62	00 / 00	53.8
148	7th Cavalry (1956)	Randolph Scott	2.6	54.9	54.90	123	54	00 / 00	53.4
149	Time Table (1956)	John Marley	0.5	10.3	10.30	200	68	00 / 00	53.3
150	1984 (1956)	Edmond O'Brien & Michael Redgrave	0.6	13.2	13.20	195	67	00 / 00	53.2
151	Gun For A Coward (1956)	Fred MacMurray & Jeffrey Hunter	2.9	61.0	61.00	110	52	00 / 00	52.5
152	The Bold and the Brave (1956)	Mickey Rooney & Wendell Corey	4.0	85.5	85.50	82	42	02 / 00	52.0
153	The Constant Husband (1956)	Rex Harrison	0.6	13.0	13.00	197	67	00 / 00	51.8
154	The Black Sleep (1956)		1.2	25.0	25.00	172	63	00 / 00	51.6
155	Kelly and Me (1956)	Van Johnson	0.9	19.8	19.80	188	64	00 / 00	51.2
156	Her Bridal Night/La mariée est trop belle (1956)		2.4	50.6	50.60	126	54	00 / 00	50.8
156	World Without End (1956)	Hugh Marlowe	1.5	32.0	32.00	154	60	00 / 00	50.0
158	Smiley (1956)		0.4	7.7	7.70	205	67	00 / 00	49.5
158	He Laughed Last (1956)	Blake Edwards	1.8	38.5	38.50	146	57	00 / 00	49.2
160	Invitation to the Dance (1956)	Gene Kelly & Cyd Charisse	0.6	12.2	37.50	199	65	00 / 00	48.6
160	Raw Edge (1956)	Yvonne De Carlo & John Gavin	1.2	26.0	26.00	164	61	00 / 00	48.4
162	A Woman's Devotion (1956)	Paul Henreid	1.8	37.5	37.50	149	57	00 / 00	47.4
161	The Power And The Prize (1956)	Robert Taylor	1.6	34.8	65.30	152	57	01 / 00	47.3
164	Gaby (1956)	Leslie Caron	1.8	39.5	82.80	143	56	00 / 00	46.6
164	The Awakening (1956)		1.0	21.4	21.40	179	61	00 / 00	46.2
168	Rock Rock Rock! (1956)		2.7	58.0	58.00	118	49	00 / 00	44.5
166	The Weapon (1956)	Lizabeth Scott	0.9	19.9	19.90	183	61	00 / 00	44.5
170	The First Texan (1956)	Joel McCrea	2.9	61.0	61.00	115	48	00 / 00	44.5
168	Man From Del Rio (1956)	Anthony Quinn & Katy Jurado	2.0	43.6	43.60	138	53	00 / 00	43.5
170	Foreign Intrigue (1956)	Robert Mitchum	2.9	61.0	61.00	114	47	00 / 00	42.4
173	These Wilder Years (1956)	James Cagney & Barbara Stanwyck	1.6	34.9	53.50	151	55	00 / 00	42.2
171	Please Murder Me! (1956)	Angela Lansbury	0.9	19.3	19.30	190	60	00 / 00	42.2
172	The Price of Fear (1956)	Merle Oberon	1.9	41.2	41.20	140	53	00 / 00	42.2
175	The Houston Story (1956)	Edward Arnold	0.9	19.9	19.90	185	59	00 / 00	41.5
174	Thunderstorm (1956) Limited Release		0.1	3.1	3.10	212	65	00 / 00	41.5
176	The First Traveling Saleslady (1956)	Ginger Rogers & Clint Eastwood	2.1	45.8	45.80	132	50	00 / 00	38.2
177	Man In The Vault (1956)	Andrew V. McLaglen	1.2	25.9	25.90	167	56	00 / 00	37.1
176	Three for Jamie Dawn (1956)		0.1	3.1	3.10	213	63	00 / 00	37.0
178	The Search For Bridey Murphy (1956)	Teresa Wright	0.9	19.7	19.70	189	57	00 / 00	36.7
180	Dance with Me, Henry (1956)	Bud Abbott & Gigi Perreau	1.2	25.9	25.90	169	55	00 / 00	35.7
183	A Cry in The Night (1956)	Natalie Wood & Raymond Burr	1.5	31.0	51.50	157	53	00 / 00	35.7
180	X The Unknown (1956)	Dean Jagger	0.9	19.9	19.90	184	57	00 / 00	35.6
181	Over-Exposed (1956)		0.4	9.2	9.20	202	60	00 / 00	34.4
185	The Great American Pastime (1956)	Dean Jones	1.1	23.8	31.70	175	55	00 / 00	34.0
185	It Conquered The World (1956)	Lee Van Cleef	1.7	36.6	36.60	150	51	00 / 00	33.9
188	The Rack (1956)	Paul Newman & Lee Marvin	1.0	22.3	46.70	178	55	00 / 00	33.9
187	Great Day in the Morning (1956)	Virginia Mayo	1.9	39.7	39.70	142	50	00 / 00	33.8
188	Nero's Mistress/Mio figlio Nerone (1956)		0.6	12.2	12.20	198	58	00 / 00	33.4
188	Inside Detroit (1956)	Pat O'Brien	0.6	13.2	13.20	194	58	00 / 00	33.0
189	The Come On (1956)	Anne Baxter	0.6	13.1	13.10	196	58	00 / 00	32.9
191	The Wedding in Monaco (1956)	Grace Kelly & Documentary	0.3	6.6	9.70	207	60	00 / 00	32.6
193	Nightmare (1956)	Edward G. Robinson	1.2	25.9	25.90	168	53	00 / 00	32.0
192	Battle Stations (1956)	William Bendix	0.9	19.9	19.90	186	55	00 / 00	31.4
193	Star In The Dust (1956)	Clint Eastwood	0.7	15.3	15.30	192	56	00 / 00	31.4
195	Dakota Incident (1956)	Linda Darnell	1.2	25.3	25.30	170	52	00 / 00	28.7
196	Rumble on the Docks (1956)	James Darren	1.0	21.1	21.10	181	53	00 / 00	28.2
198	The Sharkfighters (1956)	Victor Mature	1.8	38.2	38.20	147	47	00 / 00	28.0
196	Beyond Mombasa (1956)	Donna Reed	1.2	25.2	25.20	171	51	00 / 00	27.7
199	The Maverick Queen (1956)	Barbara Stanwyck	1.3	27.5	27.50	163	50	00 / 00	26.5
199	The Young Guns (1956)	Russ Tamblyn	1.0	22.3	22.30	177	51	00 / 00	26.0
201	Satellite in the Sky (1956)	Kieron Moore	1.4	29.1	40.90	160	49	00 / 00	25.6
200	Bermuda Affair (1956)	Kim Hunter	0.4	9.2	9.20	204	55	00 / 00	25.3
203	Congo Crossing (1956)	Virginia Mayo	1.2	26.0	26.00	165	49	00 / 00	24.6
205	Three Men in a Boat (1956)		0.8	16.2	16.20	191	52	00 / 00	23.6
203	Crowded Paradise (1956)	Hume Cronyn	0.1	3.1	3.10	210	56	00 / 00	22.7
206	The Unholy Wife (1956)	Rod Steiger	0.7	14.4	14.40	193	52	00 / 00	22.3
207	The Unholy Wife (1956)		0.7	14.4	14.40	193	52	00 / 00	22.3
208	Lisbon (1956)	Maureen O'Hara & Claude Rains	2.0	43.7	43.70	136	42	00 / 00	21.9
207	Strange Intruder (1956)		0.1	3.1	3.10	209	54	00 / 00	19.3
210	Navy Wife (1956)	Walter Wanger & Joan Bennett	1.1	24.2	24.20	174	47	00 / 00	18.9
209	Storm Center (1956)	Bette Davis & Brian Keith	1.5	31.4	31.40	156	44	00 / 00	18.6
212	Diane (1956)	Lana Turner & Roger Moore	1.3	28.1	75.20	161	45	00 / 00	18.6
213	The Naked Hills (1956)	Keenan Wynn	0.5	9.6	9.60	201	50	00 / 00	17.1
214	The River Changes (1956)	Rossana Rory	0.3	7.0	9.80	206	50	00 / 00	15.8
215	The Montecarlo Story (1956)	Marlene Dietrich & Arthur O'Connell	0.1	3.1	3.10	214	47	00 / 00	10.8

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Movie (Year)	UMR Co-Star Links	World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)	S
The Ten Commandments (1956) AA Best Picture Nom	Charlton Heston & Vincent Price	3,731.10
Giant (1956) AA Best Picture Nom	James Dean & Rock Hudson	866.80
High Society (1956)	Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra	520.90
The Searchers (1956)	John Wayne & Natalie Wood	404.80
Helen of Troy (1956)	Brigitte Bardot	375.50
Bhowani Junction (1956)	Ava Gardner & Stewart Granger	299.10
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)	Dan Dailey & Cyd Charisse	226.70
Tea and Sympathy (1956)	Deborah Kerr & Vincent Minnelli	210.30
Forbidden Planet (1956)	Walter Pidgeon	203.60
The King and Four Queens (1956)	Clark Gable & Eleanor Parker	191.10
The Last Hunt (1956)	Robert Taylor	182.10
The Opposite Sex (1956)	Joan Blondell & Ann Sheridan	168.50
Serenade (1956)	Joan Fontaine & Vincent Price	168.20
Lust for Life (1956)	Kirk Douglas & Anthony Quinn	164.50
Julie (1956)	Doris Day	158.70
D-Day The Sixth of June (1956)	Robert Taylor	157.20
The Wrong Man (1956)	Henry Fonda	130.30
Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)	James Cagney & Lee Van Cleef	124.60
The Lone Ranger (1956)	Clayton Moore & Western Movies	117.00
Baby Doll (1956)	Carroll Baker & Mildred Dunnock	110.40
The Catered Affair (1956)	Bette Davis & Ernest Borgnine	89.50
The Iron Petticoat (1956)	Katharine Hepburn & Bob Hope	84.50
Gaby (1956)	Leslie Caron	82.80
Diane (1956)	Lana Turner & Roger Moore	75.20
Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (1956)	Godzilla Movies	71.80
7 Men from Now (1956)	Lee Marvin & Randolph Scott	68.70
The Power And The Prize (1956)	Robert Taylor	65.30
The Animal World (1956)	Theodore von Eltz	55.90
These Wilder Years (1956)	James Cagney & Barbara Stanwyck	53.50
A Cry in The Night (1956)	Natalie Wood & Raymond Burr	51.50
The Rack (1956)	Paul Newman & Lee Marvin	46.70
Satellite in the Sky (1956)	Kieron Moore	40.90
Our Miss Brooks (1956)	Eve Arden	39.10
Invitation to the Dance (1956)	Gene Kelly & Cyd Charisse	37.50
Good-bye, My Lady (1956)	Sidney Poitier & Walter Brennan	31.90
The Great American Pastime (1956)	Dean Jones	31.70
The River Changes (1956)	Rossana Rory	9.80
The Wedding in Monaco (1956)	Grace Kelly & Documentary	9.70

The top 25 earners in World Wide Box Office for 1956

Name	Number of Movies	Total Adj USA (mil)	Total Adj World Wide (mil)
Yul Brynner	3	2,326.5	4,518.5
John Carradine	3	2,322.2	4,514.2
Debra Paget	3	1,893.4	4,169.6
Vincent Price	2	1,630.7	3,899.3
Anne Baxter	3	1,625.4	3,817.4
Charlton Heston	2	1,612.3	3,804.3
Yvonne De Carlo	2	1,565.1	3,757.1
Edward G. Robinson	2	1,565.0	3,757.0
Clint Walker	1	1,539.1	3,731.1
Judith Anderson	1	1,539.1	3,731.1
Martha Scott	1	1,539.1	3,731.1
Woody Strode	1	1,539.1	3,731.1
Earl Holliman	4	927.9	1,290.2
Rock Hudson	3	946.2	1,233.1
Sal Mineo	4	862.5	1,149.4
John Mills	2	1,139.6	1,139.6
Agnes Moorehead	6	973.7	1,127.7
Saul Bass	4	1,027.6	1,027.6
Rod Taylor	3	669.7	988.3
Carroll Baker	2	663.0	977.2
Deborah Kerr	3	851.2	930.6
David Niven	2	868.0	868.0
Elizabeth Taylor	1	579.9	866.8
George Stevens	1	579.9	866.8
Mercedes McCambridge	1	579.9	866.8

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