This movie page looks at The Top Grossing Movies of 1952. In 1952, 463 movies were released in theaters. Average weekly movie attendance was 51 million. That translates to $2.65 billion (25th best year in movie history) movie tickets sold which generated revenue of $1.24 billion. So with all of this money flying around you would think somebody would have kept track of how each movie was performing. Sadly that was the case!
Currently when you type in the search words….”Top Grossing Movies of 1952″ 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 5 movies. So in an effort to get more information out there…we have decided to unlock our 1952 movie database vault and share the information we have collected over the years.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1952 (as listed on IMDB.com). Obviously many movies made in 1951 earned box office dollars in 1952. On the other side many movies made in 1952 made money in 1953 and later. This page will looks at 162 Top Grossing Movies of 1952. 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.
Drivel part of the page: Currently our movie database is down for a massive update which includes a new box office formula and a new formula for our movie ranking equation. So we do not have access to all of our information. For some reason….Wife of Cogerson thinks her full time job takes precendent over this non-revenue generating hobby. Sometimes I just do not understand her….lol. So without the ability to do a page on a actor or actress…I had to pick a year as our the latest movie page.
Our UMR Top 50 of 1952
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1952
High Noon (1952)
AA Best Picture Nom
1952
The Quiet Man (1952)
AA Best Picture Nom
1952
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
AA Best Picture Win
1952
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
1952
Moulin Rouge (1952)
AA Best Picture Nom
1952
Ivanhoe (1952)
AA Best Picture Nom
1952
Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
1952
Son of Paleface (1952)
1952
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
1952
This is Cinerama (1952)
1952
Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
1952
Bend of the River (1952)
1952
With a Song in My Heart (1952)
1952
Sailor Beware (1952)
1952
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
1952
Stars and Stripes Forever (1952)
1952
Scaramouche (1952)
1952
Jumping Jacks (1952)
1952
The Crimson Pirate (1952)
1952
Road to Bali (1952)
Cameo Role
1952
Pat and Mike (1952)
1952
Above and Beyond (1952)
1952
Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
1952
Sudden Fear (1952)
1952
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)
1952
Affair in Trinidad (1952)
1952
Room For One More (1952)
1952
Viva Zapata! (1952)
1952
5 Fingers (1952)
1952
Monkey Business (1952)
1952
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952)
1952
The Lusty Men (1952)
1952
The Merry Widow (1952)
1952
The Big Sky (1952)
1952
Just For You (1952)
1952
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
1952
The World in His Arms (1952)
1952
Somebody Loves Me (1952)
1952
April in Paris (1952)
1952
Lovely To Look At (1952)
1952
Carrie (1952)
1952
Belles on their Toes (1952)
1952
Skirts Ahoy! (1952)
1952
Springfield Rifle (1952)
1952
The Story of Will Rogers (1952)
1952
Off Limits (1952)
1952
Lure of the Wilderness (1952)
1952
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)
1952
Clash by Night (1952)
1952
Big Jim McLain (1952)
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| 1952 | High Noon (1952) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1952 | The Quiet Man (1952) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1952 | The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1952 | Singin' in the Rain (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Moulin Rouge (1952) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1952 | Ivanhoe (1952) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1952 | Hans Christian Andersen (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Son of Paleface (1952) | |
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| 1952 | The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) | |
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| 1952 | This is Cinerama (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Bend of the River (1952) | |
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| 1952 | With a Song in My Heart (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Sailor Beware (1952) | |
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| 1952 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Stars and Stripes Forever (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Scaramouche (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Jumping Jacks (1952) | |
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| 1952 | The Crimson Pirate (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Road to Bali (1952) Cameo Role |
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| 1952 | Pat and Mike (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Above and Beyond (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Sudden Fear (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Affair in Trinidad (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Room For One More (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Viva Zapata! (1952) | |
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| 1952 | 5 Fingers (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Monkey Business (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952) | |
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| 1952 | The Lusty Men (1952) | |
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| 1952 | The Merry Widow (1952) | |
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| 1952 | The Big Sky (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Just For You (1952) | |
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| 1952 | The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) | |
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| 1952 | The World in His Arms (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Somebody Loves Me (1952) | |
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| 1952 | April in Paris (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Lovely To Look At (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Carrie (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Belles on their Toes (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Skirts Ahoy! (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Springfield Rifle (1952) | |
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| 1952 | The Story of Will Rogers (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Off Limits (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Lure of the Wilderness (1952) | |
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| 1952 | The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Clash by Night (1952) | |
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| 1952 | Big Jim McLain (1952) | |
Top Grossing Movies of 1952 Can Be Sorted 3 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Top Grossing Movies of 1952 by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort Top Grossing Movies of 1952 by domestic actual box office grosses (in millions)
- Sort Top Grossing Movies of 1952 by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | UMR Score | ||||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | High Noon (1952) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gary Cooper & Grace Kelly |
9.4 | 185.1 | 185.10 | 12 | 92 | 07 / 04 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | The Quiet Man (1952) AA Best Picture Nom |
John Wayne & Maureen O'Hara |
10.6 | 206.9 | 315.80 | 10 | 84 | 07 / 02 | 99.4 | |
| 3 | The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) AA Best Picture Win |
James Stewart & Charlton Heston |
32.9 | 645.2 | 645.20 | 1 | 64 | 05 / 02 | 99.3 | |
| 4 | Singin' in the Rain (1952) | Gene Kelly | 12.4 | 242.4 | 371.30 | 6 | 93 | 02 / 00 | 99.1 | |
| 5 | Moulin Rouge (1952) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jose Ferrer | 11.8 | 231.5 | 231.50 | 8 | 71 | 07 / 02 | 98.4 | |
| 6 | Ivanhoe (1952) AA Best Picture Nom |
Elizabeth Taylor & Joan Fontaine |
17.4 | 340.7 | 617.60 | 4 | 73 | 03 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 7 | Hans Christian Andersen (1952) | Danny Kaye | 16.7 | 326.7 | 326.70 | 5 | 73 | 06 / 00 | 97.1 | |
| 10 | Son of Paleface (1952) | Bob Hope & Jane Russell |
9.4 | 185.1 | 185.10 | 13 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 9 | The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) | Kirk Douglas | 6.6 | 128.9 | 183.60 | 37 | 85 | 06 / 05 | 95.9 | |
| 8 | This is Cinerama (1952) | Lowell Thomas | 28.1 | 549.9 | 549.90 | 2 | 72 | 01 / 00 | 95.9 | |
| 11 | Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) | Shirley Booth & Terry Moore |
9.7 | 190.6 | 190.60 | 11 | 72 | 03 / 01 | 95.9 | |
| 12 | Bend of the River (1952) | James Stewart & Rock Hudson |
8.3 | 163.3 | 163.30 | 16 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 13 | With a Song in My Heart (1952) | Susan Hayward & Thelma Ritter |
9.2 | 179.7 | 179.70 | 14 | 71 | 05 / 01 | 95.0 | |
| 14 | Sailor Beware (1952) | Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis |
11.9 | 234.1 | 234.10 | 7 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.5 | |
| 15 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) | Susan Hayward & Ava Gardner |
18.1 | 353.9 | 353.90 | 3 | 64 | 02 / 00 | 94.0 | |
| 16 | Stars and Stripes Forever (1952) | Clifton Webb | 8.3 | 163.3 | 163.30 | 18 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 93.6 | |
| 18 | Scaramouche (1952) | Janet Leigh & Eleanor Parker |
7.6 | 149.7 | 367.90 | 22 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 17 | Jumping Jacks (1952) | Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis |
11.1 | 217.8 | 217.80 | 9 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 93.0 | |
| 19 | The Crimson Pirate (1952) | Burt Lancaster | 6.9 | 136.1 | 136.10 | 31 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 92.5 | |
| 21 | Road to Bali (1952) Cameo Role |
Bing Crosby & Bob Hope |
8.3 | 163.3 | 163.30 | 15 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 20 | Pat and Mike (1952) | Katharine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy |
5.8 | 114.3 | 149.50 | 45 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 22 | Above and Beyond (1952) | Robert Taylor & Eleanor Parker |
7.4 | 144.1 | 216.70 | 25 | 69 | 02 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 23 | Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) | Walter Pidgeon & Esther Williams |
7.9 | 155.2 | 269.30 | 20 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 90.0 | |
| 24 | Sudden Fear (1952) | Jack Palance & Joan Crawford |
4.6 | 89.8 | 89.80 | 67 | 82 | 04 / 00 | 89.2 | |
| 25 | Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952) | Marjorie Main & Percy Kilbride |
6.9 | 136.1 | 136.10 | 29 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 26 | Affair in Trinidad (1952) | Rita Hayworth & Glenn Ford |
7.5 | 147.0 | 147.00 | 24 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 88.8 | |
| 28 | Room For One More (1952) | Cary Grant & Betsy Drake |
6.6 | 129.1 | 188.50 | 36 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 88.2 | |
| 27 | Viva Zapata! (1952) | Marlon Brando & Anthony Quinn |
5.3 | 103.4 | 103.40 | 60 | 73 | 05 / 01 | 88.1 | |
| 29 | 5 Fingers (1952) | James Mason & Danielle Darrieux |
3.8 | 73.5 | 73.50 | 93 | 85 | 02 / 00 | 87.9 | |
| 30 | Monkey Business (1952) | Cary Grant & Marilyn Monroe |
5.6 | 108.9 | 108.90 | 47 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 87.6 | |
| 31 | Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952) | Ma and Pa Kettle | 6.1 | 119.8 | 119.80 | 42 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 87.2 | |
| 32 | The Lusty Men (1952) | Robert Mitchum & Susan Hayward |
4.2 | 81.7 | 81.70 | 77 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 34 | The Merry Widow (1952) | Lana Turner | 6.4 | 125.2 | 125.20 | 39 | 66 | 02 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 33 | The Big Sky (1952) | Arthur Hunnicutt & Kirk Douglas |
4.6 | 89.8 | 89.80 | 68 | 77 | 02 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 35 | Just For You (1952) | Bing Crosby & Natalie Wood |
8.3 | 163.3 | 163.30 | 17 | 55 | 01 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 36 | The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) | Richard Todd | 5.8 | 114.3 | 114.30 | 44 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 86.4 | |
| 38 | The World in His Arms (1952) | Gregory Peck & Anthony Quinn |
8.2 | 160.6 | 160.60 | 19 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 37 | Somebody Loves Me (1952) | Betty Hutton | 6.1 | 119.8 | 119.80 | 41 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 86.2 | |
| 39 | April in Paris (1952) | Doris Day | 7.6 | 149.7 | 193.80 | 21 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 85.7 | |
| 41 | Lovely To Look At (1952) | Kathryn Grayson & Red Skelton |
7.1 | 140.0 | 205.50 | 28 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 85.4 | |
| 40 | Carrie (1952) | Laurence Olivier & Jennifer Jones |
5.0 | 98.0 | 98.00 | 61 | 71 | 02 / 00 | 85.3 | |
| 42 | Belles on their Toes (1952) | Myrna Loy & Jeanne Crain |
5.6 | 108.9 | 108.90 | 57 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 85.2 | |
| 43 | Skirts Ahoy! (1952) | Esther Williams | 7.2 | 140.7 | 220.40 | 27 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 84.7 | |
| 44 | Springfield Rifle (1952) | Gary Cooper | 6.7 | 130.7 | 130.70 | 35 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 84.7 | |
| 45 | The Story of Will Rogers (1952) | Will Rogers Jr. & Jane Wyman |
6.9 | 134.9 | 146.50 | 32 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 47 | Off Limits (1952) | Bob Hope & Mickey Rooney |
6.9 | 136.1 | 136.10 | 30 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 84.5 | |
| 46 | Lure of the Wilderness (1952) | Walter Brennan | 5.6 | 108.9 | 108.90 | 48 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 84.5 | |
| 49 | The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) | James Mason & Deborah Kerr |
5.8 | 113.1 | 306.40 | 46 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 84.3 | |
| 48 | Clash by Night (1952) | Marilyn Monroe & Barbara Stanwyck |
4.2 | 81.7 | 81.70 | 84 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 84.3 | |
| 50 | Big Jim McLain (1952) | John Wayne | 7.2 | 141.6 | 177.20 | 26 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 84.1 | |
| 51 | Don't Bother To Knock (1952) | Marilyn Monroe | 4.2 | 81.7 | 81.70 | 76 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 83.8 | |
| 52 | The Wild North (1952) | Cyd Charisse | 5.9 | 114.9 | 218.20 | 43 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 83.8 | |
| 53 | Because You're Mine (1952) | Mario Lanza | 6.3 | 123.4 | 248.90 | 40 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 83.5 | |
| 54 | The Battle at Apache Pass (1952) | Jeff Chandler | 5.6 | 108.9 | 108.90 | 49 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 83.2 | |
| 55 | Lydia Bailey (1952) | Dale Robertson & Anne Francis |
4.9 | 95.3 | 95.30 | 62 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 83.1 | |
| 56 | Francis Goes to West Point (1952) | Lori Nelson | 5.6 | 108.9 | 108.90 | 50 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 57 | My Cousin Rachel (1952) | Richard Burton & Olivia de Havilland |
3.6 | 70.8 | 70.80 | 96 | 72 | 04 / 00 | 82.5 | |
| 58 | Ruby Gentry (1952) | Charlton Heston & Jennifer Jones |
4.9 | 95.3 | 95.30 | 63 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 82.5 | |
| 59 | Thunder in the East (1952) | Alan Ladd & Deborah Kerr |
5.6 | 108.9 | 108.90 | 58 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 82.2 | |
| 60 | Retreat, Hell! (1952) | Frank Lovejoy & Marines |
5.6 | 108.9 | 108.90 | 52 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 82.2 | |
| 62 | She's Working Her Way Through College (1952) | Ronald Reagan & Virginia Mayo |
6.7 | 130.7 | 167.30 | 34 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 81.7 | |
| 61 | The Marrying Kind (1952) | George Cukor | 4.7 | 92.6 | 92.60 | 65 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 81.6 | |
| 63 | Carbine Williams (1952) | James Stewart | 4.9 | 95.3 | 95.30 | 64 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 81.3 | |
| 64 | Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952) | Rock Hudson & Piper Laurie |
2.5 | 49.0 | 49.00 | 135 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 81.2 | |
| 65 | Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952) | Mitzi Gaynor & Scott Brady |
5.6 | 108.9 | 108.90 | 54 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 81.1 | |
| 66 | We're Not Married! (1952) | Marilyn Monroe & Ginger Rogers |
5.6 | 108.9 | 108.90 | 56 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 81.1 | |
| 68 | Botany Bay (1952) | James Mason & Alan Ladd |
5.6 | 108.9 | 108.90 | 55 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 67 | The Narrow Margin (1952) | Charles McGraw & Marie Windsor |
1.7 | 32.5 | 32.50 | 173 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 80.4 | |
| 69 | Lost in Alaska (1952) | Bud Abbott & Tom Ewell |
4.2 | 81.7 | 81.70 | 82 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 79.8 | |
| 70 | Rancho Notorious (1952) | Marlene Dietrich & Arthur Kennedy |
2.5 | 49.0 | 49.00 | 136 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 79.5 | |
| 71 | Limelight (1952) | Charles Chaplin & Buster Keaton |
0.5 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 227 | 87 | 01 / 01 | 79.3 | |
| 74 | Lone Star (1952) | Clark Gable & Ava Gardner |
6.9 | 134.9 | 213.50 | 33 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 79.1 | |
| 72 | Phone Call From a Stranger (1952) | Bette Davis & Shelley Winters |
3.8 | 73.5 | 73.50 | 92 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 79.0 | |
| 73 | The Pride of St. Louis (1952) | Dan Dailey | 4.5 | 88.7 | 88.70 | 70 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 78.9 | |
| 76 | The Iron Mistress (1952) | Alan Ladd & Virginia Mayo |
6.6 | 128.5 | 212.20 | 38 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
| 77 | What Price Glory (1952) | James Cagney & Robert Wagner |
5.6 | 108.9 | 108.90 | 53 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 78.3 | |
| 78 | Against All Flags (1952) | Errol Flynn & Maureen O'Hara |
4.4 | 87.1 | 87.10 | 73 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 77.4 | |
| 79 | Where's Charley? (1952) | Ray Bolger & Allyn Ann McLerie |
4.2 | 81.7 | 81.70 | 78 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 77.0 | |
| 80 | Crazy for Love/Le trou normand (1952) | Brigitte Bardot | 3.9 | 76.7 | 76.70 | 87 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 76.5 | |
| 82 | Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie (1952) | Jean Peters & David Wayne |
3.5 | 68.1 | 68.10 | 99 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 75.8 | |
| 83 | The Winning Team (1952) | Doris Day & Ronald Reagan |
4.0 | 78.3 | 87.40 | 86 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 75.8 | |
| 81 | Scandal Sheet (1952) | Broderick Crawford | 2.4 | 47.3 | 47.30 | 137 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 75.8 | |
| 84 | Dreamboat (1952) | Ginger Rogers & Clifton Webb |
5.6 | 108.9 | 108.90 | 51 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 75.7 | |
| 85 | Steel Town (1952) | Ann Sheridan & John Lund |
3.1 | 59.9 | 59.90 | 116 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 75.2 | |
| 86 | Mara Maru (1952) | Errol Flynn | 4.2 | 81.7 | 147.30 | 75 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 74.6 | |
| 87 | The Sound Barrier (1952) | Ralph Richardson & Denholm Elliott |
2.5 | 49.0 | 49.00 | 134 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 74.3 | |
| 88 | The Lawless Breed (1952) | Rock Hudson & Julie Adams |
3.6 | 70.8 | 70.80 | 97 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 74.3 | |
| 89 | Just Across The Street (1952) | Ann Sheridan | 1.7 | 34.0 | 34.00 | 170 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 73.7 | |
| 89 | Kansas City Confidential (1952) | John Payne & Lee Van Cleef |
1.5 | 29.4 | 29.40 | 178 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 73.1 | |
| 91 | The Cimarron Kid (1952) | Audie Murphy | 3.5 | 68.3 | 68.30 | 98 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 72.9 | |
| 92 | Because Of You (1952) | Loretta Young & Jeff Chandler |
2.7 | 52.3 | 52.30 | 129 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 72.3 | |
| 93 | Way of a Gaucho (1952) | Gene Tierney | 3.9 | 76.2 | 76.20 | 88 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 72.2 | |
| 94 | The Las Vegas Story (1952) | Vincent Price & Jane Russell |
3.3 | 65.3 | 65.30 | 110 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 71.9 | |
| 94 | Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) | Bud Abbott & Buddy Baer |
4.4 | 87.1 | 87.10 | 71 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 71.8 | |
| 96 | Deadline - USA (1952) | Humphrey Bogart | 3.5 | 68.1 | 68.10 | 104 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 71.7 | |
| 95 | The Thief (1952) | Ray Milland | 2.8 | 54.4 | 54.40 | 126 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 71.7 | |
| 98 | The Member of the Wedding (1952) | Julie Harris | 2.0 | 39.5 | 39.50 | 156 | 70 | 01 / 00 | 71.4 | |
| 99 | Bwana Devil (1952) | Robert Stack | 7.5 | 147.0 | 147.00 | 23 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 71.1 | |
| 100 | Bugles in the Afternoon (1952) | Ray Milland | 4.2 | 81.7 | 81.70 | 79 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 70.4 | |
| 101 | Carson City (1952) | Randolph Scott & Raymond Massey |
4.7 | 92.6 | 92.60 | 66 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 70.4 | |
| 103 | My Six Convicts (1952) | Millard Mitchell & Harry Morgan |
3.1 | 59.9 | 59.90 | 115 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 69.9 | |
| 104 | My Pal Gus (1952) | Richard Widmark | 2.8 | 54.6 | 54.60 | 119 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 69.6 | |
| 102 | The Greatest Love (1952) | Ingrid Bergman | 0.8 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 210 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 69.5 | |
| 104 | One Minute To Zero (1952) | Robert Mitchum | 4.4 | 87.1 | 87.10 | 72 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 69.0 | |
| 106 | The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) | Michael Redgrave | 0.6 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 225 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 68.7 | |
| 105 | Ikiru (1952) | Takashi Shimura & Nobuo Kaneko |
0.1 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 242 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 68.7 | |
| 107 | Untamed Frontier (1952) | Shelley Winters & Lee Van Cleef |
4.2 | 81.7 | 81.70 | 74 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 68.6 | |
| 108 | O. Henry's Full House (1952) | Richard Widmark & Marilyn Monroe |
2.8 | 54.4 | 54.40 | 120 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 68.5 | |
| 109 | Something To Live For (1952) | Joan Fontaine & Ray Milland |
2.8 | 54.4 | 54.40 | 127 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 68.5 | |
| 110 | Back At The Front (1952) | Tom Ewell | 3.5 | 68.1 | 68.10 | 106 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 68.3 | |
| 110 | The Sniper (1952) | Arthur Franz & Adolphe Menjou |
1.5 | 28.5 | 28.50 | 181 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 68.2 | |
| 112 | Meet Danny Wilson (1952) | Frank Sinatra & Shelley Winters |
2.1 | 41.2 | 41.20 | 148 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 68.1 | |
| 114 | My Wife's Best Friend (1952) | Anne Baxter | 1.9 | 38.1 | 38.10 | 163 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 66.8 | |
| 113 | Caribbean (1952) | Arlene Dahl | 3.9 | 76.2 | 76.20 | 89 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 66.7 | |
| 115 | Les Miserables (1952) | Sylvia Sidney | 3.1 | 59.9 | 59.90 | 117 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 66.7 | |
| 118 | Scarlet Angel (1952) | Rock Hudson & Yvonne De Carlo |
4.2 | 81.7 | 81.70 | 81 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 66.6 | |
| 117 | Something For The Birds (1952) | Victor Mature | 2.2 | 43.6 | 43.60 | 147 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 66.3 | |
| 120 | Pony Soldier (1952) | Tyrone Power | 4.6 | 89.8 | 89.80 | 69 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 66.0 | |
| 119 | The Wild Heart (1952) | Jennifer Jones & Joseph Cotten |
1.2 | 22.9 | 22.90 | 191 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 65.8 | |
| 121 | Walk East on Beacon! (1952) | George Murphy | 3.6 | 70.8 | 70.80 | 95 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 65.3 | |
| 122 | Saturday Island (1952) | Linda Darnell | 4.2 | 81.7 | 81.70 | 80 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 65.3 | |
| 123 | Washington Story (1952) | Van Johnson | 1.5 | 30.3 | 37.20 | 177 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 64.4 | |
| 123 | The Duel at Silver Creek (1952) | Lee Marvin & Audie Murphy |
3.5 | 68.1 | 68.10 | 108 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 64.3 | |
| 125 | The Lion And The Horse (1952) | Steve Cochran | 2.4 | 47.2 | 78.60 | 138 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 64.1 | |
| 124 | Anything Can Happen (1952) | José Ferrer | 1.0 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 202 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 64.1 | |
| 127 | The Belle of New York (1952) | Fred Astaire | 3.7 | 73.0 | 107.90 | 94 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 63.5 | |
| 129 | About Face (1952) | Gordon MacRae & Eddie Bracken |
3.8 | 73.7 | 89.50 | 91 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 63.3 | |
| 130 | The Steel Trap (1952) | Joseph Cotten | 2.8 | 54.4 | 54.40 | 124 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 63.0 | |
| 128 | The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1952) | Anne Baxter | 2.3 | 44.7 | 44.70 | 143 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 63.0 | |
| 131 | Hurricane Smith (1952) | Yvonne De Carlo | 3.3 | 64.0 | 64.00 | 113 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 63.0 | |
| 131 | Flaming Feather (1952) | Sterling Hayden | 3.5 | 68.1 | 68.10 | 103 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 62.8 | |
| 133 | Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952) | Linda Darnell | 3.5 | 68.1 | 68.10 | 105 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 62.8 | |
| 132 | The Captive City (1952) | John Forsythe & Directed by Robert Wise |
2.1 | 40.8 | 40.80 | 150 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 134 | Kangaroo (1952) | Maureen O'Hara | 3.5 | 68.1 | 68.10 | 101 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 62.2 | |
| 135 | Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) | Bud Abbott & Charles Laughton |
3.3 | 65.1 | 107.00 | 111 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 61.8 | |
| 136 | Return of the Texan (1952) | Richard Boone | 1.7 | 33.5 | 33.50 | 172 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 61.8 | |
| 135 | The Happy Time (1952) | Charles Boyer | 0.9 | 17.2 | 17.20 | 207 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 61.8 | |
| 139 | Denver & Rio Grande (1952) | Edmond O'Brien | 3.3 | 64.2 | 64.20 | 112 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 61.4 | |
| 140 | Beware, My Lovely (1952) | Robert Ryan | 2.0 | 39.4 | 39.40 | 157 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 61.0 | |
| 140 | Plymouth Adventure (1952) | Spencer Tracy & Gene Tierney |
5.3 | 103.9 | 164.70 | 59 | 41 | 01 / 01 | 61.0 | |
| 142 | Androcles and the Lion (1952) | Victor Mature & Jean Simmons |
3.1 | 61.0 | 61.00 | 114 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 60.9 | |
| 141 | The Green Glove (1952) | Glenn Ford | 2.1 | 40.4 | 40.40 | 153 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 60.8 | |
| 145 | Hangman's Knot (1952) | Lee Marvin & Randolph Scott |
3.5 | 68.1 | 68.10 | 107 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 60.5 | |
| 143 | Boots Malone (1952) | William Holden & Stanley Clements |
1.9 | 38.1 | 38.10 | 160 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 60.3 | |
| 146 | Diplomatic Courier (1952) | Tyrone Power | 3.9 | 76.2 | 76.20 | 90 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 60.3 | |
| 147 | At Sword's Point (1952) | Maureen O'Hara | 2.0 | 39.5 | 39.50 | 154 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 58.7 | |
| 148 | Lady Possessed (1952) | James Mason & June Havoc |
1.9 | 38.1 | 38.10 | 161 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 58.6 | |
| 150 | Macao (1952) | Robert Mitchum | 3.1 | 59.9 | 59.90 | 118 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 58.6 | |
| 149 | No Room For The Groom (1952) | Tony Curtis | 2.3 | 44.4 | 44.40 | 145 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 58.6 | |
| 151 | Flesh and Fury (1952) | Tony Curtis & Jan Sterling |
1.7 | 34.1 | 34.10 | 169 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 58.3 | |
| 152 | Just This Once (1952) | Janet Leigh & Peter Lawford |
2.0 | 38.5 | 57.70 | 159 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 58.2 | |
| 152 | Face to Face (1952) | James Mason & Gene Lockhart |
2.2 | 43.6 | 43.60 | 146 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 58.2 | |
| 154 | Japanese War Bride (1952) | Cameron Mitchell | 1.0 | 19.2 | 19.20 | 200 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 57.9 | |
| 156 | Operation Secret (1952) | Cornel Wilde & Karl Malden |
2.8 | 54.0 | 100.00 | 128 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 57.8 | |
| 153 | Casque d'Or (1952) | Simone Signoret | 0.1 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 241 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 57.7 | |
| 158 | Assignment: Paris (1952) | Dana Andrews & George Sanders |
2.6 | 51.2 | 51.20 | 130 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 57.4 | |
| 157 | Stop, You're Killing Me (1952) | Broderick Crawford | 2.5 | 49.9 | 65.10 | 131 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 57.3 | |
| 159 | It Grows On Trees (1952) | Irene Dunne | 2.5 | 49.0 | 49.00 | 133 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 160 | When in Rome (1952) | Van Johnson | 1.4 | 27.4 | 37.20 | 182 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 56.3 | |
| 162 | Eight Iron Men (1952) | Lee Marvin & Richard Kiley |
1.9 | 38.1 | 38.10 | 162 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 55.2 | |
| 161 | The Golden Coach (1952) | Anna Magnani | 0.1 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 240 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 54.9 | |
| 162 | Invitation (1952) | Van Johnson | 2.4 | 46.6 | 79.20 | 140 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 54.9 | |
| 164 | The Savage (1952) | Charlton Heston | 1.8 | 35.4 | 35.40 | 166 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 54.7 | |
| 163 | The Holly and the Ivy (1952) | Ralph Richardson | 0.2 | 3.4 | 3.40 | 237 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 54.5 | |
| 166 | Man Bait (1952) | George Brent | 0.8 | 16.1 | 16.10 | 213 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 54.3 | |
| 167 | Horizons West (1952) | Robert Ryan & Rock Hudson |
2.1 | 41.1 | 41.10 | 149 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 54.2 | |
| 168 | Yankee Buccaneer (1952) | Jeff Chandler & Scott Brady |
1.7 | 33.5 | 33.50 | 171 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 53.7 | |
| 169 | The Girl in White (1952) | Directed by John Sturges | 2.5 | 49.2 | 73.20 | 132 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 53.4 | |
| 169 | The San Francisco Story (1952) | Joel McCrea | 2.4 | 47.1 | 47.10 | 139 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 53.3 | |
| 171 | Night Without Sleep (1952) | Linda Darnell | 2.1 | 40.6 | 40.60 | 151 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 53.3 | |
| 170 | Fearless Fagan (1952) | Janet Leigh | 2.0 | 39.3 | 51.70 | 158 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 53.2 | |
| 173 | Paula (1952) | Loretta Young | 1.5 | 28.7 | 28.70 | 179 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 52.7 | |
| 174 | The Devil Makes Three (1952) | Gene Kelly | 2.1 | 40.5 | 80.80 | 152 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 52.0 | |
| 176 | The Star (1952) | Bette Davis & Natalie Wood |
2.8 | 54.4 | 54.40 | 121 | 52 | 01 / 00 | 51.5 | |
| 175 | The Promoter/The Card (1952) | Alec Guinness | 0.3 | 5.2 | 5.20 | 234 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 51.2 | |
| 177 | Son of Ali Baba (1952) | Tony Curtis | 3.5 | 68.1 | 68.10 | 102 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 50.7 | |
| 178 | Red Ball Express (1952) | Sidney Poitier | 4.2 | 81.7 | 81.70 | 83 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 50.1 | |
| 179 | Thunderbirds (1952) | John Derek | 2.8 | 54.4 | 54.40 | 123 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 49.7 | |
| 179 | The Jazz Singer (1952) | Michael Curtiz & Danny Thomas |
4.1 | 80.3 | 92.60 | 85 | 43 | 01 / 00 | 49.0 | |
| 180 | The Blazing Forest (1952) | William Demarest & Agnes Moorehead |
0.8 | 16.4 | 16.40 | 209 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 49.0 | |
| 181 | The Hour of 13 (1952) | Peter Lawford & Dawn Addams |
1.0 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 201 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 48.2 | |
| 182 | The Four Poster (1952) | Rex Harrison | 1.1 | 22.5 | 22.50 | 192 | 61 | 01 / 00 | 48.2 | |
| 185 | Montana Belle (1952) | Jane Russell | 2.8 | 54.4 | 54.40 | 122 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 45.5 | |
| 184 | The Ring (1952) | Gerald Mohr & Rita Moreno |
1.3 | 24.9 | 24.90 | 187 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 45.1 | |
| 186 | A Girl in Every Port (1952) | Marx Brothers | 1.8 | 35.4 | 35.40 | 165 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 44.6 | |
| 187 | Shadow In The Sky (1952) | Jean Hagen | 0.7 | 13.3 | 17.40 | 223 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 43.6 | |
| 188 | For Men Only (1952) | Paul Henreid | 0.8 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 211 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 43.5 | |
| 189 | Actors and Sin (1952) | Edward G. Robinson | 2.0 | 39.5 | 39.50 | 155 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 43.4 | |
| 191 | Hong Kong (1952) | Ronald Reagan | 3.5 | 68.1 | 68.10 | 109 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 43.2 | |
| 190 | Sky Full of Moon (1952) | Keenan Wynn | 1.0 | 19.7 | 19.70 | 199 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 42.7 | |
| 193 | This Woman Is Dangerous (1952) | Joan Crawford & Dennis Morgan |
2.4 | 46.3 | 46.30 | 142 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 42.6 | |
| 192 | The Girl in the Bikini/Manina la fille sans voiles (1952) | Brigitte Bardot | 1.1 | 21.9 | 21.90 | 195 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 42.0 | |
| 194 | The Turning Point (1952) | William Holden & Edmond O'Brien |
1.1 | 21.8 | 21.80 | 196 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 41.9 | |
| 195 | Talk About a Stranger (1952) | George Murphy & Nancy Reagan |
0.8 | 15.1 | 15.10 | 215 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 41.8 | |
| 196 | Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1952) | Mitzi Gaynor | 2.8 | 54.4 | 54.40 | 125 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 41.8 | |
| 197 | Glory Alley (1952) | Leslie Caron | 1.2 | 23.2 | 33.00 | 190 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 40.9 | |
| 198 | Holiday For Sinners (1952) | Gig Young | 0.8 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 208 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 40.8 | |
| 198 | You For Me (1952) | Peter Lawford & Jane Greer |
1.3 | 24.9 | 24.90 | 186 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 39.4 | |
| 201 | The Black Castle (1952) | Boris Karloff | 1.5 | 28.6 | 28.60 | 180 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 38.9 | |
| 200 | Desperate Search (1952) | Howard Keel | 1.3 | 25.3 | 38.50 | 185 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 38.9 | |
| 202 | Loan Shark (1952) | George Raft | 0.7 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 217 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 38.1 | |
| 203 | Apache War Smoke (1952) | Gilbert Roland & Glenda Farrell |
1.6 | 31.4 | 31.40 | 174 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 37.4 | |
| 205 | My Son John (1952) | Van Heflin | 2.3 | 44.7 | 44.70 | 144 | 49 | 01 / 00 | 37.3 | |
| 204 | Tarzan's Savage Fury (1952) | Lex Barker | 1.1 | 21.9 | 49.00 | 193 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 37.2 | |
| 207 | The Big Trees (1952) | Kirk Douglas | 2.4 | 46.3 | 46.30 | 141 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 36.8 | |
| 206 | Secret People (1952) | Audrey Hepburn | 0.7 | 14.0 | 14.00 | 220 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 36.3 | |
| 207 | Red Skies of Montana (1952) | Richard Widmark | 3.5 | 68.1 | 68.10 | 100 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 34.2 | |
| 208 | Murder On Monday (1952) | Ralph Richardson | 0.2 | 3.3 | 3.30 | 238 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 33.9 | |
| 209 | Stranger On The Prowl (1952) | Paul Muni | 0.6 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 224 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 33.9 | |
| 210 | Three for Bedroom C (1952) | Gloria Swanson | 0.9 | 17.4 | 19.30 | 206 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 33.8 | |
| 211 | Glory At Sea/Gift Horse (1952) | Richard Attenborough & Trevor Howard |
0.4 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 229 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 33.7 | |
| 213 | Vodoo Tiger (1952) | Johnny Weissmuller | 1.1 | 21.9 | 21.90 | 194 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 32.7 | |
| 214 | The Golden Hawk (1952) | Sterling Hayden & Rhonda Fleming |
1.6 | 30.6 | 30.60 | 176 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 32.3 | |
| 215 | Wild Stallion (1952) | Ben Johnson | 0.7 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 218 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 32.0 | |
| 216 | Cattle Town (1952) | Rita Moreno & Dennis Morgan |
1.9 | 37.5 | 46.90 | 164 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 31.7 | |
| 217 | Curtain Up (1952) | Margaret Rutherford | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 228 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 30.4 | |
| 218 | Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (1952) | Johnny Weissmuller | 1.1 | 21.2 | 21.20 | 198 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 30.4 | |
| 219 | The Sellout (1952) | Walter Pidgeon | 1.2 | 23.6 | 35.10 | 188 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 30.0 | |
| 220 | Apache County (1952) | Gene Autry | 0.3 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 233 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 27.8 | |
| 221 | Trail Guide (1952) | Tim Holt & Linda Douglas |
0.3 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 231 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 27.1 | |
| 222 | Anita Garibaldi (1952) | Anna Magnani | 0.1 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 239 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 27.0 | |
| 223 | Miss Robin Hood (1952) Limited Release |
Margaret Rutherford | 0.2 | 4.8 | 4.80 | 235 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 26.2 | |
| 224 | Thief of Damascus (1952) | Paul Henreid | 1.4 | 26.5 | 26.50 | 183 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 24.1 | |
| 225 | Young Man with Ideas (1952) | Glenn Ford & Ruth Roman |
1.6 | 30.8 | 30.80 | 175 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 22.7 | |
| 226 | Hoodlum Empire (1952) | Claire Trevor & Richard Jaeckel |
0.2 | 3.5 | 5.50 | 236 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 21.9 | |
| 227 | Okinawa (1952) | Pat O'Brien | 0.8 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 212 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 17.7 | |
| 228 | Red Planet Mars (1952) | Peter Graves & Andrea King |
1.8 | 35.1 | 35.10 | 167 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 17.5 | |
| 229 | Battle Zone (1952) | Charles Bronson | 0.7 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 221 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 17.1 | |
| 230 | Affair in Monte Carlo (1952) | Merle Oberon | 0.9 | 17.7 | 17.70 | 203 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 16.9 | |
| 231 | The Half-Breed (1952) | Robert Young | 0.9 | 17.7 | 17.70 | 205 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 16.9 | |
| 232 | Love Is Better Than Ever (1952) | Elizabeth Taylor & Larry Parks |
1.8 | 34.5 | 53.00 | 168 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 16.3 | |
| 233 | I'll Get You/Escape Route (1952) | George Raft | 0.6 | 11.6 | 11.60 | 226 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 16.0 | |
| 234 | Outpost in Malaya (1952) | Claudette Colbert & Jack Hawkins |
0.3 | 6.7 | 6.70 | 230 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 15.9 | |
| 235 | Babes in Bagdad (1952) | Paulette Goddard | 0.7 | 14.2 | 14.20 | 219 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 15.6 | |
| 236 | The Rose Bowl Story (1952) | Natalie Wood & Vera Miles |
0.8 | 15.6 | 15.60 | 214 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 14.7 | |
| 237 | Bonzo Goes To College (1952) | Maureen O'Sullivan | 0.7 | 13.6 | 13.60 | 222 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 14.1 | |
| 238 | The Paris Express (1952) | Claude Rains | 0.8 | 15.1 | 15.10 | 216 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 12.2 | |
| 239 | My Man And I (1952) | Shelley Winters | 1.3 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 184 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 12.0 | |
| 240 | Mutiny (1952) | Angela Lansbury | 1.2 | 23.5 | 23.50 | 189 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 9.5 | |
| 241 | California Conquest (1952) | Teresa Wright | 0.9 | 17.7 | 17.70 | 204 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 8.8 | |
| 241 | Invansion USA (1952) | Dan O'Herlihy | 1.1 | 21.6 | 21.60 | 197 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 6.3 | |
| 242 | Love Island (1952) | Eva Gabor | 0.3 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 232 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 0.8 | |
| 243 | Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952) | Bela Lugosi | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 243 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 0.7 |
1952 Box Office Grosses – Adjusted World Wide
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| Ivanhoe (1952) AA Best Picture Nom |
Elizabeth Taylor & Joan Fontaine |
617.60 | |
| Singin' in the Rain (1952) | Gene Kelly | 371.30 | |
| Scaramouche (1952) | Janet Leigh & Eleanor Parker |
367.90 | |
| The Quiet Man (1952) AA Best Picture Nom |
John Wayne & Maureen O'Hara |
315.80 | |
| The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) | James Mason & Deborah Kerr |
306.40 | |
| Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) | Walter Pidgeon & Esther Williams |
269.30 | |
| Because You're Mine (1952) | Mario Lanza | 248.90 | |
| Skirts Ahoy! (1952) | Esther Williams | 220.40 | |
| The Wild North (1952) | Cyd Charisse | 218.20 | |
| Above and Beyond (1952) | Robert Taylor & Eleanor Parker |
216.70 | |
| Lone Star (1952) | Clark Gable & Ava Gardner |
213.50 | |
| The Iron Mistress (1952) | Alan Ladd & Virginia Mayo |
212.20 | |
| Lovely To Look At (1952) | Kathryn Grayson & Red Skelton |
205.50 | |
| April in Paris (1952) | Doris Day | 193.80 | |
| Room For One More (1952) | Cary Grant & Betsy Drake |
188.50 | |
| The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) | Kirk Douglas | 183.60 | |
| Big Jim McLain (1952) | John Wayne | 177.20 | |
| She's Working Her Way Through College (1952) | Ronald Reagan & Virginia Mayo |
167.30 | |
| Plymouth Adventure (1952) | Spencer Tracy & Gene Tierney |
164.70 | |
| Pat and Mike (1952) | Katharine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy |
149.50 | |
| Mara Maru (1952) | Errol Flynn | 147.30 | |
| The Story of Will Rogers (1952) | Will Rogers Jr. & Jane Wyman |
146.50 | |
| The Belle of New York (1952) | Fred Astaire | 107.90 | |
| Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) | Bud Abbott & Charles Laughton |
107.00 | |
| Operation Secret (1952) | Cornel Wilde & Karl Malden |
100.00 | |
| The Jazz Singer (1952) | Michael Curtiz & Danny Thomas |
92.60 | |
| About Face (1952) | Gordon MacRae & Eddie Bracken |
89.50 | |
| The Winning Team (1952) | Doris Day & Ronald Reagan |
87.40 | |
| The Devil Makes Three (1952) | Gene Kelly | 80.80 | |
| Invitation (1952) | Van Johnson | 79.20 | |
| The Lion And The Horse (1952) | Steve Cochran | 78.60 | |
| The Girl in White (1952) | Directed by John Sturges | 73.20 | |
| Stop, You're Killing Me (1952) | Broderick Crawford | 65.10 | |
| Just This Once (1952) | Janet Leigh & Peter Lawford |
57.70 | |
| Love Is Better Than Ever (1952) | Elizabeth Taylor & Larry Parks |
53.00 | |
| Fearless Fagan (1952) | Janet Leigh | 51.70 | |
| Tarzan's Savage Fury (1952) | Lex Barker | 49.00 | |
| Cattle Town (1952) | Rita Moreno & Dennis Morgan |
46.90 | |
| Desperate Search (1952) | Howard Keel | 38.50 | |
| Washington Story (1952) | Van Johnson | 37.20 | |
| When in Rome (1952) | Van Johnson | 37.20 | |
| The Sellout (1952) | Walter Pidgeon | 35.10 | |
| Glory Alley (1952) | Leslie Caron | 33.00 | |
| Three for Bedroom C (1952) | Gloria Swanson | 19.30 | |
| Shadow In The Sky (1952) | Jean Hagen | 17.40 | |
| Hoodlum Empire (1952) | Claire Trevor & Richard Jaeckel |
5.50 |
How the Box Office Numbers were Calculated
Sadly in 1952….BoxOfficeMojo was not around to keep track of box office earnings. Back then earnings seem to be a secret and a secret that needed to be safely locked up. When studios did report box office stats they used “box office rentals”. Box office rentals were the amount of money the studio got back from the theaters. It is NOT the box office gross. According to Film Daily Yearbook the film rentals as percentage of box office grosses was 36% in 1952. That means that box office gross was 2.75 times greater than box office rentals. It is not an exact calculation….but for 1952 the multiplier we used was 2.75.
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Is this one of the pages you can not upgrade?
Good catch. Yep this one I forgot. I will get that flipped ASAP…..does this mean I need to do the fireworks show again when I get it done?….lol. The other undone links I want to do but currently can not are the UMR Top 500 and the UMR Bottom 50. Thanks again for being so alert.
Hey Taylor is now dynamic….just needs some co-stars added….but I am headed to see BladeRunner2049…so I will finish it when I get home.
Hey Cogerson, thanks, your feedback on my comments and supplementary info are always useful and appreciated!
Glad to help….sorry it took so long to respond…I blame…work, doing taxes, death in the family, wife getting sick and yard work…lol.
Great list! Relative to other years of that era, I think 1952 did not have many huge box office hits, but but it did have many hits – over 100 movies earning over $3M, which for 1952 was quite respectable. I looked quickly at some of the comments on this page and I agree that The Greatest Show on Earth has not quite stood the test of time as say High Noon, The Quiet Man, or even Monkey Business (only #49 on the list) but it was still an impressive production…and my mom really likes it. Other classics from 1952 I would like to highlight include The Bad and the Beautiful, Viva Zapata, Bend of the River, Scaramouche, Come Back Little Sheba, 5 Fingers, The Crimson Pirate (a little silly but fun) and of course Singin’ in the Rain. Also interesting to note a few less commercially successful film noirs that have gained significant popularity over the years: Angel Face (#116) and two that did not even make the list. The Narrow Margin and Kansas City Confidential. But perhaps the biggest “late” hit from 1952 is Charlie Chaplin’s Limelight (#159), so poorly received upon its release and even boycotted in the US (though it was successful internationally) and later regarded as one of Chaplin’s best – apparently Cogerson’s favourite Chaplin film I saw 😉 – and awarded a belated Oscar.
Hey Phil
1. Thanks for checking out our 1952 page.
2. At the time Greatest Show on Earth and Quo Vadis were listed as the 3rd and 5th biggest hits of all time according to Variety ….not to bad for a single year.
3. Greatest Show Are Earth has not aged well…and even the great train wreck looks weak compared to the special effects of today.
4. Scaramouche blew me away when I saw it about a year ago..I was shocked it was so good and yet it is hardly spoken about today.
5. As for the two movies you mention that are not on the list…I am thinking they are now in the database and will show up the next time I update the page.
6. As for Limelight….what a shame it was ignored back then…I often think …if it would have been a hit…maybe it would have changed Chaplin’s later life….and another masterpiece would have been created….just a shame.
Good comment from you.
By 1952 the most appearances in films list really drops down. These are the performers with 7 or more credited appearances for feature films/serials in 1952 per the 2 volume set “40 Years of Screen Credits”.
14 ROY BARCROFT
13 STUART RANDALL
11 I. STANFORD JOLLEY
11 LYLE TALBOT
11 SLIM PICKINS
10 FRANK FERGUSON
10 HUGH O’BRIEN
9 CLAYTON MOORE
9 HARRY MORGAN
9 JACK ELAM
9 MARSHALL REED
9 OLIVER PRICKETT
9 RAY TEAL
8 DON BEDDOE
8 GRANT WITHERS
8 GREGG PALMER
8 HOUSE PETERS JR.
8 JIM BACKUS
8 JOHN DEHNER
8 JOHN DOUCHETTE
8 MYRON HEALEY
8 PHYLLIS COATES
8 ROBERT J. WHITE
8 TOM POWERS
7 ALAN HALE JR.
7 CAMERON MITCHELL
7 EMMETT LYNN
7 EMORY PARNELL
7 FRANK WILCOX
7 PETER BROCCO
7 WILLIAM FAWCETT
Hey Dan…..you are correct….this looks like a baby list compared to the 1939 one you shared. Good old Jack Elam making an appearance…I was just reading about him the other night. Another #1 that I do not know….but good job Mr. Barcroft. I like that two of the Gilligan’s Island cast made the page…with Mr. Howell making 8 movies and the Skipper making 7 movies…..but where is Mrs. Howell and the Professor?…lol. Hugh O’Brien with 10 is a surprise…..had to be the beginning of his career. Thanks for sharing this list and the others you did….you efforts are greatly appreciated.
Roy Barcroft is usually the leader of the bad guys in all of Republic’s B westerns and in numerous serials. Somewhere I read that he had a 10 year contract with them just to play villians.
Hey Dan….in my best Keanu Reeves voice…..”Wwwwwhhhhhooooooaaaaaa” just checked out his IMDb page….he has an incredible 370 credits over 39 years….1931 to 1970….that is an average of 9.48 projects a year. Only 77 television appearances….leaving 293 movies on his resume….I won’t be doing a page on him anytime soon….lol. Thanks for the feedback,
What a list! Will there be more yearly lists, I can only imagine how much work this takes…I have seen all the 007’s…not a fan of pierce or Daniel…Roger is my fave,but not so much his other roles…liked him as Beau Maverick tho…I reviewed Live And Let Die for zoo world , a music mag, back in the day…keep up the great work…any chance for an audie Murphy page in the future?…best, al “Cooley” Bianculli…
Thanks Al…..let’s see besides the 7 years right above your comment we also have a (1) 1942 page https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/1942-top-grossing-movies/ (2) 1925-1931 page https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/box-office-grosses-1925-through-1931/ (3) 2016 page https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/2016-movies/
Others are coming….but amazingly they are pretty difficult to put together compared to the others we do here. We are in the same boat as liking Roger Moore as the best Bond….not many of us…lol. I will add your name to the people that have requested Audie Murphy…..thanks for the visit, the suggestion and the comment.