# List of 1954 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1954 per Variety's weekly National Boxoffice Survey. The results are based on a sample of 20-25 key cities and therefore, any box office amounts quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.

## Number-one films

| † | This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. |
| # | Week ending | Film | Notes |
| 1 | January 6, 1954 | This Is Cinerama | |
| 2 | January 13, 1954 | Knights of the Round Table | Knights of the Round Table grossed $338,000 from 11 key cities. |
| 3 | January 20, 1954 | Knights of the Round Table | Knights of the Round Table grossed $465,000 from 25 key cities. |
| 4 | January 27, 1954 | Knights of the Round Table | |
| 5 | February 3, 1954 | Knights of the Round Table | |
| 6 | February 10, 1954 | Knights of the Round Table | |
| 7 | February 17, 1954 | Knights of the Round Table | |
| 8 | February 24, 1954 | The Glenn Miller Story | The Glenn Miller Story reached number one in its second week of release. |
| 9 | March 3, 1954 | The Glenn Miller Story | |
| 10 | March 10, 1954 | The Glenn Miller Story | The Glenn Miller Story grossed $400,000 from 20 key cities. |
| 11 | March 17, 1954 | The Glenn Miller Story | |
| 12 | March 24, 1954 | The Glenn Miller Story | |
| 13 | March 31, 1954 | Rose Marie | Rose Marie reached number one in its fourth week of release. |
| 14 | April 7, 1954 | Rose Marie | |
| 15 | April 14, 1954 | Rose Marie | |
| 16 | April 21, 1954 | Prince Valiant | Prince Valiant reached number one in its third week of release. |
| 17 | April 28, 1954 | Prince Valiant | |
| 18 | May 5, 1954 | Executive Suite | |
| 19 | May 12, 1954 | Executive Suite | |
| 20 | May 19, 1954 | Executive Suite | |
| 21 | May 26, 1954 | Executive Suite | |
| 22 | June 2, 1954 | Dial M for Murder | |
| 23 | June 9, 1954 | Three Coins in the Fountain | Three Coins in the Fountain reached number one in its third week of release. |
| 24 | June 16, 1954 | Three Coins in the Fountain | |
| 25 | June 23, 1954 | Demetrius and the Gladiators | Demetrius and the Gladiators grossed $355,000 from 14 key cities. |
| 26 | June 30, 1954 | Demetrius and the Gladiators | |
| 27 | July 7, 1954 | The Caine Mutiny | The Caine Mutiny reached number one in its second week of release. |
| 28 | July 14, 1954 | The Caine Mutiny | |
| 29 | July 21, 1954 | The Caine Mutiny | |
| 30 | July 28, 1954 | The Caine Mutiny | |
| 31 | August 4, 1954 | The Caine Mutiny | |
| 32 | August 11, 1954 | The Caine Mutiny | |
| 33 | August 18, 1954 | Magnificent Obsession | Magnificent Obsession reached number one in its second week of release. |
| 34 | August 25, 1954 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers reached number one in its fifth week of release. |
| 35 | September 1, 1954 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers grossed $320,000 from 10 key cities. |
| 36 | September 8, 1954 | Dragnet | Dragnet grossed $389,000 from 15 key cities. |
| 37 | September 15, 1954 | The Egyptian | |
| 38 | September 22, 1954 | The Egyptian | |
| 39 | September 29, 1954 | Sabrina | |
| 40 | October 6, 1954 | Sabrina | |
| 41 | October 13, 1954 | Woman's World | Woman's World reached number one in its second week of release. |
| 42 | October 20, 1954 | A Star Is Born | A Star Is Born earned $675,000 from 17 key cities in its third week of release. |
| 43 | October 27, 1954 | A Star Is Born | A Star Is Born grossed $536,000 from 19 key cities. |
| 44 | November 3, 1954 | White Christmas † | White Christmas earned $525,000 from 12 key cities in its third week of release. |
| 45 | November 10, 1954 | White Christmas † | White Christmas grossed $525,000 from 12 key cities. |
| 46 | November 17, 1954 | White Christmas † | White Christmas grossed $788,000 from 19 key cities. |
| 47 | November 24, 1954 | White Christmas † | |
| 48 | December 1, 1954 | White Christmas † | |
| 49 | December 8, 1954 | White Christmas † | |
| 50 | December 15, 1954 | White Christmas † | |
| 51 | December 22, 1954 | White Christmas † | |
| 52 | December 29, 1954 | There's No Business Like Show Business | There's No Business Like Show Business reached number one in its second week of release. |

## Highest-grossing films

The highest-grossing films during the calendar year based on theatrical rentals were as follows:
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Rental |
| 1 | White Christmas | Paramount Pictures | $12,000,000 |
| 2 | The Caine Mutiny | Columbia Pictures | $8,700,000 |
| 3 | The Glenn Miller Story | Universal-International | $7,000,000 |
| 4 | The Egyptian | 20th Century Fox | $6,000,000 |
| 5 | Rear Window | Paramount Pictures | $5,300,000 |
| 6 | The High and the Mighty | Warner Bros. | $5,200,000 |
| 7 | Magnificent Obsession | Universal-International | $5,000,000 |
| 8 | Three Coins in the Fountain | 20th Century Fox | $5,000,000 |
| 9 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $4,750,000 |
| 10 | Désirée | 20th Century Fox | $4,500,000 |