# List of 1957 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 1957 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 2, 1957 | The Teahouse of the August Moon | |
| 2 | January 9, 1957 | The Teahouse of the August Moon | |
| 3 | January 16, 1957 | The Ten Commandments † | The Ten Commandments reached number one in its tenth week of release. |
| 4 | January 23, 1957 | Anastasia | Anastasia reached number one in its sixth week of release. |
| 5 | January 30, 1957 | Anastasia | |
| 6 | February 6, 1957 | The Ten Commandments † | The Ten Commandments reached number one in its 13th week of release. |
| 7 | February 13, 1957 | The Ten Commandments † | |
| 8 | February 20, 1957 | The Ten Commandments † | |
| 9 | February 27, 1957 | The Ten Commandments † | |
| 10 | March 6, 1957 | The Ten Commandments † | The Ten Commandments grossed $425,000 from 19 key cities. |
| 11 | March 13, 1957 | The Ten Commandments † | The Ten Commandments grossed $400,000 from the cities sampled. |
| 12 | March 20, 1957 | The Ten Commandments † | |
| 13 | March 27, 1957 | The Ten Commandments † | |
| 14 | April 3, 1957 | The Ten Commandments † | |
| 15 | April 10, 1957 | The Ten Commandments † | |
| 16 | April 17, 1957 | The Ten Commandments † | |
| 17 | April 24, 1957 | Funny Face | Funny Face earned $400,000 from 17 key cities in its tenth week of release. |
| 18 | May 1, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | Around the World in 80 Days earned $300,000 from 13 key cities in its 28th week of release. |
| 19 | May 8, 1957 | Funny Face | Funny Face returned to number one in its 12th week of release. |
| 20 | May 15, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | Around the World in 80 Days returned to number one in its 30th week of release. |
| 21 | May 22, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | |
| 22 | May 29, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | |
| 23 | June 5, 1957 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral grossed more than $420,000 in 13 key cities. |
| 24 | June 12, 1957 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | |
| 25 | June 19, 1957 | Island in the Sun | Island in the Sun grossed $500,000 from 16 key cities. |
| 26 | June 26, 1957 | Island in the Sun | |
| 27 | July 3, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | Around the World in 80 Days returned to number one in its 37th week of release. |
| 28 | July 10, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | |
| 29 | July 17, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | |
| 30 | July 24, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | |
| 31 | July 31, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | |
| 32 | August 7, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | |
| 33 | August 14, 1957 | The Pride and the Passion | The Pride and the Passion reached number one in its fifth week of release. |
| 34 | August 21, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | Around the World in 80 Days earned $358,000 from 19 key cities in its 44th week of release. |
| 35 | August 28, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | |
| 36 | September 4, 1957 | The Pajama Game | The Pajama Game grossed $400,000 from 13 key cities. |
| 37 | September 11, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | Around the World in 80 Days returned to number one in its 47th week of release. |
| 38 | September 18, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | |
| 39 | September 25, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | |
| 40 | October 2, 1957 | Jet Pilot | |
| 41 | October 9, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | Around the World in 80 Days returned to number one in its 51st week of release. |
| 42 | October 16, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | |
| 43 | October 23, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | |
| 44 | October 30, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | |
| 45 | November 6, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | |
| 46 | November 13, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | |
| 47 | November 20, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | |
| 48 | November 27, 1957 | Pal Joey | Pal Joey reached number one in its fifth week of release. |
| 49 | December 4, 1957 | Pal Joey | |
| 50 | December 11, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | Around the World in 80 Days returned to number one in its 60th week of release. |
| 51 | December 18, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | |
| 52 | December 25, 1957 | The Sad Sack | The Sad Sack reached number one in its fourth 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 | The Ten Commandments | Paramount Pictures | $18,500,000 |
| 2 | Around the World in 80 Days | United Artists | $16,200,000 |
| 3 | Giant | Warner Bros. | $12,000,000 |
| 4 | Pal Joey | Columbia Pictures | $6,700,000 |
| 5 | Seven Wonders of the World | Cinerama Releasing Corp. | $6,500,000 |
| 6 | The Teahouse of the August Moon | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $5,600,000 |
| 7 | The Pride and the Passion | United Artists | $5,500,000 |
| 8 | Anastasia | 20th Century Fox | $5,000,000 |
| 9 | Island in the Sun | 20th Century Fox | $4,500,000 |
| 10 | Love Me Tender | 20th Century Fox | $4,400,000 |