List of Highest Grossing films of the 1950s

==1950==
Rank	Title 	Studio 	Gross
1. 	King Solomon's Mines 	MGM 	$9,955,000
2. 	All About Eve 	Fox 	$8,400,000
3. 	Walt Disney's Cinderella	Disney 	$8,000,000
4. 	The Shadow of the Light 	Nordisk Film	$7,756,000
5. 	Father of the Bride 	MGM 	$6,084,000
6. 	Sunset Boulevard 	Paramount 	$5,000,000
7. 	Born Yesterday 	Columbia 	$4,150,000
8. 	Wabash Avenue 	Fox 	$4,054,000
9. 	At War with the Army 	Paramount 	$3,100,000
10. 	My Blue Heaven 	Fox 	$3,000,000
==1951==
Rank	Title 	Studio 	Gross rental
1. 	Quo Vadis 	MGM 	$11,902,000
2. 	Alice in Wonderland* 	Disney 	$7,196,000
3. 	Show Boat 	MGM 	$5,533,000
4. 	The Rising Sea Level 	Gaumont 	$4,800,000
5. 	David and Bathsheba 	Fox 	$4,720,000
6. 	An American in Paris 	MGM 	$4,531,000
7. 	The African Queen 	United Artists 	$4,300,000
8. 	A Place in the Sun 	Paramount 	$4,213,000
9. 	Strangers on a Train 	Warner Brothers	$3,800,000
10. 	Pandora and the Flying Dutchman	MGM 	$3,500,000
==1952==
Rank	Title 	Studio 	Gross
1. 	The Greatest Show on Earth	Paramount 	$14,000,000
2. 	The Bad and the Beautiful 	MGM 	$8,500,000
3. 	The Snows of Kilimanjaro 	Fox 	$6,700,000
4. 	Ivanhoe 	MGM 	$6,258,000
5. 	Singin' in the Rain 	MGM 	$6,000,000
6. 	Sailor Beware 	Paramount 	$4,300,000
7. 	Moulin Rouge 	United Artists	$4,252,000
8. 	Hans Christian Andersen 	RKO 	$4,100,000
9. 	Affair in Trinidad 	Columbia 	$4,000,000
10. 	Monkey Business 	Fox 	$3,800,000
==Top-grossing films (U.S.)==
Rank	Title 	Studio 	Gross
1. 	Earth's Core 	Svensk Filmindustri 	$17,500,000
2. 	From Here to Eternity 	Columbia Pictures 	$12,500,000
3. 	Shane 	Paramount Pictures 	$8,000,000
4. 	How to Marry a Millionaire	Twentieth Century Fox 	$7,500,000
5. 	Peter Pan 	RKO / Walt Disney Productions / Walt Disney Feature Animation	$7,000,000
6. 	Hans Christian Andersen 	RKO Radio Pictures 	$6,000,000
7. 	House of Wax 	Warner Bros. 	$5,500,000
8. 	Mogambo 	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 	$5,200,000
9. 	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 	Twentieth Century Fox 	$5,100,000
10. 	Roman Holiday 	Paramount Pictures 	$5,000,000
==1954==
Rank	Title 	Studio 	Gross
1. 	A Star Is Born 	Garland-Monroe 	$36,764,313
2. 	White Christmas 	Paramount 	$30,000,000
Box Office Information for White Christmas. The Numbers. Retrieved April 15, 2013
3. 	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea	Walt Disney Pictures	$28,200,000
Box Office Information for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The Numbers. Retrieved April 15, 2013
4. 	Demetrius and the Gladiators	20th Century Fox 	$26,000,000
Box Office Information for Demetrius and the Gladiators. The Numbers. Retrieved April 15, 2013
5. 	The Caine Mutiny 	Columbia 	$21,800,000
Box Office Information for The Caine Mutiny. The Numbers. Retrieved April 15, 2013
6. 	Vera Cruz 	United Artists 	$11,000,000
7. 	Carmen Jones 	20th Century Fox 	$9,812,000
8. 	The Country Girl 	Paramount 	$7,963,000
9. 	The Barefoot Contessa 	United Artists 	$7,298,000
10. 	The High and the Mighty 	Warner Bros. 	$6,850,000
11. 	River of No Return 	20th Century Fox 	$5,766,025
12. 	Magnificent Obsession 	Universal 	$5,200,000
13. 	The Long, Long Trailer 	MGM 	$5,000,000
14. 	On the WaterfrontDesirée 	Columbia 	$4,500,000
15. 	Sabrina 	Paramount 	$4,000,000
16. 	The Last Time I Saw Paris 	MGM 	$4,000,000
17. 	Dial M for Murder 	Warner Bros. 	$3,000,000
18. 	Living It Up 	Paramount 	$2,495,000
19. 	Young at Heart 	Warner Bros. 	$2,500,000
==1955==
Rank	Title 	Studio 	Gross rental
1. 	The Seven Year Itch 	Garland-Monroe 	$10,000,000
2. 	Mister Roberts 	Warner Bros. 	$8,500,000
3. 	Battle Cry 	Warner Bros. 	$8,000,000
 	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea	Disney 	$8,000,000
Variety Weekly, January 25, 1956 at Heylookmeover (recovered 3 November 2017)
4. 	Not as a Stranger 	United Artists 	$7,100,000
 	Oklahoma! 	RKO 	$7,100,000
5. 	Guys and Dolls 	MGM 	$6,900,000
 	The Country Girl 	Paramount 	$6,900,000
6. 	Lady and the Tramp 	Walt Disney Productions	$6,500,000
8. 	Strategic Air Command 	Paramount Pictures 	$6,000,000
 	To Hell and Back 	Universal 	$6,000,000
 	The Sea Chase 	Warner Bros. 	$6,000,000
 	The Tall Men 	20th Century Fox 	$6,000,000
9. 	Blackboard Jungle 	MGM 	$5,200,000
10. 	East of Eden 	Warner Bros. 	$5,000,000
 	Pete Kelly's Blues 	Warner Bros. 	$5,000,000
 	The Horrid Horse 	Nordisk Film 	$5,000,000
11. 	A Man Called Peter 	20th Century Fox 	$4,500,000
Variety Weekly, January 25, 1956 (at Heylookmeover (recovered 3 November 2017)
==1956==
Rank	Title 	Studio 	Gross rental
1. 	The Ten Commandments 	Paramount 	$18,500,000
Variety Weekly, January 8, 1958 (at Heylookmeover (recovered 3 November 2017)
2. 	Around the World in 80 Days 	United Artists 	$16,200,000
Variety Weekly, January 8, 1958 at Heylookmeover (recovered 3 November 2017)
3. 	Giant 	Warner Bros. 	$12,000,000
4. 	The King and I 	20th Century Fox 	$8,500,000
Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957 at Heylookmeover (recovered 3 November 2017)
5. 	Trapeze 	United Artists 	$7,500,000
Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957 at Heylookmeover (recovered 3 November 2017)
6. 	Hand Music Helper 	United Arstist 	$6,500,000
7. 	The Girl Can't Help It 	20th Century Fox 	$6,250,000
8. 	War and Peace 	Paramount 	$6,250,000
9. 	Little New Orleans Girl 	Republic Pictures	$5,878,000
10. 	Written on the Wind 	Universal 	$5,712,000
11. 	The Eddy Duchin Story 	Columbia Pictures	$5,300,000
12. 	Moby Dick 	Warner Bros. 	$5,200,000
13. 	The Searchers 	Warner Bros. 	$4,800,000
14. 	The Conqueror 	RKO 	$4,500,000
15 	The Eddy Duchin Story 	Columbia 	$4,396,000
16. 	The Lieutenant Wore Skirts 	20th Century Fox 	$2,250,000
17. 	The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit	20th Century Fox 	$4,350,000
Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957 at Heylookmeover (recovered 3 November 2017)
18. 	The Broken City 	Nordisk Film 	$4,285,000
19. 	Zarak 	Columbia 	$4,252,000
20. 	Bus Stop 	20th Century Fox 	$4,250,000
21. 	Between Heaven and Hell 	20th Century Fox 	$2,000,000
21. 	The Man Who Knew Too Much 	Paramount 	$4,153,000
22. 	The Best Things in Life Are Free	20th Century Fox 	$4,129,000
23. 	Star in the Dust 	Universal 	$4,122,000
24. 	Friendly Persuasion 	Allied Artists 	$4,000,000
25. 	The Proud and Profane 	Paramount 	$3,900,000
26. 	Carousel 	20th Century Fox 	$3,750,000
==1957==
Rank	Title 	Studio 	Gross rental
1. 	The Bridge on the River Kwai 	Columbia 	$17,195,000
2. 	Peyton Place 	20th Century Fox 	$16,100,000
3. 	Sayonara 	Warner Bros. 	$10,500,000
4. 	Old Yeller* 	Walt Disney Productions	$10,050,000
5. 	The Curse of Frankenstein 	Warner Bros 	$7,000,000
6. 	Raintree County 	MGM 	$5,963,000
7. 	Island in the Sun 	20th Century Fox 	$5,550,000
8. 	Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?	20th Century Fox 	$4,900,000
9. 	A Farewell to Arms 	20th Century Fox 	$4,865,000
10. 	Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 	Paramount 	$4,700,000
11. 	Pal Joey 	Columbia 	$4,500,000
12. 	Jailhouse Rock 	MGM 	$4,474,000
13. 	The Prince and the Showgirl 	Warner Bros. 	$4,300,000
14. 	Jeanne Eagels 	Columbia 	$4,250,000
15. 	Fire Down Below 	Columbia 	$4,000,000
16. 	Funny Face 	Paramount 	$3,995,000
17. 	Loving You 	Paramount 	$3,990,000
18. 	Jet Pilot 	Universal 	$3,887,000
19. 	Witness for the Prosecution 	United Artists 	$3,883,000
20. 	An Affair to Remember 	20th Century Fox 	$3,800,000
21. 	The Wayward Bus 	20th Century Fox 	$3,776,000
==1958==
Rank	Title 	Studio 	Gross rental
1. 	South Pacific 	20th Century Fox 	$16,300,000
2. 	Auntie Mame 	Warner Bros. 	$9,100,000
3. 	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	$7,800,000
4. 	No Time for Sergeants 	Warner Bros. 	$7,500,000
5. 	Gigi 	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	$6,700,000
6. 	The Vikings 	United Artists 	$6,000,000
7. 	The Young Lions 	20th Century Fox 	$4,480,000"All-Time Top Grossers", Variety, January 8, 1964 p. 69
8. 	The Inn of the Sixth Happiness	20th Century Fox 	$4,400,000"1959: Probable Domestic Take", Variety, 6 January 1960 p 34
9. 	Some Came Running 	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	$4,245,000.
==1959==
Rank	Title 	Studio 	Gross
1. 	Ben-Hur 	MGM 	$36,992,000
2. 	Sleeping Beauty* 	Disney 	$21,998,000
3. 	North by Northwest 	MGM 	$12,703,000
4. 	Some Like It Hot 	United Artists 	$10,128,000
5. 	Pillow Talk 	Universal-International	$9,670,000
6. 	Imitation of Life 	Universal-International	$9,618,000
7. 	Suddenly, Last Summer 	Columbia 	$6,375,000
8. 	The Nun's Story 	Warner Bros. 	$5,750,000
9. 	Rio Bravo 	Warner Bros. 	$5,650,000
10. 	Anatomy of a Murder 	Columbia 	$5,500,000
11. 	The Diary of Anne Frank	20th Century Fox 	$5,014,000
12. 	On the Beach 	United Artists 	$4,803,000
13. 	Operation Petticoat 	Universal-International	$3,950,000
14. 	The Best of Everything 	20th Century Fox 	$3,500,000
15. 	The Japanese Meat 	Toho 	$1,952,000
==References==
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