Top Grossing Films (U.S.)
| Rank | Title | Leading Star | Studio | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Ten Commandments | Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner and Anne Baxter | Paramount | $43,000,000 |
| 2. | Around the World in Eighty Days | David Niven, Cantinflas and Shirley MacLaine | United Artists | $23,120,000 |
| 3. | Giant | Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean | Warner Bros. | $14,000,000 |
| 4. | War and Peace | Audrey Hepburn and Henry Fonda | Paramount | $12,500,000 |
| 5. | The King and I | Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner | 20th Century Fox | $9,000,000 |
| 6. | The Searchers | John Wayne | Warner Bros. | $8,500,000 |
| 7. | Bus Stop | Marilyn Monroe and Don Murray | 20th Century Fox | $7,269,000 |
| 8. | The Girl Can't Help It | Jayne Mansfield, Tom Ewell, and Edmund O'Brien | 20th Century Fox | $6,250,000 |
| 9. | High Society | Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra | MGM | $5,878,000 |
| 10. | Written on the Wind | Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, and Dorothy Malone | Universal | $5,712,000 |
| 11. | Julie | Doris Day | MGM | $4,500,000 |
| 12. | The Eddy Duchin Story | Tyrone Power and Kim Novak | Columbia | $4,396,000 |
| 13. | The Lieutenant Wore Skirts | Tom Ewell and Sheree North | 20th Century Fox | $4,390,000 |
| 14. | Baby Doll | Carroll Baker and Karl Malden | Warner Bros. | $4,285,000 |
| 15. | Zarak | Victor Mature, Michael Wilding, and Anita Ekberg | Columbia | $4,252,000 |
| 16. | Love Me Tender | Elvis Presley and Debra Paget | 20th Century Fox | $4,225,000 |
| 17. | Between Heaven and Hell | Robert Wagner, Buddy Ebsen, Broderick Crawford, and Terry Moore | 20th Century Fox | $4,200,000 |
| 18. | The Man Who Knew Too Much | James Stewart and Doris Day | Paramount | $4,153,000 |
| 19. | The Best Things in Life Are Free | Gordon MacRae, Dan Dailey, Ernest Borgnine, and Sheree North | 20th Century Fox | $4,129,000 |
| 20. | Star in the Dust | John Agar, Richard Boone, and Mamie Van Doren | Universal | $4,122,000 |
(*) After theatrical re-issue(s)
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