Top Grossing Films (U.S.)
| Rank | Title | Studio | Actors | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | White Christmas 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea* |
Paramount Disney |
Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen Kirk Douglas, James Mason, and Peter Lorre |
$12,000,000 |
| 2. | Rear Window | Paramount/Universal | James Stewart and Grace Kelly | $9,867,000 |
| 3. | Carmen Jones | 20th Century Fox | Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte, and Pearl Bailey | $9,812,000 |
| 4. | The Caine Mutiny | Columbia | Humphrey Bogart and Fred MacMurray | $8,700,000 |
| 5. | The Country Girl | Paramount | Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and William Holden | $7,963,000 |
| 6. | The Barefoot Contessa | MGM | Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner, and Edmond O'Brien | $7,298,000 |
| 7. | A Star Is Born The High and the Mighty |
Warner Brothers | Judy Garland and James Mason John Wayne and Robert Stack |
$6,850,000 |
| 8. | Magnificent Obsession | Universal | Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson | $5,200,000 |
| 9. | The Long, Long Trailer | MGM | Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz | $5,000,000 |
| 10. | On the Waterfront | Columbia | Marlon Brando, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, and Eva Marie Saint | $4,500,000 |
| 11. | Sabrina | Paramount | Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, and William Holden | |
| 12. | River of No Return | 20th Century Fox | Marilyn Monroe and Robert Mitchum | |
| 13. | The Last Time I Saw Paris | MGM | Elizabeth Taylor | |
| 14. | Dial M for Murder | Warner Bros. | Ray Milland and Grace Kelly | |
| 15. | Living It Up | Paramount | Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis | |
| 16. | Young at Heart | Warner Bros. | Frank Sinatra and Doris Day | |
| 17. | It Should Happen to You | Columbia | Judy Holliday, Peter Lawford, and Jack Lemmon | |
| 18. | Francis Joins the WACS | Universal | Donald O'Connor, Julie Adams, and Mamie Van Doren | |
| 19. | Johnny Guitar | Republic Pictures | Joan Crawford and Sterling Hayden | |
| 20. | Elephant Walk | Paramount | Elizabeth Taylor |
(*) After theatrical re-issue(s)
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