List of 1955 box office number-one films in the United States

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This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1955 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[edit]

# Week ending Film Notes Ref
1 January 5, 1955 There's No Business Like Show Business [1]
2 January 12, 1955 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea reached number one in its third week of release. [1]
3 January 19, 1955 Vera Cruz Vera Cruz reached number one in its fourth week of release. [2]
4 January 26, 1955 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea returned to number one in its fifth week of release. [3]
5 February 2, 1955 The Bridges at Toko-Ri The Bridges at Toko-Ri reached number one in its second week of release. [4]
6 February 9, 1955 [5]
7 February 16, 1955 [6]
8 February 23, 1955 Battle Cry Battle Cry reached number one in its third week of release. [7]
9 March 2, 1955 The Country Girl The Country Girl reached number one in its ninth week of release. [8]
10 March 9, 1955 Battle Cry Battle Cry returned to number one in its fifth week of release. [9]
11 March 16, 1955 The Country Girl The Country Girl returned to number one in its eleventh week of release. [10]
12 March 23, 1955 [11]
13 March 30, 1955 [12]
14 April 6, 1955 [13]
15 April 13, 1955 A Man Called Peter A Man Called Peter grossed $400,000 from 20 key cities. [14]
16 April 20, 1955 East of Eden East of Eden reached number one in its second week of release. [15]
17 April 27, 1955 Blackboard Jungle Blackboard Jungle reached number one in its fifth week of release. [16]
18 May 4, 1955 [17]
19 May 11, 1955 The Prodigal The Prodigal grossed $200,000 from the cities sampled. [18]
20 May 18, 1955 Blackboard Jungle Blackboard Jungle returned to number one in its eighth week of release. [19]
21 May 25, 1955 Strategic Air Command Strategic Air Command reached number one in its ninth week of release. [20]
22 June 1, 1955 [21]
23 June 8, 1955 [22]
24 June 15, 1955 Love Me or Leave Me Love Me or Leave Me reached number one in its third week of release. [23]
25 June 22, 1955 [24]
26 June 29, 1955 The Seven Year Itch The Seven Year Itch reached number one in its fourth week of release. [25]
27 July 6, 1955 [26]
28 July 13, 1955 Not as a Stranger Not as a Stranger reached number one in its second week of release. [27]
29 July 20, 1955 Not as a Stranger grossed $350,000 from 23 key cities. [28]
30 July 27, 1955 Mister Roberts [29]
31 August 3, 1955 Mister Roberts grossed $600,000 from the cities sampled. [30]
32 August 10, 1955 Mister Roberts grossed $500,000 from 24 key cities. [31]
33 August 17, 1955 [32]
34 August 24, 1955 Mister Roberts grossed $500,000 from 21 key cities. [33]
35 August 31, 1955 To Catch a Thief To Catch a Thief reached number one in its fourth week of release. [34]
36 September 7, 1955 [35]
37 September 14, 1955 [36]
38 September 21, 1955 Cinerama Holiday Cinerama Holiday reached number one in its 32nd week of release. [37]
39 September 28, 1955 [38]
40 October 5, 1955 To Hell and Back To Hell and Back reached number one in its seventh week of release. [39]
41 October 12, 1955 [40]
42 October 19, 1955 To Hell and Back grossed $400,000 from 17 key cities. [41]
43 October 26, 1955 To Hell and Back grossed $300,000 from 13 key cities. [42]
44 November 2, 1955 Trial Trial reached number one in its fourth week of release. [43]
45 November 9, 1955 Cinerama Holiday Cinerama Holiday returned to number one in its 39th week of release. [44]
46 November 16, 1955 Guys and Dolls Guys and Dolls reached number one in its second week of release. [45]
47 November 23, 1955 [46]
48 November 30, 1955 The Tender Trap The Tender Trap reached number one in its fourth week of release. [47]
49 December 7, 1955 [48]
50 December 14, 1955 Guys and Dolls Guys and Dolls reached number one in its sixth week of release. [49]
51 December 21, 1955 Cinerama Holiday Cinerama Holiday returned to number one in its 45th week of release. [50]
52 December 28, 1955 Guys and Dolls Guys and Dolls returned to number one in its eighth week of release. [51]

Highest-grossing films[edit]

The highest-grossing films during the calendar year based on theatrical rentals were as follows:

Rank Title Distributor Rental[52]
1 Cinerama Holiday Cinerama Releasing Corporation $10,000,000
2 Mister Roberts Warner Bros. Pictures $8,500,000
3 Battle Cry $8,000,000
4 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Walt Disney/Buena Vista Distribution $8,000,000
5 Not as a Stranger United Artists $7,100,000
6 The Country Girl Paramount Pictures $6,900,000
7 Lady and the Tramp Walt Disney/Buena Vista Distribution $6,500,000
8 Strategic Air Command Paramount Pictures $6,500,000
9 To Hell and Back Universal Pictures $6,000,000
10 The Sea Chase Warner Bros. Pictures $6,000,000

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  3. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 26, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Archive.org.
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  7. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 23, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Archive.org.
  8. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 2, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Archive.org.
  9. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 9, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Archive.org.
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  11. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 23, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Archive.org.
  12. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 30, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Archive.org.
  13. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 6, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Archive.org.
  14. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 13, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Archive.org.
  15. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 20, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Archive.org.
  16. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 27, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Archive.org.
  17. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 4, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Archive.org.
  18. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 11, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Archive.org.
  19. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 18, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Archive.org.
  20. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 25, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Archive.org.
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  23. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 15, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Archive.org.
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  31. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 10, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Archive.org.
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  37. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 21, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Archive.org.
  38. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 28, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Archive.org.
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  47. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 30, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Archive.org.
  48. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 7, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Archive.org.
  49. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 14, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Archive.org.
  50. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 21, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Archive.org.
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Chronology[edit]

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