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The year 1953 in film involved some significant events.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

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The top ten 1953 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1953
Rank Title Distributor Domestic rentals
1 The Robe 20th Century Fox $17,500,000[1]
2 From Here to Eternity Columbia $12,200,000[1]
3 Shane Paramount $8,000,000[1]
4 How to Marry a Millionaire 20th Century Fox $7,300,000[1]
5 Peter Pan RKO/Walt Disney $6,000,000[1]
6 House of Wax Warner Bros. $5,500,000[2]
7 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 20th Century Fox $5,100,000[1]
8 The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms Warner Bros. $5,000,000[3]
9 Salome Columbia $4,750,000[2]
10 Mogambo MGM $4,576,000[4]


Events

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Awards

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Category/Organization 11th Golden Globe Awards
January 22, 1954
26th Academy Awards
March 25, 1954
Drama Comedy or Musical
Best Film The Robe From Here to Eternity
Best Director Fred Zinnemann
From Here to Eternity
Best Actor Spencer Tracy
The Actress
David Niven
The Moon Is Blue
William Holden
Stalag 17
Best Actress Audrey Hepburn
Roman Holiday
Ethel Merman
Call Me Madam
Audrey Hepburn
Roman Holiday
Best Supporting Actor Frank Sinatra
From Here to Eternity
Best Supporting Actress Grace Kelly
Mogambo
Donna Reed
From Here to Eternity
Best Screenplay, Adapted Helen Deutsch
Lili
Daniel Taradash
From Here to Eternity
Best Screenplay, Original Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch and Richard L. Breen
Titanic

Notable films released in 1953

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United States unless stated

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1953 wide release films

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Serials

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Short film series

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Births

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Deaths

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Debuts

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Finler, Joel Waldo (2003). The Hollywood Story. Wallflower Press. pp. 358–359. ISBN 978-1-903364-66-6.
  2. ^ a b "All-Time Top Grosses". Variety. January 4, 1961. p. 49. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Top-Grossing Movies of 1953". The Numbers. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  4. ^ The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  5. ^ Jean-Charles Sabria (1987). Cinéma français: les années 50 : les longs métrages réalisés de 1950 à 1959 (in French). Éd. du Centre Pompidou. p. 1977.
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