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

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

†	This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year.[1]

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

Highest-grossing films

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

Rank	Title	Distributor	Rental[1]
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

• List of American films — American films by year
• Lists of box office number-one films

References

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Chronology

Preceded by 1954

1955

Succeeded by 1956