Most Popular Movies 1952
This chart shows the 1952 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1952 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1952 - Top 1952 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1953 → |
1
| Singin' in the Rain |
| Director: Stanley Donen |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 10, 1952 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Movie Business, Romantic Musical, Romance, 1920s, Set in Hollywood |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Musical, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $7,200,000 |
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International BO: $41,009 |
2
| The Greatest Show on Earth |
| Director: Cecil B. DeMille |
| Lead Roles: Betty Hutton as Holly, Cornel Wilde as The Great Sebastien, Charlton Heston as Marc Braden, Dorothy Lamour as Phyllis, Gloria Grahame as Angel, James Stewart as Buttons |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 10, 1952 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Circus, Animal Lead, Life Drama |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $36,000,000 |
3
| Bwana Devil |
| Director: Arch Oboler, Robert Clampett |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 30, 1952 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
4
| Limelight |
| Director: Charlie Chaplin |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 31, 1952 (Limited) (France) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
International BO: $5,417 |
5
| High Noon |
| Director: Fred Zinnemann |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 24, 1952 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Real Time |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $8,000,000 |
6
| Tales of Hoffmann |
| Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger |
| Lead Roles: Moira Shearer as Stella/Olympia |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 13, 1952 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Relationships Gone Wrong, Prologue, Segments, Robot, Romance, Doomed Romance, Love Triangle, Terminal Illness |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Musical, Live Action, Fantasy |
|
Domestic BO: $91,930 |
Synopsis
A famous writer broods over his three lost loves.
7
| The Steel Fist |
| Director: Wesley Barry |
| Lead Roles: Roddy McDowall |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 6, 1952 (Limited) by Monogram Pictures |
| Classification: Live Action |
8
| Bend of the River |
| Director: Anthony Mann |
| Lead Roles: James Stewart, Julia Adams |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 23, 1952 (Limited) by Universal |
| Keywords: Romance |
| Classification: Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
9
| Million Dollar Mermaid |
| Director: Mervyn LeRoy |
| Lead Roles: Esther Williams as Annette Kellerman, Victor Mature as James Sullivan, Walter Pidgeon as Frederick Kellerman, David Brian as Alfred Harper |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 4, 1952 (Limited) by MGM |
| Keywords: Biographical Drama, Biography, Swimming, 1890s, Medical and Hospitals, 1900s, Romance, Set in Hollywood, Aspiring Actress / Actor, Money Troubles |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
|
Domestic BO: $2,750,000 |
10
| The Quiet Man |
| Director: John Ford |
| Lead Roles: John Wayne as Sean Thornton, Maureen O’Hara as Mary Kate Danaher, Barry Fitzgerald as Michaeleen |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 21, 1952 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Set in Ireland, Boxing |
| Classification: Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $7,600,000 |
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International BO: $376 |
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| Una mujer sin amor |
| Director: Luis Bunuel |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 31, 1952 (Wide) (Mexico) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $2,167 |
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| The Sound Barrier |
| Director: David Lean |
| Lead Roles: Ralph Richardson as John Ridgefield , Ann Todd as Susan Garthwaite , Nigel Patrick as Tony Garthwaite , John Justin as Philip Peel |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 21, 1952 (Limited) by Lopert Pictures Corporation |
| Keywords: Romance, World War II, 1940s |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
13
| The Snows of Kilimanjaro |
| Director: Henry King |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 17, 1952 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Romantic Drama, Death of a Girlfriend / Boyfriend, Civil War, Set in Africa, Set in Spain, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Nurse |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $13,000,000 |
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International BO: $1,181,330 |
14
| Stars and Stripes Forever |
| Director: Henry Koster |
| Lead Roles: Clifton Webb as John Philip Sousa |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 22, 1952 (Limited) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: 1890s |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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| Rancho Notorious |
| Director: Fritz Lang |
| Lead Roles: Marlene Dietrich as Alter Keane, Arthur Kennedy as Vern Haskell, Mel Ferrer as Frenchy Fairmont |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 1, 1952 (Limited) by RKO Radio Pictures |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
International BO: $64 |
Synopsis
After the murder of his fiancée, a Wyoming ranch hand sets out to find her killer.