Most Popular Movies 1955
This chart shows the 1955 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 1955 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1955 - Top 1955 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1956 → |
1
| The Trouble with Harry |
| Director: Alfred Hitchcock |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 3, 1955 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures, released as The Trouble With Harry |
| Keywords: Black Comedy, Ensemble, Romance, Artists |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Black Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $7,000,000 |
2
| To Catch a Thief |
| Director: Alfred Hitchcock |
| Lead Roles: Cary Grant as John Robie, Grace Kelly as Frances Stevens |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1955 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Heist, Intertitle, World War II, Circus, Surprise Twist, Framed, Romance, Directing Yourself, Crime Thriller, Director Cameo |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $8,750,000 |
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International BO: $2,085 |
3
| The Tall Men |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 22, 1955 (Limited) |
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Domestic BO: $12,000,000 |
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International BO: $3,399 |
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| The Night My Number Came Up |
| Director: Leslie Norman |
| Lead Roles: Michael Redgrave as Air Marshal Hardie |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 19, 1955 (Limited) by Continental Distributing |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
5
| Galapagos |
| Director: Thor Heyerdahl |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1955 (Wide), released as Galapagos (1955) |
| Keywords: Nature Documentary, Explorer, Field Scientists |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
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Domestic BO: $11,500,000 |
6
| Piagol |
| Director: Kang-cheon Lee |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 23, 1955 (Wide) (South Korea) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
International BO: $1,482 |
7
| Picnic |
| Director: Joshua Logan |
| Lead Roles: William Holden, Kim Novak |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December, 1955 (Limited) by Columbia |
| Classification: Based on Play, Drama, Live Action |
8
| Jedda |
| Director: Charles Chauvel |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 5, 1955 (Limited) (Australia) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
9
| The Seven Year Itch |
| Director: Billy Wilder |
| Lead Roles: Marilyn Monroe as The Girl, Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 3, 1955 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Unnamed Character, Infidelity, Performing Arts, Voiceover/Narration, Fantasy Sequence, Prologue, Whitewashed Casting, Mid-Life Crisis, Hallucinations, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Romantic Comedy |
| Classification: Based on Play, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $6,000,000 |
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International BO: $342 |
10
| Kiss Me Deadly |
| Director: Robert Aldrich |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 28, 1955 (Limited) by United Artists |
| Keywords: Film Noir |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
International BO: $217 |
11
| Lola Montès |
| Director: Max Ophüls |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 23, 1955 (Wide) (France) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
|
Domestic BO: $120,306 |
12
| Ma celino pan y vino |
| Director: Ladislao Vajda |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 8, 1955 (Limited), released as Marcelino pan y vino (Italy) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
International BO: $4,733 |
13
| The Prisoner |
| Director: Peter Glenville |
| Lead Roles: Alec Guinness as Cardinal, Jack Hawkins as Interogator |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 11, 1955 (Limited) by Columbia |
| Keywords: Inspired by a True Story, Catholic, Communism, Unnamed Character, Dysfunctional Family, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author |
| Classification: Based on Play, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
14
| Mister Roberts |
| Director: John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 30, 1955 (Wide) |
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Domestic BO: $21,200,000 |
15
| Bad Day at Black Rock |
| Director: John Sturges |
| Lead Roles: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 15, 1955 (Limited) (Japan) |
|
International BO: $4,274 |
16
| Lady and the Tramp |
| Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske |
| Lead Roles: Barbara Luddy as Lady, Larry Roberts as Tramp |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 22, 1955 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Romance, Cross-Class Romance, Intertitle, Non-Chronological, 1910s, Family Adventure |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Hand Animation, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $93,600,000 |
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International BO: $38,184 |
17
| Guys and Dolls |
| Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Lead Roles: Marlon Brando as Sky Masterson, Jean Simmons as Sarah Brown, Frank Sinatra as Nathan Detroit, Vivian Blaine as Miss Adelaide |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 3, 1955 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Play, Musical, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
International BO: $10,780 |
18
| The King’s Thief |
| Director: Robert Z. Leonard |
| Lead Roles: Ann Blyth as Lady Mary, Edmund Purdom as Michael Dermott, David Niven as James, Duke of Brampton, George Sanders as Charles II |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 5, 1955 (Limited) |
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| The Ladykillers |
| Director: Alexander Mackendrick |
| Lead Roles: Alec Guinness as Professor Marcus, Cecil Parker as Claude, Herbert Lom as Louis, Peter Sellers as Harry, Danny Green as One-Round |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 8, 1955 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $23,213 |
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International BO: $19,273 |