The year 1954 in film involved some significant events and memorable ones.
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The top ten 1954 released films by box office gross in the United States are as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
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1 | White Christmas | Paramount | $12,000,000[1] |
2 | The Caine Mutiny | Columbia | $8,700,000[1] |
3 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Buena Vista | $8,000,000[1] |
4 | The Glenn Miller Story | Universal | $7,600,000[1] |
5 | The Country Girl | Paramount | $6,500,000[1] |
6 | The High and the Mighty A Star Is Born |
Warner Bros. | $6,100,000[1] |
7 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | MGM | $5,526,000[2] |
8 | Rear Window | Paramount | $5,300,000[1] |
9 | Magnificent Obsession | Universal | $5,200,000[1] |
10 | There's No Business Like Show Business | 20th Century Fox | $5,103,555[3] |
International market | Film | Studio | Revenue | Admissions | Production country |
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France | Royal Affairs in Versailles | Cocinor | — | 6,986,788[4] | France |
Germany | From Here to Eternity | Columbia Pictures | — | 13,000,000[5] | United States |
India | Nagin | Filmistan | $6,090,000[6][7] | — | India |
Italy | Ulysses | Lux Film | — | 13,170,322[8] | Italy |
Japan | What Is Your Name? Part 3 | Shochiku | ¥330,150,000[9] | — | Japan |
Soviet Union | Awaara | R. K. Films | $16,970,000[d] | 100,000,000[12] | India |
Spain | Quo Vadis | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | — | 3,721,532[14] | United States |
United Kingdom | Doctor in the House | Rank Organisation | — | 12,200,000[15] | United Kingdom |
Category/Organization | 12th Golden Globe Awards February 24, 1955 |
27th Academy Awards March 30, 1955 | |
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Drama | Comedy or Musical | ||
Best Film | On the Waterfront | Carmen Jones | On the Waterfront |
Best Director | Elia Kazan On the Waterfront | ||
Best Actor | Marlon Brando On the Waterfront |
James Mason A Star Is Born |
Marlon Brando On the Waterfront |
Best Actress | Grace Kelly The Country Girl |
Judy Garland A Star Is Born |
Grace Kelly The Country Girl |
Best Supporting Actor | Edmond O'Brien The Barefoot Contessa | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Jan Sterling The High and the Mighty |
Eva Marie Saint On the Waterfront | |
Best Screenplay, Adapted | Ernest Lehman Sabrina |
George Seaton The Country Girl | |
Best Screenplay, Original | Budd Schulberg On the Waterfront | ||
Best Foreign Language Film | Genevieve The Lady of the Camellias No Way Back Twenty-Four Eyes |
Gate of Hell |
Exhibitors selected the following as the Top Ten Money Making Stars of the Year in Quigley Publishing Company's annual poll. John Wayne became the first actor to regain the number one spot after losing that position.[17]
Rank | Actor/Actress |
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1. | John Wayne |
2. | Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis |
3. | Gary Cooper |
4. | James Stewart |
5. | Marilyn Monroe |
6. | Alan Ladd |
7. | William Holden |
8. | Bing Crosby |
9. | Jane Wyman |
10. | Marlon Brando |
The poll also revealed the top Western stars.
Rank | Actor/Actress |
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1. | Roy Rogers |
2. | Gene Autry |
3. | Rex Allen |
4. | Wild Bill Elliott |
5. | Gabby Hayes |
United States unless stated
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