This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1957.
Number-one films †This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. Week ending Film Notes 1 The Teahouse of the August Moon 2 3 The Ten Commandments † The Ten Commandments reached number one in its tenth week of release. 4 Anastasia Anastasia reached number one in its sixth week of release. 5 6 The Ten Commandments † The Ten Commandments reached number one in its 13th week of release. 7 8 9 10 The Ten Commandments grossed $425,000 from 19 key cities. 11 The Ten Commandments grossed $400,000 from the cities sampled. 12 13 14 15 16 17 Funny Face Funny Face earned $400,000 from 17 key cities in its tenth week of release. 18 Around the World in 80 Days Around the World in 80 Days earned $300,000 from 13 key cities in its 28th week of release. 19 Funny Face Funny Face returned to number one in its 12th week of release. 20 Around the World in 80 Days Around the World in 80 Days returned to number one in its 30th week of release. 21 22 23 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Gunfight at the O.K. Corral grossed more than $420,000 in 13 key cities. 24 25 Island in the Sun Island in the Sun grossed $500,000 from 16 key cities. 26 27 Around the World in 80 Days Around the World in 80 Days returned to number one in its 37th week of release. 28 29 30 31 32 33 The Pride and the Passion The Pride and the Passion reached number one in its fifth week of release. 34 Around the World in 80 Days Around the World in 80 Days earned $358,000 from 19 key cities in its 44th week of release. 35 36 The Pajama Game The Pajama Game grossed $400,000 from 13 key cities. 37 Around the World in 80 Days Around the World in 80 Days returned to number one in its 47th week of release. 38 39 40 Jet Pilot 41 Around the World in 80 Days Around the World in 80 Days returned to number one in its 51st week of release. 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Pal Joey Pal Joey reached number one in its fifth week of release. 49 50 Around the World in 80 Days Around the World in 80 Days returned to number one in its 60th week of release. 51 52 The Sad Sack The Sad Sack reached number one in its fourth week of release.
Highest-grossing films The highest-grossing films during the calendar year based on theatrical rentals were as follows: Rank Title Distributor Rental 1 The Ten Commandments Paramount Pictures $18,500,000 2 Around the World in 80 Days United Artists $16,200,000 3 Giant Warner Bros. $12,000,000 4Pal JoeyColumbia Pictures $6,700,000 5 Seven Wonders of the WorldCinerama Releasing Corp. $6,500,000 6 The Teahouse of the August Moon Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $5,600,000 7 The Pride and the Passion United Artists $5,500,000 8 Anastasia 20th Century Fox $5,000,000 9 Island in the Sun $4,500,000 10 Love Me Tender $4,400,000
See also Lists of American films — American films by year Lists of box office number-one films
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