This movie page looks at The Top Grossing Movies of 1957. Currently when you type in the search words….”Top Grossing Movies of 1957″ you do not get much information. So in an effort to get more information out there…we have decided to unlock our 1957 movie database vault and share the information we have collected over the years.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1957 (as listed on IMDB.com). Obviously many movies made in 1956 earned box office dollars in 1957. On the other side many movies made in 1957 made money in 1958 and later. This page will looks at 155 Top Grossing Movies of 1957. The movies are listed in a massive table that shows who starred in the movie, had much the movie grossed when it was released and how that gross means in today’s money.
Obviously this is not all of the 1957 movies…..but since our website is dynamic, ever time we add a 1957 movie….it will automatically be added to this page.
Our UMR Top 50 of 1957
Top Grossing Movies of 1957 Can Be Sorted 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Column One gives title of movie and in some cases a link to the trailer
- Sort Top Grossing Movies of 1957 by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort Top Grossing Movies of 1957 by domestic actual box office grosses (in millions)
- Sort Top Grossing Movies of 1957 by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Top Grossing Movies of 1957 by critic and audience rating
- Sort Top Grossing Movies of 1957 by Oscar wins and Oscar nominations
- Sort Top Grossing Movies of 1957 by it’s Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score
Hi Mr. Cogerson,
Please correct typo in 1957.
typo-
Slaugher on Tenth Avenue (1957)
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Thx
Mike
Hey Mike…fixed…I like quick fixes like that.
no problem
Hi Mr. Cogerson,
Please correct typo in 1957.
typo
The Barrets of Wimpole Street (1957)
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Thx
Mike
Hey Mike…another quick fix…and we are good to go. Spelling is not one of my strengths….lol.
Your welcome
Hey Mike…..my spelling errors, literally take seconds to fix. Now…a new movie in the database takes much more effort. That increased time is required to put the movie in the database…and then have the database share information with the “dynamic”…when we first started doing that….it was pretty quick…now that is so much bigger it takes about a hour each time..WoC has it set to do it automatically in the middle of the night…but when I am working on it during the day…that hour is a pain.
1957 must be one of my favorite movie years – so many great titles! Like Chris, my top picks are 12 Angry Men and Paths of Glory (banned in France until 1975), two films which were not hits at the box office, but became timeless classics. Close follow-ups are 3:10 to Yuma and Bridge on and the River Kwai. Other favorites: Sweet Smell of Success, Witness for the Prosecution, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Sayonara, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, The Curse of Frankenstein, A Hatful of Rain and The Enemy Below. Two less well-known films I am curious to have box office information in case you are able to dig up any are The Strange One (Ben Gazzara’s first film) and The Bachelor Party.
Hey Phil. Glad you like this year in movies as well as this page. I agree there are some amazing movies listed here. Paths of Glory is a classic….sad only film buffs seem aware of that movie. I just recently rewatched The Curse of Frankenstein….good movie….one of Cushing’s better roles. I will have to see about the other two movies….I admit when it comes to this page I did no further research…..just listed the movies already listed in my database. So maybe I will have some b.o. information on those movies. Thanks for the feedback.
Thanks Bruce, I understand the list reflects the films in your database, and since so many successful movies are in fact in the database, usually I feel these annual lists are quite comprehensive. Still, it would make them even more so if all the Variety listed films were included, or at least those that grossed above a certain threshold. Though I realize it’s easy to make suggestions when one does not have to put them into practice 🙂
Hi
For me the two best movies of the year was 12 Angry Men and Paths of Glory, one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. Incidentally, Kirk Douglas is 101 today.
Funny Face and Silk Stockings weren’t bad musicals but clearly the Glory Days of MGM musicals were over. Although Warner’s Pajama Game is very good. Another favourite is The Incredible Shrinking Man. I’m surprised they’ve never made a remake.
Old Yeller was every school boy’s favourite, a must for anyone who loves dogs. Compared to some other years in the 50’s I don’t think ’57 is quite as distinguished.
Hey Chris. Those are two awesome movies. 12 Angry Men is a Top 10 IMDb movie. While Paths of Glory is my favorite Kubrick movie. Happy belated Birthday to Kirk. His 100th birthday got lots of press….apparently 101st is not as impressive…..lol. I agree it is interesting that The Incredible Shrinking Man never got a reboot. But lots of other movies covered the subject. Thanks for checking out our 1957 page.
These are the 138 1957 movies that I have seen since I saw my number 8000 in December of 1992 through December of 2016. Ooh the lists will be updated next year any 57’s seen in 2017. Classics like Bridge on the River Kwai and Jailhouse Rock were seen previous to 800. Key – film, studio, stars when I used to list (through 2013), date seen and source, whether DVD, tape or TV channel. You know I saw over 800 movies in revival theaters, all prior to 1991.
ABANDON SHIP (U.K.) 1957 COL TYRONE POWER MAI ZETTERLING 5/7 1994 TNT
ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN OF THE HIMALAYAS (U.K.) 1957 FOX PETER CUSHING FORREST TUCKER 12/13 2002 FXM
APACHE WARRIOR 1957 FOX KEITH LARSEN JIM DAVIS 1/8 2004 WEST
APRIL LOVE 1957 FOX PAT BOONE SHIRLEY JONES 4/7 1993 AMC
ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS 1957 AA RICHARD GARLAND PAMELA DUNCAN 12/8 2007 TCM
BACHELOR PARTY 1957 UA DON MURRAY 10/16 1995 TMC
BADGE OF MARSHALL BRENNAN 1957 AA JIM DAVIS ARLENE WHELAN 4/5 2005 WEST
BEASTS OF MARSAILLES (U.K.) 1957 AA STEPHEN BOYD ANNA GAYLOR 9/28 2009 TCM
BERNADINE 1957 FOX PAT BOONE 4/3 2000 FXM
BIG BOODLE 1957 UA ERROL FLYNN PEDRO ARMENDARIZ 6/13 1996 TNT
BITTER VICTORY 1957 COL CURT JURGENS RICHARD BURTON 5/31 1995 TNT
BLACK SCORPION 1957 WB RICHARD DENNING MARA CORDAY 10/29 2000 AMC
BOY ON A DOLPHIN 1957 FOX ALAN LADD CLIFTON WEBB 10/8 1996 TMC
BURGLAR, THE 1957 COL 2/8 2015 MOVIES
CALYPSO HEAT WAVE 1957 COL JOHNNY DESMOND MERRY ANDERS 7/18 2012 TCM
CAMPBELL’S KINGDOM (U.K.) 1957 RANK DIRK BOGARDE STANLEY BAKER 3/27 2013 TCM
CARELESS YEARS 1957 UA DEAN STOCKWELL 4/30 2008 TCM
COPPER SKY 1957 FOX JEFF MORROW COLEEN GRAY 2/4 2005 WEST
CREATURE FROM THE HAUNTED SEA 1957 FILMGROUP XXX XXX 10/25 1995 31
CRIME OF PASSION 1957 UA BARBARA STANWYCK STERLING HAYDEN 8/29 1999 TCM
D.I., THE 1957 WB JACK WEBB DON DUBBINS 10/8 2014 TCM
DANGEROUS EXILE (U.K.) 1957 RANK LOUIS JOURDAN BELINDA LEE 6/19 2001 TCM
DEADLY MANTIS 1957 UNI CRAIG STEVENS 10/28 2000 AMC
DEATH IN SMALL DOSES 1957 AA PETER GRAVES MALA POWERS 3/7 2012 TCM
DESEADA (MEX.) 1957 CLASA MOHANE 8/24 2013 DVD
DOCTOR AT LARGE (U.K.) 1957 RANK DIRK BOGARDE MURIEL PAVLOW 8/11 2009 TCM
DRAGSTRIP GIRL 1957 AIP XXX XXX 9/26 1994 TAPE
ESCAPADE (U.K.) 1957 DCA ALASTIR SIM JOHN MILLS 4/20 2013 TCM
FACE IN THE CROWD 1957 WB ANDY GRIFFITH PATRICIA NEAL 8/16 1994 BRAVO
FIVE ON A TREASURE ISLAND (U.K.) 1957 BRITISH LION 1/15 2015 DVD
FIVE STEPS TO DANGER 1957 UA RUTH ROMAN STERLING HAYDEN 9/6 1999 TCM
FORTY GUNS 1957 FOX BARBARA STANWYCK 11/23 2000 FXM
FOUR GIRLS IN TOWN 1957 UNI JULIE ADAMS 10/15 1995 AMC
FROM HELL IT CAME 1957 AA XXX XXX 12/27 1993 TNT
FUZZY PINK NIGHTGOWN 1957 UA JANE RUSSELL 6/22 1994 TNT
GIRL IN BLACK STOCKINGS 1957 UA LEX BARKER ANNE BANCROFT 12/17 2001 TCM
GUN DUEL IN DURANGO 1957 UA GEORGE MONTGOMERY ANN ROBINSON 9/16 2011 WEST
GUN FOR A COWARD 1957 UNI FRED MACMURRAY JEFFREY HUNTER 5/2 1995 AMC
GUNSIGHT RIDGE 1957 UA JOEL MCCREA MARK STEVENS 1/22 1995 TNT
HALLIDAY BRAND 1957 UA JOSEPH COTTEN VIVECA LINDFORS 9/5 1999 TCM
HAPPY ROAD 1957 MGM GENE KELLY 11/4 1998 TCM
HELL DRIVERS (U.K.) 1957 RANK STANLEY BAKER HERBERT LOM 6/24 2000 TCM
HELL’S CROSSROADS 1957 REP STEPHEN MCNALLY PEGGIE CASTLE 8/4 2004 WEST
HIGH FLIGHT (U.K.) 1957 COL RAY MILLAND ANTHONY NEWLEY 8/18 1993 TNT
HIGH TIDE AT DAWN (U.K.) 1957 RANK 4/18 2013 TCM
HIRED GUN 1957 MGM RORY CALHOUN ANNE FRANCIS 3/2 1993 TNT
HOT SUMMER NIGHT 1957 MGM LESLIE NIELSEN 5/3 2001 TCM
HOUSE OF NUMBERS 1957 MGM JACK PALANCE 10/24 1998 TCM
INCREDIBLE PETRIFIED WORLD 1957 GOVERNOR JOHN CARRADINE PHYLLIS COATES 5/14 2012 DVD
INTERLUDE 1957 UNI JUNE ALLYSON ROSSANO BRAZZI 9/7 1993 A & E
IRON SHERIFF 1957 UA STERLING HAYDEN 7/30 1997 TNT
ISLAND MONSTER (IT.) 1957 ROMANA FILM BORIS KARLOFF 5/6 2013 DVD
JAMBOREE 1957 WB XXX XXX 10/8 2000 AMC
JOE BUTTERFLY 1957 UNI BURGESS MEREDITH AUDIE MURPHY 2/15 1995 AMC
JOE DAKOTA 1957 UNI JOCK MAHONEY 9/7 1995 AMC
JOHNNY TROUBLE 1957 WB ETHEL BARRYMORE STUART WHITMAN 8/5 2010 TCM
JUST MY LUCK (U.K.) 1957 RANK NORMAN WISDOM MARGARET RUTHERFORD 5/11 2009 TCM
KELLY AND ME 1957 UNI VAN JOHNSON PIPER LAURIE 7/5 1994 AMC
KETTLES ON OLD MACDONALD’S FARM 1957 UNI 5/25 1997 TAPE
KING IN NEW YORK (U.K.) 1957 UA CHARLES CHAPLIN 8/1 2011 TCM
LAWLESS EIGHTIES 1957 REP BUSTER CRABBE JOHN SMITH 1/10 2005 WEST
LET’S BE HAPPY (U.K.) 1957 AA VERA-ELLEN TONY MARTIN 9/18 2011 TCM
LIFE AT STAKE 1957 UA LEE PATTERSON HY HAZELL 5/7 2007 DVD
LITTLE HUT 1957 MGM AVA GARDNER STEWART GRANGER 3/1 1994 TNT
LIZZIE 1957 MGM ELEANOR PARKER RICHARD BOONE 12/1 1998 TCM
MAN AFRAID 1957 UNI GEORGE NADER PHYLLIS THAXTER 7/10 1994 AMC
MAN ON FIRE 1957 MGM BING CROSBY INGER STEVENS 5/3 2001 TCM
MAN WHO TURNED TO STONE 1957 COL VICTOR JORY CHARLOTTE AUSTIN 7/21 2007 TCM
MAN WITHOUT A BODY (U.K.) 1957 BUDD ROGERS ROBERT HUTTON 2/4 1996 SCI
MONKEY ON MY BACK 1957 UA CAMERON MITCHELL DIANNE FOSTER 9/3 1999 TCM
MONOLITH MONSTERS 1957 UNI LOLA ALBRIGHT 9/4 1995 SCI
MR. ROCK AND ROLL 1957 PAR XXX XXX 7/8 1993 AMC
MY GUN IS QUICK 1957 UA XXX XXX 3/20 1994 7
NIGHT AMBUSH (U.K.) 1957 RANK DIRK BOGARDE MARIUS GORING 4/9 2002 TCM
NIGHTFALL 1957 COL ALDO RAY ANNE BANCROFT 1/8 1995 21
NO DOWN PAYMENT 1957 FOX JOANNE WOODWARD SHEREE NORTH 3/1 2001 FXM
ON THE BOWERY (DOC.) 1957 FILM REPRESENTATIONS 3/14 2013 TCM
ONE THAT GOT AWAY (U.K.) 1957 RANK HARDY KRUGER COLIN GORDON 4/16 2011 TCM
OPERATION MAD BALL 1957 COL JACK LEMMON 8/14 1993 TBS
OUTLAW’S SON 1957 UA DANE CLARK BEN COOPER 1/22 2009 WEST
PAWNEE 1957 REP GEORGE MONTGOMERY LOLA ALBRIGHT 12/7 2000 WEST
PHARAOH’S CURSE 1957 UA XXX XXX 1/30 1993 TNT
PICKUP ALLEY 1957 COL VICTOR MATURE ANITA EKBERG 8/10 1993 TNT
POOR WHITE TRASH 1957 UA PETER GRAVES 3/21 1993 TNT
QUIET GUN 1957 FOX FORREST TUCKER JIM DAVIS 1/19 2004 WEST
RAIDERS OF OLD CALIFORNIA 1957 REP JIM DAVIS ARLENE WHELAN 12/28 2010 DVD
RAINTREE COUNTY 1957 MGM MONTGOMERY CLIFT ELIZABETH TAYLOR 10/30 1993 TNT
REFORM SCHOOL GIRL 1957 AIP GLORIA CASTILLO ROSS FORD 5/19 2012 IFC
REVOLT AT FORT LARAMIE 1957 UA XXX XXX 7/15 1995 TNT
RIDE BACK 1957 UA ANTHONY QUINN 8/3 1999 TCM
RIDE OUT FOR REVENGE 1957 UA RORY CALHOUN GLORIA GRAHAME 1/16 1994 TNT
RISING OF THE MOON (IRISH) 1957 WB CYRIL CUSACK NOEL PATRICK 3/17 2012 TCM
RIVER’S EDGE 1957 FOX RAY MILLAND ANTHONY QUINN 7/14 2002 FXM
SEA WIFE (U.K.) 1957 FOX JOAN COLLINS RICHARD BURTON 1/13 1996 AMC
SEVENTH SIN 1957 MGM ELEANOR PARKER BILL TRAVERS 10/26 2000 TCM
SHADOW ON THE WINDOW 1957 COL PHILIP CAREY BETTY GARRETT 6/18 2003 MYST
SHE PLAYED WITH FIRE (U.K.) 1957 COL 9/14 2014 COZI
SHOOT-OUT AT MEDICINE BEND 1957 WB RANDOLPH SCOTT JAMES CRAIG 3/7 2001 WEST
SIERRA STRANGER 1957 COL HOWARD DUFF 10/14 2002 WEST
SLIM CARTER 1957 UNI JOCK MAHONEY JULIE ADAMS 2/9 1996 AMC
SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH (U.K.) 1957 TIMES FILM BILL TRAVERS VIRGINIA MCKENNA 12/12 1993 21
SOMETHING OF VALUE 1957 MGM ROCK HUDSON SIDNEY POITIER 2/21 1995 TNT
SORORITY GIRL 1957 AIP SUSAN CABOT 2/3 2000 AMC
SPRING REUNION 1957 UA BETTY HUTTON DANA ANDREWS 2/6 2001 TCM
STORM RIDER 1957 FOX SCOTT BRADY MALA POWERS 4/18 2004 WEST
STRANGE ONE 1957 COL BEN GAZZARA GEORGE PEPPARD 3/9 1993 TNT
STRANGER IN TOWN (U.K.) 1957 ASTOR ALEX NICOL 9/21 1993 55
STREET OF SINNERS 1957 UA GEORGE MONTGOMERY GERALDINE BROOKS 11/12 1996 TMC
TALL STRANGER 1957 AA JOEL MCCREA VIRGINIA MAYO 6/24 2008 TCM
TARZAN AND THE LOST SAFARI 1957 MGM GORDON SCOTT YOLANDE DONLAN 6/8 1997 AMC
THE CYCLOPS 1957 AA JAMES CRAIG LON CHANEY JR. 8/2 1993 TNT
THE DELINQUENTS 1957 UA XXX XXX 9/11 1993 TNT
THE DISEMBODIED 1957 AA ALLISON HAYES 12/19 1993 TNT
THE OKLAHOMAN 1957 AA JOEL MCCREA BARBARA HALE 4/19 1994 TNT
THE SHIRALEE (AUST.) 1957 MGM PETER FINCH 10/20 2002 TCM
THE UNDEAD 1957 AIP ALLISON HAYES 3/9 1997 SCI
THE VAMPIRE 1957 UA JOHN BEAL COLEEN GRAY 11/1 2001 TCM
THE VINTAGE 1957 MGM PIER ANGELI MEL FERRER 2/15 2001 TCM
THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT 1957 MGM JEAN SIMMONS PAUL DOUGLAS 10/26 2000 TCM
THRONE OF BLOOD (JAP.) 1957 BRANDON TOSHIRO MIFUNE 4/8 1997 BRAVO
TIME WITHOUT PITY (U.K.) 1957 ASTOR MICHAEL REDGRAVE ANN TODD 5/6 1997 BRAVO
TIP ON A DEAD JOCKEY 1957 MGM ROBERT TAYLOR DOROTHY MALONE 10/26 1998 TCM
TOMAHAWK TRAIL 1957 UA CHUCK CONNORS JOHN SMITH 7/22 1997 TNT
TOP SECRET AFFAIR 1957 WB KIRK DOUGLAS SUSAN HAYWARD 1/10 1996 AMC
UNTAMED YOUTH 1957 WB 3/7 2012 TCM
UNTIL THEY SAIL 1957 MGM JEAN SIMMONS JOAN FONTAINE 10/3 1994 TNT
UTAH BLAINE 1957 COL RORY CALHOUN 8/9 2005 WEST
VOODOO ISLAND 1957 UA BORIS KARLOFF 3/22 1997 TNT
VOODOO WOMAN 1957 AIP TOM CONWAY 1/28 1995 SCI
WAR DRUMS 1957 UA LEX BARKER 2/4 1995 TNT
WESTWARD HO, THE WAGONS 1957 BV FESS PARKER 10/15 1995 DIS
WICKED AS THEY COME (U.K.) 1957 COL ARLENE DAHL HERBERT MARSHALL 9/23 2007 TCM
WILD IS THE WIND 1957 PAR ANNA MAGNANI ANTHONY QUINN 4/25 1993 AMC
YOUNG DON’T CRY 1957 COL SAL MINEO 4/28 2008 TCM
YOUNG STRANGER 1957 UNI JAMES MACARTHUR 10/16 2002 TCM
YOUR PAST IS SHOWING (U.K.) 1957 RANK TERRY-THOMAS PETER SELLERS 12/31 1998 TCM
ZERO HOUR 1957 PAR DANA ANDREWS LINDA DARNELL 3/25 2000 ACTN
ZOMBIES OF MORA-TAU 1957 COL ALLISON HAYES 4/28 1993 TNT
Hey Dan
1. Once again your movie watching and movie tracking information is truly impressive.
2. Tons of many good movies on your list….plus some I have never heard of before.
Thanks for sharing this information….a round of applause to you and your awesome tracking skills.