This movie page looks at The Top Grossing Movies of 1956. Currently when you type in the search words….”Top Grossing Movies of 1956″ you do not get much information. So in an effort to get more information out there…we have decided to unlock our 1956 movie database vault and share the information we have collected over the years.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1956 (as listed on IMDB.com). Obviously many movies made in 1955 earned box office dollars in 1956. On the other side many movies made in 1956 made money in 1957 and later. This page will looks at 152 Top Grossing Movies of 1956. 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 1956 movies…..but since our website is dynamic, ever time we add a 1956 movie….it will automatically be added to this page.
Our UMR Top 50 of 1956
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1956
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
AA Best Picture Win
1956
Giant (1956)
AA Best Picture Nom
1956
The Ten Commandments (1956)
AA Best Picture Nom
1956
The King and I (1956)
AA Best Picture Nom
1956
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
AA Best Picture Nom
1956
The Searchers (1956)
1956
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
1956
Anastasia (1956)
1956
Written on the Wind (1956)
1956
The Bad Seed (1956)
1956
High Society (1956)
1956
Bus Stop (1956)
1956
Seven Wonders of the World (1956)
1956
The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
1956
The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)
1956
Carousel (1956)
1956
Moby Dick (1956)
1956
Hollywood or Bust (1956)
1956
The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
1956
The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)
1956
The Proud and Profane (1956)
1956
Trapeze (1956)
1956
Forbidden Planet (1956)
1956
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
1956
...And God Created Woman (1956)
1956
The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
1956
Away All Boats (1956)
1956
War and Peace (1956)
1956
Love Me Tender (1956)
1956
Attack (1956)
1956
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
1956
Pardners (1956)
1956
Lust for Life (1956)
1956
Forever, Darling (1956)
1956
Tea and Sympathy (1956)
1956
The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
1956
Westward Ho The Wagon! (1956)
1956
Helen of Troy (1956)
1956
Bhowani Junction (1956)
1956
Baby Doll (1956)
1956
The Rainmaker (1956)
1956
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
1956
The Harder They Fall (1956)
1956
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
1956
Secrets of Life (1956)
1956
Toward The Unknown (1956)
1956
Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
1956
The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)
1956
Bigger Than Life (1956)
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| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days (1956) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1956 | Giant (1956) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1956 | The Ten Commandments (1956) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1956 | The King and I (1956) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1956 | Friendly Persuasion (1956) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1956 | The Searchers (1956) | |
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| 1956 | The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Anastasia (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Written on the Wind (1956) | |
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| 1956 | The Bad Seed (1956) | |
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| 1956 | High Society (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Bus Stop (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Seven Wonders of the World (1956) | |
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| 1956 | The Girl Can't Help It (1956) | |
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| 1956 | The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Carousel (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Moby Dick (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Hollywood or Bust (1956) | |
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| 1956 | The Eddy Duchin Story (1956) | |
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| 1956 | The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956) | |
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| 1956 | The Proud and Profane (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Trapeze (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Forbidden Planet (1956) | |
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| 1956 | The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) | |
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| 1956 | ...And God Created Woman (1956) | |
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| 1956 | The Benny Goodman Story (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Away All Boats (1956) | |
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| 1956 | War and Peace (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Love Me Tender (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Attack (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Pardners (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Lust for Life (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Forever, Darling (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Tea and Sympathy (1956) | |
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| 1956 | The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Westward Ho The Wagon! (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Helen of Troy (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Bhowani Junction (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Baby Doll (1956) | |
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| 1956 | The Rainmaker (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) | |
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| 1956 | The Harder They Fall (1956) | |
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| 1956 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Secrets of Life (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Toward The Unknown (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Between Heaven and Hell (1956) | |
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| 1956 | The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956) | |
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| 1956 | Bigger Than Life (1956) | |
Top Grossing Movies of 1956 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 1956 by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort Top Grossing Movies of 1956 by domestic actual box office grosses (in millions)
- Sort Top Grossing Movies of 1956 by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Top Grossing Movies of 1956 by critic and audience rating
- Sort Top Grossing Movies of 1956 by Oscar wins and Oscar nominations
- Sort Top Grossing Movies of 1956 by it’s Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | UMR Score | ||||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Around the World in 80 Days (1956) AA Best Picture Win |
Shirley MacLaine & David Niven |
35.5 | 806.5 | 806.50 | 2 | 70 | 08 / 05 | 99.7 | |
| 1 | Giant (1956) AA Best Picture Nom |
James Dean & Rock Hudson |
27.1 | 616.9 | 922.10 | 3 | 86 | 10 / 01 | 99.5 | |
| 2 | The Ten Commandments (1956) AA Best Picture Nom |
Charlton Heston & Vincent Price |
72.0 | 1,637.3 | 3,969.20 | 1 | 85 | 07 / 01 | 99.3 | |
| 3 | The King and I (1956) AA Best Picture Nom |
Yul Brynner & Deborah Kerr |
22.6 | 513.0 | 513.00 | 5 | 77 | 09 / 05 | 99.2 | |
| 4 | Friendly Persuasion (1956) AA Best Picture Nom |
Anthony Perkins & Gary Cooper |
14.4 | 327.9 | 327.90 | 12 | 79 | 06 / 00 | 98.8 | |
| 6 | The Searchers (1956) | John Wayne & Natalie Wood |
14.0 | 318.2 | 430.60 | 14 | 89 | 00 / 00 | 98.7 | |
| 8 | The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) | James Stewart & Doris Day |
11.7 | 266.2 | 266.20 | 22 | 81 | 01 / 01 | 97.9 | |
| 7 | Anastasia (1956) | Ingrid Bergman & Yul Brynner |
14.3 | 324.7 | 324.70 | 13 | 79 | 02 / 01 | 97.6 | |
| 9 | Written on the Wind (1956) | Rock Hudson & Lauren Bacall |
12.6 | 285.7 | 285.70 | 17 | 78 | 03 / 01 | 97.4 | |
| 10 | The Bad Seed (1956) | Nancy Kelly & Patty McCormack |
11.7 | 266.2 | 266.20 | 21 | 75 | 04 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 11 | High Society (1956) | Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra |
16.8 | 381.7 | 554.20 | 9 | 74 | 02 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 12 | Bus Stop (1956) | Marilyn Monroe | 12.1 | 276.0 | 276.00 | 19 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 95.9 | |
| 13 | Seven Wonders of the World (1956) | Lowell Thomas | 27.1 | 616.9 | 616.90 | 4 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 95.9 | |
| 14 | The Girl Can't Help It (1956) | Jayne Mansfield | 17.9 | 405.8 | 405.80 | 7 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 15 | The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) | Marlon Brando & Glenn Ford |
16.3 | 370.9 | 370.90 | 10 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 16 | Carousel (1956) | Shirley Jones & Musicals |
10.7 | 243.5 | 243.50 | 24 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 16 | Moby Dick (1956) | Gregory Peck | 13.7 | 310.9 | 310.90 | 15 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 94.3 | |
| 18 | Hollywood or Bust (1956) | Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis |
9.4 | 214.3 | 214.30 | 27 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 17 | The Eddy Duchin Story (1956) | Tyrone Power | 15.1 | 344.2 | 344.20 | 11 | 62 | 04 / 01 | 93.4 | |
| 25 | The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956) | Judy Holliday | 7.1 | 162.3 | 162.30 | 34 | 74 | 02 / 01 | 92.9 | |
| 19 | The Proud and Profane (1956) | William Holden & Deborah Kerr |
11.1 | 253.2 | 253.20 | 23 | 62 | 02 / 00 | 92.6 | |
| 21 | Trapeze (1956) | Burt Lancaster & Tony Curtis |
20.8 | 472.0 | 472.00 | 6 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 26 | Forbidden Planet (1956) | Walter Pidgeon | 6.0 | 136.4 | 216.60 | 44 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 20 | The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) | Gregory Peck & Jennifer Jones |
12.4 | 282.5 | 282.50 | 18 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 91.9 | |
| 28 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) | Walter Wanger | 6.0 | 136.4 | 136.40 | 47 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 91.8 | |
| 30 | ...And God Created Woman (1956) | Brigitte Bardot & Curd Jürgens |
8.6 | 194.8 | 194.80 | 28 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 29 | The Benny Goodman Story (1956) | Donna Reed | 7.7 | 175.3 | 175.30 | 30 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 91.5 | |
| 24 | Away All Boats (1956) | Jeff Chandler | 10.0 | 227.3 | 227.30 | 26 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 91.5 | |
| 25 | War and Peace (1956) | Audrey Hepburn & Henry Fonda |
17.9 | 405.8 | 405.80 | 8 | 58 | 03 / 00 | 91.5 | |
| 26 | Love Me Tender (1956) | Elvis Presley | 12.0 | 272.7 | 272.70 | 20 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 91.3 | |
| 32 | Attack (1956) | Lee Marvin & Jack Palance |
5.7 | 129.9 | 129.90 | 49 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 91.0 | |
| 33 | Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) | Paul Newman & Pier Angeli |
5.7 | 129.9 | 129.90 | 48 | 77 | 03 / 02 | 90.9 | |
| 31 | Pardners (1956) | Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis |
10.3 | 233.8 | 233.80 | 25 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 34 | Lust for Life (1956) | Kirk Douglas & Anthony Quinn |
4.6 | 103.6 | 175.00 | 67 | 83 | 04 / 01 | 90.1 | |
| 38 | Forever, Darling (1956) | James Mason & Lucille Ball |
7.4 | 168.8 | 168.80 | 32 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 35 | Tea and Sympathy (1956) | Deborah Kerr & Vincent Minnelli |
6.1 | 139.3 | 223.70 | 42 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 36 | The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) | Glenn Ford & Broderick Crawford |
6.3 | 144.2 | 144.20 | 39 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 38 | Westward Ho The Wagon! (1956) | Fess Parker | 7.9 | 178.6 | 178.60 | 29 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 88.8 | |
| 41 | Helen of Troy (1956) | Brigitte Bardot | 7.5 | 171.4 | 399.50 | 31 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 88.7 | |
| 39 | Bhowani Junction (1956) | Ava Gardner & Stewart Granger |
6.0 | 136.4 | 318.20 | 46 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 88.3 | |
| 41 | Baby Doll (1956) | Carroll Baker & Mildred Dunnock |
3.9 | 88.4 | 117.50 | 89 | 81 | 04 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 44 | The Rainmaker (1956) | Burt Lancaster & Katharine Hepburn |
6.0 | 136.4 | 136.40 | 45 | 67 | 02 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 45 | Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) | Dan Dailey & Cyd Charisse |
6.3 | 144.0 | 241.20 | 40 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 86.6 | |
| 43 | The Harder They Fall (1956) | Humphrey Bogart & Rod Steiger |
3.9 | 87.7 | 87.70 | 90 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 86.2 | |
| 46 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956) | Anthony Quinn & Gina Lollobrigida |
6.4 | 146.1 | 146.10 | 37 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 85.9 | |
| 47 | Secrets of Life (1956) | Documentary | 5.1 | 116.9 | 116.90 | 58 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 85.4 | |
| 47 | Toward The Unknown (1956) | William Holden & James Garner |
6.3 | 142.9 | 142.90 | 41 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 85.0 | |
| 48 | Between Heaven and Hell (1956) | Broderick Crawford | 5.7 | 129.9 | 129.90 | 50 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 84.3 | |
| 56 | The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956) | Ernest Borgnine | 6.4 | 146.1 | 146.10 | 38 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 48 | Bigger Than Life (1956) | James Mason & Walter Matthau |
2.7 | 61.7 | 61.70 | 118 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 83.3 | |
| 51 | The Wrong Man (1956) | Henry Fonda | 3.3 | 75.6 | 138.60 | 102 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 83.3 | |
| 59 | The Swan (1956) | Grace Kelly | 5.4 | 123.4 | 123.40 | 54 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 83.1 | |
| 53 | The Lone Ranger (1956) | Clayton Moore & Western Movies |
3.9 | 89.0 | 124.50 | 88 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 82.9 | |
| 55 | Miracle in the Rain (1956) | Van Johnson | 4.0 | 90.9 | 90.90 | 81 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 82.9 | |
| 52 | The Man Who Never Was (1956) | Clifton Webb | 3.1 | 71.4 | 71.40 | 108 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 82.9 | |
| 61 | The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956) | Jane Russell | 5.7 | 129.9 | 129.90 | 51 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 82.9 | |
| 53 | 7 Men from Now (1956) | Lee Marvin & Randolph Scott |
2.6 | 59.6 | 73.10 | 122 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 49 | The Killing (1956) | Sterling Hayden & Coleen Gray |
1.8 | 39.9 | 39.90 | 148 | 89 | 00 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 58 | The Great Locomotive Chase (1956) | Jeffrey Hunter | 4.9 | 110.4 | 110.40 | 62 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 82.5 | |
| 62 | Jubal (1956) | Glenn Ford & Ernest Borgnine |
5.1 | 116.9 | 116.90 | 57 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 57 | The Conqueror (1956) | John Wayne & Susan Hayward |
12.9 | 292.2 | 292.20 | 16 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 82.0 | |
| 62 | The Last Hunt (1956) | Robert Taylor | 4.6 | 104.2 | 193.70 | 64 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 81.8 | |
| 67 | Johnny Concho (1956) | Frank Sinatra | 5.4 | 123.4 | 123.40 | 55 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 81.6 | |
| 64 | The Last Wagon (1956) | Richard Widmark | 4.3 | 97.4 | 97.40 | 68 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 81.6 | |
| 61 | Autumn Leaves (1956) | Joan Crawford & Cliff Robertson |
3.1 | 71.4 | 71.40 | 107 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 81.5 | |
| 67 | Anything Goes (1956) | Bing Crosby & Donald O'Connor |
6.0 | 136.4 | 136.40 | 43 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 81.4 | |
| 67 | Alexander the Great (1956) | Richard Burton & Fredric March |
7.1 | 162.3 | 162.30 | 33 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 81.0 | |
| 68 | The King and Four Queens (1956) | Clark Gable & Eleanor Parker |
6.4 | 146.1 | 203.20 | 35 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 80.7 | |
| 69 | The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956) | Tom Ewell & Rita Moreno |
6.4 | 146.1 | 146.10 | 36 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 70 | Patterns (1956) | Van Heflin | 2.3 | 51.9 | 51.90 | 128 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 79.5 | |
| 71 | The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956) | Marjorie Main & Arthur Hunnicutt |
3.7 | 84.4 | 84.40 | 92 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 73 | Walk the Proud Land (1956) | Audie Murphy & Anne Bancroft |
4.3 | 97.4 | 97.40 | 71 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 79.1 | |
| 72 | Ransom! (1956) | Glenn Ford & Donna Reed |
3.5 | 79.5 | 79.50 | 96 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 79.0 | |
| 78 | The Birds and the Bees (1956) | David Niven & Mitzi Gaynor |
5.1 | 116.9 | 116.90 | 56 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 78.8 | |
| 74 | Rock, Pretty Baby! (1956) | Sal Mineo & John Saxon |
4.1 | 92.9 | 92.90 | 76 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
| 74 | Nightfall (1956) | Brian Keith & Anne Bancroft |
2.3 | 51.9 | 51.90 | 130 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 78.5 | |
| 79 | Back From Eternity (1956) | Robert Ryan & Rod Steiger |
4.3 | 97.4 | 97.40 | 72 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 78.1 | |
| 78 | Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) | Ray Harryhausen | 3.6 | 81.2 | 81.20 | 94 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 78.0 | |
| 77 | Three Brave Men (1956) | 2.6 | 60.1 | 60.10 | 121 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 78.0 | ||
| 81 | The Proud Ones (1956) | Robert Ryan & Virginia Mayo |
4.0 | 90.9 | 90.90 | 87 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 77.8 | |
| 81 | Pillars of the Sky (1956) | Lee Marvin & Jeff Chandler |
4.3 | 97.4 | 97.40 | 70 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 77.4 | |
| 82 | D-Day The Sixth of June (1956) | Robert Taylor | 5.6 | 126.6 | 167.20 | 53 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 77.3 | |
| 85 | The Toy Tiger (1956) | Jeff Chandler | 4.0 | 90.9 | 90.90 | 84 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 76.6 | |
| 89 | The Opposite Sex (1956) | Joan Blondell & Ann Sheridan |
5.0 | 112.7 | 179.20 | 61 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 75.8 | |
| 88 | Never Say Goodbye (1956) | Rock Hudson & George Sanders |
4.6 | 103.9 | 103.90 | 65 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 75.6 | |
| 84 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (1956) | Godzilla Movies | 1.2 | 27.6 | 76.30 | 166 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 75.5 | |
| 86 | 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956) | Van Johnson | 2.9 | 64.9 | 64.90 | 111 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 75.3 | |
| 87 | Full of Life (1956) | Judy Holliday | 3.7 | 84.4 | 84.40 | 91 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 75.0 | |
| 85 | Good-bye, My Lady (1956) | Sidney Poitier & Walter Brennan |
1.4 | 31.8 | 33.90 | 159 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 75.0 | |
| 91 | Serenade (1956) | Joan Fontaine & Vincent Price |
4.3 | 97.4 | 179.00 | 73 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 74.7 | |
| 92 | You Can't Run Away From It (1956) | Jack Lemmon & Dick Powell |
4.3 | 97.4 | 97.40 | 69 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 73.7 | |
| 90 | On the Threshold of Space (1956) | Guy Madison | 3.3 | 74.7 | 74.70 | 104 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 73.7 | |
| 94 | Slightly Scarlet (1956) | Arlene Dahl | 2.8 | 62.7 | 62.70 | 117 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 72.5 | |
| 95 | Safari (1956) | Victor Mature | 4.0 | 90.9 | 90.90 | 82 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 72.5 | |
| 95 | The Girl He Left Behind (1956) | James Garner & Natalie Wood |
4.0 | 90.9 | 90.90 | 85 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 72.5 | |
| 100 | Santiago (1956) | Alan Ladd & Rossana Podestà |
5.7 | 129.9 | 129.90 | 52 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 72.1 | |
| 93 | Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956) | Fess Parker | 2.1 | 48.7 | 48.70 | 132 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 72.0 | |
| 96 | Plucking the Daisy/En effeuillant la marguerite (1956) | 3.3 | 74.9 | 74.90 | 103 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 71.9 | ||
| 99 | Julie (1956) | Doris Day | 4.0 | 91.9 | 168.80 | 77 | 54 | 02 / 00 | 71.5 | |
| 99 | Everything But The Truth (1956) | Maureen O'Hara | 2.4 | 53.6 | 53.60 | 127 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 70.6 | |
| 102 | While The City Sleeps (1956) | Dana Andrews & George Sanders |
2.6 | 58.4 | 58.40 | 124 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 70.5 | |
| 98 | The Red Balloon (1956) | 0.4 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 202 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 70.3 | ||
| 107 | The Burning Hills (1956) | Natalie Wood & Tab Hunter |
4.3 | 97.4 | 97.40 | 74 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 70.0 | |
| 103 | The Scarlet Hour (1956) | Carol Ohmart | 2.1 | 47.1 | 47.10 | 135 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 70.0 | |
| 106 | Hilda Crane (1956) | Jean Simmons | 2.9 | 64.9 | 64.90 | 115 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 69.7 | |
| 110 | Naughty Girl/Cette sacrée gamine (1956) | 4.0 | 91.8 | 91.80 | 78 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 69.7 | ||
| 109 | Tribute to a Bad Man (1956) | James Cagney & Lee Van Cleef |
3.4 | 77.5 | 132.60 | 101 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 69.6 | |
| 104 | Bundle of Joy (1956) | Debbie Reynolds & Adolphe Menjou |
2.3 | 51.9 | 51.90 | 129 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 69.4 | |
| 112 | Crime in the Streets (1956) | John Cassavetes & Sal Mineo |
3.4 | 77.9 | 77.90 | 98 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 69.3 | |
| 108 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) | Joan Fontaine & Dana Andrews |
2.1 | 48.7 | 48.70 | 133 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 68.9 | |
| 106 | Elena And Her Men (1956) | Ingrid Bergman | 1.1 | 26.0 | 26.00 | 173 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 68.7 | |
| 117 | Comanche (1956) | Dana Andrews | 3.3 | 74.7 | 74.70 | 105 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 68.6 | |
| 113 | Rock Around the Clock (1956) | Bill Haley | 3.1 | 71.4 | 71.40 | 109 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 68.6 | |
| 112 | The Catered Affair (1956) | Bette Davis & Ernest Borgnine |
2.7 | 61.5 | 95.30 | 120 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 68.4 | |
| 119 | The Mountain (1956) | Spencer Tracy | 5.1 | 116.9 | 116.90 | 59 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 68.4 | |
| 118 | Backlash (1956) | Richard Widmark & Donna Reed |
4.6 | 103.9 | 103.90 | 66 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 68.3 | |
| 112 | A Kiss Before Dying (1956) | Robert Wagner & Jeffrey Hunter |
1.9 | 42.2 | 42.20 | 141 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 68.2 | |
| 119 | Zarak (1956) | Victor Mature | 4.0 | 90.9 | 90.90 | 80 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 68.0 | |
| 118 | The Bottom of the Bottle (1956) | Van Johnson & Joseph Cotten |
3.1 | 71.4 | 71.40 | 106 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 68.0 | |
| 124 | Bandido! (1956) | Robert Mitchum | 4.7 | 107.1 | 107.10 | 63 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 67.6 | |
| 122 | Run for the Sun (1956) | Richard Widmark | 3.6 | 81.2 | 81.20 | 95 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 67.3 | |
| 120 | The Animal World (1956) | Theodore von Eltz | 1.8 | 41.0 | 59.50 | 145 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 66.6 | |
| 124 | Tension at Table Rock (1956) | Dorothy Malone | 4.0 | 90.9 | 90.90 | 79 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 66.4 | |
| 122 | A Man Escaped (1956) | Variety Top 100 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.10 | 211 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 66.3 | |
| 126 | Teenage Rebel (1956) | Ginger Rogers & Mildred Natwick |
5.0 | 113.6 | 113.60 | 60 | 43 | 02 / 00 | 66.2 | |
| 124 | Three Violent People (1956) | Charlton Heston | 3.4 | 77.9 | 77.90 | 100 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 66.1 | |
| 129 | The Ambassador's Daughter (1956) | Myrna Loy & Olivia de Havilland |
4.3 | 97.4 | 97.40 | 75 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 65.1 | |
| 131 | The Iron Petticoat (1956) | Katharine Hepburn & Bob Hope |
3.6 | 81.8 | 89.90 | 93 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 64.7 | |
| 126 | Behind The High Wall (1956) | Sylvia Sidney | 2.0 | 46.4 | 46.40 | 137 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 64.4 | |
| 128 | That Certain Feeling (1956) | Bob Hope & George Sanders |
2.9 | 64.9 | 64.90 | 116 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 64.4 | |
| 126 | The Wild Party (1956) | Anthony Quinn & Carol Ohmart |
2.0 | 45.5 | 45.50 | 139 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 64.1 | |
| 132 | A Town Like Alice (1956) | 0.3 | 5.9 | 5.90 | 208 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | ||
| 137 | The Vagabond King (1956) | Kathryn Grayson | 4.0 | 90.9 | 90.90 | 86 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 62.5 | |
| 137 | The Rawhide Years (1956) | Tony Curtis & Colleen Miller |
2.9 | 64.9 | 64.90 | 110 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 62.1 | |
| 132 | The Killer Is Loose (1956) | Joseph Cotten | 1.8 | 41.8 | 41.80 | 144 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 61.9 | |
| 135 | Hot Blood (1956) | Jane Russell | 2.1 | 48.2 | 48.20 | 134 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 61.9 | |
| 139 | The Unguarded Moment (1956) | Esther Williams | 2.6 | 58.4 | 58.40 | 125 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 61.5 | |
| 135 | Come Next Spring (1956) | Walter Brernnan & Ann Sheridan |
0.9 | 21.1 | 21.10 | 187 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 61.0 | |
| 139 | Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956) | Peter Finch | 1.0 | 22.7 | 22.70 | 180 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 59.6 | |
| 140 | World in My Corner (1956) | Audie Murphy | 1.1 | 24.5 | 24.50 | 176 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 59.6 | |
| 140 | Our Miss Brooks (1956) | Eve Arden | 1.6 | 36.6 | 41.60 | 153 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 59.5 | |
| 145 | Francis In The Haunted House (1956) | Mickey Rooney | 3.4 | 77.9 | 77.90 | 97 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 57.3 | |
| 144 | Don't Knock the Rock (1956) | Bill Haley | 3.4 | 77.9 | 77.90 | 99 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 57.2 | |
| 142 | Uranium Boom (1956) | Dennis Morgan | 1.3 | 29.3 | 29.30 | 162 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 57.1 | |
| 142 | Gun the Man Down (1956) | James Arness & Angie Dickinson |
1.5 | 33.5 | 33.50 | 155 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 56.3 | |
| 148 | 7th Cavalry (1956) | Randolph Scott | 2.6 | 58.4 | 58.40 | 123 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 55.1 | |
| 152 | The Bold and the Brave (1956) | Mickey Rooney & Wendell Corey |
4.0 | 90.9 | 90.90 | 83 | 42 | 02 / 00 | 54.9 | |
| 147 | Crime of Passion (1956) | Barbara Stanwyck & Sterling Hayden |
1.4 | 32.5 | 32.50 | 158 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 54.8 | |
| 146 | Wicked As They Come (1956) | Arlene Dahl | 0.9 | 21.2 | 21.20 | 182 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 54.6 | |
| 151 | Gun For A Coward (1956) | Fred MacMurray & Jeffrey Hunter |
2.9 | 64.9 | 64.90 | 112 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 54.5 | |
| 149 | Time Table (1956) | John Marley | 0.5 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 200 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 53.9 | |
| 150 | 1984 (1956) | Edmond O'Brien & Michael Redgrave |
0.6 | 14.0 | 14.00 | 195 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 53.4 | |
| 156 | Her Bridal Night/La mariée est trop belle (1956) | 2.4 | 53.8 | 53.80 | 126 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 52.6 | ||
| 154 | The Black Sleep (1956) | 1.2 | 25.0 | 25.00 | 172 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 52.2 | ||
| 153 | The Constant Husband (1956) | Rex Harrison | 0.6 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 197 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 52.2 | |
| 155 | Kelly and Me (1956) | Van Johnson | 0.9 | 21.1 | 21.10 | 188 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 52.0 | |
| 156 | World Without End (1956) | Hugh Marlowe | 1.5 | 34.1 | 34.10 | 154 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 51.2 | |
| 158 | He Laughed Last (1956) | Blake Edwards | 1.8 | 41.0 | 41.00 | 146 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 50.8 | |
| 158 | Smiley (1956) | 0.4 | 8.1 | 8.10 | 205 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 50.0 | ||
| 160 | Raw Edge (1956) | Yvonne De Carlo & John Gavin |
1.2 | 27.7 | 27.70 | 164 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | |
| 160 | Invitation to the Dance (1956) | Gene Kelly & Cyd Charisse |
0.6 | 13.0 | 39.90 | 199 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 49.0 | |
| 162 | A Woman's Devotion (1956) | Paul Henreid | 1.8 | 39.9 | 39.90 | 149 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 48.8 | |
| 161 | The Power And The Prize (1956) | Robert Taylor | 1.6 | 37.0 | 69.50 | 152 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 48.7 | |
| 164 | Gaby (1956) | Leslie Caron | 1.8 | 42.0 | 88.10 | 143 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 48.3 | |
| 164 | The Awakening (1956) | 1.0 | 22.7 | 22.70 | 179 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 46.9 | ||
| 168 | Rock Rock Rock! (1956) | 2.7 | 61.7 | 61.70 | 119 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 46.7 | ||
| 170 | The First Texan (1956) | Joel McCrea | 2.9 | 64.9 | 64.90 | 114 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 46.7 | |
| 168 | Man From Del Rio (1956) | Anthony Quinn & Katy Jurado |
2.0 | 46.4 | 46.40 | 138 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 45.3 | |
| 166 | The Weapon (1956) | Lizabeth Scott | 0.9 | 21.2 | 21.20 | 183 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 45.3 | |
| 170 | Foreign Intrigue (1956) | Robert Mitchum | 2.9 | 64.9 | 64.90 | 113 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 44.8 | |
| 172 | The Price of Fear (1956) | Merle Oberon | 1.9 | 43.8 | 43.80 | 140 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 43.5 | |
| 173 | These Wilder Years (1956) | James Cagney & Barbara Stanwyck |
1.6 | 37.1 | 56.90 | 151 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 43.4 | |
| 171 | Please Murder Me! (1956) | Angela Lansbury | 0.9 | 20.5 | 20.50 | 190 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 42.7 | |
| 175 | The Houston Story (1956) | Edward Arnold | 0.9 | 21.2 | 21.20 | 185 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 42.5 | |
| 174 | Thunderstorm (1956) Limited Release |
0.1 | 3.1 | 3.10 | 210 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 42.1 | ||
| 176 | The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) | Ginger Rogers & Clint Eastwood |
2.1 | 48.7 | 48.70 | 131 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 40.7 | |
| 178 | The Search For Bridey Murphy (1956) | Teresa Wright | 0.9 | 21.0 | 21.00 | 189 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 37.8 | |
| 177 | Man In The Vault (1956) | Andrew V. McLaglen | 1.2 | 25.9 | 25.90 | 168 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 37.7 | |
| 176 | Three for Jamie Dawn (1956) | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.10 | 209 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 37.6 | ||
| 183 | A Cry in The Night (1956) | Natalie Wood & Raymond Burr |
1.5 | 33.0 | 54.80 | 157 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 36.8 | |
| 180 | Dance with Me, Henry (1956) | Bud Abbott & Gigi Perreau |
1.2 | 27.6 | 27.60 | 169 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 36.7 | |
| 180 | X The Unknown (1956) | Dean Jagger | 0.9 | 21.2 | 21.20 | 184 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 36.5 | |
| 187 | Great Day in the Morning (1956) | Virginia Mayo | 1.9 | 42.2 | 42.20 | 142 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 35.8 | |
| 185 | It Conquered The World (1956) | Lee Van Cleef | 1.7 | 39.0 | 39.00 | 150 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 35.8 | |
| 181 | Over-Exposed (1956) | 0.4 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 203 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 35.0 | ||
| 185 | The Great American Pastime (1956) | Dean Jones | 1.1 | 25.3 | 33.80 | 175 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 34.7 | |
| 188 | The Rack (1956) | Paul Newman & Lee Marvin |
1.0 | 23.7 | 49.70 | 178 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 34.5 | |
| 188 | Nero's Mistress/Mio figlio Nerone (1956) | 0.6 | 13.0 | 13.00 | 198 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 34.1 | ||
| 188 | Inside Detroit (1956) | Pat O'Brien | 0.6 | 14.1 | 14.10 | 194 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | |
| 189 | The Come On (1956) | Anne Baxter | 0.6 | 14.0 | 14.00 | 196 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 33.4 | |
| 193 | Nightmare (1956) | Edward G. Robinson | 1.2 | 27.6 | 27.60 | 167 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 33.2 | |
| 191 | The Wedding in Monaco (1956) | Grace Kelly & Documentary |
0.3 | 7.0 | 10.30 | 207 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 33.2 | |
| 192 | Battle Stations (1956) | William Bendix | 0.9 | 21.1 | 21.10 | 186 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 32.2 | |
| 193 | Star In The Dust (1956) | Clint Eastwood | 0.7 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 192 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 31.8 | |
| 195 | Dakota Incident (1956) | Linda Darnell | 1.2 | 26.9 | 26.90 | 170 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 29.9 | |
| 198 | The Sharkfighters (1956) | Victor Mature | 1.8 | 40.6 | 40.60 | 147 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 29.3 | |
| 196 | Rumble on the Docks (1956) | James Darren | 1.0 | 21.1 | 21.10 | 181 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 28.7 | |
| 196 | Beyond Mombasa (1956) | Donna Reed | 1.2 | 26.8 | 26.80 | 171 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 28.5 | |
| 199 | The Maverick Queen (1956) | Barbara Stanwyck | 1.3 | 29.2 | 29.20 | 163 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 27.6 | |
| 201 | Satellite in the Sky (1956) | Kieron Moore | 1.4 | 30.9 | 43.50 | 160 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 26.6 | |
| 199 | The Young Guns (1956) | Russ Tamblyn | 1.0 | 22.3 | 22.30 | 177 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 26.5 | |
| 203 | Congo Crossing (1956) | Virginia Mayo | 1.2 | 27.6 | 27.60 | 165 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 25.7 | |
| 200 | Bermuda Affair (1956) | Kim Hunter | 0.4 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 204 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 25.6 | |
| 205 | Three Men in a Boat (1956) | 0.8 | 17.2 | 17.20 | 191 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 24.2 | ||
| 208 | Lisbon (1956) | Maureen O'Hara & Claude Rains |
2.0 | 46.5 | 46.50 | 136 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 23.8 | |
| 203 | Crowded Paradise (1956) | Hume Cronyn | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.10 | 213 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 23.2 | |
| 206 | The Unholy Wife (1956) | Rod Steiger | 0.7 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 193 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 22.8 | |
| 207 | The Unholy Wife (1956) | 0.7 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 193 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 22.8 | ||
| 207 | Strange Intruder (1956) | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.10 | 212 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 19.7 | ||
| 210 | Navy Wife (1956) | Walter Wanger & Joan Bennett |
1.1 | 25.7 | 25.70 | 174 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 19.4 | |
| 209 | Storm Center (1956) | Bette Davis & Brian Keith |
1.5 | 33.4 | 33.40 | 156 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 19.4 | |
| 212 | Diane (1956) | Lana Turner & Roger Moore |
1.3 | 29.9 | 80.00 | 161 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 19.4 | |
| 213 | The Naked Hills (1956) | Keenan Wynn | 0.5 | 9.6 | 9.60 | 201 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 17.5 | |
| 214 | The River Changes (1956) | Rossana Rory | 0.3 | 7.4 | 10.50 | 206 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 16.2 | |
| 215 | The Montecarlo Story (1956) | Marlene Dietrich & Arthur O'Connell |
0.1 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 214 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 11.0 |
1956 Box Office Grosses – Adjusted World Wide
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| The Ten Commandments (1956) AA Best Picture Nom |
Charlton Heston & Vincent Price |
3,969.20 | |
| Giant (1956) AA Best Picture Nom |
James Dean & Rock Hudson |
922.10 | |
| High Society (1956) | Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra |
554.20 | |
| The Searchers (1956) | John Wayne & Natalie Wood |
430.60 | |
| Helen of Troy (1956) | Brigitte Bardot | 399.50 | |
| Bhowani Junction (1956) | Ava Gardner & Stewart Granger |
318.20 | |
| Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) | Dan Dailey & Cyd Charisse |
241.20 | |
| Tea and Sympathy (1956) | Deborah Kerr & Vincent Minnelli |
223.70 | |
| Forbidden Planet (1956) | Walter Pidgeon | 216.60 | |
| The King and Four Queens (1956) | Clark Gable & Eleanor Parker |
203.20 | |
| The Last Hunt (1956) | Robert Taylor | 193.70 | |
| The Opposite Sex (1956) | Joan Blondell & Ann Sheridan |
179.20 | |
| Serenade (1956) | Joan Fontaine & Vincent Price |
179.00 | |
| Lust for Life (1956) | Kirk Douglas & Anthony Quinn |
175.00 | |
| Julie (1956) | Doris Day | 168.80 | |
| D-Day The Sixth of June (1956) | Robert Taylor | 167.20 | |
| The Wrong Man (1956) | Henry Fonda | 138.60 | |
| Tribute to a Bad Man (1956) | James Cagney & Lee Van Cleef |
132.60 | |
| The Lone Ranger (1956) | Clayton Moore & Western Movies |
124.50 | |
| Baby Doll (1956) | Carroll Baker & Mildred Dunnock |
117.50 | |
| The Catered Affair (1956) | Bette Davis & Ernest Borgnine |
95.30 | |
| The Iron Petticoat (1956) | Katharine Hepburn & Bob Hope |
89.90 | |
| Gaby (1956) | Leslie Caron | 88.10 | |
| Diane (1956) | Lana Turner & Roger Moore |
80.00 | |
| Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (1956) | Godzilla Movies | 76.30 | |
| 7 Men from Now (1956) | Lee Marvin & Randolph Scott |
73.10 | |
| The Power And The Prize (1956) | Robert Taylor | 69.50 | |
| The Animal World (1956) | Theodore von Eltz | 59.50 | |
| These Wilder Years (1956) | James Cagney & Barbara Stanwyck |
56.90 | |
| A Cry in The Night (1956) | Natalie Wood & Raymond Burr |
54.80 | |
| The Rack (1956) | Paul Newman & Lee Marvin |
49.70 | |
| Satellite in the Sky (1956) | Kieron Moore | 43.50 | |
| Our Miss Brooks (1956) | Eve Arden | 41.60 | |
| Invitation to the Dance (1956) | Gene Kelly & Cyd Charisse |
39.90 | |
| Good-bye, My Lady (1956) | Sidney Poitier & Walter Brennan |
33.90 | |
| The Great American Pastime (1956) | Dean Jones | 33.80 | |
| The River Changes (1956) | Rossana Rory | 10.50 | |
| The Wedding in Monaco (1956) | Grace Kelly & Documentary |
10.30 |
The top 25 earners in World Wide Box Office for 1956
| Name | Number of Movies | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number of Movies | Total Adj USA (mil) | Total Adj World Wide (mil) |
| Yul Brynner | 3 | 2,475.0 | 4,806.9 |
| John Carradine | 3 | 2,468.8 | 4,800.7 |
| Debra Paget | 3 | 2,014.2 | 4,435.6 |
| Vincent Price | 2 | 1,734.7 | 4,148.2 |
| Anne Baxter | 3 | 1,729.2 | 4,061.1 |
| Charlton Heston | 2 | 1,715.2 | 4,047.1 |
| Yvonne De Carlo | 2 | 1,665.0 | 3,996.9 |
| Edward G. Robinson | 2 | 1,664.9 | 3,996.8 |
| Clint Walker | 1 | 1,637.3 | 3,969.2 |
| Judith Anderson | 1 | 1,637.3 | 3,969.2 |
| Martha Scott | 1 | 1,637.3 | 3,969.2 |
| Woody Strode | 1 | 1,637.3 | 3,969.2 |
| Earl Holliman | 4 | 987.1 | 1,372.5 |
| Rock Hudson | 3 | 1,006.5 | 1,311.7 |
| Sal Mineo | 4 | 917.6 | 1,222.8 |
| John Mills | 2 | 1,212.3 | 1,212.3 |
| Agnes Moorehead | 6 | 1,036.0 | 1,199.7 |
| Saul Bass | 4 | 1,093.2 | 1,093.2 |
| Rod Taylor | 3 | 712.5 | 1,051.5 |
| Carroll Baker | 2 | 705.3 | 1,039.6 |
| Deborah Kerr | 3 | 905.5 | 989.9 |
| David Niven | 2 | 923.4 | 923.4 |
| Elizabeth Taylor | 1 | 616.9 | 922.1 |
| George Stevens | 1 | 616.9 | 922.1 |
| Mercedes McCambridge | 1 | 616.9 | 922.1 |
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Hi Mr. Cogerson,
Please review changes, typos,and additions for the year 1956.
1956 changes?
1956 Guys and Dolls (1956) was made in 1955 per IMDB. Should this film be changed?
1956 The Party Crashers (1956) was made in 1958 per IMDB. Should this film be changed?
typos
1956 It Conquered The Word (1956)
1956 It Conquered the World
1956 Frances In The Haunted House (1956)
1956 Francis in the Haunted House
1956 The Vagabound King (1956)
1956 The Vagabond King
1956 The Wedding in Monaco $159,000 Wikipedia-source-The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
Thx
Mike
Hey Mike….spelling errors fixed. Wedding in Monaco added….Guys and Dolls and The Partying Crashers moving to different pages…it will take an entire website update for the last two things to happen. Good catches.
Anytime
Thx
Mike
Hey Mike….fixed, updated and all co-star columns updated…so we now have 183 movies on this page….not too bad if I say so myself.
“The King and the Four Queens” should be “The King and Four Queens”
“Great Train Locomotive Chase” should be “The Great Locomotive Chase”
Hey Sidney….both of these errors are fixed….at this point….I have just been fixing them immediately versus verifying they were wrong. Thanks for the headsup.
Hey Bob……Variety in it’s annual Top Grossers 1956 movie issue (January 2nd, 1957)…listed Guys and Dolls as the number one movie with a rental figure of 9.0 million with Trapeze being in third place with 7.5 million. When you look at other Variety issues (February 24th, 1992) that came out later…Guys and Dolls’ rental number dropped to $6,874673…while Trapeze’s dropped too, but not as much…$7,269,464. That explains how Trapeze is higher. As for the others…..the Top 4 on the Variety Top Grossers of 1957 are Ten Commandments, Around the World in 80 Days, Giant and Seven Wonders of the World…all released in late 1956, and did not make list. As for the The King and I…it’s last rental number given is $8,500,000…..which is actually up, when looking at the original estimates.
So….yes when Variety listed the Top Grossers…Guys and Dolls was number one….at least in the calendar year…..but 7th when looking at all 1956 movies. Hope that helps…..school comes a callin’.
BRUCE
Thanks – that clarifies matters.
HI WORK HORSE [plus,plus, plus]
Your pupil requires your assistance again!
Your Annual Reviews are so detailed and comprehensive that I find myself constantly dipping into them and discovering new things all the time. Have to keep my eye out too for “Gabby Hayes” type puzzles!
It just struck me in re-visiting 1956 that you have on some page on this site referred to Guys and Dolls as “the top money maker of 1956” and indeed down the years Variety too has given it that accolade.
Now you come along and list G & D as 7th in the above chart and paling to insignificance almost in comparison with Chuck’s10 Cmts.
Win/win for me of course as you have placed in your Top 7 my great Biblical hero and my other idol, the screen’s greatest orator AND dancer AND singer! [what a multi-talented guy Steve- sorry Gene can’t quire cut the top spot!]
However the 64 dollar question is how do you and Variety make G &; D, relatively excellent though its gross is, out to be the “greatest money maker of 1956”?
As I asked this question I found myself putting up my hand Teach! [“Permission to speak,” Sir!]