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The year 1953 in film involved some significant events.
le class="wikitable"> | | Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
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| 1. | Peter Pan* | Disney/RKO | $57,584,000 | | 2. | The Robe | 20th Century Fox | $17,500,000 | | 3. | From Here to Eternity | Columbia | $12,200,000 | | 4. | House of Wax | Warner Brothers | $9,500,000 | | 5. | Shane | Paramount | $9,000,000 | | 6. | The Glenn Miller Story
How to Marry a Millionaire | Universal
20th Century Fox | $7,591,000 | | 7. | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | 20th Century Fox | $5,100,000 | | 8. | Knights of the Round Table | MGM | $4,864,000 | | 9. | Salome | Columbia | $4,750,000 | |
(*) After theatrical re-issue(s)
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The year 1953 in film involved some significant events.
Events
Top grossing films (U.S.)
| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
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| 1. | Peter Pan* | Disney/RKO | $57,584,000 | | 2. | The Robe | 20th Century Fox | $17,500,000 | | 3. | From Here to Eternity | Columbia | $12,200,000 | | 4. | House of Wax | Warner Brothers | $9,500,000 | | 5. | Shane | Paramount | $9,000,000 | | 6. | The Glenn Miller Story
How to Marry a Millionaire | Universal
20th Century Fox | $7,591,000 | | 7. | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | 20th Century Fox | $5,100,000 | | 8. | Knights of the Round Table | MGM | $4,864,000 | | 9. | Salome | Columbia | $4,750,000 | |
(*) After theatrical re-issue(s)
source: http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1953.shtml
Awards
Academy Awards:
- Best Picture: From Here to Eternity - Columbia Pictures
- Best Director: Fred Zinnemann - From Here To Eternity
- Best Actor: William Holden - Stalag 17
- Best Actress: Audrey Hepburn - Roman Holiday
- Best Supporting Actor: Frank Sinatra - From Here To Eternity
- Best Supporting Actress: Donna Reed - From Here To Eternity
Golden Globe Awards:
- Drama:
- Best Picture: The Robe
- Best Actor: Spencer Tracy - The Actress
- Best Actress: Audrey Hepburn - Roman Holiday
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: No award
- Best Actor: David Niven - The Moon Is Blue
- Best Actress: Ethel Merman - Call Me Madam
- Other
- Best Director: Fred Zinnemann - From Here to Eternity
Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival):
- The Wages of Fear (Le salaire de la peur), directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, France / Italy
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): Not awarded
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- The Wages of Fear (Le salaire de la peur), directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, France / Italy
Films released in 1953
- The Actress
- Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
- Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- All the Brothers Were Valiant
- Arrowhead, a western starring Charlton Heston and Jack Palance
- The Band Wagon
- The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
- The Beggar's Opera
- Ben and Me
- Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
- Bread, Love and Dreams
- The Caddy
- Calamity Jane
- Call Me Madam
- The Captain's Paradise
- The Clown
- Confidentially Connie
- The Conquest of Everest
- The Cruel Sea
- Dangerous Crossing, a film noir starring Jeanne Crain and Michael Rennie
- The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T
- The Desert Rats
- Dream Wife
- The Earrings of Madame de...
- The Four Poster, a light comedy starring Rex Harrison
- From Here to Eternity
- Genevieve
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
- The Glenn Miller Story
- The Golden Coach
- Hondo
- Houdini
- House of Wax
- How to Marry a Millionaire
- I Vitelloni
- Island in the Sky
- It Came from Outer Space
- Jigokumon (Gate of Hell)
- Julius Caesar
- Kiss Me, Kate, released in 2-D and 3-D
- Law and Order, a western starring Ronald Reagan
- Lili
- A Lion Is in the Streets
- Little Fugitive
- Malta Story, starring Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Steel and Muriel Pavlow
- Martin Luther
- Miss Sadie Thompson
- The Mississippi Gambler, a western starring Tyrone Power
- Mogambo
- Money from Home
- Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot)
- The Moon Is Blue, first U.S. movie to use the words "pregnant" and "virgin"
- The Naked Spur
- Niagara
- Peter Pan (Walt Disney animation)
- Pickup on South Street
- Plunder of the Sun
- The President's Lady (Chalton Heston's first turn at Andrew Jackson before The Buccaneer)
- Ride, Vaquero!
- The Robe
- Robot Monster
- Roman Holiday
- The Magic Voyage of Sinbad
- Salome
- Scared Stiff, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
- Shane
- Siamo Donne
- Stalag 17
- Take the High Ground!
- The Story of Three Loves
- Titanic
- Tokyo Story
- Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
- Torch Song
- Trouble Along the Way, a light comedy starring John Wayne
- Twice Upon a Time, directed by Emeric Pressburger
- Ugetsu
- The Wages of Fear (Le Salaire de la Peur)
- The War of the Worlds
- Young Bess
Serials
Short film series
Births
- January 30-Steven Zaillian, director
- February 8–Mary Steenburgen, actress
- February 11–Philip Anglim, actor
- February 19–Massimo Troisi, actor (d. 1994)
- May 24–Alfred Molina, actor
- September 10–Amy Irving, actress
- October 9–Tony Shalhoub, actor
- October 22–Jeff Goldblum, actor
- October 26–Maureen Teefy,actress
- October 31–Michael J. Anderson, actor
- November 3–Kate Capshaw, actress
- November 6–Ron Underwood, director
- December 6–Tom Hulce, actor
- December 8–Kim Basinger, actress
- December 9–John Malkovich, actor
- December 17–Bill Pullman, actor
Deaths
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