| 1 | NE | 5 | THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas |
| 2 | RE | 9 | BWANA DEVIL Robert Stack, Barbara Britton |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | RUBY GENTRY Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | ABOVE AND BEYOND Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker |
| 5 | 5 | 9 | HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN Danny Kaye, Farley Granger |
| 6 | NE | 1 | MEET ME AT THE FAIR Dan Dailey, Diana Lynn |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | ANDROCLES AND THE LION Jean Simmons, Victor Mature |
| 8 | RE | 14 | LIMELIGHT Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom |
| 9 | NE | 1 | THUNDER IN THE EAST Alan Ladd, Deborah Kerr |
| 10 | RE | 14 | FLAT TOP Sterling Hayden, Richard Carlson |
Complete US Box Office Charts (week-by-week)
from Variety magazine are available here:
https://www.amazon.com/Weekly-Box-Office-Charts-1950s-ebook/dp/B071X33DBQ/
Box Office Madness 