List of 1958 box office number-one films in the United States
This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1958 per Variety's weekly National Boxoffice Survey. The results are based on a sample of 20-25 key cities and therefore, any box office amounts quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.
Number-one films
# | Week ending | Film | Notes | Ref |
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1 | January 1, 1958 | Sayonara | Sayonara grossed $450,000 from 9 key cities. | [1] |
2 | January 8, 1958 | [2] | ||
3 | January 15, 1958 | [3] | ||
4 | January 22, 1958 | Sayonara grossed $421,000. | [4] | |
5 | January 29, 1958 | [2] | ||
6 | February 5, 1958 | Peyton Place | [5] | |
7 | February 12, 1958 | A Farewell to Arms | [6] | |
8 | February 19, 1958 | [7] | ||
9 | February 26, 1958 | Witness for the Prosecution | [8] | |
10 | March 5, 1958 | [9] | ||
11 | March 12, 1958 | The Brothers Karamazov | The Brothers Karamazov earned $300,000 from 9 key cities in its third week of release. | [10] |
12 | March 19, 1958 | The Bridge on the River Kwai | The Bridge on the River Kwai earned $450,000 from the cities sampled. | [11] |
13 | March 26, 1958 | [12] | ||
14 | April 2, 1958 | The Bridge on the River Kwai earned nearly $600,000 from the cities sampled. | [13] | |
15 | April 9, 1958 | [14] | ||
16 | April 16, 1958 | [15] | ||
17 | April 23, 1958 | The Young Lions | [16] | |
18 | April 30, 1958 | The Bridge on the River Kwai | The Bridge on the River Kwai returned to number one in its 20th week of its wide release. | [17] |
19 | May 7, 1958 | [18] | ||
20 | May 14, 1958 | South Pacific | South Pacific reached number one in its eighth week of release. | [19] |
21 | May 21, 1958 | [20] | ||
22 | May 28, 1958 | [21] | ||
23 | June 4, 1958 | God's Little Acre | [22] | |
24 | June 11, 1958 | South Pacific | South Pacific returned to number one in its 12th week of release. | [23] |
25 | June 18, 1958 | [24] | ||
26 | June 25, 1958 | [25] | ||
27 | July 2, 1958 | The Vikings | The Vikings grossed more than $420,000 from the cities sampled. | [26] |
28 | July 9, 1958 | [27] | ||
29 | July 16, 1958 | [28] | ||
30 | July 23, 1958 | Indiscreet | [29] | |
31 | July 30, 1958 | [30] | ||
32 | August 6, 1958 | [31] | ||
33 | August 13, 1958 | [32] | ||
34 | August 20, 1958 | South Pacific | South Pacific returned to number one in its 22nd week of release. | [33] |
35 | August 27, 1958 | [34] | ||
36 | September 3, 1958 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof grossed over $1 million nationally over the Labor Day weekend | [35][36] |
37 | September 10, 1958 | [37] | ||
38 | September 17, 1958 | [38] | ||
39 | September 24, 1958 | [39] | ||
40 | October 1, 1958 | [40] | ||
41 | October 8, 1958 | Damn Yankees | [41] | |
42 | October 15, 1958 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof returned to number one in its seventh week of release. | [42] |
43 | October 22, 1958 | [43] | ||
44 | October 29, 1958 | [44] | ||
45 | November 5, 1958 | [45] | ||
46 | November 12, 1958 | In Love and War | [46] | |
47 | November 19, 1958 | The Last Hurrah | [47] | |
48 | November 26, 1958 | Houseboat | Houseboat grossed more than $300,000 in 22 key cities. | [47] |
49 | December 3, 1958 | Mardi Gras | Mardi Gras reached number one in its third week of release. | [48] |
50 | December 10, 1958 | [49] | ||
51 | December 17, 1958 | South Seas Adventure | [50] | |
52 | December 24, 1958 | The Buccaneer | [51] |
Highest-grossing films
The highest-grossing films during the calendar year based on theatrical rentals were as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Rental[52] |
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1 | The Bridge on the River Kwai | Columbia Pictures | $15,000,000[53] |
2 | Peyton Place | 20th Century Fox | $11,000,000[53] |
3 | Sayonara | Warner Bros. | $10,500,000 |
4 | No Time for Sergeants | $7,200,000 | |
5 | The Vikings | United Artists | $7,000,000 |
6 | Search for Paradise | Cinerama Releasing Corp. | $6,500,000 |
7 | South Pacific | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $6,400,000 |
8 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | $6,100,000 | |
9 | Old Yeller | Buena Vista | $5,900,000 |
10 | Raintree County | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $5,800,000[53] |
See also
- List of American films — American films by year
- Lists of box office number-one films
References
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 1, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ a b "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 29, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 15, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 22, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 5, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 12, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 19, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 26, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 5, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 12, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 19, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 26, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 2, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 9, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 16, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 23, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 30, 1958. p. 7. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 7, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 14, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 21, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 28, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 4, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 11, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
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- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 25, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
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- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 16, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 23, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 30, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
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- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 13, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 20, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
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- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 3, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "'Cat' Hits Roof! (advertisement)". Variety. September 10, 1958. p. 15. Retrieved May 25, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ Wear, Mike (October 8, 1958). "Metro's Hot & Fat 'Cat' Dominates September Boxoffice; 2-3-4 Spots to 'Pacific,' 'Gigi,' 'Big Country'". Variety. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
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- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 1, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 8, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 15, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 22, 1958. p. 7. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 29, 1958. p. 7. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
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- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 12, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
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- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 3, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 10, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 17, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 24, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Top Grossers of 1958". Variety. January 7, 1959. p. 48. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ a b c "All-Time Top Grossers". Variety. January 4, 1961. p. 49. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Archive.org.
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