List of 1958 box office number-one films in the United States explained
This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1958 per Varietys 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
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] |
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2 | Peyton Place | 20th Century Fox | $11,000,000 |
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3 | Sayonara | Warner Bros. | $10,500,000 |
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4 | No Time for Sergeants | $7,200,000 |
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5 | The Vikings | United Artists | $7,000,000 |
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6 | Search for Paradise | Cinerama Releasing Corp. | $6,500,000 |
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7 | South Pacific | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $6,400,000 |
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8 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | $6,100,000 |
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9 | Old Yeller | Buena Vista | $5,900,000 |
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10 | Raintree County | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $5,800,000 |
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See also
Notes and References
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. January 1, 1958. 3. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. January 15, 1958. 3. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. January 22, 1958. 3. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. January 29, 1958. 3. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 5, 1958. 3. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 12, 1958. 3. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 19, 1958. 3. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 26, 1958. 3. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 5, 1958. 4. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 12, 1958. 3. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 19, 1958. 3. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 26, 1958. 3. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 2, 1958. 3. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 9, 1958. 3. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 16, 1958. 5. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 23, 1958. 5. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 30, 1958. 7. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- National Boxoffice Survey. Variety. May 7, 1958. 4. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 14, 1958. 5. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 21, 1958. 5. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 28, 1958. 4. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 4, 1958. 5. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 11, 1958. 4. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 18, 1958. 5. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 25, 1958. 5. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 2, 1958. 4. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 9, 1958. 4. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 16, 1958. 4. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 23, 1958. 4. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 30, 1958. 4. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 6, 1958. 4. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 13, 1958. 4. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 20, 1958. 5. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 27, 1958. 5. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 3, 1958. 3. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. 'Cat' Hits Roof! (advertisement). September 10, 1958. 15. May 25, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. Metro's Hot & Fat 'Cat' Dominates September Boxoffice; 2-3-4 Spots to 'Pacific,' 'Gigi,' 'Big Country'. October 8, 1958. 4. September 13, 2021. Wear. Mike. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 17, 1958. 5. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 24, 1958. 3. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 1, 1958. 4. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 8, 1958. 4. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 15, 1958. 4. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 22, 1958. 7. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 29, 1958. 7. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 5, 1958. 4. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 12, 1958. 4. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 26, 1958. 4. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 3, 1958. 4. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 10, 1958. 5. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 17, 1958. 4. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 24, 1958. 5. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. Top Grossers of 1958. January 7, 1959. 48. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.
- Variety. All-Time Top Grossers. January 4, 1961. 49. September 13, 2021. Archive.org.