This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1954 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.
| Week ending | Film | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This Is Cinerama | ||||
| 2 | Knights of the Round Table | Knights of the Round Table grossed $338,000 from 11 key cities. | [1] | ||
| 3 | Knights of the Round Table grossed $465,000 from 25 key cities. | [2] | |||
| 4 | [3] | ||||
| 5 | [4] | ||||
| 6 | [5] | ||||
| 7 | [6] | ||||
| 8 | The Glenn Miller Story | The Glenn Miller Story reached number one in its second week of release. | [7] | ||
| 9 | [8] | ||||
| 10 | The Glenn Miller Story grossed $400,000 from 20 key cities. | [9] | |||
| 11 | [10] | ||||
| 12 | [11] | ||||
| 13 | Rose Marie | Rose Marie reached number one in its fourth week of release. | [12] | ||
| 14 | [13] | ||||
| 15 | [14] | ||||
| 16 | Prince Valiant | Prince Valiant reached number one in its third week of release. | [15] | ||
| 17 | [16] | ||||
| 18 | Executive Suite | [17] | |||
| 19 | [18] | ||||
| 20 | [19] | ||||
| 21 | [20] | ||||
| 22 | Dial M for Murder | [21] | |||
| 23 | Three Coins in the Fountain | Three Coins in the Fountain reached number one in its third week of release. | [22] | ||
| 24 | [23] | ||||
| 25 | Demetrius and the Gladiators | Demetrius and the Gladiators grossed $355,000 from 14 key cities. | [24] | ||
| 26 | [25] | ||||
| 27 | The Caine Mutiny | The Caine Mutiny reached number one in its second week of release. | [26] | ||
| 28 | [27] | ||||
| 29 | [28] | ||||
| 30 | [29] | ||||
| 31 | [30] | ||||
| 32 | [31] | ||||
| 33 | Magnificent Obsession | Magnificent Obsession reached number one in its second week of release. | [32] | ||
| 34 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers reached number one in its fifth week of release. | [33] | ||
| 35 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers grossed $320,000 from 10 key cities. | [34] | |||
| 36 | Dragnet | Dragnet grossed $389,000 from 15 key cities. | [35] | ||
| 37 | The Egyptian | [36] | |||
| 38 | [37] | ||||
| 39 | Sabrina | [38] | |||
| 40 | [39] | ||||
| 41 | Woman's World | Woman's World reached number one in its second week of release. | [40] | ||
| 42 | A Star Is Born | A Star Is Born earned $675,000 from 17 key cities in its third week of release. | [41] | ||
| 43 | A Star Is Born grossed $536,000 from 19 key cities. | [42] | |||
| 44 | White Christmas | White Christmas earned $525,000 from 12 key cities in its third week of release. | [43] | ||
| 45 | White Christmas grossed $525,000 from 12 key cities. | [44] | |||
| 46 | White Christmas grossed $788,000 from 19 key cities. | [45] | |||
| 47 | [46] | ||||
| 48 | [47] | ||||
| 49 | [48] | ||||
| 50 | [49] | ||||
| 51 | [50] | ||||
| 52 | There's No Business Like Show Business | There's No Business Like Show Business reached number one in its second week of release. | [51] |
The highest-grossing films during the calendar year based on theatrical rentals were as follows:
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Rental[52] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White Christmas | Paramount Pictures | $12,000,000 |
| 2 | The Caine Mutiny | Columbia Pictures | $8,700,000 |
| 3 | The Glenn Miller Story | Universal-International | $7,000,000 |
| 4 | The Egyptian | 20th Century Fox | $6,000,000 |
| 5 | Rear Window | Paramount Pictures | $5,300,000 |
| 6 | The High and the Mighty | Warner Bros. | $5,200,000 |
| 7 | Magnificent Obsession | Universal-International | $5,000,000 |
| 8 | Three Coins in the Fountain | 20th Century Fox | $5,000,000 |
| 9 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $4,750,000 |
| 10 | Désirée | 20th Century Fox | $4,500,000 |