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Musical box office · October 1954

Musical Box Office, October 1954: Top-Grossing Releases

A Star Is Born (1954) is the highest-grossing musical movie released in October 1954, with $4.4M worldwide, ahead of White Christmas (1954) at $3M. 2 musical films released in October 1954 report a worldwide gross, $7.3M in all, 97% of it from the US & Canada.

October 1954 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$7.3M
A Star Is Born (1954), the #1
$4.4M
earned in the US & Canada
97%
A Star Is Born (1954) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 musical movie of October 1954

A Star Is Born (1954)

1954 · Drama, Romance

$4.4M worldwide · 59% of the chart's total

$4.3M US & Canada · 100% $14K elsewhere · <1%
The chart

Every Musical Release of October 1954, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in October 1954.

  1. 1 A Star Is Born (1954) movie poster
    A Star Is Born (1954) Oct 16, 1954 · English · Drama, Romance, Musical $4.4M worldwide
    Oct 16, 1954 US and Canada: $4.3M Rest of the world: $14K Worldwide: $4.4M
  2. 2 White Christmas (1954) movie poster
    White Christmas (1954) Oct 14, 1954 · Comedy, Romance, Musical $3M worldwide
    Oct 14, 1954 US and Canada: $2.8M Rest of the world: $184.2K Worldwide: $3M
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Musical Box Office in 1954, Month by Month

The months of 1954 with their totals: October leads with $7.3M, led by A Star Is Born (1954).

FAQ

Musical Box Office October 1954: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing musical movie in October 1954?

A Star Is Born (1954) leads with $4.4M worldwide, $4.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come White Christmas (1954) at $3M.

How much did musical movies released in October 1954 earn?

2 musical films released in October 1954 report a worldwide gross, $7.3M in all, or $3.7M per film on average.

How many musical movies released in October 1954 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, A Star Is Born (1954), earned $4.4M.

How much of the October 1954 Musical box office came from the US and Canada?

$7.1M of the $7.3M total, or 97%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the October 1954 musical box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in October 1954. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the October 1954 musical box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.