#1 of 18 #1 romance movie of 1955
1955 · Adventure, Drama
$93.9M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total
$93.6M US & Canada · 100% $331.9K elsewhere · <1%
Romance box office · 1955
Romance Box Office 1955: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies
Lady and the Tramp (1955) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 1955, with $93.9M worldwide, ahead of Le Amiche (1955) at $69.6K and Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) at $29.3K. 18 romance films released in 1955 report a worldwide gross, $94.2M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada. That is 6.8 times the total of 1954, whose releases took $13.8M. By language, English leads with $94M across 11 romance releases.
- 1955 releases with a gross
- 18
- combined worldwide
- $94.2M
- Lady and the Tramp (1955), the #1
- $93.9M
- vs 1954
- ×6.8
#1 of 18 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 1955?
Lady and the Tramp (1955) leads with $93.9M, 100% of the total. The top 5 together took $94.1M, almost all of what the 18 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Romance Release of 1955, 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 1955.
- 1 Jun 22, 1955 US and Canada: $93.6M Rest of the world: $331.9K Worldwide: $93.9M
- 2 Sep 6, 1955 US and Canada: $68.2K Rest of the world: $1.4K Worldwide: $69.6K
- 3 Aug 18, 1955 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.3K
- 4 Jun 1, 1955 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.3K
- 5 Dec 26, 1955 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.3K
- 6
Oct 10, 1955 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.7K - 7
Apr 9, 1955 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.8K - 8
Sep 22, 1955 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.7K - 9
May 3, 1955 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.4K - 10
Aug 25, 1955 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.6K - 11
Aug 5, 1955 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.1K - 12
Dec 15, 1955 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.7K - 13
Dec 23, 1955 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.2K - 14
May 10, 1955 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6K - 15
Aug 30, 1955 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3K - 16
Jan 8, 1955 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $394 - 17
May 26, 1955 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $193 - 18
Jul 7, 1955 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $94
Gross bands
How Many 1955 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 18 films reached $100M. 17 films, 94% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $94.2M total.
100%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $10M to $100M 1 film, 6% of the list $93.9M · 100% of the gross
- Under $10M 17 films, 94% of the list $218.2K · <1% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1955 Earned the Most?
June releases took the most, $94M from 2 films, led by Lady and the Tramp (1955). July was the quietest month ($94). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan The Moon Has Risen (1955) $394 The Moon Has Risen (1955)
- February Feb No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- March Mar No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- April Apr French Cancan (1955) $10.8K French Cancan (1955)
- May May Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) $11.2K Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955)
- June Jun Lady and the Tramp (1955) $94M Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- July Jul We're No Angels (1955) $94 We're No Angels (1955)
- August Aug Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) $46.3K Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
- September Sep Le Amiche (1955) $80.3K Le Amiche (1955)
- October Oct Oklahoma! (1955) $16.7K Oklahoma! (1955)
- November Nov No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- December Dec Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) $30.1K Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
Last 10 years
How Does 1955 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1950 earned the most: $96.4M from 7 films, led by Cinderella (1950). 1955 took $94.2M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 12 films | 12 | $44.9M | – | The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) $23.7M |
| 1947 8 films · −98% | 8 | $1M | −98% | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) $956.6K |
| 1948 6 films · −82% | 6 | $191.5K | −82% | The Red Shoes (1948) $184.3K |
| 1949 6 films · −54% | 6 | $88.8K | −54% | The Passionate Friends (1949) $40.3K |
| 1950 7 films · +108542% | 7 | $96.4M | +108542% | Cinderella (1950) $96.4M |
| 1951 10 films · −98% | 10 | $2.1M | −98% | The Girl on the Bridge (1951) $1.7M |
| 1952 14 films · +1750% | 14 | $38.5M | +1750% | The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) $36M |
| 1953 12 films · −91% | 12 | $3.6M | −91% | Dangerous When Wet (1953) $3.3M |
| 1954 20 films · +281% | 20 | $13.8M | +281% | An Inspector Calls (1954) $6.3M |
| 1955 18 films · +581% | 18 | $94.2M | +581% | Lady and the Tramp (1955) $93.9M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Romance Movies Speak in 1955?
English-language romance films took $94M across 11 films, 100% of the total, ahead of Italian-language romance films ($69.6K) and Swedish-language romance films ($21.3K).
Archive
Romance Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2008 leads with $7.3B, led by Mamma Mia! (2008).
2020s 7 years · $9.1B
2010s 10 years · $33.7B
- 2019 $4B #1 Aladdin (2019)
- 2018 $2.9B #1 A Star Is Born (2018)
- 2017 $3.7B #1 Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- 2016 $3.3B #1 La La Land (2016)
- 2015 $3.1B #1 Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
- 2014 $2.9B #1 The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
- 2013 $2.3B #1 The Great Gatsby (2013)
- 2012 $4B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
- 2011 $2.9B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $4.6B #1 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
2000s 10 years · $45.5B
- 2009 $6.6B #1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- 2008 $7.3B #1 Mamma Mia! (2008)
- 2007 $4.1B #1 Enchanted (2007)
- 2006 $3.7B #1 Happy Feet (2006)
- 2005 $5.5B #1 King Kong (2005)
- 2004 $4.5B #1 Meet the Fockers (2004)
- 2003 $3.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- 2002 $3.1B #1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- 2001 $3.9B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $3.2B #1 What Women Want (2000)
1990s 10 years · $25.7B
- 1999 $3.1B #1 Notting Hill (1999)
- 1998 $3.6B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $4.2B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $2.3B #1 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- 1995 $2.5B #1 Pocahontas (1995)
- 1994 $2.7B #1 Forrest Gump (1994)
- 1993 $1.8B #1 Indecent Proposal (1993)
- 1992 $2B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $1.6B #1 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 1990 $1.8B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $8.3B
- 1989 $958.8M #1 Look Who's Talking (1989)
- 1988 $1.4B #1 Coming to America (1988)
- 1987 $933.1M #1 Dirty Dancing (1987)
- 1986 $1.2B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $739.4M #1 Out of Africa (1985)
- 1984 $850.6M #1 Romancing the Stone (1984)
- 1983 $551.9M #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $542.5M #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $688.4M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $438.9M #1 The Blue Lagoon (1980)
1970s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1979 $342.1M #1 10 (1979)
- 1978 $628.2M #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $424.9M #1 Saturday Night Fever (1977)
- 1976 $141M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $15.7M #1 Once Is Not Enough (1975)
- 1974 $117M #1 Benji (1974)
- 1973 $81.3M #1 The Way We Were (1973)
- 1972 $1.4M #1 Bombay to Goa (1972)
- 1971 $10.5M #1 Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
- 1970 $18.7M #1 Getting Straight (1970)
1960s 10 years · $620.8M
- 1969 $15M #1 Paint Your Wagon (1969)
- 1968 $52.3M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $109.5M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $146.4K #1 A Man and a Woman (1966)
- 1965 $272.3M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $83.8M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $62.7M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $600.8K #1 Jules and Jim (1962)
- 1961 $5.7M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $18.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $378.8M
- 1959 $52M #1 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- 1958 $10.7M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $4M #1 An Affair to Remember (1957)
- 1956 $63.5M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $94.2M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $13.8M #1 An Inspector Calls (1954)
- 1953 $3.6M #1 Dangerous When Wet (1953)
- 1952 $38.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $2.1M #1 The Girl on the Bridge (1951)
- 1950 $96.4M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $456.6M
- 1949 $88.8K #1 The Passionate Friends (1949)
- 1948 $191.5K #1 The Red Shoes (1948)
- 1947 $1M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $44.9M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $684.7K #1 Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)
- 1944 $6 #1 The Uninvited (1944)
- 1943 $4.7M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $1.9M #1 Reunion in France (1942)
- 1941 $25.5K #1 The Lady Eve (1941)
- 1940 $403M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $188.1M
- 1939 $931.5K #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $17.5K #1 Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $528.1K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $46.8K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $2.5K #1 42nd Street (1933)
- 1932 $1.2K #1 Trouble in Paradise (1932)
- 1931 $8.3K #1 Marius (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 7 years · $10.1M
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Romance Box Office 1955: 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 18 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in 1955?
Lady and the Tramp (1955) leads with $93.9M worldwide, $93.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Le Amiche (1955) at $69.6K and Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) at $29.3K.
How much did romance movies released in 1955 earn?
18 romance films released in 1955 report a worldwide gross, $94.2M in all, or $5.2M per film on average. 1954 releases took $13.8M.
How many romance movies released in 1955 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Lady and the Tramp (1955), earned $93.9M.
How is the 1955 romance 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 1955. 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 1955 romance 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.