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Thriller box office · May 1954

Thriller Box Office, May 1954: Top-Grossing Releases

Dial M for Murder (1954) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in May 1954, with $45.3K worldwide, ahead of The High and the Mighty (1954) at $4.3K. 2 thriller films released in May 1954 report a worldwide gross, $49.6K in all, 50% of it from the US & Canada.

May 1954 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$49.6K
Dial M for Murder (1954), the #1
$45.3K
earned in the US & Canada
50%
Dial M for Murder (1954) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 thriller movie of May 1954

Dial M for Murder (1954)

1954 · Mystery, Thriller

$45.3K worldwide · 91% of the chart's total

$24.8K US & Canada · 55% $20.5K elsewhere · 45%
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Every Thriller Release of May 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 May 1954.

  1. 1 Dial M for Murder (1954) movie poster
    Dial M for Murder (1954) May 28, 1954 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Crime $45.3K worldwide
    May 28, 1954 US and Canada: $24.8K Rest of the world: $20.5K Worldwide: $45.3K
  2. 2 The High and the Mighty (1954) movie poster
    The High and the Mighty (1954) May 27, 1954 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $4.3K worldwide
    May 27, 1954 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3K
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Thriller Box Office in 1954, Month by Month

The months of 1954 with their totals: September leads with $37.9M, led by Rear Window (1954).

FAQ

Thriller Box Office May 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 thriller movie in May 1954?

Dial M for Murder (1954) leads with $45.3K worldwide, $24.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The High and the Mighty (1954) at $4.3K.

How much did thriller movies released in May 1954 earn?

2 thriller films released in May 1954 report a worldwide gross, $49.6K in all, or $24.8K per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in May 1954 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Dial M for Murder (1954), earned $45.3K.

How much of the May 1954 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$24.8K of the $49.6K total, or 50%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the May 1954 thriller 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 May 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 May 1954 thriller 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.