#1 of 2 #1 western movie of 1953
1953 · Drama, Western
$21.4K worldwide · 70% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Western box office · 1953
Western Box Office 1953: Highest-Grossing Western Movies
Shane (1953) is the highest-grossing western movie released in 1953, with $21.4K worldwide, ahead of Calamity Jane (1953) at $9.2K. 2 western films released in 1953 report a worldwide gross, $30.6K in all.
- 1953 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $30.6K
- Shane (1953), the #1
- $21.4K
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Western Release of 1953, 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 1953.
- 1 Apr 23, 1953 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.4K
- 2
Nov 4, 1953 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.2K
Archive
Western Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1923 to 2025 with its total and its biggest film. 1990 leads with $735.6M, led by Dances with Wolves (1990).
2020s 6 years · $813.9M
2010s 10 years · $2.6B
- 2019 $95.6M #1 Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
- 2018 $19.3M #1 The Sisters Brothers (2018)
- 2017 $161.7M #1 The Dark Tower (2017)
- 2016 $166.6M #1 The Magnificent Seven (2016)
- 2015 $698.6M #1 The Revenant (2015)
- 2014 $93.7M #1 A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
- 2013 $274.7M #1 The Lone Ranger (2013)
- 2012 $481.9M #1 Django Unchained (2012)
- 2011 $186.3M #1 Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
- 2010 $446.4M #1 True Grit (2010)
2000s 10 years · $1.6B
- 2009 $19.7M #1 Lucky Luke (2009)
- 2008 $74.7M #1 The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)
- 2007 $268M #1 No Country for Old Men (2007)
- 2006 $24.8M #1 Bandidas (2006)
- 2005 $334.5M #1 Brokeback Mountain (2005)
- 2004 $272.7M #1 Home on the Range (2004)
- 2003 $293.8M #1 Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
- 2002 $122.6M #1 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
- 2001 $90.1M #1 Manitou’s Shoe (2001)
- 2000 $118.3M #1 Shanghai Noon (2000)
1990s 9 years · $2.2B
- 1999 $226M #1 Wild Wild West (1999)
- 1998 $453.9M #1 The Mask of Zorro (1998)
- 1996 $13.5M #1 Lone Star (1996)
- 1995 $188.5M #1 Legends of the Fall (1995)
- 1994 $310.2M #1 Maverick (1994)
- 1993 $93.5M #1 Tombstone (1993)
- 1992 $164.6M #1 Unforgiven (1992)
- 1991 $51.8M #1 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
- 1990 $735.6M #1 Dances with Wolves (1990)
1980s 10 years · $327.3M
- 1989 $15.5K #1 Blood Red (1989)
- 1988 $50.3M #1 Young Guns (1988)
- 1987 $11.5M #1 Extreme Prejudice (1987)
- 1986 $39.2M #1 Three Amigos! (1986)
- 1985 $79.7M #1 Pale Rider (1985)
- 1984 $727.6K #1 Lust in the Dust (1984)
- 1983 $12.2M #1 Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
- 1982 $12.5M #1 The Grey Fox (1982)
- 1981 $30.5M #1 Outland (1981)
- 1980 $90.5M #1 Urban Cowboy (1980)
1970s 9 years · $370.7M
- 1979 $97.2M #1 The Electric Horseman (1979)
- 1978 $17M #1 Comes a Horseman (1978)
- 1976 $39.9M #1 The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
- 1975 $36.9M #1 The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
- 1974 $119.6M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $15.7M #1 High Plains Drifter (1973)
- 1972 $6.3M #1 Joe Kidd (1972)
- 1971 $1.1M #1 The Beguiled (1971)
- 1970 $36.8M #1 Little Big Man (1970)
1960s 10 years · $159.1M
- 1969 $117.7M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $3.5M #1 Coogan’s Bluff (1968)
- 1967 $31.3M #1 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1967)
- 1966 $47.6K #1 Django (1966)
- 1965 $20.8K #1 Major Dundee (1965)
- 1964 $18.8K #1 Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
- 1963 $76.7K #1 How the West Was Won (1963)
- 1962 $2.2K #1 Farewell to the Duman River (1962)
- 1961 $6.4M #1 The Taste of Violence (1961)
- 1960 $9.8K #1 The Alamo (1960)
1950s 9 years · $33.1M
1940s 3 years · $29.8M
1930s 1 year · $3.4K
1920s 2 years · $389
FAQ
Western Box Office 1953: 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 western movie in 1953?
Shane (1953) leads with $21.4K worldwide. Next come Calamity Jane (1953) at $9.2K.
How much did western movies released in 1953 earn?
2 western films released in 1953 report a worldwide gross, $30.6K in all, or $15.3K per film on average.
How many western movies released in 1953 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Shane (1953), earned $21.4K.
How is the 1953 western 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 1953. 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 1953 western 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.