- Number of Releases: 654
- Number of theatres: 18,980 (2,830 are drive ins)
- Average weekly attendance: 54,000,000
- Average ticket price: $0.53
- Box office receipts: $1,310,000,000
Top box office stars- John Wayne, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, Betty Grable, Abbott & Costello, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Randolph Scott, Gary Cooper, Doris Day, Spencer Tracy
Top grossing films- David and Bathsheba $7m, Show Boat $5.2m, An American in Paris $4.5m, The Great Caruso $4.5m, A Streetcar Named Desire $4.3m
- Palme d’Or- Miracle in Milan & Miss Julie
- Academy Award- An American in Paris
- Golden Globes- A Place in the Sun & An American in Paris
- NY Film Critics- A Streetcar Named Desire
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