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1956 Box Office Rankings

Year-specific reference chart with worldwide gross, reported budgets, openings and ROI where available.

About the 1956 chart

This 1956 box office chart highlights films released in 1956, using available worldwide gross, budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI data. Some titles may have richer financial detail than others, depending on source coverage and later corrections.

Year gross$376.7Mvisible records

Avg budget$2.3Mbudgeted titles

Top opening—Bus Stop

Releases41available for year

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Top gross

The Ten Commandments$122.7M Around the World in 80 Days$42.0M ...And God Created Woman$33.0M Giant$32.9M The King and I$21.3M

Best ROI

The Ten Commandments9.44x The Man Who Knew Too Much9.42x Love Me Tender9.00x Around the World in 80 Days7.00x Giant6.08x

Gross-minus-budget leaders

The Ten Commandments$109.7M Around the World in 80 Days$36.0M ...And God Created Woman$32.7M Giant$27.5M The King and I$16.8M

1956 movie chart

Sorted by worldwide gross.

#	Movie	Year	Worldwide	Budget	Gross - budget	ROI	Studio / Distributor
1	The Ten Commandments WW Financial	1956	$122.7M	$13.0M	$109.7M	9.44x	Paramount Pictures
2	Around the World in 80 Days WW Financial	1956	$42.0M	$6.0M	$36.0M	7.00x	Michael Todd Company
3	...And God Created Woman WW Financial	1956	$33.0M	$300,000	$32.7M	110.00x	Iéna Productions
4	Giant WW Financial	1956	$32.9M	$5.4M	$27.5M	6.08x	Warner Bros. Pictures
5	The King and I WW Financial	1956	$21.3M	$4.6M	$16.8M	4.68x	20th Century Fox
6	Trapeze WW Financial	1956	$14.4M	$4.0M	$10.4M	3.60x	Joanna Productions
7	War and Peace WW Financial	1956	$12.0M	$5.0M	$7.0M	2.40x	Paramount Pictures
8	The Man Who Knew Too Much WW Financial	1956	$11.3M	$1.2M	$10.1M	9.42x	Paramount Pictures
9	Moby Dick WW Financial	1956	$10.4M	$4.5M	$5.9M	2.31x	Moulin Productions Inc.
10	Love Me Tender WW Financial	1956	$9.0M	$1.0M	$8.0M	9.00x	20th Century Fox
11	The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit WW Financial	1956	$8.8M	$2.6M	$6.2M	3.38x	20th Century Fox
12	High Society WW Financial	1956	$8.2M	$2.8M	$5.4M	2.93x	Sol C. Siegel Productions
13	Friendly Persuasion WW Financial	1956	$8.0M	$3.0M	$5.0M	2.67x	Allied Artists
14	Bus Stop WW Financial	1956	$7.3M	$220,000	$7.1M	33.05x	Marilyn Monroe Productions
15	Anastasia WW Financial	1956	$4.3M	$3.5M	$780,000	1.22x	20th Century Fox
16	Written on the Wind WW Financial	1956	$4.3M	$1.3M	$3.0M	3.31x	Universal Pictures
17	Tea and Sympathy WW Financial	1956	$3.4M	$1.7M	$1.7M	1.98x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
18	Somebody Up There Likes Me WW Financial	1956	$3.4M	$1.9M	$1.4M	1.75x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
19	Forbidden Planet WW Financial	1956	$3.3M	$1.9M	$1.4M	1.71x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
20	Invasion of the Body Snatchers WW Financial	1956	$3.0M	$416,911	$2.6M	7.20x	Allied Artists Pictures
21	The Opposite Sex WW Financial No budget	1956	$2.8M	—	—	—	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
22	Godzilla, King of the Monsters! WW Financial	1956	$2.0M	$25,000	$2.0M	80.00x	Toho
23	The Wrong Man WW Financial	1956	$2.0M	$1.2M	$800,000	1.67x	Warner Bros. Pictures
24	Between Heaven and Hell WW Financial No budget	1956	$1.5M	—	—	—	20th Century Fox
25	Pillars of the Sky WW Financial No budget	1956	$1.5M	—	—	—	Universal International Pictures
26	The Harder They Fall WW Financial No budget Hidden	1956	$1.4M	—	—	—	Columbia Pictures
27	Rodan WW Financial No budget Hidden	1956	$1.3M	—	—	—	Toho
28	The Battle of the River Plate WW Financial Hidden	1956	$750,000	$280,000	$470,000	2.68x	The Archers
29	Aparajito WW Financial No budget Hidden	1956	$170,215	—	—	—	Epic Productions
30	Yalancının Mumu WW Financial Hidden	1956	$105,000	$55,000	$50,000	1.91x	Seneka Film
31	Kalbimin Şarkısı WW Financial Hidden	1956	$100,000	$55,000	$45,000	1.82x	Lale Film
32	Miras Uğrunda WW Financial Hidden	1956	$100,000	$55,000	$45,000	1.82x	—
33	The Red Balloon WW Financial No budget Hidden	1956	$48,980	—	—	—	Films Montsouris
34	Ways of the Heart WW Financial Hidden	1956	$44,000	$21,000	$23,000	2.10x	Arab Film Institute
35	Bob le Flambeur WW Financial No budget Hidden	1956	$41,010	—	—	—	Productions Cyme
36	Tuzak Oteli WW Financial Hidden	1956	$10,000	$55,000	-$45,000	0.18x	Emin Digital Films
37	Dalila WW Financial Hidden	1956	$1,671	$3,342	-$1,671	0.50x	Les Films
38	Cycle of Life WW Financial No budget Hidden	1956	$239	—	—	—	Mandalay Film
39	Curra Veleta WW Financial No budget Hidden	1956	$105	—	—	—	Dauro Films
40	It's Never Too Late WW Financial No budget Hidden	1956	$91	—	—	—	Park Lane Productions
41	The Bold and the Brave WW Financial No budget Hidden	1956	$1	—	—	—	The Filmakers

The Ten Commandments 1956 · WW Budget $13.0M · Paramount Pictures

$122.7M ROI 9.44x

Around the World in 80 Days 1956 · WW Budget $6.0M · Michael Todd Company

$42.0M ROI 7.00x

...And God Created Woman 1956 · WW Budget $300,000 · Iéna Productions

$33.0M ROI 110.00x

Giant 1956 · WW Budget $5.4M · Warner Bros. Pictures

$32.9M ROI 6.08x

The King and I 1956 · WW Budget $4.6M · 20th Century Fox

$21.3M ROI 4.68x

Trapeze 1956 · WW Budget $4.0M · Joanna Productions

$14.4M ROI 3.60x

War and Peace 1956 · WW Budget $5.0M · Paramount Pictures

$12.0M ROI 2.40x

The Man Who Knew Too Much 1956 · WW Budget $1.2M · Paramount Pictures

$11.3M ROI 9.42x

Moby Dick 1956 · WW Budget $4.5M · Moulin Productions Inc.

$10.4M ROI 2.31x

Love Me Tender 1956 · WW Budget $1.0M · 20th Century Fox

$9.0M ROI 9.00x

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit 1956 · WW Budget $2.6M · 20th Century Fox

$8.8M ROI 3.38x

High Society 1956 · WW Budget $2.8M · Sol C. Siegel Productions

$8.2M ROI 2.93x

Friendly Persuasion 1956 · WW Budget $3.0M · Allied Artists

$8.0M ROI 2.67x

Bus Stop 1956 · WW Budget $220,000 · Marilyn Monroe Productions

$7.3M ROI 33.05x

Anastasia 1956 · WW Budget $3.5M · 20th Century Fox

$4.3M ROI 1.22x

Written on the Wind 1956 · WW Budget $1.3M · Universal Pictures

$4.3M ROI 3.31x

Tea and Sympathy 1956 · WW Budget $1.7M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$3.4M ROI 1.98x

Somebody Up There Likes Me 1956 · WW Budget $1.9M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$3.4M ROI 1.75x

Forbidden Planet 1956 · WW Budget $1.9M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$3.3M ROI 1.71x

Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956 · WW Budget $416,911 · Allied Artists Pictures

$3.0M ROI 7.20x

The Opposite Sex 1956 · WW Budget — · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$2.8M ROI —

Godzilla, King of the Monsters! 1956 · WW Budget $25,000 · Toho

$2.0M ROI 80.00x

The Wrong Man 1956 · WW Budget $1.2M · Warner Bros. Pictures

$2.0M ROI 1.67x

Between Heaven and Hell 1956 · WW Budget — · 20th Century Fox

$1.5M ROI —

Pillars of the Sky 1956 · WW Budget — · Universal International Pictures

$1.5M ROI —

The Harder They Fall 1956 · WW Budget — · Columbia Pictures

$1.4M ROI —

Rodan 1956 · WW Budget — · Toho

$1.3M ROI —

The Battle of the River Plate 1956 · WW Budget $280,000 · The Archers

$750,000 ROI 2.68x

Aparajito 1956 · WW Budget — · Epic Productions

$170,215 ROI —

Yalancının Mumu 1956 · WW Budget $55,000 · Seneka Film

$105,000 ROI 1.91x

Kalbimin Şarkısı 1956 · WW Budget $55,000 · Lale Film

$100,000 ROI 1.82x

Miras Uğrunda 1956 · WW Budget $55,000

$100,000 ROI 1.82x

The Red Balloon 1956 · WW Budget — · Films Montsouris

$48,980 ROI —

Ways of the Heart 1956 · WW Budget $21,000 · Arab Film Institute

$44,000 ROI 2.10x

Bob le Flambeur 1956 · WW Budget — · Productions Cyme

$41,010 ROI —

Tuzak Oteli 1956 · WW Budget $55,000 · Emin Digital Films

$10,000 ROI 0.18x

Dalila 1956 · WW Budget $3,342 · Les Films

$1,671 ROI 0.50x

Cycle of Life 1956 · WW Budget — · Mandalay Film

$239 ROI —

Curra Veleta 1956 · WW Budget — · Dauro Films

$105 ROI —

It's Never Too Late 1956 · WW Budget — · Park Lane Productions

$91 ROI —

The Bold and the Brave 1956 · WW Budget — · The Filmakers

$1 ROI —

1956 box office FAQ

Helpful answers about the 1956 box office chart.

How many movies are included in the 1956 box office chart?

The number of titles depends on available box office data for that release year. More records can appear as source coverage improves.

Why do some movies have more detailed box office pages?

Some titles have more complete financial, ranking and source information available. Titles with less reliable supporting data may remain listed in ranking tables until more detail is available.

What does worldwide gross mean?

Worldwide gross refers to reported theatrical box office revenue across all available markets before any later home entertainment or streaming revenue.

How is ROI calculated?

ROI is calculated from available gross and budget data. Where budget or revenue is missing, ROI may be unavailable or marked as estimated depending on the source quality.

Can more films be expanded with full box office details later?

Yes. A title can receive a more detailed page when reliable financial data, source links and useful context become available.