1954 in film
The year 1954 in film involved some significant events and memorable ones.
Top-grossing films
United States
The top ten 1954 released films by box office gross in the United States are as follows:| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
| 1 | White Christmas | Paramount | $12,000,000 |
| 2 | The Caine Mutiny | Columbia | $8,700,000 |
| 3 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Buena Vista | $8,000,000 |
| 4 | The Glenn Miller Story | Universal | $7,600,000 |
| 5 | The Country Girl | Paramount | $6,500,000 |
| 6 | The High and the Mighty A Star Is Born | Warner Bros. | $6,100,000 |
| 7 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | MGM | $5,526,000 |
| 8 | Rear Window | Paramount | $5,300,000 |
| 9 | Magnificent Obsession | Universal | $5,200,000 |
| 10 | There's No Business Like Show Business | 20th Century Fox | $5,103,555 |
International
Events
- A reproduction of "America's First Movie Studio", Thomas Edison's Black Maria, is constructed.
- May 12 — The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda. The two were married in 1927.
- September 29 — A Star is Born premieres and marks Judy Garland's comeback after her termination from her contract at MGM. An astounding success with critics and audiences, A Star is Born not only marks the first time that legendary director George Cukor has made a film musical or a film in Technicolor and in anamorphic widescreen format, but also becomes regarded as one of Garland's best performances in her film career.
- November 3 — The film Godzilla premieres in Japan. It becomes a huge success and the first in the Godzilla film franchise, the longest running film series in history.
Awards
Top ten money-making stars
Exhibitors selected the following as the Top Ten Money Making Stars of the Year in Quigley Publishing Company's annual poll. John Wayne became the first actor to regain the number one spot after losing that position.| Rank | Actor/Actress |
| 1. | John Wayne |
| 2. | Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis |
| 3. | Gary Cooper |
| 4. | James Stewart |
| 5. | Marilyn Monroe |
| 6. | Alan Ladd |
| 7. | William Holden |
| 8. | Bing Crosby |
| 9. | Jane Wyman |
| 10. | Marlon Brando |
Top Western stars
The poll also revealed the top Western stars.| Rank | Actor/Actress |
| 1. | Roy Rogers |
| 2. | Gene Autry |
| 3. | Rex Allen |
| 4. | Wild Bill Elliott |
| 5. | Gabby Hayes |
Notable films released in 1954
unless stated#
- 3 Ring Circus, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, starring Kirk Douglas and James Mason
A
- Aar Paar, directed by and starring Guru Dutt –
- About Mrs. Leslie, starring Shirley Booth
- Robinson Crusoe, directed by Luis Buñuel –
- Alaska Seas, starring Robert Ryan and Jan Sterling
- Amar, starring Madhubala, Nimmi and Dilip Kumar –
- An American in Rome, starring Alberto Sordi –
- Andha Naal –
- Animal Farm, an animated film –
- Apache, starring Burt Lancaster
- Attila, starring Anthony Quinn and Sophia Loren –
B
- Bahut Din Huwe, starring Madhubala –
- The Back of Beyond –
- The Barefoot Contessa, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Rossano Brazzi
- Beachhead, starring Tony Curtis and Mary Murphy
- Beau Brummell, starring Stewart Granger, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Ustinov
- Beautiful Stranger, aka Twist of Fate, starring Ginger Rogers –
- The Belles of St. Trinian's, starring Alastair Sim, Joyce Grenfell and George Cole –
- Betrayed, fourth and final film co-starring Clark Gable and Lana Turner
- A Big Family –
- The Black Knight, starring Alan Ladd –
- The Black Shield of Falworth, starring Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh
- Black Tuesday, starring Edward G. Robinson and Peter Graves
- Black Widow, starring Ginger Rogers, Gene Tierney, Peggy Ann Garner, Van Heflin, George Raft
- Boot Polish –
- Boris Godunov –
- The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters, starring Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall and Ellen Corby
- Bread, Love and Jealousy, starring Vittorio De Sica and Gina Lollobrigida –
- The Bridges at Toko-Ri, directed by Mark Robson, starring William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey Rooney
- Brigadoon, directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse, Van Johnson
- Broken Lance, starring Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Jean Peters, Richard Widmark, Katy Jurado
C
- Cadet Rousselle, directed by André Hunebelle, starring François Périer and Dany Robin –
- The Caine Mutiny, directed by Edward Dmytryk, starring Humphrey Bogart, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray, José Ferrer, Robert Francis, May Wynn, E. G. Marshall
- Canaris, directed by Alfred Weidenmann –
- Carmen Jones, starring Dorothy Dandridge
- Casanova's Big Night, starring Bob Hope
- Chronicle of Poor Lovers –
- Circus Fandango –
- The Country Girl, directed by George Seaton, starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, William Holden
- Creature from the Black Lagoon, directed by Jack Arnold
- Crime Wave, directed by André de Toth, starring Sterling Hayden and Phyllis Kirk
- Crossed Swords, starring Errol Flynn and Gina Lollobrigida –
- The Crucified Lovers, directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, starring Kazuo Hasegawa –
D
- Dangerous Mission, starring Victor Mature and Piper Laurie
- Deep in My Heart, directed by Stanley Donen, starring José Ferrer and Merle Oberon
- Demetrius and the Gladiators, starring Victor Mature and Susan Hayward
- Désirée, starring Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons
- Dial M for Murder, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Ray Milland, Robert Cummings, Grace Kelly
- Doctor in the House, starring Dirk Bogarde, first of "Doctor" series –
- Down Three Dark Streets, starring Broderick Crawford and Ruth Roman
- Drive a Crooked Road, starring Mickey Rooney and Dianne Foster
- Drum Beat, directed by Delmer Daves, starring Alan Ladd
E
- The Egyptian, starring Jean Simmons, Gene Tierney, Victor Mature, Bella Darvi, Edmund Purdom
- Eight O'Clock Walk, starring Richard Attenborough and Cathy O'Donnell –
- Elephant Walk, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Peter Finch
- Executive Suite, starring William Holden, Barbara Stanwyck, June Allyson, Fredric March, Louis Calhern, Walter Pidgeon, Nina Foch
F
- The Far Country, directed by Anthony Mann, starring James Stewart, Ruth Roman, Walter Brennan
- Father Brown, starring Alec Guinness –
- Fear, directed by Roberto Rossellini, starring Ingrid Bergman –
- Five Boys from Barska Street –
- Flame and the Flesh, starring Lana Turner
- French Cancan, starring Jean Gabin –
- The French Line, starring Jane Russell
G
- Garden of Evil, starring Gary Cooper, Susan Hayward, Richard Widmark
- The Glenn Miller Story, directed by Anthony Mann, starring Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson
- Godzilla, directed by Ishirō Honda –
- Gorilla at Large, directed by Harmon Jones, starring Cameron Mitchell, Anne Bancroft and Raymond Burr
- The Gold of Naples, directed by Vittorio De Sica, starring Silvana Mangano and Sophia Loren –
- The Good Die Young, directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Stanley Baker and Laurence Harvey –
H
- Hansel and Gretel: An Opera Fantasy, a Stop motion animated film
- Happy Ever After, starring David Niven and Yvonne De Carlo –
- Hell and High Water, directed by Samuel Fuller, starring Richard Widmark
- Hell Below Zero, starring Alan Ladd
- Hell's Half Acre, starring Evelyn Keyes and Wendell Corey
- The High and the Mighty, starring John Wayne, Robert Stack, Laraine Day, Claire Trevor, Phil Harris
- Highway Dragnet, starring Richard Conte and Joan Bennett
- Hobson's Choice, directed by David Lean, starring Charles Laughton and John Mills –
- The House Across the Lake, aka Heat Wave, starring Alex Nicol and Hillary Brooke –
- Human Desire, starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford
I
- Illusion Travels by Streetcar, directed by Luis Buñuel, starring Lilia Prado –
- Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, directed by Kenneth Anger
- An Inspector Calls, with Alastair Sim, based on the J. B. Priestley play –
- It Should Happen to You, starring Judy Holliday, Peter Lawford, Jack Lemmon
J
- Jagriti –
- Johnny Guitar, directed by Nicholas Ray, starring Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge
- Journey to Italy, directed by Roberto Rossellini, starring Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders –