1953 in film
overview of the events of 1953 in film
The year 1953 in film involved some significant events, most notably the release of the first film released in CinemaScope, The Robe. Other releases in the United States included the hit films Peter Pan and From Here to Eternity.
Top-grossing films (U.S.)
The top ten 1953 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Events
January 16 – A new Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. is incorporated following a Consent Judgment to divest their Warner Bros. Theatres. Stanley Warner Theatres is incorporated the following January 30 to take on the theatre chain now independent of Warner Bros.
February 5 – Walt Disney's production of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, starring Bobby Driscoll and Kathryn Beaumont, premieres to astounding acclaim from critics and audiences and quickly becomes one of the most beloved Disney films. This is the last Disney animated movie released in partnership with RKO Pictures, becoming the last ever smash hit movie of the later company before it bankrupted in 1959.
February 25 – Jacques Tati's film Les Vacances de M. Hulot is released in France, introducing the gauche character of Monsieur Hulot.
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