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 Database: 1959

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Top 20 Films of 1959 by Domestic Revenue


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<1958
1960>

Film (distributor)

Release

Revenue

1

Ben-Hur (MGM)

Nov 59

$36.992 m

2

Sleeping Beauty (Disney)*

Jan 59

$21.998 m

3

The Shaggy Dog (Disney)*

Mar 59

$12.317 m

4

Operation Petticoat (Univ.)

Dec 59

$9.322 m

5

Darby O'Gill and the Little People (Disney)*

Jun 59

$8.336 m

6

Some Like It Hot (UA)

Mar 59

$8.128 m

7

Pillow Talk (Univ.)

Oct 59

$7.670 m

8

North By Northwest (MGM)

Jul 59

$6.703 m

9

Imitation of Life (Univ.)

Apr 59

$6.418 m

10

Suddenly Last Summer (Colu.)

Dec 59

$6.375 m

11

The Nun's Story (WB)

Jun 59

$5.750 m

11

Rio Bravo (WB)

Mar 59

$5.750 m

13

Anatomy of a Murder (Colu.)

Jul 59

$5.500 m

14

Solomon and Sheba (UA)

Dec 59

$5.186 m

15

A Hole in the Head (UA)

Jul 59

$4.965 m

16

On the Beach (UA)

Dec 59

$4.803 m

17

Journey to the Center of the Earth (Fox)

Dec 59

$4.777 m

18

Hercules (WB)

Jul 59

$4.700 m

18

A Summer Place (WB)

Oct 59

$4.700 m

20

Don't Give Up the Ship (Para.)

Jul 59

$4.000 m

* - Figure includes revenue from at least 1 major reissue.

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