Most Popular Movies 1963
This chart shows the 1963 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1963 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1963 - Top 1963 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1964 → |
1
| It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World |
| Director: Stanley Kramer |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 7, 1963 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Gratuitous Cameos, Chase Adventure, In a Plane, Car Accident, Accidental Death, Life on the Outside, Treasure Hunters, Dysfunctional Family, Corrupt Cops |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $46,300,000 |
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International BO: $13,700,000 |
2
| The Great Escape |
| Director: John Sturges |
| Lead Roles: Steve McQueen as Captain Virgil Hilts, James Garner as Flight Lt. Bob Anthony 'The Scrounger' Hendley, Richard Attenborough as Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett 'Big X' |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 8, 1963 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: World War II, War, Escape, Inspired by a True Story, Intertitle, Prison Break, Nazis, Ensemble, War Crimes, War Drama |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $11,744,471 |
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International BO: $228,926 |
3
| La baie des anges |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 23, 1963 (Wide) by Pathe Contemporary Films, released as Bay of Angels |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $85,840 |
4
| Cleopatra |
| Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 12, 1963 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Historical Drama, Ancient Egypt, Set in Egypt, Set in Cairo, Egypt |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $57,000,000 |
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International BO: $14,000,000 |
5
| Donovan's Reef |
| Director: John Ford |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 12, 1963 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
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Domestic BO: $6,600,000 |
6
| The Nutty Professor |
| Director: Jerry Lewis |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 2, 1963 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
7
| Dr. No |
| Director: Terence Young |
| Lead Roles: Sean Connery as James Bond |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 8, 1963 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Secret Agent, Mad Scientist, Hitmen, Martial Arts, Action Adventure |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $16,067,035 |
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International BO: $43,500,000 |
8
| The Thrill of it All |
| Director: Norman Jewison |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 17, 1963 (Wide) by Universal |
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Domestic BO: $11,779,093 |
9
| Hud |
| Director: Martin Ritt |
| Lead Roles: Paul Newman as Hud Bannon |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 29, 1963 (Wide) |
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Domestic BO: $10,000,000 |
10
| Summer Holiday |
| Director: Peter Yates |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 10, 1963 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Musical, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
International BO: $1,326 |
11
| Ikarie XB 1 |
| Director: Jindrich Polak |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 25, 1963 (Wide) (Czech Republic) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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International BO: $2,058 |
12
| The Haunting |
| Director: Robert Wise |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 25, 1963 (Wide), released as Tatari (Japan) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
13
| Toys in the Attic |
| Director: George Roy Hill |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 31, 1963 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Play, Drama, Live Action |