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Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies Released in 1959
This list shows all Based on Fiction Book/Short Story films released in 1959, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
Domestic Analysis for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies for 1959
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| |
| March 18 |
Rio Bravo |
Western |
Theatrical |
$5,908,972 |
|
| |
| March 20 |
Alias Jesse James |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 1 |
Apur Sansar |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Des Femmes Disparaissent |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 5 |
Ascenseur pour l'échafaud |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$379,949 |
|
| |
| May 20 |
The World, The Flesh and the Devil |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 3 |
Les quatre cents coups |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$51,688 |
|
| |
| July 4 |
Sweet Smell of Success |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$615 |
|
| |
| July 9 |
Last Train From Gun Hill |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 7 |
Das indische Grabmal |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 2 |
Maigret et l'affaire Saint-Fiacre |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$14,666 |
|
| |
| October 16 |
Deux hommes dans Manhattan |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$2,528 |
|
| |
| November 12 |
Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$9,572 |
|
| |
| November 18 |
Ben-Hur |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$73,226,628 |
|
| |
| December 7 |
Never so Few |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 16 |
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$10,000,000 |
|
| |
| |
| 1959 TBD |
Anatomy of a Murder |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$389 |
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