Movies Released in 1959
| Release Date | Movie | Genre | Production Budget | Domestic Box Office to Date | Trailer |
January, 1959 |
| January 1 |
A Hole in the Head |
|
|
$11,000,000 |
|
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Imitation of Life |
|
|
$14,000,000 |
|
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Journey to the Center of the Earth |
|
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$10,000,000 |
|
|
North by Northwest |
Action |
|
$13,275,000 |
|
|
The Nun's Story |
|
$3,500,000 |
$12,800,000 |
|
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On the Beach |
|
|
$11,000,000 |
|
|
Pillow Talk |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$18,750,000 |
|
|
Pork Chop Hill |
|
|
$3,690,000 |
|
|
Rio Bravo |
|
|
$5,800,000 |
|
|
Solomon and Sheba |
|
$5,000,000 |
$11,000,000 |
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| |
| January 29 |
Sleeping Beauty |
Drama |
|
$9,464,608 |
|
March, 1959 |
| March 19 |
The Shaggy Dog |
|
|
$29,000,000 |
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| |
| March 29 |
Some Like it Hot |
|
$2,883,848 |
$25,000,000 |
|
November, 1959 |
| November 18 |
Ben-Hur |
Adventure |
$15,000,000 |
$73,000,000 |
|
December, 1959 |
| December 5 |
Operation Petticoat |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$23,300,000 |
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| December 31 |
Suddenly, Last Summer |
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|
$0 |
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