Most Popular Movies 1962
This chart shows the 1962 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 1962 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1962 - Top 1962 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1963 → |
1
| Lawrence of Arabia |
| Director: David Lean |
| Lead Roles: Peter O'Toole as T.E. Lawrence, Alec Guinness as Prince Feisal, Anthony Quinn as Auda Abu Tayi, Jack Hawkins as General Allenby, José Ferrer as Turkish Bey |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 16, 1962 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Biography, World War I, Heroic Adventure, Non-Drama Biographies, 1930s, Prologue, Non-Chronological, 1910s, Autobiographical |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Dramatization |
|
Domestic BO: $37,495,385 |
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International BO: $32,499,662 |
2
| Lolita |
| Director: Stanley Kubrick |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 13, 1962 (Limited), released as Lolita (1962) |
| Keywords: Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Film Noir, Erotic Drama |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action |
|
Domestic BO: $9,250,000 |
3
| Taras Bulba |
| Director: J. Lee Thompson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 19, 1962 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Heroic Adventure, War, 1500s, Set in Ukraine, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Love Triangle |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $4,000,000 |
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International BO: $24,833 |
4
| Ivanovo detstvo |
| Director: Andrei Tarkovsky |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 6, 1962 (Limited) (Russia (CIS)) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
International BO: $23,973 |
5
| Saturday Night and Sunday Morning |
| Director: Karel Reisz |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 5, 1962 (Wide), released as Sábado à Noite, Domingo de Manhã (Portugal) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $370 |