The Numbers - Movies Released in 1959
This list shows all 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.
See also:
Top 1959 Worldwide -
Domestic Release Schedule for 1959 -
Domestic Home Market Release Schedule for 1959 -
Most Popular 1959
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| January, 1959 |
| January 1 |
North by Northwest |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$13,373,058 |
|
|
Pillow Talk |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$18,750,000 |
|
|
Solomon and Sheba |
|
Theatrical |
$11,016,094 |
|
| |
| January 4 |
Hot Rod Gang |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 14 |
Anna Lucasta |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,224 |
|
| |
| January 29 |
Sleeping Beauty |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$9,464,608 |
|
| February, 1959 |
| February 11 |
Never Steal Anything Small |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| March, 1959 |
| March 3 |
The Giant Behemoth |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 18 |
Rio Bravo |
Western |
Theatrical |
$5,908,972 |
|
| |
| March 19 |
The Shaggy Dog |
|
Theatrical |
$29,000,000 |
|
| |
| March 20 |
Alias Jesse James |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 29 |
Some Like it Hot |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$25,038,874 |
|
| April, 1959 |
| April 1 |
Compulsion |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 7 |
Nazarin |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,357 |
|
| |
| April 20 |
The Scarface Mob |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 30 |
Imitation of Life |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$14,000,365 |
|
| May, 1959 |
| May 1 |
Apur Sansar |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Des Femmes Disparaissent |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 4 |
The Hound of the Baskervilles |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 5 |
Ascenseur pour l'échafaud |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$379,949 |
|
| |
| May 9 |
India: Matri Bhumi |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$10,203 |
|
| |
| May 12 |
Ohayo |
|
Theatrical |
$92,528 |
|
| |
| May 13 |
Misterios de Ultratumba |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 20 |
The World, The Flesh and the Devil |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 28 |
Look Back in Anger |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$7,593 |
|
| |
| May 29 |
Pork Chop Hill |
Action |
Theatrical |
$3,696,722 |
|
| |
| May 31 |
Horrors of the Black Museum |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May, 1959 TBD |
Curse of the Undead |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| June, 1959 |
| June 3 |
Les quatre cents coups |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$51,688 |
|
| |
| June 10 |
Hiroshima Mon Amour |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$323,931 |
|
| |
| June 24 |
Porgy and Bess |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 26 |
Darby O’Gill and the Little People |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| July, 1959 |
| July 3 |
Don’t Give up the Ship |
|
Theatrical |
$62,676 |
|
| |
| July 4 |
Sweet Smell of Success |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$615 |
|
| |
| July 8 |
Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 9 |
Last Train From Gun Hill |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 15 |
A Hole in the Head |
|
Theatrical |
$11,000,000 |
|
| |
| July 16 |
The Alligator People |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 18 |
The Nun's Story |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$12,800,000 |
|
| |
| July 22 |
Day of the Outlaw |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Plan 9 from Outer Space |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 29 |
The Tingler |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| August, 1959 |
| August 7 |
Das indische Grabmal |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 8 |
Caltiki il mostro immortale |
|
Theatrical |
$122,768 |
|
| |
| August 19 |
It Started With a Kiss |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| September, 1959 |
| September 2 |
Maigret et l'affaire Saint-Fiacre |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$14,666 |
|
| October, 1959 |
| October 13 |
Odds Against Tomorrow |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 16 |
Deux hommes dans Manhattan |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$2,528 |
|
| |
| October 30 |
The Wasp Woman |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| November, 1959 |
| November 11 |
Un maledetto imbroglio |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 12 |
Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$9,572 |
|
|
The Miracle |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 18 |
Ben-Hur |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$73,226,628 |
|
| |
| November 30 |
The Man Who Could Cheat Death |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| December, 1959 |
| December 5 |
Operation Petticoat |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$24,059,408 |
|
| |
| December 7 |
Never so Few |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 16 |
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$10,000,000 |
|
| |
| December 17 |
On the Beach |
|
Theatrical |
$11,000,000 |
|
| |
| December 18 |
The Gazebo |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 22 |
Suddenly, Last Summer |
|
Theatrical |
$168 |
|
| |
| |
| Unknown TBD |
Donald in Mathmagic Land |
Educational |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
| |
| 1959 TBD |
Anatomy of a Murder |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$389 |
|
