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 |
$13,524,770 |
|
|
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 |
$4,569 |
|
| |
| January 29 |
Sleeping Beauty |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$9,464,718 |
|
| February 1959 |
| February 11 |
Never Steal Anything Small |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| |
| Feb, 1959 TBD |
No Name On The Bullet |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| March 1959 |
| March 3 |
The Giant Behemoth |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 4 |
Image of a Mother (母のおもかげ) |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,822 |
|
| |
| March 18 |
Rio Bravo |
Western |
Theatrical |
$6,115,868 |
|
| |
| 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 25 |
Westbound |
Western |
Theatrical |
$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 |
Horror |
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 |
$115,801 |
|
| |
| May 13 |
Misterios de Ultratumba |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 20 |
The World, The Flesh and the Devil |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 27 |
The Wild and the Innocent |
Western |
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 |
$401,906 |
|
| |
| 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 |
$63,984 |
|
| |
| July 4 |
Sweet Smell of Success |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$938 |
|
| |
| 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 |
$128,909 |
|
| |
| August 13 |
I’m All Right Jack |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| 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 3 |
Fires on the Plain (野火) |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| 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 26 |
Santa Claus |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 30 |
The Man Who Could Cheat Death |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| December 1959 |
| December 5 |
Operation Petticoat |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$24,074,343 |
|
| |
| 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 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$250 |
|
| |
| |
| Unknown TBD |
Donald in Mathmagic Land |
Educational |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
| |
| 1959 TBD |
Anatomy of a Murder |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$389 |
|
