Most Popular Movies 1959
This chart shows the 1959 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 1959 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1959 - Top 1959 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1960 → |
1
| Journey to the Center of the Earth |
| Director: Henry Levin |
| Lead Roles: James Mason as Professor Oliver Lindenbrook, Pat Boone as Alec McEwen, Arlene Dahl as Carla Göteborg, Diane Baker as Jenny Lindenbrook |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 16, 1959 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Chase Adventure, 1880s, Romance, Field Scientists, Explorer, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs in the Modern World, Underground, Set in Iceland |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $10,000,000 |
2
| Das indische Grabmal |
| Director: Fritz Lang |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 7, 1959 (Limited), released as Le tombeau hindou (France) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Ben-Hur |
| Director: William Wyler |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 18, 1959 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Heroic Adventure, Religious, Jewish, Slavery, Adopted Family, Dysfunctional Family, Political, Friends turned Enemies |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $73,000,000 |
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International BO: $226,628 |
4
| The Hound of the Baskervilles |
| Director: Terence Fisher |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 4, 1959 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
5
| Deux hommes dans Manhattan |
| Director: Jean-Pierre Melville |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 16, 1959 (Wide) (France) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
International BO: $2,528 |
6
| Look Back in Anger |
| Director: Tony Richardson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 28, 1959 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Drama |
|
International BO: $7,593 |
7
| The World, The Flesh and the Devil |
| Director: Ranald MacDougall |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 20, 1959 (Limited) by MGM |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Science Fiction |
8
| The Shaggy Dog |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 19, 1959 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Talking Animals, Animal Lead |
|
Domestic BO: $29,000,000 |
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| Anna Lucasta |
| Director: Arnold Laven |
| Lead Roles: Eartha Kitt as Anna Lucasta, Sammy Davis, Jr. as Danny Johnson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 14, 1959 (Limited) by Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
10
| Some Like it Hot |
| Director: Billy Wilder |
| Lead Roles: Jack Lemmon as Jerry (Daphne), Tony Curtis as Joe (Josephine)/Junior, Marilyn Monroe as Sugar Kane |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 29, 1959 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Cross-Dressing, Jazz, Mafia, Musicians, Road Trip, Romance, Eloping, Romantic Comedy, Fugitive / On the Run |
| Classification: Remake, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $25,000,000 |
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International BO: $38,874 |
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| Last Train From Gun Hill |
| Director: John Sturges |
| Lead Roles: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 9, 1959 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
12
| Darby O’Gill and the Little People |
| Director: Robert Stevenson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 26, 1959 (Limited) |
13
| Plan 9 from Outer Space |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 22, 1959 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
14
| Odds Against Tomorrow |
| Director: Robert Wise |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 13, 1959 (Limited) (Chicago) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action |
15
| Solomon and Sheba |
| Director: King Vidor |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1959 (Wide) |
| Classification: Based on Religious Text |
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Domestic BO: $11,000,000 |
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International BO: $16,094 |
16
| A Hole in the Head |
| Director: Frank Capra |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 15, 1959 (Wide) |
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Domestic BO: $11,000,000 |