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 |
3
![Ben-Hur](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/Ben-Hur-(1959)-Thumbnail.jpg)
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 |
Domestic BO: $73,000,000 |
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](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/World-The-Flesh-and-the-Devil-The-Thumbnail.jpg)
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 |
9
![Anna Lucasta](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/Anna-Lucasta-(1958)-Thumbnail.jpg)
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 |
International BO: $38,874 |
11
![Last Train From Gun Hill](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/Last-Train-From-Gun-Hill-(1959)-Thumbnail.jpg)
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](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/Darby-OGill-and-the-Little-People-Thumbnail.jpg)
Darby O’Gill and the Little People |
Director: Robert Stevenson |
Initial Theatrical Release: June 26, 1959 (Limited) |
13
![Plan 9 from Outer Space poster](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/Plan-9-From-Outer-Space-Thumbnail.jpg)
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 |
Domestic BO: $11,000,000 |
International BO: $16,094 |
16
A Hole in the Head |
Director: Frank Capra |
Initial Theatrical Release: July 15, 1959 (Wide) |
Domestic BO: $11,000,000 |