Most Popular Movies 1963
This chart shows the 1963 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 1963 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1963 - Top 1963 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1964 → |
1
| The Great Escape |
| Director: John Sturges |
| Lead Roles: Steve McQueen as Captain Virgil Hilts, James Garner as Flight Lt. Bob Anthony 'The Scrounger' Hendley, Richard Attenborough as Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett 'Big X' |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 8, 1963 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: World War II, War, Escape, Inspired by a True Story, Intertitle, Prison Break, Nazis, Ensemble, War Crimes, War Drama |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $11,744,471 |
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International BO: $228,926 |
2
| Donovan's Reef |
| Director: John Ford |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 12, 1963 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
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Domestic BO: $6,600,000 |
3
| Cleopatra |
| Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 12, 1963 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Historical Drama, Ancient Egypt, Set in Egypt, Set in Cairo, Egypt |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $57,000,000 |
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International BO: $14,000,000 |
4
| It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World |
| Director: Stanley Kramer |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 7, 1963 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Gratuitous Cameos, Chase Adventure, In a Plane, Car Accident, Accidental Death, Life on the Outside, Treasure Hunters, Dysfunctional Family, Corrupt Cops |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $46,300,000 |
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International BO: $13,700,000 |
5
| The Cardinal |
| Director: Otto Preminger |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 12, 1963 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Biographical Drama, Biography, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, Bigotry, Catholic, Jewish, Troubled Pregnancy or Miscarriage, Pregnant Women, Death of a Sibling, Nazis, Ku Klux Klan |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $11,170,588 |
6
| Billy Liar |
| Director: John Schlesinger |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 16, 1963 (Wide) by Rialto Pictures |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $35,609 |
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International BO: $118 |
7
| Le quattro giornate di Napoli |
| Director: Nanni Loy |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 19, 1963 (Limited) by MGM, released as The Four Days of Naples |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
|
International BO: $1,253 |
8
| Dr. No |
| Director: Terence Young |
| Lead Roles: Sean Connery as James Bond |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 8, 1963 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Secret Agent, Mad Scientist, Hitmen, Martial Arts, Action Adventure |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $16,067,035 |
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International BO: $43,500,000 |
9
| Toys in the Attic |
| Director: George Roy Hill |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 31, 1963 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Play, Drama, Live Action |
10
| Summer Holiday |
| Director: Peter Yates |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 10, 1963 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Musical, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
International BO: $1,326 |
11
| The V.I.P.s |
| Director: Anthony Asquith |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 19, 1963 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Comedy Drama, Relationships Gone Wrong, Infidelity, Love Triangle, Film Actor, Movie Director, Money Troubles, Ensemble |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $15,000,000 |
12
| Hand in Hand |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 7, 1963 (Wide) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
13
| The Nutty Professor |
| Director: Jerry Lewis |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 2, 1963 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
14
| McLintock! |
| Director: Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 13, 1963 (Wide) by United Artists |
| Keywords: Comedy Westerns, Native Americans, Dysfunctional Family, Government Corruption, Family Affair, 1890s |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $14,500,000 |
15
| The Haunting |
| Director: Robert Wise |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 25, 1963 (Wide), released as Tatari (Japan) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
International BO: $105 |
16
| The Courtship of Eddie’s Father |
| Director: Vincente Minnelli |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 27, 1963 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
17
| Come Blow Your Horn |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 5, 1963 (Wide) |
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Domestic BO: $12,705,882 |
18
| The Organizer |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 25, 1963 (Limited) (Italy) |
| Classification: Drama |
19
| 8 1/2 |
| Director: Federico Fellini |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 16, 1963 (Limited) (Italy) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
International BO: $13,113 |
20
| Move Over, Darling |
| Director: Michael Gordon |
| Lead Roles: Doris Day as Ellen Wagstaff Arden, James Garner as Nicholas 'Nick'/'Nicky' Arden, Polly Bergen as Bianca Steele |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 25, 1963 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Romance |
| Classification: Remake, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $12,705,882 |
21
| I tre volti della paura |
| Director: Mario Bava |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 23, 1963 (Wide) (Italy) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Horror, Live Action, Fantasy |
22
| Keirin shônin gyôjyôki |
| Director: Shôgorô Nishimura |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 13, 1963 (Limited) (Japan) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Live Action |
|
International BO: $1,531 |
23
| Lord of the Flies |
| Director: Peter Brook |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 13, 1963 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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| Shock Corridor |
| Director: Samuel Fuller |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 25, 1963 (Limited) by Allied Artists |
| Keywords: Mystery Drama, Murder Mystery, Mental Hospital |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
25
| La ragazza che sapeva troppo |
| Director: Mario Bava |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 14, 1963 (Limited) (Italy) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |