Finding box office information for movies made before 1980 is not an easy task. For somebody looking for box office information on 1959 it is very very frustrating. Over the years, we have researched and collected information on over 30,000 movies. So we figured we would show all the 1959 movies in our database.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1959. This page will looks at 123 1959 Top Grossing Movies. The movies are listed in a massive table that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. So why 1959? There are a couple of reasons….(1) Headed to Alabama for the rest of the holiday and (2) this year gives Steve Lensman’s favorite movie….Ben-Hur….lots of respect.
Our UMR Top 50 of 1959
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Movie (Year)
Rating
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
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Ben-Hur (1959)
AA Best Picture Win
1959
Some Like It Hot (1959)
1959
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
AA Best Picture Nom
1959
The Nun's Story (1959)
AA Best Picture Nom
1959
North by Northwest (1959)
1959
Pillow Talk (1959)
1959
Rio Bravo (1959)
1959
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
1959
Imitation of Life (1959)
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Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
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Operation Petticoat (1959)
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Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
1959
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
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Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
1959
A Summer Place (1959)
1959
On the Beach (1959)
1959
Porgy and Bess (1959)
1959
The Five Pennies (1959)
1959
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
AA Best Picture Nom
1959
A Hole in the Head (1959)
1959
The FBI Story (1959)
1959
The Shaggy Dog (1959)
1959
The Best of Everything (1959)
1959
Solomon and Sheba (1959)
1959
Li'l Abner (1959)
1959
Don't Give Up the Ship (1959)
1959
This Earth Is Mine (1959)
1959
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
1959
Room at the Top (1959)
AA Best Picture Nom
1959
Blue Denim (1959)
1959
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
1959
Compulsion (1959)
1959
The Mating Game (1959)
1959
The Hanging Tree (1959)
1959
Our Man in Havana (1959)
1959
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
1959
Al Capone (1959)
1959
Say One For Me (1959)
1959
The Big Circus (1959)
1959
The Big Fisherman (1959)
1959
Ask Any Girl (1959)
1959
Third Man on the Mountain (1959)
1959
The Gazebo (1959)
1959
Never So Few (1959)
1959
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
1959
It Started with a Kiss (1959)
1959
Career (1959)
1959
They Came To Cordura (1959)
1959
The Last Angry Man (1959)
1959
Look Back in Anger (1959)
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| 1959 | Anatomy of a Murder (1959) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1959 | The Nun's Story (1959) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1959 | North by Northwest (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Pillow Talk (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Rio Bravo (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Sleeping Beauty (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Imitation of Life (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Operation Petticoat (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) | |
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| 1959 | The Horse Soldiers (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) | |
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| 1959 | A Summer Place (1959) | |
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| 1959 | On the Beach (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Porgy and Bess (1959) | |
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| 1959 | The Five Pennies (1959) | |
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| 1959 | The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1959 | A Hole in the Head (1959) | |
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| 1959 | The FBI Story (1959) | |
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| 1959 | The Shaggy Dog (1959) | |
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| 1959 | The Best of Everything (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Solomon and Sheba (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Li'l Abner (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Don't Give Up the Ship (1959) | |
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| 1959 | This Earth Is Mine (1959) | |
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| 1959 | The Young Philadelphians (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Room at the Top (1959) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1959 | Blue Denim (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Compulsion (1959) | |
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| 1959 | The Mating Game (1959) | |
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| 1959 | The Hanging Tree (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Our Man in Havana (1959) | |
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| 1959 | The Mouse That Roared (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Al Capone (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Say One For Me (1959) | |
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| 1959 | The Big Circus (1959) | |
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| 1959 | The Big Fisherman (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Ask Any Girl (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Third Man on the Mountain (1959) | |
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| 1959 | The Gazebo (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Never So Few (1959) | |
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| 1959 | House on Haunted Hill (1959) | |
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| 1959 | It Started with a Kiss (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Career (1959) | |
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| 1959 | They Came To Cordura (1959) | |
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| 1959 | The Last Angry Man (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Look Back in Anger (1959) | |
1959 Top Grossing Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort 1959 Top Grossing Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1959 Top Grossing Movies by stars of the movie
- Sort 1959 Top Grossing Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort 1959 Top Grossing Movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each 1959 Top Grossing Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1959 Top Grossing Movies received.
- Sort 1959 Top Grossing Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR). Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | UMR Score | ||||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Ben-Hur (1959) AA Best Picture Win |
Charlton Heston & Stephen Boyd |
58.8 | 1,151.8 | 2,970.20 | 1 | 91 | 12 / 11 | 100.0 | |
| 2 | Some Like It Hot (1959) | Jack Lemmon & Marilyn Monroe |
23.2 | 454.8 | 454.80 | 5 | 93 | 06 / 01 | 99.5 | |
| 3 | Anatomy of a Murder (1959) AA Best Picture Nom |
James Stewart & George C. Scott |
15.7 | 307.7 | 307.70 | 13 | 86 | 07 / 00 | 99.3 | |
| 4 | The Nun's Story (1959) AA Best Picture Nom |
Audrey Hepburn | 16.0 | 314.0 | 642.60 | 12 | 84 | 08 / 00 | 99.3 | |
| 5 | North by Northwest (1959) | Cary Grant & James Mason |
19.2 | 375.0 | 604.40 | 7 | 93 | 03 / 00 | 99.1 | |
| 6 | Pillow Talk (1959) | Doris Day & Rock Hudson |
22.2 | 435.3 | 435.30 | 6 | 83 | 05 / 01 | 98.7 | |
| 7 | Rio Bravo (1959) | John Wayne & Dean Martin |
16.4 | 321.7 | 563.90 | 11 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 8 | Sleeping Beauty (1959) | Disney Animation | 43.7 | 855.4 | 855.40 | 2 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 9 | Imitation of Life (1959) | Lana Turner & Sandra Dee |
18.3 | 359.1 | 359.10 | 8 | 80 | 02 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 10 | Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) | James Mason & Arlene Dahl |
14.3 | 279.8 | 279.80 | 15 | 76 | 03 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 11 | Operation Petticoat (1959) | Cary Grant & Tony Curtis |
26.6 | 521.5 | 521.50 | 3 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 12 | Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) | Sean Connery | 17.2 | 337.4 | 337.40 | 10 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.6 | |
| 13 | The Horse Soldiers (1959) | John Wayne & William Holden |
10.9 | 212.6 | 212.60 | 21 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 96.2 | |
| 13 | Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) | Elizabeth Taylor & Montgomery Clift |
18.2 | 356.7 | 356.70 | 9 | 72 | 03 / 00 | 95.9 | |
| 14 | A Summer Place (1959) | Sandra Dee & Dorothy McGuire |
12.3 | 241.0 | 376.10 | 18 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.6 | |
| 15 | On the Beach (1959) | Gregory Peck & Fred Astaire |
13.6 | 267.2 | 432.80 | 17 | 71 | 02 / 00 | 95.6 | |
| 19 | Porgy and Bess (1959) | Sidney Poitier | 8.3 | 162.3 | 162.30 | 28 | 77 | 04 / 01 | 94.5 | |
| 20 | The Five Pennies (1959) | Danny Kaye | 7.9 | 153.9 | 153.90 | 29 | 80 | 04 / 00 | 94.3 | |
| 21 | The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) AA Best Picture Nom |
Shelley Winters & Directed by George Stevens |
6.6 | 128.7 | 177.60 | 38 | 74 | 08 / 03 | 94.0 | |
| 20 | A Hole in the Head (1959) | Frank Sinatra & Edward G. Robinson |
14.2 | 277.8 | 277.80 | 16 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 93.6 | |
| 21 | The FBI Story (1959) | James Stewart | 10.0 | 195.8 | 195.80 | 23 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 22 | The Shaggy Dog (1959) | Fred MacMurray | 24.9 | 486.8 | 486.80 | 4 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 25 | The Best of Everything (1959) | Joan Crawford & Stephen Boyd |
10.0 | 195.8 | 195.80 | 22 | 62 | 02 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 22 | Solomon and Sheba (1959) | Yul Brynner & Gina Lollobrigida |
14.9 | 291.0 | 291.00 | 14 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.0 | |
| 26 | Li'l Abner (1959) | Leslie Parrish | 9.1 | 179.0 | 179.00 | 25 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 91.7 | |
| 26 | Don't Give Up the Ship (1959) | Jerry Lewis & Dina Merrill |
11.4 | 223.8 | 223.80 | 19 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 91.4 | |
| 27 | This Earth Is Mine (1959) | Rock Hudson & Claude Rains |
9.7 | 190.2 | 190.20 | 24 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 28 | The Young Philadelphians (1959) | Paul Newman & Brian Keith |
7.7 | 151.1 | 151.10 | 31 | 69 | 03 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 29 | Room at the Top (1959) AA Best Picture Nom |
Laurence Harvey & Simone Signoret |
2.7 | 53.2 | 53.20 | 89 | 83 | 06 / 02 | 88.1 | |
| 31 | Blue Denim (1959) | Carol Lynley | 7.1 | 139.9 | 139.90 | 36 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 87.9 | |
| 32 | Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) | Kirk Douglas & Anthony Quinn |
6.7 | 131.5 | 131.50 | 37 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 87.6 | |
| 30 | Compulsion (1959) | Orson Welles & Dean Stockwell |
5.1 | 100.7 | 100.70 | 49 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 87.5 | |
| 33 | The Mating Game (1959) | Debbie Reynolds & Tony Randall |
7.3 | 142.7 | 142.70 | 33 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 35 | The Hanging Tree (1959) | Gary Cooper & George C. Scott |
6.3 | 123.1 | 123.10 | 40 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 34 | Our Man in Havana (1959) | Maureen O'Hara | 5.2 | 102.1 | 102.10 | 47 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 86.8 | |
| 37 | The Mouse That Roared (1959) | Peter Sellers | 5.7 | 111.9 | 111.90 | 43 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 86.5 | |
| 38 | Al Capone (1959) | Rod Steiger | 7.1 | 139.9 | 139.90 | 34 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 38 | Say One For Me (1959) | Bing Crosby & Debbie Reynolds |
11.1 | 218.2 | 218.20 | 20 | 45 | 01 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 39 | The Big Circus (1959) | Peter Lorre & Vincent Price |
7.7 | 151.1 | 151.10 | 32 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 85.8 | |
| 42 | The Big Fisherman (1959) | Howard Keel | 8.6 | 167.9 | 167.90 | 26 | 50 | 03 / 00 | 85.0 | |
| 41 | Ask Any Girl (1959) | Shirley MacLaine & David Niven |
5.7 | 111.9 | 111.90 | 42 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 40 | Third Man on the Mountain (1959) | James MacArthur | 4.6 | 89.5 | 89.50 | 56 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 84.5 | |
| 43 | The Gazebo (1959) | Debbie Reynolds & Glenn Ford |
5.3 | 103.5 | 103.50 | 46 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 83.9 | |
| 45 | Never So Few (1959) | Steve McQueen & Frank Sinatra |
8.4 | 165.1 | 165.10 | 27 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 83.2 | |
| 44 | House on Haunted Hill (1959) | Vincent Price & Carol Ohmart |
4.3 | 83.9 | 83.90 | 60 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 48 | It Started with a Kiss (1959) | Debbie Reynolds & Glenn Ford |
7.9 | 153.9 | 153.90 | 30 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 46 | Career (1959) | Dean Martin & Shirley MacLaine |
6.0 | 117.5 | 117.50 | 41 | 60 | 03 / 00 | 82.2 | |
| 47 | They Came To Cordura (1959) | Gary Cooper & Rita Hayworth |
6.4 | 125.9 | 125.90 | 39 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 81.9 | |
| 49 | The Last Angry Man (1959) | Paul Muni | 4.8 | 93.7 | 93.70 | 53 | 65 | 02 / 00 | 80.6 | |
| 50 | Look Back in Anger (1959) | Richard Burton & Claire Bloom |
3.2 | 62.1 | 62.10 | 76 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 79.8 | |
| 52 | The Journey (1959) | Deborah Kerr & Yul Brynner |
3.6 | 71.3 | 71.30 | 70 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 79.5 | |
| 51 | Ride Lonesome (1959) | James Coburn & Randolph Scott |
2.7 | 53.2 | 53.20 | 87 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 53 | Gidget (1959) | Sandra Dee | 4.3 | 83.9 | 83.90 | 63 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 79.2 | |
| 54 | Middle Of The Night (1959) | Fredric March | 4.1 | 81.1 | 81.10 | 64 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 77.9 | |
| 55 | No Name on the Bullet (1959) | Audie Murphy | 2.7 | 53.2 | 53.20 | 88 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 77.1 | |
| 57 | Happy Anniversary (1959) | David Niven & Mitzi Gaynor |
5.1 | 100.7 | 100.70 | 48 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 76.7 | |
| 57 | Hercules Unchained (1959) | Steve Reeves | 7.1 | 139.9 | 139.90 | 35 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 76.2 | |
| 60 | It Happened To Jane (1959) | Doris Day & Jack Lemmon |
4.9 | 95.1 | 95.10 | 51 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 76.1 | |
| 59 | Warlock (1959) | Richard Widmark & Henry Fonda |
4.3 | 83.9 | 83.90 | 61 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 76.0 | |
| 61 | Pork Chop Hill (1959) | Gregory Peck & Martin Landau |
5.6 | 109.1 | 109.10 | 44 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 75.7 | |
| 61 | Day of the Outlaw (1959) | Robert Ryan | 2.4 | 46.2 | 46.20 | 97 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 75.3 | |
| 62 | Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) | Shelley Winters & Robert Ryan |
1.8 | 35.0 | 35.00 | 121 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 74.9 | |
| 63 | Babette Goes to War/Babette s'en va-t-en guerre (1959) | Brigitte Bardot | 4.7 | 91.2 | 91.20 | 55 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 74.1 | |
| 64 | Goliath and the Barbarians (1959) | Steve Reeves | 4.6 | 89.5 | 89.50 | 57 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 72.2 | |
| 65 | The Tingler (1959) | Vincent Price & Darryl Hickman |
2.9 | 56.0 | 56.00 | 84 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 72.1 | |
| 66 | Yellowstone Kelly (1959) | Warren Oates & Clint Walker |
4.3 | 83.9 | 83.90 | 59 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 71.9 | |
| 66 | The Trap (1959) | Richard Widmark | 3.1 | 61.5 | 61.50 | 79 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 71.3 | |
| 68 | I'm All Right Jack (1959) | Peter Sellers | 1.0 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 145 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 71.2 | |
| 69 | The Sound And The Fury (1959) | Yul Brynner | 4.9 | 95.1 | 95.10 | 52 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
| 70 | The Gene Krupa Story (1959) | Sal Mineo | 2.2 | 42.2 | 42.20 | 102 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 70.7 | |
| 73 | The Devil's Disciple (1959) | Burt Lancaster & Kirk Douglas |
3.9 | 75.5 | 75.50 | 68 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 70.6 | |
| 72 | The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) | Charlton Heston & Gary Cooper |
3.3 | 65.2 | 157.50 | 73 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 70.4 | |
| 71 | The Mummy (1959) | Peter Cushing | 2.2 | 42.1 | 42.10 | 103 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 70.0 | |
| 76 | Thunder in the Sun (1959) | Susan Hayward & Jeff Chandler |
4.7 | 92.3 | 92.30 | 54 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 69.9 | |
| 77 | The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959) | Clifton Webb | 3.7 | 72.7 | 72.70 | 69 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 69.1 | |
| 76 | The 400 Blows (1959) | Directed by Francois Truffaut | 0.1 | 2.2 | 129.50 | 177 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 68.6 | |
| 77 | Alias Jesse James (1959) | Bob Hope | 5.0 | 97.9 | 97.90 | 50 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 68.4 | |
| 78 | Ten Seconds To Hell (1959) | Jeff Chandler | 2.3 | 45.6 | 45.60 | 98 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 68.4 | |
| 79 | The Story On Page One (1959) | Rita Hayworth & Gig Young |
2.9 | 55.9 | 55.90 | 85 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 68.1 | |
| 78 | Shake Hands with The Devil (1959) | James Cagney | 2.8 | 54.6 | 54.60 | 86 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 68.1 | |
| 82 | Up Periscope (1959) | James Garner & Warren Oates |
3.9 | 76.3 | 148.90 | 66 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 67.5 | |
| 80 | Westbound (1959) | Randolph Scott & Virginia Mayo |
2.2 | 42.3 | 79.50 | 101 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 67.0 | |
| 83 | Where The Hot Wind Blows (1959) | Gina Lollobrigida | 2.1 | 42.0 | 60.10 | 105 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 65.7 | |
| 85 | The Jayhawkers! (1959) | Jeff Chandler | 2.9 | 56.0 | 56.00 | 82 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 65.6 | |
| 84 | The Wonderful Country (1959) | Robert Mitchum | 2.9 | 56.0 | 56.00 | 83 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 65.6 | |
| 86 | The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959) | Harry Belafonte | 1.7 | 32.7 | 60.70 | 124 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 64.5 | |
| 87 | Hannibal (1959) | Victor Mature | 4.4 | 86.7 | 86.70 | 58 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 63.9 | |
| 88 | The Bat (1959) | Vincent Price & Agnes Moorehead |
2.5 | 49.2 | 49.20 | 92 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 63.7 | |
| 91 | That Kind of Woman (1959) | Sophia Loren & George Sanders |
2.9 | 56.0 | 56.00 | 81 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 63.0 | |
| 90 | Tiger Bay (1959) | John Mills | 0.9 | 18.2 | 18.20 | 149 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 62.5 | |
| 91 | A Private's Affair (1959) | Sal Mineo | 4.3 | 83.9 | 83.90 | 62 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 62.1 | |
| 92 | Black Orpheus (1959) | Breno Mello | 0.8 | 14.7 | 14.70 | 155 | 70 | 01 / 01 | 61.5 | |
| 93 | North West Frontier (1959) | Lauren Bacall & Kenneth More |
1.1 | 22.4 | 22.40 | 139 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 61.5 | |
| 93 | Le chemin des écoliers (1959) | Alain Delon | 2.5 | 49.3 | 64.00 | 91 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 61.4 | |
| 95 | But Not For Me (1959) | Clark Gable & Carroll Baker |
5.4 | 106.3 | 148.30 | 45 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 60.9 | |
| 96 | Come Dance with Me!/Voulez-vous danser avec moi (1959) | Brigitte Bardot | 3.2 | 62.6 | 62.60 | 75 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 60.3 | |
| 95 | A Stranger in My Arms (1959) | Sandra Dee & June Allyson |
1.9 | 37.8 | 37.80 | 114 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 59.9 | |
| 100 | Never Steal Anything Small (1959) | James Cagney | 2.6 | 51.8 | 51.80 | 90 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 58.8 | |
| 99 | Tiger of Bengal (1959) | Debra Paget | 0.9 | 16.9 | 16.90 | 151 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 58.8 | |
| 100 | Have Rocket -- Will Travel (1959) | Three Stooges | 3.1 | 61.5 | 61.50 | 78 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 58.2 | |
| 101 | The Indian Tomb (1959) | Debra Paget | 0.9 | 16.9 | 16.90 | 152 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 58.1 | |
| 102 | The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) | Peter Cushing | 0.4 | 8.4 | 8.40 | 164 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 57.8 | |
| 101 | Edge of Eternity (1959) | Cornel Wilde | 1.9 | 36.5 | 36.50 | 117 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 57.6 | |
| 102 | These Thousand Hills (1959) | Lee Remick & Richard Egan |
1.9 | 36.5 | 36.50 | 116 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 57.6 | |
| 105 | Face of a Fugitive (1959) | ames Coburn & Fred MacMurray |
2.1 | 42.0 | 42.00 | 106 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 57.1 | |
| 108 | Sign of the Gladiator (1959) | Anita Ekberg | 3.4 | 67.1 | 67.10 | 71 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 57.0 | |
| 106 | Carry On Nurse (1959) | Kenneth Williams | 1.5 | 29.4 | 29.40 | 129 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 55.6 | |
| 108 | The Blue Angel (1959) | Curd Jürgens | 4.0 | 78.3 | 78.30 | 65 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 55.5 | |
| 107 | Web of Evidence (1959) | Van Johnson | 1.5 | 28.8 | 28.80 | 131 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 55.2 | |
| 111 | Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959) | Sean Connery & Gordon Scott |
2.5 | 49.0 | 49.00 | 93 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 54.9 | |
| 113 | Three Murderesses/Faibles femmes (1959) | Alain Delon | 2.4 | 46.2 | 107.90 | 96 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 54.2 | |
| 112 | The Siege of Pinchgut (1959) | Aldo Ray | 0.7 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 157 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 54.0 | |
| 113 | Woman Obsessed (1959) | Susan Hayward | 3.2 | 62.9 | 62.90 | 74 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 114 | Journey To The Lost City (1959) | Debra Paget | 0.7 | 14.0 | 14.00 | 158 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | |
| 115 | The Giant of Marathon (1959) | Steve Reeves | 3.9 | 75.5 | 75.50 | 67 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 52.9 | |
| 116 | Libel (1959) | Olivia de Havilland & Robert Shaw |
0.7 | 13.7 | 65.50 | 159 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 52.6 | |
| 118 | For The First Time (1959) | Mario Lanza | 2.0 | 39.7 | 94.30 | 108 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 52.4 | |
| 118 | SOS Pacific (1959) | Richard Attenborough | 0.4 | 8.4 | 8.40 | 165 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 51.8 | |
| 119 | The Wild and the Innocent (1959) | Audie Murphy & Sandra Dee |
2.0 | 39.2 | 39.20 | 111 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 51.1 | |
| 120 | Face of Fire (1959) | James Whitmore | 0.1 | 2.9 | 2.90 | 171 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.0 | |
| 121 | Holiday For Lovers (1959) | Paul Henreid & Clifton Webb |
3.1 | 61.5 | 61.50 | 77 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 48.3 | |
| 125 | Good Day For a Hanging (1959) | Fred MacMurray | 1.5 | 29.2 | 29.20 | 130 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 48.0 | |
| 123 | Night of the Quarter Moon (1959) | Agnes Moorehead | 1.3 | 26.0 | 52.60 | 133 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 48.0 | |
| 124 | Watusi (1959) | George Montgomery | 2.0 | 38.9 | 86.40 | 112 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 48.0 | |
| 126 | The Angry Hills (1959) | Robert Mitchum | 1.5 | 28.5 | 71.90 | 132 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 47.3 | |
| 126 | Riff Raff Girls (1959) | Eddie Constantine | 0.4 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 168 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 46.8 | |
| 126 | I Mobster (1959) | Roger Corman | 0.6 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 162 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 46.6 | |
| 128 | Horrors of the Black Museum (1959) | Michael Gough | 1.0 | 20.4 | 20.40 | 143 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 46.3 | |
| 129 | ...and the Wild Wild Women (1959) | Anna Magnani | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.70 | 178 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.2 | |
| 130 | Sapphire (1959) Limited Release |
Nigel Patrick | 0.1 | 2.9 | 22.40 | 173 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 46.2 | |
| 130 | Beloved Infidel (1959) | Gregory Peck & Deborah Kerr |
2.2 | 43.1 | 43.10 | 100 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 46.0 | |
| 131 | The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959) | Steve McQueen | 2.1 | 40.9 | 40.90 | 107 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 44.3 | |
| 134 | The Hangman (1959) | Robert Taylor | 2.9 | 56.0 | 74.10 | 80 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 44.1 | |
| 133 | John Paul Jones (1959) | Bette Davis & Peter Cushing |
2.4 | 47.4 | 100.20 | 95 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 43.7 | |
| 136 | The Female/La femme et le pantin (1959) | Brigitte Bardot | 2.5 | 48.1 | 48.10 | 94 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 42.8 | |
| 135 | Broth of a Boy (1959) | Barry Fitzgerald | 0.7 | 14.6 | 14.60 | 156 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 41.7 | |
| 135 | The Restless and the Damned (1959) | Edmond O'Brien | 0.8 | 14.9 | 14.90 | 154 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 40.9 | |
| 138 | Green Mansions (1959) | Audrey Hepburn & Anthony Perkins |
3.4 | 65.7 | 65.70 | 72 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 40.8 | |
| 139 | Cast a Long Shadow (1959) | Audie Murphy | 1.9 | 36.4 | 36.40 | 120 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 40.6 | |
| 142 | Season of Passion (1959) | Anne Baxter & Ernest Borgnine |
1.8 | 35.0 | 35.00 | 122 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 39.8 | |
| 140 | The Beat Generation (1959) | Mamie Van Doren | 1.1 | 22.4 | 42.00 | 138 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 39.6 | |
| 142 | Expresso Bongo (1959) | Laurence Harvey | 0.1 | 2.9 | 2.90 | 169 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 39.5 | |
| 141 | The Big Operator (1959) | Mickey Rooney | 0.9 | 18.5 | 38.00 | 147 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 38.6 | |
| 144 | Operation Amsterdam (1959) | Peter Finch | 0.4 | 8.4 | 8.40 | 163 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 38.4 | |
| 143 | Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) | Peter Sellers | 0.4 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 167 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 36.4 | |
| 146 | Escort West (1959) | Victor Mature | 2.0 | 39.2 | 39.20 | 110 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 35.6 | |
| 145 | 4D Man (1959) | Patty Duke | 0.1 | 2.9 | 2.90 | 174 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 35.5 | |
| 149 | The Angry Red Planet (1959) | Gerald Mohr | 2.0 | 39.2 | 39.20 | 109 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 33.1 | |
| 147 | Home Is The Hero (1959) | Arthur Kennedy | 0.1 | 2.9 | 2.90 | 175 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.9 | |
| 148 | À double tour (1959) | Jean-Paul Belmondo | 0.1 | 1.3 | 40.20 | 179 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.9 | |
| 150 | Battle of the Coral Sea (1959) | Cliff Robertson | 0.9 | 18.2 | 18.20 | 148 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 29.9 | |
| 152 | The Scapegoat (1959) | Bette Davis & Alec Guinness |
1.6 | 31.9 | 66.90 | 125 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 29.5 | |
| 154 | Return of the Fly (1959) | Vincent Price & Brett Halsey |
1.9 | 36.4 | 36.40 | 118 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 29.4 | |
| 153 | Hound-Dog Man (1959) | Carol Lynley | 1.5 | 29.4 | 29.40 | 128 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 29.0 | |
| 155 | Portrait of a Sinner (1959) | William Bendix | 0.1 | 2.9 | 2.90 | 172 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.1 | |
| 156 | The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959) | Joel McCrea | 2.1 | 42.0 | 42.00 | 104 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 28.0 | |
| 157 | The Bandit of Zhobe (1959) | Victor Mature | 2.0 | 38.3 | 38.30 | 113 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 27.8 | |
| 158 | The Young Land (1959) | Dennis Hopper | 1.0 | 20.2 | 20.20 | 144 | 52 | 01 / 00 | 27.2 | |
| 160 | Count Your Blessings (1959) | Deborah Kerr | 2.3 | 45.3 | 95.70 | 99 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 27.2 | |
| 158 | First Man Into Space (1959) | Marshall Thompson | 0.9 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 150 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 26.5 | |
| 159 | A Dog's Best Friend (1959) | Harry Dean Stanton | 1.2 | 24.2 | 24.20 | 134 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 26.2 | |
| 162 | Timbutku (1959) | Yvonne De Carlo | 1.5 | 30.2 | 30.20 | 126 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 25.8 | |
| 161 | The House of the Seven Hawks (1959) | Robert Taylor | 1.2 | 23.2 | 59.60 | 137 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 25.5 | |
| 163 | The Miracle (1959) | Roger Moore | 0.4 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 166 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 23.8 | |
| 164 | Gangster Story (1959) | Walter Matthau | 1.1 | 22.1 | 22.10 | 140 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 23.7 | |
| 165 | The Man in The Net (1959) | Alan Ladd & Carolyn Jones |
1.8 | 34.4 | 34.40 | 123 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 23.6 | |
| 166 | The Last Blitzkrieg (1959) | Van Johnson | 1.2 | 23.3 | 23.30 | 136 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 22.5 | |
| 167 | Subway In The Sky (1959) | Van Johnson | 0.6 | 12.1 | 12.10 | 160 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 18.9 | |
| 168 | Hot Money Girl (1959) | Eddie Constantine | 0.1 | 2.9 | 2.90 | 170 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 18.3 | |
| 169 | Jet Over The Atlantic (1959) | Virginia Mayo | 0.9 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 153 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 18.2 | |
| 170 | Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959) | Robert Taylor | 0.6 | 11.9 | 11.90 | 161 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 17.4 | |
| 171 | Bobbikins (1959) | Shirley Jones & Max Bygraves |
1.2 | 23.8 | 23.80 | 135 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 16.9 | |
| 172 | The Immoral Mr. Teas (1959) | Directed by Russ Meyer | 1.5 | 29.5 | 29.50 | 127 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 16.9 | |
| 173 | An Angel on Wheels (1959) | Jean-Paul Belmondo | 0.0 | 0.7 | 32.20 | 180 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 13.0 | |
| 174 | The Killer Shrews (1959) | James Best | 1.0 | 19.6 | 19.60 | 146 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 10.5 | |
| 175 | Frontier Rangers (1959) | Buddy Ebsen | 0.0 | 0.6 | 37.00 | 181 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.5 | |
| 177 | The Man Who Understood Women (1959) | Henry Fonda & Leslie Caron |
1.9 | 36.4 | 36.40 | 119 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 8.7 | |
| 176 | The Oregon Trail (1959) | Fred MacMurray | 1.1 | 21.5 | 21.50 | 141 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 8.5 | |
| 178 | Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959) | Denny Miller | 1.9 | 36.9 | 36.90 | 115 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 8.4 | |
| 179 | Girls Town (1959) | Mamie Van Doren | 1.1 | 21.0 | 49.00 | 142 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 5.1 | |
| 180 | Cuban Rebel Girls (1959) | Errol Flynn | 0.1 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 176 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 0.8 |
1959 Box Office Grosses – Adjusted World Wide
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| Ben-Hur (1959) AA Best Picture Win |
Charlton Heston & Stephen Boyd |
2,970.20 | |
| The Nun's Story (1959) AA Best Picture Nom |
Audrey Hepburn | 642.60 | |
| North by Northwest (1959) | Cary Grant & James Mason |
604.40 | |
| Rio Bravo (1959) | John Wayne & Dean Martin |
563.90 | |
| On the Beach (1959) | Gregory Peck & Fred Astaire |
432.80 | |
| A Summer Place (1959) | Sandra Dee & Dorothy McGuire |
376.10 | |
| The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) AA Best Picture Nom |
Shelley Winters & Directed by George Stevens |
177.60 | |
| The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) | Charlton Heston & Gary Cooper |
157.50 | |
| Up Periscope (1959) | James Garner & Warren Oates |
148.90 | |
| But Not For Me (1959) | Clark Gable & Carroll Baker |
148.30 | |
| The 400 Blows (1959) | Directed by Francois Truffaut | 129.50 | |
| Three Murderesses/Faibles femmes (1959) | Alain Delon | 107.90 | |
| John Paul Jones (1959) | Bette Davis & Peter Cushing |
100.20 | |
| Count Your Blessings (1959) | Deborah Kerr | 95.70 | |
| For The First Time (1959) | Mario Lanza | 94.30 | |
| Watusi (1959) | George Montgomery | 86.40 | |
| Westbound (1959) | Randolph Scott & Virginia Mayo |
79.50 | |
| The Hangman (1959) | Robert Taylor | 74.10 | |
| The Angry Hills (1959) | Robert Mitchum | 71.90 | |
| The Scapegoat (1959) | Bette Davis & Alec Guinness |
66.90 | |
| Libel (1959) | Olivia de Havilland & Robert Shaw |
65.50 | |
| Le chemin des écoliers (1959) | Alain Delon | 64.00 | |
| The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959) | Harry Belafonte | 60.70 | |
| Where The Hot Wind Blows (1959) | Gina Lollobrigida | 60.10 | |
| The House of the Seven Hawks (1959) | Robert Taylor | 59.60 | |
| Night of the Quarter Moon (1959) | Agnes Moorehead | 52.60 | |
| Girls Town (1959) | Mamie Van Doren | 49.00 | |
| The Beat Generation (1959) | Mamie Van Doren | 42.00 | |
| À double tour (1959) | Jean-Paul Belmondo | 40.20 | |
| The Big Operator (1959) | Mickey Rooney | 38.00 | |
| Frontier Rangers (1959) | Buddy Ebsen | 37.00 | |
| An Angel on Wheels (1959) | Jean-Paul Belmondo | 32.20 | |
| Sapphire (1959) Limited Release |
Nigel Patrick | 22.40 |
Top earners in 1959 for Adjusted USA Box Office:
| Name | Number of Movies | Total Adj World Wide (mil) | Total Adj USA (mil) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Boyd | 2 | 3,166.0 | 1,347.6 |
| Charlton Heston | 2 | 3,127.7 | 1,217.0 |
| Hugh Griffith | 2 | 3,026.1 | 1,207.7 |
| Jack Hawkins | 1 | 2,970.2 | 1,151.8 |
| Martha Scott | 1 | 2,970.2 | 1,151.8 |
| Sam Jaffe | 1 | 2,970.2 | 1,151.8 |
| Tony Curtis | 2 | 976.3 | 976.3 |
| Cary Grant | 2 | 1,125.9 | 896.5 |
| Gavin MacLeod | 4 | 773.5 | 773.5 |
| Sandra Dee | 5 | 896.1 | 761.0 |
| Nehemiah Persoff | 5 | 758.4 | 758.4 |
| Strother Martin | 3 | 738.6 | 738.6 |
| Thelma Ritter | 2 | 713.1 | 713.1 |
| Saul Bass | 2 | 912.1 | 682.7 |
| James Mason | 2 | 884.2 | 654.8 |
| Rock Hudson | 2 | 625.5 | 625.5 |
| Debbie Reynolds | 4 | 618.3 | 618.3 |
| Diane Baker | 3 | 653.2 | 604.3 |
| Troy Donahue | 2 | 735.2 | 600.1 |
| Martin Landau | 3 | 817.0 | 587.6 |
| Fred MacMurray | 4 | 579.5 | 579.5 |
| Tony Randall | 2 | 578.0 | 578.0 |
| Jack Lemmon | 2 | 549.9 | 549.9 |
| Jack Albertson | 2 | 538.6 | 538.6 |
| John Wayne | 2 | 776.5 | 534.3 |
My Main Sources
Source 1: Variety – January 4th, 1961 Page 47
Source 2: Twentieth Century-Fox A Corporate and Financial History by Aubrey Solomon
Source 3: Wikipedia
Source 4: IMDb.com
Source 5: BoxOfficeMojo.com
How the Box Office Numbers were Calculated
Sadly in 1959….BoxOfficeMojo was not around to keep track of box office earnings. Back then earnings seem to be a secret and a secret that needed to be safely locked up. When studios did report box office stats they used “box office rentals”. Box office rentals were the amount of money the studio got back from the theaters. It is NOT the box office gross. Every year the rental to box office gross percentage changed…in 1959 this meant you had to triple the rentals to get the gross….so the multiplier used in this page was 3.0.
My Yearly Review Pages
- 1939 Movies Ranked Best to Worst Our movie of the year? Gone With The Wind
- 1942 Movies Ranked Best to Worst Our movie of the year? Mrs. Miniver
- 1946 Movies Ranked Best to Worst Our movie of the year? The Best Years of Our Lives
- 1952 Movies Ranked Best to Worst Our movie of the year? Greatest Show On Earth
- 1959 Movies Ranked Best to Worst Our movie of the year? Ben-Hur
- 1976 Movies Ranked Best to Worst Our movie of the year? Rocky
- 2011 Movies Ranked Best to Worst Our movie of the year? The Help
- 2012 Movies Ranked Best to Worst Our movie of the year? Argo
- 2013 Movies Ranked Best to Worst Our movie of the year? Gravity
- 2014 Movies Ranked Best to Worst Our movie of the year? American Sniper
- 2015 Movies Ranked Best to Worst Our movie of the year? The Martian
- 2016 Movies Ranked Best to Worst Our movie of the year? Deadpool (currently)
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Hiroshima Mon Amour
highly rated and acclaimed (1 Oscar Nomination) Japanese drama
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052893/
Floating Weeds
highly rated Japanese drama
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053390/
hopefully we’ll get a Japanese box office researcher in our volunteer army some day…
On this page the SURNAME of the leading man requires entry. Only Christian name included.
The man is Jeff Chandler and the movie is faithfully credited to Jeff on his own Cogerson page.
A Bucket Of Blood
Highly rated horror comedy. Perhaps a “cult classic”?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052655
La Vache et le Prisonnier [The Cow and I]
highly rated French Comedy
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053403