Finding box office information for movies made before 1980 is not an easy task. For somebody looking for box office information on 1963 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 1963 movies in our database.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1963. This page will looks at 108 1963 Top Box Office 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. This only represents about 25% of the movies made in 1963….but should cover the top box office movies.
Our UMR Top 50 of 1963
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Movie (Year)
Rating
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
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Tom Jones (1963)
AA Best Picture Win
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The Great Escape (1963)
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Charade (1963)
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From Russia with Love (1963)
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The Birds (1963)
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Irma La Douce (1963)
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Hud (1963)
1963
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
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The Pink Panther (1963)
1963
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
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Come Blow Your Horn (1963)
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Son of Flubber (1963)
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Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
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The Thrill of It All (1963)
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Cleopatra (1963)
AA Best Picture Nom
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Move Over, Darling (1963)
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The Cardinal (1963)
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Lilies of the Field (1963)
AA Best Picture Nom
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McLintock! (1963)
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8½ (1963)
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Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
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Spencer's Mountain (1963)
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55 Days At Peking (1963)
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Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
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Summer Magic (1963)
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Under The Yum Yum Tree (1963)
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The Nutty Professor (1963)
1963
The Leopard (1963)
1963
The V.I.P.s (1963)
1963
The Ugly American (1963)
1963
The Prize (1963)
1963
PT 109 (1963)
1963
America America (1963)
AA Best Picture Nom
1963
Donovan's Reef (1963)
1963
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
1963
The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
1963
Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)
1963
The Victors (1963)
1963
This Sporting Life (1963)
1963
My Six Loves (1963)
1963
Take Her, She's Mine (1963)
1963
Sunday in New York (1963)
1963
The Haunting (1963)
1963
The Raven (1963)
1963
A Child Is Waiting (1963)
1963
The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)
1963
The Incredible Journey (1963)
1963
Flipper (1963)
1963
The Stripper (1963)
1963
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
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| 1963 | The Great Escape (1963) | |
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| 1963 | Charade (1963) | |
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| 1963 | From Russia with Love (1963) | |
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| 1963 | The Birds (1963) | |
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| 1963 | Irma La Douce (1963) | |
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| 1963 | Hud (1963) | |
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| 1963 | It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) | |
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| 1963 | The Pink Panther (1963) | |
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| 1963 | The Sword in the Stone (1963) | |
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| 1963 | Come Blow Your Horn (1963) | |
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| 1963 | Son of Flubber (1963) | |
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| 1963 | Bye Bye Birdie (1963) | |
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| 1963 | The Thrill of It All (1963) | |
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| 1963 | Cleopatra (1963) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1963 | Move Over, Darling (1963) | |
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| 1963 | The Cardinal (1963) | |
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| 1963 | Lilies of the Field (1963) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1963 | McLintock! (1963) | |
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| 1963 | 8½ (1963) | |
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| 1963 | Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) | |
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| 1963 | Spencer's Mountain (1963) | |
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| 1963 | 55 Days At Peking (1963) | |
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| 1963 | Captain Newman, M.D. (1963) | |
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| 1963 | Summer Magic (1963) | |
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| 1963 | Under The Yum Yum Tree (1963) | |
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| 1963 | The Nutty Professor (1963) | |
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| 1963 | The Leopard (1963) | |
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| 1963 | The V.I.P.s (1963) | |
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| 1963 | The Ugly American (1963) | |
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| 1963 | The Prize (1963) | |
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| 1963 | PT 109 (1963) | |
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| 1963 | Donovan's Reef (1963) | |
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| 1963 | Jason and the Argonauts (1963) | |
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| 1963 | The Wheeler Dealers (1963) | |
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| 1963 | Miracle of the White Stallions (1963) | |
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| 1963 | The Victors (1963) | |
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| 1963 | This Sporting Life (1963) | |
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| 1963 | My Six Loves (1963) | |
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| 1963 | Take Her, She's Mine (1963) | |
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| 1963 | Sunday in New York (1963) | |
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| 1963 | The Haunting (1963) | |
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| 1963 | The Raven (1963) | |
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| 1963 | A Child Is Waiting (1963) | |
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| 1963 | The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963) | |
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| 1963 | The Incredible Journey (1963) | |
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| 1963 | Flipper (1963) | |
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| 1963 | The Stripper (1963) | |
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| 1963 | The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) | |
1963 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 1963 Top Box Office Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
- Sort 1963 Top Box Office Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1963 Top Box Office Movies by stars of the movie
- Sort 1963 Top Box Office Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort 1963 Top Box Office 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 1963 Top Box Office Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1962 Top Box Office Movies received.
- Sort 1963Top Box Office 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 | Tom Jones (1963) AA Best Picture Win |
Albert Finney & Best Picture Winner Movies |
37.3 | 468.1 | 468.10 | 3 | 69 | 10 / 04 | 99.7 | |
| 3 | The Great Escape (1963) | Steve McQueen & James Garner |
15.8 | 197.7 | 197.70 | 13 | 89 | 01 / 00 | 98.8 | |
| 2 | Charade (1963) | Cary Grant & Audrey Hepburn |
18.7 | 235.0 | 235.00 | 8 | 88 | 01 / 00 | 98.7 | |
| 3 | From Russia with Love (1963) | Sean Connery & Robert Shaw |
24.8 | 310.8 | 989.00 | 7 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 98.5 | |
| 6 | The Birds (1963) | Directed by Alfred Hitchcock | 14.5 | 182.3 | 182.30 | 16 | 88 | 01 / 00 | 98.0 | |
| 4 | Irma La Douce (1963) | Shirley MacLaine & Jack Lemmon |
25.2 | 315.9 | 315.90 | 6 | 79 | 03 / 01 | 97.9 | |
| 8 | Hud (1963) | Paul Newman & Melvyn Douglas |
14.3 | 179.1 | 179.10 | 18 | 79 | 07 / 03 | 97.8 | |
| 8 | It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) | Spencer Tracy & Mickey Rooney |
45.9 | 575.8 | 575.80 | 2 | 76 | 06 / 01 | 97.8 | |
| 9 | The Pink Panther (1963) | David Niven & Peter Sellers |
16.8 | 210.4 | 210.40 | 12 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 9 | The Sword in the Stone (1963) | Disney Animated Movies | 29.0 | 363.5 | 363.50 | 4 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 96.3 | |
| 11 | Come Blow Your Horn (1963) | Frank Sinatra | 17.1 | 214.9 | 214.90 | 10 | 72 | 01 / 00 | 95.9 | |
| 11 | Son of Flubber (1963) | Fred MacMurray | 26.0 | 325.9 | 325.90 | 5 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.8 | |
| 13 | Bye Bye Birdie (1963) | Ann-Margret & Janet Leigh |
17.1 | 214.9 | 214.90 | 11 | 71 | 02 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 14 | The Thrill of It All (1963) | Doris Day & James Garner |
15.7 | 197.0 | 197.00 | 14 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 15 | Cleopatra (1963) AA Best Picture Nom |
Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton |
57.8 | 724.2 | 1,261.40 | 1 | 52 | 09 / 04 | 95.3 | |
| 16 | Move Over, Darling (1963) | Doris Day & James Garner |
17.4 | 218.5 | 218.50 | 9 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 95.0 | |
| 18 | The Cardinal (1963) | John Huston | 15.1 | 188.9 | 188.90 | 15 | 66 | 06 / 00 | 94.4 | |
| 17 | Lilies of the Field (1963) AA Best Picture Nom |
Sidney Poitier & Lilia Skala |
8.1 | 102.1 | 102.10 | 34 | 85 | 05 / 01 | 93.8 | |
| 20 | McLintock! (1963) | John Wayne & Maureen O'Hara |
12.9 | 162.1 | 162.10 | 22 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
| 19 | 8½ (1963) | Marcello Mastroianni | 10.0 | 125.3 | 125.30 | 27 | 82 | 05 / 02 | 93.8 | |
| 21 | Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) | Natalie Wood & Steve McQueen |
10.1 | 127.1 | 127.10 | 26 | 81 | 05 / 00 | 93.0 | |
| 22 | Spencer's Mountain (1963) | Henry Fonda & Maureen O'Hara |
13.6 | 170.1 | 170.10 | 20 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 91.7 | |
| 24 | 55 Days At Peking (1963) | Charlton Heston & Ava Gardner |
14.3 | 179.1 | 179.10 | 17 | 62 | 02 / 00 | 91.5 | |
| 25 | Captain Newman, M.D. (1963) | Gregory Peck & Robert Duvall |
11.4 | 143.3 | 143.30 | 24 | 71 | 03 / 00 | 91.0 | |
| 27 | Summer Magic (1963) | Hayley Mills | 11.0 | 137.9 | 137.90 | 25 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 28 | Under The Yum Yum Tree (1963) | Jack Lemmon | 14.1 | 177.3 | 177.30 | 19 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 27 | The Nutty Professor (1963) | Jerry Lewis & Stella Stevens |
11.4 | 143.3 | 143.30 | 23 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 89.7 | |
| 29 | The Leopard (1963) | Burt Lancaster | 4.4 | 55.5 | 248.90 | 59 | 91 | 01 / 00 | 87.6 | |
| 31 | The V.I.P.s (1963) | Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor |
13.4 | 167.9 | 167.90 | 21 | 53 | 01 / 01 | 87.1 | |
| 30 | The Ugly American (1963) | Marlon Brando | 9.1 | 114.6 | 114.60 | 31 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 32 | The Prize (1963) | Paul Newman & Edward G. Robinson |
9.9 | 123.6 | 123.60 | 29 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 32 | PT 109 (1963) | Cliff Robertson & Robert Culp |
10.0 | 125.3 | 125.30 | 28 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 84.5 | |
| 31 | America America (1963) AA Best Picture Nom |
Elia Kazan | 2.9 | 35.8 | 35.80 | 72 | 80 | 04 / 01 | 84.4 | |
| 34 | Donovan's Reef (1963) | John Wayne & Lee Marvin |
8.9 | 111.0 | 204.10 | 33 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 33 | Jason and the Argonauts (1963) | Ray Harryhausen | 6.0 | 75.2 | 75.20 | 50 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 36 | The Wheeler Dealers (1963) | James Garner & Lee Remick |
9.1 | 114.6 | 114.60 | 32 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 37 | Miracle of the White Stallions (1963) | Robert Taylor | 6.9 | 86.0 | 128.90 | 41 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 83.2 | |
| 39 | The Victors (1963) | George Peppard & Albert Finney |
6.7 | 84.2 | 84.20 | 43 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 39 | This Sporting Life (1963) | Richard Harris & Rachel Roberts |
2.6 | 32.2 | 32.20 | 78 | 83 | 02 / 00 | 81.0 | |
| 41 | My Six Loves (1963) | Debbie Reynolds & David Janssen |
6.2 | 78.3 | 78.30 | 47 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 81.0 | |
| 41 | Take Her, She's Mine (1963) | James Stewart & Sandra Dee |
9.3 | 116.4 | 116.40 | 30 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 80.9 | |
| 40 | Sunday in New York (1963) | Jane Fonda & Rod Taylor |
5.4 | 68.0 | 68.00 | 55 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 80.8 | |
| 42 | The Haunting (1963) | Julie Harris & Claire Bloom |
3.4 | 43.0 | 43.00 | 66 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 80.0 | |
| 43 | The Raven (1963) | Vincent Price & Jack Nicholson |
3.9 | 48.3 | 48.30 | 62 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 79.7 | |
| 45 | A Child Is Waiting (1963) | Burt Lancaster & Judy Garland |
2.5 | 31.2 | 31.20 | 79 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 78.5 | |
| 47 | The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963) | Patrick McGoohan & WaltLiveAction |
6.1 | 76.1 | 76.10 | 49 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 77.4 | |
| 47 | The Incredible Journey (1963) | Emile Genest | 2.7 | 33.5 | 33.50 | 74 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 76.6 | |
| 50 | Flipper (1963) | Chuck Connors | 7.1 | 89.4 | 89.40 | 39 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 76.0 | |
| 48 | The Stripper (1963) | Joanne Woodward | 4.3 | 53.7 | 53.70 | 61 | 70 | 01 / 00 | 75.9 | |
| 49 | The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) | Kirk Douglas & Robert Mitchum |
4.6 | 57.3 | 57.30 | 56 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 75.5 | |
| 53 | Fun in Acapulco (1963) | Elvis Presley | 8.0 | 100.3 | 100.30 | 35 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 75.4 | |
| 52 | Any Number Can Win/Mélodie en sous-sol (1963) | 2.9 | 35.8 | 110.10 | 68 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 74.6 | ||
| 51 | Billy Liar (1963) | Julie Christie | 1.2 | 15.2 | 15.20 | 117 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 72.6 | |
| 55 | The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963) | Ron Howard & Glenn Ford |
5.4 | 68.0 | 68.00 | 54 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 72.4 | |
| 54 | The Servant (1963) | Dirk Bogarde | 0.6 | 7.2 | 7.20 | 125 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 71.4 | |
| 56 | La donna nel mondo/Women of the World (1963) | Peter Ustinov | 6.9 | 87.0 | 87.00 | 40 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 70.2 | |
| 57 | Beach Party (1963) | Annette Funicello & Vincent Price |
6.4 | 80.6 | 80.60 | 44 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 69.9 | |
| 58 | A Gathering of Eagles (1963) | Rock Hudson & Rod Taylor |
6.4 | 80.6 | 80.60 | 45 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 69.7 | |
| 60 | Tammy and the Doctor (1963) | Sandra Dee & Peter Fonda |
5.7 | 71.6 | 71.60 | 52 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 69.0 | |
| 61 | Captain Sindbad (1963) | Guy Williams | 7.1 | 89.5 | 89.50 | 37 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 67.2 | |
| 61 | X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) | Ray Milland | 2.4 | 30.4 | 30.40 | 81 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 66.7 | |
| 62 | Contempt (1963) | Brigitte Bardot | 0.7 | 8.9 | 29.20 | 123 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 66.4 | |
| 64 | Savage Sam (1963) | Brian Keith | 7.1 | 89.5 | 89.50 | 38 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 66.3 | |
| 62 | I Could Go On Singing (1963) | Judy Garland | 2.1 | 25.9 | 25.90 | 89 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 66.2 | |
| 63 | Soldier in the Rain (1963) | Steve McQueen & Adam West |
2.7 | 34.1 | 34.10 | 73 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 65.9 | |
| 64 | All The Way Home (1963) | Jean Simmons | 1.9 | 23.3 | 23.30 | 95 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 65.2 | |
| 69 | For Love or Money (1963) | Kirk Douglas & Thelma Ritter |
4.4 | 54.6 | 54.60 | 60 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 65.1 | |
| 68 | The Comedy of Terrors (1963) | Peter Lorre & Boris Karloff |
1.6 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 103 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 64.9 | |
| 67 | The Haunted Palace (1963) | Vincent Price & Lon Chaney |
3.4 | 43.0 | 43.00 | 65 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 64.8 | |
| 71 | Who's Minding the Store? (1963) | Jerry Lewis & Jill St. John |
6.3 | 78.8 | 78.80 | 46 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 64.7 | |
| 70 | Papa's Delicate Condition (1963) | Oscar Best Song | 2.3 | 29.2 | 29.20 | 82 | 67 | 01 / 01 | 64.5 | |
| 72 | Gidget Goes To Rome (1963) | James Darren | 5.7 | 71.6 | 71.60 | 51 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 64.4 | |
| 73 | Murder at the Gallop (1963) | 1.6 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 101 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 63.1 | ||
| 74 | The Yellow Canary (1963) | 1.7 | 21.5 | 21.50 | 99 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 62.3 | ||
| 77 | Kings of the Sun (1963) | Yul Brynner | 4.6 | 57.3 | 57.30 | 57 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 62.2 | |
| 77 | Nine Hours To Rama (1963) | José Ferrer | 2.9 | 35.8 | 35.80 | 70 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 61.4 | |
| 78 | A New Kind of Love (1963) | Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman |
6.1 | 77.0 | 77.00 | 48 | 49 | 02 / 00 | 60.5 | |
| 78 | The Guest/The Caretaker (1963) | 0.3 | 3.4 | 3.40 | 132 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 60.4 | ||
| 80 | An Affair of the Skin (1963) | Lee Grant | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1.80 | 136 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 55.4 | |
| 80 | Heavens Above! (1963) | Peter Sellers | 0.6 | 8.1 | 8.10 | 124 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 54.6 | |
| 81 | 4 for Texas (1963) | Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra |
7.9 | 98.6 | 234.70 | 36 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 53.6 | |
| 82 | Torpedo Bay (1963) | James Mason & Lilli Palmer |
2.0 | 25.1 | 25.10 | 91 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 53.3 | |
| 81 | The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) | Peter Sellers | 1.4 | 17.2 | 17.20 | 113 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | |
| 85 | Palm Springs Weekend (1963) | Troy Donahue & Connie Stevens |
2.9 | 35.8 | 35.80 | 71 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 53.0 | |
| 84 | Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963) | Jock Mahoney | 2.9 | 35.8 | 35.80 | 69 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 53.0 | |
| 87 | Mary, Mary (1963) | Debbie Reynolds & Barry Nelson |
2.3 | 28.7 | 28.70 | 84 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 52.7 | |
| 86 | The Hook (1963) | Kirk Douglas | 2.0 | 25.1 | 25.10 | 90 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 52.3 | |
| 89 | Call Me Bwana (1963) | Bob Hope | 5.6 | 69.8 | 69.80 | 53 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 51.8 | |
| 89 | Johnny Cool (1963) | Elisha Cook Jr. | 1.5 | 18.8 | 18.80 | 104 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 51.3 | |
| 90 | Act One (1963) | George Segal | 2.6 | 32.2 | 32.20 | 76 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 50.8 | |
| 90 | Ladybug Ladybug (1963) | 0.6 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 126 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 50.7 | ||
| 91 | Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963) | Audie Murphy | 1.3 | 16.1 | 16.10 | 115 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 48.9 | |
| 94 | The Balcony (1963) | Shelley Winters & Peter Falk |
3.4 | 43.0 | 43.00 | 63 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 48.1 | |
| 92 | The Empty Canvas (1963) | Bette Davis | 1.4 | 17.9 | 17.90 | 112 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 47.7 | |
| 93 | The Running Man (1963) | Lee Remick | 1.3 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 114 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 46.8 | |
| 96 | Love Is a Ball (1963) | Glenn Ford & Hope Lange |
1.9 | 24.2 | 24.20 | 92 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 46.5 | |
| 99 | Invasion of the Triffids (1963) | Howard Keel | 1.9 | 23.6 | 23.60 | 93 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 45.9 | |
| 98 | In The French Style (1963) | 0.7 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 122 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 42.9 | ||
| 99 | Toys in the Attic (1963) | Dean Martin & Gene Tierney |
2.6 | 32.7 | 32.70 | 75 | 55 | 01 / 00 | 42.8 | |
| 101 | Ladies Who Do (1963) | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1.80 | 137 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 41.2 | ||
| 102 | A Ticklish Affair (1963) | Shirley Jones & Gig Young |
1.8 | 22.4 | 22.40 | 96 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 40.4 | |
| 102 | Hootenanny Hoot (1963) | Peter Breck | 3.4 | 43.0 | 43.00 | 64 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 39.1 | |
| 103 | It Happened at the World's Fair (1963) | Elvis Presley | 6.8 | 85.1 | 85.10 | 42 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 38.6 | |
| 105 | Critic's Choice (1963) | Bob Hope & Lucille Ball |
3.4 | 43.0 | 43.00 | 67 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 37.4 | |
| 104 | The Mouse on the Moon (1963) | 0.4 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 129 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 37.0 | ||
| 106 | The Day and the Hour (1963) | Simone Signoret | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1.80 | 139 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.8 | |
| 107 | Station Six Sahara (1963) | 0.5 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 127 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 35.8 | ||
| 110 | Dementia 13 (1963) | Directed by Francis Ford Coppola | 1.9 | 23.3 | 23.30 | 94 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 34.7 | |
| 109 | The Young And The Brave (1963) | William Bendix | 1.8 | 22.0 | 22.00 | 98 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 34.7 | |
| 110 | Magnet of Doom (1963) | 0.1 | 0.8 | 20.90 | 142 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 34.4 | ||
| 111 | The Cool World (1963) Limited Release |
Directed by Robert Rossen | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1.80 | 135 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 34.3 | |
| 111 | Come Fly With Me (1963) | Karl Malden | 1.5 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 108 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 33.8 | |
| 113 | Sword of Lancelot (1963) | Cornel Wilde | 1.5 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 109 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 32.4 | |
| 114 | Twilight of Honor (1963) | Nick Adams & Claude Rains |
2.2 | 27.4 | 27.40 | 85 | 50 | 02 / 00 | 30.2 | |
| 115 | Stolen Hours (1963) | Susan Hayward | 2.6 | 32.2 | 32.20 | 77 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 26.8 | |
| 116 | The Man from Galveston (1963) | James Coburn & Jeffrey Hunter |
1.7 | 21.5 | 21.50 | 100 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 24.9 | |
| 117 | Promises..... Promises! (1963) | Jayne Mansfield | 1.6 | 19.7 | 19.70 | 102 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 24.0 | |
| 118 | Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963) | Dean Martin | 2.4 | 30.4 | 30.40 | 80 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 23.9 | |
| 120 | The Man From The Diners' Club (1963) | Danny Kaye | 2.2 | 27.0 | 27.00 | 86 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 23.8 | |
| 122 | Wives and Lovers (1963) | Janet Leigh & Shelley Winters |
2.1 | 26.9 | 26.90 | 87 | 47 | 01 / 00 | 23.0 | |
| 120 | The Ceremony (1963) | Sarah Miles | 0.4 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 128 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 22.9 | |
| 122 | The Caretakers (1963) | Joan Crawford & Robert Stack |
4.5 | 56.4 | 56.40 | 58 | 38 | 01 / 00 | 22.6 | |
| 123 | The Raiders (1963) | Brian Keith | 2.1 | 26.6 | 26.60 | 88 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 22.1 | |
| 124 | Banana Peel (1963) | 0.2 | 2.0 | 34.10 | 134 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 21.8 | ||
| 123 | The Old Dark House (1963) | 1.2 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 116 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 20.2 | ||
| 128 | Rampage (1963) | Robert Mitchum | 2.3 | 28.7 | 28.70 | 83 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 19.3 | |
| 127 | Cattle King (1963) | Robert Taylor | 1.2 | 14.9 | 36.90 | 118 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 19.1 | |
| 128 | Sweet and Sour (1963) | 0.1 | 1.3 | 16.50 | 140 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.7 | ||
| 129 | Showdown (1963) | Audie Murphy | 0.3 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 131 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 17.7 | |
| 130 | The Terror (1963) | Boris Karloff & Jack Nicholson |
1.8 | 22.4 | 22.40 | 97 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 17.6 | |
| 133 | Follow The Boys (1963) | Russ Tamblyn | 1.5 | 18.4 | 18.40 | 111 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 16.1 | |
| 132 | Gold for the Caesars (1963) | 0.2 | 3.1 | 3.10 | 133 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 15.5 | ||
| 133 | The Crimson Blade/The Scarlet Blade (1963) | 0.3 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 130 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 15.5 | ||
| 133 | Three Penny Opera (1963) | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1.80 | 138 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 13.4 | ||
| 134 | Drums of Africa (1963) | 1.5 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 107 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 11.2 | ||
| 134 | Of Love and Desire (1963) | Merle Oberon | 1.5 | 18.8 | 18.80 | 106 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 10.3 | |
| 136 | The Castilian (1963) | 0.7 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 121 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 9.8 | ||
| 139 | Island of Love (1963) | Walter Matthau & Tony Randall |
1.5 | 18.8 | 18.80 | 105 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 9.0 | |
| 138 | Cry of Battle (1963) | Van Heflin | 1.5 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 110 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 9.0 | |
| 140 | Magic Fountain (1963) | Esther Williams | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 141 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.6 | |
| 139 | In The Cool Of The Day (1963) | Jane Fonda & Angela Lansbury |
1.1 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 119 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 7.9 | |
| 140 | Operation Bikini (1963) | Frankie Avalon | 1.0 | 12.8 | 12.80 | 120 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 3.1 |
Top earners in 1963 for Adjusted USA Box Office:
| Name | Number of Movies | Total Adj World Wide (mil) | Total Adj USA (mil) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Backus | 8 | 942.5 | 942.5 |
| William Demarest | 2 | 901.7 | 901.7 |
| Richard Burton | 2 | 1,429.3 | 892.1 |
| Elizabeth Taylor | 2 | 1,429.3 | 892.1 |
| Saul Bass | 3 | 800.5 | 800.5 |
| Don Knotts | 2 | 794.3 | 794.3 |
| Carl Reiner | 2 | 772.8 | 772.8 |
| Zasu Pitts | 2 | 772.8 | 772.8 |
| James Garner | 4 | 727.8 | 727.8 |
| Roddy McDowall | 1 | 1,261.4 | 724.2 |
| Rex Harrison | 1 | 1,261.4 | 724.2 |
| Walter Wanger | 1 | 1,261.4 | 724.2 |
| Hume Cronyn | 1 | 1,261.4 | 724.2 |
| Martin Landau | 1 | 1,261.4 | 724.2 |
| Carroll O'Connor | 1 | 1,261.4 | 724.2 |
| Peter Falk | 2 | 618.8 | 618.8 |
| Joe E. Brown | 2 | 595.3 | 595.3 |
| Spencer Tracy | 1 | 575.8 | 575.8 |
| Mickey Rooney | 1 | 575.8 | 575.8 |
| Buddy Hackett | 1 | 575.8 | 575.8 |
| Milton Berle | 1 | 575.8 | 575.8 |
| Ethel Merman | 1 | 575.8 | 575.8 |
| Jack Benny | 1 | 575.8 | 575.8 |
| Edward Everett Horton | 1 | 575.8 | 575.8 |
| Jimmy Durante | 1 | 575.8 | 575.8 |
My Main Sources
Source 1: Variety – January 8th, 1964 Pages 37 & 71
Source 2: Twentieth Century-Fox A Corporate and Financial History by Aubrey Solomon
Source 3: Wikipedia
Source 4: IMDb.com
Source 5: BoxOfficeMojo.com
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The missing Steve comment…..had some magical Cogerson dust sprinkled on it…..and up it pops…..the comment box is driving us crazy…..sorry for all the confusion…..the really sad thing is we have no idea what is wrong and how to fix it.
HI BRUCE
1 Any more magical dust?
2 I send you a post today about a correction required by you when you’ve time and it like Steve’s 1963 post earlier has vanished too.
STEVE
I have just sent you a post about your “dirty rat” video but it is another one that seems to have gone into the long grass. The ever-watchful Work Horse will no doubt beat it out into the open again so watch out for it please.
Hi Bob, sorry your post’s gone missing, we’ve both had missing comments today. Mine has turned up again I’m sure yours will too. I’ll keep an eye out for it. Cheers.
The comment is up again on James Cagney Movies.
Thanks for the tip Flora, I’ll check it out.
Currently all the comments are back…..no comments in the spam box……well have to check and share Steve’s Cagney video.
love the page, I saw 33 of these. I remember wearing coat and tie to see its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as a first run with my grandfather at Dallas, Tx Majestic theatre. yea 3 Stooges and Spencer Tracy , Jimmy Durante, Mickey Rooney, Milton Berle, Jonathan Winters, Buster Keaton and three dozen others. the other movie I saw as a first run with my grandfather from Kentucky wearing coat and tie was How the West Was Won, with 2 dozen stars. I have an autographed book with most of those stars. thanks for fond memories UMR
Hey bob cox…tally count….37 for Steve…..33 for you….and 29 for me. Excellent movie memory of you, your granddad and Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and How The West Was Won. Hearing stories like that have become one of my favorite parts of this website. I have those memories with my dad’s mom….but none with my two granddads. That autograph book sounds very cool….glad the page brought out those memories. I am looking forward to getting to the movies of my childhood….granted still have to knock out 1930 and 1931…but then the page will move towards the late 1960s and 1970s. Good stuff as always.
No issues posting a comment. It even has the correction comment.
Hey SteinHoF16…it is weird….the comment box seems to dislike trios of comments from one person….and half of the comments from Bob. Glad yours went through.
My birth year. Some very good movies here. Love Captain Newman, M.D., The Great Escape, From Russia With Love, McLintock, The Birds and It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World. So many great things were born in 1963. Fun page.
Hey SteinHoF16….thanks for checking out our latest yearly review. Right there with you on The Great Escape, From Russia With Love and Mad World. So you were born in 1963…..so you are old like me…lol. Good feedback.
Let’s see… I’ve seen 37 of the 111 films listed on the chart. Looking at my files I have 62 films from 1963 in my movie collection, there are a few I haven’t seen yet.
Lots of favorites in 1963 including – Jason and the Argonauts, The Birds, The Raven, The Pink Panther, Charade, Cleopatra, Day of the Triffids, Donovan’s Reef, 55 Days at Peking, From Russia With Love, Fun in Acapulco, The Great Escape, The Haunted Palace, The Haunting, Its a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Kiss of the Vampire, List of Adrian Messenger, The Nutty Professor, The Sword in the Stone, Who’s Minding the Store, X The Man with X-Ray Eyes and King Kong vs Godzilla.
Top rated films I haven’t seen include – The Leopard, Fellini’s 8 1/2, America America and Lilies of the Field.
Cleopatra was easily the biggest grossing film of the year but it cost too much to make and didn’t see a profit until it was sold to TV in the early 70s. The film has more fans now than it ever did in the 60s or 70s.
I don’t think I’ve seen Spencer Tracy’s Mountain, but I did enjoy The Michael Caine Mutiny. Another one I missed was The House of the Seven Clark Gables.
An epic movie page on one of my favorite movie years Bruce, good work.
A Big Vote Up!
Hey Steve
1. Sorry for the delay in the comment….hopefully soon we will be able figure out why the comment box is so messed up.
2. I have seen 29 of these movies……so I am 8 behind you.
3. Huge list of favorites….I have seen 11 of the ones you listed….with The Great Escape, From Russia With Love (both through my dad’s influence), Donovan’s Reef and It’s Mad *4 World as my favorites as well.
4. I have seen 8 1/2 and Lillies but not the other two movies….Lillies of the Field is fun movie to watch…as well as being historic….as it gave Poitier his Oscar win.
5. Cleopatra cost a ton….but it earned a ton….as it has a nice spot on the all-time grosser list….I like the movie….but it is so long.
6. Thanks for the kind words, vote up and the visit.