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North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1962
Note: We only have detailed box office data from 1977 onwards. For earlier years the total box office is sometimes assigned to the release year of a movie, while the
box office amount could have been earned during two or even more years.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.
See Movie Index 1962 for an overview of all movies released in 1962.
Top Grossing Movies of 1962
Rank | Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Genre | 1962 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
The Longest Day |
Oct 4, 1962 |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$39,100,000 |
55,857,142 |
2 |
Lawrence of Arabia |
Dec 16, 1962 |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$33,160,854 |
47,372,648 |
3 |
In Search of Castaways |
Dec 21, 1962 |
|
|
$18,415,385 |
26,307,692 |
4 |
That Touch of Mink |
Jun 14, 1962 |
Universal |
Romantic Comedy |
$17,648,927 |
25,212,752 |
5 |
The Music Man |
Jun 19, 1962 |
|
Musical |
$14,953,846 |
21,362,637 |
6 |
Mutiny on The Bounty |
Nov 8, 1962 |
MGM |
|
$13,680,000 |
19,542,857 |
7 |
To Kill A Mockingbird |
Dec 25, 1962 |
Universal |
Drama |
$13,129,846 |
18,756,922 |
8 |
Hatari! |
May 24, 1962 |
|
|
$12,923,077 |
18,461,538 |
9 |
Gypsy |
May 24, 1962 |
|
|
$11,076,923 |
15,824,175 |
10 |
Lolita (1962) |
Jun 13, 1962 |
|
Drama |
$9,250,000 |
13,214,285 |
11 |
The Interns |
Aug 8, 1962 |
Sony Pictures |
|
$9,230,769 |
13,186,812 |
12 |
Bon Voyage! |
May 17, 1962 |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$9,082,042 |
12,974,345 |
13 |
The Wonderful World of the … |
Aug 7, 1962 |
MGM |
Adventure |
$8,920,615 |
12,743,735 |
14 |
Days of Wine and Roses |
Dec 26, 1962 |
|
Drama |
$8,123,077 |
11,604,395 |
15 |
The Man Who Shot Liberty Va… |
Apr 22, 1962 |
|
Western |
$8,000,000 |
11,428,571 |
16 |
The Manchurian Candidate |
Oct 24, 1962 |
MGM |
Thriller/Suspense |
$7,716,923 |
11,024,175 |
17 |
Taras Bulba |
Dec 19, 1962 |
|
Adventure |
$4,000,000 |
5,714,285 |
18 |
State Fair |
Mar 9, 1962 |
|
|
$3,500,000 |
5,000,000 |
19 |
Girls! Girls! Girls! |
Nov 21, 1962 |
|
Musical |
$2,600,000 |
3,714,285 |
20 |
Kid Galahad |
Aug 29, 1962 |
|
|
$1,800,000 |
2,571,428 |
21 |
The Premature Burial |
Mar 7, 1962 |
|
|
$1,200,000 |
1,714,285 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $247,512,284 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 353,588,964 |
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