#1 of 21 #1 drama movie of 1958
1958 · Drama, Thriller
$2.3M worldwide · 69% of the chart's total
$2.2M US & Canada · 98% $37.6K elsewhere · 2%
Drama box office · 1958
Drama Box Office 1958: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
Touch of Evil (1958) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 1958, with $2.3M worldwide, ahead of Elevator to the Gallows (1958) at $431.8K and The Seventh Seal (1958) at $312.1K. 21 drama films released in 1958 report a worldwide gross, $3.3M in all, 81% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 90% on 1957, whose releases took $32.5M. By language, English leads with $2.5M across 15 drama releases.
- 1958 releases with a gross
- 21
- combined worldwide
- $3.3M
- Touch of Evil (1958), the #1
- $2.3M
- vs 1957
- −90%
#1 of 21 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 1958?
Touch of Evil (1958) leads with $2.3M, 69% of the total. The top 5 together took $3.2M, 96% of what all 21 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Drama Release of 1958, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1958.
- 1 Feb 1, 1958 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $37.6K Worldwide: $2.3M
- 2 Jan 29, 1958 US and Canada: $374.7K Rest of the world: $57.1K Worldwide: $431.8K
- 3 Oct 13, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $312.1K
- 4 Oct 11, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $67.7K
- 5 Dec 28, 1958 US and Canada: $46.8K Rest of the world: $10.9K Worldwide: $57.7K
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A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)Jul 9, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $50.6K
Jul 9, 1958 · English · Drama, War, Romance $50.6K worldwide - 7
Dec 25, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28.6K - 8
Sep 7, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18K - 9
Jun 18, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.8K - 10
Apr 2, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.4K - 11
Feb 6, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.9K - 12
Mar 27, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.2K - 13
Jul 2, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K - 14
Sep 3, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4K - 15
Oct 10, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2K - 16
Aug 29, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9K - 17
Jul 16, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5K - 18
Jul 1, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $712 - 19
Jan 15, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $446 - 20
Mar 20, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $222 - 21
Jan 15, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $102
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1958?
Of the top 10, Touch of Evil (1958) earned the biggest share at home (98% in the US & Canada), while The Hidden Fortress (1958) made 19% of its gross abroad. Across all 21 films, $2.7M (81%) came from the US & Canada. 7 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Touch of Evil (1958) $2.3M $2.2M US & Canada · 98% $37.6K elsewhere · 2%
- 2 Elevator to the Gallows (1958) $431.8K $374.7K US & Canada · 87% $57.1K elsewhere · 13%
- 3 The Seventh Seal (1958) $312.1K No US & Canada figure reported
- 4 The Old Man and the Sea (1958) $67.7K No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 The Hidden Fortress (1958) $57.7K $46.8K US & Canada · 81% $10.9K elsewhere · 19%
- 6 A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958) $50.6K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Some Came Running (1958) $28.6K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Equinox Flower (1958) $18K No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 The Outlaws (1958) $9.8K No US & Canada figure reported
- 10 The Young Lions (1958) $9.4K No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many 1958 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 21 films reached $100M. 21 films, 100% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $3.3M total.
100%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $10M to $100M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- Under $10M 21 films, 100% of the list $3.3M · 100% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1958 Earned the Most?
February releases took the most, $2.3M from 2 films, led by Touch of Evil (1958). August was the quietest month ($1.9K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Elevator to the Gallows (1958) $432.3K Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
- February Feb Touch of Evil (1958) $2.3M Touch of Evil (1958)
- March Mar Run Silent Run Deep (1958) $6.4K Run Silent Run Deep (1958)
- April Apr The Young Lions (1958) $9.4K The Young Lions (1958)
- May May No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- June Jun The Outlaws (1958) $9.8K The Outlaws (1958)
- July Jul A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958) $57K A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)
- August Aug Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) $1.9K Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
- September Sep Equinox Flower (1958) $22K Equinox Flower (1958)
- October Oct The Seventh Seal (1958) $383.1K The Seventh Seal (1958)
- November Nov No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- December Dec The Hidden Fortress (1958) $86.3K The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Last 10 years
How Does 1958 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1956 earned the most: $119.9M from 27 films, led by The Ten Commandments (1956). 1958 took $3.3M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 10 films | 10 | $164.2K | – | Stray Dog (1949) $47K |
| 1950 14 films · +822% | 14 | $1.5M | +822% | Shadow on the Wall (1950) $769K |
| 1951 16 films · +198% | 16 | $4.5M | +198% | Ace in the Hole (1951) $2.3M |
| 1952 20 films · +708% | 20 | $36.5M | +708% | The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) $36M |
| 1953 18 films · +1% | 18 | $36.8M | +1% | The Robe (1953) $36M |
| 1954 26 films · −11% | 26 | $32.7M | −11% | The Caine Mutiny (1954) $21.8M |
| 1955 22 films · +193% | 22 | $95.8M | +193% | Lady and the Tramp (1955) $93.9M |
| 1956 27 films · +25% | 27 | $119.9M | +25% | The Ten Commandments (1956) $65.5M |
| 1957 24 films · −73% | 24 | $32.5M | −73% | The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) $27.2M |
| 1958 21 films · −90% | 21 | $3.3M | −90% | Touch of Evil (1958) $2.3M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 1958?
English-language drama films took $2.5M across 15 films, 75% of the total, ahead of French-language drama films ($431.8K) and Swedish-language drama films ($312.1K).
1958 Drama Box Office by Language
- English $2.5M15 films · #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
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French $431.8K1 film · #1 Elevator to the Gallows (1958) -
Swedish $312.1K1 film · #1 The Seventh Seal (1958) -
Japanese $75.7K2 films · #1 The Hidden Fortress (1958) -
Greek $9.8K1 film · #1 The Outlaws (1958) -
Bengali $3.2K1 film · #1 The Music Room (1958)
Archive
Drama Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $13.9B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $50.1B
2010s 10 years · $113.6B
- 2019 $13.9B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $12.7B #1 Black Panther (2018)
- 2017 $12.5B #1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- 2016 $11.1B #1 The Jungle Book (2016)
- 2015 $11.6B #1 Inside Out (2015)
- 2014 $10.3B #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
- 2013 $12.1B #1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
- 2012 $12B #1 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- 2011 $7.8B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $9.6B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $70.7B
- 2009 $9.9B #1 2012 (2009)
- 2008 $10.6B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $7.6B #1 I Am Legend (2007)
- 2006 $7.5B #1 The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- 2005 $8.1B #1 War of the Worlds (2005)
- 2004 $6.4B #1 The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- 2003 $5B #1 Bruce Almighty (2003)
- 2002 $5.2B #1 Signs (2002)
- 2001 $4.6B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $5.8B #1 Gladiator (2000)
1990s 10 years · $42.3B
- 1999 $5.2B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $4.9B #1 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- 1997 $5.9B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $4.5B #1 Twister (1996)
- 1995 $4.8B #1 Apollo 13 (1995)
- 1994 $4.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $4.7B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $2.9B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $2.4B #1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- 1990 $2.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $14.2B
- 1989 $2B #1 Dead Poets Society (1989)
- 1988 $2.1B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $1.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $1.4B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $1.5B #1 Rocky IV (1985)
- 1984 $1.4B #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $1.1B #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $1.3B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $889.5M #1 On Golden Pond (1981)
- 1980 $674.6M #1 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
1970s 10 years · $5B
- 1979 $919.3M #1 Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- 1978 $585M #1 Jaws 2 (1978)
- 1977 $832.1M #1 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- 1976 $378.6M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $303.6M #1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- 1974 $439.5M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $869.6M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $337M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $133.4M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $229.2M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $865.1M
- 1969 $164M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $59.2M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $166.8M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $29.7M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $272.6M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $74.9M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $63.5M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $6M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $6.5M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $21.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $438.7M
- 1959 $75M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $3.3M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $32.5M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $119.9M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $32.7M #1 The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- 1953 $36.8M #1 The Robe (1953)
- 1952 $36.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.5M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $1.5M #1 Shadow on the Wall (1950)
1940s 10 years · $775.9M
- 1949 $164.2K #1 Stray Dog (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $11.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $54.6M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $102.5K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $4.9M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $270.1M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.8M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $404.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $2.8M
- 1939 $1.1M #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $47.4K #1 Port of Shadows (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $536.4K #1 Modern Times (1936)
- 1935 $516K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $13.2K #1 L’Atalante (1934)
- 1933 $451.3K #1 Baby Face (1933)
- 1932 $47.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $46.6K #1 M (1931)
- 1930 $5.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 8 years · $10.4M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $40.9K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $161.5K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $720.7K #1 Flesh and the Devil (1926)
- 1925 $82.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1923 $12.9K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Drama Box Office 1958: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 21 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 1958?
Touch of Evil (1958) leads with $2.3M worldwide, $2.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Elevator to the Gallows (1958) at $431.8K and The Seventh Seal (1958) at $312.1K.
How much did drama movies released in 1958 earn?
21 drama films released in 1958 report a worldwide gross, $3.3M in all, or $157.2K per film on average. 1957 releases took $32.5M.
How many drama movies released in 1958 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Touch of Evil (1958), earned $2.3M.
How is the 1958 drama box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 1958. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the 1958 drama box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.