#1 of 9 #1 romance movie of 1958
1958 · Mystery, Romance
$8M worldwide · 75% of the chart's total
$7.9M US & Canada · 99% $108.1K elsewhere · 1%
Romance box office · 1958
Romance Box Office 1958: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies
Vertigo (1958) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 1958, with $8M worldwide, ahead of Paris Holiday (1958) at $2.1M and South Pacific (1958) at $494.9K. 9 romance films released in 1958 report a worldwide gross, $10.7M in all, 78% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 167% on 1957, whose releases took $4M. By language, English leads with $2.7M across 8 romance releases.
- 1958 releases with a gross
- 9
- combined worldwide
- $10.7M
- Vertigo (1958), the #1
- $8M
- vs 1957
- +167%
#1 of 9 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 1958?
Vertigo (1958) leads with $8M, 75% of the total. The top 5 together took $10.6M, almost all of what the 9 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every Romance 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 May 28, 1958 US and Canada: $7.9M Rest of the world: $108.1K Worldwide: $8M
- 2 Apr 5, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
- 3 Mar 19, 1958 US and Canada: $458K Rest of the world: $36.9K Worldwide: $494.9K
- 4 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 - 5 Dec 25, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28.6K
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Sep 3, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4K - 7
Nov 11, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2K - 8
Aug 14, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3K - 9
Jan 15, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $446
By release month
Which Month of 1958 Earned the Most?
May releases took the most, $8M from 1 film, led by Vertigo (1958). January was the quietest month ($446). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Bonjour Tristesse (1958) $446 Bonjour Tristesse (1958)
- February Feb No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- March Mar South Pacific (1958) $494.9K South Pacific (1958)
- April Apr Paris Holiday (1958) $2.1M Paris Holiday (1958)
- May May Vertigo (1958) $8M Vertigo (1958)
- June Jun No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- July Jul A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958) $50.6K A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)
- August Aug The Reluctant Debutante (1958) $3K The Reluctant Debutante (1958)
- September Sep The Badlanders (1958) $4K The Badlanders (1958)
- October Oct No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- November Nov Bell, Book and Candle (1958) $3.2K Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
- December Dec Some Came Running (1958) $28.6K Some Came Running (1958)
Last 10 years
How Does 1958 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1950 earned the most: $96.4M from 7 films, led by Cinderella (1950). 1958 took $10.7M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 6 films | 6 | $88.8K | – | The Passionate Friends (1949) $40.3K |
| 1950 7 films · +108542% | 7 | $96.4M | +108542% | Cinderella (1950) $96.4M |
| 1951 10 films · −98% | 10 | $2.1M | −98% | The Girl on the Bridge (1951) $1.7M |
| 1952 14 films · +1750% | 14 | $38.5M | +1750% | The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) $36M |
| 1953 12 films · −91% | 12 | $3.6M | −91% | Dangerous When Wet (1953) $3.3M |
| 1954 20 films · +281% | 20 | $13.8M | +281% | An Inspector Calls (1954) $6.3M |
| 1955 18 films · +581% | 18 | $94.2M | +581% | Lady and the Tramp (1955) $93.9M |
| 1956 13 films · −33% | 13 | $63.5M | −33% | Around the World in 80 Days (1956) $42M |
| 1957 14 films · −94% | 14 | $4M | −94% | An Affair to Remember (1957) $3.9M |
| 1958 9 films · +167% | 9 | $10.7M | +167% | Vertigo (1958) $8M |
Archive
Romance Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2008 leads with $7.3B, led by Mamma Mia! (2008).
2020s 7 years · $9.1B
2010s 10 years · $33.7B
- 2019 $4B #1 Aladdin (2019)
- 2018 $2.9B #1 A Star Is Born (2018)
- 2017 $3.7B #1 Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- 2016 $3.3B #1 La La Land (2016)
- 2015 $3.1B #1 Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
- 2014 $2.9B #1 The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
- 2013 $2.3B #1 The Great Gatsby (2013)
- 2012 $4B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
- 2011 $2.9B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $4.6B #1 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
2000s 10 years · $45.5B
- 2009 $6.6B #1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- 2008 $7.3B #1 Mamma Mia! (2008)
- 2007 $4.1B #1 Enchanted (2007)
- 2006 $3.7B #1 Happy Feet (2006)
- 2005 $5.5B #1 King Kong (2005)
- 2004 $4.5B #1 Meet the Fockers (2004)
- 2003 $3.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- 2002 $3.1B #1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- 2001 $3.9B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $3.2B #1 What Women Want (2000)
1990s 10 years · $25.7B
- 1999 $3.1B #1 Notting Hill (1999)
- 1998 $3.6B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $4.2B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $2.3B #1 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- 1995 $2.5B #1 Pocahontas (1995)
- 1994 $2.7B #1 Forrest Gump (1994)
- 1993 $1.8B #1 Indecent Proposal (1993)
- 1992 $2B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $1.6B #1 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 1990 $1.8B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $8.3B
- 1989 $958.8M #1 Look Who's Talking (1989)
- 1988 $1.4B #1 Coming to America (1988)
- 1987 $933.1M #1 Dirty Dancing (1987)
- 1986 $1.2B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $739.4M #1 Out of Africa (1985)
- 1984 $850.6M #1 Romancing the Stone (1984)
- 1983 $551.9M #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $542.5M #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $688.4M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $438.9M #1 The Blue Lagoon (1980)
1970s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1979 $342.1M #1 10 (1979)
- 1978 $628.2M #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $424.9M #1 Saturday Night Fever (1977)
- 1976 $141M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $15.7M #1 Once Is Not Enough (1975)
- 1974 $117M #1 Benji (1974)
- 1973 $81.3M #1 The Way We Were (1973)
- 1972 $1.4M #1 Bombay to Goa (1972)
- 1971 $10.5M #1 Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
- 1970 $18.7M #1 Getting Straight (1970)
1960s 10 years · $620.8M
- 1969 $15M #1 Paint Your Wagon (1969)
- 1968 $52.3M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $109.5M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $146.4K #1 A Man and a Woman (1966)
- 1965 $272.3M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $83.8M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $62.7M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $600.8K #1 Jules and Jim (1962)
- 1961 $5.7M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $18.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $378.8M
- 1959 $52M #1 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- 1958 $10.7M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $4M #1 An Affair to Remember (1957)
- 1956 $63.5M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $94.2M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $13.8M #1 An Inspector Calls (1954)
- 1953 $3.6M #1 Dangerous When Wet (1953)
- 1952 $38.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $2.1M #1 The Girl on the Bridge (1951)
- 1950 $96.4M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $456.6M
- 1949 $88.8K #1 The Passionate Friends (1949)
- 1948 $191.5K #1 The Red Shoes (1948)
- 1947 $1M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $44.9M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $684.7K #1 Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)
- 1944 $6 #1 The Uninvited (1944)
- 1943 $4.7M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $1.9M #1 Reunion in France (1942)
- 1941 $25.5K #1 The Lady Eve (1941)
- 1940 $403M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $188.1M
- 1939 $931.5K #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $17.5K #1 Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $528.1K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $46.8K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $2.5K #1 42nd Street (1933)
- 1932 $1.2K #1 Trouble in Paradise (1932)
- 1931 $8.3K #1 Marius (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 7 years · $10.1M
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Romance 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 9 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in 1958?
Vertigo (1958) leads with $8M worldwide, $7.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Paris Holiday (1958) at $2.1M and South Pacific (1958) at $494.9K.
How much did romance movies released in 1958 earn?
9 romance films released in 1958 report a worldwide gross, $10.7M in all, or $1.2M per film on average. 1957 releases took $4M.
How many romance movies released in 1958 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Vertigo (1958), earned $8M.
How is the 1958 romance 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 romance 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.