#1 of 11 #1 romance movie of 1959
1959 · Fantasy, Romance
$51.6M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total
$51.6M US & Canada · 100% $485 elsewhere · <1%
Romance box office · 1959
Romance Box Office 1959: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies
Sleeping Beauty (1959) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 1959, with $51.6M worldwide, ahead of Some Like It Hot (1959) at $208.8K and Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) at $139.9K. 11 romance films released in 1959 report a worldwide gross, $52M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada. That is 4.9 times the total of 1958, whose releases took $10.7M. By language, English leads with $51.7M across 5 romance releases.
- 1959 releases with a gross
- 11
- combined worldwide
- $52M
- Sleeping Beauty (1959), the #1
- $51.6M
- vs 1958
- ×4.9
#1 of 11 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 1959?
Sleeping Beauty (1959) leads with $51.6M, 99% of the total. The top 5 together took $52M, almost all of what the 11 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 Romance Release of 1959, 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 1959.
- 1 Jan 29, 1959 US and Canada: $51.6M Rest of the world: $485 Worldwide: $51.6M
- 2 Mar 29, 1959 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $208.8K
- 3 May 8, 1959 US and Canada: $96.4K Rest of the world: $43.5K Worldwide: $139.9K
- 4 Nov 18, 1959 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $42.3K
- 5 Oct 27, 1959 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.1K
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Dec 17, 1959 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.3K - 7
Oct 7, 1959 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.3K - 8
Mar 5, 1959 US and Canada: $4.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.7K - 9
Jan 21, 1959 US and Canada: $4.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.7K - 10
Nov 11, 1959 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7K - 11
Apr 9, 1959 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $248
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1959?
Of the top 10, The Indian Tomb (1959) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) made 31% of its gross abroad. Across all 11 films, $51.7M (99%) came from the US & Canada. 6 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Sleeping Beauty (1959) $51.6M $51.6M US & Canada · 100% $485 elsewhere · <1%
- 2 Some Like It Hot (1959) $208.8K No US & Canada figure reported
- 3 Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) $139.9K $96.4K US & Canada · 69% $43.5K elsewhere · 31%
- 4 A Summer Place (1959) $42.3K No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 Solomon and Sheba (1959) $16.1K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 On the Beach (1959) $11.3K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Pillow Talk (1959) $10.3K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 The Indian Tomb (1959) $4.7K $4.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 9 The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959) $4.7K $4.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 10 Shadows (1959) $2.7K No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many 1959 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 11 films reached $100M. 10 films, 91% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $52M total.
99%
- $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 1 film, 9% of the list $51.6M · 99% of the gross
- Under $10M 10 films, 91% of the list $441K · <1% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1959 Earned the Most?
January releases took the most, $51.6M from 2 films, led by Sleeping Beauty (1959). April was the quietest month ($248). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Sleeping Beauty (1959) $51.6M Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- February Feb No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- March Mar Some Like It Hot (1959) $213.5K Some Like It Hot (1959)
- April Apr Gidget (1959) $248 Gidget (1959)
- May May Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) $139.9K Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
- June Jun No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- July Jul No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- August Aug No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- September Sep No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- October Oct Solomon and Sheba (1959) $26.4K Solomon and Sheba (1959)
- November Nov A Summer Place (1959) $45K A Summer Place (1959)
- December Dec On the Beach (1959) $11.3K On the Beach (1959)
Last 10 years
How Does 1959 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1950 earned the most: $96.4M from 7 films, led by Cinderella (1950). 1959 took $52M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 7 films | 7 | $96.4M | – | 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 |
| 1959 11 films · +388% | 11 | $52M | +388% | Sleeping Beauty (1959) $51.6M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Romance Movies Speak in 1959?
English-language romance films took $51.7M across 5 films, 99% of the total, ahead of French-language romance films ($139.9K) and German-language romance films ($9.3K).
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 1959: 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 11 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in 1959?
Sleeping Beauty (1959) leads with $51.6M worldwide, $51.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Some Like It Hot (1959) at $208.8K and Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) at $139.9K.
How much did romance movies released in 1959 earn?
11 romance films released in 1959 report a worldwide gross, $52M in all, or $4.7M per film on average. 1958 releases took $10.7M.
How many romance movies released in 1959 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Sleeping Beauty (1959), earned $51.6M.
How is the 1959 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 1959. 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 1959 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.