#1 of 10 #1 romance movie of 1962
1962 · Drama, Romance
$495.3K worldwide · 82% of the chart's total
$509 US & Canada · <1% $494.8K elsewhere · 100%
Romance box office · 1962
Romance Box Office 1962: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies
Jules and Jim (1962) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 1962, with $495.3K worldwide, ahead of Le Combat dans l’île (1962) at $50K and Taras Bulba (1962) at $22.5K. 10 romance films released in 1962 report a worldwide gross, $600.8K in all, 10% of it from the US & Canada. By language, French leads with $545.9K across 3 romance releases.
- 1962 releases with a gross
- 10
- combined worldwide
- $600.8K
- Jules and Jim (1962), the #1
- $495.3K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 10%
#1 of 10 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 1962?
Jules and Jim (1962) leads with $495.3K, 82% of the total. The top 5 together took $586K, 98% of what all 10 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 1962, 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 1962.
- 1 Apr 23, 1962 US and Canada: $509 Rest of the world: $494.8K Worldwide: $495.3K
- 2 May 9, 1962 US and Canada: $50K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $50K
- 3 Nov 21, 1962 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.5K
- 4 Feb 22, 1962 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.6K
- 5 Jun 13, 1962 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.4K
- 6
Apr 12, 1962 US and Canada: $6.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.9K - 7
Apr 12, 1962 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.9K - 8
Jun 3, 1962 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4K - 9
Jun 22, 1962 US and Canada: $509 Rest of the world: Worldwide: $509 - 10
Mar 21, 1962 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $60
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1962?
Of the top 10, Le Combat dans l’île (1962) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Jules and Jim (1962) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 10 films, $58K (10%) came from the US & Canada. 6 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Jules and Jim (1962) $495.3K $509 US & Canada · <1% $494.8K elsewhere · 100%
- 2 Le Combat dans l’île (1962) $50K $50K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 3 Taras Bulba (1962) $22.5K No US & Canada figure reported
- 4 Boccaccio ’70 (1962) $10.6K No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 Lolita (1962) $7.4K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 A Kind of Loving (1962) $6.9K $6.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 7 L’Eclisse (1962) $5.9K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Love Under the Crucifix (1962) $1.4K No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Antoine and Colette (1962) $509 $509 US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 10 Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) $60 No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many 1962 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 10 films reached $100M. 10 films, 100% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $600.8K 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 10 films, 100% of the list $600.8K · 100% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1962 Earned the Most?
April releases took the most, $508.2K from 3 films, led by Jules and Jim (1962). March was the quietest month ($60). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- February Feb Boccaccio ’70 (1962) $10.6K Boccaccio ’70 (1962)
- March Mar Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) $60 Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
- April Apr Jules and Jim (1962) $508.2K Jules and Jim (1962)
- May May Le Combat dans l’île (1962) $50K Le Combat dans l’île (1962)
- June Jun Lolita (1962) $9.3K Lolita (1962)
- 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 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- November Nov Taras Bulba (1962) $22.5K Taras Bulba (1962)
- December Dec No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Last 10 years
How Does 1962 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1955 earned the most: $94.2M from 18 films, led by Lady and the Tramp (1955). 1962 took $600.8K.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 12 films | 12 | $3.6M | – | 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 |
| 1960 9 films · −64% | 9 | $18.9M | −64% | The Apartment (1960) $18.8M |
| 1961 11 films · −70% | 11 | $5.7M | −70% | Mother and a Guest (1961) $3.7M |
| 1962 10 films · −90% | 10 | $600.8K | −90% | Jules and Jim (1962) $495.3K |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Romance Movies Speak in 1962?
French-language romance films took $545.9K across 3 films, 91% of the total, ahead of English-language romance films ($36.9K) and Italian-language romance films ($16.6K).
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 1962: 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 10 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in 1962?
Jules and Jim (1962) leads with $495.3K worldwide, $509 of it in the US & Canada. Next come Le Combat dans l’île (1962) at $50K and Taras Bulba (1962) at $22.5K.
How much did romance movies released in 1962 earn?
10 romance films released in 1962 report a worldwide gross, $600.8K in all, or $60.1K per film on average.
How many romance movies released in 1962 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Jules and Jim (1962), earned $495.3K.
How is the 1962 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 1962. 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 1962 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.