#1 of 9 #1 romance movie of 1963
1963 · Biography, Drama
$57.8M worldwide · 92% of the chart's total
$57.8M US & Canada · 100% $1.5K elsewhere · <1%
Romance box office · 1963
Romance Box Office 1963: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies
Cleopatra (1963) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 1963, with $57.8M worldwide, ahead of Bluff Master (1963) at $3.3M and Contempt (1963) at $1.3M. 9 romance films released in 1963 report a worldwide gross, $62.7M in all, 95% of it from the US & Canada. By language, Hindi leads with $3.3M across 1 romance release.
- 1963 releases with a gross
- 9
- combined worldwide
- $62.7M
- Cleopatra (1963), the #1
- $57.8M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 95%
#1 of 9 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 1963?
Cleopatra (1963) leads with $57.8M, 92% of the total. The top 5 together took $62.6M, 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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The chart
Every Romance Release of 1963, 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 1963.
- 1 Jun 12, 1963 US and Canada: $57.8M Rest of the world: $1.5K Worldwide: $57.8M
- 2 Jan 4, 1963 US and Canada: $722.8K Rest of the world: $2.6M Worldwide: $3.3M
- 3 Oct 29, 1963 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $128.2K Worldwide: $1.3M
- 4 Dec 5, 1963 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $175.1K
- 5 Mar 1, 1963 US and Canada: $85.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $85.8K
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Mar 29, 1963 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $54.5K - 7
Aug 15, 1963 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.6K - 8
Feb 18, 1963 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3K - 9
Jun 5, 1963 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $52
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1963?
Of the top 9, Bay of Angels (1963) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Bluff Master (1963) made 78% of its gross abroad. Across all 9 films, $59.7M (95%) came from the US & Canada. 5 films of the top 9 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Cleopatra (1963) $57.8M $57.8M US & Canada · 100% $1.5K elsewhere · <1%
- 2 Bluff Master (1963) $3.3M $722.8K US & Canada · 22% $2.6M elsewhere · 78%
- 3 Contempt (1963) $1.3M $1.2M US & Canada · 90% $128.2K elsewhere · 10%
- 4 Charade (1963) $175.1K No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 Bay of Angels (1963) $85.8K $85.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 6 The Birds (1963) $54.5K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Billy Liar (1963) $29.6K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Summer Holiday (1963) $1.3K No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Irma la Douce (1963) $52 No US & Canada figure reported
By release month
Which Month of 1963 Earned the Most?
June releases took the most, $57.8M from 2 films, led by Cleopatra (1963). February was the quietest month ($1.3K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Bluff Master (1963) $3.3M Bluff Master (1963)
- February Feb Summer Holiday (1963) $1.3K Summer Holiday (1963)
- March Mar Bay of Angels (1963) $140.4K Bay of Angels (1963)
- April Apr No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- May May No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- June Jun Cleopatra (1963) $57.8M Cleopatra (1963)
- July Jul No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- August Aug Billy Liar (1963) $29.6K Billy Liar (1963)
- September Sep No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- October Oct Contempt (1963) $1.3M Contempt (1963)
- November Nov No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- December Dec Charade (1963) $175.1K Charade (1963)
Last 10 years
How Does 1963 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1955 earned the most: $94.2M from 18 films, led by Lady and the Tramp (1955). 1963 took $62.7M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 20 films | 20 | $13.8M | – | 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 |
| 1963 9 films · +10335% | 9 | $62.7M | +10335% | Cleopatra (1963) $57.8M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Romance Movies Speak in 1963?
Hindi-language romance films took $3.3M across 1 film, 5% of the total, ahead of French-language romance films ($1.4M) and English-language romance films ($260.6K).
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 1963: 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 1963?
Cleopatra (1963) leads with $57.8M worldwide, $57.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Bluff Master (1963) at $3.3M and Contempt (1963) at $1.3M.
How much did romance movies released in 1963 earn?
9 romance films released in 1963 report a worldwide gross, $62.7M in all, or $7M per film on average.
How many romance movies released in 1963 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Cleopatra (1963), earned $57.8M.
How is the 1963 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 1963. 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 1963 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.