#1 of 2 #1 English-language movie of October 1959
1959 · Comedy, Romance
$10.3K worldwide · 91% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
English box office · October 1959
English Box Office, October 1959: Top-Grossing Releases
Pillow Talk (1959) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in October 1959, with $10.3K worldwide, ahead of Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959) at $1.1K. 2 English-language films released in October 1959 report a worldwide gross, $11.3K in all.
- October 1959 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $11.3K
- Pillow Talk (1959), the #1
- $10.3K
#1 of 2 The chart
Every English Release of October 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 October 1959.
- 1 Oct 7, 1959 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.3K
- 2
Oct 1, 1959 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1K
Archive
English Box Office in 1959, Month by Month
The months of 1959 with their totals: November leads with $74.5M, led by Ben-Hur (1959).
- January $51.6M #1 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- February No grosses
- March $365 #1 Imitation of Life (1959)
- April $28K #1 Rio Bravo (1959)
- May $8.9K #1 Warlock (1959)
- June No grosses
- July $1K #1 Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
- August $289.7K #1 North by Northwest (1959)
- September $19.8K #1 The Chaplin Revue (1959)
- October $11.3K #1 Pillow Talk (1959)
- November $74.5M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- December $114 #1 Our Man in Havana (1959)
FAQ
English Box Office October 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 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in October 1959?
Pillow Talk (1959) leads with $10.3K worldwide. Next come Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959) at $1.1K.
How much did English-language movies released in October 1959 earn?
2 English-language films released in October 1959 report a worldwide gross, $11.3K in all, or $5.7K per film on average.
How many English-language movies released in October 1959 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Pillow Talk (1959), earned $10.3K.
How is the October 1959 English 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 October 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
How often is the October 1959 English 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.