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Italian Box Office 1962: Highest-Grossing Italian Movies

Copacabana Palace (1962) is the highest-grossing Italian-language movie released in 1962, with $1.3M worldwide, ahead of Mafioso (1962) at $400K and Mamma Roma (1962) at $14.9K. 5 Italian-language films released in 1962 report a worldwide gross, $1.7M in all, 24% of it from the US & Canada. By genre, Drama leads with $1.7M across 4 Italian releases.

1962 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$1.7M
Copacabana Palace (1962), the #1
$1.3M
earned in the US & Canada
24%
Copacabana Palace (1962) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 Italian-language movie of 1962

Copacabana Palace (1962)

1962 · Drama, Crime

$1.3M worldwide · 75% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Italian Hits of 1962?

Copacabana Palace (1962) leads with $1.3M, 75% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.7M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Copacabana Palace (1962) movie poster Number 1
    $1.3M Copacabana Palace (1962)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Mafioso (1962) movie poster Number 2
    $400K Mafioso (1962)
    $400K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Mamma Roma (1962) movie poster Number 3
    $14.9K Mamma Roma (1962)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Boccaccio ’70 (1962) movie poster Number 4
    $10.6K Boccaccio ’70 (1962)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. L’Eclisse (1962) movie poster Number 5
    $5.9K L’Eclisse (1962)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Italian 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. 1 Copacabana Palace (1962) movie poster
    Copacabana Palace (1962) Nov 3, 1962 · Drama, Crime $1.3M worldwide
    Nov 3, 1962 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M
  2. 2 Mafioso (1962) movie poster
    Mafioso (1962) Oct 24, 1962 · Crime, Drama $400K worldwide
    Oct 24, 1962 US and Canada: $400K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $400K
  3. 3 Mamma Roma (1962) movie poster
    Mamma Roma (1962) Aug 31, 1962 · Drama $14.9K worldwide
    Aug 31, 1962 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.9K
  4. 4 Boccaccio ’70 (1962) movie poster
    Boccaccio ’70 (1962) Feb 22, 1962 · Romance, Comedy $10.6K worldwide
    Feb 22, 1962 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.6K
  5. 5 L’Eclisse (1962) movie poster
    L’Eclisse (1962) Apr 12, 1962 · Romance, Drama $5.9K worldwide
    Apr 12, 1962 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.9K
Last 10 years

How Does 1962 Compare With Previous Years?

Of these 10 years, 1962 earned the most: $1.7M from 5 films, led by Copacabana Palace (1962).

Year Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
1953 1 film 1 $148.4K – I Vitelloni (1953) $148.4K
1954 6 films · +36% 6 $202.4K +36% High School (1954) $102.4K
1955 1 film · −66% 1 $69.6K −66% Le Amiche (1955) $69.6K
1956 No films 0 – – –
1957 1 film 1 $799.9K – Nights of Cabiria (1957) $799.9K
1958 No films 0 – – –
1959 No films 0 – – –
1960 4 films 4 $106.8K – L’Avventura (1960) $39.2K
1961 5 films · +393% 5 $526.5K +393% The Colossus of Rhodes (1961) $350K
1962 5 films · +223% 5 $1.7M +223% Copacabana Palace (1962) $1.3M
Archive

Italian Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1945 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2010 leads with $191.2M, led by The Santa Claus Gang (2010).

2020s 7 years · $373.6M
2010s 10 years · $1.1B
2000s 10 years · $918.1M
1990s 8 years · $16.6M
1980s 9 years · $25.5M
1970s 10 years · $2.5M
1960s 10 years · $4M
1950s 6 years · $1.4M
1940s 3 years · $524.9K
FAQ

Italian 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Italian-language movie in 1962?

Copacabana Palace (1962) leads with $1.3M worldwide. Next come Mafioso (1962) at $400K and Mamma Roma (1962) at $14.9K.

How much did Italian-language movies released in 1962 earn?

5 Italian-language films released in 1962 report a worldwide gross, $1.7M in all, or $340.3K per film on average.

How many Italian-language movies released in 1962 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Copacabana Palace (1962), earned $1.3M.

How much of the 1962 Italian box office came from the US and Canada?

$400K of the $1.7M total, or 24%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the 1962 Italian 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.

How often is the 1962 Italian 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.