#1 of 29 #1 movie of 1958
1958 · Mystery, Romance
$8M worldwide · 57% of the chart's total
$7.9M US & Canada · 99% $108.1K elsewhere · 1%
Box office · 1958
1958 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing Movies of 1958
Vertigo (1958) is the highest-grossing movie released in 1958, with $8M worldwide, ahead of Touch of Evil (1958) at $2.3M and Paris Holiday (1958) at $2.1M. 29 films released in 1958 report a worldwide gross, $13.9M in all, 79% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 57% on 1957, whose releases took $32.7M. By genre, Thriller leads with $10.7M across 4 releases.
- 1958 releases with a gross
- 29
- combined worldwide
- $13.9M
- Vertigo (1958), the #1
- $8M
- vs 1957
- −57%
#1 of 29 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Hits of 1958?
Vertigo (1958) leads with $8M, 57% of the total. The top 5 together took $13.3M, 95% of what all 29 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 Release of 1958, 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 1958.
- 1 May 28, 1958 US and Canada: $7.9M Rest of the world: $108.1K Worldwide: $8M
- 2 Feb 1, 1958 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $37.6K Worldwide: $2.3M
- 3 Apr 5, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
- 4 Mar 19, 1958 US and Canada: $458K Rest of the world: $36.9K Worldwide: $494.9K
- 5 Jan 29, 1958 US and Canada: $374.7K Rest of the world: $57.1K Worldwide: $431.8K
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Oct 13, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $312.1K - 7
Oct 11, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $67.7K - 8
Dec 28, 1958 US and Canada: $46.8K Rest of the world: $10.9K Worldwide: $57.7K - 9
Jul 9, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $50.6K - 10
Jun 11, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $37.6K - 11
Dec 25, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28.6K - 12
Sep 7, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18K - 13
Mar 29, 1958 US and Canada: $14.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.8K - 14
Jun 18, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.8K - 15
Apr 2, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.4K - 16
Feb 6, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.9K - 17
Windjammer: The Voyage of the Christian Radich (1958)Apr 8, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.8K
Apr 8, 1958 · English · Documentary $6.8K worldwide - 18
Mar 27, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.2K - 19
Jul 2, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K - 20
Sep 3, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4K - 21
Oct 10, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2K - 22
Aug 14, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3K - 23
Nov 11, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5K - 24
Aug 29, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9K - 25
Jul 16, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5K - 26
Jul 1, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $712 - 27
Jan 15, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $446 - 28
Mar 20, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $222 - 29
Jan 15, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $102
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1958?
Of the top 10, Vertigo (1958) earned the biggest share at home (99% in the US & Canada), while The Hidden Fortress (1958) made 19% of its gross abroad. Across all 29 films, $11M (79%) came from the US & Canada. 5 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Vertigo (1958) $8M $7.9M US & Canada · 99% $108.1K elsewhere · 1%
- 2 Touch of Evil (1958) $2.3M $2.2M US & Canada · 98% $37.6K elsewhere · 2%
- 3 Paris Holiday (1958) $2.1M No US & Canada figure reported
- 4 South Pacific (1958) $494.9K $458K US & Canada · 93% $36.9K elsewhere · 7%
- 5 Elevator to the Gallows (1958) $431.8K $374.7K US & Canada · 87% $57.1K elsewhere · 13%
- 6 The Seventh Seal (1958) $312.1K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 The Old Man and the Sea (1958) $67.7K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 The Hidden Fortress (1958) $57.7K $46.8K US & Canada · 81% $10.9K elsewhere · 19%
- 9 A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958) $50.6K No US & Canada figure reported
- 10 The Vikings (1958) $37.6K No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many 1958 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 29 films reached $100M. 29 films, 100% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $13.9M 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 29 films, 100% of the list $13.9M · 100% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1958 Earned the Most?
May releases took the most, $8M from 1 film, led by Vertigo (1958). November was the quietest month ($2.5K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Elevator to the Gallows (1958) $432.3K Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
- February Feb Touch of Evil (1958) $2.3M Touch of Evil (1958)
- March Mar South Pacific (1958) $516.1K South Pacific (1958)
- April Apr Paris Holiday (1958) $2.1M Paris Holiday (1958)
- May May Vertigo (1958) $8M Vertigo (1958)
- June Jun The Vikings (1958) $47.4K The Vikings (1958)
- July Jul A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958) $57K A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)
- August Aug The Reluctant Debutante (1958) $4.9K The Reluctant Debutante (1958)
- September Sep Equinox Flower (1958) $22K Equinox Flower (1958)
- October Oct The Seventh Seal (1958) $383.1K The Seventh Seal (1958)
- November Nov Bell, Book and Candle (1958) $2.5K Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
- December Dec The Hidden Fortress (1958) $86.3K The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Last 10 years
How Does 1958 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1956 earned the most: $162.1M from 34 films, led by The Ten Commandments (1956). 1958 took $13.9M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 19 films | 19 | $1.8M | – | The Third Man (1949) $1.4M |
| 1950 22 films · +5288% | 22 | $97.2M | +5288% | Cinderella (1950) $96.4M |
| 1951 22 films · −95% | 22 | $4.8M | −95% | Ace in the Hole (1951) $2.3M |
| 1952 31 films · +714% | 31 | $38.8M | +714% | The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) $36M |
| 1953 36 films · +296% | 36 | $153.5M | +296% | Peter Pan (1953) $87.4M |
| 1954 41 films · −52% | 41 | $74.4M | −52% | Rear Window (1954) $37.9M |
| 1955 34 films · +30% | 34 | $96.9M | +30% | Lady and the Tramp (1955) $93.9M |
| 1956 34 films · +67% | 34 | $162.1M | +67% | The Ten Commandments (1956) $65.5M |
| 1957 37 films · −80% | 37 | $32.7M | −80% | The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) $27.2M |
| 1958 29 films · −57% | 29 | $13.9M | −57% | Vertigo (1958) $8M |
Genres & languages
Which Genres and Languages Earned the Most in 1958?
Thriller took $10.7M across 4 films, 77% of the total, ahead of Romance ($10.7M) and Mystery ($8M). A film counts once for each of its genres. English-language films took $5.1M across 22 films, 37% of the total, ahead of French-language films ($431.8K) and Swedish-language films ($312.1K).
1958 Box Office by Genre
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Thriller $10.7M4 films · #1 Vertigo (1958) -
Romance $10.7M9 films · #1 Vertigo (1958) -
Mystery $8M2 films · #1 Vertigo (1958) -
Drama $3.3M21 films · #1 Touch of Evil (1958) -
Crime $2.7M5 films · #1 Touch of Evil (1958) -
Action $2.2M6 films · #1 Paris Holiday (1958) -
Comedy $2.1M5 films · #1 Paris Holiday (1958) -
War $561.3K5 films · #1 South Pacific (1958) -
Music $502.3K3 films · #1 South Pacific (1958) -
Fantasy $314.6K2 films · #1 The Seventh Seal (1958)
1958 Box Office by Language
- English $5.1M22 films · #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
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French $431.8K1 film · #1 Elevator to the Gallows (1958) -
Swedish $312.1K1 film · #1 The Seventh Seal (1958) -
Japanese $75.7K2 films · #1 The Hidden Fortress (1958) -
Greek $9.8K1 film · #1 The Outlaws (1958) -
Bengali $3.2K1 film · #1 The Music Room (1958)
Archive
Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1918 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $37.1B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $134B
2010s 10 years · $325.6B
- 2019 $37.1B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $37.1B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $36.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $34.2B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $34B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $30.1B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $31.3B #1 Frozen (2013)
- 2012 $30.6B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $28.1B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $26.5B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $201.4B
- 2009 $27.2B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $23.9B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $24.1B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $21.2B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $20.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $19.7B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $19.2B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $15.8B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $16B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $14B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $91.9B
- 1999 $13.7B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $11.3B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $12.7B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $9.9B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $9.5B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $8.5B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $7.1B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $6.3B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $6.2B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $6.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $36B
- 1989 $6.1B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $4.9B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $4B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $3.7B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $3.7B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $3.6B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $2.8B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $2.5B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $2.1B #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $2.5B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $11.1B
- 1979 $2.2B #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $2B #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $2.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $784.1M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $1.1B #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $803.9M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $989.4M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $371.4M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $206M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $450M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1969 $247.4M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $144M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $441.4M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $29.9M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $387.9M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $240.7M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $138.3M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $52M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $12.9M #1 The Taste of Violence (1961)
- 1960 $94.9M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $801.3M
- 1959 $127.1M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $13.9M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $32.7M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $162.1M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $96.9M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $74.4M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $153.5M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $38.8M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.8M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $97.2M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $936.9M
- 1949 $1.8M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $12.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $92.2M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $22.1M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $132K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $6.2M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $268.3M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.9M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $525.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $214M
- 1939 $26.7M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $32.8K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $1.5M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $105.9K #1 The 39 Steps (1935)
- 1934 $47.3K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $164.8K #1 Duck Soup (1933)
- 1932 $51.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $135.8K #1 Drácula (1931)
- 1930 $6.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 9 years · $10M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $41.6K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $245K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $67.1K #1 Battleship Potemkin (1926)
- 1925 $87.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1924 $198.9K #1 The Epic of Everest (1924)
- 1923 $13.2K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 2 years · $9.8K
FAQ
Box Office 1958: 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 29 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in 1958?
Vertigo (1958) leads with $8M worldwide, $7.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Touch of Evil (1958) at $2.3M and Paris Holiday (1958) at $2.1M.
How much did movies released in 1958 earn?
29 films released in 1958 report a worldwide gross, $13.9M in all, or $480.4K per film on average. 1957 releases took $32.7M.
How many movies released in 1958 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Vertigo (1958), earned $8M.
How is the 1958 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 1958. 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 1958 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.