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North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1962

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Note: We only have detailed box office data from 1977 onwards. For earlier years the total box office is sometimes assigned to the release year of a movie, while the box office amount could have been earned during two or even more years.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.

See Movie Index 1962 for an overview of all movies released in 1962.

Top Grossing Movies of 1962

RankMovieRelease
Date		DistributorGenre1962 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Longest Day Oct 4, 1962 20th Century Fox Action $39,100,000 55,857,142
2 Lawrence of Arabia Dec 16, 1962 Sony Pictures Adventure $33,160,854 47,372,648
3 In Search of Castaways Dec 21, 1962 $18,415,385 26,307,692
4 That Touch of Mink Jun 14, 1962 Universal Romantic Comedy $17,648,927 25,212,752
5 The Music Man Jun 19, 1962 Musical $14,953,846 21,362,637
6 Mutiny on The Bounty Nov 8, 1962 MGM $13,680,000 19,542,857
7 To Kill A Mockingbird Dec 25, 1962 Universal Drama $13,129,846 18,756,922
8 Hatari! May 24, 1962 $12,923,077 18,461,538
9 Gypsy May 24, 1962 $11,076,923 15,824,175
10 Lolita (1962) Jun 13, 1962 Drama $9,250,000 13,214,285
11 The Interns Aug 8, 1962 Sony Pictures $9,230,769 13,186,812
12 Bon Voyage! May 17, 1962 Walt Disney Comedy $9,082,042 12,974,345
13 The Wonderful World of the … Aug 7, 1962 MGM Adventure $8,920,615 12,743,735
14 Days of Wine and Roses Dec 26, 1962 Drama $8,123,077 11,604,395
15 The Man Who Shot Liberty Va… Apr 22, 1962 Western $8,000,000 11,428,571
16 The Manchurian Candidate Oct 24, 1962 MGM Thriller/Suspense $7,716,923 11,024,175
17 Taras Bulba Dec 19, 1962 Adventure $4,000,000 5,714,285
18 State Fair Mar 9, 1962 $3,500,000 5,000,000
19 Girls! Girls! Girls! Nov 21, 1962 Musical $2,600,000 3,714,285
20 Kid Galahad Aug 29, 1962 $1,800,000 2,571,428
21 The Premature Burial Mar 7, 1962 $1,200,000 1,714,285
Total Gross of All Movies$247,512,284
Total Tickets Sold353,588,964

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

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