Most Popular Movies 1962
This chart shows the 1962 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1962 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1962 - Top 1962 Worldwide
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| The Day the Earth Caught Fire |
| Director: Val Guest |
| Lead Roles: Janet Munro as Jeannie Craig, Leo McKern as Bill Maguire, Edward Judd as Peter Stenning |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 15, 1962 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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| Bon Voyage! |
| Director: James Neilson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 17, 1962 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Family Comedy, Family Vacations, Dysfunctional Family, Romance, First Love |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $9,230,769 |
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| Tales of Terror |
| Director: Roger Corman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 4, 1962 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Black Comedy, Live Action, Fantasy |
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| Merrill’s Marauders |
| Director: Sam Fuller |
| Lead Roles: Jeff Chandler |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 13, 1962 (Limited) by Warner Bros. |
| Classification: Adventure, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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| Le Doulos |
| Director: Jean-Pierre Melville |
| Lead Roles: Jean-Paul Belmondo |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 13, 1962 (Limited), released as Lo spione (Italy) |
| Keywords: Film Noir |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $82,772 |
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International BO: $8,234 |
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| Journey to the Seventh Planet |
| Director: Sidney W Pink |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 10, 1962 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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| Lawrence of Arabia |
| Director: David Lean |
| Lead Roles: Peter O'Toole as T.E. Lawrence, Alec Guinness as Prince Feisal, Anthony Quinn as Auda Abu Tayi, Jack Hawkins as General Allenby, José Ferrer as Turkish Bey |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 16, 1962 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Biography, World War I, Heroic Adventure, Non-Drama Biographies, 1930s, Prologue, Non-Chronological, 1910s, Autobiographical |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $37,495,385 |
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International BO: $32,499,662 |
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| Lonely Are the Brave |
| Director: David Miller |
| Lead Roles: Kirk Douglas as John W. “Jack” Burns |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 25, 1962 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Le combat dans l'île |
| Director: Alain Cavalier |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 7, 1962 (Wide) (France) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $50,039 |
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| Panic in Year Zero! |
| Director: Ray Milland |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 5, 1962 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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| To Kill A Mockingbird |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 25, 1962 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Lawyers, Courtroom / Legal Drama, Bigotry, Wrongfully Convicted, Framed, Voiceover/Narration, New Guy/Girl in School, Coming of Age, Poverty, Life in a Small Town, Sex Crimes, Dysfunctional Family, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Addiction, Albino |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $13,129,846 |
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| The Long and the Short and the Tall |
| Director: Leslie Norman |
| Lead Roles: Laurence R. Harvey as Private Bamtooth, Richard Todd as Sgt. Mitchem, Richard Harris as Cpl. Johnstone |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 14, 1962 (Limited) by Continental Distributing |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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| Pontius Pilate |
| Director: Irving Rapper |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 15, 1962 (Wide) (Italy) |
| Classification: Based on Religious Text, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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| Hatari! |
| Director: Howard Hawks |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 24, 1962 (Wide) |
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Domestic BO: $12,923,077 |
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| Kingu Kongu tai Gojira |
| Director: Ishiro Honda |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 11, 1962 (Wide) (Japan) |
| Classification: Spin-Off, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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| Le couteau dans le plaie |
| Director: Anatole Litvak |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 12, 1962 (Limited) (France) |
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| Lolita |
| Director: Stanley Kubrick |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 13, 1962 (Limited), released as Lolita (1962) |
| Keywords: Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Film Noir, Erotic Drama |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action |
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Domestic BO: $9,250,000 |
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| Mr. Topaze |
| Director: Peter Sellers |
| Lead Roles: Peter Sellers |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September, 1962 (Limited) by 20th Century Fox, released as I Like Money |
| Classification: Based on Play, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Jules et Jim |
| Director: François Truffaut |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 23, 1962 (Wide) (France) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $67,662 |
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| Phaedra |
| Director: Jules Dassin |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 18, 1962 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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| Walk on the Wild Side |
| Director: Edward Dmytryk |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 21, 1962 (Limited) by Columbia |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| The 300 Spartans |
| Director: Rudolph Mate |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 29, 1962 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Action, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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| 2 Weeks in Another Town |
| Director: Vincente Minnelli |
| Lead Roles: Kirk Douglas |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 17, 1962 (Limited) by MGM |
| Classification: Live Action |
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International BO: $527 |
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| The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm |
| Director: Henry Levin, George Pal |
| Lead Roles: Laurence Harvey as Wilhelm Grimm, Karl Boehm as Jacob Grimm |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 7, 1962 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Heroic Adventure, Segments, Biography, Non-Drama Biographies, 1800s, Writing and Writers |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Adventure, Animation/Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $8,920,615 |