Finding box office information for movies made before 1980 is not an easy task. For somebody looking for box office information on 1962 it is very very frustrating. Over the years, we have researched and collected information on over 30,000 movies. So we figured we would show all the 1962 movies in our database.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1962. This page will looks at 108 1962 Top Box Office Movies. The movies are listed in a massive table that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. This only represents about 25% of the movies made in 1962….but should cover the top box office movies.
Our UMR Top 50 of 1962
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Movie (Year)
Rating
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1962
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
AA Best Picture Win
1962
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
AA Best Picture Nom
1962
How the West Was Won (1962)
AA Best Picture Nom
1962
The Music Man (1962)
AA Best Picture Nom
1962
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
1962
Lolita (1962)
1962
Dr. No (1962)
1962
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
AA Best Picture Nom
1962
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
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Gypsy (1962)
1962
The Longest Day (1962)
AA Best Picture Nom
1962
Hatari! (1962)
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Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
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That Touch of Mink (1962)
1962
The Interns (1962)
1962
In Search of the Castaways (1962)
1962
The Miracle Worker (1962)
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The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
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The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
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Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
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Taras Bulba (1962)
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Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
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40 Pounds Of Trouble (1962)
1962
Boys' Night Out (1962)
1962
Bon Voyage! (1962)
1962
Diamond Head (1962)
1962
Moon Pilot (1962)
1962
The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
1962
Cape Fear (1962)
1962
David and Lisa (1962)
1962
Advise & Consent (1962)
1962
Sergeants 3 (1962)
1962
Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
1962
Follow That Dream (1962)
1962
The Notorious Landlady (1962)
1962
Almost Angels (1962)
1962
State Fair (1962)
1962
If A Man Answers (1962)
1962
Experiment in Terror (1962)
1962
Requiem For a Heavyweight (1962)
1962
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
1962
The Trial (1962)
1962
The Chapman Report (1962)
1962
Billy Budd (1962)
1962
Lonely Are The Brave (1962)
1962
Period of Adjustment (1962)
1962
Long Day's Journey into Night (1962)
1962
Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)
1962
Hell is for Heroes (1962)
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| 1962 | Lawrence of Arabia (1962) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1962 | To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1962 | How the West Was Won (1962) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1962 | Days of Wine and Roses (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Lolita (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Dr. No (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1962 | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) | |
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| 1962 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Gypsy (1962) | |
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| 1962 | The Longest Day (1962) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1962 | Hatari! (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) | |
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| 1962 | That Touch of Mink (1962) | |
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| 1962 | The Interns (1962) | |
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| 1962 | In Search of the Castaways (1962) | |
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| 1962 | The Miracle Worker (1962) | |
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| 1962 | The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) | |
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| 1962 | The Manchurian Candidate (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Taras Bulba (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) | |
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| 1962 | 40 Pounds Of Trouble (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Boys' Night Out (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Bon Voyage! (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Diamond Head (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Moon Pilot (1962) | |
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| 1962 | The Counterfeit Traitor (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Cape Fear (1962) | |
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| 1962 | David and Lisa (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Advise & Consent (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Sergeants 3 (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Walk on the Wild Side (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Follow That Dream (1962) | |
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| 1962 | The Notorious Landlady (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Almost Angels (1962) | |
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| 1962 | State Fair (1962) | |
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| 1962 | If A Man Answers (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Experiment in Terror (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Requiem For a Heavyweight (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) | |
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| 1962 | The Trial (1962) | |
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| 1962 | The Chapman Report (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Billy Budd (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Lonely Are The Brave (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Period of Adjustment (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Long Day's Journey into Night (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962) | |
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| 1962 | Hell is for Heroes (1962) | |
1962 Top Box Office Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort 1962 Top Box Office Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
- Sort 1962 Top Box Office Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1962 Top Box Office Movies by stars of the movie
- Sort 1962 Top Box Office Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort 1962 Top Box Office Movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each 1962 Top Box Office Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1962 Top Box Office Movies received.
- Sort 1962 Top Box Office Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR). Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | UMR Score | ||||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Lawrence of Arabia (1962) AA Best Picture Win |
Peter O'Toole & Anthony Quinn |
41.5 | 691.0 | 691.00 | 1 | 94 | 10 / 07 | 100.0 | |
| 2 | To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gregory Peck & Robert Duvall |
22.9 | 381.0 | 381.00 | 7 | 90 | 08 / 03 | 99.7 | |
| 4 | How the West Was Won (1962) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gregory Peck & Debbie Reynolds |
36.1 | 601.5 | 1,434.90 | 2 | 76 | 08 / 03 | 99.0 | |
| 3 | The Music Man (1962) AA Best Picture Nom |
Ron Howard | 23.1 | 385.7 | 385.70 | 6 | 79 | 06 / 01 | 98.9 | |
| 6 | Days of Wine and Roses (1962) | Jack Lemmon & Lee Remick |
12.3 | 204.4 | 242.50 | 17 | 83 | 05 / 01 | 98.6 | |
| 7 | Lolita (1962) | James Mason & Peter Sellers |
12.9 | 214.3 | 214.30 | 14 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 98.6 | |
| 7 | Dr. No (1962) | Sean Connery | 16.1 | 267.8 | 992.80 | 11 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 98.0 | |
| 8 | Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) AA Best Picture Nom |
Marlon Brando & Trevor Howard |
28.0 | 466.7 | 466.70 | 4 | 70 | 07 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 10 | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) | Bette Davis & Joan Crawford |
10.2 | 170.8 | 246.00 | 20 | 84 | 05 / 01 | 97.2 | |
| 15 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) | John Wayne & James Stewart |
10.1 | 169.0 | 333.30 | 22 | 84 | 01 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 8 | Gypsy (1962) | Natalie Wood & Rosalind Russell |
17.1 | 285.7 | 285.70 | 10 | 72 | 03 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 9 | The Longest Day (1962) AA Best Picture Nom |
John Wayne & Robert Mitchum |
31.3 | 521.4 | 521.40 | 3 | 60 | 05 / 02 | 95.4 | |
| 11 | Hatari! (1962) | John Wayne | 20.0 | 333.3 | 333.30 | 9 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 15 | Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) | James Stewart & Maureen O'Hara |
11.4 | 190.5 | 190.50 | 18 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 12 | That Touch of Mink (1962) | Cary Grant & Doris Day |
24.3 | 404.8 | 404.80 | 5 | 69 | 03 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 14 | The Interns (1962) | Cliff Robertson | 14.3 | 238.1 | 285.70 | 12 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
| 16 | In Search of the Castaways (1962) | Hayley Mills & George Sanders |
21.7 | 361.9 | 361.90 | 8 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 93.6 | |
| 16 | The Miracle Worker (1962) | Anne Bancroft & Patty Duke |
7.1 | 119.0 | 119.00 | 37 | 86 | 05 / 02 | 93.6 | |
| 20 | The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) | Laurence Harvey | 11.4 | 190.5 | 190.50 | 19 | 64 | 04 / 01 | 93.3 | |
| 19 | The Manchurian Candidate (1962) | Frank Sinatra & Janet Leigh |
6.1 | 102.4 | 102.40 | 43 | 93 | 02 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 21 | Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) | Burt Lancaster & Thelma Ritter |
7.6 | 126.2 | 126.20 | 33 | 80 | 04 / 00 | 91.0 | |
| 24 | Taras Bulba (1962) | Yul Brynner & Tony Curtis |
9.7 | 161.9 | 161.90 | 25 | 67 | 01 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 22 | Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) | Paul Newman & Geraldine Page |
7.7 | 128.6 | 128.60 | 31 | 74 | 03 / 01 | 89.5 | |
| 25 | 40 Pounds Of Trouble (1962) | Tony Curtis | 7.7 | 128.6 | 128.60 | 29 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 27 | Boys' Night Out (1962) | James Garner & Tony Randall |
9.7 | 161.9 | 161.90 | 26 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 88.2 | |
| 23 | Bon Voyage! (1962) | Fred MacMurray | 14.3 | 238.1 | 238.10 | 13 | 50 | 02 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 28 | Diamond Head (1962) | Charlton Heston | 12.9 | 214.3 | 214.30 | 15 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 87.3 | |
| 32 | Moon Pilot (1962) | Brian Keith | 10.1 | 169.0 | 169.00 | 21 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 30 | The Counterfeit Traitor (1962) | William Holden | 7.7 | 128.6 | 128.60 | 32 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 26 | Cape Fear (1962) | Gregory Peck & Robert Mitchum |
5.0 | 83.3 | 83.30 | 51 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 31 | David and Lisa (1962) | Keir Dullea | 6.6 | 109.5 | 109.50 | 40 | 74 | 02 / 00 | 86.4 | |
| 31 | Advise & Consent (1962) | Henry Fonda & Charles Laughton |
5.7 | 95.2 | 95.20 | 47 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 34 | Sergeants 3 (1962) | Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra |
12.4 | 205.9 | 205.90 | 16 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 35 | Walk on the Wild Side (1962) | Barbara Stanwyck & Jane Fonda |
8.6 | 142.9 | 142.90 | 28 | 61 | 01 / 00 | 85.2 | |
| 34 | Follow That Dream (1962) | Elvis Presley | 7.7 | 128.6 | 128.60 | 30 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 36 | The Notorious Landlady (1962) | Fred Astaire & Jack Lemmon |
7.5 | 125.0 | 125.00 | 34 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 84.7 | |
| 35 | Almost Angels (1962) | Sean Scully | 5.7 | 95.2 | 95.20 | 46 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 84.1 | |
| 40 | State Fair (1962) | Ann-Margret | 10.0 | 166.7 | 166.70 | 23 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 40 | If A Man Answers (1962) | Sandra Dee | 6.3 | 104.8 | 104.80 | 42 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 43 | Experiment in Terror (1962) | Glenn Ford & Lee Remick |
4.0 | 66.7 | 66.70 | 61 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 81.7 | |
| 37 | Requiem For a Heavyweight (1962) | Mickey Rooney & Anthony Quinn |
3.1 | 52.4 | 52.40 | 75 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 81.7 | |
| 45 | Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) | Doris Day | 7.1 | 119.0 | 190.50 | 36 | 61 | 01 / 00 | 81.6 | |
| 42 | The Trial (1962) | Anthony Perkins & Orson Welles |
2.9 | 47.6 | 47.60 | 86 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 81.5 | |
| 48 | The Chapman Report (1962) | Jane Fonda & Shelley Winters |
10.0 | 166.7 | 166.70 | 24 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 81.2 | |
| 42 | Billy Budd (1962) | Robert Ryan & Melvyn Douglas |
2.6 | 42.9 | 42.90 | 90 | 84 | 01 / 00 | 81.2 | |
| 44 | Lonely Are The Brave (1962) | Kirk Douglas & Walter Matthau |
2.8 | 47.1 | 47.10 | 87 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 81.1 | |
| 46 | Period of Adjustment (1962) | Jane Fonda | 6.0 | 100.0 | 100.00 | 45 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 81.1 | |
| 47 | Long Day's Journey into Night (1962) | Katharine Hepburn & Jason Robards |
2.2 | 36.1 | 36.10 | 95 | 85 | 01 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 53 | Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962) | Elvis Presley | 9.4 | 157.1 | 157.10 | 27 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 79.6 | |
| 47 | Hell is for Heroes (1962) | Steve McQueen & James Coburn |
3.7 | 61.9 | 61.90 | 65 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 50 | Gigot (1962) | Gene Kelly | 4.6 | 76.2 | 76.20 | 55 | 70 | 01 / 00 | 79.2 | |
| 48 | The L-Shaped Room (1962) | Leslie Caron | 2.9 | 47.6 | 47.60 | 81 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 79.1 | |
| 54 | Tales of Terror (1962) | Vincent Price & Peter Lorre |
5.0 | 83.3 | 83.30 | 50 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
| 57 | The Road to Hong Kong (1962) | Bing Crosby & Bob Hope |
7.4 | 123.8 | 123.80 | 35 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
| 61 | Sodom and Gomorrah (1962) | Stewart Granger | 7.1 | 119.0 | 119.00 | 38 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 78.0 | |
| 54 | The Condemned of Altona (1962) | Sophia Loren | 3.1 | 52.4 | 52.40 | 73 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 78.0 | |
| 57 | Kid Galahad (1962) | Charles Bronson & Elvis Presley |
6.1 | 101.2 | 101.20 | 44 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 77.9 | |
| 56 | Mondo Cane (1962) | Rossano Brazzi | 5.7 | 95.2 | 95.20 | 48 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 77.9 | |
| 58 | Light in the Piazza (1962) | Olivia de Havilland | 3.4 | 57.1 | 57.10 | 70 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 77.3 | |
| 60 | Merrill's Marauders (1962) | Jeffrey Chandler | 4.3 | 71.4 | 71.40 | 56 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 76.9 | |
| 63 | Swordsman of Siena (1962) | Stewart Granger | 6.4 | 107.1 | 107.10 | 41 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 76.8 | |
| 63 | It's Only Money (1962) | Jerry Lewis & Jack Weston |
5.1 | 85.7 | 85.70 | 49 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 76.6 | |
| 60 | Ride the High Country (1962) | Randolph Scott & Joel McCrea |
2.1 | 35.3 | 35.30 | 96 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 76.6 | |
| 64 | The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) | Racing Movies & Tom Courtenay |
2.7 | 44.9 | 44.90 | 89 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 75.5 | |
| 63 | Two Weeks in Another Town (1962) | Kirk Douglas & Edward G. Robinson |
2.9 | 47.6 | 119.00 | 80 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 75.4 | |
| 65 | Two For The Seesaw (1962) | Robert Mitchum & Shirley MacLaine |
4.6 | 77.4 | 77.40 | 53 | 63 | 02 / 00 | 75.0 | |
| 67 | The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962) | Charlton Heston | 4.7 | 78.6 | 78.60 | 52 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 75.0 | |
| 67 | The Legend of Lobo (1962) | Lobo the Wolf | 4.3 | 71.4 | 71.40 | 57 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 74.5 | |
| 69 | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962) | Glenn Ford | 4.6 | 76.2 | 195.20 | 54 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 74.1 | |
| 72 | The Spiral Road (1962) | Rock Hudson & Burl Ives |
6.6 | 109.5 | 109.50 | 39 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 74.0 | |
| 72 | Escape from East Berlin (1962) | Don Murray | 2.9 | 44.8 | 44.80 | 83 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 71.3 | |
| 70 | Pressure Point (1962) | Sidney Poitier & Peter Falk |
2.3 | 37.6 | 37.60 | 94 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 71.1 | |
| 73 | Tender Is The Night (1962) | Joan Fontaine & Jennifer Jones |
4.3 | 71.4 | 71.40 | 59 | 61 | 01 / 00 | 71.0 | |
| 73 | Freud (1962) | Montgomery Clift | 2.9 | 47.6 | 47.60 | 84 | 67 | 02 / 00 | 70.4 | |
| 78 | Who's Got the Action? (1962) | Lana Turner & Dean Martin |
4.3 | 71.4 | 71.40 | 58 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 70.2 | |
| 75 | No Man Is An Island (1962) | 2.4 | 40.0 | 40.00 | 91 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 69.8 | ||
| 75 | Term of Trial (1962) | Laurence Olivier & Simone Signoret |
1.5 | 24.4 | 69.70 | 107 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 69.8 | |
| 76 | Gay Purr-ee (1962) | Judy Garland | 2.9 | 47.6 | 47.60 | 82 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 69.0 | |
| 80 | The Three Stooges Meet Hercules (1962) | Three Stooges | 3.4 | 56.0 | 56.00 | 72 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 68.6 | |
| 80 | Escape from Zahrain (1962) | Yul Brynner | 4.0 | 66.0 | 66.00 | 63 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 68.2 | |
| 81 | Premature Burial (1962) | Ray Milland | 4.0 | 66.7 | 66.70 | 62 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 67.9 | |
| 82 | Finger Man/Le Doulos (1962) | 0.4 | 5.6 | 36.90 | 135 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 66.8 | ||
| 84 | The Lion (1962) | William Holden | 3.4 | 57.1 | 57.10 | 69 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 65.5 | |
| 84 | The War Lover (1962) | Steve McQueen | 3.1 | 52.4 | 52.40 | 76 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 63.8 | |
| 84 | A Monkey in Winter (1962) | 0.4 | 6.7 | 61.80 | 134 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 61.8 | ||
| 86 | Knife in the Water (1962) | 0.4 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 133 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 61.5 | ||
| 88 | Lad: A Dog (1962) | 1.0 | 15.8 | 15.80 | 121 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 60.9 | ||
| 88 | Panic in Year Zero (1962) | Ray Milland | 1.8 | 30.5 | 30.50 | 103 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 60.9 | |
| 86 | A View From The Bridge (1962) | Sidney Lumet | 1.3 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 112 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 60.7 | |
| 92 | Big Red (1962) | Walter Pidgeon | 2.9 | 47.6 | 47.60 | 85 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 60.2 | |
| 93 | The Son of Captain Blood (1962) | Sean Flynn | 3.5 | 58.4 | 58.40 | 67 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 59.1 | |
| 97 | A Girl Named Tamiko (1962) | John Sturges | 4.0 | 66.7 | 66.70 | 60 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 58.8 | |
| 91 | All Fall Down (1962) | Warren Beatty & Angela Lansbury |
2.3 | 38.1 | 38.10 | 93 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 58.6 | |
| 92 | Rome Adventure (1962) | 1.3 | 21.4 | 21.40 | 113 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 58.0 | ||
| 94 | The Valiant (1962) | 0.6 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 129 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 57.5 | ||
| 98 | It Happened in Athens (1962) | Jayne Mansfield | 3.0 | 50.0 | 50.00 | 78 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 57.5 | |
| 95 | The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962) | 0.6 | 10.1 | 10.10 | 131 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 57.2 | ||
| 99 | The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962) | Jim Hutton | 3.1 | 52.4 | 52.40 | 74 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 57.0 | |
| 98 | Five Finger Exercise (1962) | Rosalind Russell | 2.4 | 39.3 | 39.30 | 92 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 56.6 | |
| 98 | Only Two Can Play (1962) | Peter Sellers | 1.1 | 18.4 | 18.40 | 118 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | |
| 103 | Seven Seas to Calais (1962) | Rod Taylor | 3.6 | 59.5 | 107.10 | 66 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 55.7 | |
| 100 | Five Miles to Midnight (1962) | Sophia Loren & Anthony Perkins |
1.9 | 31.0 | 31.00 | 101 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 55.6 | |
| 101 | My Geisha (1962) | Shirley MacLaine & Edward G. Robinson |
1.4 | 23.8 | 23.80 | 111 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 55.6 | |
| 104 | The Damned (1962) | 0.8 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 125 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 54.0 | ||
| 109 | King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) | King Kong & Godzilla |
3.4 | 57.1 | 57.10 | 68 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 103 | Damn the Defiant!/H.M.S. Defiant (1962) | Alec Guinness | 0.8 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 124 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 53.7 | |
| 105 | The Reluctant Saint (1962) | Maximilian Schell | 0.7 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 127 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 53.5 | |
| 108 | 13 West Street (1962) | Alan Ladd & Rod Steiger |
1.7 | 28.3 | 28.30 | 106 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 53.5 | |
| 110 | Love on a Pillow/Le repos du guerrier (1962) | 2.9 | 47.9 | 47.90 | 79 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 52.9 | ||
| 106 | L'Eclisse (1962) | 0.5 | 7.8 | 34.60 | 132 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 52.4 | ||
| 112 | Joseph Desa (1962) | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.30 | 142 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.8 | ||
| 111 | The 300 Spartans (1962) | Richard Egan & Ralph Richardson |
0.8 | 12.6 | 12.60 | 126 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 51.4 | |
| 114 | Brushfire (1962) | Everett Sloane | 1.2 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 116 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 51.2 | |
| 111 | A Kind Of Loving (1962) | Alan Bates | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.40 | 140 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.2 | |
| 116 | Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962) | Peter Lorre | 3.4 | 57.1 | 57.10 | 71 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 50.8 | |
| 119 | Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962) | Paul Newman & Diane Baker |
2.7 | 45.2 | 45.20 | 88 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 50.2 | |
| 113 | Cartouche (1962) | 0.2 | 2.8 | 76.80 | 138 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 49.4 | ||
| 116 | The Intruder (1962) | 0.3 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 137 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 48.6 | ||
| 117 | The Password Is Courage (1962) | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.00 | 120 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 47.5 | ||
| 120 | The Inspector/Lisa (1962) | 0.7 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 128 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 47.2 | ||
| 121 | Convicts 4 (1962) | Ben Gazzara | 1.0 | 15.7 | 15.70 | 122 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 46.6 | |
| 121 | Tower of London (1962) | Vincent Price & Michael Pate |
1.8 | 29.8 | 29.80 | 105 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 44.6 | |
| 120 | Guns of Darkness (1962) | David Niven & Leslie Caron |
1.2 | 20.0 | 48.60 | 115 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 44.6 | |
| 122 | Waltz of the Toreadors (1962) | Peter Sellers | 1.8 | 30.1 | 30.10 | 104 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 44.2 | |
| 126 | Satan Never Sleeps (1962) | William Holden & Clifton Webb |
3.7 | 61.9 | 61.90 | 64 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 42.2 | |
| 126 | Jessica (1962) | Agnes Moorehead | 1.5 | 24.3 | 24.30 | 108 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 41.2 | |
| 127 | Trial and Error (1962) | Peter Sellers | 1.0 | 16.2 | 16.20 | 123 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 40.2 | |
| 126 | The Webster Boy (1962) | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.40 | 143 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.7 | ||
| 129 | Phaedra (1962) | Anthony Perkins | 1.9 | 31.9 | 31.90 | 99 | 51 | 01 / 00 | 33.4 | |
| 129 | Two and Two Make Six (1962) | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 145 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.7 | ||
| 133 | A Very Private Affair/Vie privée (1962) | 1.9 | 31.3 | 31.30 | 100 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 31.4 | ||
| 131 | Ring-A-Ding Rhythm!/It's A Trad Dad (1962) | 0.3 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 136 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 30.4 | ||
| 132 | The Pirates of Blood River (1962) | 1.0 | 16.1 | 16.10 | 119 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 30.4 | ||
| 136 | Safe at Home! (1962) | Baseball Movies & Roger Maris |
2.0 | 33.3 | 33.30 | 97 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 27.4 | |
| 134 | The Fast Lady (1962) | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 144 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.6 | ||
| 134 | The Good Years (1962) | Henry Fonda & Lucille Ball |
0.1 | 2.3 | 2.30 | 141 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.9 | |
| 135 | I Thank a Fool (1962) | Susan Hayward | 1.4 | 23.8 | 23.80 | 110 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 18.7 | |
| 138 | Hero's Island (1962) | James Mason & Warren Oates |
2.0 | 33.3 | 33.30 | 98 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 17.6 | |
| 137 | The Main Attraction (1962) | 1.2 | 20.2 | 20.20 | 114 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 17.2 | ||
| 139 | Tiara Tahiti (1962) | James Mason & John Mills |
1.9 | 31.0 | 31.00 | 102 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 17.1 | |
| 142 | Tarzan Goes To India (1962) | Jock Mahoney | 3.1 | 52.4 | 52.40 | 77 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 16.5 | |
| 141 | Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962) | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.30 | 139 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 15.6 | ||
| 142 | The Magic Sword (1962) | 1.4 | 22.5 | 22.50 | 109 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 15.0 | ||
| 144 | War Hunt (1962) | Robert Redford | 1.1 | 19.0 | 19.00 | 117 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 13.4 | |
| 143 | The Bellboy and the Playgirls (1962) | June Wilkinson | 0.6 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 130 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 12.5 | |
| 144 | Tonight For Sure (1962) | Karl Schanzer | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 146 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 2.7 |
Top earners in 1962 for Adjusted USA Box Office:
| Name | Number of Movies | Total Adj World Wide (mil) | Total Adj USA (mil) |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wayne | 4 | 2,622.9 | 1,625.2 |
| Henry Fonda | 4 | 2,053.8 | 1,220.4 |
| Gregory Peck | 3 | 1,899.2 | 1,065.8 |
| Karl Malden | 4 | 1,884.9 | 1,051.5 |
| Robert Preston | 2 | 1,820.6 | 987.2 |
| Edmond O'Brien | 4 | 1,149.9 | 985.6 |
| James Stewart | 3 | 1,958.7 | 961.0 |
| Red Buttons | 4 | 959.4 | 959.4 |
| José Ferrer | 2 | 857.7 | 857.7 |
| Peter Lawford | 3 | 822.5 | 822.5 |
| Russ Tamblyn | 2 | 1,625.4 | 792.0 |
| Sean Connery | 2 | 1,514.2 | 789.2 |
| Anthony Quinn | 2 | 743.4 | 743.4 |
| Arthur Kennedy | 2 | 736.2 | 736.2 |
| Thelma Ritter | 2 | 1,561.1 | 727.7 |
| Alec Guinness | 2 | 704.1 | 704.1 |
| Anthony Quayle | 2 | 704.1 | 704.1 |
| Peter O'Toole | 1 | 691.0 | 691.0 |
| Omar Sharif | 1 | 691.0 | 691.0 |
| Claude Rains | 1 | 691.0 | 691.0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 1 | 691.0 | 691.0 |
| Robert Mitchum | 3 | 682.1 | 682.1 |
| Lee J. Cobb | 2 | 1,630.1 | 677.7 |
| Eli Wallach | 2 | 1,480.1 | 646.7 |
| Harry Dean Stanton | 2 | 1,468.2 | 634.8 |
My Main Sources
Source 1: Variety – January 9th, 19632 Pages 13
Source 2: Twentieth Century-Fox A Corporate and Financial History by Aubrey Solomon
Source 3: Wikipedia
Source 4: IMDb.com
Source 5: BoxOfficeMojo.com
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The more modern we get the less chance I have seen them since I hit film 8000 in December 1992. I saw Bon Voyage and Moon Pilot on the Wonderful World of Disney. I saw To Kill a MOckingbird on the local 4:30 movie when we just had to read it for school. I saw How the West was Won and The Music Man on TV when I was young too. I went to Dr. No in 1971 double billed with 1963’s From Russia with Love just before ABC bought the bond films. Lawrence of Arabia I bought on videotape in 1991 just before I got cable. Also saw the Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm at a kiddie matinee in 1971 where if you stayed you could see the R rated Friends. I couldn’t convince the other kids to stay. Since December 1992 I have seen 105 1962 films for the first time. It will probably drop to double figures in 1963.
Key – movie, releasing company, stars if listed, date seen and source (VHS, DVD or TV channel).
13 WEST STREET 1962 COL ALAN LADD ROD STEIGER 12/11 1992 TNT
ALMOST ANGELS 1962 BV XXX XXX 8/24 1995 DIS
BACKFIRE (U.K.) 1962 ANGLO AMALGAMATED ALFRED BURKE 2/15 2016 DVD
BATTLE BEYOND THE SUN (U.S.S.R.) 1962 CROWN INTL ANDY STEWART EDD PERRY 9/24 2012 DVD
BILLY BUDD 1962 AA TERENCE STAMP ROBERT RYAN 10/12 1995 BRAVO
BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ 1962 UA BURT LANCASTER KARL MALDEN 3/4 1996 TNT
BRAIN THAT WOULDN’T DIE 1962 AIP XXX XXX 6/14 1994 COM
BROKEN LAND 1962 FOX KENT TAYLOR 4/5 1995 TMC
BURN, WITCH, BURN (U.K.) 1962 AIP JANET BLAIR 10/11 1997 FLIX
CABINET OF CALIGARI 1962 FOX DAN O’HERLIHY GLYNIS JOHNS 11/3 2005 FXM
CAESAR THE CONQUEROR (IT.) 1962 TELEWIDE CAMERON MITCHELL 6/13 1994 55
CANDIDATE FOR MURDER (U.K.) 1962 ANGLO AMALGAMATED 1/25 2016 DVD
CARNIVAL OF SOULS 1962 HERTS-LION XXX XXX 10/31 1993 A & E
COLOSSUS AND THE HEADHUNTERS (IT.) 1962 AIP XXX XXX 8/23 1994 COM
CONNECTION, THE 1962 FILMS AROUND THE WORLD 11/13 2015 TCM
CONSTANTINE AND THE CROSS (IT-YUGO) 1962 EMB CORNEL WILDE BELINDA LEE 3/19 2013 DVD
CONVICTS 4 1962 AA BEN GAZZARA STUART WHITMAN 9/18 2011 TCM
COUNTERFEIT TRAITOR 1962 PAR WILLIAM HOLDEN LILLI PALMER 8/5 1997 TMC
DAMON AND PYTHIAS 1962 MGM XXX XXX 12/12 1992 TNT
DANGEROUS CHARTER 1962 CROWN INTL CHRIS WARFIELD SALLY FRASER 12/22 2012 DVD
DEATH TRAP (U.K.) 1962 ANGLO AMALGAMATED ALVERT LIEVIN 2/23 2016 DVD
DEVIL’S HAND 1962 CROWN INTL ROBERT ALDA LINDA CHRISTIAN 6/21 2009 DVD
DEVIL’S PARTNER 1962 FILMGROUP EDGAR BUCHANAN EDWIN NELSON 4/6 2013 DVD
DON’T KNOCK THE TWIST 1962 COL XXX XXX 9/10 2000 AMC
DUNGEON OF HARROW 1962 HERTS-LION RUSS HARVEY HELEN HOGAN 1/3 2010 DVD
FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS (GER-POL.) 1962 CROWN INTL YOKO TANI OLDRICK LUCAS 6/8 2012 DVD
FLAT TWO (U.K.) 1962 ANGLO AMALGAMATED JOHN LE MESURIER 1/27 2016 DVD
FURY OF ACHILLES (IT.) 1962 AIP JACQUES BERGERAC GORDON MITCHELL 8/28 2008 DVD
GANG WAR (U.K.) 1962 UA XXX XXX 9/24 1995 TMC
GLADIATOR OF ROME (IT.) 1962 MGM GORDON SCOTT ROBERT RISSO 6/26 2008 DVD
GUNS OF DARKNESS (U.K.) 1962 WB LESLIE CARON DAVID NIVEN 2/27 1993 TNT
HAND OF DEATH 1962 FOX JOHN AGAR PAULA RAYMOND 8/28 2002 FXM
HANDS OF A STRANGER 1962 AA XXX XXX 3/13 1993 TNT
HAROLD LLOYD’S WORLD OF COMEDY (COMP.) 1962 COL XXX XXX 4/8 2003 TCM
HEMINGWAY’S ADVENTURES OF A YOUNG MAN 1962 FOX RICHARD BEYMER ARTHUR KENNEDY 8/9 2000 FXM
HITLER 1962 AA RICHARD BASEHART 2/3 1993 TNT
HORRIBLE DR. HICKOCK (IT.) 1962 SIGMA III BARBARA STEELE 12/3 1995 SCI
HORRORS OF SPIDER ISLAND (W.GER-YUGO) 1962 PACEMAKER 5/15 2012 DVD
HOUSE OF WOMEN 1962 WB SHIRLEY KNIGHT 9/13 1993 TNT
I THANK A FOOL (U.K.) 1962 MGM SUSAN HAYWARD PETER FINCH 5/19 2001 TCM
IF A MAN ANSWERS 1962 UNI SANDRA DEE BOBBY DARIN 2/7 1994 FAM
INCIDENT IN AN ALLEY 1962 UA XXX XXX 1/27 2000 TCM
IT HAPPENED IN ATHENS 1962 FOX JAYNE MANSFIELD 11/2 1995 TMC
IT’S ONLY MONEY 1962 PAR JERRY LEWIS ZACHARY SCOTT 3/17 1996 AMC
KILL OR CURE (U.K.) 1962 MGM TERRY-THOMAS ERIC SYKES 1/22 2001 TCM
KIND OF LOVING (U.K.) 1962 GOVERNOR ALAN BATES 10/1 1996 BRAVO
LAD: A DOG 1962 WB XXX XXX 8/15 1994 TNT
LAMP IN ASSASSIN MEWS (U.K.) 1962 UA XXX XXX 1/9 1997 TMC
LION, THE 1962 FOX WILLIAM HOLDEN TREVOR HOWARD 12/27 1995 TMC
LISA 1962 FOX STEPHEN BOYD 2/5 1997 TMC
LOCKER 69 (U.K.) 1962 ANGLO AMALGAMATED EDDIE BYRNE 2/20 2016 DVD
LOLITA 1962 MGM JAMES MASON 10/31 1993 TNT
LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT 1962 EMB KATHARINE HEPBURN RALPH RICHARDSON 9/30 1996 BRAVO
L-SHAPED ROOM (U.K.) 1962 COL LESLIE CARON TOM BELL 5/9 1998 BRAVO
MADISON AVENUE 1962 FOX DANA ANDREWS ELEANOR PARKER 5/8 1996 TMC
MAIN ATTRACTION (U.K.) 1962 MGM PAT BOONE NANCY KWAN 8/19 2002 TCM
MERRILL’S MARAUDERS 1962 WB JEFF CHANDLER TY HARDIN 5/25 1996 TNT
MURDER SIX (U.K.) 1962 ANGLO AMALGAMATED 2/3 2016 DVD
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY 1962 MGM MARLON BRANDO TREVOR HOWARD 1/24 1998 ENC
MY SON, THE HERO (IT-FR.) 1962 UA XXX XXX 4/11 1993 TNT
NO MY, DARLING DAUGHTER (U.K.) 1962 ZENITH MICHAEL REDGRAVE MICHAEL CRAIG 3/4 2009 TCM
NUN AND THE SERGEANT 1962 UA ROBERT WEBBER ANNA STEN 5/14 2014 TCM
PANIC IN YEAR ZERO! 1962 AIP RAY MILLAND JEAN HAGEN 12/22 2012 TCM
PHAEDRA 1962 LOPERT MELINA MERCOURI ANTHONY PERKINS 12/18 2008 TCM
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (U.K.) 1962 UNI HERBERT LOM 10/12 1995 SCI
PHANTOM PLANET 1962 AIP COLEEN GRAY 9/20 1995 SCI
PLAYBACK (U.K.) 1962 ANGLO AMALGAMATED MARGIT SAAD 2/17 2016 DVD
PRESSURE POINT 1962 UA SIDNEY POITIER BOBBY DARIN 2/21 1995 TNT
QUARE FELLOW (U.K.) 1962 ASTOR PATRICK MCGOOHAN SYLVIA SYMS 4/10 2010 TCM
REACH FOR GLORY (U.K.) 1962 COL HARRY ANDREWS 3/14 2017 TCM
RELUCTANT SAINT 1962 COL 4/2 2013 DVD
RIDER ON A DEAD HORSE 1962 AA XXX XXX 6/6 1993 TNT
SAINTLY SINNERS 1962 UA 3/13 2015 TCM
SAINTS AND SINNERS 1962 UA XXX XXX 6/5 1999 TCM
SATAN NEVER SLEEPS 1962 FOX WILLIAM HOLDEN CLIFTON WEBB 4/17 1996 AMC
SAVAGE GUNS 1962 MGM RICHARD BASEHART DON TAYLOR 4/25 1994 TNT
SHAKE OUT (U.K.) 1962 ANGLO AMALGAMATED 1/31 2016 DVD
SHE ALWAYS GETS THEIR MAN (U.K.) 1962 UA XXX XXX 1/14 1996 TMC
SHOOT OUT AT BIG SAG 1962 BRENNAN 3/22 2013 DVD
SIX BLACK HORSES 1962 UNI 6/13 2012 WEST
SOLO FOR SPARROW (U.K.) 1962 ANGLO AMALGAMATED ANTHONY NEWLANDS 2/10 2016 DVD
SPANISH SWORD (U.K.) 1962 UA RONALD HOWARD JUNE THORBURN 5/21 1997 TMC
STAGECOACH TO DANCER’S ROCK 1962 UNI 9/12 2012 WEST
STRANGER IN THE CITY 1962 EMB XXX XXX 5/27 2009 TCM
SWORDSMAN OF SIENNA (IT-FR.) 1962 MGM 10/20 2012 TCM
TARZAN GOES TO INDIA 1962 MGM JOCK MAHONEY 7/18 1997 AMC
THE BRAIN (U.K.-W.GER.) 1962 GOVERNOR ANNE HEYWOOD 4/2 1995 SCI
THE MANSTER 1962 LOPERT XXX XXX 6/21 1993 TNT
THE SLAVE (IT.) 1962 MGM STEVE REEVES 1/28 1995 TNT
THE TRIAL (FR-IT-W.GER) 1962 ASTOR ANTHONY PERKINS JEANNE MOREAU 1/26 1994 21
THIS IS NOT A TEST 1962 GPA PRODS/ART TV 11/13 2013 DVD
TIME TO REMEMBER (U.K.) 1962 ANGLO AMALGAMATED YVONNE MONLOUR 2/7 2016 DVD
TOO LATE BLUES 1962 PAR BOBBY DARIN STELLA STEVENS 8/7 1993 AMC
TREASURE OF SILVER LAKE (GER-FR-YUGO) 1962 COL LEX BARKER 8/11 2002 WEST
TRIAL AND ERROR (U.K.) 1962 MGM PETER SELLERS RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH 1/29 1998 13
VILLAGE OF DAUGHTERS (U.K.) 1962 MGM ERIC SYKES 1/21 2001 TCM
WALTZ OF THE TOREADORS (U.K.) 1962 CONTINENTAL 4/18 2015 TCM
WAR HUNT 1962 UA JOHN SAXON ROBERT REDFORD 5/6 2001 TCM
WHAT EVERY WOMAN WANTS (U.K.) 1962 UA HY HAZELL 7/8 1997 TMC
WHEN THE GIRLS TAKE OVER 1962 PARADE 3/21 2013 DVD
WILD GUITAR 1962 FAIRWAY ITL. XXX XXX 2/11 2008 DVD
WILD WESTERNERS 1962 COL XXX XXX 9/11 2000 WEST
WOMEN OF DEVIL’S ISLAND (IT-FR.) 1962 AIP-TV 7/11 2015 DVD
WORLD’S GREATEST SINNER 1962 FRENZY PRODS 10/30 2016 TCM
YOUNG GUNS OF TEXAS 1962 FOX XXX XXX 3/20 2000 FXM
TCM’s numbers are gradually dropping as a supplier of films for me to see as it gets more recent .
I also saw Safe at Home and The Three Stooges Meet Hercules in summer camp in the mid to late 60’s.
Very very cool. I am sure I have seen parts of The Three Stooges Meet Hercules….but not enough of it to claim it on my tally count. 🙂
Hey Dan…..thanks for the quality lists about 1962 movies. So by 1963 your numbers might fall below 100……on the other side of the seesaw….it might take until the late 1970s or early 1980s before I reach 100 on these pages. Interesting viewing stories on Bon Voyage, Lawrence, Wonderful World of Grim and To Kill A Mockingbird.
War Hunt has to be one of Robert Redford’s first movies. Good stuff as always.
I have seen 45 of 108 1962 movies.
The Highest rated film I have seen is Lawrence of Arabia at number 1.
The highest rated film I have NOT seen is Mutiny on the Bounty at number 6.
The Lowest rated film I have seen is Guns of Darkness at 94.
The breakdown of my viewing is as follows:
5 of 5
8 of 10
15 of 20
18 of 30
24 of 40
30 of 50
36 of 60
39 of 70
41 of 80
43 of 90
45 of 108
MY TOP TEN FAVOURITE 1962 MOVIES:
Lawrence of Arabia
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Manchurian Candidate
The Music Man
How the West Was Won
Cape Fear
Ride the High Country
Lonely Are the Brave
Experiment in Terror
Gypsy
Hey Flora
1. Thanks for sharing your movie thoughts.
2. Wow….I had not realized you had not seen Brando’s Mutiny on the Bounty……..it looks amazing….at least on the blu-ray I looked at.
3. 60% of the Top 50….not as good as the last page….but still pretty impressive.
4. Your 45 tops me and Steve….but we are not too far behind you….as Steve is at 36 and I am at 35.
5. I have seen all of your Top 10…..Lawrence Killed A Mockingbird with The Manchurian Candidate and The Music Man would be amongst my favorites as well.
6. Good to see Kirk Douglas’ Lonely Are The Brave getting some attention…a very good movie.
Great stuff as always.
I’ve seen 36 of the 108 films listed. Lawrence of Arabia is my favorite movie from this year and in my top 5 for the decade.
Other faves include – Dr. No, Premature Burial, Cape Fear, Hatari, How the West Was Won, The Longest Day, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Ride the High Country, Taras Bulba, Night of the Eagle, The Manchurian Candidate, Mutiny on the Bounty and To Kill a Mockingbird.
Whoa some great films there, 1962 was a vintage year for cinema.
Lawrence tops all the UMR charts including box office, how often does that happen?
An epic movie page Bruce, filled with stats. A Big Vote Up!
Hey Steve….so close….I have seen 35 of these movies….just one spot behind you. Lawrence is one of my favorites too. As you pointed out…it tops all the categories….which very rarely happens. It takes an all-time classic like this one to accomplish this feat.
I have almost all of your favorites…though Night of the Eagle is not registering with me at all. Thanks for the vote up and for the visit.
1 As you know unlike you and others I’m not one for boasting how many movies I’ve seen [for one thing it is a pointer to how old I’m getting!] but I’ve seen 9 of the 10 best reviewed movies in your 1962 annual survey, the odd man out being Long Day’s Journey into Night. I make that point to suggest that as you movie further into your Reviews of the more modern years it is likely that an increasing number of your viewers will be personally familiar with a greater number of the movies listed.
2 Your annual reviews are also clearly illustrating how we were often in the past being misled about the stretgth of a movie’s earnings or at least were not being given a complete picture. For example in the early days the only figure we could get for the 1962 Mutiny on the Bounty was Variety’s quotation of an actual US RENTAL of $9.8 million [and historian and author David Shipman also used that figure].
3 Subsequently new Internet sites such as IMDB and the Numbers quoted, and still do, a US GROSS of $13.6 million for the 1962 Bounty but that always seemed to me too low for a rental of $9.8 yet Wikipedia continues to quote both $9.8 rental/13.6 million gross as actuals.
4 Morevover the Bounty remake though over-expensive to produce was always said by Wiki and others to be among the half dozen or so top grossing movies of 1962 and in the company of such mint makers as Duke’s Longest Day and Grant/Doris’ Touch of Mink. Therefore as other sites broadly agree with your actual figures for those movies your actual figure for Bounty seems to me to be of the proper scale.
5 Certainly if anyone tries to get you to reduce those Mumbles figures it’s not going to be ME !!! though your review page would still have that nice miniature still of Mr M in effect instigating the mutiny. Actually on its 1962 Bounty page IMDB had a still of Gable presumably from the 1935 version instead of the Great Mumbler when I last looked. Ah! Is ANYONE ever going to give my Mumbler his COMPLETE due?
Hey Bob….glad you liked this yearly review. I agree with your thinking that the closer we get to 2018…the more the readers will connect with the movies. On the other hand…. so far….with 39 years done…..the top two view getters are the 1939 and 1946 pages…..with 1952 coming in third….so there are people interested in those years.
Mutiny on the Bounty got some butts in the seats for sure…..but like Cleopatra…people could not get over the cost of the movie….you can add Waterworld into that discussion as well…..in the end…they all made a boatload of money…..just not enough to cover the massive costs.
As for Marlon…..I think we give him his due……he is without a doubt one of the legends of the acting world. Good stuff.
Hello Bruce.
I like this page and I only find one error in it. “The Interns” was a big hit with $5,000,000 in domestic rentals. Why it was a hit I can’t fathom. It’s pure soap opera. Is 2.85 the equation you used to arrive at the grosses? Nice page Bruce. I’ve really enjoyed 1933 through 1939 pages.
Hey Lyle…..good catch. I actually put the rental number in the wrong box….I caught my mistake….but when I fixed it……I did not notice the database did not accept the change until going back after reading your comment….so thanks for the headsup. Glad you have enjoyed the 1930s pages….planning on knocking out the rest of that decade in the next couple of weeks.
We currently have 38 yearly reviews……slowly it has been expanding. Good to hear from you.