1959 Hollywood Highest Grossing Movies

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Highest-grossing films of 1959

Rank	Title	Studio	Box-office gross rental
1	Ben-Hur	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	$36,000,000[1]
2	The Shaggy Dog	Walt Disney/Buena Vista Distribution	$9,600,000[2]
3	Operation Petticoat	Universal Pictures	$9,300,000[1]
4	Some Like It Hot	United Artists/The Mirisch Company	$7,800,000[2]
5	Pillow Talk	Universal Pictures	$7,500,000[1]
6	Imitation of Life		$6,500,000[1]
7	Suddenly, Last Summer	Columbia Pictures	$6,400,000[1]
8	Rio Bravo The Nun's Story	Warner Bros.	$5,800,000[1]
9	North by Northwest	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	$5,740,000[3]
10	Anatomy of a Murder	Columbia Pictures	$5,500,000[1]

1) Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur
Theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown
Directed by	William Wyler
Produced by	Sam Zimbalist
Screenplay by	Karl Tunberg[a]
Based on	Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by General Lew Wallace
Starring	Charlton Heston Jack Hawkins Haya Harareet Stephen Boyd Hugh Griffith Martha Scott Cathy O'Donnell Sam Jaffe
Music by	Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography	Robert L. Surtees
Edited by	John D. Dunning Ralph E. Winters
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's, Inc.[1]
Release date	November 18, 1959
Running time	212 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$15.2 million[3][4]
Box office	$146.9 million (initial release)

2) The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Charles Barton
Produced by	Walt Disney Bill Walsh
Written by	Lillie Hayward Bill Walsh
Based on	The Hound of Florence by Felix Salten
Starring	Fred MacMurray Jean Hagen Tommy Kirk Annette Funicello Tim Considine
Narrated by	Paul Frees (opening only)
Music by	Paul J. Smith
Cinematography	Edward Colman
Edited by	James Ballas
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	Buena Vista Distribution
Release date	March 19, 1959
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	under $1 million[1] or $1,250,000[2]
Box office	$12.3 million (US and Canada rentals)[3]

3) Operation Petticoat

Operation Petticoat
Theatrical release half-sheet display poster
Directed by	Blake Edwards
Produced by	Robert Arthur
Written by	Paul King Joseph B. Stone Stanley Shapiro Maurice Richlin
Starring	Cary Grant Tony Curtis Joan O'Brien Dina Merrill Gene Evans Dick Sargent Arthur O'Connell
Narrated by	Cary Grant
Music by	David Rose Henry Mancini (uncredited)
Cinematography	Russell Harlan
Edited by	Frank Gross Ted J. Kent
Production company	Granart Company
Distributed by	Universal International
Release date	December 5, 1959
Running time	124 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$9,321,555 (US and Canada rentals)[1] [Note 1]

4) Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot
Theatrical release poster by Macario Gómez Quibus[1]
Directed by	Billy Wilder
Produced by	Billy Wilder
Screenplay by	Billy Wilder I. A. L. Diamond
Story by	Robert Thoeren Michael Logan
Starring	Marilyn Monroe Tony Curtis Jack Lemmon George Raft Joe E. Brown Pat O'Brien
Music by	Adolph Deutsch
Cinematography	Charles Lang
Edited by	Arthur P. Schmidt
Production company	Mirisch Company
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	March 29, 1959
Running time	121 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.9 million
Box office	$40 million

5) Pillow Talk

Pillow Talk
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Gordon
Produced by	Ross Hunter Martin Melcher
Written by	Russell Rouse Maurice Richlin Stanley Shapiro Clarence Greene
Starring	Rock Hudson Doris Day Tony Randall Thelma Ritter
Music by	Frank De Vol
Cinematography	Arthur E. Arling
Edited by	Milton Carruth
Color process	Eastmancolor
Production company	Arwin Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	October 6, 1959 (New York)[1]
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.6 million[2]
Box office	$7.6 million (US and Canada rentals)[3] $18,750,000 (Domestic)

6) Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life
Film poster by Reynold Brown
Directed by	Douglas Sirk
Produced by	Ross Hunter
Screenplay by	Eleanore Griffin Allan Scott
Based on	Imitation of Life 1933 novel by Fannie Hurst
Starring	Lana Turner Juanita Moore John Gavin Sandra Dee Susan Kohner Mahalia Jackson
Music by	Frank Skinner Sammy Fain Henry Mancini
Cinematography	Russell Metty
Edited by	Milton Carruth
Production company	Universal-International[1]
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	March 17, 1959 (Chicago)[2] April 30, 1959 (US)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.2 million[3]
Box office	$6.4 million (est. US/ Canada rentals)[4]

7) Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, Last Summer
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Produced by	Sam Spiegel
Screenplay by	Gore Vidal Tennessee Williams
Based on	Suddenly, Last Summer by Tennessee Williams
Starring	Katharine Hepburn Elizabeth Taylor Montgomery Clift
Music by	Buxton Orr Malcolm Arnold (Themes)
Cinematography	Jack Hildyard
Edited by	William Hornbeck Thomas Stanford
Production company	Horizon Pictures Academy Pictures Corporation Camp Films
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	December 20, 1959 (Los Angeles)[1]
Running time	114 minutes
Country	United Kingdom United States
Language	English
Budget	$3,000,000 (estimated)
Box office	$6,375,000[2]

8) Rio Bravo
The Nun's Story

Rio Bravo
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Howard Hawks
Produced by	Howard Hawks
Screenplay by	Jules Furthman Leigh Brackett
Based on	"Rio Bravo" by B. H. McCampbell
Starring	John Wayne Dean Martin Ricky Nelson Angie Dickinson Walter Brennan Ward Bond John Russell
Music by	Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography	Russell Harlan
Edited by	Folmar Blangsted
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	March 18, 1959 (USA)
Running time	141 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English Spanish
Budget	$1,214,899[1]
Box office	$5.75 million (US and Canada rentals)[2]

The Nun's Story
Original film poster
Directed by	Fred Zinnemann
Produced by	Henry Blanke
Screenplay by	Robert Anderson
Based on	The Nun's Story 1956 novel by Kathryn Hulme
Starring	Audrey Hepburn Peter Finch Edith Evans Peggy Ashcroft
Music by	Franz Waxman
Cinematography	Franz Planer
Edited by	Walter Thompson
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	July 18, 1959
Running time	149 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.5 million[1]
Box office	$12.8 million[1]

9) North by Northwest

North by Northwest
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alfred Hitchcock
Produced by	Alfred Hitchcock
Written by	Ernest Lehman
Starring	Cary Grant Eva Marie Saint James Mason Jessie Royce Landis
Music by	Bernard Herrmann
Cinematography	Robert Burks
Edited by	George Tomasini
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	July 1, 1959[1]
Running time	136 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$4.3 million[2]
Box office	$9.8 million[2]

10) Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder
Theatrical release poster by Saul Bass
Directed by	Otto Preminger
Produced by	Otto Preminger
Screenplay by	Wendell Mayes
Based on	Anatomy of a Murder by Robert Traver
Starring	James Stewart Lee Remick Ben Gazzara Arthur O'Connell Eve Arden Kathryn Grant George C. Scott
Music by	Duke Ellington
Cinematography	Sam Leavitt
Edited by	Louis R. Loeffler
Production company	Carlyle Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures Corporation
Release date	July 1, 1959
Running time	160 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$11 million[1]

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