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List of 1963 box office number-one films in the United States

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This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1963 per Variety's weekly National boxoffice survey. The results are based on a sample of 20–25 key cities and therefore, any box office amounts quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.

Number-one films

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# Week ending Film Notes Ref
1 January 2, 1963 No survey published. The monthly summary noted that Taras Bulba was number one for a week in January [1]
2 January 9, 1963
3 January 16, 1963 Gypsy [2]
4 January 23, 1963 Mutiny on the Bounty [3]
5 January 30, 1963 Sodom and Gomorrah [4]
6 February 6, 1963 Lawrence of Arabia [5]
7 February 13, 1963 No survey published
8 February 20, 1963 To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird reached number one in its eighth week of release [6]
9 February 27, 1963 Son of Flubber [7]
10 March 6, 1963 [7]
11 March 13, 1963 To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird returned to number one in its eleventh week of release [8]
12 March 20, 1963 Days of Wine and Roses [9]
13 March 27, 1963 How the West Was Won How the West Was Won reached number one in its fifth week of release [10]
14 April 3, 1963 [11]
15 April 10, 1963 The Birds The Birds reached number one in its second week of release [12]
16 April 17, 1963 [13]
17 April 24, 1963 How the West Was Won How the West Was Won returned to number one in its ninth week of release [14]
18 May 1, 1963 [15]
19 May 8, 1963 [16]
20 May 15, 1963 [17]
21 May 22, 1963 [18]
22 May 29, 1963 [19]
23 June 5, 1963 55 Days at Peking [20]
24 June 12, 1963 How the West Was Won How the West Was Won returned to number one in its sixteenth week of release [21]
25 June 19, 1963 [22]
26 June 26, 1963 [23]
27 July 3, 1963 Cleopatra Cleopatra reached number one in its third week of release grossing $725,000 from 17 key cities [24]
28 July 10, 1963 [25]
29 July 17, 1963 [25]
30 July 24, 1963 [26]
31 July 31, 1963 [27]
32 August 7, 1963 [28]
33 August 14, 1963 [29]
34 August 21, 1963 [30]
35 August 28, 1963 [31]
36 September 4, 1963 [32]
37 September 11, 1963 [33]
38 September 18, 1963 [34]
39 September 25, 1963 [35]
40 October 2, 1963 The V.I.P.s The V.I.P.s grossed $473,000 from 19 key cities [36]
41 October 9, 1963 [37]
42 October 16, 1963 [38]
43 October 23, 1963 Cleopatra Cleopatra returned to number one in its 19th week of release [39]
44 October 30, 1963 [40]
45 November 6, 1963 Mary, Mary [41]
46 November 13, 1963 [42]
47 November 20, 1963 Cleopatra Cleopatra returned to number one in its 23rd week of release [43]
48 November 27, 1963 No data published Following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Variety did not publish box office figures for the week due to the reduced attendance, with theatres closed on Friday evening after the assassination and on Monday for his funeral as well as reduced attendance over the weekend [44]
49 December 4, 1963 Under the Yum Yum Tree [45]
50 December 11, 1963 [46]
51 December 18, 1963 [47]
52 December 25, 1963 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World [48]

Highest-grossing films

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The highest-grossing films during the calendar year based on theatrical rentals were as follows:

Rank Title Distributor Rental[49]
1 Cleopatra 20th Century Fox $15,700,000
2 The Longest Day $12,750,000
3 Irma la Douce United Artists $9,250,000
4 Lawrence of Arabia Columbia Pictures $9,000,000
5 How the West Was Won Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $8,000,000
6 Mutiny on the Bounty $7,700,000
7 Son of Flubber Buena Vista $6,900,000
8 To Kill a Mockingbird Universal Pictures $6,700,000
9 Bye Bye Birdie Columbia Pictures $5,600,000
10 Come Blow Your Horn Paramount Pictures $5,450,000

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wear, Mike (February 6, 1963). "January Big Vs. Low Temperatures; 'Mutiny'-'Gypsy' in First Spot Tie; 'Taras' 'Day' 'Jumbo' Run 2, 3, 4". Variety. p. 7.
  2. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 16, 1963. p. 12.
  3. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 23, 1963. p. 11.
  4. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 30, 1963. p. 22.
  5. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 6, 1963. p. 4.
  6. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 20, 1963. p. 17.
  7. ^ a b "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 6, 1963. p. 18.
  8. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 13, 1963. p. 21.
  9. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 20, 1963. p. 11.
  10. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 27, 1963. p. 16.
  11. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 3, 1963. p. 14. Retrieved January 18, 2022 – via Archive.org.
  12. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 10, 1963. p. 7.
  13. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 17, 1963. p. 15.
  14. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 24, 1963. p. 18.
  15. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 1, 1963. p. 21. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Archive.org.
  16. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 8, 1963. p. 11.
  17. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 15, 1963. p. 17.
  18. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 22, 1963. p. 17.
  19. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 29, 1963. p. 15.
  20. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 5, 1963. p. 16.
  21. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 12, 1963. p. 5.
  22. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 19, 1963. p. 3.
  23. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 26, 1963. p. 4.
  24. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 3, 1963. p. 4.
  25. ^ a b "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 17, 1963. p. 7.
  26. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 24, 1963. p. 5.
  27. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 31, 1963. p. 7.
  28. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 7, 1963. p. 7.
  29. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 14, 1963. p. 4.
  30. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 21, 1963. p. 6.
  31. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 28, 1963. p. 7.
  32. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 4, 1963. p. 7.
  33. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 11, 1963. p. 7.
  34. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 18, 1963. p. 5.
  35. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 25, 1963. p. 3.
  36. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 2, 1963. p. 5.
  37. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 9, 1963. p. 4.
  38. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 16, 1963. p. 5.
  39. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 23, 1963. p. 4.
  40. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 30, 1963. p. 7.
  41. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 6, 1963. p. 3.
  42. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 13, 1963. p. 5.
  43. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 20, 1963. p. 4.
  44. ^ "No B.O. Estimates This Week". Variety. November 27, 1963. p. 7.
  45. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 4, 1963. p. 3.
  46. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 11, 1963. p. 7.
  47. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 18, 1963. p. 4.
  48. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 25, 1963. p. 4.
  49. ^ "Top Rental Films of 1963". Variety. January 8, 1964. p. 37.

Chronology

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Preceded by 1963 Succeeded by
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