List of 1962 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1962 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
# Week ending Film Notes Ref
1January 3, 1962Babes in Toyland[1]
2January 10, 1962Flower Drum Song[2]
3January 17, 1962Flower Drum Song[2]
4January 24, 1962Flower Drum Song[3]
5January 31, 1962One, Two, Three[4]
6February 7, 1962One, Two, Three[5]
7February 14, 1962N/ANo survey published
8February 21, 1962Lover Come BackLover Come Back grossed more than $500,000 in 19 key cities[6]
9February 28, 1962Lover Come BackLover Come Back grossed more than $440,000 in 19 key cities[7]
10March 7, 1962Lover Come Back[8]
11March 14, 1962Lover Come Back[9]
12March 21, 1962Lover Come Back[10]
13March 28, 1962West Side Story[11]
14April 4, 1962West Side Story[12]
15April 11, 1962West Side Story[12]
16April 18, 1962West Side Story[13]
17April 25, 1962Moon PilotMoon Pilot, together with an Easter Disneyland USA stageshow, grossed a record $230,000 at Radio City Music Hall[14][15]
18May 2, 1962West Side Story[16]
19May 9, 1962West Side Story[17]
20May 16, 1962West Side Story[18]
21May 23, 1962West Side Story[19]
22May 30, 1962West Side Story[20]
23June 6, 1962West Side Story[21]
24June 13, 1962West Side Story[22]
25June 20, 1962West Side Story[23]
26June 27, 1962That Touch of MinkThat Touch of Mink grossed nearly $450,000 from 17 engagements[24]
27July 4, 1962That Touch of MinkThat Touch of Mink grossed $450,000 from 18 key cities[25]
28July 11, 1962That Touch of Mink[26]
29July 18, 1962That Touch of Mink[27]
30July 25, 1962That Touch of MinkThat Touch of Mink grossed $400,000 from 18 key cities[28]
31August 1, 1962The Music Man[29]
32August 8, 1962That Touch of Mink[30]
33August 15, 1962That Touch of Mink[31]
34August 22, 1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmThe Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm reached number one in its second week of release[32]
35August 29, 1962The Music Man[33]
36September 5, 1962The Music Man[34]
37September 12, 1962The Music Man[35]
38September 19, 1962The Music Man[36]
39September 26, 1962The Music Man[36]
40October 3, 1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmThe Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm returned to number one in its eighth week of release[37]
41October 10, 1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm[38]
42October 17, 1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm[39]
43October 24, 1962The Longest Day[40]
44October 31, 1962The Longest Day[41]
45November 7, 1962The Manchurian Candidate[42]
46November 14, 1962The Longest Day[43]
47November 21, 1962The Longest Day[44]
48November 28, 1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm[45]
49December 5, 1962Mutiny on the Bounty[46]
50December 12, 1962Mutiny on the Bounty[47]
51December 19, 1962Mutiny on the Bounty[48]
52December 26, 1962N/ANo survey published

Highest-grossing films

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

RankTitleDistributorRental[49]
1 Spartacus Universal Pictures $13,500,000
2 West Side Story United Artists $11,000,000
3 Lover Come Back Universal Pictures $8,500,000
That Touch of Mink
5 El Cid Allied Artists $8,000,000
The Music Man Warner Bros.
7 King of Kings Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $7,500,000
8 Hatari! Paramount Pictures $6,000,000
9 Flower Drum Song Universal Pictures $5,000,000
The Interns Columbia Pictures

References
  1. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 3, 1962. p. 20.
  2. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 17, 1962. p. 3.
  3. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 24, 1962. p. 8.
  4. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 31, 1962. p. 7.
  5. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 7, 1962. p. 20.
  6. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 21, 1962. p. 13.
  7. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 28, 1962. p. 13.
  8. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 7, 1962. p. 3.
  9. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 14, 1962. p. 17.
  10. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 21, 1962. p. 3.
  11. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 28, 1962. p. 5.
  12. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 11, 1962. p. 14.
  13. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 18, 1962. p. 15.
  14. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 25, 1962. p. 15.
  15. "Easter Booms B'way; 'Traitor' Wow 55G; 'Pilot'-Easter Show New High, 230G, 'Fear' Big 37G, 'Jessica' 32G". Variety. April 25, 1962. p. 9.
  16. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 2, 1962. p. 3.
  17. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 9, 1962. p. 10.
  18. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 16, 1962. p. 17.
  19. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 23, 1962. p. 11.
  20. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 30, 1962. p. 24.
  21. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 6, 1962. p. 5.
  22. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 13, 1962. p. 15.
  23. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 20, 1962. p. 19.
  24. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 27, 1962. p. 17.
  25. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 4, 1962. p. 7.
  26. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 11, 1962. p. 15.
  27. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 18, 1962. p. 13.
  28. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 25, 1962. p. 18.
  29. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 1, 1962. p. 16.
  30. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 8, 1962. p. 8.
  31. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 15, 1962. p. 9.
  32. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 22, 1962. p. 3.
  33. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 29, 1962. p. 9.
  34. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 5, 1962. p. 8.
  35. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 12, 1962. p. 9.
  36. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 26, 1962. p. 4.
  37. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 3, 1962. p. 16.
  38. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 10, 1962. p. 12.
  39. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 17, 1962. p. 11.
  40. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 24, 1962. p. 14.
  41. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 31, 1962. p. 10.
  42. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 7, 1962. p. 12.
  43. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 14, 1962. p. 10.
  44. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 21, 1962. p. 11.
  45. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 28, 1962. p. 7.
  46. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 5, 1962. p. 7.
  47. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 12, 1962. p. 4.
  48. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 19, 1962. p. 15.
  49. "Big Rental Pictures of 1962". Variety. January 9, 1963. p. 13.

See also
Preceded by
1961		 1962 Succeeded by
1963
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