List of 1963 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 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
# Week ending Film Notes Ref
1January 2, 1963No survey published. The monthly summary noted that Taras Bulba was number one for a week in January[1]
2January 9, 1963
3January 16, 1963Gypsy[2]
4January 23, 1963Mutiny on the Bounty[3]
5January 30, 1963Sodom and Gomorrah[4]
6February 6, 1963Lawrence of Arabia[5]
7February 13, 1963No survey published
8February 20, 1963To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird reached number one in its eighth week of release[6]
9February 27, 1963Son of Flubber[7]
10March 6, 1963Son of Flubber[7]
11March 13, 1963To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird returned to number one in its eleventh week of release[8]
12March 20, 1963Days of Wine and Roses[9]
13March 27, 1963How the West Was WonHow the West Was Won reached number one in its fifth week of release[10]
14April 3, 1963How the West Was Won[11]
15April 10, 1963The BirdsThe Birds reached number one in its second week of release[12]
16April 17, 1963The Birds[13]
17April 24, 1963How the West Was WonHow the West Was Won returned to number one in its ninth week of release[14]
18May 1, 1963How the West Was Won[15]
19May 8, 1963How the West Was Won[16]
20May 15, 1963How the West Was Won[17]
21May 22, 1963How the West Was Won[18]
22May 29, 1963How the West Was Won[19]
23June 5, 196355 Days at Peking[20]
24June 12, 1963How the West Was WonHow the West Was Won returned to number one in its sixteenth week of release[21]
25June 19, 1963How the West Was Won[22]
26June 26, 1963How the West Was Won[23]
27July 3, 1963CleopatraCleopatra reached number one in its third week of release grossing $725,000 from 17 key cities[24]
28July 10, 1963Cleopatra[25]
29July 17, 1963Cleopatra[25]
30July 24, 1963Cleopatra[26]
31July 31, 1963Cleopatra[27]
32August 7, 1963Cleopatra[28]
33August 14, 1963Cleopatra[29]
34August 21, 1963Cleopatra[30]
35August 28, 1963Cleopatra[31]
36September 4, 1963Cleopatra[32]
37September 11, 1963Cleopatra[33]
38September 18, 1963Cleopatra[34]
39September 25, 1963Cleopatra[35]
40October 2, 1963The V.I.P.sThe V.I.P.s grossed $473,000 from 19 key cities[36]
41October 9, 1963The V.I.P.s[37]
42October 16, 1963The V.I.P.s[38]
43October 23, 1963CleopatraCleopatra returned to number one in its 19th week of release[39]
44October 30, 1963Cleopatra[40]
45November 6, 1963Mary, Mary[41]
46November 13, 1963Mary, Mary[42]
47November 20, 1963CleopatraCleopatra returned to number one in its 23rd week of release[43]
48November 27, 1963No data publishedFollowing 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]
49December 4, 1963Under the Yum Yum Tree[45]
50December 11, 1963Under the Yum Yum Tree[46]
51December 18, 1963Under the Yum Yum Tree[47]
52December 25, 1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World[48]

Highest-grossing films

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

RankTitleDistributorRental[49]
1 Cleopatra 20th Century Fox $15,700,000
2 The Longest Day 20th Century Fox $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 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $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

References
  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. "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.
  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.
  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. "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.

See also
Preceded by
1962		 1963 Succeeded by
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