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Movies Released in 1959

Release DateMovieGenreProduction
Budget
Domestic
Box Office
to Date
Trailer

January, 1959

January 1 A Hole in the Head   $11,000,000  
Imitation of Life   $14,000,000  
Journey to the Center of the Earth   $10,000,000  
North by Northwest Action   $13,275,000  
The Nun's Story $3,500,000 $12,800,000  
On the Beach   $11,000,000  
Pillow Talk Romantic Comedy   $18,750,000  
Pork Chop Hill   $3,690,000  
Rio Bravo   $5,800,000  
Solomon and Sheba $5,000,000 $11,000,000  
 
January 29 Sleeping Beauty Drama   $9,464,608  

March, 1959

March 19 The Shaggy Dog   $29,000,000  
 
March 29 Some Like it Hot $2,883,848 $25,000,000  

November, 1959

November 18 Ben-Hur Adventure $15,000,000 $73,000,000  

December, 1959

December 5 Operation Petticoat Romantic Comedy   $23,300,000  
 
December 31 Suddenly, Last Summer   $0