1963 in film


The year 1963 in film involved some significant events, including the big-budget epic Cleopatra and two films with all-star casts, How the West Was Won and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1963 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
RankTitleDistributorDomestic rentals
1Cleopatra20th Century Fox$26,000,000
2How the West Was WonMGM$20,932,883
3It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldUnited Artists$20,800,000
4Tom JonesUnited Artists$17,070,000
5Irma la DouceUnited Artists$11,921,784
6Son of FlubberWalt [Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista]$9,100,000
7CharadeUniversal$6,363,000
8Bye Bye BirdieColumbia$6,200,000
9Come Blow Your Horn
Move Over, Darling		Paramount
20th Century Fox		$6,000,000
10The Great EscapeUnited Artists$5,546,000

Events

Awards

Academy Awards:
Golden Globe Awards:
Palme d'Or :
Golden Lion :
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1963 film releases

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January–March

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Zatoichi on the Road, directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda – Zatoichi the Fugitive, directed by Tokuzō Tanaka –

Short film series

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