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
1	January 3, 1962	Babes in Toyland		[1]
2	January 10, 1962	Flower Drum Song		[2]
3	January 17, 1962	Flower Drum Song		[2]
4	January 24, 1962	Flower Drum Song		[3]
5	January 31, 1962	One, Two, Three		[4]
6	February 7, 1962	One, Two, Three		[5]
7	February 14, 1962	N/A	No survey published
8	February 21, 1962	Lover Come Back	Lover Come Back grossed more than $500,000 in 19 key cities	[6]
9	February 28, 1962	Lover Come Back	Lover Come Back grossed more than $440,000 in 19 key cities	[7]
10	March 7, 1962	Lover Come Back		[8]
11	March 14, 1962	Lover Come Back		[9]
12	March 21, 1962	Lover Come Back		[10]
13	March 28, 1962	West Side Story		[11]
14	April 4, 1962	West Side Story		[12]
15	April 11, 1962	West Side Story		[12]
16	April 18, 1962	West Side Story		[13]
17	April 25, 1962	Moon Pilot	Moon Pilot, together with an Easter Disneyland USA stageshow, grossed a record $230,000 at Radio City Music Hall	[14][15]
18	May 2, 1962	West Side Story		[16]
19	May 9, 1962	West Side Story		[17]
20	May 16, 1962	West Side Story		[18]
21	May 23, 1962	West Side Story		[19]
22	May 30, 1962	West Side Story		[20]
23	June 6, 1962	West Side Story		[21]
24	June 13, 1962	West Side Story		[22]
25	June 20, 1962	West Side Story		[23]
26	June 27, 1962	That Touch of Mink	That Touch of Mink grossed nearly $450,000 from 17 engagements	[24]
27	July 4, 1962	That Touch of Mink	That Touch of Mink grossed $450,000 from 18 key cities	[25]
28	July 11, 1962	That Touch of Mink		[26]
29	July 18, 1962	That Touch of Mink		[27]
30	July 25, 1962	That Touch of Mink	That Touch of Mink grossed $400,000 from 18 key cities	[28]
31	August 1, 1962	The Music Man		[29]
32	August 8, 1962	That Touch of Mink		[30]
33	August 15, 1962	That Touch of Mink		[31]
34	August 22, 1962	The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm	The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm reached number one in its second week of release	[32]
35	August 29, 1962	The Music Man		[33]
36	September 5, 1962	The Music Man		[34]
37	September 12, 1962	The Music Man		[35]
38	September 19, 1962	The Music Man		[36]
39	September 26, 1962	The Music Man		[36]
40	October 3, 1962	The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm	The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm returned to number one in its eighth week of release	[37]
41	October 10, 1962	The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm		[38]
42	October 17, 1962	The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm		[39]
43	October 24, 1962	The Longest Day		[40]
44	October 31, 1962	The Longest Day		[41]
45	November 7, 1962	The Manchurian Candidate		[42]
46	November 14, 1962	The Longest Day		[43]
47	November 21, 1962	The Longest Day		[44]
48	November 28, 1962	The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm		[45]
49	December 5, 1962	Mutiny on the Bounty		[46]
50	December 12, 1962	Mutiny on the Bounty		[47]
51	December 19, 1962	Mutiny on the Bounty		[48]
52	December 26, 1962	N/A	No survey published

Highest-grossing films

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

Rank	Title	Distributor	Rental[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

• List of American films — American films by year
• Lists of box office number-one films