This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly
box office
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in the United States during
1959 per ''
Varietys 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
Highest-grossing films
The highest-grossing films during the calendar year based on
theatrical rental
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s were as follows:
See also
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List of American films
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People
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Organizations
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— American films by year
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Lists of box office number-one films
References
Chronology
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1959
1959 in American cinema
1959-related lists