#3,309 All-time worldwide

#5 1962 releases

Movie profile

The Longest Day

Name: The Longest Day
Genre: War, Action, Drama
Released: 1962-09-25
Duration: 178 min

1962 · 178 min · Darryl F. Zanuck Productions

War Action Drama

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $50.1M

Budget $10.0M

Gross minus budget $40.1M

ROI 5.01x

Domestic gross

$25.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$25.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$4.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Longest Day ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #3,309 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1962 releases #5 Release-year chart position of 36 titles Ranked against movies released in 1962. Studio / company #1 Darryl F. Zanuck Productions of 3 titles Position inside the mapped Darryl F. Zanuck Productions movie set. Primary genre #130 War of 487 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

#3,306 Dongji Rescue 2025 · $50.2M #3,307 The Brutalist 2024 · $50.1M #3,308 There's Still Tomorrow 2023 · $50.1M #3,312 National Security 2003 · $50.1M #3,313 The Replacements 2000 · $50.1M #3,314 Stigmata 1999 · $50.0M

Quick answer

How did The Longest Day (1962) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Longest Day (1962) earned a reported $50.1M worldwide against a reported $10.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $40.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 5.01x. In this database it currently ranks #3,309 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #5 among 1962 releases.

Worldwide gross: $50,100,000
Budget: $10,000,000
Gross minus budget: $40,100,000
ROI: 5.01x

Source: Reported box office data. Last updated: Jul 8, 2026. Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

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Story

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: Sep 25, 1962
Production: Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox
Countries: US

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Studio / production companyDarryl F. Zanuck Productions Release year chart1962 box office Genre chartWar Genre chartAction Genre chartDrama

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1962, The Longest Day is positioned in this dataset as a War, Action, Drama title from Darryl F. Zanuck Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $50.1M, reported production budget is $10.0M, gross-minus-budget is $40.1M, ROI is 5.01x. For comparison, it currently sits #3,309 all-time in the current chart set and #5 among 1962 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.

Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.