| Fun in Acapulco | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Richard Thorpe |
| Written by | Allan Weiss |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Daniel L. Fapp |
| Edited by | Stanley E. Johnson |
| Music by | Joseph J. Lilley |
Production company | Hal Wallis Productions |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3,100,000 (US/ Canada)[1] |
Fun in Acapulco is a 1963 American musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley and Ursula Andress.[5]
The film featured the Top 10 Billboard hit "Bossa Nova Baby" and reached No. 1 on the national weekly box office charts a week after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. The film would be Presley's last release before the arrival of Beatlemania. It was the top-grossing movie musical of 1963.
- ^ "Top Rental Features of 1963", Variety, 8 January 1964 p 71. Please note figures are rentals as opposed to total gross.
- ^ James L. Neibaur (4 April 2014). The Elvis Movies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 127–133. ISBN 978-1-4422-3074-3.
- ^ Filmfacts. 1964.
- ^ David Bret (2001). Elvis: The Hollywood Years. Robson. ISBN 978-1-86105-416-6.
- ^ [2][3][4]