Finding box office information for movies made before 1980 is not an easy task. For somebody looking for box office information on 1961 it is very very frustrating. Over the years, we have researched and collected information on over 30,000 movies. So we figured we would show all the 1961 movies in our database.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1961. This page will looks at 106 1961 Top Box Office Movies. The movies are listed in a massive table that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. This only represents about 25% of the movies made in 1961….but should cover the top box office movies.
Our UMR Top 50 of 1961
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1961
West Side Story (1961)
AA Best Picture Win
1961
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
AA Best Picture Nom
1961
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
AA Best Picture Nom
1961
The Hustler (1961)
AA Best Picture Nom
1961
El Cid (1961)
1961
101 Dalmatians (1961)
1961
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
1961
The Parent Trap (1961)
1961
Lover Come Back (1961)
1961
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
1961
Flower Drum Song (1961)
1961
King of Kings (1961)
1961
Come September (1961)
1961
The Misfits (1961)
1961
Fanny (1961)
AA Best Picture Nom
1961
The Absent Minded Professor (1961)
1961
Blue Hawaii (1961)
1961
One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
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One, Two, Three (1961)
1961
Return to Peyton Place (1961)
1961
The Great Imposter (1961)
1961
Parrish (1961)
1961
Babes in Toyland (1961)
1961
Barabbas (1961)
1961
Susan Slade (1961)
1961
Back Street (1961)
1961
The Children's Hour (1961)
1961
The Ladies Man (1961)
1961
The Pleasure of His Company (1961)
1961
Yojimbo (1961)
1961
A Majority of One (1961)
1961
The Comancheros (1961)
1961
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
1961
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
1961
Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
1961
The Innocents (1961)
1961
The Last Sunset (1961)
1961
Greyfriars Bobby (1961)
1961
Sky Above Mud Below (1961)
1961
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (1961)
1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
1961
Murder She Said (1961)
1961
Goodbye Again (1961)
1961
The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)
1961
Divorce Italian Style (1961)
1961
Francis of Assisi (1961)
1961
Viridiana (1961)
Film Festival Circuit Only
1961
Scream of Fear/Taste of Fear (1961)
1961
The Errand Boy (1961)
1961
Homicidal (1961)
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| 1961 | West Side Story (1961) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1961 | The Guns of Navarone (1961) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1961 | Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1961 | The Hustler (1961) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1961 | El Cid (1961) | |
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| 1961 | 101 Dalmatians (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) | |
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| 1961 | The Parent Trap (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Lover Come Back (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Splendor in the Grass (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Flower Drum Song (1961) | |
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| 1961 | King of Kings (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Come September (1961) | |
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| 1961 | The Misfits (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Fanny (1961) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1961 | The Absent Minded Professor (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Blue Hawaii (1961) | |
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| 1961 | One-Eyed Jacks (1961) | |
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| 1961 | One, Two, Three (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Return to Peyton Place (1961) | |
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| 1961 | The Great Imposter (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Parrish (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Babes in Toyland (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Barabbas (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Susan Slade (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Back Street (1961) | |
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| 1961 | The Children's Hour (1961) | |
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| 1961 | The Ladies Man (1961) | |
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| 1961 | The Pleasure of His Company (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Yojimbo (1961) | |
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| 1961 | A Majority of One (1961) | |
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| 1961 | The Comancheros (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles (1961) | |
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| 1961 | A Raisin in the Sun (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Pit and the Pendulum (1961) | |
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| 1961 | The Innocents (1961) | |
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| 1961 | The Last Sunset (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Greyfriars Bobby (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Sky Above Mud Below (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Murder She Said (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Goodbye Again (1961) | |
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| 1961 | The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Divorce Italian Style (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Francis of Assisi (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Viridiana (1961) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1961 | Scream of Fear/Taste of Fear (1961) | |
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| 1961 | The Errand Boy (1961) | |
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| 1961 | Homicidal (1961) | |
1961 Top Box Office Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort 1961 Top Box Office Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
- Sort 1961 Top Box Office Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1961 Top Box Office Movies by stars of the movie
- Sort 1961 Top Box Office Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort 1961 Top Box Office Movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each 1961 Top Box Office Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1961 Top Box Office Movies received.
- Sort 1961 Top Box Office Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR). Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | UMR Score | ||||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | West Side Story (1961) AA Best Picture Win |
Natalie Wood | 41.3 | 602.1 | 1,188.90 | 2 | 80 | 11 / 10 | 99.8 | |
| 2 | The Guns of Navarone (1961) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gregory Peck & David Niven |
37.1 | 541.1 | 1,040.50 | 3 | 84 | 07 / 01 | 99.3 | |
| 4 | Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) AA Best Picture Nom |
Spencer Tracy & Marlene Dietrich |
11.3 | 164.4 | 164.40 | 19 | 86 | 11 / 02 | 99.0 | |
| 3 | The Hustler (1961) AA Best Picture Nom |
Paul Newman & George C. Scott |
10.9 | 158.2 | 158.20 | 21 | 88 | 09 / 02 | 99.0 | |
| 6 | El Cid (1961) | Charlton Heston & Sophia Loren |
34.3 | 499.5 | 499.50 | 4 | 82 | 03 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 5 | 101 Dalmatians (1961) | Rod Taylor | 73.9 | 1,076.5 | 1,586.40 | 1 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 7 | Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) | Audrey Hepburn & Mickey Rooney |
12.0 | 174.8 | 174.80 | 17 | 84 | 05 / 02 | 97.9 | |
| 8 | The Parent Trap (1961) | Maureen O'Hara & Brian Keith |
29.9 | 435.2 | 435.20 | 5 | 79 | 02 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 9 | Lover Come Back (1961) | Doris Day & Rock Hudson |
24.3 | 353.8 | 353.80 | 7 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 11 | Splendor in the Grass (1961) | Natalie Wood & Warren Beatty |
12.0 | 174.8 | 174.80 | 16 | 82 | 02 / 01 | 96.7 | |
| 11 | Flower Drum Song (1961) | Nancy Kwan & Jack Soo |
15.7 | 228.9 | 228.90 | 10 | 72 | 05 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 10 | King of Kings (1961) | Jeffrey Hunter & Robert Ryan |
22.9 | 333.0 | 333.00 | 8 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.3 | |
| 12 | Come September (1961) | Rock Hudson & Gina Lollobrigida |
18.6 | 270.5 | 270.50 | 9 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 96.2 | |
| 16 | The Misfits (1961) | Clark Gable & Marilyn Monroe |
11.4 | 166.5 | 218.50 | 18 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 16 | Fanny (1961) AA Best Picture Nom |
Charles Boyer & Leslie Caron |
12.1 | 176.8 | 280.80 | 15 | 69 | 05 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 14 | The Absent Minded Professor (1961) | Fred MacMurray | 29.7 | 432.9 | 432.90 | 6 | 70 | 03 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 17 | Blue Hawaii (1961) | Elvis Presley & Angela Lansbury |
13.4 | 195.6 | 195.60 | 11 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 19 | One-Eyed Jacks (1961) | Marlon Brando | 12.3 | 179.0 | 179.00 | 14 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 92.5 | |
| 18 | One, Two, Three (1961) | James Cagney | 7.1 | 104.1 | 104.10 | 29 | 86 | 01 / 00 | 91.3 | |
| 20 | Return to Peyton Place (1961) | Jeff Chandler & Eleanor Parker |
12.9 | 187.3 | 187.30 | 13 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 90.6 | |
| 21 | The Great Imposter (1961) | Tony Curtis | 8.6 | 124.9 | 124.90 | 24 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 22 | Parrish (1961) | Claudette Colbert & Karl Malden |
10.6 | 154.1 | 229.00 | 22 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 24 | Babes in Toyland (1961) | Annette Funicello | 13.1 | 191.5 | 191.50 | 12 | 50 | 02 / 00 | 88.7 | |
| 24 | Barabbas (1961) | Anthony Quinn & Ernest Borgnine |
8.3 | 120.7 | 120.70 | 25 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 26 | Susan Slade (1961) | Dorothy McGuire | 10.9 | 158.2 | 158.20 | 20 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 25 | Back Street (1961) | Susan Hayward | 7.6 | 110.3 | 110.30 | 28 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 88.0 | |
| 27 | The Children's Hour (1961) | Audrey Hepburn & Shirley MacLaine |
4.7 | 68.7 | 68.70 | 48 | 84 | 05 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 29 | The Ladies Man (1961) | Jerry Lewis & Kathleen Freeman |
8.0 | 116.5 | 116.50 | 26 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 86.7 | |
| 30 | The Pleasure of His Company (1961) | Fred Astaire & Debbie Reynolds |
9.0 | 131.1 | 131.10 | 23 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 86.6 | |
| 28 | Yojimbo (1961) | Directed by Akira Kurosawa | 3.0 | 43.7 | 43.70 | 72 | 90 | 01 / 00 | 85.9 | |
| 32 | A Majority of One (1961) | Rosalind Russell | 7.1 | 104.1 | 104.10 | 30 | 70 | 01 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 33 | The Comancheros (1961) | John Wayne & Lee Marvin |
7.0 | 102.0 | 102.00 | 32 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 85.1 | |
| 34 | Pocketful of Miracles (1961) | Bette Davis & Glenn Ford |
7.0 | 101.9 | 101.90 | 33 | 67 | 03 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 34 | A Raisin in the Sun (1961) | Sidney Poitier | 3.4 | 49.9 | 49.90 | 66 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 84.3 | |
| 36 | Pit and the Pendulum (1961) | Vincent Price & Barbara Steele |
5.7 | 83.2 | 83.20 | 41 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 83.5 | |
| 35 | The Innocents (1961) | Deborah Kerr | 3.4 | 49.9 | 49.90 | 67 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 37 | The Last Sunset (1961) | Rock Hudson & Kirk Douglas |
7.9 | 114.5 | 114.50 | 27 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 38 | Greyfriars Bobby (1961) | Donald Crisp | 2.7 | 39.5 | 39.50 | 80 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 79.2 | |
| 39 | Sky Above Mud Below (1961) | Gerard Delloye | 3.1 | 45.8 | 45.80 | 71 | 74 | 01 / 01 | 78.0 | |
| 40 | Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (1961) | WaltLiveAction | 5.3 | 77.0 | 77.00 | 42 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 77.7 | |
| 42 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) | Peter Lorre & Joan Fontaine |
6.6 | 95.7 | 95.70 | 36 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 77.7 | |
| 41 | Murder She Said (1961) | 2.9 | 41.6 | 41.60 | 77 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 77.6 | ||
| 44 | Goodbye Again (1961) | Ingrid Bergman & Anthony Perkins |
3.9 | 56.2 | 56.20 | 59 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 76.9 | |
| 45 | The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961) | Spencer Tracy & Frank Sinatra |
6.7 | 97.8 | 97.80 | 34 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 76.6 | |
| 44 | Divorce Italian Style (1961) | Marcello Mastroianni | 0.4 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 134 | 83 | 03 / 01 | 76.4 | |
| 47 | Francis of Assisi (1961) | Directed by Michael Curtiz | 5.1 | 74.9 | 74.90 | 46 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 76.3 | |
| 47 | Viridiana (1961) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Fernando Rey | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.40 | 153 | 87 | 00 / 00 | 75.1 | |
| 46 | Scream of Fear/Taste of Fear (1961) | Christopher Lee | 2.3 | 33.4 | 33.40 | 88 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 74.9 | |
| 50 | The Errand Boy (1961) | Jerry Lewis & Brian Donlevy |
7.1 | 104.1 | 104.10 | 31 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 74.8 | |
| 49 | Homicidal (1961) | Glenn Corbett | 4.6 | 66.6 | 66.60 | 50 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 74.8 | |
| 51 | Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961) | James Darren | 6.3 | 91.6 | 91.60 | 37 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 52 | Cry For Happy (1961) | Glenn Ford & Donald O'Connor |
5.1 | 74.9 | 74.90 | 44 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 73.0 | |
| 53 | Summer and Smoke (1961) | Geraldine Page & Una Merkel |
2.1 | 31.2 | 31.20 | 93 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 72.8 | |
| 53 | The Hoodlum Priest (1961) | Don Murray | 3.4 | 49.9 | 49.90 | 68 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 72.6 | |
| 55 | Bridge to the Sun (1961) | Carroll Baker | 2.9 | 41.6 | 41.60 | 75 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 72.4 | |
| 56 | Underworld U.S.A. (1961) | 2.5 | 36.0 | 36.00 | 84 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 72.2 | ||
| 57 | Wild in the Country (1961) | Elvis Presley | 6.1 | 88.9 | 88.90 | 39 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 71.8 | |
| 58 | Bachelor in Paradise (1961) | Lana Turner & Bob Hope |
6.7 | 97.8 | 97.80 | 35 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 71.7 | |
| 59 | The Honeymoon Machine (1961) | Steve McQueen | 5.1 | 74.9 | 74.90 | 45 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
| 60 | Two Rode Together (1961) | James Stewart & Richard Widmark |
4.1 | 60.4 | 60.40 | 55 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 70.8 | |
| 59 | Bachelor Flat (1961) | Tuesday Weld | 3.7 | 54.1 | 54.10 | 60 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 70.7 | |
| 62 | The Best of Enemies (1961) | David Niven & Michael Wilding |
1.8 | 26.0 | 26.00 | 99 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 70.3 | |
| 65 | The Young Savages (1961) | Burt Lancaster & Shelley Winters |
5.0 | 72.8 | 72.80 | 47 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 70.2 | |
| 65 | All in a Night's Work (1961) | Dean Martin & Shirley MacLaine |
6.3 | 91.6 | 91.60 | 38 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 69.4 | |
| 65 | On the Double (1961) | Danny Kaye | 4.7 | 68.7 | 68.70 | 49 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 69.1 | |
| 64 | Victim (1961) | 0.4 | 5.1 | 5.10 | 137 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 68.9 | ||
| 67 | Mysterious Island (1961) | Ray Harryhausen | 2.6 | 37.5 | 37.50 | 81 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 68.7 | |
| 66 | The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) | Vivien Leigh & Warren Beatty |
3.5 | 51.1 | 93.80 | 64 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 68.2 | |
| 67 | Ada (1961) | Dean Martin & Susan Hayward |
3.6 | 52.0 | 52.00 | 63 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 68.0 | |
| 69 | The Outsider (1961) | Tony Curtis | 2.2 | 31.4 | 31.40 | 90 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 66.6 | |
| 71 | Town Without Pity (1961) | Kirk Douglas | 2.9 | 41.6 | 41.60 | 74 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 66.5 | |
| 73 | Paris Blues (1961) | Paul Newman & Sidney Poitier |
3.1 | 45.8 | 45.80 | 70 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 66.4 | |
| 74 | Claudelle Inglish (1961) | 3.5 | 51.0 | 51.00 | 65 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 65.9 | ||
| 73 | The Deadly Companions (1961) | Maureen O'Hara & Brian Keith |
1.8 | 26.0 | 26.00 | 98 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 65.8 | |
| 76 | The Marriage-Go-Round (1961) | James Mason & Susan Hayward |
3.7 | 54.1 | 54.10 | 61 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 65.7 | |
| 78 | The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961) | Robert Mitchum | 3.6 | 53.1 | 53.10 | 62 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 64.5 | |
| 79 | All Hands on Deck (1961) | Pat Boone | 4.3 | 62.4 | 62.40 | 54 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 63.7 | |
| 78 | Master of the World (1961) | Charles Bronson & Vincent Price |
4.0 | 58.3 | 58.30 | 57 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 63.3 | |
| 77 | The Second Time Around (1961) | Debbie Reynolds & Thelma Ritter |
2.1 | 31.2 | 31.20 | 92 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 63.3 | |
| 80 | Whistle Down The Wind (1961) | Alan Bates | 0.2 | 3.1 | 3.10 | 140 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 62.5 | |
| 82 | Tammy Tell Me True (1961) | Sandra Dee | 2.8 | 41.4 | 41.40 | 78 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 61.3 | |
| 83 | Please Not Now!/La bride sur le cou (1961) | 2.8 | 41.0 | 41.00 | 79 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 61.2 | ||
| 83 | The Thief of Baghdad (1961) | Steve Reeves | 2.9 | 41.6 | 41.60 | 76 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 59.8 | |
| 84 | Romanoff and Juliet (1961) | Sandra Dee & Peter Ustinov |
1.8 | 25.6 | 25.60 | 101 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 59.5 | |
| 85 | A Taste Of Honey (1961) | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 144 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 59.1 | ||
| 87 | Duel of the Titans (1961) | 4.0 | 58.3 | 58.30 | 56 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 58.5 | ||
| 85 | The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) | 0.7 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 127 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 58.3 | ||
| 88 | Gorgo (1961) | Bill Travers | 4.4 | 64.5 | 64.50 | 51 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 57.6 | |
| 88 | Posse From Hell (1961) | Audie Murphy & Lee Van Cleef |
1.4 | 20.2 | 20.20 | 109 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 56.6 | |
| 91 | The Fiercest Heart (1961) | 1.5 | 22.5 | 22.50 | 104 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 56.1 | ||
| 93 | By Love Possessed (1961) | Lana Turner & John Sturges |
5.3 | 77.0 | 77.00 | 43 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 55.9 | |
| 91 | A Woman Is a Woman (1961) | Jean-Paul Belmondo | 0.1 | 2.1 | 16.10 | 145 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 55.6 | |
| 92 | Léon Morin, Priest (1961) | 0.1 | 1.2 | 35.60 | 154 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 55.1 | ||
| 94 | Jungle Fighters/The Long Short and Tall (1961) | Richard Harris | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 157 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 54.8 | |
| 95 | Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961) | Sal Ponti | 4.3 | 62.4 | 62.40 | 53 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 53.9 | |
| 96 | Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961) | Three Stooges | 4.3 | 62.4 | 62.40 | 52 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 53.9 | |
| 95 | Sail A Crooked Ship (1961) | Robert Wagner | 3.3 | 47.9 | 47.90 | 69 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 98 | Mr. Topaze (1961) | Peter Sellers | 0.9 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 123 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 52.8 | |
| 101 | The Naked Edge (1961) | Gary Cooper & Peter Cushing |
6.0 | 87.4 | 87.40 | 40 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 51.9 | |
| 98 | The Colossus of Rhodes (1961) | Directed by Sergio Leone | 2.5 | 37.0 | 37.00 | 82 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 51.9 | |
| 100 | Gold of the Seven Saints (1961) | Roger Moore | 1.5 | 21.9 | 21.90 | 107 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 51.1 | |
| 102 | The Secret Ways (1961) | Richard Widmark | 2.0 | 29.1 | 29.10 | 95 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 49.5 | |
| 101 | The Secret Partner (1961) | 0.4 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 132 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 48.1 | ||
| 103 | Portrait of a Mobster (1961) | 1.5 | 21.9 | 21.90 | 106 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 47.0 | ||
| 104 | Twenty Plus Two (1961) | Agnes Moorehead | 1.7 | 24.8 | 24.80 | 103 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 46.8 | |
| 107 | Twist Around The Clock (1961) | Chubby Checker | 4.0 | 57.6 | 57.60 | 58 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 45.8 | |
| 105 | The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1961) | George Kennedy | 1.2 | 18.2 | 18.20 | 113 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 45.8 | |
| 107 | A Fever In The Blood (1961) | Don Ameche | 1.4 | 20.1 | 32.60 | 110 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 45.0 | |
| 111 | The Happy Thieves (1961) | Rita Hayworth & Rex Harrison |
2.0 | 29.1 | 29.10 | 94 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 44.7 | |
| 108 | Too Late Blues (1961) | John Cassavetes | 1.3 | 18.8 | 18.80 | 112 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 44.0 | |
| 110 | Sanctuary (1961) | Lee Remick | 1.5 | 21.9 | 21.90 | 105 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 44.0 | |
| 112 | The Young Doctors (1961) | Ronald Reagan & Fredric March |
1.5 | 21.9 | 21.90 | 108 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 44.0 | |
| 112 | Something Wild (1961) | 0.7 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 128 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 42.6 | ||
| 116 | The Big Show (1961) | Esther Williams | 2.3 | 33.3 | 33.30 | 89 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 42.5 | |
| 116 | A Thunder of Drums (1961) | Charles Bronson | 2.1 | 31.2 | 31.20 | 91 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 41.8 | |
| 117 | Madison Avenue (1961) | Dana Andrews & Eleanor Parker |
2.4 | 35.1 | 35.10 | 86 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 41.4 | |
| 116 | Flame in the Streets (1961) | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 146 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 41.4 | ||
| 118 | La viaccia (1961) | 0.1 | 1.3 | 59.40 | 152 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 39.6 | ||
| 117 | The Singer Not The Song (1961) | Dirk Bogarde | 0.6 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 131 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 39.4 | |
| 121 | Black Tights (1961) | Cyd Charisse | 0.9 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 121 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 39.2 | |
| 123 | Che gioia vivere (1961) | 1.1 | 15.9 | 47.90 | 119 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 39.0 | ||
| 122 | No Love For Johnnie (1961) | 0.2 | 3.1 | 3.10 | 139 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 38.6 | ||
| 123 | One Plus One (1961) | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 143 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 38.0 | ||
| 125 | Angel Baby (1961) | Burt Reynolds & Joan Blondell |
1.9 | 27.1 | 27.10 | 97 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 37.5 | |
| 124 | Time Out For Love (1961) | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 148 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 37.0 | ||
| 126 | Night Tide (1961) | 0.4 | 5.2 | 5.20 | 135 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 34.4 | ||
| 127 | The Wonders of Aladdin (1961) | 1.8 | 25.9 | 25.90 | 100 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | ||
| 127 | Naked Autumn (1961) | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 150 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 33.3 | ||
| 128 | Johnny Nobody (1961) | William Bendix | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.20 | 142 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.3 | |
| 129 | Riviera-Story (1961) | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 156 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.5 | ||
| 131 | The George Raft Story (1961) | Jayne Mansfield | 2.4 | 35.4 | 35.40 | 85 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 31.4 | |
| 132 | Hey, Let's Twist! (1961) | Joey Dee | 2.9 | 41.6 | 41.60 | 73 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 28.4 | |
| 133 | Five Golden Hours (1961) | Cyd Charisse & George Sanders |
1.2 | 17.2 | 17.20 | 118 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 28.1 | |
| 132 | Man-Trap (1961) | 0.2 | 3.6 | 3.60 | 138 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 27.5 | ||
| 134 | The Green Helmet (1961) | Bil Travers | 1.1 | 15.6 | 39.50 | 120 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 27.1 | |
| 136 | The Big Bankroll (1961) | 1.2 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 116 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 26.3 | ||
| 135 | The Terror of the Tongs (1961) | 0.7 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 126 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 26.1 | ||
| 138 | Marines, Let's Go (1961) | 2.5 | 36.4 | 36.40 | 83 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 24.2 | ||
| 138 | The Queen's Guards (1961) | 0.4 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 133 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 23.8 | ||
| 140 | On The Fiddle (1961) | 0.6 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 130 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 23.1 | ||
| 141 | Tomboy and the Champ (1961) | 1.2 | 17.2 | 17.20 | 117 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 23.0 | ||
| 142 | Five Day Lover (1961) | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 149 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.7 | ||
| 144 | Armored Command (1961) | Burt Reynolds & Howard Keel |
0.9 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 122 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 20.9 | |
| 143 | Five Minutes To Live (1961) | Ron Howard | 0.8 | 11.4 | 11.40 | 125 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 20.9 | |
| 146 | Go Naked in The World (1961) | Ernest Borgnine & Gina Lollobrigida |
1.8 | 25.6 | 25.60 | 102 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 20.9 | |
| 145 | Duel of Champions (1961) | Alan Ladd & Franca Bettoia |
0.4 | 5.1 | 5.10 | 136 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 19.4 | |
| 147 | The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961) | Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin |
2.4 | 34.3 | 72.80 | 87 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 18.5 | |
| 148 | X-15 (1961) | Charles Bronson | 2.0 | 29.1 | 29.10 | 96 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 16.0 | |
| 149 | Why Bother to Knock (1961) | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.30 | 141 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 14.0 | ||
| 150 | Most Dangerous Man Alive (1961) | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 147 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 13.2 | ||
| 151 | Famous Love Affairs/Amours célèbres (1961) | Jean-Paul Belmondo | 0.1 | 1.7 | 36.80 | 151 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 13.1 | |
| 152 | The Tartars (1961) | Victor Mature | 0.8 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 124 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 12.3 | |
| 153 | Two Loves (1961) | Shirley MacLaine | 1.2 | 17.7 | 17.70 | 114 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 10.5 | |
| 155 | Everything's Ducky (1961) | Mickey Rooney | 1.3 | 18.9 | 18.90 | 111 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 9.8 | |
| 154 | Love Play (1961) | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 155 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 9.0 | ||
| 156 | Battle at Bloody Beach (1961) | Audie Murphy | 1.2 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 115 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 7.8 | |
| 157 | The Silent Call (1961) | Gail Russell | 0.6 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 129 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 1.2 |
Top earners in 1961 for Adjusted USA Box Office:
| Name | Number of Movies | Total Adj World Wide (mil) | Total Adj USA (mil) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Taylor | 1 | 1,586.4 | 1,076.5 |
| Natalie Wood | 2 | 1,363.7 | 776.9 |
| Rock Hudson | 3 | 738.8 | 738.8 |
| Saul Bass | 2 | 1,293.0 | 706.2 |
| Anthony Quinn | 2 | 1,161.2 | 661.8 |
| Rita Moreno | 2 | 1,220.1 | 633.3 |
| James Darren | 2 | 1,132.1 | 632.7 |
| Tommy Kirk | 2 | 624.4 | 624.4 |
| George Chakiris | 1 | 1,188.9 | 602.1 |
| Russ Tamblyn | 1 | 1,188.9 | 602.1 |
| Jerome Robbins | 1 | 1,188.9 | 602.1 |
| David Niven | 2 | 1,066.5 | 567.1 |
| Richard Harris | 2 | 1,041.2 | 541.8 |
| Gregory Peck | 1 | 1,040.5 | 541.1 |
| Anthony Quayle | 1 | 1,040.5 | 541.1 |
| Sophia Loren | 1 | 499.5 | 499.5 |
| Charlton Heston | 1 | 499.5 | 499.5 |
| Joe Flynn | 3 | 481.8 | 481.8 |
| Brian Keith | 2 | 461.2 | 461.2 |
| Maureen O'Hara | 2 | 461.2 | 461.2 |
| Karl Malden | 3 | 532.9 | 458.0 |
| John Mills | 3 | 446.1 | 446.1 |
| Hayley Mills | 2 | 438.3 | 438.3 |
| Leo G. Carroll | 2 | 437.3 | 437.3 |
| Fred MacMurray | 1 | 432.9 | 432.9 |
My Main Sources
Source 1: Variety – January 10th, 1962 Pages 13 & 58
Source 2: Twentieth Century-Fox A Corporate and Financial History by Aubrey Solomon
Source 3: Wikipedia
Source 4: IMDb.com
Source 5: BoxOfficeMojo.com
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La Notte
highly rated Italian Film
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054130
(although maybe you would decide this belongs in 1962)
Viridiana
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055601
Winner of Palme d’Or
Hey Sidney…added Viridiana to the table…it has an UMR score of 76.83….so it should come in at 41 when the entire website gets updated later today. Thanks for the suggestion.
One, Two, Three has on Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
(Daniel L. Fapp)
Hey Sidney……good catch….the last James Cagney leading role movie now has it’s Oscar nomination listed. Thanks for all the feedback.
Hi Mr. Cogerson,
Please review the following movies made in 1961 with box office data not listed in UMR database.
1961 Wings of Chance $9,000,000 SOURCE-Wikipedia
1961 Duel of the Titans $1,450,000 SOURCE-Wikipedia
1961 Taste of Fear/Scream of Fear $800,000 SOURCE-Wikipedia
Please see if you have box office data on this movie.
1961 Time Out for Love Starring-Jean Seberg and Maurice Ronet
Thx
Mike
Hey Mike thanks for the suggestions. Let’s look at the three movies….I added Duel of the Titans to the yearly review. That one got released in Italy in Decemeber of 1961. It apparently did not reach USA theaters until 1963…which made it show up in the 1963 Top Grossers…that must have confused me when I was doing these yearly reviews. It should be on the table on the next complete website update.
Taste/Scream of Fear shows $800,000 in Europe…..nothing for the United States….I checked my Hammer movie book and it offers up nothing on box office gross….but does offer up some great photos. So at this time….I am not adding it in.
Which gets us to the most confusing one. Wings of Chance. Wikipedia bases the box office on an article of the movie and quotes the producer of the movie. 9 million in gross would make Wings of Chance a Top 30 box office hit of 1961. Variey does not list the movie in 1961, 1962 or 1963. It does not show up in Variety’s May 4th, 1983 alphabetical order all-time top grossing movies (a great Variety to track down) or Variety’s February 24th 1992 Top Grossers by Decade (another great Variety to track down). Something does not add up…so at this time….I will have to do some further research.
Thanks as always for the suggestion. Might have to break the emergency glass on this one and see what Bob knows about the movie.
Hi Mr. Cogerson,
You have the film The Last Challenge(1967), item 103 listed in the year 1961.
Please correct when you can.
Thx
Mike
Hey Mike……well that is the first time I have seen an error like this in the database. Good catch…running an update as I type….The Last Challenge will soon be gone from this table. It has been on the right page for awhile….no clue how it got here. I guess it Wrecked-It-Ralphed it….lol. Thanks again.