Most Popular Movies 1961
This chart shows the 1961 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1961 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1961 - Top 1961 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1962 → |
1
| West Side Story |
| Director: Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins |
| Lead Roles: Natalie Wood as Maria, Richard Beymer as Tony |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 18, 1961 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Gangs, Romantic Musical, 1950s, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Modern Adaptation, Romeo and Juliet Romance |
| Classification: Based on Play, Musical, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $43,700,000 |
|
International BO: $3,896,274 |
2
| Babes in Toyland |
| Director: Jack Donohue |
| Lead Roles: Annette Funicello as Mary Contrary, Tommy Sands as Tom Piper, Ray Bolger as Barnaby |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 14, 1961 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Living Toys, Family Musical, Christmas, Romance, Kidnap, Romani |
| Classification: Based on Musical or Opera, Musical, Live Action, Fantasy |
|
Domestic BO: $10,218,316 |
3
| Cimarron |
| Director: Anthony Mann |
| Lead Roles: Glenn Ford |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 22, 1961 (Limited) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Romance |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
4
| Breakfast at Tiffany's |
| Director: Blake Edwards |
| Lead Roles: Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly (Lulamae Barnes), George Peppard as Paul 'Fred' Varjak |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 5, 1961 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Romance, Sugar Daddy, Whitewashed Casting, Yellowface |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $9,551,904 |
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International BO: $234,737 |
5
| Two Rode Together |
| Director: John Ford |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 28, 1961 (Limited) by Columbia |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
International BO: $379 |
6
| Pocketful of Miracles |
| Director: Frank Capra |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 19, 1961 (Wide) by United Artists |
|
Domestic BO: $5,000,000 |
7
| Le capitaine Fracasse |
| Director: Pierre Gaspard-Huit |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 21, 1961 (Limited) (France) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
International BO: $1,727 |
8
| Atlantis, The Lost Continent |
| Director: George Pal |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 3, 1961 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Play, Adventure, Live Action, Fantasy |
9
| Accattone |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 22, 1961 (Limited) (Italy) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
International BO: $501 |
10
| The Young Savages |
| Director: John Frankenheimer |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 24, 1961 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
11
| Le Bride Sur Le Cou |
| Director: Jean Aurel, Roger Vadim |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 19, 1961 (Limited) (France) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action |
12
| Il ratto delle sabine |
| Director: Richard Pottier |
| Lead Roles: Roger Moore as Romulus |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 15, 1961 (Wide) (Italy) |
| Classification: Romantic Comedy |
13
| Il Colosso di Rodi |
| Director: Sergio Leone |
| Lead Roles: Rory Calhoun |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 13, 1961 (Limited) by MGM, released as The Colossus of Rhodes |
14
| La Dolce Vita |
| Director: Federico Fellini |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 19, 1961 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Comedy Drama, Prologue, Segments, Epilogue, Ensemble, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Drug Overdose, Religious |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $19,500,000 |
|
International BO: $170,304 |
15
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| La Vérité |
| Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot |
| Lead Roles: Brigitte Bardot as Dominique Marceau |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 26, 1961 (Limited), released as The Truth |
| Classification: Based on Play, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
16
| Blue Hawaii |
| Director: Norman Taurog |
| Lead Roles: Elvis Presley as Chad Gates |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 22, 1961 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Romantic Musical, Romance, Unrequited Love, Set in Hawaii, Fired |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Musical, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $10,440,453 |
17
| A Raisin in the Sun |
| Director: Daniel Petrie |
| Lead Roles: Sidney Poitier |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 29, 1961 (Limited) by Columbia |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
18
| Viva L’Italia |
| Director: Roberto Rossellini |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 2, 1961 (Wide) (Italy) |
| Keywords: Direct-to-Video |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
19
| 101 Dalmatians |
| Director: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman |
| Lead Roles: Rod Taylor as Pongo |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 25, 1961 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Voiceover/Narration, Fashion, Kidnap, Rescue, Family Adventure |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Hand Animation, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $153,000,000 |
|
International BO: $302,565 |
20
| One, Two, Three |
| Director: Billy Wilder |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 15, 1961 (Limited) |
| Classification: Comedy |