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
Pocketful of Miracles |
Director: Frank Capra |
Initial Theatrical Release: December 19, 1961 (Wide) by United Artists |
Domestic BO: $5,000,000 |
2
![The Curse of the Werewolf](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/Curse-of-the-Werewolf-The-(UK)-Thumbnail.jpg)
The Curse of the Werewolf |
Director: Terence Fisher |
Lead Roles: Clifford Evans as Don Alfredo Corledo, Yvonne Romain as Servant Girl |
Initial Theatrical Release: June 7, 1961 (Limited) by Universal |
Keywords: Werewolf |
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
3
The Hustler |
Lead Roles: Paul Newman as Eddie Felson |
Initial Theatrical Release: September 25, 1961 (Wide) |
Keywords: Gambling, Confidence Men |
Domestic BO: $7,600,000 |
4
Judgment at Nuremberg |
Director: Stanley Kramer |
Initial Theatrical Release: December 19, 1961 (Wide) |
Keywords: Courtroom / Legal Drama, World War II, Nazi, 1940s |
Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
Domestic BO: $10,000,000 |
5
Fanny |
Initial Theatrical Release: June 28, 1961 (Wide) |
Domestic BO: $9,996,178 |
6
![La Vérité](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/Verite-La-(France)-(1961)-Thumbnail.jpg)
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 |
7
The Misfits |
Director: John Huston |
Initial Theatrical Release: February 1, 1961 (Wide) by United Artists |
Keywords: Romance, Divorcée Romance, May / December Romance, Directing Yourself, Posthumous Release |
Domestic BO: $8,200,000 |
8
Pickpocket |
Director: Robert Bresson |
Initial Theatrical Release: January 2, 1961 (Wide), released as O Carteirista (Portugal) |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
International BO: $3,580 |
9
Chunhyangjeon |
Director: Seong-ki Hong |
Initial Theatrical Release: January 28, 1961 (Wide), released as Seong Chun-Hyang (South Korea) |
Classification: Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
International BO: $17,685 |
10
The Exiles |
Initial Theatrical Release: July 13, 1961 (Limited) by Pathe Contemporary Films |
Classification: Live Action |
Domestic BO: $26,516 |
11
El analfabeto |
Director: Miguel M. Delgado |
Initial Theatrical Release: September 7, 1961 (Limited) (Mexico) |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
12
![Yojimbo](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/Yojimbo-Thumbnail.jpg)
Yojimbo |
Director: Akira Kurosawa |
Initial Theatrical Release: September 13, 1961 (Wide) by Seneca International, released as Yojimbo the Bodyguard |
Keywords: Foreign Language |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
International BO: $3,961 |
13
Lola |
Director: Jacques Demy |
Initial Theatrical Release: March 3, 1961 (Limited) (France) |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
14
The Young Savages |
Director: John Frankenheimer |
Initial Theatrical Release: May 24, 1961 (Limited) |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
15
![Back Street](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/Back-Street-(1961)-Thumbnail.jpg)
Back Street |
Director: David Miller |
Lead Roles: Susan Hayward, John Gavin |
Initial Theatrical Release: October 12, 1961 (Limited) by Universal |
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
16
![West Side Story poster](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/West-Side-Story-Thumbnail.jpg)
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 |
17
Paris nous appartient |
Director: Jacques Rivette |
Initial Theatrical Release: December 13, 1961 (Limited) (France) |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
18
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 |
19
Come September |
Initial Theatrical Release: August 9, 1961 (Wide) by Universal |
Domestic BO: $12,710,696 |
20
One-Eyed Jacks |
Director: Marlon Brando |
Initial Theatrical Release: March 30, 1961 (Limited) |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
International BO: $415 |
21
Le Bride Sur Le Cou |
Director: Jean Aurel, Roger Vadim |
Initial Theatrical Release: April 19, 1961 (Limited) (France) |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action |
22
![Flower Drum Song](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/Flower-Drum-Song-Thumbnail.jpg)
Flower Drum Song |
Initial Theatrical Release: November 9, 1961 (Wide) by Universal |
Domestic BO: $10,738,117 |
23
Something Wild |
Director: Jack Garfein |
Initial Theatrical Release: December 20, 1961 (Limited) |
Classification: Drama |
24
Il ratto delle sabine |
Director: Richard Pottier |
Lead Roles: Roger Moore as Romulus |
Initial Theatrical Release: November 15, 1961 (Wide) (Italy) |
Classification: Romantic Comedy |