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 |
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Domestic BO: $5,000,000 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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Domestic BO: $10,000,000 |
5
| Fanny |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 28, 1961 (Wide) |
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Domestic BO: $9,996,178 |
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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 |
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 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |