List of American films of 1961 explained

A list of American films released in 1961. __TOC__

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

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1961
Rank
TitleStudioGross
1. The Guns of Navarone
Columbia$28,900,000
2. West Side StoryUnited Artists$19,646,000
3. One Hundred and One DalmatiansDisney$14,000,000
4. El CidAllied Artists$12,000,000
5. The Absent-Minded Professor
Disney$11,426,000
6. The Parent Trap
Disney$11,322,000
7. La Dolce Vita
Astor/AIP$8,000,000
8. Lover Come BackUniversal$7,625,000
9. King of KingsMGM$6,520,000
10. Bayou (film) (Re-released as Poor White Trash)* CDA/United Artists$6,000,000

A–B

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20,000 Eyes Jack Leewood Thriller 20th Century Fox
The Absent-Minded Professor Comedy Disney
remade in 1997; 3 Oscar nominations
AdaDrama MGM
based on novel by Wirt Williams
All in a Night's WorkComedyParamount
All Hands on Deck Musical 20th Century Fox
Angel BabyDrama Allied Artists
film debut of Burt Reynolds
Atlas Adventure American International Pictures
Armored CommandWar Allied Artists
Atlantis, the Lost ContinentScience fiction MGM
Babes in ToylandMusicalDisney
based on Victor Herbert operetta
Bachelor in ParadiseComedy MGM
Back StreetDramaUniversal
from Fannie Hurst novel; remake of 1932 and 1941 films
Battle at Bloody Beach Herbert Coleman War 20th Century Fox
The Beast of Yucca FlatsScience fiction
The Big BankrollCrime Allied Artists
The Big GambleAdventure 20th Century Fox
The Big Show Drama 20th Century Fox
Blast of SilenceThriller Universal
Bloodlust!HorrorCrown International
Blue Hawaii Musical Paramount
Blueprint for Robbery Crime Paramount Pictures
Boy Who Caught a Crook Adventure United Artists
Breakfast at Tiffany'sBlake EdwardsAudrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Buddy Ebsen, Patricia Neal, Martin Balsam, Mickey RooneyDramaParamount
based on Truman Capote story; won two Oscars
Bridge to the SunDramaMGM
Buffalo Gun Western Independent
By Love PossessedDrama United Artists

C–I

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The Cat Burglar Thriller United Artists
The Children's HourDrama United Artists
from Lillian Hellman play; five Oscar nominations
The Choppers Crime Fairway International Pictures
Claudelle Inglish Drama Warner Bros.
The Clown and the Kid Drama United Artists
A Cold Wind in August Drama United Artists
The Comancheros20th Century Fox
Curtiz's final film
Come SeptemberComedy Universal
The Continental Twist Comedy American International Pictures
Creature from the Haunted SeaScience fiction Independent
Cry for HappyComedy Columbia
The Deadly CompanionsSam PeckinpahMaureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Chill WillsWestern Pathé America
Peckinpah's first film
The Devil at 4 O'ClockMervyn LeRoySpencer Tracy, Frank Sinatra, Grégoire AslanAdventure Columbia
The Devil's Hand Horror Crown International Pictures
Diary of a Nudist Davee Decker, Norman Casserly Comedy
DondiComedy Allied Artists
based on comic strip
El CidAnthony MannCharlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, Geneviève Page, Herbert LomHistorical epicAllied Artists
three Oscar nominations
The Errand BoyComedy Paramount
Everything's DuckyDon TaylorBuddy Hackett, Mickey Rooney, Jackie CooperComedy Columbia
The Exiles Documentary Contemporary Films
The Explosive GenerationDrama United Artists
FannyDrama Warner Bros.
five Oscar nominations
Fear No More Bernard Wiesen Thriller Astor Pictures
A Fever in the BloodDrama Warner Bros.
The Fiercest Heart Drama 20th Century Fox
Five Minutes to Live Bill Karn Drama Somera Productions-Flower Film Productions
Flight of the Lost Balloon Science fiction A.I.P.
The Flight That Disappeared Drama United Artists
Flower Drum SongMusical Universal
based on play; five Oscar nominations
Force of Impulse Drama Astor Pictures
Francis of AssisiDrama Fox
Frontier Uprising Western United Artists
The Gambler Wore a Gun Western United Artists
The George Raft StoryBiography Allied Artists
Gidget Goes HawaiianComedy Columbia Pictures
sequel to Gidget
Go Naked in the World Drama MGM
Gold of the Seven SaintsAdventure Warner Bros.
Goodbye AgainDrama United Artists
based on Françoise Sagan novel
The Great ImpostorBiography Universal
based on Robert Crichton book
Greyfriars Bobby Drama Disney
Gun Fight Western United Artists
Gun Street Western United Artists
The Happy Thieves Comedy United Artists
Hey, Let's Twist! Musical Paramount
HomicidalThriller Columbia
The Honeymoon MachineComedy MGM
based on play by Lorenzo Semple Jr.
The Hoodlum PriestBiography United Artists
The HustlerDrama 20th Century Fox
based on novel by Walter Tevis; nine Oscar nominations

J–R

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Judgment at NurembergDrama United Artists
Academy Awards for Schell, screenplay; eleven nominations
King of KingsMGM
remake of 1927 film
The Ladies ManComedy Paramount
The Last SunsetWestern Universal
based on Howard Rigsby novel
The Last Time I Saw ArchieComedy United Artists
The Lawbreakers Drama MGM
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come Drama 20th Century Fox
The Long Rope Western 20th Century Fox
Look in Any WindowDrama Allied Artists
Love in a Goldfish BowlComedy Paramount
Lover Come BackComedy Universal
Mad Dog Coll Drama Columbia Pictures
Madison Avenue Drama 20th Century Fox
A Majority of OneComedy Warner Bros.
based on Leonard Spigelgass play
Man-TrapDrama Paramount
Marines, Let's Go War 20th Century Fox
The Marriage-Go-RoundComedy Fox
based on Leslie Stevens play
Master of the WorldAdventure A.I.P.
The MisfitsDrama, Romance, Western United Artists
final film for Gable, Monroe
A Matter of Morals Drama United Artists
Misty Family 20th Century Fox
Most Dangerous Man AliveAllan DwanRon Randell, Debra PagetScience fiction Columbia
Dwan's final film
Mr. Sardonicus Horror Columbia
Mysterious IslandScience fiction Columbia
based on Jules Verne novel
The Naked EdgeUnited Artists
Cooper's final film
Night TideFantasy A.I.P.
Nude on the Moon
Ole Rex Robert Hinkle Western Universal
On the DoubleComedy Paramount
One-Eyed JacksWestern Paramount
only film directed by Brando
One Hundred and One DalmatiansClyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang ReithermanBen Wright, Betty Lou Gerson, Rod Taylor (voices) AnimatedDisney
live-action remake in 1996
One, Two, Three James Cagney, Horst Bucholtz, Pamela TiffinComedy United Artists
Cagney's last film until 1981
Operation Bottleneck War United Artists
Operation Eichmann Drama Allied Artists
The OutsiderBiography Universal
story of Ira Hayes
The Parent TrapComedy Disney
remade in 1998
Paris BluesComedy United Artists
ParrishDrama Warner Bros.
The Phantom Planet Science fiction A.I.P.
Pirates of Tortuga Adventure 20th Century Fox
The Pit and the PendulumHorror A.I.P.
from Edgar Allan Poe story
The Pleasure of His CompanyComedy Paramount
Golden Globe for Astaire
Pocketful of Miracles Comedy United Artists
Capra's final film; based on a story by Damon Runyon
Police Dog Story James Brown, Merry AndersCrime
Portrait of a MobsterCrime Warner Bros.
Posse from Hell Herbert Coleman Western Universal
The Purple Hills Western 20th Century Fox
Question 7Drama
A Raisin in the SunDrama Columbia
based on Lorraine Hansberry play; remade in 2008
ReptilicusScience fiction Saga Studios
Danish-American production
Return to Peyton PlaceDrama 20th Century Fox
sequel to Peyton Place
The Right Approach Drama 20th Century Fox
Ring of Fire Drama MGM
Romanoff and Juliet Comedy Universal
The Roman Spring of Mrs. StoneDrama Warner Bros.
based on Tennessee Williams play

S–Z

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Sail a Crooked ShipComedy Columbia
Sanctuary Drama 20th Century Fox
The Second Time AroundComedy 20th Century Fox
Secret of Deep Harbor Thriller United Artists
The Secret WaysThriller Universal
The Sergeant Was a Lady Comedy Universal
Seven Women from Hell Drama 20th Century Fox
The Silent Call John A. Bushelman Drama 20th Century Fox
The Sinister UrgeDrama Headliner Productions
The Sins of Rachel CadeDrama Warner Bros.
Sniper's Ridge John A. Bushelman War 20th Century Fox
Snow White and the Three StoogesComedy 20th Century Fox
Something WildDrama United Artists
Splendor in the GrassDrama Warner Bros.
Oscar for writer William Inge
Square of Violence War MGM
The Steel ClawAction Warner Bros.
Stop! Look! and Laugh!Don Appell, Louis Brandt Comedy Columbia
Summer and SmokeDrama Paramount
from play by Tennessee Williams; four Oscar nominations
Susan Slade Drama Warner Bros.
Swingin' Along Comedy 20th Century Fox
Tammy Tell Me TrueHarry KellerSandra Dee, John GavinRomance Universal
second film in Tammy series
Teenage Millionaire Comedy United Artists
Three Blondes in His Life Leon Chooluck Comedy Golden Film Productions
A Thunder of DrumsWestern MGM
Tomboy and the Champ Western Universal
Too Late BluesJohn CassavetesBobby Darin, Stella StevensDramaParamount
Town Without PityDramaUnited Artists
Twenty Plus Two Drama Allied Artists
Twist Around the Clock Musical Columbia
The Two Little Bears Randall Hood Comedy 20th Century Fox
Two Loves Romance MGM
Two Rode TogetherWestern Columbia
Underworld U.S.A.Columbia
Valley of the Dragons Science fiction Columbia
Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaScience fiction 20th Century Fox
became TV series
Walk the Angry Beach Drama
War Is HellWar Allied Artists
West Side StoryMusical United Artists
won 10 Oscars; based on stage musical and Romeo and Juliet
When the Clock Strikes Crime United Artists
Wild in the Country Drama 20th Century Fox
Wings of Chance Action Universal
The Wizard of Baghdad Comedy 20th Century Fox
X-15Adventure United Artists
You Have to Run Fast Drama United Artists
The Young DoctorsDrama United Artists
The Young SavagesDrama United Artists

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