The Numbers - Movies Released in 1961
This list shows all films released in 1961, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
See also:
Top 1961 Worldwide -
Domestic Release Schedule for 1961 -
Domestic Home Market Release Schedule for 1961 -
Most Popular 1961
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| January, 1961 |
| January 2 |
Pickpocket |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,580 |
|
| |
| January 13 |
The Dead One |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 22 |
Cimarron |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 24 |
La Notte |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$43,095 |
|
| |
| January 25 |
101 Dalmatians |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$153,302,565 |
|
| |
| January 28 |
Chunhyangjeon |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$17,685 |
|
| February, 1961 |
| February 1 |
The Misfits |
|
Theatrical |
$8,200,000 |
|
| |
| February 2 |
Viva L’Italia |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$18,734 |
|
| |
| February 18 |
Gold of the Seven Saints |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| March, 1961 |
| March 3 |
Lola |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 16 |
The Absent Minded Professor |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$25,381,407 |
|
| |
| March 30 |
One-Eyed Jacks |
Western |
Theatrical |
$358,941 |
|
| |
| March 31 |
Pleins feux sur l’assassin |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$38,131 |
|
| April, 1961 |
| April 2 |
The Sins of Rachel Cade |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 19 |
Le Bride Sur Le Cou |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
La Dolce Vita |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$20,596,062 |
|
| |
| April 21 |
Le capitaine Fracasse |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$1,727 |
|
| |
| April 30 |
The Secret Ways |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$7,619 |
|
| May, 1961 |
| May 3 |
Atlantis, The Lost Continent |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 5 |
Return to Peyton Place |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$9,996,178 |
|
| |
| May 24 |
The Young Savages |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$66,445 |
|
| |
| May 29 |
A Raisin in the Sun |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$84,298 |
|
| June, 1961 |
| June 7 |
The Curse of the Werewolf |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 19 |
Narayama bushiko |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 21 |
The Parent Trap |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$29,650,385 |
|
| |
| June 22 |
The Guns of Navarone |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$28,919,394 |
|
| |
| June 26 |
La Vérité |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$84,414 |
|
| |
| June 28 |
Fanny |
|
Theatrical |
$9,996,178 |
|
|
Two Rode Together |
Western |
Theatrical |
$379 |
|
| |
| |
| Jun, 1961 TBD |
rivolta degli schiavi La |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| July, 1961 |
| July 12 |
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$422,183 |
|
| |
| July 13 |
The Exiles |
|
Theatrical |
$26,516 |
|
| |
| |
| Jul, 1961 TBD |
You Have to Run Fast |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| August, 1961 |
| August 9 |
Come September |
|
Theatrical |
$12,710,696 |
|
| |
| August 19 |
Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 25 |
Splendor in the Grass |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$29,684 |
|
| |
| August 30 |
The City of the Dead |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 31 |
I mongoli |
Action |
Theatrical |
$2,233 |
|
|
Plein soleil |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$641,940 |
|
|
Victim |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$25,564 |
|
| September, 1961 |
| September 6 |
A Woman is a Woman |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$100,368 |
|
| |
| September 7 |
El analfabeto |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 11 |
Master of the World |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 13 |
Yojimbo |
Action |
Theatrical |
$3,611 |
|
| |
| September 22 |
Léon Morin, prêtre |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$46,436 |
|
| |
| September 25 |
The Hustler |
|
Theatrical |
$7,600,000 |
|
| |
| September 26 |
A Thunder of Drums |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| October, 1961 |
| October 5 |
Breakfast at Tiffany's |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$9,786,641 |
|
| |
| October 12 |
Back Street |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Vanina Vanini |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$571 |
|
| |
| October 18 |
West Side Story |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$47,596,274 |
|
| |
| October 30 |
King of Kings |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$14,483,352 |
|
| November, 1961 |
| November 1 |
Bachelor in Paradise |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 9 |
Flower Drum Song |
|
Theatrical |
$10,738,117 |
|
| |
| November 15 |
Il ratto delle sabine |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 22 |
Accattone |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$501 |
|
|
Blue Hawaii |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$10,440,453 |
|
| |
| November 27 |
Gorgo |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| December, 1961 |
| December 13 |
Il Colosso di Rodi |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Paris nous appartient |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$83,689 |
|
|
The Wonders of Aladdin |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 14 |
Babes in Toyland |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$10,218,316 |
|
|
El Cid |
|
Theatrical |
$26,600,000 |
|
| |
| December 15 |
One, Two, Three |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 19 |
Judgment at Nuremberg |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$10,000,000 |
|
|
Pocketful of Miracles |
|
Theatrical |
$5,000,000 |
|
| |
| December 20 |
Aquamania |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Lover Come Back |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$16,937,969 |
|
|
Something Wild |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 22 |
Una vita difficile |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$71,630 |
|
| |
| December 25 |
The Innocents |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$1,104,964 |
|
