Movies Released in 1961
| Release Date | Movie | Genre | Production Budget | Domestic Box Office to Date | Trailer |
January, 1961 |
| January 1 |
Judgment at Nuremberg |
|
|
$10,000,000 |
|
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The Misfits |
|
$4,000,000 |
$8,200,000 |
|
|
Pocketful of Miracles |
|
$2,900,000 |
$5,000,000 |
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| |
| January 25 |
101 Dalmatians |
Comedy |
|
$153,000,000 |
|
February, 1961 |
| February 7 |
ŕ bout de souffle |
Drama |
|
$67,464 |
|
March, 1961 |
| March 16 |
The Absent Minded Professor |
Comedy |
|
$25,381,407 |
|
April, 1961 |
| April 19 |
Dolce Vita, La |
|
|
$19,500,000 |
|
May, 1961 |
| May 5 |
Return to Peyton Place |
|
|
$9,996,178 |
|
June, 1961 |
| June 10 |
Ascenseur pour l'échafaud |
Drama |
|
$263,404 |
|
| |
| June 21 |
The Parent Trap |
|
|
$25,150,385 |
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| |
| June 22 |
The Guns of Naverone |
|
|
$28,900,000 |
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| |
| June 28 |
Fanny |
|
|
$9,996,178 |
|
July, 1961 |
| July 13 |
The Exiles |
|
|
$26,516 |
|
August, 1961 |
| August 9 |
Come September |
|
|
$12,710,696 |
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| |
| August 31 |
Purple Noon |
Drama |
|
$618,090 |
|
September, 1961 |
| September 13 |
Yojimbo |
Action |
|
$0 |
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| |
| September 25 |
The Hustler |
|
$2,000,000 |
$7,600,000 |
|
October, 1961 |
| October 5 |
Breakfast at Tiffany's |
Drama |
|
$9,551,904 |
|
| |
| October 18 |
West Side Story |
Musical |
$6,000,000 |
$43,700,000 |
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| |
| October 30 |
King of Kings |
|
|
$14,483,352 |
|
November, 1961 |
| November 9 |
Flower Drum Song |
|
|
$10,738,117 |
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| |
| November 22 |
Blue Hawaii |
Musical |
|
$10,440,453 |
|
December, 1961 |
| December 14 |
Babes in Toyland |
Musical |
|
$10,218,316 |
|
|
El Cid |
|
|
$26,600,000 |
|
| |
| December 20 |
Lover Come Back |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$16,937,969 |
|
| |
| December 31 |
Master of the World |
Adventure |
|
$0 |
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