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North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1960
Note: We only have detailed box office data from 1977 onwards. For earlier years the total box office is sometimes assigned to the release year of a movie, while the box office amount could have been earned during two or even more years.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.
See Movie Index 1960 for an overview of all movies released in 1960.
Top Grossing Movies of 1960
| Rank | Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Genre | 1960 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swiss Family Robinson | Dec 21, 1960 | Adventure | $40,400,000 | 58,550,724 | |
| 2 | Psycho | Mar 8, 1960 | Horror | $32,000,000 | 46,376,811 | |
| 3 | Spartacus | Oct 7, 1960 | Universal | Drama | $28,653,527 | 41,526,850 |
| 4 | Exodus | Dec 15, 1960 | $21,750,000 | 31,521,739 | ||
| 5 | The Apartment | Jun 15, 1960 | United Artists | Romantic Comedy | $18,600,000 | 26,956,521 |
| 6 | Tall Story | Apr 6, 1960 | $12,000,000 | 17,391,304 | ||
| 7 | Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Mar 31, 1960 | MGM | Comedy | $11,100,000 | 16,086,956 |
| 8 | Elmer Gantry | Jul 7, 1960 | Drama | $10,400,000 | 15,072,463 | |
| 9 | Pepe | Dec 21, 1960 | Columbia | $9,600,000 | 13,913,043 | |
| 10 | The Alamo | Oct 24, 1960 | United Artists | Western | $7,900,000 | 11,449,275 |
| 11 | Midnight Lace | Oct 13, 1960 | Universal | Thriller/Suspense | $7,400,000 | 10,724,637 |
| 12 | The Grass is Greener | Dec 23, 1960 | $6,000,000 | 8,695,652 | ||
| 13 | G.I. Blues | Nov 23, 1960 | Comedy | $4,300,000 | 6,231,884 | |
| 14 | Macumba Love | Jun 30, 1960 | $3,000,000 | 4,347,826 | ||
| 15 | Flaming Star | Dec 20, 1960 | $900 | 1,304 | ||
| Total Gross of All Movies | $213,104,427 | |||||
| Total Tickets Sold | 308,846,989 | |||||
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