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The year 1960 in film involved some significant events.
The top ten 1960 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
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1 | Spartacus | Universal | $14,000,000 [1] |
2 | Psycho | Paramount [nb 1] | $9,100,000 [1] |
3 | Exodus | United Artists | $8,500,000 [1] |
4 | Swiss Family Robinson | Buena Vista | $8,100,000 [3] |
5 | The Alamo | United Artists | $7,900,000 [1] |
6 | The World of Suzie Wong | Paramount | $7,500,000 [4] |
7 | BUtterfield 8 | MGM | $6,800,000 [5] |
8 | The Apartment | United Artists | $6,700,000 [1] |
9 | Ocean's 11 | Warner Bros. | $5,500,000 [1] |
10 | From the Terrace | 20th Century Fox | $5,200,000 [1] |
The highest-grossing 1960 films in countries outside of North America.
Country | Title | Director | Revenue | Admissions | Source(s) |
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France | Ben-Hur | William Wyler | — | 13,826,124 | [6] |
West Germany | Ben-Hur | William Wyler | — | 13,525,000 | [7] |
India | Mughal-e-Azam | K. Asif | $23,110,000 | 100,000,000 | [n 1] [10] |
Italy | Ben-Hur | William Wyler | — | 15,400,000 | [11] |
Soviet Union | Far from the Motherland | Aleksei Shvachko | $2,625,000 | 42,000,000 | [n 3] |
Spain | Ben-Hur | William Wyler | — | 4,653,194 | [15] |
United Kingdom | Ben-Hur | William Wyler | — | 13,200,000 | [16] |
Category/Organization | 18th Golden Globe Awards March 16, 1961 | 33rd Academy Awards April 17, 1961 | |
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Drama | Comedy or Musical | ||
Best Film | Spartacus | The Apartment (Comedy) Song Without End (Musical) | The Apartment |
Best Director | Jack Cardiff Sons and Lovers | Billy Wilder The Apartment | |
Best Actor | Burt Lancaster Elmer Gantry | Jack Lemmon The Apartment | Burt Lancaster Elmer Gantry |
Best Actress | Greer Garson Sunrise at Campobello | Shirley MacLaine The Apartment | Elizabeth Taylor BUtterfield 8 |
Best Supporting Actor | Sal Mineo Exodus | Peter Ustinov Spartacus | |
Best Supporting Actress | Janet Leigh Psycho | Shirley Jones Elmer Gantry | |
Best Foreign Language Film | La Vérité The Trials of Oscar Wilde The Virgin Spring | The Virgin Spring |
United States unless stated
United States unless stated