List of 1951 box office number-one films in the United States

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This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1951 per Variety's weekly National Boxoffice Survey. The results are based on a sample of 20-25 key cities and therefore, any box office amounts quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.

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Number-one films

#Week endingFilmNotesRef
1January 3, 1951 Mr. Music [1]
2January 10, 1951 Harvey Harvey reached number one in its third week of release. [1]
3January 17, 1951 [2]
4January 24, 1951 Halls of Montezuma Halls of Montezuma reached number one in its third week of release. [3]
5January 31, 1951 At War with the Army At War with the Army reached number one in its fifth week of release. [4]
6February 7, 1951At War with the Army grossed $350,000 from 16 key cities. [5]
7February 14, 1951At War with the Army grossed $200,000 from the cities sampled. [6]
8February 21, 1951 Born Yesterday Born Yesterday reached number one in its eighth week of release. [7]
9February 28, 1951 Payment on Demand Payment on Demand reached number one in its fourth week of release. [8]
10March 7, 1951 [9]
11March 14, 1951Born YesterdayBorn Yesterday returned to number one in its 11th week of release. [10]
12March 21, 1951 [11]
13March 28, 1951 Royal Wedding Royal Wedding grossed $492,000 from the cities sampled. [12]
14April 4, 1951 [13]
15April 11, 1951 [14]
16April 18, 1951 Father's Little Dividend [15]
17April 25, 1951 [16]
18May 2, 1951 [17]
19May 9, 1951 [18]
20May 16, 1951 The Great Caruso The Great Caruso reached number one in its fourth week of release. [19]
21May 23, 1951The Great Caruso grossed $353,000 from 14 key cities. [20]
22May 30, 1951The Great Caruso grossed $390,000 from 15 key cities. [21]
23June 6, 1951 [22]
24June 13, 1951The Great Caruso grossed $292,000 from the cities sampled. [23]
25June 20, 1951 [24]
26June 27, 1951 [25]
27July 4, 1951 [26]
28July 11, 1951 [27]
29July 18, 1951 Show Boat [28]
30July 25, 1951 [29]
31August 1, 1951Show Boat grossed $464,000 from 20 key cities. [30]
32August 8, 1951Show Boat grossed $380,000 from 15 key cities. [31]
33August 15, 1951 That's My Boy That's My Boy reached number one in its 13th week of release. [32]
34August 22, 1951 [33]
35August 29, 1951 [34]
36September 5, 1951 [35]
37September 12, 1951 David and Bathsheba David and Bathsheba reached number one in its fourth week of release. [36]
38September 19, 1951 [37]
39September 26, 1951David and Bathsheba grossed $360,000 from 18 key cities. [38]
40October 3, 1951 [39]
41October 10, 1951 [40]
42October 17, 1951 A Place in the Sun A Place in the Sun reached number one in its ninth week of release. [41]
43October 24, 1951 The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel [42]
44October 31, 1951 An American in Paris An American in Paris reached number one in its fourth week of release. [43]
45November 7, 1951 [44]
46November 14, 1951 [45]
47November 21, 1951An American in Paris grossed $310,000 from the cities sampled. [46]
48November 28, 1951 Quo Vadis Quo Vadis reached number one in its fourth week of release. [47]
49December 5, 1951 [48]
50December 12, 1951 [49]
51December 19, 1951 [50]
52December 26, 1951 [51]

Highest-grossing films

The highest-grossing films during the calendar year based on theatrical rentals were as follows:

RankTitleDistributorRental [52]
1 David and Bathsheba 20th Century Fox $7,000,000
2 Show Boat Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $5,200,000
3 An American in Paris $4,500,000
4 The Great Caruso $4,500,000
5 A Streetcar Named Desire Warner Bros. $4,250,000
6 Born Yesterday Columbia Pictures $4,150,000
7 That's My Boy Paramount Pictures $3,800,000
8 A Place in the Sun $3,500,000
9 At War with the Army $3,350,000
10 Father's Little Dividend Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer$3,100,000

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 10, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  2. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 17, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  3. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 24, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  4. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 31, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  5. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 7, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  6. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 14, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  7. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 21, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  8. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 28, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  9. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 7, 1951. p. 5. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  10. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 14, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  11. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 21, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  12. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 28, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  13. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 4, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  14. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 11, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  15. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 18, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  16. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 25, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  17. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 2, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  18. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 9, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  19. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 16, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  20. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 23, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  21. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 30, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  22. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 6, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  23. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 13, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  24. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 20, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  25. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 27, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  26. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 4, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  27. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 11, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  28. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 18, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  29. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 25, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  30. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 1, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  31. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 8, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  32. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 15, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  33. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 22, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  34. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 29, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  35. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 5, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  36. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 12, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  37. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 19, 1951. p. 5. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  38. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 26, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  39. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 3, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  40. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 10, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  41. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 17, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  42. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 24, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  43. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 31, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  44. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 7, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  45. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 14, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  46. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 21, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  47. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 28, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  48. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 5, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  49. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 12, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  50. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 19, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  51. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 26, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Archive.org.
  52. ↑ "Top Grossers of 1951". Variety. January 2, 1952. p. 70. Retrieved February 26, 2023– via Archive.org.

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