A list of American films released in 1961.
1961 Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
1. | The Guns of Navarone* | Columbia | $28,900,000 |
2. | West Side Story | United Artists | $19,646,000 |
3. | One Hundred and One Dalmatians | Disney | $14,000,000 |
4. | El Cid | Allied Artists | $12,000,000 |
5. | The Absent-Minded Professor* | Disney | $11,426,000 |
6. | The Parent Trap* | Disney | $11,322,000 |
7. | La Dolce Vita* | Astor/AIP | $8,000,000 |
8. | Lover Come Back | Universal | $7,625,000 |
9. | King of Kings | MGM | $6,520,000 |
10. | Poor White Trash* | CDA/United Artists | $6,000,000 |
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