Finding box office information for movies made before 1980 is not an easy task. For somebody looking for box office information on 1960 it is very very frustrating. Over the years, we have researched and collected information on over 30,000 movies. So we figured we would show all the 1960 movies in our database.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1960. This page will looks at 119 1960 Top Grossing Movies. The movies are listed in a massive table that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. This only represents about 25% of the movies made in 1960….but should cover the top box office movies.
Our UMR Top 50 of 1960
1960 Top Grossing Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort 1960 Top Grossing Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1960 Top Grossing Movies by stars of the movie
- Sort 1960 Top Grossing Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort 1960 Top Grossing Movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each 1960 Top Grossing Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1960 Top Grossing Movies received.
- Sort 1960 Top Grossing Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR). Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
Top earners in 1960 for Adjusted USA Box Office:
My Main Sources
Source 1: Variety – January 4th, 1961 Page 47
Source 2: Twentieth Century-Fox A Corporate and Financial History by Aubrey Solomon
Source 3: Wikipedia
Source 4: IMDb.com
Source 5: BoxOfficeMojo.com
How the Box Office Numbers were Calculated
Sadly in 1960….BoxOfficeMojo was not around to keep track of box office earnings. Back then earnings seem to be a secret and a secret that needed to be safely locked up. When studios did report box office stats they used “box office rentals”. Box office rentals were the amount of money the studio got back from the theaters. It is NOT the box office gross. Every year the rental to box office gross percentage changed…in 1960 this meant you had to triple the rentals to get the gross….so the multiplier used in this page was 3.0.
Our Yearly Review Pages
- 1936 Yearly Review
- 1936 Worldwide Gross
- 1937 Yearly Review
- 1938 Yearly Review
- 1939 Yearly Review
- Quigley Top 25 1939
- 1940 Yearly Review
- 1941 Yearly Review
- 1942 Yearly Review
- 1943 Yearly Review
- 1944 Yearly Review
- 1945 Yearly Review
- 1946 Yearly Review
- 1947 Yearly Review
- 1948 Yearly Review
- 1949 Yearly Review
- 1950 Yearly Review
- 1951 Yearly Review
- 1952 Yearly Review
- 1953 Yearly Review
- 1954 Yearly Review
- 1955 Yearly Review
- 1956 Yearly Review
- 1957 Yearly Review
- 1958 Yearly Review
- 1959 Yearly Review
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Hi
I’ve always enjoyed Inherit The Wind. Tracey and Frederick March were fantastic in it. The British film The Entertainer was really good but probably too dark for American audiences.
I’m surprised The Magnificent Seven didn’t make more money. I think if it hadn’t been for Ben Hurr winning in 1959, I think Spartacus would have got the Oscar for 1960. One of the best epics ever made and probably Kirk’s finest hour.
Although the winning movie, The Apartment is very entertaining. And of course we mustn’t forget about Psycho, definitely Hitchcock at his best.
Hey Chris.
1. I have never seen Inherit The Wind…even though it is sitting on my DVD rack….just waiting for me to watch….I will have to watch that one soon.
2. I also have not seen The Entertainer….even though I have heard that it is one of Sir Larry’s better roles….once again….I will have to watch it too.
3. The Magnificent Seven is like Shawshank Redemption….gained it’s fame after it was released. It was the 39th biggest hit of the year…one spot behind Clark Gable’s It Started In Naples.
4. Good point about Ben-Hur hurting Spartacus’ Oscar attention……somehow Spartacus did not even get a Best Picture nomination.
5. I think the Top 5 is pretty impressive. That includes The Apartment and Psycho.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on 1960 movies.
Yes these are the 101 1960 films I have seen since December 1992 when I hit # 8000 thru December 31, 2017 (yes we have updated the list) Key is film, year, studio, star when I used to list (thru 2012), date seen and source (tape, DVD, TV channel).
12 HOURS TO KILL 1960 FOX BARBARA EDEN 5/3 1996 TMC
12 TO THE MOON 1960 COL TOM CONWAY 5/1 1994 COM
13 FIGHTING MEN 1960 FOX 4/3 2015 FXM
ACCURSED, THE (U.K.) 1960 AA DONALD WOLFIT ROBERT BRAY 4/15 2013 TCM
ALL THE YOUNG MEN 1960 COL ALAN LADD SIDNEY POITIER 12/7 1997 AMC
AMAZING TRANSPARENT MAN 1960 AIP MARGUERITE CHAPMAN 12/8 1993 CUNY
AMAZONS OF ROME (IT-FR-YUGO) 1960 CARLO BRAGALA LOUIS JOURDAN SYLVIA SIMS 4/11 1993 TNT
ANGEL WORE RED 1960 MGM AVA GARDNER DIRK BOGARDE 10/2 1994 TNT
ANGRY RED PLANET 1960 AIP XXX XXX 2/8 1996 TMC
ANGRY SILENCE (U.K.) 1960 VALIANT FILMS 1/29 2015 TCM
BAREFOOT ADVENTURE (DOC.) 1960 BRUCE BROWN FILMS 4/19 2012 TCM
BATTLE OF BLOOD ISLAND 1960 FILMGROUP RICHARD DEVON RON KENNEDY 12/6 2012 DVD
BECAUSE THEY’RE YOUNG 1960 COL TUESDAY WELD 7/3 2000 AMC
BLACK TIGHTS (FR.) 1960 MAGNA MAURICE CHEVALIER 1/17 2006 TAPE
BLUEBEARD’S 10 HONEYMOONS (U.K.) 1960 AA GEORGE SANDERS 9/1 2017 TCM
BOY AND THE PIRATES 1960 UA XXX XXX 12/26 1992 TNT
CAGE OF EVIL 1960 UA XXX XXX 5/15 1999 TCM
CASH MCCALL 1960 WB JAMES GARNER NATALIE WOOD 7/17 1994 FAM
CIMARRON 1960 MGM GLENN FORD MARIA SCHELL 7/17 1993 TBS
CIRCLE OF DECEPTION 1960 FOX BRADFORD DILLMAN SUZY PARKER 2/2 2006 FXM
CLUE OF THE TWISTED CANDLE (U.K.) 1960 ANGLO AMALGAMATED BERNARD LEE 1/4 2016 DVD
COLLEGE CONFIDENTIAL 1960 UNI STEVE ALLEN JAYNE MEADOWS 4/17 2010 TCM
COLOSSUS AND THE AMAZON QUEEN (IT.) 1960 AIP ROD TAYLOR ED FURY 5/5 2008 DVD
CONQUERER OF THE ORIENT (IT.) 1960 EMB GIANNA MARIA CANALE RIK BATTAGLIA 4/5 2008 DVD
CROWDED SKY 1960 WB DANA ANDREWS RHONDA FLEMING 6/5 1993 TNT
DAY THEY ROBBED THE BANK OF ENGLAND (U.K.) 1960 MGM ALDO RAY PETER O’TOOLE 9/30 1999 TCM
DESIRE IN THE DUST 1960 FOX RAYMOND BURR JOAN BENNETT 6/16 2005 FXM
DOG OF FLANDERS 1960 FOX XXX XXX 11/27 1996 DIS
DOG’S BEST FRIEND 1960 UA BILL WILLIAMS 4/10 2007 TCM
ENEMY GENERAL 1960 COL VAN JOHNSON JEAN-PIERRE AUMONT 8/23 2014 ANT
FEET OF CLAY (U.K.) 1960 UA XXX XXX 10/14 1996 TMC
FIVE GOLDEN HOURS (U.K.-IT.) 1960 COL ERNIE KOVACS CYD CHARISSE 3/8 1993 TNT
FLESH AND THE FIENDS A/K/A MANIA (U.K.) 1960 VALIANT PETER CUSHING 10/26 2005 AMC
FRECKLES 1960 FOX MARTIN WEST CAROL CHRISTENSEN 11/6 2005 FXM
FROM THE TERRACE 1960 FOX PAUL NEWMAN JOANNE WOODWARD 7/21 1996 AMC
GERONIMO’S REVENGE (MTV) 1960 BV 1/21 1996 DIS
GIRL IN LOVERS LANE 1960 FUTURAMIC XXX XXX 4/16 1994 COM
GOLIATH AND THE DRAGON (IT.) 1960 AIP MARK FARRAR BRODERICK CRAWFORD 7/13 2008 DVD
HELL BENT FOR LEATHER 1960 UNI AUDIE MURPHY FELICIA FARR 3/6 1995 AMC
HELL TO ETERNITY 1960 AA JEFFREY HUNTER DAVID JANSSEN 5/30 1994 TNT
HOME FROM THE HILL 1960 MGM ROBERT MITCHUM ELEANOR PARKER 8/13 1999 TCM
HORSE WITH THE FLYING TAIL (DOC.) 1960 BV 6/3 2017 TCM
JAZZ BOAT (U.K.) 1960 COL ANTHONY NEWLEY ANNE AUBREY 11/7 2011 TCM
JAZZ ON A SUMMER’S DAY (MUSIC FILM) 1960 GALAXY ATTRACTIONS XXX XXX 5/23 1996 BRAVO
JUNGLE CAT (DOC.) 1960 BV XXX XXX 4/21 1995 DIS
KEY WITNESS 1960 MGM JEFFREY HUNTER 12/17 2002 TCM
LA DOLCE VITA (IT-FR.) 1960 ASTOR MARCELLO MASTROIANNI ANITA EKBERG 1/1 1996 BRAVO
LA TISERA DE ORO (MEX.) 1960 1/1 2013 DVD
LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN (U.K.) 1960 KINGSLEY INTL. JACK HAWKINS NIGEL PATRICK 12/4 1999 IFC
LEGIONS OF THE NILE (IT-FR-SP) 1960 FOX LINDA CRISTAL GEORGES MARCHAL 5/6 2012 FXM
MAKE MINE MINK (U.K.) 1960 CONTINENTAL TERRY-THOMAS ATHENE SEYLER 6/13 2014 TCM
MAN ON A STRING 1960 COL ERNEST BORGNINE KERWIN MATHEWS 6/28 1993 TNT
MAN WHO WAS NOBODY (U.K.) 1960 ANGLO AMALGAMATED HAZEL COURT 1/10 2016 DVD
MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE (U.K.) 1960 ANGLO AMALGAMATED JOHN CAIRNEY 1/5 2016 DVD
MI MADRE ES CULPABLE (MEX.) 1960 FILMEX 4/30 2013 DVD
MILLIONAIRESS, THE (U.K.) 1960 FOX SOPHIA LOREN PETER SELLERS 3/21 2009 TCM
MOUNTAIN ROAD 1960 COL JAMES STEWART 4/3 1993 TNT
MUSIC BOX KID 1960 UA XXX XXX 1/18 2000 TCM
NEVER LET GO (U.K.) 1960 CONTINENTAL RICHARD TODD PETER SELLERS 1/8 2011 TCM
NICE LITTLE BANK THAT SHOULD BE ROBBED 1960 FOX MICKEY ROONEY TOM EWELL 2/24 2010 FXM
NIGHT FIGHTERS (U.K.) 1960 UA ROBERT MITCHUM ANNE HEYWOOD 10/9 2000 TCM
OKLAHOMA TERRITORY 1960 UA BILL WILLIAMS GLORIA TALBOTT 12/28 2009 WEST
ONE FOOT IN HELL 1960 FOX ALAN LADD DON MURRAY 2/6 1997 TMC
PAY OR DIE 1960 AA ERNEST BORGNINE 10/15 2017 TCM
PEEPING TOM (U.K.) 1960 ASTOR XXX XXX 6/7 1995 BRAVO
PRIVATE PROPERTY 1960 CITATION 1/15 2017 TCM
PURPLE GANG 1960 AA BARRY SULLIVAN ROBERT BLAKE 5/8 2012 TCM
RISE AND FALL OF LEGS DIAMOND 1960 WB RAY DANTON 8/15 1993 TNT
SANTA CLAUS (MEX.) 1960 K. GORDON MURRAY KEN SMITH 12/21 2014 TCM
SECRET OF THE PURPLE REEF 1960 FOX XXX XXX 1/3 1995 TMC
SEPTEMBER STORM 1960 FOX JOANNE DRU MARK STEVENS 10/26 1999 AMC
SERGEANT RUTLEDGE 1960 WB JEFFREY HUNTER 6/27 1994 TNT
SEVEN THIEVES 1960 FOX EDWARD G. ROBINSON ROD STEIGER 11/13 2005 FXM
SEVEN WAYS FROM SUNDOWN 1960 UNI AUDIE MURPHY BARRY SULLIVAN 6/27 1994 AMC
SON OF SAMSON (IT-FR) 1960 MEDALLION XXX XXX 6/6 2008 DVD
SONG WITHOUT END 1960 COL DIRK BOGARDE CAPUCINE 6/12 1993 TNT
SONS AND LOVERS 1960 FOX DEAN STOCKWELL TREVOR HOWARD 12/2 1992 AMC
STOP, LOOK AND LAUGH (COMP.) 1960 COL 1/16 2007 TCM
STORY OF JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN (IT.) 1960 COLORAMA ROBERT MORLEY 10/4 2006 DVD
STRANGLER OF BOMBAY (U.K.) 1960 COL GUY ROLFE 10/23 2010 TCM
SUNRISE AT CAMPOBELLO 1960 WB RALPH BELLAMY GREER GARSON 7/19 1995 TNT
SURPRISE PACKAGE 1960 COL YUL BRYNNER NOEL COWARD 7/9 2008 TCM
SWORD OF SHERWOOD FOREST (U.K.) 1960 COL 5/9 2012 TCM
TALL STORY 1960 WB ANTHONY PERKINS JANE FONDA 9/22 1996 AMC
TARZAN, THE MAGNIFICENT 1960 PAR GORDON SCOTT JOCK MAHONEY 7/21 1997 AMC
TELL TALE HEART (U.K.) 1960 BRIGADEER ADRIENNE CORRI 6/29 2010 DVD
THE PUSHER 1960 UA XXX XXX 8/7 1996 TNT
THE SUNDOWNERS 1960 WB ROBERT MITCHUM DEBORAH KERR 3/9 1995 TNT
THREE CAME TO KILL 1960 UA CAMERON MITCHELL 11/23 1992 TNT
TOO HOT TO HANDLE (U.K.) 1960 TOPAZ JAYNE MANSFIELD LEO GENN 2/17 1997 TAPE
TORMENTED 1960 AA RICHARD CARLSON 9/21 1994 COM
TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE (U.K.) 1960 KINGSLEY PETER FINCH YVONNE MITCHELL 3/26 1994 TNT
TUNES OF GLORY (U.K.) 1960 LOPERT ALEC GUINNESS JOHN MILLS 9/11 1994 A & E
URGE TO KILL (U.K.) 1960 ANGLO AMALGAMATED PATRICK BARR 1/7 2016 DVD
VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (U.K.) 1960 MGM GEORGE SANDERS BARBARA SHELLEY 6/27 1996 TNT
WAKE ME WHEN IT’S OVER 1960 FOX ERNIE KOVACS 8/11 1995 TMC
WALKING TARGET 1960 UA JOAN EVANS 1/19 2000 TCM
WILD RIDE 1960 FILMGROUP 3/21 2013 DVD
WILD RIVER 1960 FOX MONTGOMERY CLIFT LEE REMICK 7/9 1995 AMC
WIZARD OF BAGDAD 1960 FOX DIANE BAKER 8/6 2000 FXM
YOUNG JESSE JAMES 1960 FOX WILLARD PARKER 6/19 2008 FXM
Hey Dan
1. Thanks for sharing your 1960 movie watching log.
2. 102 is going to be the most…..by far in our tally count.
3. Hell To Eternity is partially in our database…..but it is not completely researched.
4. Looking at your list compared to our list….lots of movies that did not make our cut.
5. There are not as many sources for the 1960s and 1970s…..it is our final frontier in our box office adventure.
6. The Variety Top Grossers gave lots of movies….but the ones under a million rentals will be a serious challenge when doing these yearly reviews.
Good information as always.
Does this mean all of the 1960s are coming? Hope so.
Hey Taylor…..at some point in time all of the 1960s are coming….part of me wants to finish the 1930s….and then do the rest of the 1960s….eventually they will all be completed.
Glad to see this page. Can’t wait to see more of the decade. Too bad the three ledgers aren’t as helpful for the 60s for global box office info.
Hey Bobby…..that now gives a yearly page from 1936 to 1960…..then it goes to 1976…..then it goes to 2011-2017. Eventually we would like to have a page for each year. The global information is pretty sleight for this year…..got some numbers for the MGM movies….but that is about it.
I have seen 47 of these 1960 movies.
The highest film I have seen is The Apartment at number 1.
The highest rated film I have not seen is Exodus at number 9.
The lowest rated film I have seen is The Angel Wore Red.
My favourite 1960 Movies are:
The Magnificent Seven
Psycho
The Apartment
Ocean’s 11
Can-Can
The Time Machine
The Alamo
Cimarron
Spartacus
The Last Voyage
Hey Flora.
1. I have seen 33 movies on this list….actually pretty close to your 47.
2. I imagine the closer we get to 1976….the closer I will close the gap.
3. My first miss is Home From The Hill. My last match is #102 Heller in Pink Tights
4. Of your favorites…I have seen all of them except for Cimarron…..somehow I have managed to miss that Glenn Ford movie.
5. I would say Psycho, The Magnificent Seven, Ocean’s 11, Spartacus and The Sundowners would make my Top 5.
6. I liked the Last Voyage…..I actually just watched it a few months ago. The final sinking of the boat is truly impressive movie making.
As always….thanks for the feedback.