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1951 Movies

Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire and Humphrey Bogart in African Queen

This movie page looks at 1951 Top Box Office Movies.  Finding box office information for movies made in the 1940s and 1950s is extremely difficult.   For somebody looking for box office information on 1951 it is very very frustrating.  Over the years, we have researched and collected information on over 36,000 movies.  So we figured we would show all the 1951 movies in our database.

To make this list a movie had to be made in 1951.  Obviously many movies made in 1950 earned box office dollars in 1951.  On the other side many movies made in 1951 made money in 1952 and later.  This page will looks at 199 1951 Top Box Office 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.

The following massive table only includes the movies made in 1951 that are in our database.  Since we are constantly adding new movies to our database….this page will quickly become obsolete.  We will try and update this page on a regular basis.

Our UMR Top 50 of 1951

Year Movie (Year) Rating S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1951 An American in Paris (1951)
AA Best Picture Win
1951 A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
AA Best Picture Nom
1951 A Place in the Sun (1951)
AA Best Picture Nom
1951 The African Queen (1951)
1951 Quo Vadis (1951)
AA Best Picture Nom
1951 The Thing from Another World (1951)
1951 Alice in Wonderland (1951)
1951 On Moonlight Bay (1951)
1951 Across the Wide Missouri (1951)
1951 Detective Story (1951)
1951 Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
1951 Show Boat (1951)
1951 The Stooge (1951)
1951 The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
1951 Father's Little Dividend (1951)
1951 Westward the Women (1951)
1951 Royal Wedding (1951)
1951 Halls of Montezuma (1951)
1951 The Great Caruso (1951)
1951 Strangers on a Train (1951)
1951 Flying Leathernecks (1951)
1951 Go For Broke! (1951)
1951 Operation Pacific (1951)
1951 Here Comes the Groom (1951)
1951 My Favorite Spy (1951)
1951 On the Riviera (1951)
1951 The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)
1951 Painting The Clouds With Sunshine (1951)
1951 Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951)
1951 The Blue Veil (1951)
1951 The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
1951 People Will Talk (1951)
1951 Distant Drums (1951)
1951 David and Bathsheba (1951)
1951 The Enforcer (1951)
1951 His Kind of Woman (1951)
1951 I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
1951 Decision before Dawn (1951)
AA Best Picture Nom
1951 Francis Goes To The Races (1951)
1951 Ace in the Hole (1951)
1951 Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
1951 Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951)
1951 Rawhide (1951)
1951 Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
1951 Call Me Mister (1951)
1951 Meet Me After The Show (1951)
1951 I'll Climb The Highest Mountain (1951)
1951 Up Front (1951)
1951 The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
1951 When Worlds Collide (1951)

1951 Top Box Office Movies Can Be Ranked 7 Ways In This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

  • Sort 1951 Top Box Office Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
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  • Sort 1951 Top Box Office Movies how they were received by critics and audiences.  60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
  • Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each 1951 Top Box Office Movies received.
  • Sort 1951 Top Box Office 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.
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) UMR Score
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) B.O. Rank by Year Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score S
1 An American in Paris (1951)
AA Best Picture Win
Gene Kelly &
Leslie Caron
12.0 300.9 531.70 7 77 08 / 06 99.8
2 A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
AA Best Picture Nom
Marlon Brando &
Vivien Leigh
13.7 342.9 342.90 4 85 12 / 04 99.6
3 A Place in the Sun (1951)
AA Best Picture Nom
Montgomery Clift &
Elizabeth Taylor
10.0 250.0 492.90 10 76 09 / 06 99.2
5 The African Queen (1951) Humphrey Bogart &
Katharine Hepburn
11.8 294.9 294.90 8 87 04 / 01 98.9
4 Quo Vadis (1951)
AA Best Picture Nom
Robert Taylor &
Deborah Kerr
26.1 653.1 1,359.80 1 75 08 / 00 98.5
7 The Thing from Another World (1951) James Arness &
Directed by Howard Hawks
7.6 189.3 242.90 19 86 00 / 00 97.7
6 Alice in Wonderland (1951) Disney Animated Movies 19.1 478.6 478.60 2 77 01 / 00 96.6
11 On Moonlight Bay (1951) Doris Day &
Gordon MacRae
7.8 195.6 266.40 18 78 00 / 00 96.3
13 Across the Wide Missouri (1951) Clark Gable &
Ricardo Montalbán
8.0 199.2 328.60 17 76 00 / 00 96.1
14 Detective Story (1951) Kirk Douglas &
Eleanor Parker
8.0 200.0 200.00 15 72 04 / 00 96.0
15 Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) Gregory Peck &
Virginia Mayo
7.4 185.6 380.90 24 79 00 / 00 95.8
7 Show Boat (1951) Ava Gardner &
Kathryn Grayson
15.1 378.1 544.40 3 73 02 / 00 95.8
9 The Stooge (1951) Dean Martin &
Jerry Lewis
10.0 250.0 250.00 11 74 00 / 00 95.6
11 The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) Bob Hope 9.4 235.7 235.70 12 73 00 / 00 95.4
12 Father's Little Dividend (1951) Spencer Tracy &
Elizabeth Taylor
9.1 228.6 335.70 13 72 00 / 00 95.2
18 Westward the Women (1951) Robert Taylor 7.5 188.6 285.40 21 76 00 / 00 95.2
17 Royal Wedding (1951) Fred Astaire &
Jane Powell
7.3 182.0 278.70 27 77 01 / 00 95.1
21 Halls of Montezuma (1951) Richard Widmark &
Robert Wagner
7.6 189.3 189.30 20 74 00 / 00 94.9
16 The Great Caruso (1951) Mario Lanza 12.9 323.6 677.90 6 66 03 / 01 94.6
19 Strangers on a Train (1951) Robert Walker &
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
5.1 127.7 209.70 57 90 00 / 00 93.8
22 Flying Leathernecks (1951) John Wayne &
Robert Ryan
7.4 185.7 282.10 22 70 00 / 00 93.0
23 Go For Broke! (1951) Van Johnson 7.2 180.8 238.40 28 70 01 / 00 92.8
25 Operation Pacific (1951) John Wayne &
Patricia Neal
7.3 183.1 275.90 25 69 00 / 00 92.5
26 Here Comes the Groom (1951) Bing Crosby &
Directed by Frank Capra
7.3 182.1 182.10 26 66 02 / 01 92.4
27 My Favorite Spy (1951) Bob Hope &
Hedy Lamarr
7.4 185.7 185.70 23 66 00 / 00 91.8
27 On the Riviera (1951) Danny Kaye &
Gene Tierney
7.1 178.6 178.60 29 66 02 / 00 91.6
28 The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) James Mason &
Jessica Tandy
6.9 171.4 171.40 31 70 00 / 00 91.6
32 Painting The Clouds With Sunshine (1951) Virginia Mayo &
Dennis Morgan
8.0 200.0 341.60 16 60 00 / 00 91.3
30 Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951) Marjorie Main &
Percy Kilbride
6.7 167.9 167.90 33 70 00 / 00 91.2
29 The Blue Veil (1951) Charles Laughton &
Natalie Wood
6.3 157.1 157.10 36 72 02 / 00 91.1
29 The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Michael Rennie &
Science Fiction Movies
5.3 132.1 132.10 55 81 00 / 00 91.0
33 People Will Talk (1951) Cary Grant &
Jeanne Crain
6.0 150.0 150.00 40 74 00 / 00 90.6
28 Distant Drums (1951) Gary Cooper 8.6 215.5 233.60 14 57 00 / 00 90.2
34 David and Bathsheba (1951) Gregory Peck &
Susan Hayward
13.5 337.1 337.10 5 50 05 / 00 89.2
37 The Enforcer (1951) Humphrey Bogart 4.5 113.1 205.20 74 79 00 / 00 88.3
37 His Kind of Woman (1951) Robert Mitchum &
Vincent Price
5.7 142.9 142.90 46 69 00 / 00 88.1
40 I'll See You in My Dreams (1951) Doris Day &
Danny Thomas
7.0 174.2 228.30 30 59 00 / 00 87.9
38 Decision before Dawn (1951)
AA Best Picture Nom
Richard Basehart 4.4 110.7 110.70 77 71 02 / 00 87.8
41 Francis Goes To The Races (1951) Donald O'Connor 6.6 164.3 164.30 34 62 00 / 00 87.8
38 Ace in the Hole (1951) Kirk Douglas &
Directed by Billy Wilder
3.7 92.9 92.90 97 83 01 / 00 87.6
41 Lullaby of Broadway (1951) Doris Day 6.0 150.1 220.40 39 65 00 / 00 87.3
43 Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951) Burt Lancaster 6.4 160.4 206.30 35 62 00 / 00 87.3
45 Rawhide (1951) Tyrone Power &
Susan Hayward
5.6 139.3 139.30 52 67 00 / 00 86.6
42 Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) Bud Abbott 4.6 114.3 114.30 73 74 00 / 00 86.3
47 Call Me Mister (1951) Betty Grable &
Danny Thomas
6.2 155.4 155.40 37 60 00 / 00 85.9
49 Meet Me After The Show (1951) Betty Grable 5.7 142.9 142.90 45 63 00 / 00 85.5
50 I'll Climb The Highest Mountain (1951) Susan Hayward 6.1 153.6 153.60 38 59 00 / 00 85.5
48 Up Front (1951) David Wayne 5.6 139.3 139.30 51 64 00 / 00 85.5
46 The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) Alec Guinness &
Audrey Hepburn
2.4 60.7 60.70 138 85 02 / 01 85.1
52 When Worlds Collide (1951) Science Fiction Movies 4.6 114.3 114.30 72 67 02 / 01 84.9
53 The Mating Season (1951) Gene Tierney &
Thelma Ritter
4.6 116.1 116.10 67 69 01 / 00 84.9
54 Mr. Belvedere Rings The Bell (1951) Clifton Webb &
Joanne Dru
5.0 125.0 125.00 61 67 00 / 00 84.9
58 Tales of Robin Hood (1951) Robert Clarke 6.0 150.0 150.00 41 59 00 / 00 84.9
54 Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) James Mason &
Ava Gardner
3.6 89.3 89.30 103 77 00 / 00 84.6
55 Death of a Salesman (1951) Fredric March 3.4 85.7 85.70 107 74 05 / 00 84.6
58 Tomahawk (1951) Rock Hudson &
Van Heflin
5.7 142.9 142.90 48 60 00 / 00 84.6
56 Anne of the Indies (1951) Jean Peters &
Louis Jourdan
4.4 110.7 110.70 75 70 00 / 00 84.5
49 That's My Boy (1951) Dean Martin &
Jerry Lewis
10.9 271.4 271.40 9 42 00 / 00 84.4
59 Three Guys Named Mike (1951) Van Johnson &
Howard Keel
4.9 121.9 159.30 63 66 00 / 00 84.3
62 Vengeance Valley (1951) Burt Lancaster &
Robert Walker
5.7 142.6 224.70 50 59 00 / 00 83.9
65 Elopement (1951) Clifton Webb 5.7 142.9 142.90 47 58 00 / 00 83.4
60 The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951) Thelma Ritter &
Directed by George Cukor
3.3 82.1 82.10 109 76 01 / 00 83.2
62 Angels in the Outfield (1951) Janet Leigh &
Baseball Movies
4.2 104.7 119.00 85 69 00 / 00 83.2
65 The Frogmen (1951) Richard Widmark &
Dana Andrews
6.0 150.0 150.00 42 53 02 / 00 83.1
66 Red Mountain (1951) Alan Ladd &
Lizabeth Scott
5.7 142.9 142.90 43 57 00 / 00 82.9
72 Texas Carnival (1951) Esther Williams &
Red Skelton
6.8 169.0 272.90 32 48 00 / 00 82.8
65 Fixed Bayonets! (1951) Richard Basehart &
Directed by Sam Fuller
4.1 103.6 103.60 86 69 00 / 00 82.7
69 Ten Tall Men (1951) Burt Lancaster 5.1 128.6 128.60 56 61 00 / 00 82.6
70 Bird of Paradise (1951) Debra Paget &
Jeff Chandler
4.7 117.9 117.90 65 64 00 / 00 82.5
69 The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) Moira Shearer 3.6 89.3 89.30 105 72 00 / 00 82.2
71 He Ran All The Way (1951) John Garfield 2.9 71.4 71.40 132 77 00 / 00 81.9
73 You're in the Navy Now (1951) Gary Cooper &
Eddie Albert
4.6 114.3 114.30 71 63 00 / 00 81.5
72 The Red Badge of Courage (1951) Audie Murphy &
Directed by John Huston
2.3 56.4 77.10 143 81 00 / 00 81.3
78 Only the Vailiant (1951) Gregory Peck &
Gig Young
5.7 142.9 142.90 44 53 00 / 00 81.2
75 Flame of Araby (1951) Maureen O'Hara 4.3 107.1 107.10 82 64 00 / 00 81.1
74 No Highway in the Sky (1951) James Stewart &
Marlene Dietrich
3.3 82.1 82.10 112 72 00 / 00 81.0
80 Rhubarb (1951) Ray Milland &
Gene Lockhart
4.1 103.6 103.60 87 65 00 / 00 80.7
82 Sugarfoot (1951) Randolph Scott &
Raymond Massey
4.6 114.3 114.30 70 61 00 / 00 80.6
74 Bright Victory (1951) Rock Hudson &
Arthur Kennedy
2.6 64.3 64.30 136 75 02 / 00 80.4
81 Too Young To Kiss (1951) Van Johnson &
Gig Young
4.6 114.4 164.90 68 60 01 / 00 80.4
77 The Prowler (1951) Van Heflin 2.2 54.6 54.60 148 79 00 / 00 80.3
91 Two Tickets To Broadway (1951) Janet Leigh &
Tony Martin
5.7 142.9 142.90 49 50 01 / 00 79.8
83 The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) Glenn Ford &
Gene Tierney
3.9 96.4 96.40 91 65 00 / 00 79.8
82 Cry Danger (1951) Dick Powell &
Rhonda Fleming
2.4 60.7 78.60 139 76 00 / 00 79.6
85 Along the Great Divide (1951) Kirk Douglas &
Virginia Mayo
3.8 94.1 140.00 93 66 00 / 00 79.6
88 I Want You (1951) Dana Andrews &
Farley Granger
4.6 114.3 114.30 69 58 01 / 00 79.5
92 Excuse My Dust (1951) Red Skelton 4.7 117.5 164.10 66 58 00 / 00 79.3
92 Fort Worth (1951) Randolph Scott 5.0 123.9 167.30 62 56 00 / 00 79.3
93 The Racket (1951) Robert Mitchum &
Robert Ryan
5.0 125.0 125.00 60 55 00 / 00 79.2
87 Follow The Sun (1951) Glenn Ford &
Golf Movies
3.3 82.1 82.10 108 69 00 / 00 79.2
84 On Dangerous Ground (1951) Robert Ryan &
Ida Lupino
1.9 46.8 46.80 159 80 00 / 00 79.1
86 Fourteen Hours (1951) Grace Kelly 2.0 50.0 50.00 156 78 01 / 00 78.9
93 Come Fill the Cup (1951) James Cagney &
Gig Young
5.1 127.4 182.10 58 53 01 / 00 78.9
94 Valentino (1951) Eleanor Parker 4.4 110.7 110.70 76 59 00 / 00 78.5
96 The Golden Horde (1951) Ann Blyth 4.3 107.1 107.10 83 60 00 / 00 78.4
97 I'll Never Forget You (1951) Tyrone Power 5.0 125.0 125.00 59 54 00 / 00 78.3
95 The Mob (1951) Ernest Borgnine &
Charles Bronson
3.0 75.0 75.00 122 69 00 / 00 78.1
99 Comin' Round The Mountain (1951) Bud Abbott 4.4 110.7 110.70 78 58 00 / 00 77.9
99 Force of Arms (1951) William Holden 4.0 100.8 141.10 89 61 00 / 00 77.8
100 I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. (1951) Frank Lovejoy 3.8 94.2 125.60 92 62 01 / 00 77.7
104 The Prince Who Was A Thief (1951) Tony Curtis &
Piper Laurie
4.2 105.4 105.40 84 59 00 / 00 77.5
103 The River (1951) Patricia Walters 2.9 71.4 71.40 129 69 00 / 00 76.9
101 The Steel Helmet (1951) Gene Evans &
Directed by Sam Fulller
2.0 50.3 50.30 153 75 00 / 00 76.8
106 Starlift (1951) Doris Day &
Randolph Scott
4.8 121.1 164.40 64 53 00 / 00 76.8
104 Warpath (1951) Edmond O'Brien 3.6 89.3 89.30 100 63 00 / 00 76.7
107 I Can Get It For You Wholesale (1951) Susan Hayward &
George Sanders
4.1 101.8 101.80 88 59 00 / 00 76.6
106 The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951) Glenn Ford &
Rhonda Fleming
3.6 89.3 89.30 104 62 00 / 00 76.3
110 Golden Girl (1951) Mitzi Gaynor 4.3 107.3 107.30 80 56 01 / 00 76.2
110 Half Angel (1951) Joseph Cotten &
Loretta Young
4.3 107.1 107.10 81 56 00 / 00 76.0
109 Raton Pass (1951) Patricia Neal &
Dennis Morgan
3.7 92.9 92.90 94 61 00 / 00 76.0
113 Apache Drums (1951) Stephen McNally 4.0 100.0 100.00 90 58 00 / 00 75.4
114 Rich, Young and Pretty (1951) Jane Powell &
Danielle Darrieux
5.5 138.2 214.20 53 45 01 / 00 75.3
115 Take Care of My Little Girl (1951) Jeanne Crain 5.3 132.1 132.10 54 47 00 / 00 75.2
111 Crosswinds (1951) John Payne &
Rhonda Fleming
3.6 89.3 89.30 99 61 00 / 00 75.1
115 Let's Make It Legal (1951) Claudette Colbert &
Marilyn Monroe
3.6 89.3 89.30 101 59 00 / 00 73.8
114 Close To My Heart (1951) Ray Milland &
Gene Tierney
2.5 62.5 62.50 137 68 00 / 00 73.7
119 Grounds For Marriage (1951) Van Johnson &
Red Skelton
3.2 79.7 113.40 113 61 00 / 00 72.8
121 Payment on Demand (1951) Bette Davis 4.4 108.9 166.10 79 52 00 / 00 72.6
121 Man in The Saddle (1951) Randolph Scott 3.3 82.1 82.10 110 60 00 / 00 72.5
120 Little Egypt (1951) Rhonda Fleming 3.1 78.6 78.60 117 61 00 / 00 72.4
117 Another Man's Poison (1951) Bette Davis &
Gary Merrill
2.4 60.4 60.40 140 67 00 / 00 72.2
122 The Tanks Are Coming (1951) Steve Cochran 3.7 91.6 133.40 98 57 00 / 00 72.1
125 Saturday's Hero (1951) Donna Reed &
John Derek
3.3 82.1 82.10 111 59 00 / 00 71.7
128 Week-End with Father (1951) Van Heflin &
Patricia Neal
3.6 89.3 89.30 102 57 00 / 00 71.3
125 Cattle Drive (1951) Joel McCrea &
Dean Stockwell
2.7 68.3 68.30 134 63 00 / 00 71.2
126 Darling, How Could You! (1951) Joan Fontaine 2.7 67.9 67.90 135 63 00 / 00 71.1
124 The 13th Letter (1951) Linda Darnell 2.1 53.6 53.60 149 68 00 / 00 71.1
129 Submarine Command (1951) William Holden 3.1 77.1 77.10 118 60 00 / 00 70.9
130 The Wild Blue Yonder (1951) Walter Brennan &
Wendell Corey
2.9 71.4 71.40 131 62 00 / 00 70.8
125 A Christmas Carol (1951) Alastair Sim 0.9 23.2 23.20 211 77 00 / 00 70.4
131 As Young As You Feel (1951) Marilyn Monroe &
Thelma Ritter
2.3 57.1 57.10 142 66 00 / 00 70.1
137 Goodbye, My Fancy (1951) Joan Crawford &
Robert Young
3.7 92.9 109.10 95 54 00 / 00 70.0
131 Chicago Calling (1951) Dan Duryea 1.4 36.1 36.10 175 72 00 / 00 70.0
134 Smuggler's Island (1951) Jeff Chandler 3.0 75.0 75.00 124 60 00 / 00 69.9
138 Iron Man (1951) Rock Hudson &
Jeff Chandler
2.9 71.4 71.40 130 61 00 / 00 69.8
136 Thunder on the Hill (1951) Claudette Colbert 2.1 51.5 51.50 152 67 00 / 00 69.3
133 The Browning Version (1951) 0.9 21.6 21.60 213 76 00 / 00 68.7
137 Night Into Morning (1951) Ray Milland 1.6 39.7 58.50 165 70 00 / 00 68.5
139 Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951) Steve Cochran &
Ruth Roman
1.7 41.6 66.40 162 69 00 / 00 67.9
138 The Tall Target (1951) Dick Powell &
Adolphe Menjou
1.4 33.8 44.30 180 71 00 / 00 67.9
138 Othello (1951) Orson Welles &
Doris Dowling
0.1 2.9 2.90 244 81 00 / 00 67.7
144 Lightning Strikes Twice (1951) Ruth Roman 2.2 56.1 81.70 144 64 00 / 00 67.6
145 Bedtime For Bonzo (1951) Ronald Reagan 3.5 87.5 87.50 106 53 00 / 00 66.8
142 The Well (1951) Harry Morgan 0.9 23.3 23.30 208 72 02 / 00 66.7
145 Dear Brat (1951) Natalie Wood &
Edward Arnold
2.2 56.1 56.10 145 63 00 / 00 66.4
146 Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951) Steve Cochran 2.2 55.1 83.20 147 63 00 / 00 66.0
149 Silver City (1951) Barry Fitzgerald 3.1 76.8 76.80 120 55 00 / 00 65.1
148 Sealed Cargo (1951) Dana Andrews &
Claude Rains
2.4 58.9 85.70 141 61 00 / 00 65.0
150 A Millionaire for Christy (1951) Fred MacMurray &
Eleanor Parker
2.9 71.4 71.40 127 57 00 / 00 64.8
145 The Tooth Will Out (1951) 0.1 3.6 3.60 242 78 00 / 00 64.4
153 Passage West (1951) John Payne 2.9 73.2 73.20 125 56 00 / 00 64.3
154 Inside Straight (1951) Arlene Dahl 1.6 39.4 54.90 166 66 00 / 00 63.5
151 Outcast of the Islands (1951) Ralph Richardson &
Trevor Howard
0.6 15.1 15.10 225 73 00 / 00 63.3
152 The Man in the White Suit (1951) Alec Guinness 0.6 15.4 15.40 222 72 01 / 00 63.2
157 Callaway Went Thataway (1951) Fred MacMurray &
Howard Keel
3.1 76.5 95.60 121 53 00 / 00 62.5
156 When I Grow Up (1951) Robert Preston 1.1 28.2 28.20 197 68 00 / 00 61.3
155 Bellissima/Beautiful (1951) 0.3 7.2 7.20 239 74 00 / 00 61.1
160 Santa Fe (1951) Randolph Scott 3.1 76.8 76.80 119 52 00 / 00 61.1
157 M (1951) Norman Lloyd &
Raymond Burr
1.2 29.4 29.40 194 67 00 / 00 60.4
158 Laughter in Paradise (1951) Audrey Hepburn 0.8 19.6 19.60 215 69 00 / 00 59.7
163 The Harlem Globetrotters (1951) Dorothy Dandridge 1.8 46.0 46.00 161 61 00 / 00 59.4
166 The People Against O'Hara (1951) Spencer Tracy 3.2 79.1 121.10 114 50 00 / 00 58.5
162 The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) Richard Basehart 1.5 37.0 37.00 173 62 01 / 00 58.4
160 Kind Lady (1951) Angela Lansbury &
Directed by John Sturges
1.0 25.8 35.70 204 66 01 / 00 58.3
170 Sirocco (1951) Humphrey Bogart 3.7 92.9 92.90 96 45 00 / 00 58.2
168 Peking Express (1951) Joseph Cotten 3.1 78.6 78.60 115 50 00 / 00 58.2
164 Hotel Sahara (1951) Peter Ustinov 1.6 40.3 40.30 163 62 00 / 00 58.1
169 The Brave Bulls (1951) Anthony Quinn &
Mel Ferrer
2.9 71.4 71.40 133 52 00 / 00 57.9
168 Cause for Alarm! (1951) Loretta Young 1.5 37.0 54.90 172 62 00 / 00 57.1
165 Bullfighter and the Lady (1951) Robert Stack 1.0 24.7 24.70 207 65 01 / 00 57.1
169 The Guy Who Came Back (1951) Joan Bennett &
Linda Darnell
1.2 30.4 30.40 188 64 00 / 00 56.3
172 F.B.I. Girl (1951) Raymond Burr 1.5 36.6 36.60 174 62 00 / 00 56.2
173 The Strip (1951) Mickey Rooney 1.9 46.9 70.10 158 58 01 / 00 56.2
173 The Company She Keeps (1951) Lizabeth Scott 1.4 35.4 35.40 176 62 00 / 00 55.6
179 My Forbidden Past (1951) Robert Mitchum &
Ava Gardner
3.1 78.6 112.50 116 48 00 / 00 54.9
174 The Magic Box (1951) Peter Ustinov &
Robert Donat
0.4 8.9 8.90 234 70 00 / 00 54.9
180 Behave Yourself! (1951) Shelley Winters &
Farley Granger
2.9 71.4 71.40 128 50 00 / 00 54.6
176 Little Big Horn/The Fighting Seventh (1951) Lloyd Bridges 0.5 12.5 12.50 227 68 00 / 00 54.4
179 Strictly Dishonorable (1951) Ezio Pinza 1.9 47.1 62.90 157 57 00 / 00 54.3
180 Air Cadet (1951) Rock Hudson &
Gail Russell
2.0 50.1 50.10 154 56 00 / 00 54.2
184 The Law And The Lady (1951) Greer Garson 1.6 40.2 97.10 164 59 00 / 00 52.9
181 The Scarf (1951) Mercedes McCambridge 1.1 26.8 26.80 200 63 00 / 00 52.6
180 The Man From Planet X (1951) Robert Clarke 1.2 30.0 30.00 190 62 00 / 00 52.6
183 The Mark of the Renegade (1951) Cyd Charisse &
Ricardo Montalban
1.3 33.0 33.00 181 61 00 / 00 52.4
185 Journey Into Light (1951) Sterling Hayden &
Thomas Mitchell
1.1 27.7 27.70 198 62 00 / 00 52.1
187 The Lady Pays Off (1951) Linda Darnell 1.9 46.4 46.40 160 56 00 / 00 52.0
186 Hard, Fast and Beautiful! (1951) Directed by Ida Lupino 1.4 35.0 35.00 178 60 00 / 00 51.7
188 The Lady From Texas (1951) Ed Begley 1.1 28.7 28.70 195 61 00 / 00 50.8
189 Fury of the Congo (1951) 1.2 29.7 29.70 191 61 00 / 00 50.4
191 Best of the Badmen (1951) Robert Ryan &
Walter Brennan
3.0 75.0 117.90 123 46 00 / 00 50.2
190 The First Legion (1951) Charles Boyer &
William Demarest
0.5 13.2 13.20 226 66 00 / 00 49.9
194 Tarzan's Peril (1951) Lex Barker &
Tarzan Movies
2.1 53.6 119.60 150 52 00 / 00 48.6
194 Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951) Dan Duryea 1.1 26.8 26.80 201 60 00 / 00 47.5
192 Der Verlorene (1951) Peter Lorre 0.0 0.5 0.50 245 68 00 / 00 47.3
193 Fighting Coast Guard (1951) Brian Donlevy 0.7 16.8 16.80 218 63 00 / 00 47.1
195 Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951) Errol Flynn &
Vincent Price
1.2 30.4 30.40 186 59 00 / 00 46.9
196 You Never Can Tell (1951) Dick Powell 1.2 30.4 30.40 185 59 00 / 00 46.9
200 Soldiers Three (1951) David Niven &
Stewart Granger
2.9 72.6 159.80 126 45 00 / 00 46.7
197 Stronghold (1951) Veronica Lake &
Zachary Scott
1.0 25.3 25.30 205 60 00 / 00 45.7
200 Pardon My French/The Lady From Boston (1951) Merle Oberon &
Paul Henreid
1.5 38.0 38.00 169 56 00 / 00 45.6
204 Love Nest (1951) Marilyn Monroe &
June Haver
2.0 50.0 50.00 155 52 00 / 00 45.5
199 The Highwayman (1951) Charles Coburn 0.3 8.1 8.10 236 65 00 / 00 45.4
201 The Unknown Man (1951) Walter Pidegeon &
Ann Harding
1.1 27.2 50.80 199 59 00 / 00 45.0
204 Cry, the Beloved Country (1951) Sidney Poitier 1.1 28.6 28.60 196 58 00 / 00 43.9
204 Happy Go Lovely (1951) David Niven &
Vera-Ellen
0.9 20.1 20.10 214 59 00 / 00 41.2
205 Double Crossbones (1951) Donald O'Connor 1.2 30.4 30.40 189 56 00 / 00 40.9
206 New Mexico (1951) Raymond Burr 1.6 38.9 38.90 168 53 00 / 00 40.6
205 Gunplay (1951) Tim Holt 0.4 10.4 10.40 232 62 00 / 00 40.6
207 The Man With A Cloak (1951) Joseph Cotten &
Barbara Stanwyck
1.3 31.5 54.50 183 55 00 / 00 40.1
208 No Questions Asked (1951) Arlene Dahl 1.4 34.5 46.90 179 54 00 / 00 40.0
210 Target Unknown (1951) Gig Young 1.2 29.7 29.70 192 55 00 / 00 39.1
210 Mister Universe (1951) 0.4 10.1 10.10 230 61 00 / 00 38.4
212 The Long Dark Hall (1951) Rex Harrison 0.9 23.3 23.30 209 57 00 / 00 38.0
214 Flame of Stamboul (1951) Norman Lloyd 1.5 37.6 37.60 170 51 00 / 00 35.8
214 The Last Outpost (1951) Ronald Reagan &
Rhonda Fleming
0.9 22.5 22.50 212 55 00 / 00 34.0
219 Teresa (1951) Directed by Fred Zinnemann 2.1 53.1 124.80 151 45 01 / 00 33.8
215 Saddle Legion (1951) Tim Holt 0.4 8.9 10.40 235 59 00 / 00 33.5
218 Belle Le Grand (1951) Hope Emerson &
Harry Morgan
0.6 15.1 15.10 220 57 00 / 00 32.5
217 Belle Le Grand (1951) 0.6 15.1 15.10 220 57 00 / 00 32.5
220 The Basketball Fix (1951) John Ireland 1.6 39.3 39.30 167 49 00 / 00 31.5
221 The Light Touch (1951) George Sanders 1.3 31.3 91.50 184 51 00 / 00 30.3
222 The Great Missouri Raid (1951) 0.4 10.1 10.10 231 57 00 / 00 29.5
223 On The Loose (1951) Melvyn Douglas 1.2 29.6 29.60 193 51 00 / 00 29.4
224 Young Wives' Tale (1951) Audrey Hepburn 0.6 15.4 15.40 223 54 00 / 00 27.7
225 The Whip Hand (1951) Raymond Burr 0.6 15.2 15.20 224 54 00 / 00 27.7
227 Double Dynamite (1951) Frank Sinatra &
Jane Russell
1.4 35.4 35.40 177 47 00 / 00 26.5
224 Flight To Mars (1951) Cameron Mitchell 0.6 15.1 15.10 221 53 00 / 00 26.1
228 Cave Of Outlaws (1951) 0.2 3.5 3.50 240 57 00 / 00 25.8
229 The Sea Hornet (1951) Rod Cameron 0.1 3.1 3.10 243 57 00 / 00 25.2
231 St. Benny the Dip (1951) 0.3 6.8 6.80 238 55 00 / 00 24.9
230 No Resting Place (1951) Maureen O'Sullivan 0.4 9.0 9.00 233 55 00 / 00 24.9
230 It's a Big Country (1951) Gary Cooper &
Gene Kelly
1.5 37.6 46.80 171 46 00 / 00 24.7
233 The Magic Carpet (1951) Lucille Ball &
Raymond Burr
1.2 30.4 30.40 187 48 00 / 00 24.2
234 Footlight Varieties (1951) Jack Paar 0.4 11.1 15.70 229 53 00 / 00 23.5
235 Mr Drake's Duck (1951) Douglas Fairbanks Jr. 0.9 23.2 23.20 210 49 00 / 00 23.0
236 Shadow And Light (1951) 0.1 3.4 3.40 241 54 00 / 00 20.5
237 Mr. Imperium (1951) Debbie Reynolds &
Lana Turner
1.3 32.9 53.90 182 43 00 / 00 17.3
238 Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951) Walter Pidgeon 1.1 26.6 63.50 203 44 00 / 00 16.3
239 Bannerline (1951) Lionel Barrymore 1.0 25.0 32.60 206 43 00 / 00 14.3
240 Home Town Story (1951) Marilyn Monroe &
Donald Crisp
0.7 17.4 23.90 219 45 00 / 00 13.5
241 My Outlaw Brother (1951) Mickey Rooney &
Robert Preston
0.4 11.2 11.20 228 47 00 / 00 13.1
243 The Painted Hills (1951) Lassie 2.2 55.9 77.50 146 32 00 / 00 12.3
242 Slaughter Trail (1951) Gig Young 0.8 19.6 19.60 216 43 00 / 00 11.9
244 The Groom Wore Spurs (1951) Ginger Rogers &
Jack Carson
1.1 26.8 26.80 202 40 00 / 00 10.9
245 The Lady Says No (1951) David Niven 0.7 16.9 16.90 217 40 00 / 00 8.2
245 Bride of the Gorilla (1951) Raymond Burr 0.3 7.3 7.30 237 39 00 / 00 4.9
Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift & Shelley Winters in 1951’s A Place in the Sun

1951 Box Office Grosses – Adjusted World Wide

Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
Quo Vadis (1951)
AA Best Picture Nom
Robert Taylor &
Deborah Kerr
1,359.80
The Great Caruso (1951) Mario Lanza 677.90
Show Boat (1951) Ava Gardner &
Kathryn Grayson
544.40
An American in Paris (1951)
AA Best Picture Win
Gene Kelly &
Leslie Caron
531.70
A Place in the Sun (1951)
AA Best Picture Nom
Montgomery Clift &
Elizabeth Taylor
492.90
Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) Gregory Peck &
Virginia Mayo
380.90
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine (1951) Virginia Mayo &
Dennis Morgan
341.60
Father's Little Dividend (1951) Spencer Tracy &
Elizabeth Taylor
335.70
Across the Wide Missouri (1951) Clark Gable &
Ricardo Montalbán
328.60
Westward the Women (1951) Robert Taylor 285.40
Flying Leathernecks (1951) John Wayne &
Robert Ryan
282.10
Royal Wedding (1951) Fred Astaire &
Jane Powell
278.70
Operation Pacific (1951) John Wayne &
Patricia Neal
275.90
Texas Carnival (1951) Esther Williams &
Red Skelton
272.90
On Moonlight Bay (1951) Doris Day &
Gordon MacRae
266.40
The Thing from Another World (1951) James Arness &
Directed by Howard Hawks
242.90
Go For Broke! (1951) Van Johnson 238.40
Distant Drums (1951) Gary Cooper 233.60
I'll See You in My Dreams (1951) Doris Day &
Danny Thomas
228.30
Vengeance Valley (1951) Burt Lancaster &
Robert Walker
224.70
Lullaby of Broadway (1951) Doris Day 220.40
Rich, Young and Pretty (1951) Jane Powell &
Danielle Darrieux
214.20
Strangers on a Train (1951) Robert Walker &
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
209.70
Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951) Burt Lancaster 206.30
The Enforcer (1951) Humphrey Bogart 205.20
Come Fill the Cup (1951) James Cagney &
Gig Young
182.10
Fort Worth (1951) Randolph Scott 167.30
Payment on Demand (1951) Bette Davis 166.10
Too Young To Kiss (1951) Van Johnson &
Gig Young
164.90
Starlift (1951) Doris Day &
Randolph Scott
164.40
Excuse My Dust (1951) Red Skelton 164.10
Soldiers Three (1951) David Niven &
Stewart Granger
159.80
Three Guys Named Mike (1951) Van Johnson &
Howard Keel
159.30
Force of Arms (1951) William Holden 141.10
Along the Great Divide (1951) Kirk Douglas &
Virginia Mayo
140.00
The Tanks Are Coming (1951) Steve Cochran 133.40
I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. (1951) Frank Lovejoy 125.60
Teresa (1951) Directed by Fred Zinnemann 124.80
The People Against O'Hara (1951) Spencer Tracy 121.10
Tarzan's Peril (1951) Lex Barker &
Tarzan Movies
119.60
Angels in the Outfield (1951) Janet Leigh &
Baseball Movies
119.00
Best of the Badmen (1951) Robert Ryan &
Walter Brennan
117.90
Grounds For Marriage (1951) Van Johnson &
Red Skelton
113.40
My Forbidden Past (1951) Robert Mitchum &
Ava Gardner
112.50
Goodbye, My Fancy (1951) Joan Crawford &
Robert Young
109.10
The Law And The Lady (1951) Greer Garson 97.10
Callaway Went Thataway (1951) Fred MacMurray &
Howard Keel
95.60
The Light Touch (1951) George Sanders 91.50
Sealed Cargo (1951) Dana Andrews &
Claude Rains
85.70
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951) Steve Cochran 83.20
Lightning Strikes Twice (1951) Ruth Roman 81.70
Cry Danger (1951) Dick Powell &
Rhonda Fleming
78.60
The Painted Hills (1951) Lassie 77.50
The Red Badge of Courage (1951) Audie Murphy &
Directed by John Huston
77.10
The Strip (1951) Mickey Rooney 70.10
Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951) Steve Cochran &
Ruth Roman
66.40
Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951) Walter Pidgeon 63.50
Strictly Dishonorable (1951) Ezio Pinza 62.90
Night Into Morning (1951) Ray Milland 58.50
Inside Straight (1951) Arlene Dahl 54.90
Cause for Alarm! (1951) Loretta Young 54.90
The Man With A Cloak (1951) Joseph Cotten &
Barbara Stanwyck
54.50
Mr. Imperium (1951) Debbie Reynolds &
Lana Turner
53.90
The Unknown Man (1951) Walter Pidegeon &
Ann Harding
50.80
No Questions Asked (1951) Arlene Dahl 46.90
It's a Big Country (1951) Gary Cooper &
Gene Kelly
46.80
The Tall Target (1951) Dick Powell &
Adolphe Menjou
44.30
Kind Lady (1951) Angela Lansbury &
Directed by John Sturges
35.70
Bannerline (1951) Lionel Barrymore 32.60
Home Town Story (1951) Marilyn Monroe &
Donald Crisp
23.90
Footlight Varieties (1951) Jack Paar 15.70
Saddle Legion (1951) Tim Holt 10.40

Top earners in 1951 for Adjusted USA Box Office:

Name Number of Movies Total Adj World Wide (mil) Total Adj USA (mil)
Robert Taylor 2 1,645.2 841.7
Everett Sloane 6 849.9 757.8
Howard Keel 4 1,072.2 745.5
Jim Backus 8 812.2 735.1
Susan Hayward 4 731.8 731.8
Peter Ustinov 3 1,409.0 702.3
Gregory Peck 3 860.9 665.6
Deborah Kerr 1 1,359.8 653.1
Leo Genn 1 1,359.8 653.1
Doris Day 4 879.5 641.0
Agnes Moorehead 4 781.9 615.6
Ann Blyth 4 961.5 607.2
Virginia Mayo 4 1,026.9 600.8
Jane Wyman 4 662.9 582.2
Raymond Massey 3 633.5 578.8
Raymond Burr 8 793.6 550.7
Ava Gardner 3 746.2 546.0
Van Johnson 5 722.8 534.4
Karl Malden 2 532.2 532.2
Vincente Minnelli 2 867.4 529.5
Jerry Lewis 2 521.4 521.4
Dean Martin 2 521.4 521.4
Keenan Wynn 5 753.1 519.1
Randolph Scott 5 604.9 518.2
Richard Boone 3 516.1 516.1

My Main Sources

Source 1: Eddie Mannix MGM Ledgers

Source 2: C.J. Tevlin RKO Ledgers

Source 3: William Schaefer Warner Brothers Ledgers

Source 4: Year In Review Variety Editions

Source 5: Grand Design: Hollywood As A Modern Business Enterprise 1930-1942 by Tino Balio

Source 6: Twentieth Century-Fox A Corporate and Financial History by Aubrey Solomon

Source 7:  Wikipedia

Source 8:  IMDb.com

Source 9:  “Revenue sharing and the coming of sound” by H. Mark Glancy

Source 10: Hollywood Power Stats by Christopher Reynolds

Worldwide Adjusted Box Office Grosses (in millions)

  1. Quo Vadis (1951) $1,039,828,818.00
  2. The Great Caruso (1951) $469,126,591.00
  3. Show Boat (1951) $376,695,148.00
  4. An American in Paris (1951) $367,935,224.00
  5. A Place in the Sun (1951) $341,057,148.00
  6. Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) $263,602,574.00
  7. Painting The Clouds With Sunshine (1951) $236,416,852.00
  8. Father’s Little Dividend (1951) $232,314,278.00
  9. Across the Wide Missouri (1951) $227,420,852.00
  10. Westward the Women (1951) $197,516,574.00
  11. Flying Leathernecks (1951) $195,242,852.00
  12. Royal Wedding (1951) $192,870,278.00
  13. Operation Pacific (1951) $190,942,574.00
  14. Texas Carnival (1951) $188,817,148.00
  15. On Moonlight Bay (1951) $184,368,574.00
  16. The Thing from Another World (1951) $168,057,148.00
  17. Go For Broke! (1951) $164,943,148.00
  18. Distant Drums (1951) $161,680,852.00
  19. I’ll See You in My Dreams (1951) $157,973,722.00
  20. Vengenance Valley (1951) $155,502,278.00
  21. Lullaby of Broadway (1951) $152,487,148.00
  22. Rich Young and Pretty (1951) $148,236,278.00
  23. Strangers on a Train (1951) $145,122,278.00
  24. Jim Thorpe–All American (1951) $142,749,722.00
  25. The Enforcer (1951) $142,008,278.00
  26. Come Fill the Cup (1951) $125,993,426.00
  27. Fort Worth (1951) $115,761,722.00
  28. Payment on Demand (1951) $114,921,426.00
  29. Too Young To Kiss (1951) $114,081,148.00
  30. Starlift (1951) $113,784,574.00
  31. Excuse My Dust (1951) $113,586,852.00
  32. Soldiers Three (1951) $110,571,722.00
  33. Three Guys Named Mike (1951) $110,225,722.00
  34. Force of Arms (1951) $97,621,443.00
  35. Along the Great Divide (1951) $96,880,000.00
  36. The Tanks Are Coming (1951) $92,332,574.00
  37. I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. (1951) $86,944,852.00
  38. Teresa (1951) $86,351,722.00
  39. The People Against O’Hara (1951) $83,781,426.00
  40. Tarzan’s Peril (1951) $82,792,852.00
  41. Angels in the Outfield (1951) $82,348,000.00
  42. Best of the Badmen (1951) $81,557,148.00
  43. Grounds For Marriage (1951) $78,443,148.00
  44. My Forbidden Past (1951) $77,850,000.00
  45. Goodbye My Fancy (1951) $75,526,852.00
  46. The Law And The Lady (1951) $67,222,852.00
  47. Callaway Went Thataway (1951) $66,135,426.00
  48. The Light Touch (1951) $63,318,000.00
  49. Sealed Cargo (1951) $59,314,278.00
  50. Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951) $57,584,278.00
  51. Lightning Strikes Twice (1951) $56,546,278.00
  52. Cry Danger (1951) $54,371,426.00
  53. The Painted Hills (1951) $53,630,000.00
  54. Red Badge of Courage (1951) $53,382,852.00
  55. The Strip (1951) $48,538,852.00
  56. Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951) $45,919,148.00
  57. Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951) $43,942,000.00
  58. Strictly Dishonorable (1951) $43,546,574.00
  59. Night Into Morning (1951) $40,482,000.00
  60. Inside Straight (1951) $38,010,574.00
  61. Cause for Alarm! (1951) $37,961,148.00
  62. The Man with the Cloak (1951) $37,714,000.00
  63. Mr. Imperium (1951) $37,318,574.00
  64. The Unknown Man (1951) $35,143,722.00
  65. No Questions Asked (1951) $32,425,148.00
  66. It’s a Big Country (1951) $32,375,722.00
  67. The Tall Target (1951) $30,645,722.00
  68. Kind Lady (1951) $24,714,278.00
  69. Bannerline (1951) $22,588,852.00
  70. Home Town Story (1951) $16,509,148.00
  71. Footlight Varieties (1951) $10,874,278.00
  72. Saddle Legion (1951) $7,167,148.00

My Yearly Review Pages

  • 1936 Movies Ranked Best to Worst  Our movie of the year?  Mr. Deeds Goes To Town
  • 1937 Movies Ranked Best to Worst  Our movie of the year?  The Good Earth
  • 1938 Movies Ranked Best to Worst  Our movie of the year?  The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • 1939 Movies Ranked Best to Worst  Our movie of the year?  Gone With The Wind
  • 1940 Movies Ranked Best to Worst  Our movie of the year?  Rebecca
  • 1941 Movies Ranked Best to Worst  Our movie of the year?  How Green Was My Valley
  • 1942 Movies Ranked Best to Worst  Our movie of the year? Mrs. Miniver
  • 1943 Movies Ranked Best to Worst  Our movie of the year?  Casablanca
  • 1944 Movies Ranked Best to Worst  Our movie of the year?  Going My Way
  • 1945 Movies Ranked Best to Worst  Our movie of the year?  The Lost Weekend
  • 1946 Movies Ranked Best to Worst  Our movie of the year?  The Best Years of Our Lives
  • 1947 Movies Ranked Best to Worst  Our movie of the year?  Gentleman’s Agreement
  • 1948 Movies Ranked Best to Worst  Our movie of the year?  The Red Shoes
  • 1949 Movies Ranked Best to Worst  Our movie of the year?  Battleground
  • 1950 Movies Ranked Best to Worst  Our movie of the year?  All About Eve
  • 1951 Movies Ranked Best to Worst  Our movie of the year?  A Streetcar Named Desire
  • 1952 Movies Ranked Best to Worst  Our movie of the year?  Greatest Show On Earth
  • 1959 Movies Ranked Best to Worst   Our movie of the year? Ben-Hur
  • 1976 Movies Ranked Best to Worst   Our movie of the year? Rocky
  • 2011 Movies Ranked Best to Worst   Our movie of the year?  The Help
  • 2012 Movies Ranked Best to Worst   Our movie of the year? Argo
  • 2013 Movies Ranked Best to Worst   Our movie of the year?  Gravity
  • 2014 Movies Ranked Best to Worst   Our movie of the year?  American Sniper
  • 2015 Movies Ranked Best to Worst   Our movie of the year?  The Martian
  • 2016 Movies Ranked Best to Worst   Our movie of the year?   La La Land
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  1. Flora Breen Robison says:
    September 20, 2017 at 7:56 pm

    I have seen 61 of these films.

    Favourites of mine, in no order, include:

    An American in Paris
    The African Queen
    Captain Horatio Hornblower
    The Desert Fox
    The Day the Earth Stood Still
    His Kind of Woman
    The Racket
    Detective Story
    Show Boat
    Royal Wedding

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    1. Cogerson says:
      September 21, 2017 at 6:33 am

      Hey Flora…..thanks for checking out our latest and massive new table of information. 61 is pretty good…..easily the second best tally shared….only behind Dan’s 150…..but well ahead of Steve’s 35, Laurent’s 28 and my embarrassingly low 18. Of your favorites…I have seen 6 of them. Detective Story is one I want to watch. The African Queen was Elizabeth Rohr’s all-time favorite movie. Mrs. Rohr was my grandmother. Thanks for the awesome feedback.

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  2. Dan says:
    September 20, 2017 at 6:37 pm

    These are the 150 1951 films I saw between December 1992 when I saw film 8000 for me and December 2016. I update annually/ Key is film, studio, stars when I used to list, date seen, and source (DVD, tape, TV channel). This does not count 1951’s seen before December 1992 like An American in Paris which I saw at the Regency revival house in New York in 1979 or A Streetcar Named Desire (seen on a double bill with On the Waterfront there) or the Bowery Boys movies or any 1951’s possibly seen for the first time this year.

    ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN FABIAN 1951 REP ERROL FLYNN MICHELINE PRESLE 6/22 2000 ACTN
    AIR CADET 1951 UNI STEPHEN MCNALLY ROCK HUDSON 11/12 1994 AMC
    ANNE OF THE INDIES 1951 FOX JEAN PETERS LOUIS JOURDAN 9/14 2005 AMC
    ANOTHER MAN’S POISON (U.K.) 1951 UA BETTE DAVIS ANTHONY STEEL 2/11 1994 AMC
    AS YOU WERE 1951 LIP JOE SAWYER WILLIAM TRACY 3/23 2014 DVD
    BANNERLINE 1951 MGM SALLY FORREST 11/16 2005 TCM
    BAREFOOT MAILMAN 1951 COL ROBERT CUMMINGS TERRY MOORE 6/13 1993 TNT
    BASKETBALL FIX 1951 REALART JOHN IRELAND VANESSA BROWN 3/5 2007 DVD
    BELLE LE GRAND 1951 REP JOHN CARROLL VERA RALSTON 12/10 2000 WEST
    BEST OF THE BADMEN 1951 RKO ROBERT RYAN CLAIRE TREVOR 6/26 1996 AMC
    BIG GUSHER 1951 COL WAYNE MORRIS PRESTON FOSTER 5/13 2010 TCM
    BIG NIGHT 1951 UA PRESTON FOSTER 7/18 1999 TCM
    BIRD OF PARADISE 1951 FOX LOUIS JOURDAN DEBRA PAGET 6/13 1999 MAX
    BLAZING BULLETS 1951 MONO JOHNNY MACK BROWN 12/5 2010 DVD
    BONANZA TOWN 1951 COL CHARLES STARRETT 10/3 2000 WEST
    BRIDE OF THE GORILLA 1951 REALART BARBARA PAYTON LON CHANEY 5/17 2012 DVD
    BRIGHT VICTORY 1951 UNI ARTHUR KENNEDY PEGGY DOW 4/30 1995 AMC
    CALLAWAY WENT THATAWAY 1951 MGM FRED MACMURRAY DOROTHY MCGUIRE 12/18 1999 TCM
    CAPTAIN VIDEO 1951 COL XXX XXX 11/29 2009 DVD (serial)
    CATTLE DRIVE 1951 UNI JOEL MCCREA DEAN STOCKWELL 5/24 2012 TCM
    CATTLE QUEEN 1951 EL CLASSICS MARIE HART DRAKE SMITH 2/5 2001 WEST
    CLOSE TO MY HEART 1951 WB RAY MILLAND GENE TIERNEY 8/15 2010 TCM
    CLOUDBURST (U.K.) 1951 UA ROBERT PRESTON ELIZABETH SELLARS 10/25 2008 TCM
    COME FILL THE CUP 1951 WB JAMES CAGNEY PHYLLIS THAXTER 10/17 1995 AMC
    CORKY OF GASOINE ALLEY 1951 COL 10/28 2014 DVD
    CRIMINAL LAWYER 1951 COL PAT O’BRIEN JANE WYATT 5/13 2014 TCM
    CYCLONE FURY 1951 COL CHARLES STARRETT 5/18 2002 WEST
    DAKOTA KID 1951 REP MICHAEL CHAPIN EILENE JANSSEN 4/8 2003 WEST
    DARLING, HOW COULD YOU 1951 PAR JOAN FONTAINE JOHN LUND 7/10 1993 AMC
    DESERT OF LOST MEN 1951 REP ALLAN LANE MARY ELLEN KAY 2/20 2006 WEST
    ELOPEMENT 1951 FOX CLIFTON WEBB ANNE FRANCIS 6/19 2000 FXM
    FAMILY SECRET 1951 COL JOHN DEREK LEE J. COBB 6/3 2008 TCM
    FIVE 1951 COL WILLIAM PHIPPS SUSAN DOUGLAS 12/21 2012 TCM
    FIXED BAYONETS 1951 FOX RICHARD BASEHART 6/8 1998 AMC
    FLAME OF STAMBOUL 1951 COL RICHARD DENNING LISA FERRADAY 5/13 2010 TCM
    FORCE OF ARMS 1951 WB WILLIAM HOLDEN NANCY OLSON 4/18 1994 TNT
    FORT DEFIANCE 1951 UA DANE CLARK BEN JOHNSON 12/8 2001 TCM
    FORT WORTH 1951 WB RANDOLPH SCOTT DAVID BRIAN 4/4 1993 TBS
    FOURTEEN HOURS 1951 FOX PAUL DOUGLAS RICHARD BASEHART 9/24 2003 FXM
    FROGMEN, THE 1951 FOX 2/13 2015 MOVIES
    GASOLINE ALLEY 1951 COL 12/31 2013 DVD
    GOLDEN HORDE 1951 UNI ANN BLYTH DAVID FARRAR 3/6 1995 AMC
    GOVERNMENT AGENTS VS. PHANTOM LEGION 1951 REP 7/4 1993 TAPE (serial)
    GREEN GROW THE RUSHES (U.K.) 1951 BRITISH LION ROGER LIVESEY HONOR BLACKMAN 11/8 1994 31
    GROOM WORE SPURS 1951 UNI 2/2 2013 DVD
    HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS 1951 COL DOROTHY DANDRIDGE 2/23 1993 TNT
    HE RAN ALL THE WAY 1951 UA JOHN GARFIELD SHELLEY WINTERS 9/19 1994 TMC
    HER FIRST ROMANCE 1951 COL MARGARET O’BRIEN ALLAN MARTIN JR. 1/19 2007 TCM
    HIGHLY DANGEROUS (U.K.) 1951 LIP DANE CLARK MARIUS GORING 10/22 2013 TCM
    HILLS OF UTAH 1951 COL GENE AUTRY 5/25 2003 WEST
    HOME TOWN STORY 1951 MGM JEFFREY LYNN 12/26 1998 21
    HOODLUM, THE 1951 UA LAWRENCE TIERNEY ALLENE ROBERTS 5/15 2007 DVD
    HOT LEAD 1951 RKO TIM HOLT 4/4 1993 AMC
    HURRICANE ISLAND 1951 COL JON HALL MARIE WINDSOR 6/7 2014 TCM
    I WAS A COMMUNIST FOR THE FBI 1951 WB FRANK LOVEJOY DOROTHY HART 3/7 2001 MYST
    I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS 1951 WB DORIS DAY 1/6 1993 TNT
    INSIDE STRAIGHT 1951 MGM DAVID BRIAN ARLENE DAHL 10/22 1998 TCM
    INSIDE THE WALLS OF FOLSOM PRISON 1951 WB STEVE COCHRAN DAVID BRIAN 7/19 2012 TCM
    IRON MAN 1951 UNI JEFF CHANDLER EVELYN KEYES 2/14 1995 AMC
    IVORY HUNTER (U.K) 1951 UNI ANTHONY STEEL DINAH SHERIDAN 7/6 1993 A & E
    JUNGLE MANHUNT 1951 COL JOHNNY WEISSMULLER 11/16 1997 AMC
    KIND LADY 1951 MGM ETHEL BARRYMORE 6/28 1998 TCM
    KING OF THE BULLWHIP 1951 REALART TOM NEAL 4/7 1996 TAPE
    KON-TIKI (DOC.) 1951 RKO XXX XXX 5/3 1997 13
    LA MARQUEZA DEL BARNO (MEX.) 1951 PRODUCERS ZAGANNE 3/24 2015 DVD
    LADY AND THE BANDIT 1951 COL LOUIS HAYWARD PATRICIA MEDINA 6/27 2013 TCM
    LADY SAYS NO 1951 UA DAVID NIVEN JOAN CAULFIELD 2/18 1996 21
    LAUGHTER IN PARADISE (U.K.) 1951 STRATFORD ALASTAIR SIM FAY COMPTON 8/12 2009 TCM
    LAW AND THE LADY 1951 MGM GREER GARSON MICHAEL WILDING 3/1 1999 TCM
    LEAVE IT TO THE MARINES 1951 LIP SID MELTON MARA LYNN 12/22 2014 DVD
    LIGHT TOUCH 1951 MGM STEWART GRANGER PIER ANGELI 7/3 2002 TCM
    LILLI MARLEEN (U.K.) 1951 RKO LISA DANIELY STANLEY BAKER 3/11 2013 DVD
    LONG DARK HALL (U.K.) 1951 EL REX HARRISON LILLI PALMER 7/2 1996 55
    LORNA DOONE 1951 COL BARBARA HALE RICHARD GREENE 4/18 1994 TNT
    MA AND PA KETTLE BACK ON THE FARM 1951 UNI XXX XXX 12/25 1995 TAPE
    MAN FROM PLANET X 1951 UA ROBERT CLARKE 9/26 1993 TNT
    MAN WITH MY FACE 1951 UA BARRY NELSON 11/25 2000 TCM
    MATING SEASON 1951 PAR GENE TIERNEY 3/4 1994 AMC
    MILLIONAIRE FOR CHRISTY 1951 FOX ELEANOR PARKER FRED MACMURRAY 9/1 2001 LOVE
    MR. IMPERIUM 1951 MGM LANA TURNER 11/29 1996 55
    MY FORBIDDEN PAST 1951 RKO AVA GARDNER ROBERT MITCHUM 1/8 1994 AMC
    MY OUTLAW BROTHER 1951 EL MICKEY ROONEY ROBERT STACK 11/3 1993 55
    MY TRUE STORY 1951 COL WILLARD PARKER 9/30 2008 TCM
    MYSTERIOUS ISLAND 1951 COL 7/11 1997 TAPE (serial)
    NEW MEXICO 1951 UA 12/26 2016 DVD
    NIGHT INTO MORNING 1951 MGM RAY MILLAND 1/4 2000 TCM
    NIGHT RIDERS OF MONTANA 1951 REP ALLAN LANE 8/7 2003 WEST
    NO QUESTIONS ASKED 1951 MGM BARRY SULLIVAN ARLENE DAHL 2/13 2001 TCM
    ODETTE (U.K.) 1951 LOPERT ANNA NEAGLE TREVOR HOWARD 6/2 2011 TCM
    OH! SUSANNA 1951 REP ROD CAMERON ADRIAN BOOTH 4/4 2004 WEST
    ON THE LOOSE 1951 RKO MELVYN DOUGLAS 12/8 1992 AMC
    OPERATION PACIFIC 1951 WB JOHN WAYNE PATRICIA NEAL 1/19 1996 TNT
    OVERLAND TELEGRAPH 1951 RKO TIM HOLT 3/1 1993 AMC
    PAINTED HILLS 1951 MGM PAUL KELLY 10/12 1993 TNT
    PANDORA AND THE FLYING DUTCHMAN (U.K.) 1951 MGM JAMES MASON AVA GARDNER 10/15 1996 AMC
    PAYMENT ON DEMAND 1951 RKO BETTE DAVIS BARRY SULLIVAN 5/10 1999 TCM
    PECOS RIVER 1951 COL CHARLES STARRETT JOCK MAHONEY 9/25 2005 WEST
    PEOPLE WILL TALK 1951 FOX CARY GRANT JEANNE CRAIN 11/26 1994 AMC
    PISTOL HARVEST 1951 RKO TIM HOLT 2/7 1993 AMC
    PROWLER, THE 1951 UA VAN HEFLIN EVELYN KEYES 1/18 2013 TCM
    RAGING TIDE 1951 UNI RICHARD CONTE SHELLEY WINTERS 10/29 1995 AMC
    RED MOUNTAIN 1951 PAR ALAN LADD LIZABETH SCOTT 2/11 1994 AMC
    RHUBARB 1951 PAR RAY MILLAND JAN STERLING 5/4 1994 AMC
    RICH, YOUNG AND PRETTY 1951 MGM JANE POWELL DANIELLE DARRIEUX 9/9 2000 TCM
    ROADBLOCK 1951 RKO CHARLES MCGRAW 6/10 2000 TCM
    ROAR OF THE IRON HORSE 1951 COL 7/29 2015 DVD (serial)
    SANTA FE 1951 COL RANDOLPH SCOTT JANIS CARTER 11/14 1992 TNT
    SATURDAY’S HERO 1951 COL JOHN DEREK DONNA REED 8/9 1993 TNT
    SECRET OF CONVICT LAKE 1951 FOX GLENN FORD GENE TIERNEY 11/8 2003 FXM
    SEPTEMBER AFFAIR 1951 PAR JOAN FONTAINE JOSEPH COTTON 12/2 1992 AMC
    SIERRA PASSAGE 1951 MONO WAYNE MORRIS LOLA ALBRIGHT 7/20 1993 TNT
    SILVER CANYON 1951 COL GENE AUTRY 9/30 2003 WEST
    SILVER CITY BONANZA 1951 REP XXX XXX 7/6 2003 WEST
    SKIPALONG ROSENBLOOM 1951 UA 1/20 2016 DVD
    SMUGGLER’S GOLD 1951 COL CAMERON MITCHELL 5/13 2010 TCM
    SNAKE RIVER DESPERADOES 1951 COL CHARLES STARRETT 11/6 2005 WEST
    SOLDIERS THREE 1951 MGM STEWART GRANGER WALTER PIDGEON 2/23 2002 TCM
    SON OF DR. JEKYLL 1951 COL LOUIS HAYWARD 3/14 2000 AMC
    SPOILERS OF THE PLAINS 1951 REP ROY ROGERS PENNY EDWARDS 11/22 2004 WEST
    ST. BENNY THE DIP 1951 UA DICK HAYMES NINA FOCH 6/26 1993 21
    STAGE TO TUCSON 1951 COL ROD CAMERON WAYNE MORRIS 10/24 1993 TNT
    STARLIFT 1951 WB DORIS DAY GORDON MACRAE 10/18 2011 TCM
    STEEL HELMET 1951 LIP 5/27 2012 TCM
    STOP THAT CAB 1951 LIP 10/28 2014 DVD
    STRICTLY DISHONORABLE 1951 MGM JANET LEIGH 8/25 2002 TCM
    SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET 1951 COL XXX XXX 7/24 2008 TCM
    TAKE CARE OF MY LITTLE GIRL 1951 FOX JEANNE CRAIN DALE ROBERTSON 11/29 2000 MMAX
    TANKS ARE COMING 1951 WB STEVE COCHRAN MARI ALDON 5/4 2000 ACTN
    TERESA 1951 MGM PIER ANGELI JOHN ERICSON 10/2 1998 TCM
    TEXANS NEVER CRY 1951 COL GENE AUTRY 6/23 2003 WEST
    THE MOB 1951 COL BRODERICK CRAWFORD 3/21 1993 TNT
    THE SCARF 1951 UA JOHN IRELAND 11/1 2004 TCM
    THE STRIP 1951 MGM MICKEY ROONEY SALLY FORREST 6/25 1999 TCM
    THREE GUYS NAMED MIKE 1951 MGM JANE WYMAN VAN JOHNSON 4/23 1995 21
    THREE HUSBANDS 1951 UA 12/23 2012 DVD
    THUNDER ON THE HILL 1951 UNI CLAUDETTE COLBERT ANN BLYTH 5/22 1995 AMC
    THUNDERING TRAIL 1951 REALART 5/16 2014 DVD
    TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY 1951 WB RUTH ROMAN STEVE COCHRAN 3/29 2000 MYST
    TOO YOUNG TO KISS 1951 MGM JUNE ALLYSON VAN JOHNSON 11/7 1998 TCM
    UNKNOWN MAN 1951 MGM WALTER PIDGEON ANN HARDING 8/22 1999 TCM
    VALENTINO 1951 COL ANTHONY DEXTER ELEANOR PARKER 10/10 2007 TCM
    VALLEY OF FIRE 1951 COL GENE AUTRY 7/6 2003 WEST
    VANISHING OUTPOST 1951 WESTERN ADV. 6/23 2014 DVD
    WATCH THE BIRDIE 1951 MGM RED SKELTON ARLENE DAHL 2/20 2001 TCM
    WEEKEND WITH FATHER 1951 UNI VAN HEFLIN PATRICIA NEAL 4/12 1995 AMC
    WHEN THE REDSKINS RODE 1951 COL JON HALL 11/18 2004 WEST
    WHIRLWIND 1951 COL GENE AUTRY 6/18 2007 WEST
    WILD BLUE YONDER 1951 REP WENDELL COREY 1/12 1997 HIS
    WILD HORSE AMBUSH 1951 REP XXX XXX 4/6 2003 WEST
    YOU NEVER CAN TELL 1951 UNI DICK POWELL PEGGY DOW 1/12 1995 AMC

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    1. Cogerson says:
      September 21, 2017 at 6:29 am

      Hey Dan….as always…thanks for sharing your movie lists….and as always…a truly impressive total….your 150 only has me beat by 132 movies…..lol. Tally counts…Dan 150, Flora 61, Steve 35, Laurent 28 and me at 18. Seeing myself in last place makes me think that I do not watch enough classic movies. Thanks again.

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  3. Pierre says:
    September 20, 2017 at 2:41 pm

    Hello Bruce,
    I like very much worlwide so Thanks in the mean Time i am impress by Your productions of pages. I havé not finish Sanders and hère Is 1951.
    The présentation Is very new and very clear, i remember before it Was with a lot of blue for each page , à Long Time ago.
    And i like the new Seven faces from Wayne to Lawrence.
    All my félicitations and because you are working so much, no request for me…
    Bye bye
    Pierre

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  4. In the Shadows says:
    September 20, 2017 at 2:36 pm

    A very impressive 199 movies. You are to be congratulated, on this yearly report.

    Reply
    1. In the Shadows says:
      September 20, 2017 at 2:39 pm

      Ok now that I am done kissing your ass, numerous movies are missing Academy Award stats and I do not see any workdwide box office grosses. But do not get me wrong I truly like this new page a lot.

      Reply
      1. Cogerson says:
        September 20, 2017 at 5:56 pm

        WOC is on the job… All Academy Awards stats are updated. It didn’t default to 00/00 if Cogerson put in nothing….

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        1. Cogerson says:
          September 21, 2017 at 6:19 am

          As always…thank you WoC….you are awesome. I know coming home and working on more computer programming is not your favorite thing to do.

          Reply
      2. Cogerson says:
        September 21, 2017 at 6:23 am

        Hey In The Shadows….hopefully in does not show on the website….but right now our database is in undergoing some major changes….so some issues pop up every now and then….and that was the case this time around. But WoC has fixed those issues…so now on to today’s issues…lol.

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    2. Cogerson says:
      September 21, 2017 at 6:20 am

      Thank you In The Shadows. I appreciate the kind words.

      Reply
  5. Cogerson says:
    September 20, 2017 at 1:37 pm

    1951 Worldwide Adjusted Grosses Coming Soon

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