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1960 Top Box Office Movies

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.

Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in 1960’s The Apartment

Our UMR Top 50 of 1960

Year Movie (Year) Rating S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1960 The Apartment (1960)
AA Best Picture Win
1960 Spartacus (1960)
1960 Elmer Gantry (1960)
AA Best Picture Nom
1960 Psycho (1960)
1960 La Dolce Vita (1960)
1960 The Sundowners (1960)
AA Best Picture Nom
1960 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1960 The Alamo (1960)
AA Best Picture Nom
1960 Never on Sunday (1960)
1960 Two Women (1960)
1960 Home from the Hill (1960)
1960 Exodus (1960)
1960 The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
1960 Midnight Lace (1960)
1960 Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)
1960 G.I. Blues (1960)
1960 The Grass is Greener (1960)
1960 The Bellboy (1960)
1960 Where the Boys Are (1960)
1960 Pepe (1960)
1960 North to Alaska (1960)
1960 The Magnificent Seven (1960)
1960 The Facts of Life (1960)
1960 Can-Can (1960)
1960 Butterfield 8 (1960)
1960 The Rat Race (1960)
1960 Ocean's 11 (1960)
1960 Bells Are Ringing (1960)
1960 Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
1960 Portrait in Black (1960)
1960 Toby Tyler (1960)
1960 The Story of Ruth (1960)
1960 From the Terrace (1960)
1960 Let's Make Love (1960)
1960 The Unforgiven (1960)
1960 Visit to a Small Planet (1960)
1960 The Wackiest Ship In The Army (1960)
1960 Sons and Lovers (1960)
AA Best Picture Nom
1960 Cinderfella (1960)
1960 Inherit the Wind (1960)
1960 Who Was That Lady? (1960)
1960 The Bramble Bush (1960)
1960 The Truth/La Vérité (1960)
1960 Strangers When We Meet (1960)
1960 Hell to Eternity (1960)
1960 The Time Machine (1960)
1960 Flaming Star (1960)
1960 Wild River (1960)
1960 Pollyanna (1960)
1960 Cimarron (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.
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 The Apartment (1960)
AA Best Picture Win
Jack Lemmon &
Shirley MacLaine
19.0 344.2 344.20 8 87 10 / 05 99.9
2 Spartacus (1960) Kirk Douglas &
Tony Curtis
31.7 574.5 574.50 2 91 06 / 04 99.5
3 Elmer Gantry (1960)
AA Best Picture Nom
Burt Lancaster &
Jean Simmons
13.2 239.3 239.30 15 87 05 / 03 99.5
4 Psycho (1960) Janet Leigh &
Anthony Perkins
29.4 532.6 858.70 3 94 04 / 00 99.3
5 La Dolce Vita (1960) Directed by Federico Fellini 17.1 310.6 310.60 9 90 04 / 01 99.1
8 The Sundowners (1960)
AA Best Picture Nom
Robert Mitchum &
Deborah Kerr
10.9 196.7 196.70 18 75 05 / 00 98.0
7 Swiss Family Robinson (1960) John Mills &
Dorothy McGuire
37.1 672.9 672.90 1 78 00 / 00 96.7
6 The Alamo (1960)
AA Best Picture Nom
John Wayne &
Richard Widmark
22.6 409.4 821.40 5 63 07 / 01 96.3
9 Never on Sunday (1960) Melina Mercouri 10.3 186.3 186.30 19 74 05 / 01 95.9
12 Two Women (1960) Sophia Loren 8.6 155.3 155.30 34 85 01 / 01 95.5
14 Home from the Hill (1960) Robert Mitchum 9.4 169.5 262.70 26 82 00 / 00 95.3
9 Exodus (1960) Paul Newman &
Eva Marie Saint
23.8 431.2 431.20 4 67 03 / 01 94.9
13 The World of Suzie Wong (1960) William Holden 21.4 388.2 388.20 7 68 00 / 00 94.1
16 Midnight Lace (1960) Doris Day &
Myrna Loy
10.0 181.2 181.20 24 71 01 / 00 93.4
14 Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) Doris Day &
David Niven
15.2 274.7 373.10 11 66 00 / 00 93.2
15 G.I. Blues (1960) Elvis Presley 12.3 222.6 222.60 16 65 00 / 00 93.1
18 The Grass is Greener (1960) Cary Grant &
Robert Mitchum
8.6 155.3 155.30 36 77 00 / 00 92.3
20 The Bellboy (1960) Jerry Lewis &
Alex Gerry
10.3 186.3 186.30 20 67 00 / 00 92.1
22 Where the Boys Are (1960) Jim Hutton 10.0 181.2 181.20 23 67 00 / 00 91.5
17 Pepe (1960) Edward G. Robinson &
Greer Garson
13.7 248.4 328.50 13 55 07 / 00 91.4
17 North to Alaska (1960) John Wayne 13.4 243.3 243.30 14 60 00 / 00 91.1
22 The Magnificent Seven (1960) Yuly Brynner &
Steve McQueen
6.4 116.5 634.10 44 85 01 / 00 90.9
28 The Facts of Life (1960) Bob Hope &
Lucille Ball
9.1 165.6 165.60 27 64 05 / 01 90.6
21 Can-Can (1960) Shirley MacLaine &
Frank Sinatra
12.0 217.4 217.40 17 57 02 / 00 90.5
24 Butterfield 8 (1960) Elizabeth Taylor &
Laurence Harvey
21.6 390.9 556.50 6 54 02 / 01 90.2
28 The Rat Race (1960) Debbie Reynolds &
Tony Curtis
9.7 176.0 176.00 25 65 00 / 00 90.1
25 Ocean's 11 (1960) Dean Martin &
Frank Sinatra
16.1 292.4 292.40 10 57 00 / 00 90.0
29 Bells Are Ringing (1960) Dean Martin &
Vincent Minnelli
8.1 146.2 187.60 40 73 01 / 00 90.0
31 Sink the Bismarck! (1960) Kenneth More 8.5 154.0 154.00 37 70 00 / 00 89.6
33 Portrait in Black (1960) Lana Turner &
Anthony Quinn
10.0 181.2 181.20 22 59 00 / 00 88.8
33 Toby Tyler (1960) Kevin Corcoran 8.9 160.5 160.50 31 66 00 / 00 88.7
32 The Story of Ruth (1960) Stuart Whitman 8.6 155.3 155.30 35 67 00 / 00 88.5
30 From the Terrace (1960) Myrna Loy &
Paul Newman
14.9 269.2 269.20 12 51 00 / 00 88.0
36 Let's Make Love (1960) Marilyn Monroe &
Directed by George Cukor
8.6 155.3 155.30 33 64 01 / 00 87.8
37 The Unforgiven (1960) Burt Lancaster &
Audrey Hepburn
8.9 160.5 160.50 30 63 00 / 00 87.7
38 Visit to a Small Planet (1960) Jerry Lewis &
Joan Blackman
9.1 165.6 165.60 28 60 01 / 00 87.4
37 The Wackiest Ship In The Army (1960) Jack Lemmon 10.3 186.3 186.30 21 54 00 / 00 87.4
38 Sons and Lovers (1960)
AA Best Picture Nom
Trevor Howard 4.3 77.6 77.60 62 73 07 / 01 86.5
40 Cinderfella (1960) Jerry Lewis &
Ed Wynn
8.3 150.1 150.10 39 62 00 / 00 86.2
39 Inherit the Wind (1960) Spencer Tracy &
Fredric March
3.5 63.4 103.50 71 86 04 / 00 85.9
42 Who Was That Lady? (1960) Dean Martin &
Tony Curtis
8.9 160.5 160.50 29 57 00 / 00 85.6
45 The Bramble Bush (1960) Richard Burton &
Angie Dickinson
8.6 155.3 155.30 32 59 00 / 00 85.5
39 The Truth/La Vérité (1960) Brigitte Bardot 5.7 103.2 103.20 50 74 01 / 00 85.4
44 Strangers When We Meet (1960) Kirk Douglas &
Kim Novak
8.3 150.1 150.10 38 60 00 / 00 85.4
43 Hell to Eternity (1960) Jeffrey Hunter 6.3 113.9 113.90 45 71 00 / 00 85.1
47 The Time Machine (1960) Rod Taylor &
Yvette Mimieux
4.6 83.3 135.10 57 76 01 / 01 84.3
48 Flaming Star (1960) Elvis Presley 5.7 103.5 103.50 49 72 00 / 00 84.2
47 Wild River (1960) Montgomery Clift &
Bruce Dern
3.6 66.0 66.00 70 83 00 / 00 84.0
49 Pollyanna (1960) Donald Crisp &
Hayley Mills
4.3 77.6 77.60 60 78 00 / 00 83.1
52 Cimarron (1960) Glenn Ford &
Anne Baxter
6.6 120.3 249.70 43 62 02 / 00 82.7
54 Jungle Cat (1960) Documentary 5.3 95.8 95.80 53 68 00 / 00 81.0
53 Village of the Damned (1960) George Sanders 4.0 72.5 112.60 68 75 00 / 00 80.9
53 The Entertainer (1960) Laurence Olivier &
Alan Bates
2.8 50.2 50.20 82 80 01 / 00 80.4
55 Ice Palace (1960) Richard Burton &
Robert Ryan
4.7 85.4 85.40 56 69 00 / 00 79.8
57 Wake Me When It's Over (1960) Don Knotts 5.7 103.5 103.50 48 63 00 / 00 79.7
56 House of Usher (1960) Vincent Price 4.1 75.1 75.10 67 72 00 / 00 79.7
53 Breathless (1960) Jean-Paul Belmondo &
Jean Seberg
1.7 31.1 136.90 108 85 00 / 00 79.4
58 It Started in Naples (1960) Clark Gable &
Sophia Loren
6.3 113.9 113.90 46 58 01 / 00 79.1
60 Mein Kampf (1960) Claude Stephenson 4.1 75.1 75.10 65 70 00 / 00 78.4
59 Sunrise at Campobello (1960) Greer Garson 2.9 51.8 51.80 78 73 04 / 00 78.0
62 High Time (1960) Bing Crosby &
Tuesday Weld
7.1 129.4 129.40 41 51 01 / 00 77.7
61 The Virgin Spring (1960) Max Von Sydow &
Directed by Ingmar Bergman
2.0 36.2 36.20 101 78 02 / 01 77.4
66 Tall Story (1960) Jane Fonda &
Anthony Perkins
4.6 82.8 82.80 58 65 00 / 00 76.6
63 Sergeant Rutledge (1960) Woody Strode &
Jeffrey Hunter
2.2 40.6 40.60 96 78 00 / 00 76.4
62 Tunes of Glory (1960) Alec Guinness 1.5 26.7 26.70 114 81 01 / 00 75.9
64 Comanche Station (1960) Randolph Scott &
Claude Akins
2.5 45.3 45.30 93 76 00 / 00 75.9
69 Cash McCall (1960) James Garner &
Natalie Wood
5.3 95.2 120.30 54 60 00 / 00 75.8
67 The Gallant Hours (1960) James Cagney &
Robert Montgomery
3.7 67.3 67.30 69 68 00 / 00 75.6
67 Under Ten Flags (1960) Charles Laughton &
Van Heflin
2.9 51.8 51.80 76 73 00 / 00 75.3
73 The Fugitive Kind (1960) Marlon Brando &
Joanne Woodward
5.4 98.3 98.30 52 58 00 / 00 75.0
70 Rocco and His Brothers/Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960) Alain Delon 2.2 39.4 226.20 97 76 00 / 00 74.9
71 The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960) Warren Oates &
Dyan Cannon
2.7 49.2 49.20 85 72 01 / 00 74.8
76 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960) Buster Keaton &
Tony Randall
5.6 100.9 142.30 51 56 00 / 00 74.4
71 Tarzan the Magnificent (1960) Gordon Scott 2.6 46.7 46.70 88 73 00 / 00 73.8
78 The Lost World (1960) Claude Rains &
Michael Rennie
7.1 129.4 129.40 42 46 00 / 00 73.0
75 The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960) Shirley Knight &
Angela Lansbury
1.8 32.4 32.40 104 75 01 / 00 72.3
81 Seven Thieves (1960) Edward G. Robinson &
Rod Steiger
6.3 113.4 113.40 47 49 01 / 00 71.8
77 Girl of the Night (1960) Anne Francis 2.7 48.8 72.00 86 70 00 / 00 71.6
78 The Last Voyage (1960) Robert Stack &
George Sanders
3.0 55.2 106.90 74 67 01 / 00 71.4
76 The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) Jack Nicholson 1.4 25.9 25.90 115 77 00 / 00 71.3
82 13 Ghosts (1960) Charles Herbert 4.3 77.6 77.60 61 60 00 / 00 71.1
81 Crack in The Mirror (1960) Orson Welles &
Alexander Knox
2.9 51.8 51.80 75 68 00 / 00 70.5
83 L'Avventura (1960) Variety Top 100 0.1 2.5 2.50 154 82 00 / 00 69.9
86 Song Without End (1960) Dirk Bogarde &
Capucine
4.3 77.6 77.60 59 57 01 / 01 69.6
87 Pay or Die! (1960) Ernest Borgnine 4.3 77.6 77.60 64 59 00 / 00 69.6
84 School for Scoundrels (1960) Ian Carmichael &
Terry-Thomas
1.3 23.7 23.70 117 75 00 / 00 68.6
90 I Passed For White (1960) James Franciscus 4.9 88.0 88.00 55 54 00 / 00 68.2
90 The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960) Ray Harryhausen 2.6 47.9 47.90 87 67 00 / 00 67.8
87 The Savage Innocents (1960) Peter O'Toole &
Anthony Quinn
1.2 22.0 22.00 121 75 00 / 00 67.8
89 A Dog Of Flanders (1960) Donald Crisp 1.8 33.4 33.40 103 71 00 / 00 67.3
91 Hungry for Love (1960) Simone Signoret 0.1 2.5 2.50 151 79 00 / 00 66.8
94 Kidnapped (1960) Peter O'Toole &
Peter Finch
2.9 51.8 51.80 80 64 00 / 00 66.0
95 The 3rd Voice (1960) Edmond O'Brien 2.5 46.0 46.00 92 66 00 / 00 66.0
91 Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) Albert Finney 0.9 16.8 16.80 130 75 00 / 00 65.8
93 Two Way Stretch (1960) Peter Sellers 1.5 27.8 27.80 113 71 00 / 00 65.2
99 Once More, with Feeling! (1960) Yul Brynner 4.3 77.6 77.60 63 55 00 / 00 65.0
98 All the Young Men (1960) Sidney Poitier &
Alan Ladd
4.1 75.1 75.10 66 55 00 / 00 64.6
96 Purple Noon/Plein soleil (1960) Alain Delon 0.6 11.2 106.10 138 75 00 / 00 64.3
100 Morgan, the Pirate (1960) Steve Reeves 3.4 62.1 62.10 72 58 00 / 00 62.4
99 The Plunderers (1960) Jeff Chandler 1.8 32.3 32.30 106 67 00 / 00 61.7
101 Murder, Inc. (1960) Peter Falk 2.6 46.6 46.60 89 62 00 / 00 61.2
104 5 Branded Women (1960) Van Heflin 2.9 51.8 51.80 77 59 00 / 00 59.1
103 Moment of Danger/Malaga (1960) Dorothy Dandridge 1.2 22.1 22.10 120 68 00 / 00 58.4
102 Classe Tous Risques (1960) Jean-Paul Belmondo 0.1 1.6 37.90 159 73 00 / 00 57.6
106 Surprise Package (1960) Yul Brynner 3.1 56.9 56.90 73 56 00 / 00 56.7
103 Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960) Shelley Winters 1.1 19.4 19.40 125 67 00 / 00 56.3
107 Never Let Go (1960) Peter Sellers 1.8 31.9 31.90 107 62 00 / 00 54.5
108 Hell Bent for Leather (1960) Audie Murphy 1.7 31.1 31.10 109 62 00 / 00 53.2
108 The Passionate Thief (1960) Ben Gazzara 0.2 4.0 4.00 148 69 00 / 00 51.3
112 The Night Fighters (1960) Robert Mitchum &
Richard Harris
1.6 28.3 28.30 112 61 00 / 00 50.4
110 Private Property (1960) Warren Oates &
Kate Manx
0.1 1.7 1.70 157 69 00 / 00 50.3
113 The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960) James Mason &
Peter Finch
1.9 33.6 33.60 102 58 00 / 00 46.9
110 Oscar Wilde (1960) Ralph Richardson 0.1 2.6 2.60 153 67 00 / 00 46.5
119 The Crowded Sky (1960) Dana Andrews 2.5 46.1 46.10 91 53 00 / 00 45.2
114 Seven Ways From Sundown (1960) Audie Murphy 1.6 28.5 28.50 110 58 00 / 00 45.1
116 Key Witness (1960) Dennis Hopper 1.0 18.6 41.90 126 61 00 / 00 44.5
120 Holiday in Spain (1960) Peter Lorre 2.1 38.1 38.10 99 55 00 / 00 44.3
115 The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960) Peter O'Toole 0.5 9.3 41.70 141 64 00 / 00 44.0
120 Heller in Pink Tights (1960) Sophia Loren &
Anthony Quinn
2.7 49.2 49.20 84 51 00 / 00 44.0
121 All The Fine Young Cannibals (1960) Natalie Wood &
Robert Wagner
2.7 49.2 93.70 83 51 00 / 00 44.0
117 Blood And Roses (1960) Mel Ferrer 0.4 6.3 6.30 146 65 00 / 00 43.5
124 Desire In The Dust (1960) Joan Bennett 1.2 22.4 22.40 119 59 00 / 00 42.1
120 Playgirl After Dark/Too Hot To Handle (1960) Jayne Mansfield 1.0 17.9 17.90 127 60 00 / 00 42.1
123 I Aim At The Stars (1960) Directed by J. Lee Thompson 0.1 2.5 2.50 155 65 00 / 00 41.9
125 Seven Days... Seven Nights (1960) Jean-Paul Belmondo 0.1 1.0 28.40 161 65 00 / 00 40.9
128 The Angel Wore Red (1960) Ava Gardner &
Joseph Cotten
1.2 21.2 48.40 123 57 00 / 00 37.9
124 Malaga (1960) Dorothy Dandridge 0.4 6.4 6.40 145 62 00 / 00 37.1
130 The Millionairess (1960) Sophia Loren &
Peter Sellers
2.9 51.8 51.80 79 47 00 / 00 36.9
131 Guns of the Timberland (1960) Alan Ladd &
Jeanne Crain
2.0 37.0 37.00 100 52 00 / 00 36.6
127 The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) Christopher Lee 0.5 9.0 9.00 140 60 00 / 00 36.2
129 The Battle of the Sexes (1960) Peter Sellers 0.7 12.7 12.70 136 59 00 / 00 34.5
130 It Takes A Thief/The Challenge (1960) Jayne Mansfield 0.8 15.0 15.00 133 57 00 / 00 33.3
133 Tess of the Storm Country (1960) Diane Baker 0.7 12.4 12.40 135 57 00 / 00 30.6
136 Macumba Love (1960) Walter Reed 2.9 51.8 51.80 81 44 00 / 00 29.8
134 Love and the Frenchwoman (1960) 0.4 7.4 63.40 143 58 00 / 00 29.7
137 Ten Who Dared (1960) Brian Keith 2.3 41.4 41.40 95 47 00 / 00 28.7
137 The Mountain Road (1960) James Stewart 1.3 23.6 23.60 118 52 00 / 00 28.3
138 Sign of Zorro (1960) Guy Williams 2.2 39.2 39.20 98 46 00 / 00 26.8
140 Esther and the King (1960) Richard Egan &
Directed by Raoul Walsh
1.3 23.9 23.90 116 51 00 / 00 26.1
146 One Foot in Hell (1960) Alan Ladd &
Don Murray
2.4 43.0 43.00 94 44 00 / 00 25.4
139 A Story of David: The Hunted (1960) Jeff Chandler 0.4 6.5 6.50 144 56 00 / 00 24.9
142 Why Must I Die (1960) Debra Paget 1.1 19.5 19.50 124 51 00 / 00 24.7
141 Ladies Man (1960) Catherine Deneuve 0.0 0.5 9.60 162 57 00 / 00 24.6
143 Twelve Hours to Kill (1960) Gavin MacLeod 0.7 12.5 12.50 134 53 00 / 00 24.5
143 The Subterraneans (1960) Leslie Caron &
Roddy McDowall
1.0 17.6 39.60 128 52 00 / 00 24.5
147 A Breath of Scandal (1960) Sophia Loren &
Angela Lansbury
2.6 46.6 46.60 90 42 00 / 00 22.8
146 The Hands of Orlac (1960) Mel Ferrer 0.3 5.7 5.70 147 54 00 / 00 22.1
148 The Private Lives of Adam and Eve (1960) Tuesday Weld 1.0 17.2 17.20 129 49 00 / 00 18.7
151 Because They're Young (1960) Dick Clark 1.8 32.3 32.30 105 43 00 / 00 17.7
149 Wild Roots Of Love (1960) Catherine Deneuve 0.1 1.3 1.30 160 53 00 / 00 17.3
150 The Enemy General (1960) Van Johnson 0.6 11.1 11.10 139 49 00 / 00 16.4
152 Dentist In The Chair (1960) Dentist Movies 0.1 2.6 2.60 152 52 00 / 00 16.3
153 A Touch of Larceny (1960) James Mason &
George Sanders
1.6 28.5 28.50 111 43 00 / 00 15.7
152 September Storm (1960) Joanne Dru 0.9 14.6 14.60 132 47 00 / 00 14.8
155 The Wizard of Baghdad (1960) Diane Baker 0.9 15.6 15.60 131 45 00 / 00 13.1
154 Cleopatra's Daughter (1960) Debra Paget 0.1 2.2 2.20 156 46 00 / 00 9.0
157 Studs Lonigan (1960) Jack Nicholson &
Jack Kruschen
0.1 2.5 2.50 150 45 00 / 00 8.7
158 Platinum High School (1960) Mickey Rooney &
Terry Moore
0.5 9.1 16.80 142 43 00 / 00 8.7
157 College Confidential (1960) Herbert Marshall 0.6 11.7 11.70 137 42 00 / 00 8.1
159 Pretty Boyd Floyd (1960) Peter Falk 0.1 1.7 1.70 158 44 00 / 00 7.6
161 The Secret of the Purple Reef (1960) Peter Falk 0.2 3.0 3.00 149 40 00 / 00 4.7
162 Sex Kittens Go to College (1960) John Carradine &
Mamie Van Doren
1.2 22.0 22.00 122 33 00 / 00 3.9
1960’s Psycho

 Top earners in 1960 for Adjusted USA Box Office:

Name Number of Movies Total Adj World Wide (mil) Total Adj USA (mil)
Saul Bass 5 2,322.4 1,996.3
John Gavin 4 1,661.0 1,334.9
Peter Lawford 3 1,052.1 972.0
Jean Simmons 3 969.1 969.1
Janet Leigh 3 1,347.7 941.5
Tony Curtis 3 911.0 911.0
Laurence Harvey 2 1,377.9 800.3
Jack Kruschen 6 849.6 797.9
Peter Ustinov 2 771.2 771.2
Kirk Douglas 2 724.6 724.6
Dorothy McGuire 2 705.3 705.3
Richard Boone 2 1,113.8 701.8
Paul Newman 2 700.4 700.4
John Mills 2 699.6 699.6
Tommy Kirk 1 672.9 672.9
Woody Strode 3 722.0 670.3
John Wayne 2 1,064.7 652.7
Charles Laughton 2 626.3 626.3
Laurence Olivier 2 624.7 624.7
Anthony Perkins 2 941.5 615.4
Vera Miles 3 939.0 612.9
Ray Walston 3 608.2 608.2
Dean Martin 3 640.5 599.1
John Ireland 1 574.5 574.5
Shirley MacLaine 2 561.6 561.6

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.

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  1. Sidney Johnson says:
    May 6, 2025 at 7:34 pm

    Murder Inc has an Oscar nomination
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054102

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  2. Sidney Johnson says:
    December 30, 2022 at 4:58 pm

    The Devil’s Eye
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053772
    highly rated Ingmar Bergman film

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  3. Lyle says:
    February 11, 2021 at 1:45 am

    Hello Bruce.
    At number 132 you have listed “SCARS OF DRACULA” which came out in 1970. Did you
    mean “THE BRIDES OF DRACULA” which came out in 1960.

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