List of 1960 box office number-one films in the United States
This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1960 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.
Number-one films
#
Week ending
Film
Notes
Ref
1
January 6, 1960
Operation Petticoat
[ 1]
2
January 13, 1960
[ 2]
3
January 20, 1960
[ 3]
4
January 27, 1960
[ 1]
5
February 3, 1960
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur reached number one in its eleventh week of release
[ 4]
6
February 10, 1960
[ 5]
7
February 17, 1960
On the Beach
[ 6]
8
February 24, 1960
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur returned to number one in its 14th week of release
[ 7]
9
March 2, 1960
[ 8]
10
March 9, 1960
[ 9]
11
March 16, 1960
[ 10]
12
March 23, 1960
[ 11]
13
March 30, 1960
[ 12]
14
April 6, 1960
[ 13]
15
April 13, 1960
[ 14]
16
April 20, 1960
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
[ 15]
17
April 27, 1960
[ 16]
18
May 4, 1960
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur returned to number one in its 24th week of release
[ 17]
19
May 11, 1960
[ 18]
20
May 18, 1960
[ 19]
21
May 25, 1960
[ 20]
22
June 1, 1960
[ 21]
23
June 8, 1960
[ 22]
24
June 15, 1960
[ 23]
25
June 22, 1960
Ben-Hur grossed in excess of $409,000 in the key cities sampled
[ 24]
26
June 29, 1960
[ 25]
27
July 6, 1960
Bells Are Ringing
[ 26]
28
July 13, 1960
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur returned to number one in its 34th week of release
[ 27]
29
July 20, 1960
[ 28]
30
July 27, 1960
[ 29]
31
August 3, 1960
[ 30]
32
August 10, 1960
[ 31]
33
August 17, 1960
Ocean's 11
[ 32]
34
August 24, 1960
[ 33]
35
August 31, 1960
[ 34]
36
September 7, 1960
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur returned to number one in its 42nd week of release
[ 35]
37
September 14, 1960
[ 36]
38
September 21, 1960
[ 37]
39
September 28, 1960
[ 38]
40
October 5, 1960
[ 39]
41
October 12, 1960
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
[ 40]
42
October 19, 1960
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur returned to number one in its 48th week of release
[ 41]
43
October 26, 1960
[ 42]
44
November 2, 1960
[ 43]
45
November 9, 1960
Midnight Lace
[ 44]
46
November 16, 1960
BUtterfield 8
[ 45]
47
November 23, 1960
[ 46]
48
November 30, 1960
[ 47]
49
December 7, 1960
[ 48]
50
December 14, 1960
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur returned to number one in its 56th week of release
[ 49]
51
December 21, 1960
Cinderfella
[ 50]
52
December 28, 1960
Exodus
[ 51]
Highest-grossing films
The highest-grossing films during the calendar year based on theatrical rentals were as follows:
Rank
Title
Distributor
Rental[ 52]
1
Ben-Hur
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
$17,300,000
2
South Pacific
20th Century Fox -Magna
$9,900,000[ 53] [ 54]
3
Psycho
Paramount Pictures
$8,500,000
4
Operation Petticoat
Universal Pictures
$6,800,000
5
Suddenly, Last Summer
Columbia Pictures
$5,500,000
6
On the Beach
United Artists
$5,300,000
7
Solomon and Sheba
$5,250,000
8
The Apartment
$5,100,000
9
From the Terrace
20th Century Fox
$5,000,000
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
See also
References
^ a b "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . January 27, 1960. p. 16.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . January 13, 1960. p. 11.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . January 20, 1960. p. 5.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . February 3, 1960. p. 7.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . February 10, 1960. p. 7.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . February 17, 1960. p. 8.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . February 24, 1960. p. 24.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . March 2, 1960. p. 5.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . March 9, 1960. p. 6.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . March 16, 1960. p. 5.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . March 23, 1960. p. 4.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . March 30, 1960. p. 4.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . April 6, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . April 13, 1960. p. 15. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . April 20, 1960. p. 5. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . April 27, 1960. p. 6. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . May 4, 1960. p. 15. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . May 11, 1960. p. 7. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . May 18, 1960. p. 5. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . May 25, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . June 1, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . June 8, 1960. p. 5. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . June 15, 1960. p. 5. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . June 22, 1960. p. 11. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . June 29, 1960. p. 5. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . July 6, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . July 13, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . July 20, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . July 27, 1960. p. 7. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . August 3, 1960. p. 5. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . August 10, 1960. p. 13. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . August 17, 1960. p. 14. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . August 24, 1960. p. 18. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . August 31, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . September 7, 1960. p. 18. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . September 14, 1960. p. 16. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . September 21, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . September 28, 1960. p. 11. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . October 5, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . October 12, 1960. p. 17. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . October 19, 1960. p. 13. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . October 26, 1960. p. 5. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . November 2, 1960. p. 5. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . November 9, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . November 16, 1960. p. 20. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . November 23, 1960. p. 17. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . November 30, 1960. p. 20. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . December 7, 1960. p. 19. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . December 14, 1960. p. 13. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . December 21, 1960. p. 13. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . December 28, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org .
^ "Rental Potentials of 1960" . Variety . January 4, 1961. p. 47. Retrieved January 2, 2021 – via Archive.org .
^ "All-Time Top Grosses" . Variety . January 4, 1961. p. 49. Retrieved January 2, 2021 – via Archive.org . $16,300,000
^ "All-Time Domestic Champs". Variety . January 6, 1960. p. 34. $6,400,000
Americas
Argentina Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Ecuador Mexico Paraguay United States Venezuela
Asia-Pacific
Australia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan New Zealand Pakistan Philippines South Korea Taiwan
Thailand
Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)
Austria Belgium France Greece Ireland Italy Lithuania Netherlands Poland Romania Spain Turkey United Kingdom
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Chronology
Preceded by
1960
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