Biggest Grossing Movies

Top Box Office Movies:

Year Rank Title Studio Gross Revenue Length
(in millions) (in minutes)
1960....1.....Ben-Hur......................... MGM............................ 33.0............................ 217
1960....2....Can-Can..........................20th Century Fox....... 10.0............................ 131
1960....3....Psycho............................ Paramount...................... 9.2............................ 109
1960....4....Operation Petticoat........Universal.........................7.0............................ 124
1960....5....Apartment, The...............United Artists..................6.8.............................125
1960....6....Solomon and Sheba.......United Artists..................6.5.............................142
1960....7....Suddenly Last Summer..Columbia.........................6.37...........................114
1960....8....On the Beach..................United Artists..................6.2.............................134
1960....9....Butterfield 8....................MGM...............................6................................108
1960...10...From the Terrace.............20th Century Fox..........6................................144
1960...13...Elmer Gantry.............................................................5.2
1960...18...Strangers When We Meet.......................................3.4
1960...39...Magnificent Seven, The..........................................2.25
1960...52...Last Angry Man, The..............................................1.675

1961 1 Guns of Navarone, The Columbia 12.5 157
1961 2 Exodus United Artists 10 220
1961 3 Parent Trap, The Buena Vista 9.3 129
1961 4 Absent-Minded Professor, The Buena Vista 9.1 97
1961 5 Alamo, The United Artists 8 193
1961 6 Swiss Family Robinson Buena Vista 7.9 126
1961 7 Come September Universal 7.5 112
1961 8 World of Susie Wong, The Paramount 7.3 129
1961 9 Gone with the WInd MGM (reissue) 6.7 222
1961 10 101 Dalmations Buena Vista 6.4 79
1961 15 Fanny 4.5
1961 21 Never On Sunday 4
1961 29 Breakfast at Tiffany’s 3.5
1961 34 Hustler, The 3

1962 1 West Side Story United Artists / Mirisch / Seven Arts 19 155
1962 2 Spartacus Universal / Bryna 14 196
1962 3 El Cid Bronson-Allied Artists 11.5 184
1962 4 Lover Come Back Universal 8.5 107
1962 5 That Touch of Mink Universal 8.5 99
1962 6 King of Kings MGM 8 161
1962 7 Music Man, The Warner Bros. 8 151
1962 8 Hatari Paramount 7 158
1962 9 Bon Voyage Buena Vista 5.5 130
1962 10 Flower Drum Song Universal 5 133
1962 12 Whatever Happened to Baby Jane 5
1962 16 Lolita 4.5
1962 22 Splender in the Grass 3.5
1962 27 Birdman of Alcatraz, The 3.1

1963 1 How the West Was Won MGM 17 162
1963 2 Cleopatra 20th Century Fox n/a 243
1963 3 Longest Day, The 20th Century Fox 15.2 169
1963 4 Lawrence of Arabia Columbia 15 221
1963 5 Irma la Douce United Artists 11 146
1963 6 Mutiny on the Bounty MGM 9.8 185
1963 7 V.I.P.s, The MGM 7.5 119
1963 8 To Kill a Mockingbird Universal 7.5 129
1963 9 Son of Flubber Buena Vista 7.4 100
1963 10 McLintock United Artists 7.25 127
1963 15 Gypsy 6
1963 18 Birds, The 5
1963 24 Hud 4
1963 45 David and Lisa 2.3

1964 1 It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World United Artists 25 192
1964 2 Carpetbaggers, The Paramount 14.5 150
1964 3 Unsinkable Molly Brown MGM 8 128
1964 4 Charade Universal 6.5 113
1964 5 Move Over, Darling 20th Century Fox 5.5 103
1964 6 Cardinal, The Columbia 5.4 175
1964 7 My Fair Lady Warner Bros. ? 175
1964 8 What a Way to Go! 20th Century Fox / APJAC / Orchard 5.5 111
1964 9 Good Neighbor Sam Columbia 5.3 130
1964 10 Pink Panther, The United Artists ? 113
1964 13 Hard Days Night 4.5
1964 14 Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 4.1
1964 15 Night of the Iguana 4
1964 18 Love with the Proper Stranger 3.5

1965 1 Sound of Music, The 20th Century Fox 35 172
1965 2 Mary Poppins Buena Vista 33 139
1965 3 Goldfinger United Artists 19.9 112
1965 4 My Fair Lady Warner Bros. n/a 175
1965 5 What’s New, Pussycat? United Artists 9 108
1965 6 Shenandoah Universal 8 105
1965 7 Sandpiper, The MGM 7 116
1965 8 Von Ryan’s Express 20th Century Fox 6.5 117
1965 9 Father Goose Universal 6 116
1965 10 Yellow Rolls-Royce MGM 6 122
1965 12 Cat Ballou 5.2
1965 14 Help 4.1
1965 17 Americanization of Emily, The 3.6
1965 24 Zorba the Greek 3.2

1966 1 Doctor Zhivago MGM 30 192
1966 2 Thunderball United Artists 28 132
1966 3 Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf Warner Bros. n/a 129
1966 4 That Darn Cat! Buena Vista 9.4 116
1966 5 Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming, The United Artists / Mirisch 8.3 126
1966 6 Lt. Robin Crusoe, USN Buena Vista 8.3 114
1966 7 Silencers, The Columbia 7 103
1966 8 Torn Curtain Universal n/a 119
1966 9 Our Man Flint 20th Century Fox n/a 108
1966 10 Pacth of Blue, A MGM ? 105
1966 27 Singing Nun 3.5
1966 28 Do Not Disturb 3.5
1966 32 Spy Who Came in from the Cold, The 3.1
1966 57 This Property is Condemned 1.8

1967 1 Dirty Dozen, The MGM 18.2 150
1967 2 You Only Live Twice United Artists 16.3 117
1967 3 Casino Royale Columbia 10.2 130
1967 4 Man for All Seasons, A Columbia 9.25 120
1967 5 Thoroughly Modern Millie Universal 8.5 138
1967 6 Barefoot in the Park Paramount 8.25 109
1967 7 Georgy Girl Columbia 7.33 100
1967 8 To Sir With Love Columbia 7.2 105
1967 9 Grand Prix MGM 7 179
1967 10 Hombre 20th Century Fox 6.5 111
1967 14 Blow Up 5.9
1967 20 Up the Down Staircase 5
1967 22 In the Heat of the Night 4.45
1967 37 Bonnie and Clyde 2.5

1968 1 Graduate, The Embassy 39 105
1968 2 Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Columbia 25.1 112
1968 3 Gone with the Wind MGM reissue 23 222
1968 4 Valley of the Dolls 20th Century Fox 20 123
1968 5 Odd Couple, The Paramount 18.5 105
1968 6 Planet of the Apes 20th Century Fox 15 119
1968 7 Rosemary’s Baby Paramount 12.3 137
1968 8 Jungle Book Buena Vista 11.5 78
1968 9 Yours, Mine and Ours United Artists 11 111
1968 10 Green Berets, The Warner Bros. 8.7 141
1968 11 2001: A Space Odyssey 8.5
1968 17 In Cold Blood 5.6
1968 31 Dr. Dolittle 3.5
1968 56 Producers, The 1.7

1969 1 Love Bug, The Buena Vista 17 107
1969 2 Funny Girl Columbia 16.5 169
1969 3 Bullitt Warner Bros. 16.4 113
1969 4 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 20th Century Fox 15 110
1969 5 Romeo and Juliet Paramount 14.5 152
1969 6 True Grit Paramount 11.5 128
1969 7 Midnight Cowboy United Artists 11 113
1969 8 Oliver! Columbia 10.5 146
1969 9 Goodbye, Columbus Paramount 7.5 105
1969 10 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang United Artists 7.2 145
1969 11 Easy Rider 7.2
1969 14 Lion in Winter, The 6.4
1969 27 Alice’s Restaurant 3.5
1969 50 Prime of Miss Jean Brody, The 2

1970 1 Patton 20th Century Fox 21 171
1970 2 Airport Universal 12.4 136
1970 3 M*A*S*H 20th Century Fox 12.2 116
1970 4 Hello, Dolly 20th Century Fox 9.1 129
1970 5 Z Reggane / ONCIC 9.1 125
1970 6 Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice Columbia 7.9 105
1970 7 Woodstock Warner Bros. 7.2 184
1970 8 Catch-22 Paramount 7.1 122
1970 9 Cactus Flower Columbia 6 103
1970 10 Lovers and Other Strangers ABC 5.16 104
1970 14 They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? 4.3
1970 27 Anne of the Thousand Days 3
1970 31 Five Easy Pieces 2.7
1970 58 Women in Love 1.5