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This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1951 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 3, 1951 Mr. Music
2 January 10, 1951 Harvey Harvey reached number one in its third week of release.
3 January 17, 1951
4 January 24, 1951 Halls of Montezuma Halls of Montezuma reached number one in its third week of release.
5 January 31, 1951 At War with the Army At War with the Army reached number one in its fifth week of release.
6 February 7, 1951 At War with the Army grossed $350,000 from 16 key cities.
7 February 14, 1951 At War with the Army grossed $200,000 from the cities sampled.
8 February 21, 1951 Born Yesterday Born Yesterday reached number one in its eighth week of release.
9 February 28, 1951 Payment on Demand Payment on Demand reached number one in its fourth week of release.
10 March 7, 1951
11 March 14, 1951 Born Yesterday Born Yesterday returned to number one in its 11th week of release.
12 March 21, 1951
13 March 28, 1951 Royal Wedding Royal Wedding grossed $492,000 from the cities sampled.
14 April 4, 1951
15 April 11, 1951
16 April 18, 1951 Father's Little Dividend
17 April 25, 1951
18 May 2, 1951
19 May 9, 1951
20 May 16, 1951 The Great Caruso The Great Caruso reached number one in its fourth week of release.
21 May 23, 1951 The Great Caruso grossed $353,000 from 14 key cities.
22 May 30, 1951 The Great Caruso grossed $390,000 from 15 key cities.
23 June 6, 1951
24 June 13, 1951 The Great Caruso grossed $292,000 from the cities sampled.
25 June 20, 1951
26 June 27, 1951
27 July 4, 1951
28 July 11, 1951
29 July 18, 1951 Show Boat
30 July 25, 1951
31 August 1, 1951 Show Boat grossed $464,000 from 20 key cities.
32 August 8, 1951 Show Boat grossed $380,000 from 15 key cities.
33 August 15, 1951 That's My Boy That's My Boy reached number one in its 13th week of release.
34 August 22, 1951
35 August 29, 1951
36 September 5, 1951
37 September 12, 1951 David and Bathsheba David and Bathsheba reached number one in its fourth week of release.
38 September 19, 1951
39 September 26, 1951 David and Bathsheba grossed $360,000 from 18 key cities.
40 October 3, 1951
41 October 10, 1951
42 October 17, 1951 A Place in the Sun A Place in the Sun reached number one in its ninth week of release.
43 October 24, 1951 The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
44 October 31, 1951 An American in Paris An American in Paris reached number one in its fourth week of release.
45 November 7, 1951
46 November 14, 1951
47 November 21, 1951 An American in Paris grossed $310,000 from the cities sampled.
48 November 28, 1951 Quo Vadis Quo Vadis reached number one in its fourth week of release.
49 December 5, 1951
50 December 12, 1951
51 December 19, 1951
52 December 26, 1951

Highest-grossing films

The highest-grossing films during the calendar year based on theatrical rentals were as follows:

Rank Title Distributor Rental
1 David and Bathsheba 20th Century Fox $7,000,000
2 Show Boat Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $5,200,000
3 An American in Paris $4,500,000
4 The Great Caruso $4,500,000
5 A Streetcar Named Desire Warner Bros. $4,250,000
6 Born Yesterday Columbia Pictures $4,150,000
7 That's My Boy Paramount Pictures $3,800,000
8 A Place in the Sun $3,500,000
9 At War with the Army $3,350,000
10 Father's Little Dividend Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $3,100,000

See also

References

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