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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
2 January 13, 1960
3 January 20, 1960
4 January 27, 1960
5 February 3, 1960 Ben-Hur Ben-Hur reached number one in its eleventh week of release
6 February 10, 1960
7 February 17, 1960 On the Beach
8 February 24, 1960 Ben-Hur Ben-Hur returned to number one in its 14th week of release
9 March 2, 1960
10 March 9, 1960
11 March 16, 1960
12 March 23, 1960
13 March 30, 1960
14 April 6, 1960
15 April 13, 1960
16 April 20, 1960 Please Don't Eat the Daisies
17 April 27, 1960
18 May 4, 1960 Ben-Hur Ben-Hur returned to number one in its 24th week of release
19 May 11, 1960
20 May 18, 1960
21 May 25, 1960
22 June 1, 1960
23 June 8, 1960
24 June 15, 1960
25 June 22, 1960 Ben-Hur grossed in excess of $409,000 in the key cities sampled
26 June 29, 1960
27 July 6, 1960 Bells Are Ringing
28 July 13, 1960 Ben-Hur Ben-Hur returned to number one in its 34th week of release
29 July 20, 1960
30 July 27, 1960
31 August 3, 1960
32 August 10, 1960
33 August 17, 1960 Ocean's 11
34 August 24, 1960
35 August 31, 1960
36 September 7, 1960 Ben-Hur Ben-Hur returned to number one in its 42nd week of release
37 September 14, 1960
38 September 21, 1960
39 September 28, 1960
40 October 5, 1960
41 October 12, 1960 The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
42 October 19, 1960 Ben-Hur Ben-Hur returned to number one in its 48th week of release
43 October 26, 1960
44 November 2, 1960
45 November 9, 1960 Midnight Lace
46 November 16, 1960 BUtterfield 8
47 November 23, 1960
48 November 30, 1960
49 December 7, 1960
50 December 14, 1960 Ben-Hur Ben-Hur returned to number one in its 56th week of release
51 December 21, 1960 Cinderfella
52 December 28, 1960 Exodus

Highest-grossing films

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

Rank Title Distributor Rental
1 Ben-Hur Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $17,300,000
2 South Pacific 20th Century Fox-Magna $9,900,000
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

  1. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 27, 1960. p. 16.
  2. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 13, 1960. p. 11.
  3. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 20, 1960. p. 5.
  4. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 3, 1960. p. 7.
  5. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 10, 1960. p. 7.
  6. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 17, 1960. p. 8.
  7. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 24, 1960. p. 24.
  8. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 2, 1960. p. 5.
  9. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 9, 1960. p. 6.
  10. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 16, 1960. p. 5.
  11. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 23, 1960. p. 4.
  12. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 30, 1960. p. 4.
  13. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 6, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  14. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 13, 1960. p. 15. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  15. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 20, 1960. p. 5. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  16. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 27, 1960. p. 6. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  17. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 4, 1960. p. 15. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  18. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 11, 1960. p. 7. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  19. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 18, 1960. p. 5. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  20. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 25, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  21. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 1, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  22. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 8, 1960. p. 5. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  23. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 15, 1960. p. 5. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  24. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 22, 1960. p. 11. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  25. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 29, 1960. p. 5. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  26. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 6, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  27. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 13, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  28. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 20, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
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  30. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 3, 1960. p. 5. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  31. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 10, 1960. p. 13. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  32. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 17, 1960. p. 14. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  33. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 24, 1960. p. 18. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  34. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 31, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  35. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 7, 1960. p. 18. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  36. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 14, 1960. p. 16. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  37. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 21, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  38. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 28, 1960. p. 11. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  39. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 5, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  40. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 12, 1960. p. 17. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  41. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 19, 1960. p. 13. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  42. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 26, 1960. p. 5. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  43. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 2, 1960. p. 5. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  44. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 9, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  45. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 16, 1960. p. 20. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  46. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 23, 1960. p. 17. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  47. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 30, 1960. p. 20. Retrieved November 9, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  48. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 7, 1960. p. 19. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  49. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 14, 1960. p. 13. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  50. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 21, 1960. p. 13. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  51. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 28, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  52. "Rental Potentials of 1960". Variety. January 4, 1961. p. 47. Retrieved January 2, 2021 – via Archive.org.
  53. "All-Time Top Grosses". Variety. January 4, 1961. p. 49. Retrieved January 2, 2021 – via Archive.org. $16,300,000
  54. "All-Time Domestic Champs". Variety. January 6, 1960. p. 34. $6,400,000
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