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

Highest-grossing films

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

RankTitleDistributorRental[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 United Artists $5,250,000
8 The Apartment United Artists $5,100,000
9 From the Terrace 20th Century Fox $5,000,000
Please Don't Eat the Daisies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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.
  29. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 27, 1960. p. 7. Retrieved November 8, 2020 – via Archive.org.
  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

See also
Preceded by
1959		 1960 Succeeded by
1961
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