1960 in film

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The year 1960 in film involved some significant events.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1960 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1960
Rank Title Distributor Domestic rentals
1 Spartacus Universal $14,000,000
2 Psycho Paramount $9,100,000
3 Exodus United Artists $8,500,000
4 Swiss Family Robinson Buena Vista $8,100,000
5 The Alamo United Artists $7,900,000
6 The World of Suzie Wong Paramount $7,500,000
7 BUtterfield 8 MGM $6,800,000
8 The Apartment United Artists $6,700,000
9 Ocean's 11 Warner Bros. $5,500,000
10 From the Terrace 20th Century Fox $5,200,000
  1. ^ After Psycho was released, Paramount transferred the film rights to Hitchcock, who later sold the distribution rights to Universal Pictures in 1962.

Top-grossing films by country

The highest-grossing 1960 films in countries outside of North America.

Country Title Director Revenue Admissions Source(s)
France Ben-Hur William Wyler 13,826,124
West Germany Ben-Hur William Wyler 13,525,000
India Mughal-e-Azam K. Asif $23,110,000 100,000,000
Italy Ben-Hur William Wyler 15,400,000
Soviet Union Far from the Motherland Aleksei Shvachko $2,625,000 42,000,000
Spain Ben-Hur William Wyler 4,653,194
United Kingdom Ben-Hur William Wyler 13,200,000

Events

Awards

Category/Organization 18th Golden Globe Awards
March 16, 1961
33rd Academy Awards
April 17, 1961
Drama Comedy or Musical
Best Film Spartacus The Apartment (Comedy)
Song Without End (Musical)
The Apartment
Best Director Jack Cardiff
Sons and Lovers
Billy Wilder
The Apartment
Best Actor Burt Lancaster
Elmer Gantry
Jack Lemmon
The Apartment
Burt Lancaster
Elmer Gantry
Best Actress Greer Garson
Sunrise at Campobello
Shirley MacLaine
The Apartment
Elizabeth Taylor
BUtterfield 8
Best Supporting Actor Sal Mineo
Exodus
Peter Ustinov
Spartacus
Best Supporting Actress Janet Leigh
Psycho
Shirley Jones
Elmer Gantry
Best Foreign Language Film La Vérité
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
The Virgin Spring
The Virgin Spring

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