The year 1951 in film involved some significant events.
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The top ten 1951 released films by box office gross in the United States are as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
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1 | Quo Vadis | MGM | $11,143,000 |
2 | Show Boat | $5,293,000 | |
3 | David and Bathsheba | 20th Century Fox | $4,720,000 |
4 | The Great Caruso | MGM | $4,309,000 |
5 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Warner Bros. | $4,250,000 |
6 | The African Queen | United Artists | $4,100,000 |
7 | That's My Boy | Paramount | $3,800,000 |
8 | An American in Paris | MGM | $3,750,000 |
9 | A Place in the Sun | Paramount | $3,500,000 |
10 | At War with the Army | $3,300,000 |
The highest-grossing 1951 films in countries outside of North America.
Country | Title | Studio | Gross | Ref |
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France | Samson and Delilah | Paramount Pictures | 7,116,442 admissions | |
India | Awaara | R. K. Films | $4,830,000 | |
Italy | Anna | Lux Film | 8,965,624 admissions | |
Japan | The Tale of Genji | Daiei Kyoto | ¥141,050,000 | |
Soviet Union | In Peaceful Time | Dovzhenko Film Studios | $1,470,000 | |
United Kingdom | The Great Caruso | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 12,400,000 admissions |
The following table lists known worldwide gross figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1951. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1951. This list also includes gross revenue from later re-releases.
Title | Worldwide gross | Country | Ref |
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Awaara | $30,660,000 | India | |
Quo Vadis | $30,028,513 | United States |
Category/Organization | 9th Golden Globe Awards February 21, 1952 | 24th Academy Awards March 20, 1952 | |
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Drama | Comedy or Musical | ||
Best Film | A Place in the Sun | An American in Paris | |
Best Director | László Benedek Death of a Salesman | George Stevens A Place in the Sun | |
Best Actor | Fredric March Death of a Salesman | Danny Kaye On the Riviera | Humphrey Bogart The African Queen |
Best Actress | Jane Wyman The Blue Veil | June Allyson Too Young to Kiss | Vivien Leigh A Streetcar Named Desire |
Best Supporting Actor | Peter Ustinov Quo Vadis | Karl Malden A Streetcar Named Desire | |
Best Supporting Actress | Kim Hunter A Streetcar Named Desire | ||
Best Screenplay, Adapted | Robert Buckner Bright Victory | Michael Wilson and Harry Brown A Place in the Sun | |
Best Screenplay, Original | Alan Jay Lerner An American in Paris |
The Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll was published by Quigley Publishing Company based on a poll of U.S. movie theater owners who were asked to name who they felt were the previous year's top 10 moneymaking stars.
Rank | Actor/Actress |
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1. | John Wayne |
2. | Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis |
3. | Betty Grable |
4. | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello |
5. | Bing Crosby |
6. | Bob Hope |
7. | Randolph Scott |
8. | Gary Cooper |
9. | Doris Day |
10. | Spencer Tracy |
They also published a Western stars poll which Roy Rogers topped for the ninth year running.
Rank | Actor/Actress |
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1. | Roy Rogers |
2. | Gene Autry |
3. | Tim Holt |
4. | Charles Starrett |
5. | Rex Allen |
6. | Wild Bill Elliott |
7. | Smiley Burnette |
8. | Allan Lane |
9. | Dale Evans |
10. | Gabby Hayes |
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