Most Popular Movies 1951
This chart shows the 1951 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1951 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1951 - Top 1951 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1952 → |
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| The Lavender Hill Mob |
| Director: Charles Crichton |
| Lead Roles: Alec Guinness as Henry Holland , Stanley Holloway as Alfred Pendelbury |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 15, 1951 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $16,361 |
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International BO: $15,825 |
Synopsis
A meek banker teams up with his seedy neighbor to steal gold bullion and smuggle it out of the country in the shape of miniature Eiffel Towers.
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| An American in Paris |
| Director: Vincente Minnelli |
| Lead Roles: Leslie Caron as Lise Bouvier, Gene Kelly as Jerry Mulligan |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 4, 1951 (Limited) by MGM |
| Keywords: Romance, Ex-soldier, Set in Paris, Voiceover/Narration, Singers, Artists, Romantic Musical |
| Classification: Based on Musical or Opera, Musical, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $4,500,000 |
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International BO: $243 |
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| Alice in Wonderland |
| Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske |
| Lead Roles: Kathryn Beaumont as Alice |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 28, 1951 (Wide) by RKO Radio Pictures |
| Keywords: Family Adventure, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Royalty, Tiny Worlds |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Hand Animation, Fantasy |
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| Rashomon |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 26, 1951 (Limited) by Janus Films |
| Keywords: Foreign Language |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $96,568 |
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International BO: $34,488 |
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| David and Bathsheba |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 10, 1951 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Religious |
| Classification: Based on Religious Text |
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Domestic BO: $14,000,000 |
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| Quo Vadis? |
| Director: Mervyn LeRoy |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 23, 1951 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Historical Drama, Ancient Rome, Romance, Christians, Bigotry |
| Classification: Based on Religious Text, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $30,000,000 |
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International BO: $28,983 |
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| A Christmas Carol |
| Director: Brian Desmond Hurst |
| Lead Roles: Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 28, 1951 (Limited) by United Artists |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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International BO: $24 |
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| Rawhide |
| Director: Henry Hathaway |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 25, 1951 (Limited) |