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
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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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| Across the Wide Missouri |
| Director: William A. Wellman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 12, 1951 (Limited) by MGM |
| Keywords: Revisionist Western, Marriage of Convenience, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, 1800s, Voiceover/Narration, Arranged Marriage, Revenge, Interracial Child |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $5,500,000 |
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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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| The African Queen |
| Director: John Huston |
| Lead Roles: Humphrey Bogart as Charlie Allnut, Katharine Hepburn as Rose Sayer |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 26, 1951 (Limited) by United Artists |
| Keywords: Action Adventure, 1910s, World War I, Death of a Sibling, On a Boat |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $10,750,000 |
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International BO: $1,747 |
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| Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. |
| Director: Raoul Walsh |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 13, 1951 (Limited) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Action Adventure, 1800s, War, On a Boat, Romance, Medical and Hospitals, Single Parent, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Died During Childbirth |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $6,000,000 |
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| Show Boat |
| Director: George Sidney |
| Lead Roles: Kathryn Grayson as Magnolia Hawks, Ava Gardner as Julie LaVerne, Howard Keel as Gaylord Ravenal |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 17, 1951 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Romantic Musical, Remake, Romance, Interracial Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Set in Mississippi, Set in Chicago, Pregnant Women, Single Parent, Unexpected Families |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Musical, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $11,000,000 |
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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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| Flight to Mars |
| Director: Lesley Selander |
| Lead Roles: Marguerite Chapman as Alita, Cameron Mitchell as Steve Abbott |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 11, 1951 (Limited) by Monogram Pictures |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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| Lassie: The Painted Hills |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 4, 1951 (Limited) |
| Classification: Adventure, Live Action |
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| Royal Wedding |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 8, 1951 (Limited) |
| Classification: Musical, Live Action |
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| The Thing From Another World |
| Director: Christian Nyby |
| Lead Roles: Kenneth Tobey`, James Arness |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 6, 1951 (Limited) by RKO Radio Pictures |
| Classification: Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |