#1 of 2 #1 drama movie of March 1960
1960 · Crime, Drama
$596.1K worldwide · 72% of the chart's total
$414.2K US & Canada · 69% $181.9K elsewhere · 31%
Drama box office · March 1960
Drama Box Office, March 1960: Top-Grossing Releases
Breathless (1960) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in March 1960, with $596.1K worldwide, ahead of Purple Noon (1960) at $227.2K. 2 drama films released in March 1960 report a worldwide gross, $823.3K in all, 50% of it from the US & Canada.
- March 1960 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $823.3K
- Breathless (1960), the #1
- $596.1K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 50%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Drama Release of March 1960, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in March 1960.
- 1 Mar 16, 1960 US and Canada: $414.2K Rest of the world: $181.9K Worldwide: $596.1K
- 2
Mar 10, 1960 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $227.2K
Archive
Drama Box Office in 1960, Month by Month
The months of 1960 with their totals: June leads with $18.8M, led by The Apartment (1960).
- January $126.4K #1 Eyes Without a Face (1960)
- February $9.4K #1 The Virgin Spring (1960)
- March $823.3K #1 Breathless (1960)
- April $100.4K #1 Peeping Tom (1960)
- May $42.2K #1 L’Avventura (1960)
- June $18.8M #1 The Apartment (1960)
- July No grosses
- August No grosses
- September $70.5K #1 The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
- October $1.9M #1 Spartacus (1960)
- November $41.2K #1 Late Autumn (1960)
- December $26.7K #1 Two Women (1960)
FAQ
Drama Box Office March 1960: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in March 1960?
Breathless (1960) leads with $596.1K worldwide, $414.2K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Purple Noon (1960) at $227.2K.
How much did drama movies released in March 1960 earn?
2 drama films released in March 1960 report a worldwide gross, $823.3K in all, or $411.6K per film on average.
How many drama movies released in March 1960 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Breathless (1960), earned $596.1K.
How is the March 1960 drama box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in March 1960. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the March 1960 drama box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.