#1 of 10 #1 romance movie of 1951
1951 · Drama, Crime
$1.7M worldwide · 82% of the chart's total
$1.7M US & Canada · 100% $302 elsewhere · <1%
Romance box office · 1951
Romance Box Office 1951: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies
The Girl on the Bridge (1951) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 1951, with $1.7M worldwide, ahead of The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) at $140.7K and Quo Vadis (1951) at $101.5K. 10 romance films released in 1951 report a worldwide gross, $2.1M in all, 88% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 98% on 1950, whose releases took $96.4M. By language, English leads with $1.9M across 5 romance releases.
- 1951 releases with a gross
- 10
- combined worldwide
- $2.1M
- The Girl on the Bridge (1951), the #1
- $1.7M
- vs 1950
- −98%
#1 of 10 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 1951?
The Girl on the Bridge (1951) leads with $1.7M, 82% of the total. The top 5 together took $2M, 98% of what all 10 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Romance Release of 1951, 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 1951.
- 1 Dec 1, 1951 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $302 Worldwide: $1.7M
- 2 Apr 1, 1951 US and Canada: $91.9K Rest of the world: $48.8K Worldwide: $140.7K
- 3 Dec 25, 1951 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $101.5K
- 4 Sep 10, 1951 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $53.4K
- 5 Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)Oct 15, 1951 US and Canada: $17.4K Rest of the world: $14.4K Worldwide: $31.8K
Oct 15, 1951 · English · Drama, Mystery, Fantasy $31.8K worldwide - 6
Aug 14, 1951 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.2K - 7
Oct 1, 1951 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.6K - 8
Apr 27, 1951 US and Canada: $9.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.9K - 9
Sep 20, 1951 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $852 - 10
Jul 17, 1951 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $236
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1951?
Of the top 10, Olivia (1951) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) made 45% of its gross abroad. Across all 10 films, $1.8M (88%) came from the US & Canada. 6 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 The Girl on the Bridge (1951) $1.7M $1.7M US & Canada · 100% $302 elsewhere · <1%
- 2 The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) $140.7K $91.9K US & Canada · 65% $48.8K elsewhere · 35%
- 3 Quo Vadis (1951) $101.5K No US & Canada figure reported
- 4 The River (1951) $53.4K No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) $31.8K $17.4K US & Canada · 55% $14.4K elsewhere · 45%
- 6 A Place in the Sun (1951) $18.2K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Summer Interlude (1951) $17.6K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Olivia (1951) $9.9K $9.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 9 La Ronde (1951) $852 No US & Canada figure reported
- 10 Show Boat (1951) $236 No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many 1951 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 10 films reached $100M. 10 films, 100% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $2.1M total.
100%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $10M to $100M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- Under $10M 10 films, 100% of the list $2.1M · 100% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1951 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $1.8M from 2 films, led by The Girl on the Bridge (1951). July was the quietest month ($236). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- February Feb No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- March Mar No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- April Apr The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) $150.6K The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
- May May No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- June Jun No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- July Jul Show Boat (1951) $236 Show Boat (1951)
- August Aug A Place in the Sun (1951) $18.2K A Place in the Sun (1951)
- September Sep The River (1951) $54.2K The River (1951)
- October Oct Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) $49.4K Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)
- November Nov No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- December Dec The Girl on the Bridge (1951) $1.8M The Girl on the Bridge (1951)
Last 10 years
How Does 1951 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1950 earned the most: $96.4M from 7 films, led by Cinderella (1950). 1951 took $2.1M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 7 films | 7 | $1.9M | – | Reunion in France (1942) $1.9M |
| 1943 2 films · +149% | 2 | $4.7M | +149% | Casablanca (1943) $4.7M |
| 1944 1 film · −100% | 1 | $6 | −100% | The Uninvited (1944) $6 |
| 1945 9 films · +11412133% | 9 | $684.7K | +11412133% | Meet Me in St. Louis (1945) $502.8K |
| 1946 12 films · +6458% | 12 | $44.9M | +6458% | The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) $23.7M |
| 1947 8 films · −98% | 8 | $1M | −98% | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) $956.6K |
| 1948 6 films · −82% | 6 | $191.5K | −82% | The Red Shoes (1948) $184.3K |
| 1949 6 films · −54% | 6 | $88.8K | −54% | The Passionate Friends (1949) $40.3K |
| 1950 7 films · +108542% | 7 | $96.4M | +108542% | Cinderella (1950) $96.4M |
| 1951 10 films · −98% | 10 | $2.1M | −98% | The Girl on the Bridge (1951) $1.7M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Romance Movies Speak in 1951?
English-language romance films took $1.9M across 5 films, 93% of the total, ahead of Swedish-language romance films ($17.6K) and French-language romance films ($10.8K).
Archive
Romance Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2008 leads with $7.3B, led by Mamma Mia! (2008).
2020s 7 years · $9.1B
2010s 10 years · $33.7B
- 2019 $4B #1 Aladdin (2019)
- 2018 $2.9B #1 A Star Is Born (2018)
- 2017 $3.7B #1 Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- 2016 $3.3B #1 La La Land (2016)
- 2015 $3.1B #1 Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
- 2014 $2.9B #1 The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
- 2013 $2.3B #1 The Great Gatsby (2013)
- 2012 $4B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
- 2011 $2.9B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $4.6B #1 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
2000s 10 years · $45.5B
- 2009 $6.6B #1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- 2008 $7.3B #1 Mamma Mia! (2008)
- 2007 $4.1B #1 Enchanted (2007)
- 2006 $3.7B #1 Happy Feet (2006)
- 2005 $5.5B #1 King Kong (2005)
- 2004 $4.5B #1 Meet the Fockers (2004)
- 2003 $3.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- 2002 $3.1B #1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- 2001 $3.9B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $3.2B #1 What Women Want (2000)
1990s 10 years · $25.7B
- 1999 $3.1B #1 Notting Hill (1999)
- 1998 $3.6B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $4.2B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $2.3B #1 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- 1995 $2.5B #1 Pocahontas (1995)
- 1994 $2.7B #1 Forrest Gump (1994)
- 1993 $1.8B #1 Indecent Proposal (1993)
- 1992 $2B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $1.6B #1 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 1990 $1.8B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $8.3B
- 1989 $958.8M #1 Look Who's Talking (1989)
- 1988 $1.4B #1 Coming to America (1988)
- 1987 $933.1M #1 Dirty Dancing (1987)
- 1986 $1.2B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $739.4M #1 Out of Africa (1985)
- 1984 $850.6M #1 Romancing the Stone (1984)
- 1983 $551.9M #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $542.5M #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $688.4M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $438.9M #1 The Blue Lagoon (1980)
1970s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1979 $342.1M #1 10 (1979)
- 1978 $628.2M #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $424.9M #1 Saturday Night Fever (1977)
- 1976 $141M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $15.7M #1 Once Is Not Enough (1975)
- 1974 $117M #1 Benji (1974)
- 1973 $81.3M #1 The Way We Were (1973)
- 1972 $1.4M #1 Bombay to Goa (1972)
- 1971 $10.5M #1 Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
- 1970 $18.7M #1 Getting Straight (1970)
1960s 10 years · $620.8M
- 1969 $15M #1 Paint Your Wagon (1969)
- 1968 $52.3M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $109.5M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $146.4K #1 A Man and a Woman (1966)
- 1965 $272.3M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $83.8M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $62.7M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $600.8K #1 Jules and Jim (1962)
- 1961 $5.7M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $18.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $378.8M
- 1959 $52M #1 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- 1958 $10.7M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $4M #1 An Affair to Remember (1957)
- 1956 $63.5M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $94.2M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $13.8M #1 An Inspector Calls (1954)
- 1953 $3.6M #1 Dangerous When Wet (1953)
- 1952 $38.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $2.1M #1 The Girl on the Bridge (1951)
- 1950 $96.4M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $456.6M
- 1949 $88.8K #1 The Passionate Friends (1949)
- 1948 $191.5K #1 The Red Shoes (1948)
- 1947 $1M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $44.9M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $684.7K #1 Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)
- 1944 $6 #1 The Uninvited (1944)
- 1943 $4.7M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $1.9M #1 Reunion in France (1942)
- 1941 $25.5K #1 The Lady Eve (1941)
- 1940 $403M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $188.1M
- 1939 $931.5K #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $17.5K #1 Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $528.1K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $46.8K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $2.5K #1 42nd Street (1933)
- 1932 $1.2K #1 Trouble in Paradise (1932)
- 1931 $8.3K #1 Marius (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 7 years · $10.1M
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Romance Box Office 1951: 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 10 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in 1951?
The Girl on the Bridge (1951) leads with $1.7M worldwide, $1.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) at $140.7K and Quo Vadis (1951) at $101.5K.
How much did romance movies released in 1951 earn?
10 romance films released in 1951 report a worldwide gross, $2.1M in all, or $208.3K per film on average. 1950 releases took $96.4M.
How many romance movies released in 1951 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Girl on the Bridge (1951), earned $1.7M.
How is the 1951 romance 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 1951. 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 1951 romance 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.