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The following events in film occurred in the year 1951.
Top-grossing films
United States
The top ten 1951 released films by box office gross in the United States are as follows:
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|+ Highest-grossing films of 1951
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! Rank !! Title !! Distributor !! Domestic rentals
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! style="text-align:center;"| 1
| Quo Vadis
| rowspan="2"|MGM
| $11,143,000
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! style="text-align:center;"| 2
|Show Boat
| $5,293,000
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 4
| The Great Caruso
| MGM
| $4,309,000
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 6
| The African Queen
| United Artists
| $4,100,000
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 8
| An American in Paris
| MGM
| $3,750,000
|}
International
The highest-grossing 1951 films in countries outside of North America.
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! Country || Title || Studio || Gross ||
|-
| 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
|
|
|-
| Soviet Union
| In Peaceful Time
| Dovzhenko Film Studios
| $1,470,000
|
|-
| United Kingdom
| The Great Caruso
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
| 12,400,000 admissions
|
|}
Worldwide gross
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.
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! Title !! Worldwide gross !! Country !!
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| Awaara
| $30,660,000
| India
|