Top Grossing Movies At The Box Office
Based on the Box Office Report database, the top grossing Elvis Presley movies based on the yearly Top 20 box office rankings were:
- Viva Las Vegas (May, 1964, MGM), no. 11 on the list of the top grossing movies of the year in the U.S., $38,606,833
- Jailhouse Rock (October, 1957, MGM), no. 12, $32,272,038
- Blue Hawaii (November, 1961, Paramount), no. 13, $36,553,229
- G.I. Blues (August, 1960, Paramount), no. 15, $33,780,877
- Loving You (July, 1957, Paramount), tied for no. 15, $30,617,062
- Girls! Girls! Girls! (November, 1962, Paramount), no. 19, $27,659,406
- Love Me Tender (November, 1956, Twentieth Century Fox), no. 20, $35,903,060
- Girl Happy (1965, MGM), no. 25, $22,862,091
- Kissin' Cousins (1964, MGM), no. 26, $20,981,974
- Roustabout (1964, Paramount), no. 28, $22,480,687
- Please note that these figures have been adjusted for inflation.
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