4 Hindi films of 1961 ranked by box office. #1: Ganga Jamna (₹11.3 crore).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ganga Jamna | Nitin Bose | ₹11.3 crore | |||
| 2 | Jhumroo | Shankar Mukherjee | ₹1.1 crore | |||
| 3 | Zindagi aur Khwab | ₹60 lakh | ||||
| 4 | Boy Friend | Naresh Saigal | ₹52 lakh |
Figures are shown in the currency they were reported in (Wikipedia, Wikidata or TMDB); no conversion.