List of 1964 box office number-one films in the United States explained

This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1964 per Varietys weekly National boxoffice survey. The results are based on a sample of 20-25 key cities and therefore, any box office amounts quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.

Number-one films

Week endingFilmNotes
1 CharadeCharade grossed over $550,000[1]
2
3 Charade grossed $360,000 from 19 key cities[2]
4 Charade grossed more than $350,000 from 22 key cities[3]
5 [4]
6 The Prize[5]
7 Tom Jones[6]
8 [7]
9 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World[8]
10 Tom Jones[9]
11 [10]
12 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World[11]
13 Tom Jones[12]
14 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World[13]
15 [14]
16 Tom Jones[15]
17 [16]
18 The Pink PantherThe Pink Panther reached number one in its sixth week of release[17]
19 [18]
20 [19]
21 [20]
22 What a Way to Go!What a Way to Go! reached number one in its second week of release[21]
23 The Chalk GardenThe Chalk Garden grossed $180,000 at Radio City Music Hall, a Memorial Day week record[22] [23]
24 The Pink PantherThe Pink Panther returned to number one in its twelfth week of release [24]
25 The Carpetbaggers[25]
26 [26]
27 [27]
28 The Carpetbaggers grossed $434,000[28]
29 [29]
30 The Unsinkable Molly Brown[30]
31 The Carpetbaggers[31]
32 The Unsinkable Molly Brown[32]
33 The Night of the Iguana[33]
34 The Unsinkable Molly Brown[34]
35 [35]
36 [36]
37 [37]
38 [38]
39 [39]
40 A Shot in the Dark [40]
41 [41]
42 [42]
43 Topkapi[43]
44 Mary Poppins[44]
45 My Fair Lady My Fair Lady reached number one in its second week of release[45]
46 Mary Poppins[46]
47 My Fair LadyMy Fair Lady returned to number one in its fourth week of release[47]
48 [48]
49 [49]
50 [50]
51 [51]
52 [52]
53 GoldfingerGoldfinger grossed $632,000 in the cities sampled[53]

Highest-grossing films

The highest-grossing films during the calendar year based on theatrical rentals were as follows:

RankTitle Distributor Rental[54]
1The CarpetbaggersParamount Pictures$13,000,000
2It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldUnited Artists$10,000,000
3The Unsinkable Molly BrownMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer$7,500,000
4CharadeUniversal Pictures$6,150,000
5Cleopatra20th Century Fox$5,500,000[55] [56]
6The CardinalColumbia Pictures$5,275,000
7Move Over, Darling20th Century Fox$5,100,000
8My Fair LadyWarner Bros.$5,000,000
What a Way to Go!20th Century Fox
10Good Neighbor SamColumbia Pictures$4,950,000

See also

Notes and References

  1. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. January 1, 1964. 5.
  2. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. January 15, 1964. 7.
  3. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. January 22, 1964. 5.
  4. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. January 29, 1964. 5.
  5. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 5, 1964. 4.
  6. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 12, 1964. 5.
  7. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 19, 1964. 5.
  8. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 26, 1964. 5.
  9. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 4, 1964. 7.
  10. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 11, 1964. 3.
  11. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 18, 1964. 3.
  12. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 25, 1964. 5.
  13. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 1, 1964. 4.
  14. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 8, 1964. 6.
  15. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 15, 1964. 5.
  16. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 22, 1964. 3.
  17. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 29, 1964. 3.
  18. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 6, 1964. 4.
  19. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 13, 1964. 4.
  20. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 20, 1964. 4.
  21. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 27, 1964. 5.
  22. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 3, 1964. 4.
  23. Variety. Memorable N.Y. Memorial. June 3, 1964. 9.
  24. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 10, 1964. 4.
  25. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 17, 1964. 7.
  26. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 24, 1964. 4.
  27. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 1, 1964. 5.
  28. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 8, 1964. 4.
  29. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 15, 1964. 7.
  30. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 22, 1964. 3.
  31. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 29, 1964. 3.
  32. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 5, 1964. 5.
  33. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 12, 1964. 5.
  34. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 19, 1964. 7.
  35. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 26, 1964. 7.
  36. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 2, 1964. 6.
  37. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 9, 1964. 5.
  38. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 16, 1964. 7.
  39. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 23, 1964. 5.
  40. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 30, 1964. 5.
  41. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 7, 1964. 3.
  42. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 14, 1964. 7.
  43. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 21, 1964. 4.
  44. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 28, 1964. 4.
  45. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 4, 1964. 7.
  46. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 11, 1964. 7.
  47. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 18, 1964. 4.
  48. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 25, 1964. 4.
  49. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 2, 1964. 4.
  50. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 9, 1964. 7.
  51. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 16, 1964. 3.
  52. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 23, 1964. 4.
  53. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 30, 1964. 5.
  54. Big Rental Pictures of 1964. Variety. January 6, 1965. 39.
  55. All-Time Top Grossers. Variety. January 6, 1965. 39. $21,200,000.
  56. Top Rental Films of 1963. Variety. January 8, 1964. 37. $15,700,000.

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