List of 1965 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 1965 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 Goldfinger
2 Goldfinger grossed over $700,000 in the cities sampled [1]
3 Goldfinger grossed $580,000 from 19 key cities[2]
4 Goldfinger grossed $500,000 from the cities sampled[3]
5 Goldfinger grossed $580,000 from 19 key cities[4]
6 Goldfinger grossed $470,000 from the cities sampled[5]
7 My Fair Lady My Fair Lady returned to number one in its 17th week of release[6]
8 [7]
9 [8]
10 [9]
11 [10]
12 [11]
13 [12]
14 The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music reached number one in its fifth week of release[13]
15 [14]
16 My Fair LadyMy Fair Lady returned to number one in its 26th week of release [15]
17 The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music returned to number one in its eighth week of release[16]
18 [17]
19 [18]
20 [19]
21 [20]
22 [21]
23 [22]
24 [23]
25 The Yellow Rolls-Royce[24]
26 [25]
27 What's New Pussycat?What's New Pussycat? reached number one in its second week of release[26]
28 [27]
29 The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music returned to number one in its 20th week of release[28]
30 The SandpiperThe Sandpiper reached number one in its fifth week of release[29]
31 [30]
32 The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music returned to number one in its 23rd week of release[31]
33 The Sound of Music grossed close to $500,000 in the cities sampled[32]
34 [33]
35 [34]
36 [35]
37 [36]
38 [37]
39 [38]
40 [39]
41 [40]
42 The Great Race[41]
43 [42]
44 The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music returned to number one in its 35th week of release[43]
45 [44]
46 [45]
47 [46]
48 [47]
49 [48]
50 [49]
51 [50]
52 ThunderballThunderball grossed over $1.4 million in the key cities sampled[51]

Highest-grossing films

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

RankTitle Distributor Rental[52]
1Mary PoppinsBuena Vista$26,500,000[53] [54]
2The Sound of Music20th Century Fox$20,000,000
3GoldfingerUnited Artists$19,700,000
4My Fair LadyWarner Bros.$14,000,000[55] [56]
5It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldUnited Artists$7,500,000[57] [58]
6What's New Pussycat?$7,150,000
7ShenandoahUniversal Pictures$7,000,000
8The SandpiperMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer$6,400,000
9Father GooseUniversal Pictures$6,000,000
10Von Ryan's Express20th Century Fox$5,600,000

See also

Notes and References

  1. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. January 13, 1965. 7.
  2. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. January 20, 1965. 5.
  3. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. January 27, 1965. 7.
  4. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 3, 1965. 5.
  5. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 10, 1965. 5.
  6. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 17, 1965. 3.
  7. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 24, 1965. 4.
  8. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 3, 1965. 3.
  9. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 10, 1965. 7.
  10. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 17, 1965. 5.
  11. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 24, 1965. 3.
  12. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 31, 1965. 4.
  13. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 7, 1965. 7.
  14. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 14, 1965. 7.
  15. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 21, 1965. 4.
  16. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 28, 1965. 4.
  17. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 5, 1965. 3.
  18. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 12, 1965. 5.
  19. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 19, 1965. 8.
  20. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 26, 1965. 4.
  21. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 2, 1965. 5.
  22. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 9, 1965. 4.
  23. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 16, 1965. 7.
  24. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 23, 1965. 4.
  25. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 30, 1965. 7.
  26. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 7, 1965. 5.
  27. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 14, 1965. 5.
  28. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 21, 1965. 4.
  29. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 28, 1965. 4.
  30. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 4, 1965. 5.
  31. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 11, 1965. 5.
  32. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 18, 1965. 6.
  33. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 25, 1965. 6.
  34. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 1, 1965. 6.
  35. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 8, 1965. 5.
  36. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 15, 1965. 4.
  37. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 22, 1965. 7.
  38. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 29, 1965. 7.
  39. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 6, 1965. 7.
  40. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 13, 1965. 7.
  41. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 20, 1965. 7.
  42. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 27, 1965. 7.
  43. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 3, 1965. 7.
  44. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 10, 1965. 7.
  45. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 17, 1965. 7.
  46. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 24, 1965. 7.
  47. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 1, 1965. 5.
  48. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 8, 1965. 7.
  49. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 15, 1965. 7.
  50. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 22, 1965. 7.
  51. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 29, 1965. 3.
  52. Big Rental Pictures of 1965. Variety. January 5, 1966. 6.
  53. Big Rental Pictures of 1965. Variety. January 5, 1966. 6. $28,500,000.
  54. Big Rental Pictures of 1964. Variety. January 6, 1965. 39. $2,000,000.
  55. Big Rental Pictures of 1965. Variety. January 5, 1966. 6. $19,000,000.
  56. Big Rental Pictures of 1964. Variety. January 6, 1965. 39. $5,000,000.
  57. All-Time Top Grossers. Variety. January 5, 1966. 6. $17,500,000.
  58. All-Time Top Grossers. Variety. January 6, 1965. 39. $10,000,000.

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