List of 1966 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 1966 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 Thunderball
2 Thunderball grossed over $1.2 million in the key cities sampled[1]
3 [2]
4 [3]
5 [4]
6 [5]
7 [6]
8 [7]
9 The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music returned to number one in its 52nd week of release[8]
10 [9]
11 [10]
12 [11]
13 [12]
14 Doctor ZhivagoDoctor Zhivago reached number one in its 15th week of release[13]
15 [14]
16 [15]
17 The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music returned to number one in its 60th week of release[16]
18 Doctor ZhivagoDoctor Zhivago returned to number one in its 19th week of release[17]
19 The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music returned to number one in its 62nd week of release[18]
20 Doctor ZhivagoDoctor Zhivago returned to number one in its 21st week of release [19]
21 The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music returned to number one in its 64th week of release [20]
22 [21]
23 Doctor ZhivagoDoctor Zhivago returned to number one in its 24th week of release[22]
24 The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music returned to number one in its 67th week of release[23]
25 [24]
26 The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming[25]
27 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?[26]
28 [27]
29 [28]
30 [29]
31 [30]
32 [31]
33 [32]
34 [33]
35 How to Steal a Million[34]
36 [35]
37 The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music returned to number one in its 80th week of release [36]
38 Doctor ZhivagoDoctor Zhivago returned to number one in its 39th week of release [37]
39 [38]
40 [39]
41 [40]
42 [41]
43 [42]
44 HawaiiHawaii reached number one in its third week of release[43]
45 [44]
46 The Professionals[45]
47 The Professionals and HawaiiVariety did not indicate which of the top two films was number one for the week[46]
48 The Professionals[47]
49 [48]
50 [49]
51 Hawaii and The ProfessionalsAgain, Variety did not indicate which of the top two films was number one for the week[50]
52 Follow Me, Boys![51]

Highest-grossing films

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

RankTitle Distributor Rental[52] [53]
1ThunderballUnited Artists$26,000,000
2The Sound of Music20th Century Fox$22,500,000[54]
3Doctor ZhivagoMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer$15,000,000
4Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Warner Bros.$10,300,000
5That Darn Cat!Buena Vista$9,200,000
6The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are ComingUnited Artists$7,750,000
7Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.Buena Vista$7,500,000
8The SilencersColumbia Pictures$7,000,000
Torn CurtainUniversal Pictures$7,000,000
10Our Man Flint20th Century Fox$6,500,000

See also

Notes and References

  1. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. January 12, 1966. 7.
  2. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. January 19, 1966. 7.
  3. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. January 26, 1966. 5.
  4. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 2, 1966. 4.
  5. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 9, 1966. 3.
  6. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 16, 1966. 7.
  7. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 23, 1966. 7.
  8. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 2, 1966. 7.
  9. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 9, 1966. 7.
  10. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 16, 1966. 5.
  11. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 23, 1966. 7.
  12. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 30, 1966. 7.
  13. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 6, 1966. 7.
  14. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 13, 1966. 7.
  15. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 20, 1966. 7.
  16. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 27, 1966. 7.
  17. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 4, 1966. 7.
  18. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 11, 1966. 7.
  19. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 18, 1966. 5.
  20. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 25, 1966. 4.
  21. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 1, 1966. 4.
  22. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 8, 1966. 5.
  23. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 15, 1966. 3.
  24. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 22, 1966. 5.
  25. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 29, 1966. 5.
  26. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 6, 1966. 7.
  27. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 13, 1966. 5.
  28. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 20, 1966. 5.
  29. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 27, 1966. 5.
  30. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 3, 1966. 5.
  31. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 10, 1966. 7.
  32. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 17, 1966. 7.
  33. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 24, 1966. 7.
  34. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 31, 1966. 7.
  35. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 7, 1966. 7.
  36. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 14, 1966. 5.
  37. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 21, 1966. 7.
  38. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 28, 1966. 7.
  39. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 5, 1966. 7.
  40. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 12, 1966. 4.
  41. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 19, 1966. 5.
  42. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 26, 1966. 4.
  43. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 2, 1966. 7.
  44. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 9, 1966. 7.
  45. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 16, 1966. 7.
  46. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 23, 1966. 4.
  47. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 30, 1966. 7.
  48. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 7, 1966. 7.
  49. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 14, 1966. 4.
  50. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 21, 1966. 11.
  51. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 28, 1966. 8.
  52. Book: Steinberg . Cobbett . Film facts . 1980 . Facts on File . 0871963132 . New York . 25 . 11 April 2023.
  53. Variety. January 4, 1967. 8. Big Rental Pictures of 1966. April 12, 2023. Archive.org.
  54. Variety. January 4, 1967. 9. 'Sound' Blows 'Wind' Off No. 1. Frederick. Robert F.. April 12, 2023. Archive.org.

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