List of 1965 box office number-one films in the United States
This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1965 per Variety ' s 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 ending
Film
Notes
Ref
1
January 6, 1965
Goldfinger
[ 1]
2
January 13, 1965
Goldfinger grossed over $700,000 in the cities sampled
[ 1]
3
January 20, 1965
Goldfinger grossed $580,000 from 19 key cities
[ 2]
4
January 27, 1965
Goldfinger grossed $500,000 from the cities sampled
[ 3]
5
February 3, 1965
Goldfinger grossed $580,000 from 19 key cities
[ 4]
6
February 10, 1965
Goldfinger grossed $470,000 from the cities sampled
[ 5]
7
February 17, 1965
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady returned to number one in its 17th week of release
[ 6]
8
February 24, 1965
[ 7]
9
March 3, 1965
[ 8]
10
March 10, 1965
[ 9]
11
March 17, 1965
[ 10]
12
March 24, 1965
[ 11]
13
March 31, 1965
[ 12]
14
April 7, 1965
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music reached number one in its fifth week of release
[ 13]
15
April 14, 1965
[ 14]
16
April 21, 1965
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady returned to number one in its 26th week of release
[ 15]
17
April 28, 1965
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music returned to number one in its eighth week of release
[ 16]
18
May 5, 1965
[ 17]
19
May 12, 1965
[ 18]
20
May 19, 1965
[ 19]
21
May 26, 1965
[ 20]
22
June 2, 1965
[ 21]
23
June 9, 1965
[ 22]
24
June 16, 1965
[ 23]
25
June 23, 1965
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
[ 24]
26
June 30, 1965
[ 25]
27
July 7, 1965
What's New Pussycat?
What's New Pussycat? reached number one in its second week of release
[ 26]
28
July 14, 1965
[ 27]
29
July 21, 1965
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music returned to number one in its 20th week of release
[ 28]
30
July 28, 1965
The Sandpiper
The Sandpiper reached number one in its fifth week of release
[ 29]
31
August 4, 1965
[ 30]
32
August 11, 1965
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music returned to number one in its 23rd week of release
[ 31]
33
August 18, 1965
The Sound of Music grossed close to $500,000 in the cities sampled
[ 32]
34
August 25, 1965
[ 33]
35
September 1, 1965
[ 34]
36
September 8, 1965
[ 35]
37
September 15, 1965
[ 36]
38
September 22, 1965
[ 37]
39
September 29, 1965
[ 38]
40
October 6, 1965
[ 39]
41
October 13, 1965
[ 40]
42
October 20, 1965
The Great Race
[ 41]
43
October 27, 1965
[ 42]
44
November 3, 1965
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music returned to number one in its 35th week of release
[ 43]
45
November 10, 1965
[ 44]
46
November 17, 1965
[ 45]
47
November 24, 1965
[ 46]
48
December 1, 1965
[ 47]
49
December 8, 1965
[ 48]
50
December 15, 1965
[ 49]
51
December 22, 1965
[ 50]
52
December 29, 1965
Thunderball
Thunderball 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:
Rank
Title
Distributor
Rental[ 52]
1
Mary Poppins
Buena Vista
$26,500,000[ 53] [ 54]
2
The Sound of Music
20th Century Fox
$20,000,000
3
Goldfinger
United Artists
$19,700,000
4
My Fair Lady
Warner Bros.
$14,000,000[ 55] [ 56]
5
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
United Artists
$7,500,000[ 57] [ 58]
6
What's New Pussycat?
$7,150,000
7
Shenandoah
Universal Pictures
$7,000,000
8
The Sandpiper
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
$6,400,000
9
Father Goose
Universal Pictures
$6,000,000
10
Von Ryan's Express
20th Century Fox
$5,600,000
See also
References
^ a b "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . January 13, 1965. p. 7.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . January 20, 1965. p. 5.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . January 27, 1965. p. 7.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . February 3, 1965. p. 5.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . February 10, 1965. p. 5.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . February 17, 1965. p. 3.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . February 24, 1965. p. 4.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . March 3, 1965. p. 3.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . March 10, 1965. p. 7.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . March 17, 1965. p. 5.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . March 24, 1965. p. 3.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . March 31, 1965. p. 4.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . April 7, 1965. p. 7.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . April 14, 1965. p. 7.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . April 21, 1965. p. 4.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . April 28, 1965. p. 4.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . May 5, 1965. p. 3.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . May 12, 1965. p. 5.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . May 19, 1965. p. 8.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . May 26, 1965. p. 4.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . June 2, 1965. p. 5.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . June 9, 1965. p. 4.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . June 16, 1965. p. 7.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . June 23, 1965. p. 4.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . June 30, 1965. p. 7.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . July 7, 1965. p. 5.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . July 14, 1965. p. 5.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . July 21, 1965. p. 4.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . July 28, 1965. p. 4.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . August 4, 1965. p. 5.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . August 11, 1965. p. 5.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . August 18, 1965. p. 6.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . August 25, 1965. p. 6.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . September 1, 1965. p. 6.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . September 8, 1965. p. 5.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . September 15, 1965. p. 4.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . September 22, 1965. p. 7.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . September 29, 1965. p. 7.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . October 6, 1965. p. 7.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . October 13, 1965. p. 7.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . October 20, 1965. p. 7.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . October 27, 1965. p. 7.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . November 3, 1965. p. 7.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . November 10, 1965. p. 7.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . November 17, 1965. p. 7.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . November 24, 1965. p. 7.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . December 1, 1965. p. 5.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . December 8, 1965. p. 7.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . December 15, 1965. p. 7.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . December 22, 1965. p. 7.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey" . Variety . December 29, 1965. p. 3.
^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1965" . Variety . January 5, 1966. p. 6.
^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1965" . Variety . January 5, 1966. p. 6. $28,500,000
^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1964" . Variety . January 6, 1965. p. 39. $2,000,000
^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1965" . Variety . January 5, 1966. p. 6. $19,000,000
^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1964" . Variety . January 6, 1965. p. 39. $5,000,000
^ "All-Time Top Grossers" . Variety . January 5, 1966. p. 6. $17,500,000
^ "All-Time Top Grossers" . Variety . January 6, 1965. p. 39. $10,000,000
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