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North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1966

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Note: We only have detailed box office data from 1977 onwards. For earlier years the total box office is sometimes assigned to the release year of a movie, while the box office amount could have been earned during two or even more years.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.

See Movie Index 1966 for an overview of all movies released in 1966.

Top Grossing Movies of 1966

RankMovieRelease
Date
DistributorGenre1966 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Bible Sep 28, 1966 20th Century Fox Drama $34,900,023 32,018,369
2 Hawaii Oct 10, 1966 MGM Drama $34,562,222 31,708,460
3 Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf? Jun 22, 1966 Black Comedy $33,736,689 30,951,090
4 The Sand Pebbles Dec 20, 1966 Drama $30,017,647 27,539,125
5 A Man for All Seasons Dec 12, 1966 Sony Pictures Drama $28,350,000 26,009,174
6 Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. Jun 29, 1966 Adventure $22,565,634 20,702,416
7 The Russians Are Coming, th… May 25, 1966 MGM Comedy $21,693,114 19,901,939
8 Grand Prix Dec 21, 1966 MGM Drama $20,845,016 19,123,867
9 The Professionals Nov 2, 1966 Sony Pictures Western $19,537,346 17,924,170
10 Alfie Aug 24, 1966 Paramount Pictures Comedy $18,871,300 17,313,119
11 Georgy Girl Oct 17, 1966 Sony Pictures $16,873,162 15,479,965
12 The Silencers Feb 18, 1966 Sony Pictures Comedy $16,318,124 14,970,755
13 Follow Me Boys Dec 1, 1966 $16,207,116 14,868,913
14 The Blue Max Jun 21, 1966 20th Century Fox $16,151,612 14,817,992
15 The Wild Angels Jul 20, 1966 Drama $15,541,070 14,257,862
16 A Man and a Woman Jan 1, 1966 Allied Artists Drama $14,000,000 12,844,036
17 Torn Curtain Jul 16, 1966 Thriller/Suspense $13,000,000 11,926,605
18 Harper Feb 23, 1966 Drama $12,000,000 11,009,174
19 Fantastic Voyage Aug 24, 1966 $12,000,000 11,009,174
20 Walk Don't Run Jan 1, 1966 Romantic Comedy $7,500,000 6,880,733
21 The Fortune Cookie Oct 19, 1966 Black Comedy $6,000,000 5,504,587
22 The Group Apr 4, 1966 United Artists Drama $6,000,000 5,504,587
23 The Singing Nun Apr 4, 1966 Drama $3,700,000 3,394,495
24 Paradise, Hawaiian Style Jun 15, 1966 Musical $2,500,000 2,293,577
Total Gross of All Movies$422,870,075
Total Tickets Sold387,954,184

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

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