Most Popular Movies 1965
This chart shows the 1965 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1965 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1965 - Top 1965 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1966 → |
1
| The Sound of Music |
| Director: Robert Wise |
| Lead Roles: Julie Andrews as Maria |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1965 (Wide), released as Sound of Music, The (Australia) |
| Keywords: Widow/Widower, 1966 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Oscars Best Picture Winner, Nazis, 1940s, Family Musical, Autobiographical, Inspired by a True Story |
| Classification: Based on Musical or Opera, Musical, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $163,214,286 |
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International BO: $122,998,947 |
2
| That Darn Cat! |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 2, 1965 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Family Comedy, Bank Robbery, Animal Lead |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $28,062,222 |
3
| Thunderball |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 11, 1965 (Limited), released as Thunderball (007 サンダーボール作戦) (Japan) |
| Keywords: Secret Agent, Underwater, Action Thriller |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action |
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Domestic BO: $63,600,000 |
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International BO: $77,600,000 |
4
| Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying... |
| Director: Ken Annakin |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 16, 1965 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Chase Adventure, 1910s, Miscellaneous Racing, Prologue, Voiceover/Narration, In a Plane, Ensemble |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $31,111,111 |
5
| What's New Pussycat |
| Director: Clive Donner, Richard Talmadge |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 22, 1965 (Wide) by MGM, released as What's New, Pussycat |
| Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Therapists / Therapy |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $18,820,000 |
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| The Tomb of Ligeia |
| Director: Roger Corman, Robert Towne |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 20, 1965 (Limited) by American International Pictures |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
7
| Doctor Zhivago |
| Director: David Lean |
| Lead Roles: Omar Sharif as Dr. Yuri Andreyevich Zhivago, Julie Christie as Lara Antipova |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 22, 1965 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: World War I, Set in Russia, Romantic Drama, 1966 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $111,897,830 |
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International BO: $142,558 |
8
| A Thousand Clowns |
| Director: Fred Coe |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 13, 1965 (Limited) |
| Keywords: 1966 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Play, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
9
| The Great Race |
| Director: Blake Edwards |
| Lead Roles: Tony Curtis as Leslie Gallant III, Jack Lemmon as Professor Fate/Prince Hapnik, Natalie Wood as Maggie DuBois |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 1, 1965 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Inspired by a True Story, Auto Racing, 1900s, Professional Rivalry, Romance, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Daredevil |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $25,333,333 |
10
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| Le Bonheur |
| Director: Agnès Varda |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 10, 1965 (Wide) (France) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Synopsis
Though married to the good-natured, beautiful Thérèse, young husband and father François finds himself falling unquestioningly into an affair with an attractive postal worker.
11
| The Agony and the Ecstasy |
| Director: Sir Carol Reed |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 7, 1965 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Biography, Biographical Drama, Artists, 1500s, Religious, Christians |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $8,000,000 |
12
| Von Ryan's Express |
| Director: Mark Robson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 23, 1965 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Action Adventure, War, World War II, 1940s, POW, Escape |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $17,111,111 |
13
| The Spy Who Came in from the Cold |
| Director: Martin Ritt |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 16, 1965 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Political Thriller, Secret Agent, Undercover, Cold War, East Germany, Surprise Twist, Romance, MI6, Double Agent |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $7,600,000 |
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International BO: $342 |