Most Popular Movies 1966

This chart shows the 1966 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 1966 releases.

See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1966 - Top 1966 Worldwide

Most Popular Overall 1967 →
  1
The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles
Director: Robert Wise
Lead Roles: Steve McQueen as Jake Holman, Richard Attenborough as Frenchy Burgoyne Machinist Mate 2nd Class, Richard Crenna as Captain Collins, Candice Bergen as Shirley Eckert
Initial Theatrical Release: December 20, 1966 (Wide)
Keywords: War Drama, 1920s, Set in China, On a Boat, Military Life, Romance, Prostitution, Death of a Best Friend, Death of a Boss, Rescue, 1967 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction
Domestic BO:
$30,017,647

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  2
Un homme et une femme
Director: Claude Lelouch
Initial Theatrical Release: 1966 (Wide) by Allied Artists, released as A Man and a Woman
Keywords: Romantic Drama, Romance, Widow/Widower, Movie Business, Auto Racing, Suicide, Accidental Death, Stuntman, Single Parent
Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction
Domestic BO:
$14,000,000
International BO:
$44,741

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  3
Torn Curtain
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Lead Roles: Paul Newman as Professor Michael Armstrong, Julie Andrews as Sarah Sherman
Initial Theatrical Release: July 16, 1966 (Wide)
Keywords: Political Thriller, Defecting, Double Agent, Surprise Twist, Romance
Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction
Domestic BO:
$13,000,000
International BO:
$615

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  4
The Singing Nun
Director: Henry Koster
Initial Theatrical Release: April 4, 1966 (Wide)
Keywords: Biographical Drama, Biography, Monks and Nuns, 1960s, Singers
Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization
Domestic BO:
$3,700,000

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  5
Hawaii
Director: George Roy Hill
Lead Roles: Julie Andrews as Jerusha Bromley Hale
Initial Theatrical Release: October 10, 1966 (Wide) by MGM
Keywords: Historical Drama, Set in Hawaii, Religious, Newlyweds, Missionary
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction
Domestic BO:
$34,562,222

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A Big Hand for the Little Lady
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Director: Fielder Cook
Lead Roles: Henry Fonda as Meredith, Joanne Woodward as Mary, Jason Robards as Henry Drummond
Initial Theatrical Release: May 31, 1966 (Limited) by Warner Bros.
Keywords: Gambling
Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction

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  7
The Appaloosa
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Lead Roles: Marlon Brando, John Saxon
Initial Theatrical Release: September 14, 1966 (Limited) by Universal
Classification: Live Action

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  8
The Bible
The Bible
Director: John Huston
Lead Roles: Michael Parks as Adam, Franco Nero as Abel, John Huston as Noah/God/The Serpent/Narrator, Stephen Boyd as Nimrod, Peter O'Toole as The Three Angels, Ava Gardner as Sarah, Richard Harris as Cain, George C. Scott as Abraham
Initial Theatrical Release: September 28, 1966 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Keywords: Faith-Based Drama, Bible Epic
Classification: Based on Religious Text, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization
Domestic BO:
$34,900,023
International BO:
$3,507

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  9
The Heroes of Telemark
Director: Anthony Mann
Lead Roles: Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris
Initial Theatrical Release: March 9, 1966 (Limited) by Columbia
Classification: Action, Live Action

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10
Fahrenheit 451
Director: François Truffaut
Initial Theatrical Release: November 2, 1966 (Limited)
Classification: Drama

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11
She Beast
Director: Michael Reeves
Initial Theatrical Release: May 2, 1966 (Limited)
Keywords: Car Accident, Possessed, Revenge, Witches, Non-Chronological
Classification: Horror, Live Action

Synopsis

Veronica is a British tourist who is stranded in a remote village with her husband Philip while honeymooning in Transylvania. They meet a descendant of legendary vampire-hunter Count von Helsing, who reveals that the town is haunted by a satanic curse. A mysterious car accident plunges Veronica into a nearby lake, but when her body is removed, it resembles that of the legendary “Witch of the Lake”. Reawakened from her slumber, the blister-faced hag, armed with sickle and claws, rises from the makeshift morgue and unleashes her vengeance upon the descendants of those who executed her centuries earlier. While the bumbling Soviet authorities stumble over themselves to solve the murders, Philip joins forces with von Helsing to capture the witch and put and end to the dreadful curse.

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Django poster
Django
Director: Sergio Corbucci
Lead Roles: Franco Nero as Django
Initial Theatrical Release: April 6, 1966 (Limited) (Italy)
Keywords: Gangs, Bigotry, Remade, Grindhouse, Cult Movie
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction
Domestic BO:
$19,391

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13
A Man Called Adam
A Man Called Adam
Director: Leo Penn
Lead Roles: Sammy Davis, Jr. as Adam Johnson
Initial Theatrical Release: August 3, 1966 (Limited), released as A Music Makers: A Man Called Adam
Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

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