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North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1965

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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 1965 for an overview of all movies released in 1965.

Top Grossing Movies of 1965

RankMovieRelease
Date
DistributorGenre1965 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Sound of Music Mar 2, 1965 20th Century Fox Musical $163,214,286 161,598,302
2 Doctor Zhivago Dec 22, 1965 MGM Drama $111,721,913 110,615,755
3 Thunderball Dec 29, 1965 MGM Action $63,600,000 62,970,297
4 Those Magnificent Men In Th… Jun 16, 1965 Adventure $31,111,111 30,803,080
5 That Darn Cat! Dec 2, 1965 Comedy $28,062,222 27,784,378
6 The Great Race Jul 1, 1965 Comedy $25,333,333 25,082,507
7 Cat Ballou Jun 24, 1965 Sony Pictures Comedy $20,666,667 20,462,046
8 What's New, Pussycat Jun 22, 1965 MGM Comedy $18,820,000 18,633,663
9 Shenandoah Jun 3, 1965 Universal Western $17,268,889 17,097,909
10 Von Ryan's Express Jun 23, 1965 Adventure $17,111,111 16,941,694
11 Our Man Flint Jan 16, 1965 Action $16,000,000 15,841,584
12 The Greatest Story Ever Told Feb 15, 1965 MGM Drama $15,473,333 15,320,131
13 The Sandpiper Jun 23, 1965 MGM Drama $13,691,111 13,555,555
14 The Sons of Katie Elder Jul 1, 1965 Western $13,333,333 13,201,319
15 Help! Aug 9, 1965 MGM Musical $12,066,667 11,947,195
16 How to Murder Your Wife Jan 26, 1965 Black Comedy $12,000,000 11,881,188
17 Do Not Disturb Dec 22, 1965 20th Century Fox Romantic Comedy $8,000,000 7,920,792
18 The Agony and the Ecstasy Oct 7, 1965 20th Century Fox Drama $8,000,000 7,920,792
19 The Spy Who Came in from th… Dec 16, 1965 Paramount Pictures Thriller/Suspense $7,600,000 7,524,752
20 The Train Mar 7, 1965 Thriller/Suspense $6,800,000 6,732,673
21 Girl Happy Apr 14, 1965 Musical $3,100,000 3,069,306
22 Mirage May 26, 1965 $3,000,000 2,970,297
23 Harum Scarum Nov 24, 1965 MGM Comedy $1,500,000 1,485,148
24 The Legend of Blood Mountain Jan 1, 1965 $1,200,000 1,188,118
25 Repulsion Oct 3, 1965 $5,000 4,950
Total Gross of All Movies$618,678,976
Total Tickets Sold612,553,431

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).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.