The Sound of Music (1965)

The Sound of Music
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $164,815,523Details
International Box Office $122,998,918Details
Worldwide Box Office $287,814,441
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $17,927,534
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $78,972,225
Total $96,899,759
OpusData ID: 1560100 More info...
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Metrics

Legs:102.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:57.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,200,000 (worldwide box office is 35.1 times production budget)

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 2nd, 1965 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
September 12th, 2025 (Limited) by 20th Century Studios (60th Anniversary)
International Releases: January 1st, 1965 (Wide), released as Sound of Music, The (Australia)
March 29th, 1965 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
February 4th, 1978 (Limited) (South Korea)
May 7th, 2015 (Limited), released as Sound of Music, The (2015 Re-Issue) (New Zealand)
May 18th, 2018 (Limited), released as The Sound of Music (Re: 2018) (United Kingdom)
... Show all releases
Video Release: December 7th, 1992 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as The Sound of Music
MPA Rating: G
Running Time: 174 minutes
Award nomination: 1966 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: Oscars Best Picture Winner
Cast, crew, or production detail: Autobiographical, Non-Drama Biographies
Plot point: Biography, Nazis, Romance, Widow/Widower
Source material: Inspired by a True Story
Subgenre: Family Musical
Time period setting: 1940s
Source:Based on Musical or Opera
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 12, 2025 10 $1,601,237   1,219 $1,314   $164,815,523 3,159

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 12, 2025 - $179,733     523 $344   $163,394,019 22,110
Sep 13, 2025 9 $746,469 +315%   1,185 $630   $164,140,488 22,111
Sep 14, 2025 8 $675,035 -10%   1,219 $554   $164,815,523 22,112

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/1/1965 $64,454 0 39 34 $106,206 5/25/2026
New Zealand 5/7/2015 $7,468 48 35 75 $13,834 4/4/2026
South Korea 2/4/1978 $0 0 13 0 $112,208 4/6/2026
United Kingdom 3/29/1965 $0 0 335 345 $240,771 9/24/2025
  
Rest of World $122,525,899
  
International Total $122,998,918 5/25/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Julie Andrews    Maria

Supporting

Christopher Plummer    Captain Georg Von Trapp
Eleanor Parker    The Baroness
Richard Haydn    Max Detweiler
Peggy Wood    Mother Abbess
Charmian Carr    Liesl
Heather Menzies    Louisa
Nicholas Hamond    Friedrich
Duane Chase    Kurt
Angela Cartwright    Brigitta
Debbie Turner    Marta
Kym Karath    Gretl
Anne Lee    Sister Margaretta
Portia Nelson    Sister Berthe
Ben Wright    Herr Zeller
Daniel Truhitte    Rolfe
Norma Varden    Frau Schmidt
Gill Stuart    Franz
Marni Nixon    Sister Sophia
Evadne Baker    Sister Bernice
Doris Lloyd    Baroness Ebberfie'd

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Wise    Director
Ernest Lehman    Screenwriter
Howard Lindsay    Story Creator
Russel Crouse    Story Creator
Uncredited*    Story Creator
Robert Wise    Producer
Ted McCord    Cinematographer
William Reynolds    Editor
Richard Rodgers    Composer

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.


Metrics

Legs:102.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:57.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,200,000 (worldwide box office is 35.1 times production budget)

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 2nd, 1965 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
September 12th, 2025 (Limited) by 20th Century Studios (60th Anniversary)
International Releases: January 1st, 1965 (Wide), released as Sound of Music, The (Australia)
March 29th, 1965 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
February 4th, 1978 (Limited) (South Korea)
May 7th, 2015 (Limited), released as Sound of Music, The (2015 Re-Issue) (New Zealand)
May 18th, 2018 (Limited), released as The Sound of Music (Re: 2018) (United Kingdom)
... Show all releases
Video Release: December 7th, 1992 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as The Sound of Music
MPA Rating: G
Running Time: 174 minutes
Award nomination: 1966 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: Oscars Best Picture Winner
Cast, crew, or production detail: Autobiographical, Non-Drama Biographies
Plot point: Biography, Nazis, Romance, Widow/Widower
Source material: Inspired by a True Story
Subgenre: Family Musical
Time period setting: 1940s
Source:Based on Musical or Opera
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 12, 2025 10 $1,601,237   1,219 $1,314   $164,815,523 3,159

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 12, 2025 - $179,733     523 $344   $163,394,019 22,110
Sep 13, 2025 9 $746,469 +315%   1,185 $630   $164,140,488 22,111
Sep 14, 2025 8 $675,035 -10%   1,219 $554   $164,815,523 22,112

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/1/1965 $64,454 0 39 34 $106,206 5/25/2026
New Zealand 5/7/2015 $7,468 48 35 75 $13,834 4/4/2026
South Korea 2/4/1978 $0 0 13 0 $112,208 4/6/2026
United Kingdom 3/29/1965 $0 0 335 345 $240,771 9/24/2025
  
Rest of World $122,525,899
  
International Total $122,998,918 5/25/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Julie Andrews    Maria

Supporting

Christopher Plummer    Captain Georg Von Trapp
Eleanor Parker    The Baroness
Richard Haydn    Max Detweiler
Peggy Wood    Mother Abbess
Charmian Carr    Liesl
Heather Menzies    Louisa
Nicholas Hamond    Friedrich
Duane Chase    Kurt
Angela Cartwright    Brigitta
Debbie Turner    Marta
Kym Karath    Gretl
Anne Lee    Sister Margaretta
Portia Nelson    Sister Berthe
Ben Wright    Herr Zeller
Daniel Truhitte    Rolfe
Norma Varden    Frau Schmidt
Gill Stuart    Franz
Marni Nixon    Sister Sophia
Evadne Baker    Sister Bernice
Doris Lloyd    Baroness Ebberfie'd

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Wise    Director
Ernest Lehman    Screenwriter
Howard Lindsay    Story Creator
Russel Crouse    Story Creator
Uncredited*    Story Creator
Robert Wise    Producer
Ted McCord    Cinematographer
William Reynolds    Editor
Richard Rodgers    Composer

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.