The Sound of Music (1965)

The Sound of Music
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $163,214,286Details
International Box Office $122,998,947Details
Worldwide Box Office $286,213,233
Further financial details...

Metrics

Domestic Share:57.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,200,000 (worldwide box office is 34.9 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 356 $163,214,286
All Time International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 874 $122,998,947
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 588 $286,213,233

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon Video-on-Demand Purchase, Amazon VOD
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 2nd, 1965 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: January 1st, 1965 (Wide), released as Sound of Music, The (Australia)
March 29th, 1965 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
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)
Video Release: December 7th, 1992 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as The Sound of Music
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 174 minutes
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Winners
vs. Mamma Mia!
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Widow/Widower, 1966 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Oscars Best Picture Winner, Nazis, 1940s, Family Musical, Autobiographical, Inspired by a True Story
Source:Based on Musical or Opera
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/1/1965 $0 0 18 34 $82,248 5/25/2021
New Zealand 5/7/2015 $7,468 48 48 75 $9,268 3/11/2024
United Kingdom 3/29/1965 $0 0 10 10 $8,227 5/24/2018
 
Rest of World $122,899,204
 
International Total$122,998,947 3/11/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 8, 2015232,726 444,700$37,633$5,943,0841,161
Mar 15, 2015834,791 479,491$453,128$6,396,2121,162
Mar 22, 20151622,874 502,365$297,168$6,693,3801,163
Mar 29, 20151723,883 526,248$309,997$7,003,3771,164
Apr 26, 20153010,973 584,433$143,420$7,762,8171,168

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 7, 20102108,820 108,820$2,295,019$2,295,019935
Nov 14, 2010557,166-47% 165,986$1,199,908$3,494,927936
Nov 21, 2010550,567-12% 216,553$1,691,406$5,186,333937
Dec 5, 20101045,282 285,875$1,195,667$7,142,630939
Dec 12, 20101147,043+4% 332,918$1,183,729$8,326,359940
Dec 19, 20101065,712+40% 398,630$1,698,814$10,025,173941
Jan 2, 20111932,122 469,169$923,043$12,130,689943
Jan 9, 20111418,769-42% 487,938$539,471$12,670,160944
Mar 20, 20111310,229 563,292$325,267$15,076,754954
May 8, 20111611,614 628,904$288,571$16,967,934961
Mar 25, 20121318,952 966,768$468,684$25,323,3061,007
Apr 1, 20121320,329 987,097$616,815$25,940,1211,008
Dec 16, 20122041,121 1,288,007$1,128,561$34,067,3681,045
Dec 8, 20131563,309 1,609,399$1,356,423$42,103,4541,096
Dec 15, 20131372,829 1,682,228$1,787,285$43,890,7391,097
Dec 22, 20131598,667 1,780,895$2,122,658$46,013,3971,098
Dec 29, 20131566,550 1,847,445$1,378,261$47,391,6581,099
Jan 12, 20142014,727 1,879,790$377,729$48,234,8451,101
Mar 15, 2015531,145 2,251,224$939,527$59,369,5501,162
Mar 22, 2015921,353 2,272,577$687,613$60,057,1631,163
Mar 29, 20151123,127 2,295,704$1,058,296$61,115,4591,164
Apr 5, 20151522,559 2,318,263$808,529$61,923,9881,165
Apr 12, 20151711,852 2,330,115$356,844$62,280,8321,166
Apr 19, 20151612,321 2,342,436$378,779$62,659,6111,167

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Leading Cast

Julie Andrews    Maria

Supporting Cast

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
Danial Truhitte    Rolfe
Norma Varden    Frau Schmidt
Gill Stuart    Franz
Marni Nixon    Sister Sophia
Evadne Baker    Sister Bernice
Doris Lloyd    Baroness Ebberfie'd

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Wise    Director

Blu-ray Sales: Hunger has a Second Serving on Top

March 29th, 2015

Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 remained in first place on the Blu-ray Sales Chart during its first full week of release with 499,000 units / $9.98 million for the week giving it totals of $1.71 million units / $34.19 million after two weeks of release. It is losing ground on Catching Fire and it might not get to 3 million units in the end. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 24th, 2015

March 24th, 2015

There are three $100 million theatrical hits arriving on the home market this week, which is amazing. However, that's really all that's coming out this week. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is the biggest of these three hits, but it wasn't the best. The best is Into the Woods and given the lack of competition, the DVD or Blu-ray is the Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: The Sound of Music

March 21st, 2015

I've previously reviewed The Sound of Music, which is great news for me. It's late in the afternoon and I've only just started to get to work, because I spent most of the morning talking to my bank, because my credit card information was stolen. Since I have reviewed this film in the past, I will stick with how this is different than the previous Blu-ray release. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 10th, 2015

March 11th, 2015

It's a short list this week for two reasons. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1's DVD and Blu-ray Combo Pack came out on Friday and this scared away the competition. This is also partially due to the fact that I'm dealing with what is clearly an alien disease. Friends came over on Saturday and one of them must have been infectious, because on Sunday my mouth tasted like salt. I Googled reasons why that could happen (never a good idea) and it turns out it could be from an infection. I used some Listerine to get rid of whatever bacteria was causing it, but the salty taste overpowered the flavor of the Listerine. That tells you how strong the salty taste was. The next day, the salty taste wasn't as bad, but my throat was killing me. I figured it was Strep throat. The next day, the salty taste was gone, my throat felt fine, but my sinuses were so clogged that the sinus pressure was making my teeth hurt. The next day, the sinus pressure was down dramatically, but I had sneezing attacks ever few minutes, including while I was trying to sleep. Today, the sneezing isn't as bad, but I have a bad cough and it feels like I broke a rib while sneezing. Clearly this isn't a normal cold, but instead I believe I am the subject of an alien experiment. Regardless, the best new release of the week is The Legend of Korra: Book Four: Balance and the DVD or Blu-ray is absolutely worth picking up. However, the best release on this week's list is The Tale of the Princess Kaguya. I finally got to the review of the Blu-ray Combo Pack and it is the Pick of the Week. More...

DVD Sales: The Toys are Back Indeed

November 16th, 2010

Toy Story 3 dominated the new releases and this week's sales chart with 3.86 million units sold and $73.10 million in revenue. After just five days of sales, it is already in the top ten for 2010 and by now it might already be in the top three. We will find out next week when the numbers are in. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 2nd, 2010

November 2nd, 2010

It's a good week in terms of quality as the biggest hit and the best movie of the year hits the home market this week. However, it appears that release might have scared away the competition. Of course, that release is Toy Story 3, and the 4-Disc Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack, which is not only the Pick of the Week, it might be the Pick of the Year. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Sound of Music

November 1st, 2010

It's The Sound of Music's 45th anniversary this year and the studio is celebrating by releasing the film on Blu-ray for the first time. I know the 45th anniversary doesn't sound like something a studio would celebrate, but at least fans won't have to wait another five years for it to make its High Definition debut. More...


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  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Domestic Share:57.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,200,000 (worldwide box office is 34.9 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 356 $163,214,286
All Time International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 874 $122,998,947
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 588 $286,213,233

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon Video-on-Demand Purchase, Amazon VOD
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 2nd, 1965 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: January 1st, 1965 (Wide), released as Sound of Music, The (Australia)
March 29th, 1965 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
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)
Video Release: December 7th, 1992 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as The Sound of Music
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 174 minutes
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Winners
vs. Mamma Mia!
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Widow/Widower, 1966 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Oscars Best Picture Winner, Nazis, 1940s, Family Musical, Autobiographical, Inspired by a True Story
Source:Based on Musical or Opera
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Julie Andrews    Maria

Supporting Cast

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
Danial Truhitte    Rolfe
Norma Varden    Frau Schmidt
Gill Stuart    Franz
Marni Nixon    Sister Sophia
Evadne Baker    Sister Bernice
Doris Lloyd    Baroness Ebberfie'd

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Wise    Director

Blu-ray Sales: Hunger has a Second Serving on Top

March 29th, 2015

Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 remained in first place on the Blu-ray Sales Chart during its first full week of release with 499,000 units / $9.98 million for the week giving it totals of $1.71 million units / $34.19 million after two weeks of release. It is losing ground on Catching Fire and it might not get to 3 million units in the end. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 24th, 2015

March 24th, 2015

There are three $100 million theatrical hits arriving on the home market this week, which is amazing. However, that's really all that's coming out this week. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is the biggest of these three hits, but it wasn't the best. The best is Into the Woods and given the lack of competition, the DVD or Blu-ray is the Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: The Sound of Music

March 21st, 2015

I've previously reviewed The Sound of Music, which is great news for me. It's late in the afternoon and I've only just started to get to work, because I spent most of the morning talking to my bank, because my credit card information was stolen. Since I have reviewed this film in the past, I will stick with how this is different than the previous Blu-ray release. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 10th, 2015

March 11th, 2015

It's a short list this week for two reasons. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1's DVD and Blu-ray Combo Pack came out on Friday and this scared away the competition. This is also partially due to the fact that I'm dealing with what is clearly an alien disease. Friends came over on Saturday and one of them must have been infectious, because on Sunday my mouth tasted like salt. I Googled reasons why that could happen (never a good idea) and it turns out it could be from an infection. I used some Listerine to get rid of whatever bacteria was causing it, but the salty taste overpowered the flavor of the Listerine. That tells you how strong the salty taste was. The next day, the salty taste wasn't as bad, but my throat was killing me. I figured it was Strep throat. The next day, the salty taste was gone, my throat felt fine, but my sinuses were so clogged that the sinus pressure was making my teeth hurt. The next day, the sinus pressure was down dramatically, but I had sneezing attacks ever few minutes, including while I was trying to sleep. Today, the sneezing isn't as bad, but I have a bad cough and it feels like I broke a rib while sneezing. Clearly this isn't a normal cold, but instead I believe I am the subject of an alien experiment. Regardless, the best new release of the week is The Legend of Korra: Book Four: Balance and the DVD or Blu-ray is absolutely worth picking up. However, the best release on this week's list is The Tale of the Princess Kaguya. I finally got to the review of the Blu-ray Combo Pack and it is the Pick of the Week. More...

DVD Sales: The Toys are Back Indeed

November 16th, 2010

Toy Story 3 dominated the new releases and this week's sales chart with 3.86 million units sold and $73.10 million in revenue. After just five days of sales, it is already in the top ten for 2010 and by now it might already be in the top three. We will find out next week when the numbers are in. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 2nd, 2010

November 2nd, 2010

It's a good week in terms of quality as the biggest hit and the best movie of the year hits the home market this week. However, it appears that release might have scared away the competition. Of course, that release is Toy Story 3, and the 4-Disc Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack, which is not only the Pick of the Week, it might be the Pick of the Year. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Sound of Music

November 1st, 2010

It's The Sound of Music's 45th anniversary this year and the studio is celebrating by releasing the film on Blu-ray for the first time. I know the 45th anniversary doesn't sound like something a studio would celebrate, but at least fans won't have to wait another five years for it to make its High Definition debut. More...

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/1/1965 $0 0 18 34 $82,248 5/25/2021
New Zealand 5/7/2015 $7,468 48 48 75 $9,268 3/11/2024
United Kingdom 3/29/1965 $0 0 10 10 $8,227 5/24/2018
 
Rest of World $122,899,204
 
International Total$122,998,947 3/11/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 8, 2015232,726 444,700$37,633$5,943,0841,161
Mar 15, 2015834,791 479,491$453,128$6,396,2121,162
Mar 22, 20151622,874 502,365$297,168$6,693,3801,163
Mar 29, 20151723,883 526,248$309,997$7,003,3771,164
Apr 26, 20153010,973 584,433$143,420$7,762,8171,168

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 7, 20102108,820 108,820$2,295,019$2,295,019935
Nov 14, 2010557,166-47% 165,986$1,199,908$3,494,927936
Nov 21, 2010550,567-12% 216,553$1,691,406$5,186,333937
Dec 5, 20101045,282 285,875$1,195,667$7,142,630939
Dec 12, 20101147,043+4% 332,918$1,183,729$8,326,359940
Dec 19, 20101065,712+40% 398,630$1,698,814$10,025,173941
Jan 2, 20111932,122 469,169$923,043$12,130,689943
Jan 9, 20111418,769-42% 487,938$539,471$12,670,160944
Mar 20, 20111310,229 563,292$325,267$15,076,754954
May 8, 20111611,614 628,904$288,571$16,967,934961
Mar 25, 20121318,952 966,768$468,684$25,323,3061,007
Apr 1, 20121320,329 987,097$616,815$25,940,1211,008
Dec 16, 20122041,121 1,288,007$1,128,561$34,067,3681,045
Dec 8, 20131563,309 1,609,399$1,356,423$42,103,4541,096
Dec 15, 20131372,829 1,682,228$1,787,285$43,890,7391,097
Dec 22, 20131598,667 1,780,895$2,122,658$46,013,3971,098
Dec 29, 20131566,550 1,847,445$1,378,261$47,391,6581,099
Jan 12, 20142014,727 1,879,790$377,729$48,234,8451,101
Mar 15, 2015531,145 2,251,224$939,527$59,369,5501,162
Mar 22, 2015921,353 2,272,577$687,613$60,057,1631,163
Mar 29, 20151123,127 2,295,704$1,058,296$61,115,4591,164
Apr 5, 20151522,559 2,318,263$808,529$61,923,9881,165
Apr 12, 20151711,852 2,330,115$356,844$62,280,8321,166
Apr 19, 20151612,321 2,342,436$378,779$62,659,6111,167

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.