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
| 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 |
3
| Major Dundee |
| Director: Sam Peckinpah |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 7, 1965 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $14,873 |
4
| The Endless Summer |
| Director: Bruce Brown |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 18, 1965 (Limited) (Australia) |
| Keywords: Surfing, Voiceover/Narration, Travelogue, Set in Hawaii |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
|
Domestic BO: $10,233 |
Synopsis
They call it The Endless Summer: the ultimate surfing adventure, crossing the globe in search of the perfect wave. From the uncharted waters of West Africa, to the shark-filled seas of Australia, to the tropical paradise of Tahiti and beyond, these California surfers accomplish in a few months what most people never do in a lifetime.
5
| The Train |
| Director: Arthur Penn, John Frankenheimer |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 7, 1965 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Action Thriller, Inspired by a True Story, Heist, Trains, World War II, French Resistance, Nazis |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $6,800,000 |
6
| Repulsion |
| Director: Roman Polanski |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 3, 1965 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Psychological Horror |
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Domestic BO: $5,000 |
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International BO: $33,090 |
7
| The Glory Guys |
| Director: Arnold Laven |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 7, 1965 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
8
| Cat Ballou |
| Director: Elliot Silverstein |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 24, 1965 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Comedy Westerns, Non-Chronological, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Twins, Dysfunctional Family |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $20,666,667 |
9
| Inside Daisy Clover |
| Director: Robert Mulligan |
| Lead Roles: Natalie Wood as Daisy Clover, Christopher Plummer as Raymond Swan |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 22, 1965 (Limited) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Romance, Set in Hollywood |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
10
| The Sandpiper |
| Director: Vincente Minnelli |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 23, 1965 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Romantic Drama, Romance, Single Parent, Homeschooling |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $13,691,111 |
11
| The Cincinnati Kid |
| Director: Norman Jewison |
| Lead Roles: Steve McQueen as Cincinnati Kid |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 15, 1965 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Gambling |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Doctor Who and the Daleks |
| Director: Gordon Flemyng |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 23, 1965 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Based on TV, Adventure, Live Action, Science Fiction |
13
| How to Murder Your Wife |
| Director: Richard Quine |
| Lead Roles: Jack Lemmon as Stanley Ford, Virna Lisi as Mrs. Ford |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 26, 1965 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Black Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $12,000,000 |
14
| The Art of Love |
| Director: Norman Jewison |
| Lead Roles: James Garner as Casey Barnett, Dick Van Dyke as Paul, Elke Sommer as Nikki, Angie Dickinson as Laurie Gibson, Ethel Merman as Madame Coco La Fontaine |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 23, 1965 (Wide) by Universal |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action |
15
| Do Not Disturb |
| Director: Ralph Levy, George Marshall |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 22, 1965 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Romantic Comedy, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Infidelity |
| Classification: Based on Play, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $8,000,000 |
16
| Your Cheatin Heart |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 19, 1965 (Limited) |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action |
17
| 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 |
18
| Mirage |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 26, 1965 (Limited) |
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Domestic BO: $3,000,000 |
19
| Decision at Midnight |
| Director: Lewis Allen |
| Lead Roles: Martin Landau as Nils |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 13, 1965 (Wide), released as Beslut vid midnatt (Sweden) |
| Classification: Drama |
20
| The Saragossa Manuscript |
| Director: Wojciech J. Has |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 9, 1965 (Wide), released as Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie (Poland) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $119,981 |
21
| The Hallelujah Trail |
| Director: John Sturges |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 23, 1965 (Limited) |
| Classification: Western, Live Action |
22
| 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 |
23
| Juliet of the Spirits |
| Director: Federico Fellini |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 22, 1965 (Wide), released as Juliette des esprits (France) |
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Domestic BO: $89,326 |
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International BO: $3,586 |
24
| Color Me Blood Red |
| Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 13, 1965 (Limited) by Self Distributed |
| Classification: Horror, Live Action |
25
| Pierrot le fou |
| Director: Jean-Luc Godard |
| Lead Roles: Jean-Paul Belmondo as Ferdinand Griffon (Pierrot), Anna Karina as Marianne Renoir |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 5, 1965 (Wide) (France) |
| Keywords: Set in Paris, Dysfunctional Family, Relationships Gone Wrong, Fugitive / On the Run, Terrorism, Crime Thriller, Bonnie and Clyde romance, Set in France, Tortured for Information |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $70,807 |
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International BO: $7,430 |