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](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/Sound-of-Music-The-Thumbnail.jpg)
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 |
Domestic BO: $163,214,286 |
International BO: $122,998,947 |
2
![Thunderball](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/Thunderball-Thumbnail.jpg)
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 |
Domestic BO: $63,600,000 |
International BO: $77,600,000 |
3
![Major Dundee](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/Major-Dundee-Thumbnail.jpg)
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 |
Domestic BO: $14,873 |
4
![The Endless Summer poster](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/Endless-Summer-The-Thumbnail.jpg)
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 |
Domestic BO: $6,800,000 |
6
Repulsion |
Director: Roman Polanski |
Initial Theatrical Release: October 3, 1965 (Limited) |
Keywords: Psychological Horror |
Domestic BO: $5,000 |
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 |
Domestic BO: $20,666,667 |
9
![Inside Daisy Clover](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/Inside-Daisy-Clover-Thumbnail.jpg)
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 |
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 |
12
![Doctor Who and the Daleks](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/Doctor-Who-and-the-Daleks-(1965-UK)-Thumbnail.jpg)
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 |
Domestic BO: $12,000,000 |
14
![The Art of Love](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/Art-of-Love-The-Thumbnail.jpg)
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 |
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 |
Domestic BO: $7,600,000 |
International BO: $342 |
18
Mirage |
Initial Theatrical Release: May 26, 1965 (Limited) |
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 |
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 |
Domestic BO: $111,897,830 |
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) |
Domestic BO: $89,326 |
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 poster](https://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/opusdata/Pierrot-Le-Fou-Thumbnail.jpg)
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 |
Domestic BO: $70,807 |
International BO: $7,430 |