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North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1965
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
Rank | Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Genre | 1965 Gross | Tickets 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 |
The Agony and the Ecstasy |
Oct 7, 1965 |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$8,000,000 |
7,920,792 |
18 |
Do Not Disturb |
Dec 22, 1965 |
20th Century Fox |
Romantic Comedy |
$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 Sold | 612,553,431 |
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