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North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1966
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 1966 for an overview of all movies released in 1966.
Top Grossing Movies of 1966
Rank | Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Genre | 1966 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
The Bible |
Sep 28, 1966 |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$34,900,023 |
32,018,369 |
2 |
Hawaii |
Oct 10, 1966 |
MGM |
Drama |
$34,562,222 |
31,708,460 |
3 |
Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf? |
Jun 22, 1966 |
|
Black Comedy |
$33,736,689 |
30,951,090 |
4 |
The Sand Pebbles |
Dec 20, 1966 |
|
Drama |
$30,017,647 |
27,539,125 |
5 |
A Man for All Seasons |
Dec 12, 1966 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$28,350,000 |
26,009,174 |
6 |
Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. |
Jun 29, 1966 |
|
Adventure |
$22,565,634 |
20,702,416 |
7 |
The Russians Are Coming, th… |
May 25, 1966 |
MGM |
Comedy |
$21,693,114 |
19,901,939 |
8 |
Grand Prix |
Dec 21, 1966 |
MGM |
Drama |
$20,845,016 |
19,123,867 |
9 |
The Professionals |
Nov 2, 1966 |
Sony Pictures |
Western |
$19,537,346 |
17,924,170 |
10 |
Alfie |
Aug 24, 1966 |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$18,871,300 |
17,313,119 |
11 |
Georgy Girl |
Oct 17, 1966 |
Sony Pictures |
|
$16,873,162 |
15,479,965 |
12 |
The Silencers |
Feb 18, 1966 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$16,318,124 |
14,970,755 |
13 |
Follow Me Boys |
Dec 1, 1966 |
|
|
$16,207,116 |
14,868,913 |
14 |
The Blue Max |
Jun 21, 1966 |
20th Century Fox |
|
$16,151,612 |
14,817,992 |
15 |
The Wild Angels |
Jul 20, 1966 |
|
Drama |
$15,541,070 |
14,257,862 |
16 |
A Man and a Woman |
Jan 1, 1966 |
Allied Artists |
Drama |
$14,000,000 |
12,844,036 |
17 |
Torn Curtain |
Jul 16, 1966 |
|
Thriller/Suspense |
$13,000,000 |
11,926,605 |
18 |
Harper |
Feb 23, 1966 |
|
Drama |
$12,000,000 |
11,009,174 |
19 |
Fantastic Voyage |
Aug 24, 1966 |
|
|
$12,000,000 |
11,009,174 |
20 |
Walk Don't Run |
Jan 1, 1966 |
|
Romantic Comedy |
$7,500,000 |
6,880,733 |
21 |
The Group |
Apr 4, 1966 |
United Artists |
Drama |
$6,000,000 |
5,504,587 |
22 |
The Fortune Cookie |
Oct 19, 1966 |
|
Black Comedy |
$6,000,000 |
5,504,587 |
23 |
The Singing Nun |
Apr 4, 1966 |
|
Drama |
$3,700,000 |
3,394,495 |
24 |
Paradise, Hawaiian Style |
Jun 15, 1966 |
|
Musical |
$2,500,000 |
2,293,577 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $422,870,075 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 387,954,184 |
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