Most Popular Movies 1964
This chart shows the 1964 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 1964 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1964 - Top 1964 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1965 → |
1
| Mary Poppins |
| Director: Robert Stevenson |
| Lead Roles: Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins, Dick Van Dyke as Bert/Mr. Dawes, Sr. |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 26, 1964 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Secret Magic, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Old Age Makeup, Dysfunctional Family, Fired, 1965 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Family Musical |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Musical, Animation/Live Action, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $102,272,145 |
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International BO: $26,819 |
2
| Dr. Strangelove |
| Director: Stanley Kubrick |
| Lead Roles: Peter Sellers as Various roles, George C. Scott as General "Buck" Turgidson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 29, 1964 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Black Comedy, Cold War, World War III, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, In a Plane, 1965 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Black Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $9,164,370 |
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International BO: $96,883 |
3
| A Hard Day's Night |
| Director: Richard Lester |
| Lead Roles: John Lennon as John, Paul McCartney as Paul , George Harrison as George, Ringo Starr as Ringo |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 11, 1964 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Rock 'n' Roll, 1960s |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $1,537,860 |
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International BO: $89,354 |
Synopsis
Meet the Beatles! Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, John, Paul, George, and Ringo began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen. A Hard Day’s Night, in which the bandmates play wily, exuberant versions of themselves, captured the astonishing moment when they officially became the singular, irreverent idols of their generation and changed music forever.
4
| Une Femme Mariée |
| Director: Jean-Luc Godard |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 4, 1964 (Wide) (France) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Synopsis
This is the story of a woman, her very unusual story during a very short period, exactly 24 hours. This film starts with a kiss exchanged one afternoon between Charlotte and a man in a furnished room in an anonymous neighborhood. It's the end of their daily lovemaking. He's an actor, she's an editor at a women's fashion magazine.
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| My Fair Lady |
| Director: George Cukor |
| Lead Roles: Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle, Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 22, 1964 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1965 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Romantic Musical |
| Classification: Based on Musical or Opera, Musical, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $72,000,000 |
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International BO: $71,266 |
6
| From Russia With Love |
| Director: Terence Young |
| Lead Roles: Sean Connery as James Bond |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 8, 1964 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Secret Agent, Character's Journey Shown on Map, Action Thriller, Cold War, Shadowy Organization, Romani, Double Agent, Commies, Defecting, Set in Turkey, Trains, Development Hell |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $24,800,000 |
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International BO: $54,100,000 |
7
| Il vangelo secondo Matteo |
| Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 2, 1964 (Limited) (Italy) |
| Classification: Based on Religious Text, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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International BO: $2,637 |
8
| The Unsinkable Molly Brown |
| Director: Charles Walters |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 11, 1964 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Comedy Musical, Inspired by a True Story, Unexpected Families, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Exes in Love, Royalty, On a Boat, Disaster, 1910s, Rags to Riches |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Musical, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $11,070,559 |
9
| La peau douce |
| Director: François Truffaut |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 20, 1964 (Limited) (France) |
| Keywords: Romance |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
10
| Suna no onna |
| Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 15, 1964 (Wide) (Japan) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
11
| Kawaita hana |
| Director: Masahiro Shinoda |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 1, 1964 (Limited) (Japan) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
12
| Becket |
| Director: Peter Glenville |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 11, 1964 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Biography, Biographical Drama, 1100s, Royalty, Religious, Death of a Best Friend, 1965 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Play, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $9,164,370 |
13
| Seven Days in May |
| Director: John Frankenheimer |
| Lead Roles: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March, Ava Gardner |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 12, 1964 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Cold War, Red Scare, Commies, Military Coup, Nuclear War, Cover Up |
14
| Cuatro Balazos |
| Director: Agustín Navarro |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 21, 1964 (Limited) (Italy) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
15
| Good Neighbor Sam |
| Director: David Swift |
| Lead Roles: Jack Lemmon as Sam Bissel, Romy Schneider as Janet Lagerlof |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 22, 1964 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $9,072,726 |
16
| The Brass Bottle |
| Director: Harry Keller |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 20, 1964 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Fantasy |
17
| Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol |
| Director: Glauber Rocha |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 10, 1964 (Limited) (Brazil) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $7,826 |
Synopsis
Somewhere in the Brazilian hinterlands of the 1940s, ranch hand Manoel becomes an outlaw after killing his swindling boss. He pledges allegiance to Sebastião, a self-styled holy man who preaches revolt against rich landowners even as he perpetrates unspeakable acts of violent zealotry against the innocent. While the landowners hire a mercenary to take out Sebastião, Manoel and his wife Rosa join cangaceiros Corisco and Dadá, only to find themselves once more in league with evil, deluded forces.
18
| Zorba the Greek |
| Director: Michael Cacoyannis |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 16, 1964 (Wide) |
| Keywords: 1965 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $9,000,000 |
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| The Night Walker |
| Director: William Castle |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 30, 1964 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
20
| The Shape of Night (夜の片鱗) |
| Director: Noboru Nakamura |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 1, 1964 (Limited) (Japan) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
21
| Man's Favorite Sport? |
| Director: Howard Hawks |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 29, 1964 (Wide) by Universal |
| Classification: Romantic Comedy, Live Action |
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Domestic BO: $6,000,000 |
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| Flying Clipper - Traumreise unter weissen Segeln |
| Director: Hermann Leitner |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 15, 1964 (Limited) by Continental Distributing, released as Mediterranean Holiday |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
23
| Goldfinger |
| Director: Guy Hamilton |
| Lead Roles: Sean Connery as James Bond |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 22, 1964 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Secret Agent, Action Thriller, Mafia, No Honor Among Thieves, C.I.A., Death of a Sibling, Revenge, Prologue |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $51,100,000 |
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International BO: $73,800,000 |
24
| The Best Man |
| Director: Franklin J. Schaffner |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 6, 1964 (Limited) |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action |
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| Ochazuke no aji |
| Director: Yasujirō Ozu |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 20, 1964 (Limited) by Shochiku Films of America, released as The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |