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
1
| El Verdugo |
| Director: Luis Garcia Berlanga |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 17, 1964 (Limited) (Spain) |
2
| Goldfinger |
| Director: Guy Hamilton |
| Lead Roles: Sean Connery as James Bond |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 22, 1964 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Visual Effects, Secret Agent |
| 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 |
3
| Strait-Jacket |
| Director: William Castle |
| Lead Roles: Joan Crawford |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 19, 1964 (Limited) by Sony Pictures |
| Classification: Thriller/Suspense, Live Action |
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International BO: $123 |
4
| 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 |
5
| Woman of Straw |
| Director: Basil Dearden |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 28, 1964 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
6
| The Carpetbaggers |
| Director: Edward Dmytryk |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 9, 1964 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Romantic Drama, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Domestic Abuse, Posthumous Release, Prologue, Voiceover/Narration, Adult Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Death of a Twin, Death of a Sibling, Inheritance, Mental Illness, Dysfunctional Family, Addiction, Ensemble |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $28,409,547 |
7
| The Girl Hunters |
| Director: Roy Rowland |
| Lead Roles: Mickey Spillane as Mike Hammer, Scott Peters as Pat Chambers |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 4, 1964 (Wide) (Sweden) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
8
| What a Way to Go! |
| Lead Roles: Paul Newman as Larry Flint |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 12, 1964 (Wide) |
| Classification: Romantic Comedy, Live Action |
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Domestic BO: $11,180,531 |
9
| Send Me No Flowers |
| Director: Norman Jewison |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 14, 1964 (Wide) by Universal |
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Domestic BO: $9,129,247 |
10
| The Brass Bottle |
| Director: Harry Keller |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 20, 1964 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Fantasy |
11
| Marnie |
| Director: Alfred Hitchcock |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 22, 1964 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Psychological Thriller, White Collar Crime, False Identity, Blackmail, Unrequited Love, Sex Crimes, Prostitution, Dysfunctional Family, Relationships Gone Wrong, Killing in Self Defence |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $7,000,000 |
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International BO: $8,922 |
12
| Mosura tai Gojira |
| Director: Ishiro Honda |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 29, 1964 (Wide) (Japan) |
| Classification: Action |
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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: $72,607 |
15
| The Umbrellas of Cherbourg |
| Director: Jacques Demy |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 30, 1964 (Limited), released as Os Chapéus de Chuva de Cherburgo (Portugal) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Multiple Genres, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $18,425 |
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International BO: $121,330 |
16
| 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: $24,754 |
17
| 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 |
18
| The Fall of the Roman Empire |
| Director: Anthony Mann |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1964 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Historical Drama, Ancient Rome, Government Corruption, Dysfunctional Family, Political Assassination, Adult Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Friends turned Enemies, Infidelity, Voiceover/Narration, Epilogue, Political, War, Studio Sinkers |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $4,750,000 |
19
| Le Mépris |
| Director: Jean-Luc Godard |
| Lead Roles: Brigitte Bardot as Camille Javal, Michel Piccoli as Paul Javal |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 18, 1964 (Wide) by Rialto Pictures, released as Contempt |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $924,087 |
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International BO: $20,396 |
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| The Time Travelers |
| Director: Ib Melchior |
| Lead Roles: Preston Foster |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 29, 1964 (Limited) by American International Pictures |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |