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
1
| 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 |
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Domestic BO: $63,600,000 |
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International BO: $77,600,000 |
2
| 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 |
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Domestic BO: $163,214,286 |
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International BO: $122,998,947 |
3
| Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying... |
| Director: Ken Annakin |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 16, 1965 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Chase Adventure, 1910s, Miscellaneous Racing, Prologue, Voiceover/Narration, In a Plane, Ensemble |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $31,111,111 |
4
| Juliet of the Spirits |
| Director: Federico Fellini |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 22, 1965 (Wide), released as Juliette des esprits (France) |
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Domestic BO: $89,326 |
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International BO: $3,586 |
5
| 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 |
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Domestic BO: $14,873 |
6
| Sei donne per l'assassino |
| Director: Mario Bava |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 7, 1965 (Limited) by Allied Artists, released as Blood and Black Lace |
| Keywords: Slasher Horror |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
7
| The Hallelujah Trail |
| Director: John Sturges |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 23, 1965 (Limited) |
| Classification: Western, Live Action |
8
| La Donna del lago |
| Director: Luigi Bazzoni, Franco Rossellini |
| Lead Roles: Peter Baldwin |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 14, 1965 (Wide) (Italy) |
| Classification: Multiple Genres, Live Action |
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| 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 |
10
| Marie Chantal contre Dr. Kha |
| Director: Claude Chabrol |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 25, 1965 (Limited) (France) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
11
| 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 |
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Domestic BO: $111,897,830 |
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International BO: $142,558 |
12
| The Greatest Story Ever Told |
| Director: David Lean, George Stevens |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 15, 1965 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Religious, Faith-Based Drama, Faith-Based Film, Bible Epic, Ancient Rome |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $15,473,333 |
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 |
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Domestic BO: $12,000,000 |