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The year 1964 in film involved some significant events, including three highly successful musical films, Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.
The top ten 1964 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
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1 | Mary Poppins | Buena Vista | $31,000,000 [1] |
2 | My Fair Lady | Warner Bros. | $30,000,000 [2] |
3 | Goldfinger | United Artists | $22,500,000 [1] |
4 | The Carpetbaggers | Paramount | $15,500,000 [1] |
5 | From Russia With Love | United Artists | $9,200,000 [1] |
6 | A Shot in the Dark | $6,748,000 [3] | |
7 | What a Way to Go! | 20th Century Fox | $6,100,000 [4] |
8 | The Unsinkable Molly Brown | MGM | $6,040,000 [3] |
9 | The Pink Panther | United Artists | $5,935,000 [3] |
10 | A Hard Day's Night | $5,800,000 [5] |
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
United States unless stated
United States unless stated
Indeed, by the time of Variety's next annual review in January 1967, My Fair Lady was at number six in the all-time chart (with domestic rentals (that is the share of ticket sales which the distributor receives in the United States of $30 million; all rental figures in this chapter relate only to the domestic market), Mary Poppins at number five ($31 million), and The Sound of Music at number one, having overtaken Gone With the Wind, a record sum to which, Variety predicted, millions would be added in 1967.
By October 1964, A Hard Day's Night has grossed $5.8 million in U.S. rentals.