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The year 1966 in film involved some significant events. A Man for All Seasons won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
The top ten 1966 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
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| 1 | Hawaii | United Artists | $15,600,000 [1] |
| 2 | The Bible: In the Beginning... | 20th Century Fox | $15,000,000 [1] |
| 3 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Warner Bros. | $14,500,000 [1] |
| 4 | The Sand Pebbles | 20th Century Fox | $13,500,000 [1] |
| 5 | A Man for All Seasons | Columbia | $12,800,000 [1] |
| 6 | The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming | United Artists | $9,800,000 [1] |
| 7 | Grand Prix | MGM | $9,300,000 [1] |
| 8 | The Professionals | Columbia | $8,800,000 [1] |
| 9 | Alfie | Paramount | $8,500,000 [2] |
| 10 | Georgy Girl | Columbia | $7,600,000 [2] |
The highest-grossing 1966 films in countries outside North America.
| Country | Title | Studio | Gross |
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| India | Phool Aur Patthar | Ralhan Productions | $11,790,000 [n 1] |
| Soviet Union | War and Peace | Mosfilm | $64,000,000 [n 2] |
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The following is an overview of events in 1980 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The year 1972 in film involved several significant events.
The year 1967 in film involved some significant events. It is widely considered one of the most ground-breaking years in American cinema, with "revolutionary" films highlighting the shift towards forward thinking European standards at the time, including: Bonnie and Clyde, The Graduate, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Cool Hand Luke, The Dirty Dozen, In Cold Blood, In the Heat of the Night, The Jungle Book and You Only Live Twice.
The year 1965 in film involved several significant events, with The Sound of Music topping the U.S. box office and winning five Academy Awards.
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 year 1963 in film involved some significant events, including the big-budget epic Cleopatra and two films with all-star casts, How the West Was Won and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
The year 1962 in film involved some very significant events, with Lawrence of Arabia winning seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director.
The year 1961 in film involved some significant events, with West Side Story winning 10 Academy Awards.
The year 1960 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with Ben-Hur winning a record 11 Academy Awards.
The year 1958 in film in the US involved some significant events, including the hit musicals South Pacific and Gigi, the latter of which won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
The year 1957 in film involved some significant events. The Bridge on the River Kwai topped the year's box office in North America, France, and Germany, and won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
The following is an overview of 1956 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
The year 1955 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1954 in film involved some significant events and memorable ones.
The year 1953 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1952 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1950 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1943 in film featured various significant events for the film industry.
The following is an overview of 1936 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
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