List of 1964 box office number-one films in the United States

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This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1964 per Variety's weekly National boxoffice survey. The results are based on a sample of 20-25 key cities and therefore, any box office amounts quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.

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Number-one films

†This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. [1]
#Week endingFilmNotesRef
1January 1, 1964 Charade Charade grossed over $550,000 [2]
2January 8, 1964 [3]
3January 15, 1964Charade grossed $360,000 from 19 key cities [3]
4January 22, 1964Charade grossed more than $350,000 from 22 key cities [4]
5January 29, 1964 [5]
6February 5, 1964 The Prize [6]
7February 12, 1964 Tom Jones [7]
8February 19, 1964 [8]
9February 26, 1964 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World [9]
10March 4, 1964Tom Jones [10]
11March 11, 1964 [11]
12March 18, 1964It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World [12]
13March 25, 1964Tom Jones [13]
14April 1, 1964It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World [14]
15April 8, 1964 [15]
16April 15, 1964Tom Jones [16]
17April 22, 1964 [17]
18April 29, 1964 The Pink Panther The Pink Panther reached number one in its sixth week of release [18]
19May 6, 1964 [19]
20May 13, 1964 [20]
21May 20, 1964 [21]
22May 27, 1964 What a Way to Go! What a Way to Go! reached number one in its second week of release [22]
23June 3, 1964 The Chalk Garden The Chalk Garden grossed $180,000 at Radio City Music Hall, a Memorial Day week record [23] [24]
24June 10, 1964The Pink PantherThe Pink Panther returned to number one in its twelfth week of release [25]
25June 17, 1964 The Carpetbaggers † [26]
26June 24, 1964 [27]
27July 1, 1964 [28]
28July 8, 1964The Carpetbaggers grossed $434,000 [29]
29July 15, 1964 [30]
30July 22, 1964 The Unsinkable Molly Brown [31]
31July 29, 1964The Carpetbaggers † [32]
32August 5, 1964The Unsinkable Molly Brown [33]
33August 12, 1964 The Night of the Iguana [34]
34August 19, 1964The Unsinkable Molly Brown [35]
35August 26, 1964 [36]
36September 2, 1964 [37]
37September 9, 1964 [38]
38September 16, 1964 [39]
39September 23, 1964 [40]
40September 30, 1964 A Shot in the Dark [41]
41October 7, 1964 [42]
42October 14, 1964 [43]
43October 21, 1964 Topkapi [44]
44October 28, 1964 Mary Poppins [45]
45November 4, 1964 My Fair Lady My Fair Lady reached number one in its second week of release [46]
46November 11, 1964Mary Poppins [47]
47November 18, 1964My Fair LadyMy Fair Lady returned to number one in its fourth week of release [48]
48November 25, 1964 [49]
49December 2, 1964 [50]
50December 9, 1964 [51]
51December 16, 1964 [52]
52December 23, 1964 [53]
53December 30, 1964 Goldfinger Goldfinger grossed $632,000 in the cities sampled [54]

Highest-grossing films

The highest-grossing films during the calendar year based on theatrical rentals were as follows:

RankTitleDistributorRental [1]
1 The Carpetbaggers Paramount Pictures $13,000,000
2 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World United Artists $10,000,000
3 The Unsinkable Molly Brown Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $7,500,000
4 Charade Universal Pictures $6,150,000
5 Cleopatra 20th Century Fox $5,500,000 [55] [56]
6 The Cardinal Columbia Pictures $5,275,000
7 Move Over, Darling 20th Century Fox$5,100,000
8 My Fair Lady Warner Bros. $5,000,000
What a Way to Go! 20th Century Fox
10 Good Neighbor Sam Columbia Pictures$4,950,000

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Big Rental Pictures of 1964". Variety . January 6, 1965. p. 39.
  2. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . January 1, 1964. p. 5.
  3. 1 2 "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . January 15, 1964. p. 7.
  4. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . January 22, 1964. p. 5.
  5. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . January 29, 1964. p. 5.
  6. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . February 5, 1964. p. 4.
  7. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . February 12, 1964. p. 5.
  8. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . February 19, 1964. p. 5.
  9. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . February 26, 1964. p. 5.
  10. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . March 4, 1964. p. 7.
  11. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . March 11, 1964. p. 3.
  12. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . March 18, 1964. p. 3.
  13. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . March 25, 1964. p. 5.
  14. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . April 1, 1964. p. 4.
  15. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . April 8, 1964. p. 6.
  16. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . April 15, 1964. p. 5.
  17. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . April 22, 1964. p. 3.
  18. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . April 29, 1964. p. 3.
  19. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . May 6, 1964. p. 4.
  20. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . May 13, 1964. p. 4.
  21. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . May 20, 1964. p. 4.
  22. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . May 27, 1964. p. 5.
  23. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . June 3, 1964. p. 4.
  24. ↑ "Memorable N.Y. Memorial". Variety . June 3, 1964. p. 9.
  25. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . June 10, 1964. p. 4.
  26. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . June 17, 1964. p. 7.
  27. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . June 24, 1964. p. 4.
  28. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . July 1, 1964. p. 5.
  29. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . July 8, 1964. p. 4.
  30. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . July 15, 1964. p. 7.
  31. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . July 22, 1964. p. 3.
  32. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . July 29, 1964. p. 3.
  33. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . August 5, 1964. p. 5.
  34. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . August 12, 1964. p. 5.
  35. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . August 19, 1964. p. 7.
  36. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . August 26, 1964. p. 7.
  37. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . September 2, 1964. p. 6.
  38. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . September 9, 1964. p. 5.
  39. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . September 16, 1964. p. 7.
  40. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . September 23, 1964. p. 5.
  41. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . September 30, 1964. p. 5.
  42. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . October 7, 1964. p. 3.
  43. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . October 14, 1964. p. 7.
  44. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . October 21, 1964. p. 4.
  45. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . October 28, 1964. p. 4.
  46. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . November 4, 1964. p. 7.
  47. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . November 11, 1964. p. 7.
  48. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . November 18, 1964. p. 4.
  49. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . November 25, 1964. p. 4.
  50. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . December 2, 1964. p. 4.
  51. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . December 9, 1964. p. 7.
  52. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . December 16, 1964. p. 3.
  53. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . December 23, 1964. p. 4.
  54. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . December 30, 1964. p. 5.
  55. ↑ "All-Time Top Grossers". Variety . January 6, 1965. p. 39. $21,200,000
  56. ↑ "Top Rental Films of 1963". Variety . January 8, 1964. p. 37. $15,700,000

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