List of 1966 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 1966 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] [2]
#Week endingFilmNotesRef
1January 5, 1966 Thunderball † [3]
2January 12, 1966Thunderball grossed over $1.2 million in the key cities sampled [3]
3January 19, 1966 [4]
4January 26, 1966 [5]
5February 2, 1966 [6]
6February 9, 1966 [7]
7February 16, 1966 [8]
8February 23, 1966 [9]
9March 2, 1966 The Sound of Music The Sound of Music returned to number one in its 52nd week of release [10]
10March 9, 1966 [11]
11March 16, 1966 [12]
12March 23, 1966 [13]
13March 30, 1966 [14]
14April 6, 1966 Doctor Zhivago Doctor Zhivago reached number one in its 15th week of release [15]
15April 13, 1966 [16]
16April 20, 1966 [17]
17April 27, 1966The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music returned to number one in its 60th week of release [18]
18May 4, 1966Doctor ZhivagoDoctor Zhivago returned to number one in its 19th week of release [19]
19May 11, 1966The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music returned to number one in its 62nd week of release [20]
20May 18, 1966Doctor ZhivagoDoctor Zhivago returned to number one in its 21st week of release [21]
21May 25, 1966The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music returned to number one in its 64th week of release [22]
22June 1, 1966 [23]
23June 8, 1966Doctor ZhivagoDoctor Zhivago returned to number one in its 24th week of release [24]
24June 15, 1966The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music returned to number one in its 67th week of release [25]
25June 22, 1966 [26]
26June 29, 1966 The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming [27]
27July 6, 1966 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? [28]
28July 13, 1966 [29]
29July 20, 1966 [30]
30July 27, 1966 [31]
31August 3, 1966 [32]
32August 10, 1966 [33]
33August 17, 1966 [34]
34August 24, 1966 [35]
35August 31, 1966 How to Steal a Million [36]
36September 7, 1966 [37]
37September 14, 1966The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music returned to number one in its 80th week of release [38]
38September 21, 1966Doctor ZhivagoDoctor Zhivago returned to number one in its 39th week of release [39]
39September 28, 1966 [40]
40October 5, 1966 [41]
41October 12, 1966 [42]
42October 19, 1966 [43]
43October 26, 1966 [44]
44November 2, 1966 Hawaii Hawaii reached number one in its third week of release [45]
45November 9, 1966 [46]
46November 16, 1966 The Professionals [47]
47November 23, 1966The Professionals and HawaiiVariety did not indicate which of the top two films was number one for the week [48]
48November 30, 1966The Professionals [49]
49December 7, 1966 [50]
50December 14, 1966 [51]
51December 21, 1966Hawaii and The ProfessionalsAgain, Variety did not indicate which of the top two films was number one for the week [52]
52December 28, 1966 Follow Me, Boys! [53]

Highest-grossing films

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

RankTitleDistributorRental [1] [2]
1 Thunderball United Artists $26,000,000
2 The Sound of Music 20th Century Fox $22,500,000 [54]
3 Doctor Zhivago Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $15,000,000
4 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Warner Bros.$10,300,000
5 That Darn Cat! Buena Vista $9,200,000
6 The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming United Artists$7,750,000
7 Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. Buena Vista$7,500,000
8 The Silencers Columbia Pictures $7,000,000
Torn Curtain Universal Pictures $7,000,000
10 Our Man Flint 20th Century Fox $6,500,000

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Steinberg, Cobbett (1980). Film facts. New York: Facts on File. p. 25. ISBN   0871963132 . Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Big Rental Pictures of 1966". Variety . January 4, 1967. p. 8. Retrieved April 12, 2023– via Archive.org.
  3. 1 2 "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . January 12, 1966. p. 7.
  4. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . January 19, 1966. p. 7.
  5. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . January 26, 1966. p. 5.
  6. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . February 2, 1966. p. 4.
  7. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . February 9, 1966. p. 3.
  8. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . February 16, 1966. p. 7.
  9. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . February 23, 1966. p. 7.
  10. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . March 2, 1966. p. 7.
  11. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . March 9, 1966. p. 7.
  12. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . March 16, 1966. p. 5.
  13. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . March 23, 1966. p. 7.
  14. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . March 30, 1966. p. 7.
  15. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . April 6, 1966. p. 7.
  16. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . April 13, 1966. p. 7.
  17. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . April 20, 1966. p. 7.
  18. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . April 27, 1966. p. 7.
  19. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . May 4, 1966. p. 7.
  20. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . May 11, 1966. p. 7.
  21. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . May 18, 1966. p. 5.
  22. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . May 25, 1966. p. 4.
  23. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . June 1, 1966. p. 4.
  24. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . June 8, 1966. p. 5.
  25. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . June 15, 1966. p. 3.
  26. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . June 22, 1966. p. 5.
  27. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . June 29, 1966. p. 5.
  28. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . July 6, 1966. p. 7.
  29. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . July 13, 1966. p. 5.
  30. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . July 20, 1966. p. 5.
  31. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . July 27, 1966. p. 5.
  32. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . August 3, 1966. p. 5.
  33. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . August 10, 1966. p. 7.
  34. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . August 17, 1966. p. 7.
  35. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . August 24, 1966. p. 7.
  36. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . August 31, 1966. p. 7.
  37. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . September 7, 1966. p. 7.
  38. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . September 14, 1966. p. 5.
  39. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . September 21, 1966. p. 7.
  40. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . September 28, 1966. p. 7.
  41. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . October 5, 1966. p. 7.
  42. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . October 12, 1966. p. 4.
  43. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . October 19, 1966. p. 5.
  44. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . October 26, 1966. p. 4.
  45. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . November 2, 1966. p. 7.
  46. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . November 9, 1966. p. 7.
  47. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . November 16, 1966. p. 7.
  48. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . November 23, 1966. p. 4.
  49. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . November 30, 1966. p. 7.
  50. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . December 7, 1966. p. 7.
  51. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . December 14, 1966. p. 4.
  52. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . December 21, 1966. p. 11.
  53. ↑ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . December 28, 1966. p. 8.
  54. ↑ Frederick, Robert F. (January 4, 1967). "'Sound' Blows 'Wind' Off No. 1". Variety . p. 9. Retrieved April 12, 2023– via Archive.org.

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