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

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.

Number-one films

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

Highest-grossing films

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

Rank Title Distributor Rental[54]
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. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 1, 1964. p. 5.
  2. ^ a b "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 15, 1964. p. 7.
  3. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 22, 1964. p. 5.
  4. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 29, 1964. p. 5.
  5. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 5, 1964. p. 4.
  6. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 12, 1964. p. 5.
  7. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 19, 1964. p. 5.
  8. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 26, 1964. p. 5.
  9. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 4, 1964. p. 7.
  10. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 11, 1964. p. 3.
  11. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 18, 1964. p. 3.
  12. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 25, 1964. p. 5.
  13. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 1, 1964. p. 4.
  14. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 8, 1964. p. 6.
  15. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 15, 1964. p. 5.
  16. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 22, 1964. p. 3.
  17. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 29, 1964. p. 3.
  18. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 6, 1964. p. 4.
  19. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 13, 1964. p. 4.
  20. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 20, 1964. p. 4.
  21. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 27, 1964. p. 5.
  22. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 3, 1964. p. 4.
  23. ^ "Memorable N.Y. Memorial". Variety. June 3, 1964. p. 9.
  24. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 10, 1964. p. 4.
  25. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 17, 1964. p. 7.
  26. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 24, 1964. p. 4.
  27. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 1, 1964. p. 5.
  28. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 8, 1964. p. 4.
  29. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 15, 1964. p. 7.
  30. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 22, 1964. p. 3.
  31. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 29, 1964. p. 3.
  32. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 5, 1964. p. 5.
  33. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 12, 1964. p. 5.
  34. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 19, 1964. p. 7.
  35. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 26, 1964. p. 7.
  36. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 2, 1964. p. 6.
  37. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 9, 1964. p. 5.
  38. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 16, 1964. p. 7.
  39. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 23, 1964. p. 5.
  40. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 30, 1964. p. 5.
  41. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 7, 1964. p. 3.
  42. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 14, 1964. p. 7.
  43. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 21, 1964. p. 4.
  44. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 28, 1964. p. 4.
  45. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 4, 1964. p. 7.
  46. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 11, 1964. p. 7.
  47. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 18, 1964. p. 4.
  48. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 25, 1964. p. 4.
  49. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 2, 1964. p. 4.
  50. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 9, 1964. p. 7.
  51. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 16, 1964. p. 3.
  52. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 23, 1964. p. 4.
  53. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 30, 1964. p. 5.
  54. ^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1964". Variety. January 6, 1965. p. 39.
  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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