USA - 1966 Box Office #1 Films

List of 1966 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 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.
Number-one films
# Week ending Film Notes Ref
1 January 5, 1966 [1]
Thunderball grossed over $1.2 million in the [1]

2 January 12, 1966
key cities sampled
3 January 19, 1966 [2]
4 January 26, 1966 [3]

Thunderball
5 February 2, 1966 [4]
6 February 9, 1966 [5]
7 February 16, 1966 [6]
8 February 23, 1966 [7]
The Sound of Music returned to number one in [8]

9 March 2, 1966
its 52nd week of release
10 March 9, 1966 [9]
The Sound of Music [10]

11 March 16, 1966
12 March 23, 1966 [11]
13 March 30, 1966 [12]
Doctor Zhivago reached number one in its 15th [13]

14 April 6, 1966
week of release
Doctor Zhivago [14]
15 April 13, 1966
16 April 20, 1966 [15]

17 April 27, 1966 The Sound of Music
its 60th week of release
Doctor Zhivago returned to number one in its [17]
18 May 4, 1966 Doctor Zhivago
19th week of release
19 May 11, 1966 The Sound of Music
its 62nd week of release
20 May 18, 1966 Doctor Zhivago
21st week of release
21 May 25, 1966
The Sound of Music its 64th week of release
22 June 1, 1966 [21]

23 June 8, 1966 Doctor Zhivago
24 June 15, 1966
The Sound of Music its 67th week of release
25 June 22, 1966 [24]
The Russians Are Coming, [25]

26 June 29, 1966
the Russians Are Coming
27 July 6, 1966 Who's Afraid of Virginia [26]

Woolf?
28 July 13, 1966 [27]
29 July 20, 1966 [28]
30 July 27, 1966

[29]
31 August 3, 1966 [30]
32 August 10, 1966 [31]
33 August 17, 1966 [32]
34 August 24, 1966 [33]
35 August 31, 1966 [34]

How to Steal a Million
36 September 7, 1966 [35]

37 September 14, 1966 The Sound of Music
its 80th week of release
38 September 21, 1966
39 September 28, 1966 [38]
40 October 5, 1966 [39]

Doctor Zhivago
41 October 12, 1966 [40]
42 October 19, 1966 [41]
43 October 26, 1966 [42]
Hawaii reached number one in its third week of [43]

44 November 2, 1966
Hawaii release
45 November 9, 1966 [44]
46 November 16, 1966 The Professionals [45]
The Professionals and Variety did not indicate which of the top two [46]
47 November 23, 1966
Hawaii films was number one for the week
48 November 30, 1966 [47]
49 December 7, 1966 The Professionals [48]
50 December 14, 1966 [49]
Hawaii and The Again, Variety did not indicate which of the top [50]
51 December 21, 1966
Professionals two films was number one for the week
52 December 28, 1966 Follow Me, Boys! [51]
See also
List of American films — American films by year
Lists of box office number-one films
References
1. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 12, 1966. p. 7.
4. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 2, 1966. p. 4.
8. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 2, 1966. p. 7.
13. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 6, 1966. p. 7.
17. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 4, 1966. p. 7.
21. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 1, 1966. p. 4.
26. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 6, 1966. p. 7.
30. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 3, 1966. p. 5.
35. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 7, 1966. p. 7.
39. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 5, 1966. p. 7.
43. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 2, 1966. p. 7.
48. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 7, 1966. p. 7.
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List of 1966 box office number-one films in the

1 January 5, 1966 [1]

Thunderball grossed over $1.2 million in the [1]

3 January 19, 1966 [2]

4 January 26, 1966 [3]

6 February 9, 1966 [5]

7 February 16, 1966 [6]

8 February 23, 1966 [7]

The Sound of Music returned to number one in [8]

10 March 9, 1966 [9]

The Sound of Music [10]

12 March 23, 1966 [11]

13 March 30, 1966 [12]

Doctor Zhivago reached number one in its 15th [13]

16 April 20, 1966 [15]

The Sound of Music returned to number one in [16]

22 June 1, 1966 [21]

Doctor Zhivago returned to number one in its [22]

25 June 22, 1966 [24]

The Russians Are Coming, [25]

27 July 6, 1966 Who's Afraid of Virginia [26]

29 July 20, 1966 [28]

30 July 27, 1966

31 August 3, 1966 [30]

32 August 10, 1966 [31]

33 August 17, 1966 [32]

34 August 24, 1966 [33]

35 August 31, 1966 [34]

The Sound of Music returned to number one in [36]

39 September 28, 1966 [38]

40 October 5, 1966 [39]

42 October 19, 1966 [41]

43 October 26, 1966 [42]

Hawaii reached number one in its third week of [43]

45 November 9, 1966 [44]

46 November 16, 1966 The Professionals [45]

48 November 30, 1966 [47]

49 December 7, 1966 The Professionals [48]

50 December 14, 1966 [49]

52 December 28, 1966 Follow Me, Boys! [51]

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