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1964 Box Office Rankings

Year-specific reference chart with worldwide gross, reported budgets, openings and ROI where available.

About the 1964 chart

This 1964 box office chart highlights films released in 1964, using available worldwide gross, budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI data. Some titles may have richer financial detail than others, depending on source coverage and later corrections.

Year gross$637.2Mvisible records

Avg budget$4.0Mbudgeted titles

Top opening—A Shot in the Dark

Releases49available for year

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Top gross

Goldfinger$124.9M Mary Poppins$103.1M My Fair Lady$72.7M The Carpetbaggers$40.0M Last of the Renegades$33.8M

Best ROI

Goldfinger41.63x Mary Poppins22.17x Viva Las Vegas9.40x Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb5.28x Zulu4.65x

Gross-minus-budget leaders

Goldfinger$121.9M Mary Poppins$98.5M My Fair Lady$55.7M A Fistful of Dollars$14.3M A Hard Day's Night$10.4M

1964 movie chart

Sorted by worldwide gross.

#	Movie	Year	Worldwide	Budget	Gross - budget	ROI	Studio / Distributor
1	Goldfinger WW Financial	1964	$124.9M	$3.0M	$121.9M	41.63x	Eon Productions
2	Mary Poppins WW Financial	1964	$103.1M	$4.7M	$98.5M	22.17x	Walt Disney Productions
3	My Fair Lady WW Financial	1964	$72.7M	$17.0M	$55.7M	4.27x	Warner Bros. Pictures
4	The Carpetbaggers WW Financial No budget	1964	$40.0M	—	—	—	Paramount Pictures
5	Last of the Renegades WW Financial No budget	1964	$33.8M	—	—	—	Jadran Film
6	Angelique WW Financial No budget	1964	$22.0M	—	—	—	Compagnie Industrielle Et Commerciale Cinématographique
7	A Fistful of Dollars WW Financial	1964	$14.5M	$200,000	$14.3M	72.50x	Jolly Film
8	What a Way to Go! WW Financial	1964	$13.3M	$20.0M	-$6.7M	0.66x	Apjac Productions
9	Marriage Italian Style WW Financial No budget	1964	$12.8M	—	—	—	C. C. Champion
10	Father Goose WW Financial No budget	1964	$12.5M	—	—	—	Granox Productions
11	A Shot in the Dark WW Financial No budget	1964	$12.4M	—	—	—	United Artists
12	The Night of the Iguana WW Financial	1964	$12.0M	$3.0M	$9.0M	4.00x	Seven Arts Productions
13	The Unsinkable Molly Brown WW Financial No budget	1964	$11.1M	—	—	—	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
14	A Hard Day's Night WW Financial	1964	$11.0M	$560,000	$10.4M	19.64x	Proscenium Films
15	Kiss Me, Stupid WW Financial	1964	$10.0M	$3.5M	$6.5M	2.86x	Phalanx Productions
16	Mothra vs. Godzilla WW Financial No budget	1964	$10.0M	—	—	—	Toho
17	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb WW Financial	1964	$9.5M	$1.8M	$7.7M	5.28x	Hawk Films
18	Viva Las Vegas WW Financial	1964	$9.4M	$1.0M	$8.4M	9.40x	Jack Cummings Productions
19	Send Me No Flowers WW Financial No budget	1964	$9.1M	—	—	—	Universal Pictures
20	Becket WW Financial No budget	1964	$9.1M	—	—	—	Paramount Pictures
21	Good Neighbor Sam WW Financial No budget	1964	$9.1M	—	—	—	Columbia Pictures
22	Zorba the Greek WW Financial	1964	$9.0M	$783,000	$8.2M	11.49x	20th Century Fox
23	Zulu WW Financial	1964	$8.0M	$1.7M	$6.3M	4.65x	Diamond Films UK
24	The Umbrellas of Cherbourg WW Financial	1964	$7.6M	$200,000	$7.4M	38.00x	Parc Film
25	Marnie WW Financial	1964	$7.0M	$2.1M	$4.9M	3.28x	Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
26	The Train WW Financial Hidden	1964	$6.8M	$5.8M	$1.0M	1.17x	Les Productions Artistes Associés
27	Man's Favorite Sport? WW Financial No budget Hidden	1964	$6.0M	—	—	—	Universal Pictures
28	The Fall of the Roman Empire WW Financial Hidden	1964	$4.8M	$19.0M	-$14.3M	0.25x	Samuel Bronston Productions
29	Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte WW Financial Hidden	1964	$4.0M	$2.2M	$1.8M	1.82x	The Associates & Aldrich Company
30	The Moon-Spinners WW Financial Hidden	1964	$3.5M	$5.0M	-$1.5M	0.70x	Walt Disney Productions
31	Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster WW Financial No budget Hidden	1964	$3.2M	—	—	—	Toho
32	Invitation to a Gunfighter WW Financial Hidden	1964	$3.1M	$1.8M	$1.3M	1.72x	Stanley Kramer Productions
33	Roustabout WW Financial No budget Hidden	1964	$3.0M	—	—	—	Hal Wallis Productions
34	Children of the Damned WW Financial No budget Hidden	1964	$2.0M	—	—	—	Lawrence P. Bachmann Productions
35	The Pleasure Seekers WW Financial Hidden	1964	$2.0M	$2.1M	-$100,000	0.95x	20th Century Fox
36	First Men in the Moon WW Financial No budget Hidden	1964	$1.7M	—	—	—	Columbia Pictures
37	Emil and the Detectives WW Financial No budget Hidden	1964	$1.3M	—	—	—	Walt Disney Productions
38	Fanny Hill WW Financial No budget Hidden	1964	$1.0M	—	—	—	Favorite Films
39	The River of Diamonds WW Financial Hidden	1964	$679,824	$300,000	$379,824	2.27x	Ulysse Productions
40	Band of Outsiders WW Financial Hidden	1964	$182,857	$120,000	$62,857	1.52x	Orsay Films
41	Ve Allah Gençleri Yarattı WW Financial Hidden	1964	$105,000	$55,000	$50,000	1.91x	Birsel Film
42	The Soft Skin WW Financial No budget Hidden	1964	$62,261	—	—	—	Les Films Du Carrosse
43	Diary of a Chambermaid WW Financial No budget Hidden	1964	$17,754	—	—	—	Spéva Films
44	Andy... Andy Silly Andy WW Financial Hidden	1964	$15,910	$298,319	-$282,409	0.05x	Kappa Film Produktie
45	Cheyenne Autumn WW Financial Hidden	1964	$10,980	$4.2M	-$4.2M	0.00x	Ford Smith Productions
46	Nothing But a Man WW Financial No budget Hidden	1964	$9,248	—	—	—	Nothing But A Man Company
47	Artist Studio Secrets WW Financial No budget Hidden	1964	$4,800	—	—	—	Avanti Pictures
48	Black God, White Devil WW Financial No budget Hidden	1964	$3,200	—	—	—	Copacabana Filmes
49	Dear John WW Financial No budget Hidden	1964	$4	—	—	—	Sandrews

Goldfinger 1964 · WW Budget $3.0M · Eon Productions

$124.9M ROI 41.63x

Mary Poppins 1964 · WW Budget $4.7M · Walt Disney Productions

$103.1M ROI 22.17x

My Fair Lady 1964 · WW Budget $17.0M · Warner Bros. Pictures

$72.7M ROI 4.27x

The Carpetbaggers 1964 · WW Budget — · Paramount Pictures

$40.0M ROI —

Last of the Renegades 1964 · WW Budget — · Jadran Film

$33.8M ROI —

Angelique 1964 · WW Budget — · Compagnie Industrielle Et Commerciale Cinématographique

$22.0M ROI —

A Fistful of Dollars 1964 · WW Budget $200,000 · Jolly Film

$14.5M ROI 72.50x

What a Way to Go! 1964 · WW Budget $20.0M · Apjac Productions

$13.3M ROI 0.66x

Marriage Italian Style 1964 · WW Budget — · C. C. Champion

$12.8M ROI —

Father Goose 1964 · WW Budget — · Granox Productions

$12.5M ROI —

A Shot in the Dark 1964 · WW Budget — · United Artists

$12.4M ROI —

The Night of the Iguana 1964 · WW Budget $3.0M · Seven Arts Productions

$12.0M ROI 4.00x

The Unsinkable Molly Brown 1964 · WW Budget — · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$11.1M ROI —

A Hard Day's Night 1964 · WW Budget $560,000 · Proscenium Films

$11.0M ROI 19.64x

Kiss Me, Stupid 1964 · WW Budget $3.5M · Phalanx Productions

$10.0M ROI 2.86x

Mothra vs. Godzilla 1964 · WW Budget — · Toho

$10.0M ROI —

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · WW Budget $1.8M · Hawk Films

$9.5M ROI 5.28x

Viva Las Vegas 1964 · WW Budget $1.0M · Jack Cummings Productions

$9.4M ROI 9.40x

Send Me No Flowers 1964 · WW Budget — · Universal Pictures

$9.1M ROI —

Becket 1964 · WW Budget — · Paramount Pictures

$9.1M ROI —

Good Neighbor Sam 1964 · WW Budget — · Columbia Pictures

$9.1M ROI —

Zorba the Greek 1964 · WW Budget $783,000 · 20th Century Fox

$9.0M ROI 11.49x

Zulu 1964 · WW Budget $1.7M · Diamond Films UK

$8.0M ROI 4.65x

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 1964 · WW Budget $200,000 · Parc Film

$7.6M ROI 38.00x

Marnie 1964 · WW Budget $2.1M · Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions

$7.0M ROI 3.28x

The Train 1964 · WW Budget $5.8M · Les Productions Artistes Associés

$6.8M ROI 1.17x

Man's Favorite Sport? 1964 · WW Budget — · Universal Pictures

$6.0M ROI —

The Fall of the Roman Empire 1964 · WW Budget $19.0M · Samuel Bronston Productions

$4.8M ROI 0.25x

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte 1964 · WW Budget $2.2M · The Associates & Aldrich Company

$4.0M ROI 1.82x

The Moon-Spinners 1964 · WW Budget $5.0M · Walt Disney Productions

$3.5M ROI 0.70x

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster 1964 · WW Budget — · Toho

$3.2M ROI —

Invitation to a Gunfighter 1964 · WW Budget $1.8M · Stanley Kramer Productions

$3.1M ROI 1.72x

Roustabout 1964 · WW Budget — · Hal Wallis Productions

$3.0M ROI —

Children of the Damned 1964 · WW Budget — · Lawrence P. Bachmann Productions

$2.0M ROI —

The Pleasure Seekers 1964 · WW Budget $2.1M · 20th Century Fox

$2.0M ROI 0.95x

First Men in the Moon 1964 · WW Budget — · Columbia Pictures

$1.7M ROI —

Emil and the Detectives 1964 · WW Budget — · Walt Disney Productions

$1.3M ROI —

Fanny Hill 1964 · WW Budget — · Favorite Films

$1.0M ROI —

The River of Diamonds 1964 · WW Budget $300,000 · Ulysse Productions

$679,824 ROI 2.27x

Band of Outsiders 1964 · WW Budget $120,000 · Orsay Films

$182,857 ROI 1.52x

Ve Allah Gençleri Yarattı 1964 · WW Budget $55,000 · Birsel Film

$105,000 ROI 1.91x

The Soft Skin 1964 · WW Budget — · Les Films Du Carrosse

$62,261 ROI —

Diary of a Chambermaid 1964 · WW Budget — · Spéva Films

$17,754 ROI —

Andy... Andy Silly Andy 1964 · WW Budget $298,319 · Kappa Film Produktie

$15,910 ROI 0.05x

Cheyenne Autumn 1964 · WW Budget $4.2M · Ford Smith Productions

$10,980 ROI 0.00x

Nothing But a Man 1964 · WW Budget — · Nothing But A Man Company

$9,248 ROI —

Artist Studio Secrets 1964 · WW Budget — · Avanti Pictures

$4,800 ROI —

Black God, White Devil 1964 · WW Budget — · Copacabana Filmes

$3,200 ROI —

Dear John 1964 · WW Budget — · Sandrews

$4 ROI —

1964 box office FAQ

Helpful answers about the 1964 box office chart.

How many movies are included in the 1964 box office chart?

The number of titles depends on available box office data for that release year. More records can appear as source coverage improves.

Why do some movies have more detailed box office pages?

Some titles have more complete financial, ranking and source information available. Titles with less reliable supporting data may remain listed in ranking tables until more detail is available.

What does worldwide gross mean?

Worldwide gross refers to reported theatrical box office revenue across all available markets before any later home entertainment or streaming revenue.

How is ROI calculated?

ROI is calculated from available gross and budget data. Where budget or revenue is missing, ROI may be unavailable or marked as estimated depending on the source quality.

Can more films be expanded with full box office details later?

Yes. A title can receive a more detailed page when reliable financial data, source links and useful context become available.