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1966 Box Office Rankings

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

About the 1966 chart

This 1966 box office chart highlights films released in 1966, 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$397.3Mvisible records

Avg budget$3.4Mbudgeted titles

Top opening—Angelique and the King

Releases49available for year

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Top gross

Angelique and the King$52.8M The Good, the Bad and the Ugly$38.9M The Bible: In the Beginning...$34.9M Hawaii$34.6M Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?$33.7M

Best ROI

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly32.42x A Man for All Seasons7.27x Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?4.50x Torn Curtain4.33x Harper3.43x

Gross-minus-budget leaders

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly$37.7M Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?$26.2M A Man for All Seasons$24.5M Hawaii$19.6M The Bible: In the Beginning...$18.4M

1966 movie chart

Sorted by worldwide gross.

#	Movie	Year	Worldwide	Budget	Gross - budget	ROI	Studio / Distributor
1	Angelique and the King WW Financial No budget	1966	$52.8M	—	—	—	Les Films Borderie
2	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly WW Financial	1966	$38.9M	$1.2M	$37.7M	32.42x	United Artists
3	The Bible: In the Beginning... WW Financial	1966	$34.9M	$16.5M	$18.4M	2.12x	Thalia Ag
4	Hawaii WW Financial	1966	$34.6M	$15.0M	$19.6M	2.30x	The Mirisch Company
5	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? WW Financial	1966	$33.7M	$7.5M	$26.2M	4.50x	Chenault Productions
6	A Man for All Seasons WW Financial	1966	$28.4M	$3.9M	$24.5M	7.27x	Highland Films
7	Grand Prix WW Financial	1966	$20.8M	$9.0M	$11.8M	2.31x	Cherokee Productions
8	The Sand Pebbles WW Financial	1966	$20.0M	$12.0M	$8.0M	1.67x	Robert Wise Productions
9	The Silencers WW Financial No budget	1966	$16.3M	—	—	—	Columbia Pictures
10	The Ugly Dachshund WW Financial No budget	1966	$13.5M	—	—	—	Walt Disney Productions
11	Torn Curtain WW Financial	1966	$13.0M	$3.0M	$10.0M	4.33x	Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
12	Fantastic Voyage WW Financial	1966	$12.0M	$5.1M	$6.9M	2.35x	20th Century Fox
13	Harper WW Financial	1966	$12.0M	$3.5M	$8.5M	3.43x	Gershwin Kastner
14	Pharaoh WW Financial	1966	$10.0M	$10.0M	—	1.00x	Zespół Filmowy Kadr
15	The Fortune Cookie WW Financial	1966	$6.8M	$3.7M	$3.1M	1.84x	Phalanx Productions
16	Return of the Seven WW Financial No budget	1966	$6.3M	—	—	—	C. B. Films
17	El Dorado WW Financial	1966	$6.0M	$4.7M	$1.3M	1.29x	Paramount Pictures
18	How to Steal a Million WW Financial	1966	$4.4M	$6.4M	-$2.0M	0.69x	World Wide Productions
19	Batman WW Financial	1966	$3.9M	$1.4M	$2.5M	2.83x	William Dozier Productions
20	Ebirah, Horror of the Deep WW Financial No budget	1966	$3.0M	—	—	—	Toho
21	Two Kuni Lemel WW Financial	1966	$3.0M	$2.0M	$1.0M	1.50x	—
22	This Property Is Condemned WW Financial	1966	$2.6M	$4.6M	-$2.0M	0.56x	Seven Arts Productions
23	Paradise, Hawaiian Style WW Financial	1966	$2.5M	$2.0M	$500,000	1.25x	Paramount Pictures
24	They're a Weird Mob WW Financial	1966	$2.4M	$600,000	$1.8M	4.04x	Williamson/Powell
25	The Chase WW Financial No budget	1966	$2.3M	—	—	—	Horizon Pictures
26	Africa Blood and Guts WW Financial No budget Hidden	1966	$2.0M	—	—	—	Cineriz
27	Fahrenheit 451 WW Financial Hidden	1966	$2.0M	$1.5M	$500,000	1.33x	Anglo Enterprises
28	Seconds WW Financial Hidden	1966	$1.8M	$2.5M	-$750,000	0.70x	Gibraltar Productions
29	Queen of Blood WW Financial Hidden	1966	$1.7M	$65,000	$1.7M	26.62x	Cinema West Productions
30	The Quiller Memorandum WW Financial No budget Hidden	1966	$1.5M	—	—	—	The Rank Organisation
31	For Love and Gold WW Financial No budget Hidden	1966	$1.3M	—	—	—	Fair Film
32	The Battle of Algiers WW Financial Hidden	1966	$964,028	$800,000	$164,028	1.21x	Igor Film
33	Dracula: Prince of Darkness WW Financial Hidden	1966	$364,937	$280,379	$84,558	1.30x	Hammer Film Productions
34	Who is she? WW Financial Hidden	1966	$311,900	$14,300	$297,600	21.81x	—
35	Persona WW Financial No budget Hidden	1966	$250,000	—	—	—	Sf Studios
36	A Nation Awakens WW Financial Hidden	1966	$105,000	$55,000	$50,000	1.91x	Arzu Film
37	Aşkın Kanunu WW Financial Hidden	1966	$105,000	$55,000	$50,000	1.91x	Gültekin Film
38	Denizciler Geliyor WW Financial Hidden	1966	$105,000	$50,000	$55,000	2.10x	Arzu Film
39	Fakir Bir Kız Sevdim WW Financial Hidden	1966	$105,000	$55,000	$50,000	1.91x	Gültekin Film
40	I Am a Whore WW Financial Hidden	1966	$105,000	$55,000	$50,000	1.91x	Arzu Film
41	I Love You WW Financial Hidden	1966	$105,000	$55,000	$50,000	1.91x	Arzu Film
42	Sevgilim Artist Olunca WW Financial Hidden	1966	$105,000	$55,000	$50,000	1.91x	Birsel Film
43	Babam Katil Değildi WW Financial Hidden	1966	$100,000	$100,000	—	1.00x	Kemal Film
44	Au Hasard Balthazar WW Financial No budget Hidden	1966	$39,388	—	—	—	Argos Films
45	Andrei Rublev WW Financial Hidden	1966	$24,173	$1.3M	-$1.3M	0.02x	Mosfilm
46	Django WW Financial No budget Hidden	1966	$17,277	—	—	—	Tecisa Film
47	Daisies WW Financial No budget Hidden	1966	$13,692	—	—	—	Filmové Studio Barrandov
48	Beware of the Car! WW Financial No budget Hidden	1966	$9,928	—	—	—	Mosfilm
49	Kuwait in 2000 WW Financial Hidden	1966	$6,800	$4,500	$2,300	1.51x	Frk Almsrh Alaarby

Angelique and the King 1966 · WW Budget — · Les Films Borderie

$52.8M ROI —

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1966 · WW Budget $1.2M · United Artists

$38.9M ROI 32.42x

The Bible: In the Beginning... 1966 · WW Budget $16.5M · Thalia Ag

$34.9M ROI 2.12x

Hawaii 1966 · WW Budget $15.0M · The Mirisch Company

$34.6M ROI 2.30x

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1966 · WW Budget $7.5M · Chenault Productions

$33.7M ROI 4.50x

A Man for All Seasons 1966 · WW Budget $3.9M · Highland Films

$28.4M ROI 7.27x

Grand Prix 1966 · WW Budget $9.0M · Cherokee Productions

$20.8M ROI 2.31x

The Sand Pebbles 1966 · WW Budget $12.0M · Robert Wise Productions

$20.0M ROI 1.67x

The Silencers 1966 · WW Budget — · Columbia Pictures

$16.3M ROI —

The Ugly Dachshund 1966 · WW Budget — · Walt Disney Productions

$13.5M ROI —

Torn Curtain 1966 · WW Budget $3.0M · Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions

$13.0M ROI 4.33x

Fantastic Voyage 1966 · WW Budget $5.1M · 20th Century Fox

$12.0M ROI 2.35x

Harper 1966 · WW Budget $3.5M · Gershwin Kastner

$12.0M ROI 3.43x

Pharaoh 1966 · WW Budget $10.0M · Zespół Filmowy Kadr

$10.0M ROI 1.00x

The Fortune Cookie 1966 · WW Budget $3.7M · Phalanx Productions

$6.8M ROI 1.84x

Return of the Seven 1966 · WW Budget — · C. B. Films

$6.3M ROI —

El Dorado 1966 · WW Budget $4.7M · Paramount Pictures

$6.0M ROI 1.29x

How to Steal a Million 1966 · WW Budget $6.4M · World Wide Productions

$4.4M ROI 0.69x

Batman 1966 · WW Budget $1.4M · William Dozier Productions

$3.9M ROI 2.83x

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep 1966 · WW Budget — · Toho

$3.0M ROI —

Two Kuni Lemel 1966 · WW Budget $2.0M

$3.0M ROI 1.50x

This Property Is Condemned 1966 · WW Budget $4.6M · Seven Arts Productions

$2.6M ROI 0.56x

Paradise, Hawaiian Style 1966 · WW Budget $2.0M · Paramount Pictures

$2.5M ROI 1.25x

They're a Weird Mob 1966 · WW Budget $600,000 · Williamson/Powell

$2.4M ROI 4.04x

The Chase 1966 · WW Budget — · Horizon Pictures

$2.3M ROI —

Africa Blood and Guts 1966 · WW Budget — · Cineriz

$2.0M ROI —

Fahrenheit 451 1966 · WW Budget $1.5M · Anglo Enterprises

$2.0M ROI 1.33x

Seconds 1966 · WW Budget $2.5M · Gibraltar Productions

$1.8M ROI 0.70x

Queen of Blood 1966 · WW Budget $65,000 · Cinema West Productions

$1.7M ROI 26.62x

The Quiller Memorandum 1966 · WW Budget — · The Rank Organisation

$1.5M ROI —

For Love and Gold 1966 · WW Budget — · Fair Film

$1.3M ROI —

The Battle of Algiers 1966 · WW Budget $800,000 · Igor Film

$964,028 ROI 1.21x

Dracula: Prince of Darkness 1966 · WW Budget $280,379 · Hammer Film Productions

$364,937 ROI 1.30x

Who is she? 1966 · WW Budget $14,300

$311,900 ROI 21.81x

Persona 1966 · WW Budget — · Sf Studios

$250,000 ROI —

A Nation Awakens 1966 · WW Budget $55,000 · Arzu Film

$105,000 ROI 1.91x

Aşkın Kanunu 1966 · WW Budget $55,000 · Gültekin Film

$105,000 ROI 1.91x

Denizciler Geliyor 1966 · WW Budget $50,000 · Arzu Film

$105,000 ROI 2.10x

Fakir Bir Kız Sevdim 1966 · WW Budget $55,000 · Gültekin Film

$105,000 ROI 1.91x

I Am a Whore 1966 · WW Budget $55,000 · Arzu Film

$105,000 ROI 1.91x

I Love You 1966 · WW Budget $55,000 · Arzu Film

$105,000 ROI 1.91x

Sevgilim Artist Olunca 1966 · WW Budget $55,000 · Birsel Film

$105,000 ROI 1.91x

Babam Katil Değildi 1966 · WW Budget $100,000 · Kemal Film

$100,000 ROI 1.00x

Au Hasard Balthazar 1966 · WW Budget — · Argos Films

$39,388 ROI —

Andrei Rublev 1966 · WW Budget $1.3M · Mosfilm

$24,173 ROI 0.02x

Django 1966 · WW Budget — · Tecisa Film

$17,277 ROI —

Daisies 1966 · WW Budget — · Filmové Studio Barrandov

$13,692 ROI —

Beware of the Car! 1966 · WW Budget — · Mosfilm

$9,928 ROI —

Kuwait in 2000 1966 · WW Budget $4,500 · Frk Almsrh Alaarby

$6,800 ROI 1.51x

1966 box office FAQ

Helpful answers about the 1966 box office chart.

How many movies are included in the 1966 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.