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

RankTitleDistributorRental[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

References
  1. "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 1, 1964. p. 5.
  2. "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

See also
Preceded by
1963		 1964 Succeeded by
1965
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