How much of the 1966 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$25.9K of the $31.4K total, or 83%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

Action box office · 1966

Action Box Office 1966: Highest-Grossing Action Movies

Django (1966) is the highest-grossing action movie released in 1966, with $30.3K worldwide, ahead of Tokyo Drifter (1966) at $755 and Modesty Blaise (1966) at $170. 4 action films released in 1966 report a worldwide gross, $31.4K in all, 83% of it from the US & Canada.

1966 releases with a gross: 4
combined worldwide: $31.4K
Django (1966), the #1: $30.3K
earned in the US & Canada: 83%

#1 of 4

#1 action movie of 1966

Django (1966)

1966 · Action, Western

$30.3K worldwide · 97% of the chart's total

$25.9K US & Canada · 85% $4.4K elsewhere · 15%

Top 4

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of 1966?

Django (1966) leads with $30.3K, 97% of the total. The top 4 together took $31.4K, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$30.3K Django (1966)
$25.9K US & Canada · 85% $4.4K elsewhere · 15%
Number 2

$755 Tokyo Drifter (1966)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$170 Modesty Blaise (1966)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$134 The Professionals (1966)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of 1966, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1966.

1
Django (1966) Dec 1, 1966 · Action, Western $30.3K worldwide

Dec 1, 1966 US and Canada: $25.9K Rest of the world: $4.4K Worldwide: $30.3K
2
Tokyo Drifter (1966) Apr 10, 1966 · Japanese · Thriller, Crime, Action $755 worldwide

Apr 10, 1966 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $755
3
Modesty Blaise (1966) May 1, 1966 · English · Action, Thriller, Comedy $170 worldwide

May 1, 1966 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $170
4
The Professionals (1966) Nov 2, 1966 · Action, Adventure, Western $134 worldwide

Nov 2, 1966 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $134

By release month

Which Month of 1966 Earned the Most?

December releases took the most, $30.3K from 1 film, led by Django (1966). November was the quietest month ($134). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.

Last 10 years

How Does 1966 Compare With Previous Years?

Of these 10 years, 1965 earned the most: $115.3M from 3 films, led by Thunderball (1965). 1966 took $31.4K.

Year	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
1957 No films	0	–	–	–
1958 6 films	6	$2.2M	–	Paris Holiday (1958) $2.1M
1959 2 films · −90%	2	$225.7K	−90%	North by Northwest (1959) $197.9K
1960 2 films · −94%	2	$13.1K	−94%	Exodus (1960) $12.6K
1961 2 films · +581%	2	$88.8K	+581%	Yojimbo (1961) $68.2K
1962 4 films · ±0%	4	$88.9K	±0%	Sanjuro (1962) $65.1K
1963 4 films · +70139%	4	$62.5M	+70139%	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) $46.3M
1964 3 films · −60%	3	$24.8M	−60%	From Russia with Love (1964) $24.8M
1965 3 films · +364%	3	$115.3M	+364%	Thunderball (1965) $63.6M
1966 4 films · −100%	4	$31.4K	−100%	Django (1966) $30.3K

Action Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1924 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2017 leads with $20.6B, led by Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017).

2020s 7 years · $61.4B

2010s 10 years · $152.6B

2000s 10 years · $73.2B

1990s 10 years · $32.6B

1980s 10 years · $10.7B

1970s 10 years · $2.8B

1960s 10 years · $286.3M

1950s 7 years · $3.2M

1940s 2 years · $2.3M

1930s 2 years · $5.8K

1920s 2 years · $1.8K

FAQ

Action Box Office 1966: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in 1966?

Django (1966) leads with $30.3K worldwide, $25.9K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Tokyo Drifter (1966) at $755 and Modesty Blaise (1966) at $170.

How much did action movies released in 1966 earn?

4 action films released in 1966 report a worldwide gross, $31.4K in all, or $7.8K per film on average.

How many action movies released in 1966 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Django (1966), earned $30.3K.

How is the 1966 action box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 1966. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the 1966 action box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.