#1 of 11 #1 romance movie of 1964
1964 · Drama, Romance
$72.7M worldwide · 87% of the chart's total
$72.6M US & Canada · 100% $125.3K elsewhere · <1%
Romance box office · 1964
Romance Box Office 1964: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies
My Fair Lady (1964) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 1964, with $72.7M worldwide, ahead of The Pink Panther (1964) at $10.9M and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) at $169.6K. 11 romance films released in 1964 report a worldwide gross, $83.8M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 34% on 1963, whose releases took $62.7M. By language, English leads with $83.6M across 9 romance releases.
- 1964 releases with a gross
- 11
- combined worldwide
- $83.8M
- My Fair Lady (1964), the #1
- $72.7M
- vs 1963
- +34%
#1 of 11 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 1964?
My Fair Lady (1964) leads with $72.7M, 87% of the total. The top 5 together took $83.8M, almost all of what the 11 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Romance Release of 1964, 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 1964.
- 1 Dec 25, 1964 US and Canada: $72.6M Rest of the world: $125.3K Worldwide: $72.7M
- 2 Mar 20, 1964 US and Canada: $10.9M Rest of the world: $59 Worldwide: $10.9M
- 3 Feb 3, 1964 US and Canada: $86.1K Rest of the world: $83.5K Worldwide: $169.6K
- 4 Aug 28, 1964 US and Canada: $13.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.1K
- 5 May 13, 1964 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.2K
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Mar 1, 1964 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.7K - 7
Dec 18, 1964 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.9K - 8
Jul 17, 1964 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.2K - 9
Dec 25, 1964 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.5K - 10
Jun 9, 1964 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4K - 11
Sep 12, 1964 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $542
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1964?
Of the top 10, Nothing But a Man (1964) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) made 49% of its gross abroad. Across all 11 films, $83.5M (100%) came from the US & Canada. 6 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 My Fair Lady (1964) $72.7M $72.6M US & Canada · 100% $125.3K elsewhere · <1%
- 2 The Pink Panther (1964) $10.9M $10.9M US & Canada · 100% $59 elsewhere · <1%
- 3 The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) $169.6K $86.1K US & Canada · 51% $83.5K elsewhere · 49%
- 4 Nothing But a Man (1964) $13.1K $13.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 5 Before the Revolution (1964) $12.2K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Paris When It Sizzles (1964) $10.7K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) $8.9K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Marnie (1964) $8.2K No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Sex and the Single Girl (1964) $6.5K No US & Canada figure reported
- 10 The Night of the Iguana (1964) $4.4K No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many 1964 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 11 films reached $100M. 9 films, 82% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $83.8M total.
100%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $10M to $100M 2 films, 18% of the list $83.6M · 100% of the gross
- Under $10M 9 films, 82% of the list $234K · <1% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1964 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $72.7M from 3 films, led by My Fair Lady (1964). September was the quietest month ($542). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- February Feb The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) $169.6K The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
- March Mar The Pink Panther (1964) $10.9M The Pink Panther (1964)
- April Apr No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- May May Before the Revolution (1964) $12.2K Before the Revolution (1964)
- June Jun The Night of the Iguana (1964) $4.4K The Night of the Iguana (1964)
- July Jul Marnie (1964) $8.2K Marnie (1964)
- August Aug Nothing But a Man (1964) $13.1K Nothing But a Man (1964)
- September Sep Lilith (1964) $542 Lilith (1964)
- October Oct No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- November Nov No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- December Dec My Fair Lady (1964) $72.7M My Fair Lady (1964)
Last 10 years
How Does 1964 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1955 earned the most: $94.2M from 18 films, led by Lady and the Tramp (1955). 1964 took $83.8M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 18 films | 18 | $94.2M | – | Lady and the Tramp (1955) $93.9M |
| 1956 13 films · −33% | 13 | $63.5M | −33% | Around the World in 80 Days (1956) $42M |
| 1957 14 films · −94% | 14 | $4M | −94% | An Affair to Remember (1957) $3.9M |
| 1958 9 films · +167% | 9 | $10.7M | +167% | Vertigo (1958) $8M |
| 1959 11 films · +388% | 11 | $52M | +388% | Sleeping Beauty (1959) $51.6M |
| 1960 9 films · −64% | 9 | $18.9M | −64% | The Apartment (1960) $18.8M |
| 1961 11 films · −70% | 11 | $5.7M | −70% | Mother and a Guest (1961) $3.7M |
| 1962 10 films · −90% | 10 | $600.8K | −90% | Jules and Jim (1962) $495.3K |
| 1963 9 films · +10335% | 9 | $62.7M | +10335% | Cleopatra (1963) $57.8M |
| 1964 11 films · +34% | 11 | $83.8M | +34% | My Fair Lady (1964) $72.7M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Romance Movies Speak in 1964?
English-language romance films took $83.6M across 9 films, 100% of the total, ahead of French-language romance films ($169.6K) and Italian-language romance films ($12.2K).
Archive
Romance Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2008 leads with $7.3B, led by Mamma Mia! (2008).
2020s 7 years · $9.1B
2010s 10 years · $33.7B
- 2019 $4B #1 Aladdin (2019)
- 2018 $2.9B #1 A Star Is Born (2018)
- 2017 $3.7B #1 Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- 2016 $3.3B #1 La La Land (2016)
- 2015 $3.1B #1 Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
- 2014 $2.9B #1 The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
- 2013 $2.3B #1 The Great Gatsby (2013)
- 2012 $4B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
- 2011 $2.9B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $4.6B #1 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
2000s 10 years · $45.5B
- 2009 $6.6B #1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- 2008 $7.3B #1 Mamma Mia! (2008)
- 2007 $4.1B #1 Enchanted (2007)
- 2006 $3.7B #1 Happy Feet (2006)
- 2005 $5.5B #1 King Kong (2005)
- 2004 $4.5B #1 Meet the Fockers (2004)
- 2003 $3.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- 2002 $3.1B #1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- 2001 $3.9B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $3.2B #1 What Women Want (2000)
1990s 10 years · $25.7B
- 1999 $3.1B #1 Notting Hill (1999)
- 1998 $3.6B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $4.2B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $2.3B #1 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- 1995 $2.5B #1 Pocahontas (1995)
- 1994 $2.7B #1 Forrest Gump (1994)
- 1993 $1.8B #1 Indecent Proposal (1993)
- 1992 $2B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $1.6B #1 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 1990 $1.8B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $8.3B
- 1989 $958.8M #1 Look Who's Talking (1989)
- 1988 $1.4B #1 Coming to America (1988)
- 1987 $933.1M #1 Dirty Dancing (1987)
- 1986 $1.2B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $739.4M #1 Out of Africa (1985)
- 1984 $850.6M #1 Romancing the Stone (1984)
- 1983 $551.9M #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $542.5M #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $688.4M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $438.9M #1 The Blue Lagoon (1980)
1970s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1979 $342.1M #1 10 (1979)
- 1978 $628.2M #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $424.9M #1 Saturday Night Fever (1977)
- 1976 $141M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $15.7M #1 Once Is Not Enough (1975)
- 1974 $117M #1 Benji (1974)
- 1973 $81.3M #1 The Way We Were (1973)
- 1972 $1.4M #1 Bombay to Goa (1972)
- 1971 $10.5M #1 Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
- 1970 $18.7M #1 Getting Straight (1970)
1960s 10 years · $620.8M
- 1969 $15M #1 Paint Your Wagon (1969)
- 1968 $52.3M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $109.5M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $146.4K #1 A Man and a Woman (1966)
- 1965 $272.3M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $83.8M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $62.7M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $600.8K #1 Jules and Jim (1962)
- 1961 $5.7M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $18.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $378.8M
- 1959 $52M #1 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- 1958 $10.7M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $4M #1 An Affair to Remember (1957)
- 1956 $63.5M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $94.2M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $13.8M #1 An Inspector Calls (1954)
- 1953 $3.6M #1 Dangerous When Wet (1953)
- 1952 $38.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $2.1M #1 The Girl on the Bridge (1951)
- 1950 $96.4M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $456.6M
- 1949 $88.8K #1 The Passionate Friends (1949)
- 1948 $191.5K #1 The Red Shoes (1948)
- 1947 $1M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $44.9M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $684.7K #1 Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)
- 1944 $6 #1 The Uninvited (1944)
- 1943 $4.7M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $1.9M #1 Reunion in France (1942)
- 1941 $25.5K #1 The Lady Eve (1941)
- 1940 $403M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $188.1M
- 1939 $931.5K #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $17.5K #1 Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $528.1K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $46.8K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $2.5K #1 42nd Street (1933)
- 1932 $1.2K #1 Trouble in Paradise (1932)
- 1931 $8.3K #1 Marius (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 7 years · $10.1M
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Romance Box Office 1964: 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 11 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in 1964?
My Fair Lady (1964) leads with $72.7M worldwide, $72.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Pink Panther (1964) at $10.9M and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) at $169.6K.
How much did romance movies released in 1964 earn?
11 romance films released in 1964 report a worldwide gross, $83.8M in all, or $7.6M per film on average. 1963 releases took $62.7M.
How many romance movies released in 1964 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, My Fair Lady (1964), earned $72.7M.
How is the 1964 romance 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 1964. 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 1964 romance 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.