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Thriller box office · December 1965

Thriller Box Office, December 1965: Top-Grossing Releases

Thunderball (1965) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in December 1965, with $63.6M worldwide, ahead of The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) at $529. 2 thriller films released in December 1965 report a worldwide gross, $63.6M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

December 1965 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$63.6M
Thunderball (1965), the #1
$63.6M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Thunderball (1965) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 thriller movie of December 1965

Thunderball (1965)

1965 · Action, Adventure

$63.6M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$63.6M US & Canada · 100% $11.4K elsewhere · <1%
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Every Thriller Release of December 1965, 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 December 1965.

  1. 1 Thunderball (1965) movie poster
    Thunderball (1965) Dec 22, 1965 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $63.6M worldwide
    Dec 22, 1965 US and Canada: $63.6M Rest of the world: $11.4K Worldwide: $63.6M
  2. 2 The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) movie poster
    The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) Dec 16, 1965 · English · Thriller, Drama $529 worldwide
    Dec 16, 1965 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $529
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Thriller Box Office in 1965, Month by Month

The months of 1965 with their totals: December leads with $63.6M, led by Thunderball (1965).

FAQ

Thriller Box Office December 1965: 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in December 1965?

Thunderball (1965) leads with $63.6M worldwide, $63.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) at $529.

How much did thriller movies released in December 1965 earn?

2 thriller films released in December 1965 report a worldwide gross, $63.6M in all, or $31.8M per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in December 1965 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Thunderball (1965), earned $63.6M.

How much of the December 1965 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$63.6M of the $63.6M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the December 1965 thriller 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 December 1965. 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 December 1965 thriller 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.