#1 of 2 #1 movie of May 1965
1965 · Sci-Fi, Mystery
$66.7K worldwide · 81% of the chart's total
$47.7K US & Canada · 72% $19K elsewhere · 28%
Box office · May 1965
May 1965 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing May Releases
Alphaville (1965) is the highest-grossing movie released in May 1965, with $66.7K worldwide, ahead of Six in Paris (1965) at $15.5K. 2 films released in May 1965 report a worldwide gross, $82.2K in all, 77% of it from the US & Canada.
- May 1965 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $82.2K
- Alphaville (1965), the #1
- $66.7K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 77%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Release of May 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 May 1965.
- 1 May 5, 1965 US and Canada: $47.7K Rest of the world: $19K Worldwide: $66.7K
- 2
May 19, 1965 US and Canada: $15.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.5K
Archive
Box Office in 1965, Month by Month
The months of 1965 with their totals: December leads with $176M, led by Doctor Zhivago (1965).
- January $51.2M #1 Goldfinger (1965)
- February $13.4K #1 The Saragossa Manuscript (1965)
- March $159.5M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- April $33.4K #1 The Nun (1965)
- May $82.2K #1 Alphaville (1965)
- June $148.8K #1 Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
- July $618.1K #1 Aayirathil Oruvan (1965)
- August $199.3K #1 Pierrot le Fou (1965)
- September No grosses
- October $19.3K #1 Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
- November No grosses
- December $176M #1 Doctor Zhivago (1965)
FAQ
Box Office May 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 movie in May 1965?
Alphaville (1965) leads with $66.7K worldwide, $47.7K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Six in Paris (1965) at $15.5K.
How much did movies released in May 1965 earn?
2 films released in May 1965 report a worldwide gross, $82.2K in all, or $41.1K per film on average.
How many movies released in May 1965 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Alphaville (1965), earned $66.7K.
How is the May 1965 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 May 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 May 1965 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.