#1 of 2 #1 movie of January 1966
The Ghost of Monk’s Island (1966)
1966 · Adventure, Family
$13.9K worldwide · 74% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Box office · January 1966
January 1966 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing January Releases
The Ghost of Monk’s Island (1966) is the highest-grossing movie released in January 1966, with $13.9K worldwide, ahead of A Well Paid Walk (1966) at $5K. 2 films released in January 1966 report a worldwide gross, $18.9K in all.
- January 1966 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $18.9K
- The Ghost of Monk’s Island (1966), the #1
- $13.9K
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Release of January 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 January 1966.
- 1 1966 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.9K
- 2
1966 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5K
Archive
Box Office in 1966, Month by Month
The months of 1966 with their totals: June leads with $28M, led by Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966).
- January $18.9K #1 The Ghost of Monk’s Island (1966)
- February No grosses
- March $4.9K #1 Shakespeare Wallah (1966)
- April $755 #1 Tokyo Drifter (1966)
- May $172.7K #1 A Man and a Woman (1966)
- June $28M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- July $41K #1 The Face of Another (1966)
- August $981.1K #1 The Battle of Algiers (1966)
- September $252K #1 Masculine Feminine (1966)
- October $9.4K #1 10:30 P.M. Summer (1966)
- November $40.8K #1 Closely Watched Trains (1966)
- December $379K #1 Andrei Rublev (1966)
FAQ
Box Office January 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 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in January 1966?
The Ghost of Monk’s Island (1966) leads with $13.9K worldwide. Next come A Well Paid Walk (1966) at $5K.
How much did movies released in January 1966 earn?
2 films released in January 1966 report a worldwide gross, $18.9K in all, or $9.4K per film on average.
How many movies released in January 1966 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Ghost of Monk’s Island (1966), earned $13.9K.
How is the January 1966 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 January 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 January 1966 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.