#1 of 3 #1 movie of March 1966
1966 · Drama
$4.7K worldwide · 95% of the chart's total
$4.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Box office · March 1966
March 1966 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing March Releases
Shakespeare Wallah (1966) is the highest-grossing movie released in March 1966, with $4.7K worldwide, ahead of Born Free (1966) at $143 and The Group (1966) at $90. 3 films released in March 1966 report a worldwide gross, $4.9K in all, 95% of it from the US & Canada.
- March 1966 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $4.9K
- Shakespeare Wallah (1966), the #1
- $4.7K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 95%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Hits of March 1966?
Shakespeare Wallah (1966) leads with $4.7K, 95% of the total. The top 3 together took $4.9K, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
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Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Release of March 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 March 1966.
- 1 Mar 22, 1966 US and Canada: $4.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.7K
- 2 Mar 26, 1966 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $143
- 3 Mar 4, 1966 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $90
By release week
Which Week of March 1966 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 13 (Mar 20–26) took $4.8K, led by Shakespeare Wallah (1966). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 10 Wk 10 Feb 27–Mar 5 The Group (1966) $90 The Group (1966)
- Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 6–12 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 13–19 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 20–26 Shakespeare Wallah (1966) $4.8K Shakespeare Wallah (1966)
- Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 27–Apr 2 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does March 1966 Compare With March in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, March 1965 earned the most: $159.5M from 3 films, led by The Sound of Music (1965). March 1966 took $4.9K.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1957 1 film | 1 | $1.7K | – | Funny Face (1957) $1.7K |
| March 1958 4 films · +30820% | 4 | $516.1K | +30820% | South Pacific (1958) $494.9K |
| March 1959 3 films · −59% | 3 | $213.8K | −59% | Some Like It Hot (1959) $208.8K |
| March 1960 3 films · +347% | 3 | $956.2K | +347% | Breathless (1960) $596.1K |
| March 1961 4 films · −89% | 4 | $105K | −89% | Lola (1961) $104K |
| March 1962 3 films · −91% | 3 | $9.6K | −91% | Through a Glass Darkly (1962) $8.9K |
| March 1963 2 films · +1358% | 2 | $140.4K | +1358% | Bay of Angels (1963) $85.8K |
| March 1964 7 films · +8860% | 7 | $12.6M | +8860% | The Pink Panther (1964) $10.9M |
| March 1965 3 films · +1168% | 3 | $159.5M | +1168% | The Sound of Music (1965) $159.5M |
| March 1966 3 films · −100% | 3 | $4.9K | −100% | Shakespeare Wallah (1966) $4.7K |
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 March 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in March 1966?
Shakespeare Wallah (1966) leads with $4.7K worldwide, $4.7K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Born Free (1966) at $143 and The Group (1966) at $90.
How much did movies released in March 1966 earn?
3 films released in March 1966 report a worldwide gross, $4.9K in all, or $1.6K per film on average.
How many movies released in March 1966 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Shakespeare Wallah (1966), earned $4.7K.
How is the March 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 March 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 March 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.