#1 of 4 #1 movie of May 1966
1966 · Drama, Romance
$136.5K worldwide · 79% of the chart's total
$91.8K US & Canada · 67% $44.7K elsewhere · 33%
Box office · May 1966
May 1966 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing May Releases
A Man and a Woman (1966) is the highest-grossing movie released in May 1966, with $136.5K worldwide, ahead of The Nun (1966) at $32.7K and The Hawks and the Sparrows (1966) at $3.3K. 4 films released in May 1966 report a worldwide gross, $172.7K in all, 71% of it from the US & Canada.
- May 1966 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $172.7K
- A Man and a Woman (1966), the #1
- $136.5K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 71%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Hits of May 1966?
A Man and a Woman (1966) leads with $136.5K, 79% of the total. The top 4 together took $172.7K, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 4
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The chart
Every Release of May 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 May 1966.
- 1 May 10, 1966 US and Canada: $91.8K Rest of the world: $44.7K Worldwide: $136.5K
- 2 May 6, 1966 US and Canada: $30.2K Rest of the world: $2.4K Worldwide: $32.7K
- 3 May 4, 1966 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.3K
- 4 May 1, 1966 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $170
By release week
Which Week of May 1966 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 20 (May 8–14) took $136.5K, led by A Man and a Woman (1966). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 1–7 The Nun (1966) $36.2K The Nun (1966)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 8–14 A Man and a Woman (1966) $136.5K A Man and a Woman (1966)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 15–21 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 22–28 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 23 Wk 23 May 29–Jun 4 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does May 1966 Compare With May in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, May 1964 earned the most: $24.8M from 2 films, led by From Russia with Love (1964). May 1966 took $172.7K.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1957 3 films | 3 | $814.6K | – | Nights of Cabiria (1957) $799.9K |
| May 1958 1 film · +879% | 1 | $8M | +879% | Vertigo (1958) $8M |
| May 1959 3 films · −94% | 3 | $438.5K | −94% | The 400 Blows (1959) $289.7K |
| May 1960 2 films · −90% | 2 | $42.2K | −90% | L’Avventura (1960) $39.2K |
| May 1961 3 films · +481% | 3 | $245.3K | +481% | Last Year at Marienbad (1961) $223.1K |
| May 1962 4 films · −78% | 4 | $54.9K | −78% | Le Combat dans l’île (1962) $50K |
| May 1963 2 films · +29371% | 2 | $16.2M | +29371% | Dr. No (1963) $16.1M |
| May 1964 2 films · +53% | 2 | $24.8M | +53% | From Russia with Love (1964) $24.8M |
| May 1965 2 films · −100% | 2 | $82.2K | −100% | Alphaville (1965) $66.7K |
| May 1966 4 films · +110% | 4 | $172.7K | +110% | A Man and a Woman (1966) $136.5K |
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 May 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in May 1966?
A Man and a Woman (1966) leads with $136.5K worldwide, $91.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Nun (1966) at $32.7K and The Hawks and the Sparrows (1966) at $3.3K.
How much did movies released in May 1966 earn?
4 films released in May 1966 report a worldwide gross, $172.7K in all, or $43.2K per film on average.
How many movies released in May 1966 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, A Man and a Woman (1966), earned $136.5K.
How is the May 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 May 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 May 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.