List of 1965 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1965.

# Weekend end date Film Box office Notes
1 01965-01-10 January 10, 1965 My Fair Lady $3,674,486,
2 01965-01-17 January 17, 1965 My Fair Lady $3,247,388,
3 01965-01-24 January 24, 1965 My Fair Lady $2,674,356,
4 01965-01-31 January 31, 1965 36 Hours $2,765,684,
5 01965-02-07 February 7, 1965 My Fair Lady $2,583,583, My Fair Lady reclaimed #1 in its seventh weekend of release.
6 01965-02-14 February 14, 1965 My Fair Lady $2,375,284,
7 01965-02-21 February 21, 1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told $2,445,385,
8 01965-02-28 February 28, 1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told $2,173,700,
9 01965-03-07 March 7, 1965 The Sound of Music $3,899,574,
10 01965-03-14 March 14, 1965 The Sound of Music $3,875,893,
11 01965-03-21 March 21, 1965 The Sound of Music $3,648,893,
12 01965-03-28 March 28, 1965 The Sound of Music $3,472,844,
13 01965-04-04 April 4, 1965 The Sound of Music $3,395,385,
14 01965-04-11 April 11, 1965 Girl Happy $3,674,385,
15 01965-04-18 April 18, 1965 In Harm's Way $3,624,683, In Harm's Way reached #1 in its second weekend of release.
16 01965-04-25 April 25, 1965 The Sound of Music $3,582,733, The Sound of Music reclaimed #1 in its ninth weekend of release.
17 01965-05-02 May 2, 1965 The Sound of Music $3,256,274,
18 01965-05-09 May 9, 1965 Brainstorm $2,875,486,
19 01965-05-16 May 16, 1965 The Sound of Music $3,000,000, The Sound of Music reclaimed #1 in its twelfth weekend of release.
20 01965-05-23 May 23, 1965 The Sound of Music $2,864,933,
21 01965-05-30 May 30, 1965 The Sound of Music $2,793,564,
22 01965-06-06 June 6, 1965 Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines $3,563,264,
23 01965-06-13 June 13, 1965 Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines $3,452,722,
24 01965-06-20 June 20, 1965 Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines $3,324,211,
25 01965-06-27 June 27, 1965 Von Ryan's Express $3,576,783,
26 01965-07-04 July 4, 1965 Tickle Me $3,157,932,
27 01965-07-11 July 11, 1965 Cat Ballou $3,385,283, Cat Ballou reached #1 in its third weekend of release.
28 01965-07-18 July 18, 1965 The Sound of Music $2,948,000, The Sound of Music reclaimed #1 in its twenty-first weekend of release.
29 01965-07-25 July 25, 1965 The Sound of Music $2,584,822,
30 01965-08-01 August 1, 1965 Ship of Fools $2,845,385,
31 01965-08-08 August 8, 1965 Ship of Fools $2,573,299,
32 01965-08-15 August 15, 1965 A Very Special Favor $2,533,588,
33 01965-08-22 August 22, 1965 A Very Special Favor $2,154,288,
34 01965-08-29 August 29, 1965 Morituri $2,678,384,
35 01965-09-05 September 5, 1965 Morituri $2,274,844,
36 01965-09-12 September 12, 1965 Once a Thief $2,385,483,
37 01965-09-19 September 19, 1965 Once a Thief $2,174,278,
38 01965-09-26 September 26, 1965 How to Murder Your Wife $2,573,844,
39 01965-10-03 October 3, 1965 Mickey One $2,578,299,
40 01965-10-10 October 10, 1965 The Agony and the Ecstasy $2,984,385,
41 01965-10-17 October 17, 1965 The Cincinnati Kid $2,684,355,
42 01965-10-24 October 24, 1965 The Cincinnati Kid $2,183,853,
43 01965-10-31 October 31, 1965 The Cincinnati Kid $1,947,695,
44 01965-11-07 November 7, 1965 King Rat $2,843,853, King Rat reached #1 in its second weekend of release.
45 01965-11-14 November 14, 1965 King Rat $1,572,684,
46 01965-11-21 November 21, 1965 King Rat $1,281,843,
47 01965-11-28 November 28, 1965 Harum Scarum $2,746,489,
48 01965-12-05 December 5, 1965 That Darn Cat! $2,638,684,
49 01965-12-12 December 12, 1965 A Patch of Blue $2,357,753,
50 01965-12-19 December 19, 1965 A Patch of Blue $2,174,374,
51 01965-12-26 December 26, 1965 Thunderball $3,957,483, Thunderball had the highest weekend debut of 1965.
52 01966-01-02 January 2, 1966 Doctor Zhivago $3,786,483, Doctor Zhivago reached #1 in its second weekend of release.

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