Most Popular Movies 1966
This chart shows the 1966 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1966 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1966 - Top 1966 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1967 → |
1
| Dracula: Prince of Darkness |
| Director: Terence Fisher |
| Lead Roles: Christopher Lee as Dracula |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 12, 1966 (Limited) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Vampire, Monster, Supernatural, Supernatural Horror |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Horror, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
2
| A Man for All Seasons |
| Director: Fred Zinnemann |
| Lead Roles: Wendy Hiller as Alice More, Leo McKern as Thomas Cromwell, Robert Shaw as King Henry VIII, Orson Welles as Cardinal Wolsey, Susannah York as Margaret More, Paul Scofield as Sir Thomas More |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 12, 1966 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Religious, Biographical Drama, 1500s, Royalty, Political, Political Prisoner, Epilogue, Voiceover/Narration, 1967 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Oscars Best Picture Winner |
| Classification: Based on Play, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
|
Domestic BO: $28,350,000 |
3
| Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf? |
| Director: Mike Nichols |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 22, 1966 (Wide) |
| Keywords: 1967 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Play, Black Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $33,736,689 |
4
| The Bible |
| Director: John Huston |
| Lead Roles: Michael Parks as Adam, Franco Nero as Abel, John Huston as Noah/God/The Serpent/Narrator, Stephen Boyd as Nimrod, Peter O'Toole as The Three Angels, Ava Gardner as Sarah, Richard Harris as Cain, George C. Scott as Abraham |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 28, 1966 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Faith-Based Drama, Bible Epic |
| Classification: Based on Religious Text, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
|
Domestic BO: $34,900,023 |
|
International BO: $3,507 |
5
| Batman: The Movie |
| Lead Roles: Adam West as Bruce Wayne / Batman, Burt Ward as Dick Grayson / Robin |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 6, 1966 (), released as Batman - The Movie |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Live Action, Super Hero |
6
| The Professionals |
| Director: Richard Brooks |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 2, 1966 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Revisionist Western, Kidnap, Mercenaries, Set in Mexico, Runaway, Surprise Twist |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $19,537,346 |
7
| The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming |
| Director: Norman Jewison |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 25, 1966 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Satirical Comedy, Satire, Life in a Small Town, Commies, Red Scare, Romance, Cross-Culture Romance, Romeo and Juliet Romance, Rescue, Enemies Forced to Work Together, Rivals Becoming Friends, 1967 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $21,693,114 |