1965 in film Top-grossing films (U.S.) Top-grossing films (U.S.)

| Rank_ | Title | Studio | Director | Actors | Gross_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | The Greatest Story Ever Told | United Artists | George Stevens | Max von Sydow, Jose Ferrer, Van Heflin, Charlton Heston, David McCallum, Roddy McDowell, Dorothy McGuire, Sal Mineo, Donald Pleasence, Sidney Poitier, Claude Rains, Telly Savalas, John Wayne, Shelley Winters, Ed Wynn, Carroll Baker, Martin Landau, Angela Lansbury | $15,473,333 |
| 12. | For a Few Dollars More | United Artists | Sergio Leone | Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volonté, Mario Brega, Luigi Pistilli, Aldo Sambrell, Klaus Kinski | $15,000,000 |
| 13. | The Sandpiper | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Vincente Minnelli | Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Eva Marie Saint, Charles Bronson, Robert Webber | $13,691,111 |
| 14. | A Patch of Blue | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Guy Green | Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman, Wallace Ford, Ivan Dixon | $13,500,000 |
| 15. | The Sons of Katie Elder | Paramount Pictures | Henry Hathaway | John Wayne, Dean Martin, Martha Hyer, Michael Anderson, Jr., Earl Holliman, Jeremy Slate, George Kennedy, Dennis Hopper | $13,333,333 |