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

| Rank_ | Title | Studio | Director | Actors | Gross_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Sound of Music* | 20th Century Fox | Robert Wise | Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charmian Carr, Nicholas Hammond, Heather Menzies, Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner, Kym Karath, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Eleanor Parker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon, Daniel Truhitte, Ben Wright | $163,214,286 |
| 2. | Doctor Zhivago* | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | David Lean | Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Rod Steiger, Geraldine Chaplin, Alec Guinness, Ralph Richardson, Tom Courtenay, Siobhan McKenna, Rita Tushingham | $111,721,910 |
| 3. | Thunderball | United Artists | Terence Young | Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi, Rik Van Nutter, Desmond Llewelyn, Bernard Lee | $63,595,658 |