Doctor Zhivago (1965)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $111,897,830Details
International Box Office $203,578Details
Worldwide Box Office $112,101,408
OpusData ID: 3510100
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Metrics

Legs:1,284.91 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$11,000,000 (worldwide box office is 10.2 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800) 714 $111,897,830
All Time International Box Office (Rank 17,301-17,400) 17,400 $203,578
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,741 $112,101,408

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 22nd, 1965 (Wide) by MGM
April 7th, 1995 (Limited) by MGM, released as Doctor Zhivago (1965) (Re-Release)
International Releases: May 12th, 2011 (Wide) (New Zealand)
November 27th, 2015 (Limited), released as Doctor Zhivago (Re: 2015) (United Kingdom)
September 24th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
July 1st, 2021 (Wide), released as Доктор Живаго (Russia (CIS))
September 10th, 2025 (Limited), released as Doctor Zhivago (닥터 지바고) (South Korea)
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Video Release: September 26th, 1995 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature themes.
Running Time: 197 minutes
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Keywords: World War I, Set in Russia, Romantic Drama, 1966 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Carlo Ponti Production
Production Countries: United Kingdom, Italy
Languages: English, Russian

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800) 714 $111,897,830
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500) 460 $111,897,830
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 101-200) 147 $111,897,830
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 485 $111,897,830
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 56 $111,897,830
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies 73 $111,897,830
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 301-400) 351 $111,897,830
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies 12 $111,897,830

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 7, 1995 40 $87,086   17 $5,123   $111,808,999 1,529
Apr 14, 1995 47 $55,214 -37% 15 $3,681   $111,897,830 1,530

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 7, 1995 39 $120,703   17 $7,100   $111,842,616 1,530

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 9/24/2020 $2,900 2 2 6 $3,562 12/18/2020
New Zealand 5/12/2011 $0 0 1 3 $503 3/4/2024
Russia (CIS) 7/1/2021 $0000$0
South Korea 9/10/2025 $6,017 0 0 0 $41,011 9/18/2025
United Kingdom 11/27/2015 $24,581 8 23 71 $158,502 5/21/2025
 
International Total$203,578 9/18/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 17,301-17,400) 17,400 $203,578
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 16,001-16,100) 16,025 $203,578
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,015 $203,578
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 14,701-14,800) 14,746 $203,578
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,591 $203,578
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,802 $203,578
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,127 $203,578
All Time International Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 101-200) 137 $203,578

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,741 $112,101,408
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,248 $112,101,408
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400) 383 $112,101,408
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,352 $112,101,408
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 160 $112,101,408
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 241 $112,101,408
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 702 $112,101,408
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies 33 $112,101,408

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 9, 20101514,929 14,929$387,992$387,992763

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Leading Cast

Omar Sharif    Dr. Yuri Andreyevich Zhivago
Julie Christie    Lara Antipova

Supporting Cast

Geraldine Chaplin    Tonya Gromeko
Rod Steiger    Victor Ippolitovich Komarovsky
Alec Guinness    Lt.Gen. Yevgraf Andreyevich Zhivago
Tom Courtenay    Pavel “Pasha” Antipov / Strelnikov
Klaus Kinski    Kostoyed Amoursky

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

David Lean    Director

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Metrics

Legs:1,284.91 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$11,000,000 (worldwide box office is 10.2 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800) 714 $111,897,830
All Time International Box Office (Rank 17,301-17,400) 17,400 $203,578
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,741 $112,101,408

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 22nd, 1965 (Wide) by MGM
April 7th, 1995 (Limited) by MGM, released as Doctor Zhivago (1965) (Re-Release)
International Releases: May 12th, 2011 (Wide) (New Zealand)
November 27th, 2015 (Limited), released as Doctor Zhivago (Re: 2015) (United Kingdom)
September 24th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
July 1st, 2021 (Wide), released as Доктор Живаго (Russia (CIS))
September 10th, 2025 (Limited), released as Doctor Zhivago (닥터 지바고) (South Korea)
... Show all releases
Video Release: September 26th, 1995 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature themes.
Running Time: 197 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Lawrence of Arabia
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Keywords: World War I, Set in Russia, Romantic Drama, 1966 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Carlo Ponti Production
Production Countries: United Kingdom, Italy
Languages: English, Russian

Leading Cast

Omar Sharif    Dr. Yuri Andreyevich Zhivago
Julie Christie    Lara Antipova

Supporting Cast

Geraldine Chaplin    Tonya Gromeko
Rod Steiger    Victor Ippolitovich Komarovsky
Alec Guinness    Lt.Gen. Yevgraf Andreyevich Zhivago
Tom Courtenay    Pavel “Pasha” Antipov / Strelnikov
Klaus Kinski    Kostoyed Amoursky

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

David Lean    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800) 714 $111,897,830
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500) 460 $111,897,830
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 101-200) 147 $111,897,830
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 485 $111,897,830
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 56 $111,897,830
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies 73 $111,897,830
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 301-400) 351 $111,897,830
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies 12 $111,897,830

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 7, 1995 40 $87,086   17 $5,123   $111,808,999 1,529
Apr 14, 1995 47 $55,214 -37% 15 $3,681   $111,897,830 1,530

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 7, 1995 39 $120,703   17 $7,100   $111,842,616 1,530

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 9/24/2020 $2,900 2 2 6 $3,562 12/18/2020
New Zealand 5/12/2011 $0 0 1 3 $503 3/4/2024
Russia (CIS) 7/1/2021 $0000$0
South Korea 9/10/2025 $6,017 0 0 0 $41,011 9/18/2025
United Kingdom 11/27/2015 $24,581 8 23 71 $158,502 5/21/2025
 
International Total$203,578 9/18/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 17,301-17,400) 17,400 $203,578
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 16,001-16,100) 16,025 $203,578
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,015 $203,578
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 14,701-14,800) 14,746 $203,578
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,591 $203,578
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,802 $203,578
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,127 $203,578
All Time International Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 101-200) 137 $203,578

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,741 $112,101,408
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,248 $112,101,408
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400) 383 $112,101,408
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,352 $112,101,408
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 160 $112,101,408
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 241 $112,101,408
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 702 $112,101,408
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies 33 $112,101,408

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 9, 20101514,929 14,929$387,992$387,992763

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.