The Sound of Music
“The happiest sound in all the world!”
In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of life and music into the home.
Genres
Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Studio
Robert Wise Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Sound of Music performed
Budget
$8.2M
Worldwide Gross
$286.2M
Gross Profit
$278.0M
Return
34.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$41M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Maria
Julie Andrews
Maria
Captain Georg von Trapp
Christopher Plummer
Captain Georg von Trapp
The Baroness
Eleanor Parker
The Baroness
Liesl von Trapp
Charmian Carr
Liesl von Trapp
Friedrich von Trapp
Nicholas Hammond
Friedrich von Trapp
Louisa von Trapp
Heather Menzies
Louisa von Trapp
Brigitta von Trapp
Angela Cartwright
Brigitta von Trapp
Marta von Trapp
Debbie Turner
Marta von Trapp
Gretl von Trapp
Kym Karath
Gretl von Trapp
Kurt von Trapp
Duane Chase
Kurt von Trapp
Max Detweiler
Richard Haydn
Max Detweiler
Sister Margaretta
Anna Lee
Sister Margaretta
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