Most Popular Movies 1968
This chart shows the 1968 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 1968 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1968 - Top 1968 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1969 → |
1
| The Odd Couple |
| Director: Gene Saks |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 2, 1968 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Buddy Comedy, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Divorcée Romance, Widow/Widower, Suicide |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $44,527,234 |
2
| Planet of the Apes |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 8, 1968 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Post Apocalypse, Talking Animals, Humans as Pets, Slavery, Action Adventure, Surprise Twist |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $32,589,624 |
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International BO: $3,510 |
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| Ammazzali tutti e torna solo |
| Director: Enzo G. Castellari |
| Lead Roles: Chuck Connors, Frank Wolff, Franco Citti, Leo Anchóriz, Ken Wood |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 31, 1968 (Wide) (Italy) |
| Keywords: Spaghetti Western |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
4
| Romeo and Juliet |
| Director: Franco Zeffirelli |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 8, 1968 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Gangs, Historical Drama, Romance, Romeo and Juliet Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, First Love, 1969 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Play, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $38,901,218 |
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International BO: $6,429 |
5
| Hang 'em High |
| Director: Ted Post |
| Lead Roles: Clint Eastwood as Marshal Jedediah 'Jed' Cooper |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 3, 1968 (Wide) by United Artists |
| Keywords: Revisionist Western, Wrongfully Convicted, 1880s, Revenge, Inspired by a True Story |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $6,800,000 |
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| Hasta el viento tiene miedo |
| Director: Carlos Enrique Taboada |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 30, 1968 (Wide) (Mexico) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Fantasy |
7
| Rosemary's Baby |
| Director: Roman Polanski |
| Lead Roles: Mia Farrow as Rosemary Woodhouse |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 12, 1968 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Religious, Psychological Horror |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $33,395,426 |
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International BO: $1,654 |
8
| Kaijû sôshingeki |
| Director: Ishiro Honda |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 1, 1968 (Wide) (Japan) |
| Classification: Action, Science Fiction |
9
| She Devils on Wheels |
| Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis |
| Lead Roles: Betty Connell, Nancy Lee Noble, Christie Wagner |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 7, 1968 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Action, Live Action |
10
| Magical Mystery Tour |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 5, 1968 (Wide) (Finland) |
| Classification: Based on Musical Group, Multiple Genres, Live Action, Fantasy |
11
| The Lion in Winter |
| Director: Anthony Harvey |
| Lead Roles: Peter O'Toole as Henry II, Katharine Hepburn as Eleanor of Aquitane |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 30, 1968 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Royalty, Medieval, Set in England, Inheritance, Infidelity, Political, Dysfunctional Family, Historical Drama, 1100s, 1969 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $22,295,024 |
Synopsis
At Christmas Court in 1183 King Henry II argues with his estranged wife, Eleanor over whether Prince John or Richard the Lionheart shall inherit the throne. Complicating matters is King Philip II of France who seeks his own fortune by demanding his daughter Alais, currently Henry’s mistress, be betrothed to Richard.
12
| L'homme qui ment |
| Director: Alain Robbe-Grillet |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 27, 1968 (Wide) (France) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
Synopsis
On the run from pursuing soldiers, Boris finds a refuge in a small European town which, years before, was home to Jean, a resistance fighter hunted by the Nazis. Boris ingratiates himself in the community, weaving elaborate tales of his encounters with the martyred rebel, and thereby seducing Jean's widow...and sister...and maid. But Boris' erotic games are interrupted when a mysterious stranger -- who may, in fact, be Jean -- arrives in the village.
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| Diabolik |
| Director: Mario Bava |
| Lead Roles: John Phillip Law as Diabolik, Marisa Mell as Eva Kant |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May, 1968 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures, released as Danger: Diabolik |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Night of the Living Dead |
| Director: George A. Romero |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 1, 1968 (Wide) by Walter Reade Organization |
| Keywords: Zombies, Death of a Son or Daughter, Surprise Twist, Death of a Sibling, African Americans, Retro Black and White, Scene in End Credits, Survival Horror |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $12,087,064 |
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International BO: $18,000,000 |
15
| The Party |
| Director: Blake Edwards |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 4, 1968 (Limited) by United Artists |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $126 |
16
| Madigan |
| Director: Don Siegel |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 29, 1968 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action |
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| The Queen |
| Director: Frank Simon |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 17, 1968 (Wide) |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
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Domestic BO: $47,818 |
Synopsis
Decades before Paris Is Burning and Rupaul’s Drag Race, this ground-breaking documentary about the 1967 Miss All-America Camp Beauty Pageant introduced competitive drag to the world, along with LGBT icon and activist Flawless Sabrina. Watch for Andy Warhol one of the pageant’s judge.
18
| Oliver! |
| Director: Sir Carol Reed |
| Lead Roles: Mark Lester as Oliver Twist |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 11, 1968 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: 1969 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Oscars Best Picture Winner, Family Musical, Orphan, Orphanage, Pickpocket, Homeless, Set in England, 1800s |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Musical, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $37,402,877 |
19
| Shima wa moratta |
| Director: Yasuharu Hasebe |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 5, 1968 (Wide) (Japan) |
| Classification: Live Action |
20
| Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
| Director: Ken Hughes |
| Lead Roles: Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 17, 1968 (Wide) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Musical, Live Action, Kids Fiction |
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International BO: $445 |
21
| Pretty Poison |
| Director: Noel Black |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 18, 1968 (Limited) by 20th Century Fox |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $166 |
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| Quatermass and the Pit |
| Director: Roy Ward Baker |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 16, 1968 (Limited) by 20th Century Fox |
| Classification: Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
23
| The Ambushers |
| Director: Henry Levin |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1968 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Action Comedy, Spoof, Secret Agent, Undercover, Traitor |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $10,000,000 |
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| A Lovely Way to Die |
| Director: David Lowell Rich |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 12, 1968 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
25
| Bullitt |
| Director: Peter Yates |
| Lead Roles: Steve McQueen as Farnk Bullitt |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 17, 1968 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Car Chase |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $42,300,873 |
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International BO: $177 |