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
| 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: $33,395,426 |
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International BO: $3,510 |
2
| 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 |
3
| 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 |
4
| The Secret War of Harry Frigg |
| Director: Jack Smight |
| Lead Roles: Paul Newman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 29, 1968 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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| Skammen |
| Director: Ingmar Bergman |
| Lead Roles: Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 23, 1968 (Limited) by Lopert Pictures Corporation, released as Shame |
| Classification: Live Action |
6
| 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 |
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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 |
8
| Boom! |
| Director: Joseph Losey |
| Lead Roles: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 26, 1968 (Limited), released as Boom |
| Classification: Based on Play, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $321 |
9
| Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? |
| Director: Hy Averback |
| Lead Roles: Doris Day as Margaret Garrison, Robert Morse as Waldo Zirrer |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 19, 1968 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Romantic Comedy, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Theater Actor, Relationships Gone Wrong, Infidelity, 1960s, Inspired by a True Story |
| Classification: Based on Play, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $7,988,000 |
10
| 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.
11
| Funny Girl |
| Director: William Wyler |
| Lead Roles: Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 19, 1968 (Wide) by Columbia |
| Keywords: Comedy Drama, Biography, Vaudeville, 1900s, 1910s, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, White Collar Crime, Prison, Money Troubles, 1969 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Musical or Opera, Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $58,707,416 |
12
| Im Schloß der blutigen Begierde |
| Director: Adrian Hoven |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 26, 1968 (Limited) (Germany) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
13
| Coogan's Bluff |
| Director: Don Siegel |
| Lead Roles: Clint Eastwood as Deputy Sheriff Walt Coogan |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 2, 1968 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Action Thriller, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Fugitive / On the Run, Sheriff, Romance |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $3,110,000 |
14
| The Scalphunters |
| Director: Sydney Pollack |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 2, 1968 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
15
| 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 |
16
| Faces |
| Director: John Cassavetes |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 17, 1968 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $3,769 |
17
| Madigan |
| Director: Don Siegel |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 29, 1968 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action |
18
| The Stalking Moon |
| Director: Robert Mulligan |
| Lead Roles: Gregory Peck as Sam Warner, Eva Marie Saint as Sarah Carver |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 25, 1968 (Limited) by National General Pictures |
| Keywords: Native Americans, Set in Arizona, 1800s, Set in New Mexico |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
19
| The Swordsman of All Swordsmen (一代劍王) |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 6, 1968 (Limited) (Taiwan) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| The Producers |
| Director: Mel Brooks |
| Lead Roles: Zero Mostel as Max Bialystock, Gene Wilder as Leo Bloom, Dick Shawn as Lorenzo St. DuBois |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 18, 1968 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $111,866 |
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International BO: $48,889 |
21
| Charly |
| Director: Ralph Nelson |
| Lead Roles: Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 23, 1968 (Limited) by American Cinema Releasing |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Science Fiction |
22
| Hot Spur |
| Director: Lee Frost |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 5, 1968 (Limited) (Los Angeles Premiere) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
23
| Monterey Pop |
| Director: D.A. Pennebaker |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 26, 1968 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Music Festival, Rock 'n' Roll, Rockumentary, Backstage |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
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Domestic BO: $1,524 |
24
| 2001: A Space Odyssey |
| Director: Stanley Kubrick |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 2, 1968 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Visual Effects, Artificial Intelligence, Moonbase, First Contact, Space Program, Space Colonization, 2000s, Yesterday's Tomorrow, IMAX: DMR, Survival Adventure, Set in Outer Space, Prologue |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $59,936,321 |
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International BO: $11,860,535 |
25
| 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 |