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: $32,589,624 |
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International BO: $3,510 |
2
| 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 |
3
| Yellow Submarine |
| Director: George Dunning |
| Lead Roles: Geoffrey Hughes as Paul, John Clive as John, Paul Angelis as George/Ringo/Narrator |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 13, 1968 (Limited) by United Artists |
| Classification: Based on Musical Group, Musical, Hand Animation, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $993,385 |
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International BO: $282,158 |
Synopsis
The Beatles agree to accompany Captain Fred in his Yellow Submarine and go to Pepperland to free it from the music hating Blue Meanies.
4
| The Boston Strangler |
| Director: Richard Fleischer |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 16, 1968 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Crime Thriller, Biography, Serial Killer, Set in Boston, Police Detective, 1960s |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $17,810,894 |
5
| 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 |
6
| 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 |
7
| Candy |
| Director: Christian Marquand |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 17, 1968 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Sex Comedy, Sex Crimes, Dysfunctional Family, Twins, Medical and Hospitals |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $16,408,286 |
8
| 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 |
9
| Shalako |
| Director: Edward Dmytryk |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1968 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Worldly Western, 1880s, Set in New Mexico, Native Americans, Rescue |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $2,620,000 |
10
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| Voyna i mir |
| Director: Sergey Bondarchuk |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 28, 1968 (Limited) by Continental Distributing, released as War and Peace |
| Keywords: 1800s, War, Dysfunctional Family, Relationships Gone Wrong, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Widow/Widower, Romance, Redemption, Coming of Age, Royalty, Hallucinations |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action |
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Domestic BO: $148,557 |
11
| 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 |
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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 |
13
| 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 |
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| P.J. |
| Director: John Guillermin |
| Lead Roles: George Peppard as P.J. |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 6, 1968 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Le Vieil homme et l enfant |
| Director: Claude Berri |
| Lead Roles: Alain Cohen as Claude, Michel Simon as Pepe |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 19, 1968 (Limited) by Cinema V, released as The Two of Us |
| Keywords: Set in France, World War II, Jewish, Catholic, Bigotry, Voiceover/Narration |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $50,710 |
Synopsis
When an 8-year-old Jewish boy living in Nazi-occupied France is sent by his parents to live in the country with the Catholic parents of their friends, he is faced with a culture clash both religious and generational. As the grandfatherly Pepe, beloved character actor Michel Simon infuses the role with a gruff tenderness, his growing relationship with the boy a touching portrayal of connection in a broken world.
16
| Speedway |
| Director: Norman Taurog |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 15, 1968 (Wide) |
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Domestic BO: $3,000,000 |
17
| 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 |
18
| 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 |
19
| With Six You Get Eggroll |
| Director: Howard Morris |
| Lead Roles: Doris Day as Abby McClure, Brian Keith as Jake Iverson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 7, 1968 (Wide) by National General Pictures |
| Keywords: Family Comedy, Widow/Widower, Romance, Dysfunctional Family, Step-Family |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $10,095,200 |
20
| 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 |
21
| 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.
22
| Finian’s Rainbow |
| Director: Francis Ford Coppola |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 9, 1968 (Wide) |
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Domestic BO: $11,600,000 |
23
| A Dandy in Aspic |
| Director: Anthony Mann |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April, 1968 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
24
| Je t'aime, je t'aime |
| Director: Alain Resnais |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 24, 1968 (Wide) (France) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $67,503 |
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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 |