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
| 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 |
|
Domestic BO: $59,936,321 |
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International BO: $11,860,535 |
2
| 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 |
|
Domestic BO: $44,527,234 |
3
| 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 |
4
| Yours, Mine and Ours |
| Director: Melville Shavelson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 24, 1968 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Inspired by a True Story, Family Comedy, Remade, Dysfunctional Family |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $25,912,624 |
5
| The Green Slime |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 1, 1968 (Limited) by MGM |
| Classification: Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
6
| 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 |
7
| 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 |
8
| The Devil's Brigade |
| Director: Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1968 (Wide) |
| Keywords: War, 1940s, World War II, Action Thriller, Set in Italy |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Action, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $8,000,000 |
9
| Hellfighters |
| Director: Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Lead Roles: John Wayne as Chance Buckman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 27, 1968 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
10
| 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 |
11
| Akahige |
| Director: Akira Kurosawa |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 19, 1968 (Wide) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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International BO: $899 |
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| La morte ha fatto l’uovo |
| Director: Giulio Questi |
| Lead Roles: Gina Lollobrigida |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 9, 1968 (Limited) (Italy) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
13
| The Green Berets |
| Director: John Wayne, Ray Kellogg |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 19, 1968 (Wide) |
| Keywords: War Drama, War, Directing Yourself, Vietnam War, Set in Vietnam, Political |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $21,707,027 |
14
| Kaijû sôshingeki |
| Director: Ishiro Honda |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 1, 1968 (Wide) (Japan) |
| Classification: Action, Science Fiction |
15
| Im Schloß der blutigen Begierde |
| Director: Adrian Hoven |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 26, 1968 (Limited) (Germany) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
16
| 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 |
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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 |
18
| 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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| 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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| 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
| 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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| 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 |
23
| 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 |
24
| Nobody Runs Forever |
| Director: Ralph Thomas |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 25, 1968 (Limited) by Cinerama |
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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 |
|
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.