Most Popular Movies 1969
This chart shows the 1969 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 1969 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1969 - Top 1969 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1970 → |
1
| Hello, Dolly |
| Director: Gene Kelly |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 16, 1969 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Intertitle, Matchmaker, Widow/Widower, Romance, 1970 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Romantic Musical |
| Classification: Based on Musical or Opera, Musical, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $33,208,099 |
2
| Marooned |
| Director: John Sturges |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 11, 1969 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Marooned, Survival Adventure, Space Program, Astronaut, Rescue |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $4,300,000 |
3
| Topaz |
| Director: Alfred Hitchcock |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 19, 1969 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Political Thriller, 1960s, Cold War, Defecting, Infidelity, Set in Cuba, C.I.A., KGB, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Set in Paris, Relationships Gone Wrong, Suicide, Faked Suicide |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $6,000,000 |
4
| Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid |
| Director: George Roy Hill |
| Lead Roles: Paul Newman as Butch Cassidy (Robert Leroy Parker), Robert Redford as The Sundance Kid |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 24, 1969 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Fugitive / On the Run, 1970 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, 1890s, Comedy Westerns, Biography, Non-Drama Biographies, Outlaws, Inspired by a True Story |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $102,308,900 |
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International BO: $2,413 |
5
| Sweet Charity |
| Director: Bob Fosse |
| Lead Roles: Shirley MacLaine as Charity, John McMartin as Oscar, Chita Rivera as Nickie, Paula Kelly as Helene, Stubby Kaye as Herman, Ricardo Montalbán as Vittorio, Sammy Davis, Jr. as Big Daddy |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 1, 1969 (Limited) by Universal |
| Keywords: Comedy Musical, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, The Other Woman, Night Club, Freeze Frame, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Remake, Dancing |
| Classification: Based on Movie, Musical, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $8,000,000 |
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| Easy Rider |
| Director: Dennis Hopper |
| Lead Roles: Dennis Hopper as Billy, Peter Fonda as Wyatt "Captain America" Earp |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 14, 1969 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $41,728,598 |
7
| Midnight Cowboy |
| Director: John Schlesinger |
| Lead Roles: Dustin Hoffman as Ratso |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 25, 1969 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: LGBTQ+, Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1970 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $44,785,053 |
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International BO: $11,276 |
8
| The Trouble with Girls |
| Director: Peter Tewksbury |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 10, 1969 (Limited) by MGM |
9
| The Love Bug |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 13, 1969 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Auto Racing, Family Comedy, Animated Inanimate Objects |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $50,576,808 |
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International BO: $5,457 |
10
| Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here |
| Director: Abraham Polonsky |
| Lead Roles: Robert Redford, Katharine Ross |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 18, 1969 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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| Salesman |
| Director: Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 17, 1969 (Limited) by Maysles Film |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
Synopsis
This radically influential portrait of American dreams and disillusionment from Direct Cinema pioneers David Maysles, Albert Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin captures, with indelible humanity, the worlds of four dogged door-to-door Bible salesmen as they travel from Boston to Florida on a seemingly futile quest to sell luxury editions of the Good Book to working-class Catholics. A vivid evocation of midcentury malaise that unfolds against a backdrop of cheap motels, smoky diners, and suburban living rooms, Salesman assumes poignant dimensions as it uncovers the way its subjects’ fast-talking bravado masks frustration, disappointment, and despair. Revolutionizing the art of nonfiction storytelling with its nonjudgmental, observational style, this landmark documentary is one of the most penetrating films ever made about how deeply embedded consumerism is in America’s sense of its own values.
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| Director: Juraj Herz |
| Lead Roles: Vlasta Chramostova as Lakme |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 14, 1969 (Wide) (Czech/Slovakia) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
13
| Môjû |
| Director: Yasuzô Masumura |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 25, 1969 (Limited), released as 盲獣 (Japan) |
| Keywords: Erotic Thriller |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
14
| Paint Your Wagon |
| Director: Joshua Logan |
| Lead Roles: Clint Eastwood as Pardner (Sylvester Newel) |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 15, 1969 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: 1800s, Gold Rush, Romance, Love Triangle, Set in California, Romantic Musical |
| Classification: Based on Play, Musical, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $31,678,778 |
15
| Katerina Izmailova |
| Director: Mikhail Shapiro |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 25, 1969 (Limited) |
| Classification: Drama |
16
| If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 24, 1969 (Wide) by United Artists |
| Keywords: Vacation, Romance |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $6,000,000 |