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North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1969

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Note: We only have detailed box office data from 1977 onwards. For earlier years the total box office is sometimes assigned to the release year of a movie, while the box office amount could have been earned during two or even more years.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.

See Movie Index 1969 for an overview of all movies released in 1969.

Top Grossing Movies of 1969

RankMovieRelease
Date		DistributorGenre1969 GrossTickets Sold
1 Butch Cassidy and the Sunda… Oct 24, 1969 20th Century Fox Western $102,308,900 72,048,521
2 The Love Bug Mar 13, 1969 Comedy $50,576,808 35,617,470
3 Midnight Cowboy May 25, 1969 MGM Drama $44,785,053 31,538,769
4 Easy Rider Jul 14, 1969 Sony Pictures Drama $41,728,598 29,386,336
5 Hello, Dolly Dec 16, 1969 Musical $33,208,099 23,385,985
6 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Sep 18, 1969 Sony Pictures Comedy $31,897,253 22,462,854
7 Paint Your Wagon Oct 15, 1969 Paramount Pictures Musical $31,678,778 22,308,998
8 True Grit Jun 11, 1969 Western $31,132,592 21,924,360
9 Cactus Flower Dec 16, 1969 Sony Pictures Romantic Comedy $25,889,208 18,231,836
10 Goodbye, Columbus Apr 3, 1969 $22,939,805 16,154,792
11 On Her Majesty's Secret Ser… Dec 18, 1969 MGM Action $22,800,000 16,056,338
12 I Am Curious (Yellow) Mar 10, 1969 Drama $20,200,000 14,225,352
13 Winning May 22, 1969 Universal Drama $14,644,335 10,312,911
14 Z Dec 8, 1969 Rialto Pictures Thriller/Suspense $14,200,000 10,000,000
15 The Sterile Cuckoo Oct 22, 1969 Drama $13,982,357 9,846,730
16 The Stewardesses Jul 25, 1969 $13,500,000 9,507,042
17 They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Dec 10, 1969 Drama $12,600,000 8,873,239
18 Sweet Charity Apr 1, 1969 Universal Musical $8,000,000 5,633,802
19 The Undefeated Nov 27, 1969 20th Century Fox Western $8,000,000 5,633,802
20 Where Eagles Dare Mar 12, 1969 MGM Action $7,100,000 5,000,000
21 Alice's Restaurant Aug 20, 1969 United Artists Comedy $6,300,000 4,436,619
22 If It's Tuesday, This Must … Apr 24, 1969 United Artists Romantic Comedy $6,000,000 4,225,352
23 Topaz Dec 19, 1969 Universal Thriller/Suspense $6,000,000 4,225,352
24 Once Upon a Time in the West May 28, 1969 Paramount Pictures Western $5,321,508 3,747,540
25 Marooned Dec 11, 1969 Adventure $4,300,000 3,028,169
26 Che! Jun 27, 1969 Drama $2,000,000 1,408,450
27 De Sade Aug 27, 1969 Drama $1,200,000 845,070
Total Gross of All Movies$582,293,294
Total Tickets Sold410,065,689

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