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
| 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 |
2
| 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 |
3
| 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 |
4
| 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 |
5
| 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: $11,864,653 |
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| Il grande silenzio |
| Director: Sergio Corbucci |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 22, 1968 (Limited) (Italy) |
| Keywords: Spaghetti Western, Bounty Hunter, Set in Utah, Revenge, Mute, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, 1890s, Sex Crimes, Outlaws, Interracial Romance, Romance, Non-Chronological, Cowboys |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $53,074 |
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International BO: $63,614 |
7
| 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 |
8
| 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 |
9
| Blackbeard's Ghost |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 8, 1968 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Family Comedy |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $21,540,050 |
10
| The Power |
| Director: Byron Haskin |
| Lead Roles: George Hamilton as Professor Jim Tanner, Suzanne Pleshette as Professor Margery Lansing, Richard Carlson as Professor Norman E. Van Zandt , Yvonne De Carlo as Mrs. Sally Hallson, Earl Holliman as Professor Talbot Scott, Gary Merrill as Mark Corlane, Ken Murray as Grover, Barbara Nichols as Flora, Arthur O'Connell as Professor Henry Hallson, Nehemiah Persoff as Carl Melnicker, Aldo Ray as Bruce, Michael Rennie as Arthur Nordlund |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 21, 1968 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Science Fiction |
11
| 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 |
12
| 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 |
13
| Madigan |
| Director: Don Siegel |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 29, 1968 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action |
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| Hasta el viento tiene miedo |
| Director: Carlos Enrique Taboada |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 30, 1968 (Wide) (Mexico) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Fantasy |
15
| 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 |
16
| Secret Ceremony |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 23, 1968 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $580 |
17
| The Lost Continent |
| Director: Michael Carreras |
| Lead Roles: Eric Porter as Captain Lansen |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 19, 1968 (Limited) by 20th Century Fox |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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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 |
19
| La mariée était en noir |
| Director: François Truffaut |
| Lead Roles: Jeanne Moreau as Julie Kohler |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 25, 1968 (Limited) by Lopert Pictures Corporation, released as The Bride Wore Black |
| Keywords: Suicide, Serial Killer, Relationships Gone Wrong, Revenge |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $44,566 |
Synopsis
After a woman's fiance is murdered, she hunts down the five culprits and kills them one by one.
20
| 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 |
21
| Bandolero! |
| Director: Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1968 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Revisionist Western, Outlaws, Ex-soldier, 1860s, Kidnap, Rescue |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $12,000,000 |
22
| The Lion in Winter |
| Director: Anthony Harvey |
| Lead Roles: Peter O'Toole as Henry II, Katharine Hepburn as Eleanor of Aquitane |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 30, 1968 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Royalty, Medieval, Set in England, Inheritance, Infidelity, Political, Dysfunctional Family, Historical Drama, 1100s, 1969 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $22,295,024 |
Synopsis
At Christmas Court in 1183 King Henry II argues with his estranged wife, Eleanor over whether Prince John or Richard the Lionheart shall inherit the throne. Complicating matters is King Philip II of France who seeks his own fortune by demanding his daughter Alais, currently Henry’s mistress, be betrothed to Richard.
23
| 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 |
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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.
25
| Hell in the Pacific |
| Director: John Boorman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 18, 1968 (Limited) |