Movie Theatrical Release Schedule for 1968
| Release Date | Movie | Distributor | Domestic Box Office to Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1968 | |||
| During 1968 | The Ambushers (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $10,000,000 |
| Bandolero! (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $12,000,000 | |
| The Devil's Brigade (Wide) | $8,000,000 | ||
| Shalako (Wide) | $2,620,000 | ||
| January 24 | Custer of the West (Limited) | ||
| January TBD | Knives of the Avenger (Limited) | Self Distributed | |
| February 1968 | |||
| February 1 | Sergeant Ryker (Limited) | Universal | |
| February 6 | Doctor Faustus (Wide) | $1,000,000 | |
| February 7 | The Fox (Wide) | $19,146,711 | |
| February 8 | Blackbeard's Ghost (Wide) | Walt Disney | $21,540,050 |
| Planet of the Apes (Wide) | $32,589,624 | ||
| February 16 | Quatermass and the Pit (Limited) | 20th Century Fox | |
| February 19 | The Two of Us (Limited) | Cinema V | $50,710 |
| February 21 | The Power (Limited) | ||
| February 29 | The Secret War of Harry Frigg (Limited) | Universal | |
| March 1968 | |||
| March 6 | P.J. (Limited) | Universal | |
| March 14 | Diamonds of the Night (Limited) | ||
| March 18 | The Producers (Limited) | $111,866 | |
| March 29 | Madigan (Limited) | Universal | |
| April 1968 | |||
| April 2 | 2001: A Space Odyssey (Wide) | MGM | $58,128,289 |
| The Scalphunters (Limited) | |||
| April 4 | The Party (Limited) | United Artists | |
| April 10 | Belle de Jour (Wide) | Miramax | $4,056,534 |
| Will Penny (Limited) | |||
| April 15 | Speedway (Wide) | $3,000,000 | |
| April 24 | Yours, Mine and Ours (Wide) | MGM | $25,912,624 |
| April 28 | War and Peace (Limited) | Continental Distributing | $148,557 |
| May 1968 | |||
| May 1 | A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die (Limited) | Cinerama | |
| The Vengeance of She (Limited) | 20th Century Fox | ||
| May 2 | The Odd Couple (Wide) | $44,527,234 | |
| May 7 | She Devils on Wheels (Limited) | Universal | |
| May 17 | Journey To Shiloh (Limited) | Universal | |
| May 19 | The Astro Zombies (Limited) | ||
| May 26 | Boom (Limited) | ||
| May TBD | Danger: Diabolik (Limited) | Paramount Pictures | |
| June 1968 | |||
| June 12 | Rosemary's Baby (Wide) | $33,395,426 | |
| June 17 | The Queen (Wide) | $47,818 | |
| June 19 | The Green Berets (Wide) | $21,707,027 | |
| The Thomas Crown Affair (Wide) | MGM | $14,000,000 | |
| Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (Wide) | MGM | $7,988,000 | |
| The Lost Continent (Limited) | 20th Century Fox | ||
| June 25 | The Bride Wore Black (Limited) | Lopert Pictures Corporation | $44,566 |
| July 1968 | |||
| July 3 | Dark of the Sun (Limited) | MGM | |
| July 5 | Hot Spur (Limited) | ||
| July 8 | Senso (Limited) | Fleetwood Films | $27,723 |
| July 10 | The Shakiest Gun In The West (Limited) | Universal | |
| July 12 | A Lovely Way to Die (Limited) | Universal | |
| July 19 | Inspector Clouseau (Wide) | ||
| August 1968 | |||
| August 3 | Hang 'em High (Wide) | United Artists | $6,800,000 |
| August 7 | With Six You Get Eggroll (Wide) | National General Pictures | $10,095,200 |
| September 1968 | |||
| September 4 | The Hell With Heroes (Wide) | ||
| September 18 | Pretty Poison (Limited) | 20th Century Fox | |
| September 19 | Funny Girl (Wide) | Columbia | $58,707,416 |
| September 23 | Charly (Limited) | American Cinema Releasing | |
| September 25 | Nobody Runs Forever (Limited) | Cinerama | |
| October 1968 | |||
| October 1 | Night of the Living Dead (Wide) | Walter Reade Organization | $12,087,064 |
| October 2 | Coogan's Bluff (Wide) | Universal | $3,110,000 |
| October 8 | Romeo and Juliet (Wide) | $38,901,218 | |
| Kill, Baby…Kill! (Limited) | |||
| October 9 | Finian’s Rainbow (Wide) | $11,600,000 | |
| October 10 | Barbarella (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | |
| October 13 | The Subject Was Roses (Limited) | ||
| October 16 | The Boston Strangler (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $17,810,894 |
| October 17 | Bullitt (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $42,300,873 |
| October 22 | Star! (Wide) | $4,000,000 | |
| Vixen! (Limited) | Eve Productions | ||
| October 23 | Ice Station Zebra (Limited) | MGM | |
| Secret Ceremony (Limited) | |||
| October 30 | The Lion in Winter (Wide) | $22,295,024 | |
| November 1968 | |||
| November 8 | The Oldest Profession (Limited) | Self Distributed | |
| November 13 | Yellow Submarine (Limited) | United Artists | $993,385 |
| November 21 | The Pick-Up (Limited) | ||
| November 27 | Hellfighters (Limited) | ||
| December 1968 | |||
| December 1 | The Green Slime (Limited) | MGM | |
| December 11 | Oliver! (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $37,402,877 |
| December 17 | Candy (Wide) | $16,408,286 | |
| December 18 | Hell in the Pacific (Limited) | ||
| December 19 | Akahige (Wide) | ||
| Skidoo (Limited) | |||
| December 20 | Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (Limited) | United Artists | |
| December 23 | Shame (Limited) | Lopert Pictures Corporation | |
| December 25 | The Stalking Moon (Limited) | National General Pictures | |
| December 26 | Monterey Pop (Limited) | $1,524 | |