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
1
| 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 |
2
| Finian’s Rainbow |
| Director: Francis Ford Coppola |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 9, 1968 (Wide) |
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Domestic BO: $11,600,000 |
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
| Boom! |
| Director: Joseph Losey |
| Lead Roles: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 26, 1968 (Limited), released as Boom |
| Classification: Based on Play, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $321 |
5
| 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.
6
| The Scalphunters |
| Director: Sydney Pollack |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 2, 1968 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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
| Preparati la bara! |
| Director: Ferdinando Baldi |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 27, 1968 (Wide) (Italy) |
| Keywords: Revenge, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Cowboys, Faked Death, Government Corruption, Corrupt Cops, Lynching, Spaghetti Western |
9
| 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 |
10
| Operazione Paura |
| Director: Mario Bava |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 8, 1968 (Limited), released as Kill, Baby…Kill! |
| Classification: Horror |
11
| The Thomas Crown Affair |
| Director: Norman Jewison |
| Lead Roles: Steve McQueen as Thomas Crown |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 19, 1968 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Heist, Crime, Romance, Crime Drama, Remade |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $14,000,000 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Voyna i mir |
| Director: Sergey Bondarchuk |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 28, 1968 (Limited) by Continental Distributing, released as War and Peace |
| Keywords: 1800s, War, Dysfunctional Family, Relationships Gone Wrong, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Widow/Widower, Romance, Redemption, Coming of Age, Royalty, Hallucinations |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action |
|
Domestic BO: $148,557 |
15
| 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 |
16
| 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: $32,589,624 |
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International BO: $3,510 |
17
| Hang 'em High |
| Director: Ted Post |
| Lead Roles: Clint Eastwood as Marshal Jedediah 'Jed' Cooper |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 3, 1968 (Wide) by United Artists |
| Keywords: Revisionist Western, Wrongfully Convicted, 1880s, Revenge, Inspired by a True Story |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $6,800,000 |
18
| 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 |
19
| 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 |
20
| 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 |
21
| Bakuchiuci: Sôchô Tobaku (博奕打ち 総長賭博) |
| Director: Kôsaku Yamashita |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1968 (Limited) (Japan) |
| Keywords: Set in Tokyo, 1930s |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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| The Queen |
| Director: Frank Simon |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 17, 1968 (Wide) |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
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Domestic BO: $47,818 |
Synopsis
Decades before Paris Is Burning and Rupaul’s Drag Race, this ground-breaking documentary about the 1967 Miss All-America Camp Beauty Pageant introduced competitive drag to the world, along with LGBT icon and activist Flawless Sabrina. Watch for Andy Warhol one of the pageant’s judge.