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
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| 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 |
2
| 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 |
3
| On Her Majesty's Secret Service |
| Lead Roles: George Lazenby as James Bond, Diana Rigg as Contessa Teresa 'Tracy' Di Vicenzo |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 28, 1969 (Wide) (Australia) |
| Keywords: Secret Agent, Action Thriller, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Dysfunctional Family, Sequel With Lead Character Recast, Sequels Without Their Original Stars, Crime Boss, Organized Crime, Shadowy Organization, Romance |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $22,800,000 |
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International BO: $59,200,000 |
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| True Grit |
| Director: Henry Hathaway |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 11, 1969 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Classical Western, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Bounty Hunter, Revenge, 1880s, Texas Ranger |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $31,132,592 |
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International BO: $6,527,308 |
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| What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? |
| Director: Lee H. Katzin |
| Lead Roles: Geraldine Page, Ruth Gordon, Rosemary Forsyth |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 23, 1969 (Limited) by American Cinema Releasing |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
6
| 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 |
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International BO: $114 |
7
| The Stewardesses |
| Director: Alf Silliman, Jr. |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 25, 1969 (Wide) |
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Domestic BO: $13,500,000 |
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International BO: $11,500,000 |
8
| Alice's Restaurant |
| Director: Arthur Penn |
| Lead Roles: Arlo Guthrie as Arlo Guthrie, Patricia Quinn as Alice Brock, James Broderick as Ray Brock |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 20, 1969 (Wide) by United Artists |
| Keywords: Comedy Drama, 1960s, Vietnam War, Counterculture, Inspired by a True Story, Autobiographical, Singers, Songwriter, Folk Music, Romance, Narcotics, Gratuitous Cameos |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $6,300,000 |
9
| 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 |
10
| Z |
| Director: Costa-Gavras |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 8, 1969 (Wide) by Rialto Pictures |
| Keywords: Political Thriller, Assassination, Political Assassination, Political, Inspired by a True Story, Set in Greece, 1970 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $14,283,305 |
11
| Once Upon a Time in the West |
| Director: Sergio Leone |
| Lead Roles: Claudia Cardinale as Jill McBain, Henry Fonda as Frank, Jason Robards as Cheyenne, Charles Bronson as Harmonica |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 28, 1969 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Revenge, Unnamed Character, Gangs, Death of a Son or Daughter, Trains, Terminal Illness, Non-Chronological, Spaghetti Western |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $5,321,508 |
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International BO: $59,096 |
12
| 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 |
13
| Gojira-Minira-Gabara: Oru kaijû daishingeki |
| Director: Ishiro Honda |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 20, 1969 (Wide) (Japan) |
| Classification: Adventure |