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
| Barbarella |
| Director: Roger Vadim |
| Lead Roles: Jane Fonda as Barbarella |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 10, 1968 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Independent/Other Comics, Inventor, Living Toys, Twins, Invented Language, Angels, Secret Identity, Surprise Twist, Cult Movie |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Adventure, Live Action, Science 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 |
|
Domestic BO: $12,087,064 |
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International BO: $18,000,000 |
3
| 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 |
4
| Oliver! |
| Director: Sir Carol Reed |
| Lead Roles: Mark Lester as Oliver Twist |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 11, 1968 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: 1969 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Oscars Best Picture Winner, Family Musical, Orphan, Orphanage, Pickpocket, Homeless, Set in England, 1800s |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Musical, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $37,402,877 |
5
| 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 |
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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 |
|
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.
7
| 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 |
|
Domestic BO: $59,936,321 |
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International BO: $11,860,535 |
8
| 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 |
9
| Rosemary's Baby |
| Director: Roman Polanski |
| Lead Roles: Mia Farrow as Rosemary Woodhouse |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 12, 1968 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Religious, Psychological Horror |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $33,395,426 |
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International BO: $1,654 |
10
| Im Schloß der blutigen Begierde |
| Director: Adrian Hoven |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 26, 1968 (Limited) (Germany) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
11
| Dark of the Sun |
| Director: Jack Cardiff |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 3, 1968 (Limited) by MGM |
| Classification: Action, Live Action |
12
| 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 |
|
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.
13
| Billion Dollar Brain |
| Director: Ken Russell |
| Lead Roles: Michael Caine, Karl Malden |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 14, 1968 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
International BO: $219 |
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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
| 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 |
16
| Faces |
| Director: John Cassavetes |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 17, 1968 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
International BO: $3,769 |
17
| The Fox |
| Director: Mark Rydell |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 7, 1968 (Wide) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $19,146,711 |
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| Love After Death |
| Director: Glauco Del Mar |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
19
| 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 |
20
| 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 |
21
| 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 |
|
Domestic BO: $14,000,000 |
22
| Pretty Poison |
| Director: Noel Black |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 18, 1968 (Limited) by 20th Century Fox |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
International BO: $166 |
23
| 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 |
|
International BO: $321 |
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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 |
25
| The Swordsman of All Swordsmen (一代劍王) |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 6, 1968 (Limited) (Taiwan) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |