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
| Most Popular Overall | 1970 → |
1
| 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 |
2
| 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 |
3
| 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 |
4
| 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 |
5
| Mississippi Mermaid |
| Director: François Truffaut |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 18, 1969 (Wide), released as La sirène du Mississipi (France) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $27,795 |
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International BO: $2,600,000 |
6
| 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 |
7
| Jag ar Nyfiken - en film i gult |
| Director: Vilgot Sjöman |
| Lead Roles: Vilgot Sjöman as Vilgot Sjöman, Lena Nyman as Lena |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 10, 1969 (Wide), released as I Am Curious (Yellow) |
| Keywords: Life Drama, Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star, Political, Fictionalized Version of Yourself |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $20,200,000 |
8
| The Wild Bunch |
| Director: Sam Peckinpah |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 18, 1969 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $509,424 |
9
| 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 |
10
| 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 |
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| Midas Run |
| Director: Alf Kjellin |
| Lead Roles: Richard Crenna, Anne Heywood, Fred Astaire |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 15, 1969 (Limited) by Cinerama |
| Keywords: Fired, Secret Service Agent, Hijacking, Heist, Set in London, Set in England |
| Classification: Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
12
| Gojira-Minira-Gabara: Oru kaijû daishingeki |
| Director: Ishiro Honda |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 20, 1969 (Wide) (Japan) |
| Classification: Adventure |
13
| Die sieben Männer der Sumuru |
| Director: Jesus Franco |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 14, 1969 (Limited) (Germany) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
14
| Sinful Davey |
| Director: John Huston |
| Lead Roles: John Hurt as Davey Haggart |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 7, 1969 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Autobiographical, Swashbuckler, Voiceover/Narration, Father’s Footsteps, Orphan, Inspired by a True Story, Romance, Heist, Faked Death, Surprise Twist, Confidence Men, Writing and Writers |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Adventure, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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| Lions Love |
| Director: Agnès Varda |
| Lead Roles: Viva as Viva |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 12, 1969 (Limited) by Self Distributed |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Synopsis
In a rented house in the sun-soaked Hollywood Hills, a woman and two men—Viva, of Warhol Factory fame, and James Rado and Gerome Ragni, who created and starred in the rock musical Hair—delight in one another’s bodies while musing on love, stardom, and politics.
16
| Che! |
| Director: Richard Fleischer |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 27, 1969 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Biography |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $2,000,000 |
17
| The Oblong Box |
| Director: Gordon Hessler |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 11, 1969 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Fantasy |
18
| Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice |
| Director: Paul Mazursky |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 18, 1969 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Comedy Drama, Relationships Gone Wrong, Relationship Advice, Infidelity, Open Relationships |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $31,897,253 |
19
| La horripilante bestia humana |
| Director: René Cardona |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 6, 1969 (Limited) (Mexico) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
20
| Da Uomo a Uomo |
| Director: Giulio Petroni |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 25, 1969 () by United Artists, released as Death Rides A Horse |
| Keywords: Spaghetti Western |
| Classification: Western |
Synopsis
Fifteen years after four bandits massacred his family while executing a $200,000 robbery, a young man seeks revenge. The men responsible for the murders all hold positions of power in the new west, but now a bandit they had framed for the murders is due to be released from prison… he’s ready to exact bloody reprisals and decides to form an unholy alliance with the vengeance-seeking young man.
21
| 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 |
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| La piscine |
| Director: Jacques Deray |
| Lead Roles: Alain Delon as Jean-Paul, Romy Schneider as Marianne |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 31, 1969 (Limited) (France) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $211,467 |
Synopsis
An idyllic Riviera holiday for lovers Jean-Paul and Marianne gets complicated when her ex-lover suddenly shows up with his 18-year-old daughter, leading to jealousy, adultery, drunkenness, and an accidental drowning. Or was it murder?
23
| The Devil's 8 |
| Director: Burt Topper |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 14, 1969 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
24
| Goodbye, Columbus |
| Director: Larry Peerce |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 3, 1969 (Wide) |
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Domestic BO: $22,939,805 |
25
| L'avventura |
| Director: Michelangelo Antonioni |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 17, 1969 (Wide), released as A Aventura (Portugal) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $5,098 |