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North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1968
Note: We only have detailed box office data from 1977 onwards. For earlier years the total box office is sometimes assigned to the release year of a movie, while the
box office amount could have been earned during two or even more years.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.
See Movie Index 1968 for an overview of all movies released in 1968.
Top Grossing Movies of 1968
Rank | Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Genre | 1968 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Funny Girl |
Sep 19, 1968 |
Columbia |
Comedy |
$58,500,000 |
44,656,489 |
2 |
2001: A Space Odyssey |
Apr 2, 1968 |
MGM |
Adventure |
$56,715,371 |
43,294,176 |
3 |
The Odd Couple |
May 2, 1968 |
|
Comedy |
$44,527,234 |
33,990,254 |
4 |
Bullitt |
Oct 17, 1968 |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$42,300,873 |
32,290,742 |
5 |
Romeo and Juliet |
Oct 8, 1968 |
|
Drama |
$38,901,218 |
29,695,586 |
6 |
Oliver! |
Dec 11, 1968 |
Sony Pictures |
Musical |
$37,402,877 |
28,551,814 |
7 |
Rosemary's Baby |
Jun 12, 1968 |
|
Horror |
$33,395,426 |
25,492,691 |
8 |
Planet of the Apes |
Feb 8, 1968 |
|
Action |
$32,589,624 |
24,877,575 |
9 |
Yours, Mine and Ours |
Apr 24, 1968 |
MGM |
Comedy |
$25,912,624 |
19,780,629 |
10 |
The Lion in Winter |
Oct 30, 1968 |
|
Drama |
$22,276,975 |
17,005,324 |
11 |
The Green Berets |
Jun 19, 1968 |
|
Drama |
$21,707,027 |
16,570,249 |
12 |
Blackbeard's Ghost |
Feb 8, 1968 |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$21,540,050 |
16,442,786 |
13 |
The Fox |
Feb 7, 1968 |
|
Drama |
$19,146,711 |
14,615,809 |
14 |
The Boston Strangler |
Oct 16, 1968 |
20th Century Fox |
Thriller/Suspense |
$17,810,894 |
13,596,102 |
15 |
Candy |
Dec 17, 1968 |
|
Comedy |
$16,408,286 |
12,525,409 |
16 |
The Thomas Crown Affair |
Jun 19, 1968 |
MGM |
Drama |
$14,000,000 |
10,687,022 |
17 |
Bandolero! |
Jan 1, 1968 |
20th Century Fox |
Western |
$12,000,000 |
9,160,305 |
18 |
Finian’s Rainbow |
Oct 9, 1968 |
|
|
$11,600,000 |
8,854,961 |
19 |
With Six You Get Eggroll |
Aug 7, 1968 |
National General … |
Comedy |
$10,095,200 |
7,706,259 |
20 |
The Ambushers |
Jan 1, 1968 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$10,000,000 |
7,633,587 |
21 |
The Devil's Brigade |
Jan 1, 1968 |
|
Action |
$8,000,000 |
6,106,870 |
22 |
Where Were You When the Lig… |
Jun 19, 1968 |
MGM |
Romantic Comedy |
$7,988,000 |
6,097,709 |
23 |
Hang 'em High |
Aug 3, 1968 |
United Artists |
Western |
$6,800,000 |
5,190,839 |
24 |
Star! |
Oct 22, 1968 |
|
|
$4,000,000 |
3,053,435 |
25 |
Coogan's Bluff |
Oct 2, 1968 |
Universal |
Action |
$3,110,000 |
2,374,045 |
26 |
Speedway |
Apr 15, 1968 |
|
|
$3,000,000 |
2,290,076 |
27 |
Shalako |
Jan 1, 1968 |
|
Western |
$2,620,000 |
2,000,000 |
28 |
Doctor Faustus |
Feb 6, 1968 |
|
|
$1,000,000 |
763,358 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $583,348,390 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 445,304,101 |
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