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North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1969
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 1969 for an overview of all movies released in 1969.
Top Grossing Movies of 1969
Rank | Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Genre | 1969 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Butch Cassidy and the Sunda… |
Oct 24, 1969 |
20th Century Fox |
Western |
$102,308,900 |
72,048,521 |
2 |
The Love Bug |
Mar 13, 1969 |
|
Comedy |
$50,576,808 |
35,617,470 |
3 |
Midnight Cowboy |
May 25, 1969 |
MGM |
Drama |
$44,785,053 |
31,538,769 |
4 |
Easy Rider |
Jul 14, 1969 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$41,728,598 |
29,386,336 |
5 |
Hello, Dolly |
Dec 16, 1969 |
|
Musical |
$33,208,099 |
23,385,985 |
6 |
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice |
Sep 18, 1969 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$31,897,253 |
22,462,854 |
7 |
Paint Your Wagon |
Oct 15, 1969 |
Paramount Pictures |
Musical |
$31,678,778 |
22,308,998 |
8 |
True Grit |
Jun 11, 1969 |
|
Western |
$31,132,592 |
21,924,360 |
9 |
Cactus Flower |
Dec 16, 1969 |
Sony Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$25,889,208 |
18,231,836 |
10 |
Goodbye, Columbus |
Apr 3, 1969 |
|
|
$22,939,805 |
16,154,792 |
11 |
On Her Majesty's Secret Ser… |
Dec 18, 1969 |
MGM |
Action |
$22,800,000 |
16,056,338 |
12 |
I Am Curious (Yellow) |
Mar 10, 1969 |
|
Drama |
$20,200,000 |
14,225,352 |
13 |
Winning |
May 22, 1969 |
Universal |
Drama |
$14,644,335 |
10,312,911 |
14 |
Z |
Dec 8, 1969 |
Rialto Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$14,200,000 |
10,000,000 |
15 |
The Sterile Cuckoo |
Oct 22, 1969 |
|
Drama |
$13,982,357 |
9,846,730 |
16 |
The Stewardesses |
Jul 25, 1969 |
|
|
$13,500,000 |
9,507,042 |
17 |
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? |
Dec 10, 1969 |
|
Drama |
$12,600,000 |
8,873,239 |
18 |
Sweet Charity |
Apr 1, 1969 |
Universal |
Musical |
$8,000,000 |
5,633,802 |
19 |
The Undefeated |
Nov 27, 1969 |
20th Century Fox |
Western |
$8,000,000 |
5,633,802 |
20 |
Where Eagles Dare |
Mar 12, 1969 |
MGM |
Action |
$7,100,000 |
5,000,000 |
21 |
Alice's Restaurant |
Aug 20, 1969 |
United Artists |
Comedy |
$6,300,000 |
4,436,619 |
22 |
If It's Tuesday, This Must … |
Apr 24, 1969 |
United Artists |
Romantic Comedy |
$6,000,000 |
4,225,352 |
23 |
Topaz |
Dec 19, 1969 |
Universal |
Thriller/Suspense |
$6,000,000 |
4,225,352 |
24 |
Once Upon a Time in the West |
May 28, 1969 |
Paramount Pictures |
Western |
$5,321,508 |
3,747,540 |
25 |
Marooned |
Dec 11, 1969 |
|
Adventure |
$4,300,000 |
3,028,169 |
26 |
Che! |
Jun 27, 1969 |
|
Drama |
$2,000,000 |
1,408,450 |
27 |
De Sade |
Aug 27, 1969 |
|
Drama |
$1,200,000 |
845,070 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $582,293,294 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 410,065,689 |
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