List of American films of 1968 explained

This is a list of American films released in 1968.

Box office

The highest-grossing American films released in 1968, by domestic box office gross revenue as estimated by The Numbers, are as follows:[1]

Highest-grossing films of 1968
RankTitle Distributor Domestic gross
1Funny GirlColumbia Pictures$58,500,000
2MGM$56,715,371
3The Odd CoupleParamount$44,527,234
4BullittWarner Bros.$42,300,873
5Rosemary's BabyParamount$33,395,426
6Planet of the Apes20th Century Fox$32,589,624
7Yours, Mine and OursMGM$25,912,624
8The Lion in WinterEmbassy Pictures$22,276,975
9The Green BeretsWarner Bros.$21,707,027
10Blackbeard's Ghost$21,540,050

January–March

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3The Wicked Dreams of Paula SchultzHall Bartlett ProductionsGeorge Marshall (director); Elke Sommer, Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer
8Wild 90Supreme Mix ProductionsNorman Mailer (director); Norman Mailer, Buzz Farber, Mickey Knox
12Nobody's PerfectNPD FilmsAlan Rafkin (director); Doug McClure, Nancy Kwan, James Whitmore
17The Biggest Bundle of Them AllFilmwaysKen Annakin (director); Robert Wagner, Raquel Welch, Edward G. Robinson
18Spider BabyLasky-Monka ProductionsJack Hill (director); Lon Chaney Jr., Carol Ohmart, Quinn K. Redeker
24FirecreekWarner Bros.Vincent McEveety (director); James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens
MaryjaneAmerican International PicturesMaury Dexter (director); Fabian Forte, Diane McBain, Kevin Coughlin
29How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your LifeColumbia PicturesFielder Cook (director); Dean Martin, Stella Stevens, Eli Wallach
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7Sol MadridMGMBrian G. Hutton (director); David McCallum, Stella Stevens, Telly Savalas
8Blackbeard's GhostWalt Disney ProductionsRobert Stevenson (director); Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette
Sweet NovemberWarner Bros.Robert Ellis Miller (director); Sandy Dennis, Anthony Newley, Theodore Bikel
18The Money JungleUniversal PicturesFrancis D. Lyon (director); John Ericson, Lola Albright, Leslie Parrish
21Bye Bye BravermanWarner Bros.Sidney Lumet (director); George Segal, Jack Warden, Joseph Wiseman
The PowerGeorge Pal ProductionsByron Haskin (director); George Hamilton, Suzanne Pleshette, Richard Carlson
29The Secret War of Harry FriggUniversal PicturesJack Smight (director); Paul Newman, Sylva Koscina, Andrew Duggan
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1Day of the Evil GunMGMJerry Thorpe (director); Glenn Ford, Arthur Kennedy, Dean Jagger
6P.J.Universal PicturesJohn Guillermin (director); George Peppard, Raymond Burr, Gayle Hunnicutt
Psych-OutDick Clark ProductionsRichard Rush (director); Susan Strasberg, Jack Nicholson, Dean Stockwell
8A Man Called GannonUniversal PicturesJames Goldstone (director); Anthony Franciosa, Michael Sarrazin, Judi West
Stay Away, JoeMGMPeter Tewksbury (director); Elvis Presley, Burgess Meredith, Joan Blondell
13CounterpointUniversal PicturesRalph Nelson (director); Charlton Heston, Maximilian Schell, Kathryn Hays
18The ProducersEmbassy PicturesMel Brooks (director); Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Kenneth Mars
20No Way to Treat a LadyParamount PicturesJack Smight (director); Rod Steiger, Lee Remick, George Segal
21The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family BandWalt Disney ProductionsMichael O'Herlihy (director); Walter Brennan, Buddy Ebsen, Lesley Ann Warren
27Arizona BushwhackersParamount PicturesLesley Selander (director); Howard Keel, Yvonne De Carlo, John Ireland
29MadiganUniversal PicturesDon Siegel (director); Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens

April–June

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2The ScalphuntersNorlan ProductionsSydney Pollack (director); Burt Lancaster, Shelley Winters, Telly Savalas
32001: A Space OdysseyStanley Kubrick ProductionsStanley Kubrick (director); Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester
Planet of the ApesAPJAC ProductionsFranklin J. Schaffner (director); Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter
4The PartyThe Mirisch CompanyBlake Edwards (director); Peter Sellers, Claudine Longet, Marge Champion
10Where Angels Go, Trouble FollowsColumbia PicturesJames Neilson (director); Stella Stevens, Rosalind Russell, Binnie Barnes
Will PennyParamount PicturesTom Gries (director); Charlton Heston, Joan Hackett, Donald Pleasence
17The Private Navy of Sgt. O'FarrellGibraltar ProductionsFrank Tashlin (director); Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Jeffrey Hunter
24BlueParamount PicturesSilvio Narizzano (director); Terence Stamp, Joanna Pettet, Karl Malden
Yours, Mine and OursDesilu ProductionsMelville Shavelson (director); Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda, Van Johnson
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1Don't Just Stand There!Universal PicturesRon Winston (director); Robert Wagner, Mary Tyler Moore, Glynis Johns
The Mini-Skirt MobAmerican International PicturesMaury Dexter (director); Jeremy Slate, Diane McBain, Ross Hagen
Tarzan and the Jungle BoyBanner ProductionsRobert Gordon (director); Mike Henry, Rafer Johnson, Aliza Gur
2The Odd CoupleParamount PicturesGene Saks (director); Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, John Fiedler
10Project XMaron FilmsWilliam Castle (director); Christopher George, Greta Baldwin, Henry Jones
15The Devil's BrigadeUnited ArtistsAndrew V. McLaglen (director); William Holden, Cliff Robertson, Vince Edwards
The SwimmerHorizon PicturesFrank Perry (director); Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule
17Journey to ShilohUniversal PicturesWilliam Hale (director); James Caan, Michael Sarrazin, Brenda Scott
23Kona CoastAllied ArtistsLamont Johnson (director); Richard Boone, Vera Miles, Joan Blondell
24The Savage SevenAmerican International PicturesRichard Rush (director); Robert Walker Jr., Joanna Frank, Larry Bishop
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?Universal PicturesGeorge Seaton (director); George Peppard, Mary Tyler Moore, Don Stroud
28The DetectiveCinemobile SystemGordon Douglas (director); Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Ralph Meeker
Madigan's MillionsPrimex PicturesStanley Prager (director); Dustin Hoffman, Elsa Martinelli, Cesar Romero
Villa RidesParamount PicturesBuzz Kulik (director); Yul Brynner, Robert Mitchum, Maria Grazia Buccella
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5Bandolero!20th Century FoxAndrew V. McLaglen (director); James Stewart, Dean Martin, Raquel Welch
Angels from HellFanfare FilmsBruce Kessler (director); Tom Stern, Arlene Martel, Ted Markland
ChubascoWarner Bros.Allen H. Miner (director); Richard Egan, Christopher Jones, Susan Strasberg
For Singles OnlyColumbia PicturesArthur Dreifuss (director); John Saxon, Mary Ann Mobley, Charlie Brill
JigsawCherokee ProductionsJames Goldstone (director); Harry Guardino, Bradford Dillman, Hope Lange
10PetuliaWarner Bros.-Seven ArtsRichard Lester (director); Julie Christie, George C. Scott, Richard Chamberlain
12Rosemary's BabyWilliam Castle ProductionsRoman Polanski (director); Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon
SpeedwayMetro-Goldwyn-MayerNorman Taurog (director); Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra, Bill Bixby
The Sweet Ride20th Century FoxHarvey Hart (director); Tony Franciosa, Jacqueline Bisset, Michael Sarrazin
19The Green BeretsWarner Bros.-Seven ArtsRay Kellogg (director); John Wayne, David Janssen, Jim Hutton
The Thomas Crown AffairThe Mirisch CompanyNorman Jewison (director); Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, Paul Burke
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?FilmwaysHy Averback (director); Doris Day, Robert Morse, Terry-Thomas
25The Secret Life of an American WifeBurt Brinckerhoff ProductionsGeorge Axelrod (director); Walter Matthau, Anne Jackson, Patrick O'Neal
26Never a Dull MomentWalt Disney ProductionsJerry Paris (director); Dick Van Dyke, Edward G. Robinson, Dorothy Provine

July–September

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3EveMarinos ProductionsJeremy Summers (director); Robert Walker Jr., Fred Clark, Herbert Lom
12A Lovely Way to DieUniversal PicturesDavid Lowell Rich (director); Kirk Douglas, Sylva Koscina, Eli Wallach
14Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?Universal PicturesDon Weis (director); Phyllis Diller, Bob Denver, Joe Flynn
17For Love of IvyABC PicturesDaniel Mann (director); Sidney Poitier, Abbey Lincoln, Beau Bridges
24AnzioColumbia PicturesEdward Dmytryk (director); Robert Mitchum, Peter Falk, Arthur Kennedy
29In Enemy CountryUniversal PicturesHarry Keller (director); Anthony Franciosa, Anjanette Comer, Guy Stockwell
315 Card StudParamount PicturesHenry Hathaway (director); Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum, Inger Stevens
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3Hang 'Em HighUnited ArtistsTed Post (director); Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Ed Begley
3With Six You Get EggrollNaho ProductionsHoward Morris (director); Doris Day, Brian Keith, Pat Carroll
15TargetsSaticoy ProductionsPeter Bogdanovich (director); Boris Karloff, Tim O'Kelly, Nancy Hsueh
15A Time to SingAllied ArtistsArthur Dreifuss (director); Hank Williams Jr., Shelley Fabares, Ed Begley
20How Sweet It Is!Productions P.A.C.Jerry Paris (director); Debbie Reynolds, James Garner, Maurice Ronet
26Rachel, RachelKayos ProductionsPaul Newman (director); Joanne Woodward, Estelle Parsons, James Olson
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11The Young RunawaysUniversal PicturesArthur Dreifuss (director); Brooke Bundy, Kevin Coughlin, Lloyd Bochner
18Funny GirlColumbia PicturesWilliam Wyler (director); Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford
18Pretty PoisonTwentieth Century FoxNoel Black (director); Anthony Perkins, Tuesday Weld, Beverly Garland
22The SplitMetro-Goldwyn-MayerGordon Flemyng (director); Jim Brown, Diahann Carroll, Ernest Borgnine
23CharlySelmur ProductionsRalph Nelson (director); Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala

October–December

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1Night of the Living DeadImage TenGeorge A. Romero (director); Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman
2Coogan's BluffThe Malpaso CompanyDon Siegel (director); Clint Eastwood, Lee J. Cobb, Susan Clark
7I Love You, Alice B. ToklasThe Mirisch CompanyHy Averback (director); Peter Sellers, Jo Van Fleet, Leigh Taylor-Young
9Finian's RainbowWarner Bros.Francis Ford Coppola (director); Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Tommy Steele
9If He Hollers, Let Him Go!Globe Films InternationalCharles Martin (director); Raymond St. Jacques, Barbara McNair, Kevin McCarthy
13The Subject Was RosesFrankovitch ProductionsUlu Grosbard (director); Patricia Neal, Jack Albertson, Martin Sheen
14Paper LionEldorado ProductionsAlex March (director); Alan Alda, Lauren Hutton, David Doyle
16The Boston StranglerTwentieth Century FoxRichard Fleischer (director); Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy
17BullittSolar ProductionsPeter Yates (director); Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset
19A Flea in Her EarElgin International FilmsJacques Charon (director); Rex Harrison, Rosemary Harris, Louis Jourdan
22Star!Twentieth Century FoxRobert Wise (director); Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna, Michael Craig
22Vixen!Entertainment Ventures Inc.Russ Meyer (director); Erica Gavin, Harrison Page, Garth Pillsbury
22Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric WomenAmerican International PicturesPeter Bogdanovich (director); Mamie Van Doren, Mary Marr, Paige Lee
23Live a Little, Love a LittleMetro-Goldwyn-MayerNorman Taurog (director); Elvis Presley, Michele Carey, Don Porter
24Ice Station ZebraMetro-Goldwyn-MayerJohn Sturges (director); Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan
30The Lion in WinterAvco Embassy PicturesAnthony Harvey (director); Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins
31They Came to Rob Las VegasWarner Bros.Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi (director); Gary Lockwood, Elke Sommer, Lee J. Cobb
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6HeadRaybert ProductionsBob Rafelson (director); The Monkees, Annette Funicello, Timothy Carey
13Killers ThreeAmerican International PicturesBruce Kessler (director); Robert Walker Jr., Diane Varsi, Dick Clark
13Yellow SubmarineKing Features SyndicateGeorge Dunning (director); The Beatles (voices), Paul Angelis, John Clive
15The Shoes of the FishermanMetro-Goldwyn-MayerMichael Anderson (director); Anthony Quinn, Laurence Olivier, Oskar Werner
16The Legend of Lylah ClareMetro-Goldwyn-MayerRobert Aldrich (director); Kim Novak, Peter Finch, Ernest Borgnine
18House of CardsLes Productions Fox EuropaJohn Guillermin (director); George Peppard, Inger Stevens, Orson Welles
20Lady in CementArcola PicturesGordon Douglas (director); Frank Sinatra, Raquel Welch, Dan Blocker
24FacesCassar ProductionsJohn Cassavetes (director); John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Lynn Carlin
27HellfightersUniversal PicturesAndrew V. McLaglen (director); John Wayne, Katharine Ross, Jim Hutton
30The Shakiest Gun in the WestUniversal PicturesAlan Rafkin (director); Don Knotts, Barbara Rhoades, Jackie Coogan
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1The Green SlimeMetro-Goldwyn-MayerKinji Fukasaku (director); Robert Horton, Luciana Paluzzi, Richard Jaeckel
4Where Eagles DareMetro-Goldwyn-MayerBrian G. Hutton (director); Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure
10Buona Sera, Mrs. CampbellJerome Hellman ProductionsMelvin Frank (director); Gina Lollobrigida, Shelley Winters, Phil Silvers
12The Killing of Sister GeorgeCinemation IndustriesRobert Aldrich (director); Beryl Reid, Susannah York, Coral Browne
13ShalakoMichael Carreras ProductionsEdward Dmytryk (director); Sean Connery, Brigitte Bardot, Stephen Boyd
15GreetingsWest End FilmsBrian De Palma (director); Robert De Niro, Jonathan Warden, Gerrit Graham
17CandyFrancis ProductionsChristian Marquand (director); Ewa Aulin, Marlon Brando, Richard Burton
18Chitty Chitty Bang BangWarfield ProductionsKen Hughes (director); Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries
18Hell in the PacificSelmur ProductionsJohn Boorman (director); Lee Marvin, Toshirō Mifune
18The Night They Raided Minsky'sAmsterdam Film CompanyWilliam Friedkin (director); Jason Robards, Britt Ekland, Burt Lahr
18UptightTwentieth Century FoxJules Dassin (director); Ruby Dee, Roscoe Lee Browne, Julian Mayfield
19SkidooParamount PicturesOtto Preminger (director); Jackie Gleason, Carol Channing, Frankie Avalon
20The Horse in the Gray Flannel SuitWalt Disney ProductionsNorman Tokar (director); Dean Jones, Diane Baker, Lloyd Bochner
20Three in the AtticAmerican International PicturesRichard Wilson (director); Christopher Jones, Yvette Mimieux, Judy Pace
21Once Upon a Time in the WestRafran CinematograficaSergio Leone (director); Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale
22The Sea GullCommonwealth United EntertainmentSidney Lumet (director); Vanessa Redgrave, David Warner, Simone Signoret
24The Love BugWalt Disney ProductionsRobert Stevenson (director); Dean Jones, Michele Lee, Buddy Hackett
25Assignment to KillLes Productions Fox EuropaSheldon Reynolds (director); Patrick O'Neal, Joan Hackett, John Gielgud
25The BrotherhoodTheatrical Film EnterprisesMartin Ritt (director); Kirk Douglas, Alex Cord, Irene Papas
25The SergeantWarner Bros.John Flynn (director); Rod Steiger, John Phillip Law, Ludmila Mikaël
25The Stalking MoonNational General PicturesRobert Mulligan (director); Gregory Peck, Eva Marie Saint, Robert Forster
26Monterey PopLeacock-PennebakerD. A. Pennebaker (director); Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding
26Krakatoa, East of JavaCinerama Releasing CorporationBernard L. Kowalski (director); Maximilian Schell, Diane Baker, Brian Keith

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1968 . August 16, 2024 . The Numbers.