1968 Movies

Finding box office information for movies made before 1980 is not an easy task.   For somebody looking for box office information on 1968 it is very very frustrating.  Over the years, we have researched and collected information on over 36,000 movies.  So we figured we would show all the 1968 movies in our database.

To make this list a movie had to be made in 1968.  This page will looks at 140 1968 Top Box Office Movies.  The movies are listed in a massive table that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.    This only represents about 25% of the movies made in 1968….but should cover the top box office movies.

Wow….these movies are now over 50 years old!

Our UMR Top 50 of 1968

1968 Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

  • Sort 1968  Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
  • Sort 1968  Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
  • Sort 1968  Movies by stars of the movie
  • Sort 1968  Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort 1968  Movies how they were received by critics and audiences.  60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
  • Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each 1968  Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1968 Movies received.
  • Sort 1968 Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR).  Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
 
1968’s Planet of the Apes

Top earners in 1968 for Adjusted USA Box Office:

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54 thoughts on “1968 Movies”

  1. 1968 was a landmark year for sci-fi fans – it saw the release of 2001 a Space Odyssey, one of the highest rated movies of all time. And the first Planet of the Apes movie was released too. both were big hits at the box office too. I wrote about those two films at hubpages a few years ago, aaah memories…

    I’ve seen 45 of the 140 films on the chart. Looking at my files I have 82 films from 1968 in my movie collection. Favorites include –

    2001: A Space Odyssey
    Bullitt
    Coogan’s Bluff
    Countdown
    Dark of the Sun
    Devil Rides Out ,The
    Dracula Has Risen From The Grave
    Hang ‘Em High
    Hell in the Pacific
    Ice Station Zebra
    Lion in Winter ,The
    Night of the Living Dead
    Oliver !
    Party ,The
    Planet of the Apes (1968)
    Power ,The
    Quatermass and the Pit (1967 in the UK)
    Rosemary’s Baby
    Scalphunters ,The
    Speedway
    Targets
    Villa Rides!
    Where Eagles Dare
    Will Penny
    Witchfinder General
    Yellow Submarine
    zz-France – Barbarella
    zz-Italy – Once Upon a Time in the West
    zz-Italy – Professional Gun ,A
    zz-Japan – Destroy All Monsters
    zz-Japan – King Kong Escapes

    Good to see 2001 topping all the charts. It was initially a slow burn at the box office but it kept getting bigger and bigger as word of mouth got round among young people that it was ‘the ultimate trip’ which was the poster tagline on the first of many rereleases.

    Btw 2018 is the 50th anniversary of Space Odyssey and director Christopher Nolan, a big fan, is presenting a brand new 70mm print of the film at the Cannes film festival. And it will have a limited release in a few theaters on May 18th.

    Another epic movie year page Bruce. Vote Up!

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    1. Hey Steve
      1. Thanks for the V.T.C (visit, tally, comment) C.V.T. (comment, visit, tally) or T.V.C. (tally,visit,comment).
      2. I agree 1968 produced some of the most iconic science fiction movies ever…..2001 is our UMR movie of the year……while Planet of the Apes is still going strong 50 years after making it’s debate……last year an Ape movie was one of the best of the year.
      3. Ah…..the good old HubPage days…..sadly those days are ancient memories….with problem only me, you, Flora and Soren having any idea what you are talking about…lol.
      4. Tally count: Dan 76, Flora 45, Steve 45, Cogerson 43 and Laurent 24.
      5. I have seen about half of your favorites with Once Upon A Time, Planet of the Apes and Night of the Living Dead being in my favorites as well.
      6. King Kong Escapes is listed as a 1967 movie on IMDb…it can be found on our 1967 Movie Page.
      7. Very interesting about Nolan presenting a brand new 70 mm…..that sounds like it would be fun to see on the big screen.
      Good feedback as always.

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  2. Although my overall total for 1968 movies is around the same total for other 60s years, the percentage of top films I have seen has started to drop as I predicted it would as we get more recent.

    I have seen 45 1968 movies.

    The highest rated film I have seen is Oliver!

    The highest rated film I have NOT seen is 2001: A Space Odyssey. Really. I have seen parts of it including the ending, but I have never watched the whole film. This is the first time I have missed the top rated film, and it won’t be the last.

    The lowest rated film I have seen is The Legend of Lylah Clare. Kim Novak plays the title role.

    My Viewing By Rankings Is As Follows:

    6/10 (ouch!) – also not seen Lion in Winter, Rosemary’s Baby, and Romeo and Juliet
    13/20
    18/30
    23/40
    25/50
    30/60
    33/70
    36/80
    38/90
    42/100
    44/110
    45/120
    45/140

    My Top 12 Favourite Movies of 1968 are:

    Once Upon a Time in the West
    Bullitt
    The Thomas Crown Affair
    Funny Girl
    Madigan
    The Odd Couple
    Planet of the Apes
    The Devil’s Brigade
    The Stalking Moon
    Oliver!
    Where Eagles Dare
    Firecreek

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    1. Hey Flora
      1. As always thanks for (1) the Visit (2) the Tally count (3) the Comment…..I need to come up with a quick way to say all of that…..how Thanks for the T.V.C. or Thanks for the C.V.T…..or Thanks for the V.T.C.?
      2. Yes your totals are going down….but your are still holding off Steve and myself…..though it is getting tight…..45 for you and Steve and 43 for me……with Dan being the Top Dog and Laurent with 24.
      3. Ouch is right….you have actually seen more of the movies ranked 11th to 20th than the Top 10…..not thinking that has happened too many times.
      4. I am sure Steve is stunned that you have not seen all of 2001: A Space Odyssey……that movie has lots of supporters…..but it also has lots of people that do not understand why people love it so much. I have a friend that jokes….”If I can’t fall asleep…I start to watch A Space Odyssey and within 10 minutes I am asleep.”
      5. Of your Top 12…I have seen 11 of them…..only The Devil’s Brigade has escaped me. I wonder how Madigan made the list…lol.
      6. Good to see two Steve McQueen movies in your Top 12….The Stalking Moon is an underrated western for sure.
      Good stuff as always.

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  3. And the numbers keep dropping, 76 1968 films seen for the first time since December 1992 when I hit film 8000. I saw Blackbeard’s Ghost and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in the theater, Never a Dull Moment, Speedway, Stay Away Joe and Head with the Monkees on network TV back in the early 70’s. Don’t Raise the Bridge Lower the Water which I also saw in a theater back then was the first Jerry Lewis film I saw. Also saw The Detective in the cinemas back then (i’m remembering these without looking at your list). I saw Wild in the Streets at a American International film festival at the Museum of Modern Art in 1979. Anyway the 75 I saw for the first time when they were 24 years or older;

    Key, film, studio, star if listed, date seen, source (TV channel, tape or DVD)

    30 IS A DANGEROUS AGE, CYNTHIA (U.K.) 1968 COL DUDLEY MOORE 1/2 1998 ENC
    ANGRY BREED 1968 COMMONWEALTH UNITED JAN STERLING JAMES MACARTHUR 11/14 1993 TBS
    ANZIO 1968 COL ROBERT MITCHUM PETER FALK 5/29 2012 ANT
    BASTARD, THE (IT-FR-W.GER) 1968 WB 9/18 2015 TCM
    BETWEEN GOD, THE DEVIL AND A WINCHESTER (IT-SP.) 1968 GILBERT ROLAND 11/9 2011 DVD
    BEYOND THE LAW (IT-W.GER-MONACO) 1968 CINEMA SHARES LEE VAN CLEEF ANTONIO SABATA 9/26 2010 DVD
    BIG GUNDOWN (IT-SP.) 1968 COL LEE VAN CLEEF 1/9 1995 TNT
    BIGGEST BUNDLE OF THEM ALL 1968 MGM VITTORIO DE SICA RAQUEL WELCH 4/13 2001 TCM
    BIRTHDAY PARTY (U.K.) 1968 CONTINENTAL ROBERT SHAW 1/22 1998 ENC
    BLOODY CHE CONTRA (IT.) 1968 RAF INDUSTRIES JOHN IRELAND 4/12 1997 55
    BYE BYE BRAVERMAN 1968 WB GEORGE SEGAL 10/6 1996 2
    CHALLENGE FOR ROBIN HOOD (U.K.) 1968 FOX BARRIE INGHAM JAMES HAYTER 5/9 2012 TCM
    CHARLIE BUBBLES (U.K.) 1968 UNI ALBERT FINNEY 4/18 1998 BRAVO
    CONQUEROR WORM 1968 AIP VINCENT PRICE 10/12 1996 TMC
    CORRUPTION (U.K.) 1968 COL PETER CUSHING 9/22 2007 TCM
    CRIMSON CULT 1968 AIP BORIS KARLOFF CHRISTOPHER LEE 5/11 2003 MYST
    DANDY IN ASPIC 1968 COL LAURENCE HARVEY TOM COURTNEY 3/27 2002 MYST
    DEAD FOR A DOLLAR (IT.) 1968 XXX XXX 10/19 2011 DVD
    DEADFALL 1968 FOX MICHAEL CAINE 4/14 2001 FXM
    DECLINE AND FALL …OF A BIRDWATCHER (U.K.) 1968 FOX DONALD WOLFIT 7/12 1994 TMC
    DESPERADO TRAIL (W.GER – IT-YUG.) 1968 COL 8/10 2014 WEST
    DEVIL’S BRIDE (U.K.) 1968 FOX CHRISTOPHER LEE CHARLES GRAY 10/31 2013 TCM
    DEVIL’S BRIGADE 1968 UA WILLIAM HOLDEN CLIFF ROBERTSON 5/28 2001 TCM
    DR. COPPELIUS 1968 CHILDHOOD PRODS. XXX XXX 10/24 2011 TCM
    FACES 1968 CONTINENTAL GENA ROWLANDS 5/29 1995 BRAVO
    FIND A PLACE TO DIE (IT-U.K.) 1968 GADABOUT GADDIS JEFFREY HUNTER 12/29 2011 DVD
    FLEA IN HER EAR 1968 FOX REX HARRISON 8/7 2004 FXM
    FOR SINGLES ONLY 1968 COL JOHN SAXON 2/26 1994 TNT
    HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER 1968 WB ALAN ARKIN SONDRA LOCKE 1/4 1997 2
    HELL RAIDERS 1968 AIP JOHN AGAR RICHARD WEBB 5/8 2008 DRA
    HERE WE GO ROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH (U.K.) 1968 LOPERT JUDY GEESON 4/22 2002 LOVE
    HOSTILE WITNESS (U.K.) 1968 UA RAY MILLAND SYLVIA SYMS 9/23 2008 TCM
    HOW TO STEAL THE WORLD 1968 MGM ROBERT VAUGHN DAVID MCCALLUM 11/8 2007 TCM
    I LOVE YOU, ALICE B. TOKLAS! 1968 WB PETER SELLERS 10/17 1994 BRAVO
    ICE STATION ZEBRA 1968 MGM ROCK HUDSON ERNEST BORGNINE 11/17 1993 TNT
    IF YOU MEET SARTANA, PRAY FOR YOUR DEATH (IT-FR-W.GER) 1968 PARIS ETOLIE XXX XXX 5/5 2010 DVD
    IMMORTAL STORY (FR.) 1968 ALTURA ORSON WELLES JEANNE MOREAU 5/15 2007 TCM
    INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU (U.K.) 1968 UA ALAN ARKIN 2/12 1995 TNT
    JOANNA 1968 FOX XXX XXX 5/2 2006 FXM
    KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE (U.K.) 1968 MGM SUSANNAH YORK 6/28 2007 TCM
    KONA COAST 1968 WB RICHARD BOONE VERA MILES 2/12 2001 ACTN
    LION IN WINTER (U.K.) 1968 AVCO EMBASSY PETER O’TOOLE KATHERINE HEPBURN 8/7 1997 TMC
    LONG DAYS OF HATE (IT.) 1968 FINE PRODUCTS GUY MADISON 5/11 2011 DVD
    MACHINE GUN MCCAIN (IT.) 1968 COL JOHN CASSAVETES BRITT EKLAND 2/25 1994 TBS
    MARS NEEDS WOMEN 1968 AIP XXX XXX 5/15 2002 AMC
    MASSACRE TIME (IT.) 1968 AIP 6/29 2013 DVD
    MRS. BROWN YOU’VE GOT A LOVELY DAUGHTER (U.K.) 1968 MGM XXX XXX 1/10 2000 TCM
    OEDIPUS THE KING (U.K.) 1968 UNI CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER LILLI PALMER 4/2 1998 STZ
    ONLY WHEN I LARF (U.K.) 1968 PAR RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH DAVID HEMMINGS 3/13 1996 BRAVO
    PAPER LION 1968 UA ALAN ALDA LAUREN HUTTON 9/13 1995 TNT
    PLACE FOR LOVERS (IT-FR.) 1968 MGM FAYE DUNAWAY MARCELLO MASTROIANNI 5/29 1999 TCM
    PROJECT X 1968 PAR XXX XXX 4/14 1996 SCI
    PRUDENCE AND THE PILL (U.K.) 1968 FOX DEBORAH KERR DAVID NIVEN 11/18 2001 FXM
    RUN, MAN, RUN (IT-FR) 1968 XXX XXX 6/16 2010 DVD
    SALESMAN (DOC.) 1968 MAYSTER FILM 5/14 2014 TCM
    SEA GULL (U.K.) 1968 WB JAMES MASON SIMONE SIGNORET 6/1 1996 BRAVO
    SECRET WORLD (FR.) 1968 FOX JACQUELLINE BISSET 12/28 2006 FXM
    SHOUT, GRINGO, SHOUT (IT-FR.) 1968 HERITAGE XXX XXX 1/3 2003 WEST
    SILENT STRANGER (IT.) 1968 MGM XXX XXX 3/10 1994 TNT
    SIMBIEPSYCHOTAXIPHASM (DOC.) 1968 TAKE ONE PRODS. 6/30 2012 TCM
    SINGLE ROOM FURNISHED 1968 CROWN INTL JAYNE MANSFIELD 5/18 2010 DVD
    SOL MADRID 1968 MGM DAVID MCCALLUM STELLA STEVENS 1/23 1994 TNT
    SPEED LOVERS 1968 JEMCO XXX XXX 2/6 2007 DVD
    SUBTERFUGE 1968 COMMONWEALTH UNITED TV GENE BARRY JOAN COLLINS 5/22 1994 55
    SWEET NOVEMBER 1968 WB ANTHONY NEWLEY SANDY DENNIS 6/3 2000 LOVE
    TARZAN AND THE JUNGLE BOY 1968 PAR XXX XXX 6/9 1997 AMC
    TERROR IN THE JUNGLE 1968 CROWN INTL. 10/4 2015 DVD
    THE FOX 1968 CLARIDGE SANDY DENNIS KEIR DULLEA 9/18 1996 BRAVO
    THE HELLCATS 1968 CROWN INTL. XXX XXX 7/17 1994 COM
    THE PARTY 1968 UA PETER SELLERS 7/27 1995 TNT
    THE SPLIT 1968 MGM JIM BROWN 7/6 1994 TNT
    THUNDERBIRDS 6 (PUPPETS – U.K.) 1968 UA XXX XXX 1/1 1995 TNT
    TOUCHABLES, THE (U.K.) 1968 FOX XXX XXX 7/21 2009 FXM
    WICKED DREAMS OF PAULA SCHULTZ 1968 UA ELKE SOMMER 11/7 1993 TNT
    WILD RACERS 1968 AIP 9/23 2014 ANT
    YORGARY, MONSTER FROM THE DEEP (JAP.) 1968 MGM XXX XXX 5/23 2003 ACTN

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    1. Hey Dan….your tally might be dropping but it is still a pretty stout number….and one that still leads the way. Dan 76, Cogerson 43 and Laurent 24. Wow….the second mention of Blackbeard’s Ghost….that one barely registered with me…when looking at all of these great movies.

      I remember seeing the trailer for Never A Dull Moment and getting all excited……when I finally saw it in the mid to late 1970s…. released (a) it had lots of dull moments and (b) that it was a Disney re-release. Probably the first time I released that Disney loved re-releasing their movies.

      Lots of good movies in your “Seen” movies list. As always…thanks for sharing the information.

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      1. Disney used to what release maybe 3 to 5 films a year back then. Also saw Blackbeard’s Ghost on a re-issue in the mid 70’s. I think the Love Bug is 1969, first of 3 films I saw at Radio City Music Hall (we went to the Easter show). They were all Disney films I saw there, the other two being Pete’s Dragon in 1977 and Return to Oz in 85 (and you got stage shows). When I was a kid in 1968 I went to the neighborhood theater to see The Future Perils of Laurel and Hardy. I was surprised lots of kids I knew went to that also. They really went to see the other half of the double bill, Planet of the Apes. I saw 4 of those early Apes pictures which were always on double bills with something else I wanted to see. The 3rd Elvis movie of 68 (I mentioned the other 2 in previous comment), Live a Little, Love a Little I saw on TV in the early 70’s also (couldn’t remember title).

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    1. Hey Bobby…..just fixed those pesky 1967 errors. Sometimes as I am writing some of the changes do not take because I have the page opened in too many places….this was an easy fix….when it wipes away the “Possibly Interesting Things About The Table” stats it is very very frustrating.

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  5. I have seen 43 of these movies or 30.70% of the movies listed. That is up 13 movies from my tally count in 1967…and now I go to work.

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    1. Hi Bruce,
      Thanks for this new year. I think 1968 was a good year. I’ve seen 24 movies of this list. I like à lot of them. Bullitt, 2001, Green Berets, Where Eagles Dare, Coogan’s bluff, BlackBeard’s Ghost was funny and Once Upon a Time in West, one of my favorite movies.

      In France, as you know the last one was a very big success. One of the 20 biggest of all-time, with near 15 millions people who saw it in theatres.
      Bullitt was a big success too with near 4 millions of admissions. And 2001 was the first big success in France for a SF movie, with more than 3 millions admissions.

      A very good stuff again Bruce. +1

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      1. Hey Laurent….good to hear from you. This now makes 39 straight years with an UMR review….from 1930 to 1968……ranking over 5,000 classic movies….with it increasing almost every day.

        Tally count….so far at least….me 43 you 24. I agree there are some quality movies in this table. Where Eagles Dare and Once Upon A Time In The West are favorites of mine as well. I have not seen Blackbeard’s Ghost…I will have to check that one out.

        Great stats on how those movies did in France….amazing that Leone’s Once Upon At Time was 5 times more popular than the legendary 2001. Thanks for the visit and the kind words.

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