Finding box office information for movies made before 1980 is not an easy task. For somebody looking for box office information on 1969 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 1969 movies in our database.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1969. This page will looks at 123 1969 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 33% of the movies made in 1969….but should cover the top box office movies.
Our UMR Top 50 of 1969
1969 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 1969 Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
- Sort 1969 Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1969 Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort 1969 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 1969 Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1969 Movies received.
- Sort 1969 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.
Top earners in 1969 for Adjusted USA Box Office:
My Main Sources
Source 1: Variety – January 7th, 1970, January 6th, 1971
Source 2: Twentieth Century-Fox A Corporate and Financial History by Aubrey Solomon
Source 3: Wikipedia
Source 4: IMDb.com
Source 5: BoxOfficeMojo.com
Fellini’s Satyricon
should be
Fellini Satyricon
Hey Sidney….that one is fixed….good catch as always.
30 Goodbye Mr. Chips (1969)
should be
30 Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
Hey Sidney…same issue with the comma here as well. If time permits this weekend I will see if I can get WoC to take a look at the comma issue. Granted…..we are having an issue with Judi Dench and Shakespeare In Love that is taking all of her time, when she does maintenance on the website. Thanks for the head’s up.
Hello
69 , A very exciting year for so many reasons!
About films, My fav film BUTCH of course whith this incrédibile trio Newman, Redford and Ross, and of course Z a french film with Yves Montand and without forgetting Bob, Carole etc
About Ross, i am very surprised that she was in some smash hit, and then …..At the end of the seventies …..nothing, like others stars of the same time, Ali Mac graw, Jennifer o neal, Candice Bergen, and even Faye Dunaway, it was very hard for her after Mommie Dearest.
I saw twenty films for that year who are on this page but at that time i saw a lot of french and italian films
A very good page , always good for memory,
I am not sur but in think i saw. Paint you wagon, if the actress is Ann Margret, en français, les voleurs de trains
A bientot
Pierre
Thanks for completing the 1960s with the final comprehensive annual page of the decade!
Looking at the box office numbers though, it seems the decade may have ended with its worse year. For instance, only 19 movies grossing over $100 million in adjusted box office, which I believe is the lowest of the decade. So I do not feel bad that my count of movies seen from the list has gone down to 26 🙂
Still, the top 3 box office hits are classics which strongly evoke the late 1960s: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Midnight Cowboy, and Easy Rider. I would put these 3 somewhere in my top 10 list for the year and complete the list with The Wild Bunch, Z, They Shoot Horses Don’t They, Support Your Local Sheriff, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Marlowe, and On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, which along with Goldfinger is my favorite Bond film.
Hey PhilHOF17
1. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on 1969 movies.
2. Yep….this closes up the 4th decade of movies…..I remember when I pick 1946 to experiment with….I had no idea I would do so many years…..but at this point…..I think it would be cool to connect with Box Office Mojo’s 1980s lists.
3. Yep….$100 million dollar movies were pretty rare…..I think this time period is one of the worst financially for the movie industry……but Jaws….6 years later would save them.
4. Of your Top 10….I have seen all of them except for Marlowe….I know I am disappointed too….lol. And I call myself a James Garner fan.
5. I did not like Easy Rider at all…..only when Jack is on screen….do I find the movie even remotely interesting…..but I know how groundbreaking this movie was…..and how it was important to so many people back then.
6. Dennis Hopper had some crazy ideas about an Easy Rider 2 movie……things like they were in outer space…..now that would have been fun to se.
7. Tally count of 26 puts you near the bottom of the counts….but not far behind me, Flora and Steve….as we are at 34,32 and 31.
Good feedback as always.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on my comments Bruce. Yeah, I liked Easy Rider, but I would not say it’s one of my favorite films. I think the fact that it just made my top 10 further shows that 1969 was not a great year (apart from my wife being born of course – 🙂 ). Marlowe is good, but not a great movie either, and I have to admit that I like it mainly because of James Garner’s acting and a couple of scenes with Bruce Lee.
Hey PhilHOF17…..thanks for the additional thoughts on Easy Rider and Marlowe….Marlowe is still the movie I most want to see of Garner’s that I have not seen. One day….which will probably make Steve happy….I will do a Bruce Lee page. Good stuff.
In 1969 I saw The Love Bug at Radio City Music Hall. Went to Hook, Line and Sinker the 2nd Jerry Lewis picture I saw. I’ve related on the Pink Panther Page of seeing Take the Money and Run in 1975 with Return of the Pink Panther. Told you on some other page of seeing the first on screen breast I saw in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie stuck in as a sneak preview with My Side of the Mountain and Hello Down There (both g-rated movies I think). I think there were 80 or so G rated releases from the major studios in 1969! Remember seeing True Grit, The Assassination Bureau, The Christmas Tree, Death Rides a Horse and Young Billy Young in theaters then (why the last 4, probably bottom halves of double bills). Saw Hello Dolly, Butch Cassidy, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Elvis’ Change of Habit, The Trouble with Girls and Charro way back in the 70’s on TV.
Since December 1992 I have seen 79 1969 films for the first time. Key is film, studio, stars if listed, date seen and source (TV channel, DVD or tape)/
100 RIFLES 1969 FOX JIM BROWN RAQUEL WELCH 1/5 1997 TMC
80 STEPS TO JONAH 1969 WB XXX XXX 11/14 1994 FAM
ALICE’S RESTAURANT 1969 UA XXX XXX 1/25 2004 TRUE
ALL NEAT IN BLACK STOCKINGS (U.K.) 1969 ANGLO AMALGAMATED 10/8 2017 TCM
APPOINTMENT, THE 1969 MGM OMAR SHARIFF ANOUK AIMEE 6/4 2012 TCM
ARRANGEMENT, THE 1969 WB 4/4 2017 TCM
BABYSITTER, THE 1969 CROWN INTL XXX XXX 2/15 2010 DVD
BATTLE OF EL ALAMEIN (FR-IT.) 1969 MGM XXX XXX 1/15 2007 DRA
BATTLE OF THE LAST PANZER (SP-IT.) 1969 WIZARD VIDEO XXX XXX 6/5 2007 ACTN
BEFORE WINTER COMES (U.K.) 1969 COL DAVID NIVEN 9/22 1993 TNT
BEST HOUSE IN LONDON (U.K.) 1969 MGM 12/20 2017 TCM
BIG CUBE 1969 WB LANA TURNER GEORGE CHAKRIS 1/19 2014 TCM
BOOT HILL (IT.) 1969 FVI TERENCE HILL 7/1 2010 DVD
BRAIN, THE (FR-IT.) 1969 PAR DAVID NIVEN JEAN-PAUL BELMONDO 3/23 1996 COM
CACTUS FLOWER 1969 COL WALTER MATTHAU INGRID BERGMAN 3/18 1997 TMC
CARRY ON CAMPING (U.K.) 1969 RANK SIDNEY JAMES KENNETH WILLIAMS 5/8 1997 TAPE
CASTLE KEEP 1969 COL BURT LANCASTER PETER FALK 11/3 1993 TNT
CAZADERE DE ESPIAS (MEX.) 1969 PELICOTA 5/11 2013 DVD
CROSSPLOT (U.K.) 1969 UA ROGER MOORE MARTHA HYER 4/25 2012 TCM
DADDY’S GONE A HUNTING 1969 NGP CAROL WHITE 3/9 2001 MYST
DESPERADOES, THE 1969 COL VINCE EDWARDS JACK PALANCE 7/7 1997 TNT
DESTROY ALL PLANETS (JAP.) 1969 AIP KOJIRO HANGA TORU TAKASUKA 6/25 2012 DVD
DJANGO THE AVENGER (IT.) 1969 NEW LINE XXX XXX 8/3 2010 DVD
DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE (U.K.) 1969 WB CHRISTOPHER LEE RUPERT DAVIES 10/31 2011 TCM
DREAM OF KINGS 1969 NGP 4/9 2015 TCM
EL HIJO PRODIGO (MEX.) 1969 CIMA FILMS 9/22 2013 DVD
FIRST TIME 1969 UA JACQUELINE BISSET 7/23 1996 TMC
FIVE FOR HELL (IT.) 1969 XXX XXX 2/21 2011 DVD
FIVE MAN ARMY (IT.) 1969 MGM PETER GRAVES 10/27 1994 TNT
FLARE-UP 1969 MGM RAQUEL WELCH 9/6 1995 TNT
FRAULEIN DOKTOR (IT-YUGO) 1969 PAR SUZY KENDALL KENNETH MORE 3/29 1993 A & E
GAMERA VS. GUIRON 1969 AIP-TV XXX XXX 3/28 1994 COM
GODZILLA’S REVENGE (JAP.) 1969 UPA XXX XXX 1/30 1994 TNT
GREEN SLIME 1969 MGM ROBERT HORTON 4/8 1993 TNT
HAMLET (U.K.) 1969 COL NICOL WILLIAMSON 2/22 1996 BRAVO
HANNIBAL BROOKS (U.K.) 1969 UA OLIVER REED 2/16 2003 ACTN
HAPPY ENDING 1969 UA JEAN SIMMONS JOHN FORSYTHE 3/26 2010 TCM
HAUNTED HOUSE OF HORROR (U.K.) 1969 AIP FRANKIE AVALON 12/13 2008 TCM
ILLUSTRATED MAN 1969 WB ROD STEIGER CLAIRE BLOOM 3/6 2012 TCM
IMPASSE 1969 UA BURT REYNOLDS ANNE FRANCIS 3/21 1995 TMC
IN SEARCH OF GREGORY (U.K. -IT.) 1969 UNI JULIE CHRISTIE MICHAEL SARRAZIN 5/8 2006 SUND
JUSTINE 1969 FOX ANOUK AIMEE DIRK BOGARDE 6/22 1999 MMAX
KENNER 1969 MGM JIM BROWN 10/4 1994 TNT
LAST SHOT YOU HEAR (U.K.) 1969 FOX HUGH MARLOWE 12/17 1995 TMC
LEARNING TREE 1969 WB XXX XXX 9/7 1994 7
LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS (U.K.) 1969 COL CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER 3/4 2009 TCM
LOST MAN 1969 UNI SIDNEY POITIER 4/7 1998 55
MAN FROM NOWHERE (IT-FR.) 1969 GADABOUT GADDO PRODS. GUILIANO GEMMA CORINNE MARCHAND 5/5 2011 DVD
MEDIUM COOL 1969 PAR ROBERT FORSTER 6/21 1996 TMC
MODEL SHOP 1969 COL ANOUK AIMEE GARY LOCKWOOD 9/7 2010 TCM
MORE DEAD THAN ALIVE 1969 UA CLINT WALKER VINCENT PRICE 5/29 1994 TNT
NIGHT OF BLOODY HORROR 1969 HOWCO 11/17 2015 DVD
OTLEY (U.K.) 1969 COL TOM COURTENAY ROMY SCHNEIDER 8/28 2012 ANT
OUT OF IT 1969 UA JON VOIGHT 3/7 2002 LOVE
PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH 1969 MGM XXX XXX 6/26 1999 TCM
PICASSO SUMMER 1969 WB ALBERT FINNEY YVETTE MIMIEUX 6/18 1997 BRAVO
PRICE OF POWER (IT-SP.) 1969 MERCURIO FILMS XXX XXX 6/10 2011 DVD
RAIN PEOPLE 1969 WB 6/21 2017 TCM
RASCAL 1969 BV STEVE FORREST 2/19 2002 ENC
SANDY THE SEAL (FOR.) 1969 MARIANNE KOCH 10/25 2007 DVD
SICILIAN CLAN (FR.) 1969 FOX JEAN GABIN ALAIN DELON 7/6 2002 FXM
SIDE HACKERS 1969 CROWN INTL 11/8 2012 DVD
SINFUL DAVY (U.K.) 1969 UA JOHN HURT PAMELA FRANKLIN 4/14 2002 TRUE
SMITH 1969 BV GLENN FORD NANCY OLSON 8/26 2000 WEST
SOPHIE’S PLACE 1969 WB TELLY SAVALAS EDITH EVANS 3/11 1996 2
SOUTHERN STAR (U.K.-FR.) 1969 COL GEORGE SEGAL URSULA ANDRESS 8/4 2002 ACTN
SPIRITS OF THE DEAD (FR-IT.) 1969 AIP 9/3 2012 TCM
STAIRCASE 1969 FOX REX HARRISON RICHARD BURTON 1/6 1997 TMC
STALKING MOON 1969 NGP GREGORY PECK EVA MARIE SAINT 3/4 1993 TBS
SUNDANCE AND BUTCH THE KID(IT-SP.) 1969 XXX XXX 10/24 2011 DVD
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH (U.K.) 1969 COL SANDY DENNIS 6/28 2001 TCM
THOUSAND PLANE RAID 1969 UA XXX XXX 11/14 1994 TNT
THREE (U.K.) 1969 UA CHARLOTTE RAMPLING 3/17 1996 9
TWISTED NERVE (U.K.) 1969 NGP 4/1 2013 DVD
UNDEFEATED, THE 1969 FOX JOHN WAYNE ROCK HUDSON 5/1 1994 USA
VENUS IN FURS (U.K.-W. GER-IT.) 1969 COMMONWEALTH UNITED XXX XXX 7/18 2009 TCM
WALK WITH LOVE AND DEATH 1969 FOX ANGELICA HUSTON 8/5 1997 TMC
WILD BUNCH 1969 WB WILLIAM HOLDEN ROBERT RYAN 2/16 1994 TBS
WOMEN IN LOVE (U.K.) 1969 UA ALAN BATES OLIVER REED 8/14 2002 LOVE
XXX is just no stars listed
Hey Dan…..79 is easily the best tally given so far….but like many others….that total is getting smaller as we approach the 1970s. Great movie memories of your movie watching “career”. I agree it seems almost every movie back then got a G rating….now almost every movie gets a PG or higher rating. I bet seeing movies at Radio City Music Hall must have been awesome…..if only for the history of the building. Good information, list and memory sharing. You are the man!
From “The Family Guide to Movies on Video’ published 1988 the following 61 movies from 1969 were rated G.
80 STEPS TO JONAH
AFRICAN SAFARI
ANGEL IN MY POCKET
BACKTRACK
BATTLE OF BRITAIN, THE
BIRTHDAY PARTY
BOY NAMED CHARLIE BROWN
BOYS OF PAUL STREET
BRAIN, THE
CHANGE OF HABIT
CHARRO!
CHRISTMAS TREE, THE
DESTROY ALL MONSTERS
DON’T DRINK THE WATER
DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE
EXTRAORDINARY SEAMAN, THE
FEARLESS FRANK
FOLLOW ME
GHOSTS ITALIAN STYLE
GOODBYE MR. CHIPS
GREAT CATHERINE
GREEN SLIME, THE
GUNS OF THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
GURU, THE
HAMLET
HELLO DOLLY!
HELLO DOWN THERE
HOOK, LINE & SINKER
HOT ROD ACTION
IF IT’S TUESDAY, THIS MUST BE BELGIUM
IMPOSSIBLE YEARS, THE
ITALIAN JOB, THE
JOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN
KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA
LOVE BUG, THE
MADIGAN’S MILLIONS
MADWOMAN OF CHALLIOT, THE
MALTESE BIPPY
MOON ZERO TWO
MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
OH! WHAT A LOVELY WAR
POPI
RASCAL
RING OF BRIGHT WATER
ROYAL HUNT OF THE SUN
RUN WILD, RUN FREE
SALESMAN
SEVEN GOLDEN MEN
SMITH
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHERIFF
SWEET CHARITY
THOSE DARING YOUNG MEN IN THEIR JAUNTY JALOPIES
TRILOGY
TROUBLE WITH GIRLS, THE
UNDEFEATED, THE
VALLEY OF GWANGI, THE
VIVA MAX
WANDERER, THE
WHERE’S JACK?
YOU ONLY LOVE ONCE
YOUNG BILLY YOUNG
From the same book, the following 17 movies from 1969 and also rated by the Catholic Legion of Decency were originally rated X. A few had their ratings later changed (the newer rating follows some films). Last Summer had its rating changed 3 times;
ACTIVIST, THE X
ADALEN ’31 X
ALL THE LOVING COUPLES X
BEST HOUSE IN LONDON X
CAN HEIRONYMUS MERKIN X then R
I AN CURIOUS (YELLOW) X
I MARRIED YOU FOR FUN X
IF X then R
KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE X then R
LAST SUMMER X to R to GP back to R
LAUGHTER IN THE DARK X
LOVE IN OUR TIME X
MEDIUM COOL X to R
MIDNIGHT COWBOY X to R
MIRACLE OF LOVE X
SEX OF ANGELS, THE X
SWEDEN, HEAVEN AND HELL X then R
Hey Dan…..thanks for the “Ratings” for these 1969 movies. I think Midnight Cowboy’s X rating is the most famous X rating of all-time. The only other X rated movie I am aware of is Medium Cool…which seemed more like a documentary than a movie. The Last Summer had to it’s rating changed three times?….very intertesting. Today the same movie would probably rated PG.