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#8,964 All-time worldwide
#113 1988 releases

Movie profile

1969

1988 · 95 min · Atlantic Productions

Drama War Romance
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $6.0M
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$3.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$3.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$538,111

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where 1969 ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
Open rankings
All-time worldwide #8,964 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1988 releases #113 Release-year chart position of 248 titles Ranked against movies released in 1988. Primary genre #3,823 Drama of 5,859 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

#8,961 The Rhythm Section 2020 · $6.0M #8,962 Before Sunrise 1995 · $6.0M #8,963 Light It Up 1999 · $6.0M #8,965 Normal 2026 · $6.0M #8,966 The Boys II 1998 · $6.0M #8,967 The Taste of Things 2023 · $6.0M

Quick answer

How did 1969 (1988) perform at the box office?

Medium confidence

1969 (1988) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $6.0M. In this database it currently ranks #8,964 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #113 among 1988 releases.

Worldwide gross
$5,979,011
Budget
Not available
Gross minus budget
Not available
ROI
Not available
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

Two rebellious youths, Ralph and Scott, find themselves struggling with adulthood as the Vietnam War rages. Feeling trapped in their small town, Scott battles with his conservative veteran father, Cliff, and Ralph deals with his desperately sexual mother, Ev. When tragic news arrives from overseas, the entire town, inspired by Ralph and Scott's antiwar efforts, reevaluates its attitude toward the war.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Aug 18, 1988
Production
Atlantic Productions, Atlantic Entertainment Group
Countries
US

Related indexes

Browse related box office pages

Studio / production companyAtlantic Productions Release year chart1988 box office Genre chartDrama Genre chartWar Genre chartRomance

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1988, 1969 is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, War, Romance title from Atlantic Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $6.0M. For comparison, it currently sits #8,964 all-time in the current chart set and #113 among 1988 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.
Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.