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1968 Box Office Rankings

Year-specific reference chart with worldwide gross, reported budgets, openings and ROI where available.

About the 1968 chart

This 1968 box office chart highlights films released in 1968, using available worldwide gross, budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI data. Some titles may have richer financial detail than others, depending on source coverage and later corrections.

Year gross$645.2Mvisible records

Avg budget$4.1Mbudgeted titles

Top opening—Objetivo: BI-KI-NI

Releases58available for year

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Top gross

2001: A Space Odyssey$71.9M Funny Girl$58.7M The Love Bug$51.3M The Odd Couple$44.5M Bullitt$42.3M

Best ROI

The Odd Couple37.11x Rosemary's Baby10.44x Bullitt7.69x 2001: A Space Odyssey5.99x Planet of the Apes5.62x

Gross-minus-budget leaders

2001: A Space Odyssey$59.9M Funny Girl$44.6M The Odd Couple$43.3M Bullitt$36.8M Rosemary's Baby$30.2M

1968 movie chart

Sorted by worldwide gross.

#	Movie	Year	Worldwide	Budget	Gross - budget	ROI	Studio / Distributor
1	2001: A Space Odyssey WW Financial	1968	$71.9M	$12.0M	$59.9M	5.99x	Stanley Kubrick Productions
2	Funny Girl WW Financial	1968	$58.7M	$14.1M	$44.6M	4.16x	Columbia Pictures
3	The Love Bug WW Financial No budget	1968	$51.3M	—	—	—	Walt Disney Productions
4	The Odd Couple WW Financial	1968	$44.5M	$1.2M	$43.3M	37.11x	Paramount Pictures
5	Bullitt WW Financial	1968	$42.3M	$5.5M	$36.8M	7.69x	Warner Bros. Seven Arts
6	Romeo and Juliet WW Financial No budget	1968	$38.9M	—	—	—	Paramount Pictures
7	Oliver! WW Financial	1968	$37.4M	$10.0M	$27.4M	3.74x	Warwick Film Productions
8	Rosemary's Baby WW Financial	1968	$33.4M	$3.2M	$30.2M	10.44x	William Castle Productions
9	Planet of the Apes WW Financial	1968	$32.6M	$5.8M	$26.8M	5.62x	Apjac Productions
10	Night of the Living Dead WW Financial	1968	$30.2M	$114,000	$30.1M	265.23x	Image Ten
11	Where Eagles Dare WW Financial	1968	$21.0M	$7.7M	$13.3M	2.73x	Jerry Gershwin Productions
12	Star! WW Financial	1968	$14.0M	$14.3M	-$320,000	0.98x	Robert Wise Productions
13	The Thomas Crown Affair WW Financial	1968	$14.0M	$4.3M	$9.7M	3.26x	The Mirisch Company
14	War and Peace WW Financial	1968	$14.0M	$9.2M	$4.8M	1.52x	Mosfilm
15	Bandolero! WW Financial	1968	$12.0M	$4.5M	$7.6M	2.70x	20th Century Fox
16	Finian's Rainbow WW Financial	1968	$11.6M	$3.5M	$8.1M	3.31x	Warner Bros. Seven Arts
17	The Green Berets WW Financial	1968	$11.0M	$7.0M	$4.0M	1.57x	Batjac Productions
18	The Bride Wore Black WW Financial	1968	$9.6M	$747,000	$8.9M	12.85x	Ddl Cinematografica
19	Vixen! WW Financial	1968	$8.0M	$73,000	$7.9M	109.59x	Goldstein Films
20	Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? WW Financial No budget	1968	$8.0M	—	—	—	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
21	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang WW Financial	1968	$7.5M	$10.0M	-$2.5M	0.75x	United Artists
22	Hang 'em High WW Financial	1968	$6.8M	$1.8M	$5.0M	3.78x	United Artists
23	The Detective WW Financial	1968	$6.5M	$4.5M	$2.0M	1.45x	Arcola Pictures
24	Once Upon a Time in the West WW Financial	1968	$5.4M	$5.0M	$380,118	1.08x	Paramount Pictures
25	Ice Station Zebra WW Financial	1968	$4.6M	$8.0M	-$3.4M	0.58x	Filmways Pictures
26	if.... WW Financial Hidden	1968	$4.6M	$500,000	$4.1M	9.20x	Memorial Enterprises
27	Angelique and the Sultan WW Financial No budget Hidden	1968	$3.4M	—	—	—	Compagnie Industrielle Et Commerciale Cinématographique
28	Hell in the Pacific WW Financial Hidden	1968	$3.2M	$4.2M	-$920,000	0.78x	Selmur Productions
29	Coogan's Bluff WW Financial Hidden	1968	$3.1M	$1.5M	$1.6M	2.07x	Universal Pictures
30	No Way to Treat a Lady WW Financial No budget Hidden	1968	$3.1M	—	—	—	Paramount Pictures
31	Rachel, Rachel WW Financial Hidden	1968	$3.0M	$780,000	$2.2M	3.85x	Kayos Productions
32	The Party WW Financial Hidden	1968	$2.9M	$1.5M	$1.4M	1.93x	The Mirisch Company
33	Shalako WW Financial Hidden	1968	$2.6M	$1.5M	$1.2M	1.80x	Palomar Pictures International
34	The Sweet Ride WW Financial Hidden	1968	$2.6M	$1.9M	$665,000	1.34x	20th Century Fox
35	Barbarella WW Financial Hidden	1968	$2.5M	$9.0M	-$6.5M	0.28x	Paramount Pictures
36	The Wrecking Crew WW Financial No budget Hidden	1968	$2.4M	—	—	—	Columbia Pictures
37	Pretty Poison WW Financial Hidden	1968	$2.1M	$1.3M	$775,000	1.60x	20th Century Fox
38	Mexican Free-for-All WW Financial No budget Hidden	1968	$2.0M	—	—	—	Watanabe Productions Co., Ltd..
39	Petulia WW Financial No budget Hidden	1968	$1.6M	—	—	—	Warner Bros. Seven Arts
40	Destroy All Monsters WW Financial No budget Hidden	1968	$1.6M	—	—	—	Toho
41	Dark of the Sun WW Financial Hidden	1968	$1.5M	$2.0M	-$500,000	0.75x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer British Studios
42	Stolen Kisses WW Financial Hidden	1968	$1.5M	$350,000	$1.2M	4.29x	Les Films Du Carrosse
43	Witchfinder General WW Financial Hidden	1968	$1.5M	$83,000	$1.4M	18.07x	Tigon British Film Productions
44	Yellow Submarine WW Financial Hidden	1968	$1.3M	$250,000	$1.0M	5.09x	Apple Corps
45	Asterix and Cleopatra WW Financial No budget Hidden	1968	$1.1M	—	—	—	Belvision
46	Charly WW Financial Hidden	1968	$814,666	$950,000	-$135,334	0.86x	Abc Pictures
47	Journey to Shiloh WW Financial No budget Hidden	1968	$407,500	—	—	—	Universal Pictures
48	Fanny Hill WW Financial No budget Hidden	1968	$266,552	—	—	—	—
49	Jhuk Gaya Aasman WW Financial No budget Hidden	1968	$251,000	—	—	—	—
50	Sor Ye-yé WW Financial No budget Hidden	1968	$202,551	—	—	—	Ízaro Films
51	Objetivo: BI-KI-NI WW Financial No budget Hidden	1968	$183,129	—	—	—	Ízaro Films
52	Lonesome Cowboys WW Financial No budget Hidden	1968	$91,299	—	—	—	Andy Warhol Films
53	The Vagabonds WW Financial Hidden	1968	$88,000	$20,550	$67,450	4.28x	—
54	The Great Silence WW Financial No budget Hidden	1968	$53,074	—	—	—	Les Films Corona
55	Vacation WW Financial Hidden	1968	$44,000	$28,000	$16,000	1.57x	Kuwait Tv
56	Memories of Underdevelopment WW Financial No budget Hidden	1968	$33,103	—	—	—	Icaic
57	Head WW Financial Hidden	1968	$16,111	$750,000	-$733,889	0.02x	Columbia Pictures
58	Three in the Attic WW Financial No budget Hidden	1968	$5	—	—	—	Hermes

2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 · WW Budget $12.0M · Stanley Kubrick Productions

$71.9M ROI 5.99x

Funny Girl 1968 · WW Budget $14.1M · Columbia Pictures

$58.7M ROI 4.16x

The Love Bug 1968 · WW Budget — · Walt Disney Productions

$51.3M ROI —

The Odd Couple 1968 · WW Budget $1.2M · Paramount Pictures

$44.5M ROI 37.11x

Bullitt 1968 · WW Budget $5.5M · Warner Bros. Seven Arts

$42.3M ROI 7.69x

Romeo and Juliet 1968 · WW Budget — · Paramount Pictures

$38.9M ROI —

Oliver! 1968 · WW Budget $10.0M · Warwick Film Productions

$37.4M ROI 3.74x

Rosemary's Baby 1968 · WW Budget $3.2M · William Castle Productions

$33.4M ROI 10.44x

Planet of the Apes 1968 · WW Budget $5.8M · Apjac Productions

$32.6M ROI 5.62x

Night of the Living Dead 1968 · WW Budget $114,000 · Image Ten

$30.2M ROI 265.23x

Where Eagles Dare 1968 · WW Budget $7.7M · Jerry Gershwin Productions

$21.0M ROI 2.73x

Star! 1968 · WW Budget $14.3M · Robert Wise Productions

$14.0M ROI 0.98x

The Thomas Crown Affair 1968 · WW Budget $4.3M · The Mirisch Company

$14.0M ROI 3.26x

War and Peace 1968 · WW Budget $9.2M · Mosfilm

$14.0M ROI 1.52x

Bandolero! 1968 · WW Budget $4.5M · 20th Century Fox

$12.0M ROI 2.70x

Finian's Rainbow 1968 · WW Budget $3.5M · Warner Bros. Seven Arts

$11.6M ROI 3.31x

The Green Berets 1968 · WW Budget $7.0M · Batjac Productions

$11.0M ROI 1.57x

The Bride Wore Black 1968 · WW Budget $747,000 · Ddl Cinematografica

$9.6M ROI 12.85x

Vixen! 1968 · WW Budget $73,000 · Goldstein Films

$8.0M ROI 109.59x

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? 1968 · WW Budget — · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$8.0M ROI —

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1968 · WW Budget $10.0M · United Artists

$7.5M ROI 0.75x

Hang 'em High 1968 · WW Budget $1.8M · United Artists

$6.8M ROI 3.78x

The Detective 1968 · WW Budget $4.5M · Arcola Pictures

$6.5M ROI 1.45x

Once Upon a Time in the West 1968 · WW Budget $5.0M · Paramount Pictures

$5.4M ROI 1.08x

Ice Station Zebra 1968 · WW Budget $8.0M · Filmways Pictures

$4.6M ROI 0.58x

if.... 1968 · WW Budget $500,000 · Memorial Enterprises

$4.6M ROI 9.20x

Angelique and the Sultan 1968 · WW Budget — · Compagnie Industrielle Et Commerciale Cinématographique

$3.4M ROI —

Hell in the Pacific 1968 · WW Budget $4.2M · Selmur Productions

$3.2M ROI 0.78x

Coogan's Bluff 1968 · WW Budget $1.5M · Universal Pictures

$3.1M ROI 2.07x

No Way to Treat a Lady 1968 · WW Budget — · Paramount Pictures

$3.1M ROI —

Rachel, Rachel 1968 · WW Budget $780,000 · Kayos Productions

$3.0M ROI 3.85x

The Party 1968 · WW Budget $1.5M · The Mirisch Company

$2.9M ROI 1.93x

Shalako 1968 · WW Budget $1.5M · Palomar Pictures International

$2.6M ROI 1.80x

The Sweet Ride 1968 · WW Budget $1.9M · 20th Century Fox

$2.6M ROI 1.34x

Barbarella 1968 · WW Budget $9.0M · Paramount Pictures

$2.5M ROI 0.28x

The Wrecking Crew 1968 · WW Budget — · Columbia Pictures

$2.4M ROI —

Pretty Poison 1968 · WW Budget $1.3M · 20th Century Fox

$2.1M ROI 1.60x

Mexican Free-for-All 1968 · WW Budget — · Watanabe Productions Co., Ltd..

$2.0M ROI —

Petulia 1968 · WW Budget — · Warner Bros. Seven Arts

$1.6M ROI —

Destroy All Monsters 1968 · WW Budget — · Toho

$1.6M ROI —

Dark of the Sun 1968 · WW Budget $2.0M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer British Studios

$1.5M ROI 0.75x

Stolen Kisses 1968 · WW Budget $350,000 · Les Films Du Carrosse

$1.5M ROI 4.29x

Witchfinder General 1968 · WW Budget $83,000 · Tigon British Film Productions

$1.5M ROI 18.07x

Yellow Submarine 1968 · WW Budget $250,000 · Apple Corps

$1.3M ROI 5.09x

Asterix and Cleopatra 1968 · WW Budget — · Belvision

$1.1M ROI —

Charly 1968 · WW Budget $950,000 · Abc Pictures

$814,666 ROI 0.86x

Journey to Shiloh 1968 · WW Budget — · Universal Pictures

$407,500 ROI —

Fanny Hill 1968 · WW Budget —

$266,552 ROI —

Jhuk Gaya Aasman 1968 · WW Budget —

$251,000 ROI —

Sor Ye-yé 1968 · WW Budget — · Ízaro Films

$202,551 ROI —

Objetivo: BI-KI-NI 1968 · WW Budget — · Ízaro Films

$183,129 ROI —

Lonesome Cowboys 1968 · WW Budget — · Andy Warhol Films

$91,299 ROI —

The Vagabonds 1968 · WW Budget $20,550

$88,000 ROI 4.28x

The Great Silence 1968 · WW Budget — · Les Films Corona

$53,074 ROI —

Vacation 1968 · WW Budget $28,000 · Kuwait Tv

$44,000 ROI 1.57x

Memories of Underdevelopment 1968 · WW Budget — · Icaic

$33,103 ROI —

Head 1968 · WW Budget $750,000 · Columbia Pictures

$16,111 ROI 0.02x

Three in the Attic 1968 · WW Budget — · Hermes

$5 ROI —

1968 box office FAQ

Helpful answers about the 1968 box office chart.

How many movies are included in the 1968 box office chart?

The number of titles depends on available box office data for that release year. More records can appear as source coverage improves.

Why do some movies have more detailed box office pages?

Some titles have more complete financial, ranking and source information available. Titles with less reliable supporting data may remain listed in ranking tables until more detail is available.

What does worldwide gross mean?

Worldwide gross refers to reported theatrical box office revenue across all available markets before any later home entertainment or streaming revenue.

How is ROI calculated?

ROI is calculated from available gross and budget data. Where budget or revenue is missing, ROI may be unavailable or marked as estimated depending on the source quality.

Can more films be expanded with full box office details later?

Yes. A title can receive a more detailed page when reliable financial data, source links and useful context become available.