#1 of 3 1968 · Action, Mystery
$512K worldwide · 92% of the chart's total
Bullitt (1968) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in 1968, with $512K worldwide, ahead of The Bride Wore Black (1968) at $45.3K and Secret Ceremony (1968) at $1.1K. 3 mystery films released in 1968 report a worldwide gross, $558.4K in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
#1 of 3 1968 · Action, Mystery
$512K worldwide · 92% of the chart's total
Bullitt (1968) leads with $512K, 92% of the total. The top 3 together took $558.4K, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 3 US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1968.
Oct 17, 1968 US and Canada: $511.4K Rest of the world: $647 Worldwide: $512K
Mar 22, 1968 US and Canada: $45.1K Rest of the world: $188 Worldwide: $45.3K
Oct 23, 1968 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1K October releases took the most, $513.1K from 2 films, led by Bullitt (1968). March was the quietest month ($45.3K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
Of these 10 years, 1960 earned the most: $32.3M from 3 films, led by Psycho (1960). 1968 took $558.4K.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 3 films | 3 | $212.8K | – | North by Northwest (1959) $197.9K |
| 1960 3 films · +15080% | 3 | $32.3M | +15080% | Psycho (1960) $32.3M |
| 1961 1 film · −100% | 1 | $1.2K | −100% | The Naked Edge (1961) $1.2K |
| 1962 3 films · +243071% | 3 | $2.9M | +243071% | The Manchurian Candidate (1962) $2.8M |
| 1963 3 films · −90% | 3 | $294.2K | −90% | Charade (1963) $175.1K |
| 1964 4 films · +4111% | 4 | $12.4M | +4111% | A Shot in the Dark (1964) $12.4M |
| 1965 2 films · −99% | 2 | $80K | −99% | Alphaville (1965) $66.7K |
| 1966 4 films · +74% | 4 | $139.5K | +74% | Made in U.S.A (1966) $95.3K |
| 1967 3 films · −72% | 3 | $38.8K | −72% | In the Heat of the Night (1967) $27.7K |
| 1968 3 films · +1337% | 3 | $558.4K | +1337% | Bullitt (1968) $512K |
Every year from 1924 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2023 leads with $4B, led by Fast X (2023).
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 3 films as the chart.
Bullitt (1968) leads with $512K worldwide, $511.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Bride Wore Black (1968) at $45.3K and Secret Ceremony (1968) at $1.1K.
3 mystery films released in 1968 report a worldwide gross, $558.4K in all, or $186.1K per film on average.
None. The biggest, Bullitt (1968), earned $512K.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 1968. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.