#1 of 10 #1 romance movie of 1968
1968 · Biography, Drama
$52.2M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total
$52.2M US & Canada · 100% $2.5K elsewhere · <1%
Romance box office · 1968
Romance Box Office 1968: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies
Funny Girl (1968) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 1968, with $52.2M worldwide, ahead of The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) at $43.1K and Who's That Knocking at My Door? (1968) at $16.1K. 10 romance films released in 1968 report a worldwide gross, $52.3M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 52% on 1967, whose releases took $109.5M. By language, English leads with $52.3M across 6 romance releases.
- 1968 releases with a gross
- 10
- combined worldwide
- $52.3M
- Funny Girl (1968), the #1
- $52.2M
- vs 1967
- −52%
#1 of 10 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 1968?
Funny Girl (1968) leads with $52.2M, 100% of the total. The top 5 together took $52.3M, almost all of what the 10 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Romance Release of 1968, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1968.
- 1 Sep 19, 1968 US and Canada: $52.2M Rest of the world: $2.5K Worldwide: $52.2M
- 2 Jun 26, 1968 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $43.1K
- 3 Sep 8, 1968 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.1K
- 4 Oct 23, 1968 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.4K
- 5 Oct 8, 1968 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.3K
- 6
Nov 1, 1968 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9K - 7
May 25, 1968 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $769 - 8
Aug 26, 1968 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $589 - 9
Aug 14, 1968 US and Canada: $509 Rest of the world: Worldwide: $509 - 10
Jul 18, 1968 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $166
Gross bands
How Many 1968 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 10 films reached $100M. 9 films, 90% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $52.3M total.
100%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $10M to $100M 1 film, 10% of the list $52.2M · 100% of the gross
- Under $10M 9 films, 90% of the list $76.7K · <1% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1968 Earned the Most?
September releases took the most, $52.2M from 2 films, led by Funny Girl (1968). July was the quietest month ($166). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- February Feb No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- March Mar No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- April Apr No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- May May Nanami: The Inferno of First Love (1968) $769 Nanami: The Inferno of First Love (1968)
- June Jun The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) $43.1K The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
- July Jul Pretty Poison (1968) $166 Pretty Poison (1968)
- August Aug Rachel, Rachel (1968) $1.1K Rachel, Rachel (1968)
- September Sep Funny Girl (1968) $52.2M Funny Girl (1968)
- October Oct Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968) $13.7K Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)
- November Nov Fando and Lis (1968) $1.9K Fando and Lis (1968)
- December Dec No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Last 10 years
How Does 1968 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1965 earned the most: $272.3M from 9 films, led by The Sound of Music (1965). 1968 took $52.3M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 11 films | 11 | $52M | – | Sleeping Beauty (1959) $51.6M |
| 1960 9 films · −64% | 9 | $18.9M | −64% | The Apartment (1960) $18.8M |
| 1961 11 films · −70% | 11 | $5.7M | −70% | Mother and a Guest (1961) $3.7M |
| 1962 10 films · −90% | 10 | $600.8K | −90% | Jules and Jim (1962) $495.3K |
| 1963 9 films · +10335% | 9 | $62.7M | +10335% | Cleopatra (1963) $57.8M |
| 1964 11 films · +34% | 11 | $83.8M | +34% | My Fair Lady (1964) $72.7M |
| 1965 9 films · +225% | 9 | $272.3M | +225% | The Sound of Music (1965) $159.5M |
| 1966 3 films · −100% | 3 | $146.4K | −100% | A Man and a Woman (1966) $136.5K |
| 1967 9 films · +74665% | 9 | $109.5M | +74665% | The Graduate (1967) $105M |
| 1968 10 films · −52% | 10 | $52.3M | −52% | Funny Girl (1968) $52.2M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Romance Movies Speak in 1968?
English-language romance films took $52.3M across 6 films, 100% of the total, ahead of Spanish-language romance films ($1.9K) and Japanese-language romance films ($769).
Archive
Romance Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2008 leads with $7.3B, led by Mamma Mia! (2008).
2020s 7 years · $9.1B
2010s 10 years · $33.7B
- 2019 $4B #1 Aladdin (2019)
- 2018 $2.9B #1 A Star Is Born (2018)
- 2017 $3.7B #1 Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- 2016 $3.3B #1 La La Land (2016)
- 2015 $3.1B #1 Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
- 2014 $2.9B #1 The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
- 2013 $2.3B #1 The Great Gatsby (2013)
- 2012 $4B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
- 2011 $2.9B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $4.6B #1 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
2000s 10 years · $45.5B
- 2009 $6.6B #1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- 2008 $7.3B #1 Mamma Mia! (2008)
- 2007 $4.1B #1 Enchanted (2007)
- 2006 $3.7B #1 Happy Feet (2006)
- 2005 $5.5B #1 King Kong (2005)
- 2004 $4.5B #1 Meet the Fockers (2004)
- 2003 $3.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- 2002 $3.1B #1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- 2001 $3.9B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $3.2B #1 What Women Want (2000)
1990s 10 years · $25.7B
- 1999 $3.1B #1 Notting Hill (1999)
- 1998 $3.6B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $4.2B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $2.3B #1 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- 1995 $2.5B #1 Pocahontas (1995)
- 1994 $2.7B #1 Forrest Gump (1994)
- 1993 $1.8B #1 Indecent Proposal (1993)
- 1992 $2B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $1.6B #1 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 1990 $1.8B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $8.3B
- 1989 $958.8M #1 Look Who's Talking (1989)
- 1988 $1.4B #1 Coming to America (1988)
- 1987 $933.1M #1 Dirty Dancing (1987)
- 1986 $1.2B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $739.4M #1 Out of Africa (1985)
- 1984 $850.6M #1 Romancing the Stone (1984)
- 1983 $551.9M #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $542.5M #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $688.4M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $438.9M #1 The Blue Lagoon (1980)
1970s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1979 $342.1M #1 10 (1979)
- 1978 $628.2M #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $424.9M #1 Saturday Night Fever (1977)
- 1976 $141M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $15.7M #1 Once Is Not Enough (1975)
- 1974 $117M #1 Benji (1974)
- 1973 $81.3M #1 The Way We Were (1973)
- 1972 $1.4M #1 Bombay to Goa (1972)
- 1971 $10.5M #1 Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
- 1970 $18.7M #1 Getting Straight (1970)
1960s 10 years · $620.8M
- 1969 $15M #1 Paint Your Wagon (1969)
- 1968 $52.3M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $109.5M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $146.4K #1 A Man and a Woman (1966)
- 1965 $272.3M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $83.8M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $62.7M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $600.8K #1 Jules and Jim (1962)
- 1961 $5.7M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $18.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $378.8M
- 1959 $52M #1 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- 1958 $10.7M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $4M #1 An Affair to Remember (1957)
- 1956 $63.5M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $94.2M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $13.8M #1 An Inspector Calls (1954)
- 1953 $3.6M #1 Dangerous When Wet (1953)
- 1952 $38.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $2.1M #1 The Girl on the Bridge (1951)
- 1950 $96.4M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $456.6M
- 1949 $88.8K #1 The Passionate Friends (1949)
- 1948 $191.5K #1 The Red Shoes (1948)
- 1947 $1M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $44.9M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $684.7K #1 Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)
- 1944 $6 #1 The Uninvited (1944)
- 1943 $4.7M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $1.9M #1 Reunion in France (1942)
- 1941 $25.5K #1 The Lady Eve (1941)
- 1940 $403M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $188.1M
- 1939 $931.5K #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $17.5K #1 Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $528.1K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $46.8K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $2.5K #1 42nd Street (1933)
- 1932 $1.2K #1 Trouble in Paradise (1932)
- 1931 $8.3K #1 Marius (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 7 years · $10.1M
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Romance Box Office 1968: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 10 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in 1968?
Funny Girl (1968) leads with $52.2M worldwide, $52.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) at $43.1K and Who's That Knocking at My Door? (1968) at $16.1K.
How much did romance movies released in 1968 earn?
10 romance films released in 1968 report a worldwide gross, $52.3M in all, or $5.2M per film on average. 1967 releases took $109.5M.
How many romance movies released in 1968 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Funny Girl (1968), earned $52.2M.
How is the 1968 romance box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
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.
How often is the 1968 romance box office chart updated?
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.