#1 of 9 #1 romance movie of 1969
1969 · Drama, Comedy
$14.5M worldwide · 97% of the chart's total
$14.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Romance box office · 1969
Romance Box Office 1969: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies
Paint Your Wagon (1969) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 1969, with $14.5M worldwide, ahead of Hello, Dolly! (1969) at $403.1K and Mississippi Mermaid (1969) at $33.7K. 9 romance films released in 1969 report a worldwide gross, $15M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 71% on 1968, whose releases took $52.3M. By language, English leads with $14.9M across 5 romance releases.
- 1969 releases with a gross
- 9
- combined worldwide
- $15M
- Paint Your Wagon (1969), the #1
- $14.5M
- vs 1968
- −71%
#1 of 9 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 1969?
Paint Your Wagon (1969) leads with $14.5M, 97% of the total. The top 5 together took $15M, almost all of what the 9 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 1969, 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 1969.
- 1 Oct 15, 1969 US and Canada: $14.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.5M
- 2 Dec 16, 1969 US and Canada: $400.9K Rest of the world: $2.2K Worldwide: $403.1K
- 3 Jun 18, 1969 US and Canada: $33.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $33.7K
- 4 May 15, 1969 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.1K
- 5 Nov 18, 1969 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.5K
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May 22, 1969 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K - 7
Sep 13, 1969 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1K - 8
1969 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $659 - 9
Oct 8, 1969 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $69
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1969?
Of the top 9, Paint Your Wagon (1969) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Hello, Dolly! (1969) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 9 films, $14.9M (100%) came from the US & Canada. 6 films of the top 9 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Paint Your Wagon (1969) $14.5M $14.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 2 Hello, Dolly! (1969) $403.1K $400.9K US & Canada · 99% $2.2K elsewhere · <1%
- 3 Mississippi Mermaid (1969) $33.7K $33.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 4 My Night at Maud’s (1969) $11.1K No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 The Arrangement (1969) $9.5K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 A Gentle Woman (1969) $2.4K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Women in Love (1969) $2.1K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Go, Go Second Time Virgin (1969) $659 No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) $69 No US & Canada figure reported
By release month
Which Month of 1969 Earned the Most?
October releases took the most, $14.5M from 2 films, led by Paint Your Wagon (1969). January was the quietest month ($659). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Go, Go Second Time Virgin (1969) $659 Go, Go Second Time Virgin (1969)
- 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 My Night at Maud’s (1969) $13.4K My Night at Maud’s (1969)
- June Jun Mississippi Mermaid (1969) $33.7K Mississippi Mermaid (1969)
- July Jul No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- August Aug No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- September Sep Women in Love (1969) $2.1K Women in Love (1969)
- October Oct Paint Your Wagon (1969) $14.5M Paint Your Wagon (1969)
- November Nov The Arrangement (1969) $9.5K The Arrangement (1969)
- December Dec Hello, Dolly! (1969) $403.1K Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Last 10 years
How Does 1969 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1965 earned the most: $272.3M from 9 films, led by The Sound of Music (1965). 1969 took $15M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 9 films | 9 | $18.9M | – | 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 |
| 1969 9 films · −71% | 9 | $15M | −71% | Paint Your Wagon (1969) $14.5M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Romance Movies Speak in 1969?
English-language romance films took $14.9M across 5 films, 100% of the total, ahead of French-language romance films ($47.2K) and Japanese-language romance films ($659).
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 1969: 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 9 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in 1969?
Paint Your Wagon (1969) leads with $14.5M worldwide, $14.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Hello, Dolly! (1969) at $403.1K and Mississippi Mermaid (1969) at $33.7K.
How much did romance movies released in 1969 earn?
9 romance films released in 1969 report a worldwide gross, $15M in all, or $1.7M per film on average. 1968 releases took $52.3M.
How many romance movies released in 1969 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Paint Your Wagon (1969), earned $14.5M.
How is the 1969 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 1969. 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 1969 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.