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Box office · March 1969

March 1969 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing March Releases

The Love Bug (1969) is the highest-grossing movie released in March 1969, with $51.3M worldwide, ahead of Where Eagles Dare (1969) at $7.1M and Eros + Massacre (1969) at $8K. 4 films released in March 1969 report a worldwide gross, $58.4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

March 1969 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$58.4M
The Love Bug (1969), the #1
$51.3M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
The Love Bug (1969) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 movie of March 1969

The Love Bug (1969)

1969 · Sport, Comedy

$51.3M worldwide · 88% of the chart's total

$51.3M US & Canada · 100% $22 elsewhere · <1%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Hits of March 1969?

The Love Bug (1969) leads with $51.3M, 88% of the total. The top 4 together took $58.4M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. The Love Bug (1969) movie poster Number 1
    $51.3M The Love Bug (1969)
    $51.3M US & Canada · 100% $22 elsewhere · <1%
  2. Where Eagles Dare (1969) movie poster Number 2
    $7.1M Where Eagles Dare (1969)
    $7.1M US & Canada · 100% $435 elsewhere · <1%
  3. Eros + Massacre (1969) movie poster Number 3
    $8K Eros + Massacre (1969)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Mondo Trasho (1969) movie poster Number 4
    $622 Mondo Trasho (1969)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of March 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 March 1969.

  1. 1 The Love Bug (1969) movie poster
    The Love Bug (1969) Mar 13, 1969 · English · Sport, Comedy $51.3M worldwide
    Mar 13, 1969 US and Canada: $51.3M Rest of the world: $22 Worldwide: $51.3M
  2. 2 Where Eagles Dare (1969) movie poster
    Where Eagles Dare (1969) Mar 12, 1969 · English · Action, Adventure $7.1M worldwide
    Mar 12, 1969 US and Canada: $7.1M Rest of the world: $435 Worldwide: $7.1M
  3. 3 Eros + Massacre (1969) movie poster
    Eros + Massacre (1969) Mar 13, 1969 · Japanese · Drama $8K worldwide
    Mar 13, 1969 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8K
  4. 4 Mondo Trasho (1969) movie poster
    Mondo Trasho (1969) Mar 14, 1969 · English · Comedy $622 worldwide
    Mar 14, 1969 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $622
Earlier years

How Does March 1969 Compare With March in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, March 1965 earned the most: $159.5M from 3 films, led by The Sound of Music (1965). March 1969 took $58.4M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
March 1960 3 films 3 $956.2K – Breathless (1960) $596.1K
March 1961 4 films · −89% 4 $105K −89% Lola (1961) $104K
March 1962 3 films · −91% 3 $9.6K −91% Through a Glass Darkly (1962) $8.9K
March 1963 2 films · +1358% 2 $140.4K +1358% Bay of Angels (1963) $85.8K
March 1964 7 films · +8860% 7 $12.6M +8860% The Pink Panther (1964) $10.9M
March 1965 3 films · +1168% 3 $159.5M +1168% The Sound of Music (1965) $159.5M
March 1966 3 films · −100% 3 $4.9K −100% Shakespeare Wallah (1966) $4.7K
March 1967 5 films · +7333% 5 $363K +7333% 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her (1967) $104K
March 1968 3 films · +16% 3 $421.3K +16% The Producers (1968) $375.5K
March 1969 4 films · +13756% 4 $58.4M +13756% The Love Bug (1969) $51.3M
FAQ

Box Office March 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in March 1969?

The Love Bug (1969) leads with $51.3M worldwide, $51.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Where Eagles Dare (1969) at $7.1M and Eros + Massacre (1969) at $8K.

How much did movies released in March 1969 earn?

4 films released in March 1969 report a worldwide gross, $58.4M in all, or $14.6M per film on average.

How many movies released in March 1969 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Love Bug (1969), earned $51.3M.

How much of the March 1969 box office came from the US and Canada?

$58.4M of the $58.4M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the March 1969 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 March 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 March 1969 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.