This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1968 per Variety ' s weekly National boxoffice survey. The results are based on a sample of 20-25 key cities and therefore, any box office amounts quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.
†
This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year.[ 1]
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Week ending
Film
Notes
Ref
1
January 3, 1968
Valley of the Dolls
[ 2]
2
January 10, 1968
[ 3]
3
January 17, 1968
[ 4]
4
January 24, 1968
Valley of the Dolls grossed more than $500,000 from 24 key cities
[ 5]
5
January 31, 1968
[ 2]
6
February 7, 1968
[ 6]
7
February 14, 1968
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner grossed $603,000 from 12 cities
[ 7]
8
February 21, 1968
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner grossed nearly $600,000 from 13 cities
[ 8]
9
February 28, 1968
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner grossed nearly $900,000 from 18 cities
[ 9]
10
March 6, 1968
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner grossed $718,500 from 17 cities
[ 10]
11
March 13, 1968
The Graduate
[ 11]
12
March 20, 1968
[ 12]
13
March 27, 1968
[ 13]
14
April 3, 1968
[ 14]
15
April 10, 1968
[ 15]
16
April 17, 1968
[ 16]
17
April 24, 1968
[ 17]
18
May 1, 1968
[ 18]
19
May 8, 1968
[ 19]
20
May 15, 1968
[ 20]
21
May 22, 1968
[ 21]
22
May 29, 1968
[ 22]
23
June 5, 1968
[ 23]
24
June 12, 1968
[ 24]
25
June 19, 1968
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey reached number one in its eleventh week of release
[ 25]
26
June 26, 1968
The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple grossed $509,000 from 11 key cities
[ 26]
27
July 3, 1968
[ 27]
28
July 10, 1968
The Odd Couple grossed $711,000 in the cities sampled
[ 28]
29
July 17, 1968
[ 29]
30
July 24, 1968
[ 30]
31
July 31, 1968
The Odd Couple grossed $545,000 in the cities sampled
[ 31]
32
August 7, 1968
[ 32]
33
August 14, 1968
Rosemary's Baby
[ 33]
34
August 21, 1968
[ 34]
35
August 28, 1968
[ 35]
36
September 4, 1968
[ 36]
37
September 11, 1968
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey returned to number one in its 23rd week of release
[ 37]
38
September 18, 1968
Rosemary's Baby
[ 38]
39
September 25, 1968
Rachel, Rachel
Rachel, Rachel grossed more than $300,000 in the cities sampled
[ 39]
40
October 2, 1968
[ 40]
41
October 9, 1968
[ 41]
42
October 16, 1968
Barbarella
[ 42]
43
October 23, 1968
[ 43]
44
October 30, 1968
Funny Girl †
Funny Girl reached number one in its sixth week of release
[ 44]
45
November 6, 1968
[ 45]
46
November 13, 1968
[ 46]
47
November 20, 1968
[ 47]
48
November 27, 1968
[ 48]
49
December 4, 1968
[ 49]
50
December 11, 1968
[ 50]
51
December 18, 1968
[ 51]
52
December 25, 1968
Candy
[ 52]
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^ a b "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . January 31, 1968. p. 11.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . January 10, 1968. p. 13.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . January 17, 1968. p. 11.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . January 24, 1968. p. 11.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . February 7, 1968. p. 11.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . February 14, 1968. p. 11.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . February 21, 1968. p. 13.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . March 28, 1968. p. 15.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . March 6, 1968. p. 15.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . March 13, 1968. p. 13.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . March 20, 1968. p. 13.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . March 27, 1968. p. 13.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . April 3, 1968. p. 13.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . April 10, 1968. p. 11.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . April 17, 1968. p. 11.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . April 24, 1968. p. 14.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . May 1, 1968. p. 13.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . May 8, 1968. p. 30.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . May 15, 1968. p. 10.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . May 22, 1968. p. 11.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . May 29, 1968. p. 11.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . June 5, 1968. p. 13.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . June 12, 1968. p. 18.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . June 19, 1968. p. 15.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . June 26, 1968. p. 11.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . July 3, 1968. p. 11.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . July 10, 1968. p. 11.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . July 17, 1968. p. 11.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . July 24, 1968. p. 10.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . July 31, 1968. p. 10.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . August 7, 1968. p. 14.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . August 14, 1968. p. 11.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . August 21, 1968. p. 13.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . August 28, 1968. p. 13.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . September 4, 1968. p. 14.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . September 11, 1968. p. 10.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . September 18, 1968. p. 11.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . September 25, 1968. p. 13.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . October 2, 1968. p. 15.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . October 9, 1968. p. 13.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . October 16, 1968. p. 13.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . October 23, 1968. p. 11.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . October 30, 1968. p. 11.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . November 6, 1968. p. 11.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . November 13, 1968. p. 12.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . November 20, 1968. p. 11.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . November 27, 1968. p. 11.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . December 4, 1968. p. 13.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . December 11, 1968. p. 15.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . December 18, 1968. p. 13.
^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety . January 1, 1969. p. 13.
Preceded by
1968
Succeeded by