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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."

Number-one films

# Week ending Film Notes Ref
1 January 3, 1968 Valley of the Dolls
2 January 10, 1968
3 January 17, 1968
4 January 24, 1968 Valley of the Dolls grossed more than $500,000 from 24 key cities
5 January 31, 1968
6 February 7, 1968
7 February 14, 1968 Guess Who's Coming——to Dinner Guess Who's Coming to Dinner grossed $603,000 from 12 cities
8 February 21, 1968 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner grossed nearly $600,000 from 13 cities
9 February 28, 1968 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner grossed nearly $900,000 from 18 cities
10 March 6, 1968 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner grossed $718,500 from 17 cities
11 March 13, 1968 The Graduate
12 March 20, 1968
13 March 27, 1968
14 April 3, 1968
15 April 10, 1968
16 April 17, 1968
17 April 24, 1968
18 May 1, 1968
19 May 8, 1968
20 May 15, 1968
21 May 22, 1968
22 May 29, 1968
23 June 5, 1968
24 June 12, 1968
25 June 19, 1968 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey reached number one in its eleventh week of release
26 June 26, 1968 The Odd Couple The Odd Couple grossed $509,000 from 11 key cities
27 July 3, 1968
28 July 10, 1968 The Odd Couple grossed $711,000 in the cities sampled
29 July 17, 1968
30 July 24, 1968
31 July 31, 1968 The Odd Couple grossed $545,000 in the cities sampled
32 August 7, 1968
33 August 14, 1968 Rosemary's Baby
34 August 21, 1968
35 August 28, 1968
36 September 4, 1968
37 September 11, 1968 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey returned to number one in its 23rd week of release
38 September 18, 1968 Rosemary's Baby
39 September 25, 1968 Rachel, Rachel Rachel, Rachel grossed more than $300,000 in the cities sampled
40 October 2, 1968
41 October 9, 1968
42 October 16, 1968 Barbarella
43 October 23, 1968
44 October 30, 1968 Funny Girl Funny Girl reached number one in its sixth week of release
45 November 6, 1968
46 November 13, 1968
47 November 20, 1968
48 November 27, 1968
49 December 4, 1968
50 December 11, 1968
51 December 18, 1968
52 December 25, 1968 Candy

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 31, "1968." p. 11.
  2. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 10, 1968. p. 13.
  3. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 17, 1968. p. 11.
  4. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 24, 1968. p. 11.
  5. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 7, 1968. p. 11.
  6. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 14, 1968. p. 11.
  7. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. February 21, 1968. p. 13.
  8. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 28, 1968. p. 15.
  9. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 6, 1968. p. 15.
  10. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 13, 1968. p. 13.
  11. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 20, 1968. p. 13.
  12. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. March 27, 1968. p. 13.
  13. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 3, 1968. p. 13.
  14. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 10, 1968. p. 11.
  15. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 17, 1968. p. 11.
  16. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. April 24, 1968. p. 14.
  17. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 1, 1968. p. 13.
  18. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 8, 1968. p. 30.
  19. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 15, 1968. p. 10.
  20. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 22, 1968. p. 11.
  21. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. May 29, 1968. p. 11.
  22. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 5, 1968. p. 13.
  23. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 12, 1968. p. 18.
  24. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 19, 1968. p. 15.
  25. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. June 26, 1968. p. 11.
  26. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 3, 1968. p. 11.
  27. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 10, 1968. p. 11.
  28. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 17, 1968. p. 11.
  29. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 24, 1968. p. 10.
  30. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. July 31, 1968. p. 10.
  31. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 7, 1968. p. 14.
  32. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 14, 1968. p. 11.
  33. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 21, 1968. p. 13.
  34. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. August 28, 1968. p. 13.
  35. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 4, 1968. p. 14.
  36. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 11, 1968. p. 10.
  37. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 18, 1968. p. 11.
  38. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. September 25, 1968. p. 13.
  39. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 2, 1968. p. 15.
  40. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 9, 1968. p. 13.
  41. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 16, 1968. p. 13.
  42. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 23, 1968. p. 11.
  43. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. October 30, 1968. p. 11.
  44. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 6, 1968. p. 11.
  45. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 13, 1968. p. 12.
  46. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 20, 1968. p. 11.
  47. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. November 27, 1968. p. 11.
  48. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 4, 1968. p. 13.
  49. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 11, 1968. p. 15.
  50. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. December 18, 1968. p. 13.
  51. ^ "National Boxoffice Survey". Variety. January 1, 1969. p. 13.

Chronology

Preceded by 1968 Succeeded by

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