1968 in film

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The year 1968 in film involved some significant events.

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[edit] Events

[edit] Top grossing films (U.S.)

Rank Title Studio Actors Gross
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey MGM Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood $68,700,000[1]
2. Funny Girl Columbia Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif $58,500,000[2]
3. The Love Bug Walt Disney Productions Dean Jones $51,264,000[3]
4. The Odd Couple Paramount Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau $44,527,234[4]
5. Bullitt Warner Bros. Steve McQueen $42,300,873[5]
6. Romeo and Juliet Paramount Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey $38,901,218[6]
7. Oliver! Columbia Mark Lester, Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Jack Wild $37,402,877[7]
8. Rosemary's Baby Paramount Mia Farrow, Ruth Gordon, John Cassavetes $33,395,426[8]
9. Planet of the Apes 20th Century Fox Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter $32,589,624[9]
10. Night of the Living Dead Walter Reade Organization Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea $30,000,000[10]
11. Yours, Mine, and Ours United Artists Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda $25,912,624[11]
12. The Lion in Winter Embassy Pictures Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn $22,276,975[12]
13. Candy Cinerama Ewa Aulin, John Astin $16,408,286[13]
14. Finian's Rainbow Warner Bros. Fred Astaire, Petula Clark $11,600,000[14]
15. With Six You Get Eggroll Nation General Pictures Doris Day, Brian Keith $10,095,200[15]
16. Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? MGM Doris Day, Patrick O'Neal $7,988,000[16]
17. Charly Cinerama Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom $7,260,000[17]
18. Once Upon a Time in the West Paramount Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson $5,321,508[18]
19. Star! 20th Century Fox Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna $4,000,000[19]
20. Coogan's Bluff Universal Clint Eastwood, Lee J. Cobb $3,110,000[20]

[edit] Awards

Academy Awards:

Best Picture: Oliver! - Romulus, Columbia
Best Director: Carol Reed - Oliver!
Best Actor: Cliff Robertson - Charly
Best Actress (tie): Katharine Hepburn - The Lion in Winter
Best Actress (tie): Barbra Streisand - Funny Girl
Best Supporting Actor: Jack Albertson - The Subject Was Roses
Best Supporting Actress: Ruth Gordon - Rosemary's Baby
Best Foreign Language Film: War and Peace (Война и мир), directed by Sergei Bondarchuk (USSR)

Golden Globe Awards:

Drama:
Best Picture: The Lion in Winter
Best Actor: Peter O'Toole - The Lion in Winter
Best Actress: Joanne Woodward - Rachel, Rachel
Musical or comedy:
Best Picture: Oliver!
Best Actor: Ron Moody - Oliver!
Best Actress: Barbra Streisand - Funny Girl
Other
Best Director: Paul Newman - Rachel, Rachel

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): canceled due to events of May 1968

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos (Artists under the Big Top: Perplexed), directed by Alexander Kluge, West Germany

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Ole dole doff (Who Saw Him Die? ), directed by Jan Troell, Sweden

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "2001: A Space Odyssey, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1968/02001.php. Retrieved January 9, 2012. 
  2. ^ "Funny Girl, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1968/0FG68.php. Retrieved January 9, 2012. 
  3. ^ "The Love Bug, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lovebug.htm. Retrieved January 9, 2012. 
  4. ^ "The Odd Couple, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oddcouple.htm. Retrieved March 4, 2012. 
  5. ^ "Bullitt, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1968/0BLTT.php. Retrieved January 9, 2012. 
  6. ^ "Romeo and Juliet, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1968/00247.php. Retrieved January 9, 2012. 
  7. ^ "Box Office Information for Oliver!". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1968/00242.php. Retrieved January 9, 2012. 
  8. ^ "Rosemary's Baby, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1968/0RBBY.php. Retrieved January 9, 2012. 
  9. ^ "Planet of the Apes, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=planetoftheapes.htm. Retrieved January 9, 2012. 
  10. ^ "Night of the Living Dead, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1968/0NLD.php. Retrieved January 9, 2012. 
  11. ^ "Box Office Information for Yours, Mine, and Ours". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1968/0YMOR.php. Retrieved January 9, 2012. 
  12. ^ "The Lion in Winter, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1968/0LIWT.php. Retrieved January 9, 2012. 
  13. ^ "Candy, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1968/0CNDY.php. Retrieved March 4, 2012. 
  14. ^ "Finian's Rainbow, Box Office Information". Worldwide Box Office. http://www.worldwideboxoffice.com/movie.cgi?title=Finian%27s%20Rainbow&year=1968. Retrieved March 4, 2012. 
  15. ^ "With Six You Get Eggroll, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1968/0W6GE.php. Retrieved March 4, 2012. 
  16. ^ "Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1968/0WWYL.php. Retrieved March 4, 2012. 
  17. ^ "Charly, Box Office Information". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062794/business. Retrieved March 4, 2012. 
  18. ^ "Once Upon a Time in the West, Box Office Information". Worldwide Box Office. http://www.worldwideboxoffice.com/movie.cgi?title=C%27era%20una%20volta%20il%20West&year=1968. Retrieved March 4, 2012. 
  19. ^ "Star!, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1968/00408.php. Retrieved March 4, 2012. 
  20. ^ "Coogan's Bluff, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1968/0COBL.php. Retrieved March 4, 2012. 

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