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This is an overview of 1924 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.

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Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1924 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1924
RankTitleStudioDomestic rentals
1 The Sea Hawk First National $2,000,000 [1]
2 Girl Shy Pathé Exchange $1,550,000 [1]
3 Secrets First National$1,500,000 [1]
4 The Thief of Bagdad United Artists $1,490,419 [2]
5 Hot Water Pathé Exchange$1,350,000 [1]
6 Feet of Clay Paramount $904,383 [3]
7 Triumph $678,526 [3]
8 He Who Gets Slapped Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $493,000 [4]
9 Beau Brummel Warner Bros. $453,000 [5]
10 His Hour Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer$418,000 [4]

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Notable films released in 1924

For the complete list of US film releases for the year, see United States films of 1924

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "The All Time Best Sellers". International Motion Picture Almanac 1937–38. Quigley Publishing Company. p. 942. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
    2. ↑ Solomon, Aubrey (2014). The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. ISBN   978-0-7864-8160-6. This effort returned some startlingly good results on several pictures. United Artists' The Thief of Bagdad (1924), starring Douglas Fairbanks, performed exceptionally well, with $1,490,419 in domestic rentals, but had a high production cost of $1,135,654.
    3. 1 2 Birchard, Robert S. (2004). Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN   9780813123240.
    4. 1 2 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
    5. ↑ Glancy, H Mark (1995). "Warner Bros Film Grosses, 1921–51: the William Schaefer ledger". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 15: 55–73. doi:10.1080/01439689500260031.
    6. ↑ Taves, Brian. (2012). Thomas Ince: Hollywood's Independent Producer. The University Press of Kentucky. pp. 1–13. ISBN   978-0-8131-3423-9 . Retrieved 10 January 2016.
    7. ↑ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. Pg. 273. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
    8. ↑ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
    9. ↑ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. Pg. 274. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
    10. ↑ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
    11. ↑ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Pg. 277. Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
    12. ↑ "Sampaguita (1924)". imdb.com.
    13. 1 2 Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. Pg. 280. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
    14. ↑ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. Pg. 278. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
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