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The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director. [1]

Contents

Events

Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

The top eight 1914 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1914
RankTitleStudioGross
1 The Spoilers General $1,000,000 [14]
2 Dough and Dynamite Paramount $130,000 [15]
3 The Virginian $111,518 [15]
4 Rose of the Rancho $87,028 [15]
5 The Man from Home $62,091 [15]
6 What's His Name $61,560 [15]
7 The Call of the North $52,284 [15]
8 The Ghost Breaker $50,136 [15]

Selected films with 1914 release dates

Notable films released in 1914

United States unless stated

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Short film series

Births

Deaths

Film debuts

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