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The following is an overview of 1926 in film, including significant events, a list of films released, and notable births and deaths.
The top ten 1926 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What Price Glory? | Fox Film | $2,000,000 [1] |
| 2 | The Black Pirate | United Artists | $1,700,000 [2] |
| 3 | Beau Geste | Paramount | $1,500,000 [1] |
| 4 | The Volga Boatman | Producers Distributing Corporation | $1,275,375 [3] |
| 5 | Don Juan | Warner Bros. | $1,258,000 [4] |
| 6 | Tell It to the Marines | MGM | $1,250,000 [5] |
| 7 | Sparrows | United Artists | $966,878 [6] |
| 8 | The Better 'Ole | Warner Bros. | $955,000 [4] |
| 9 | The Son of the Sheik | United Artists | $820,000 [7] |
| 10 | The Sea Beast | Warner Bros. | $814,000 [4] |
For the complete list of US film releases for the year, see United States films of 1926
In addition, the strongly comedy-inflected, spectacular adventure films starring Fairbanks, who was known for his onscreen acrobatics (as well as his infectious smile), ranked highly in the annual charts – The Thief of Bagdad at no. 3 in 1924, Don Q, Son of Zorro at no. 4 in 1925 and The Black Pirate at no. 4 in 1926 – with domestic rentals of between $1.5 million and $1.7 million.
As one of Mary's most unexpected films and her only Gothic melodrama. Sparrows might have proved too strong for audiences; although it did well, it did somewhat less so than Little Annie Booneij. Produced at a cost of $463,455, its domestic gross was $966,878. Factoring in distribution and advertising costs, Mary realized a clear profit of nearly $200,000 without even considering the money derived from the film's foreign release.