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The following is an overview of 1927 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
The top ten 1927 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The King of Kings | Pathé Exchange | $2,641,687 [1] |
| 2 | The Jazz Singer | Warner Bros. | $1,974,000 [2] |
| 3 | 7th Heaven | Fox Film | $1,750,000 [3] |
| 4 | The Gaucho | United Artists | $1,400,000 [4] |
| 5 | The Patent Leather Kid Jesse James | First National Paramount | $1,200,000 [3] [5] |
| 6 | Wings | Paramount | $1,100,000 [6] |
| 7 | My Best Girl | United Artists | $1,027,757 [7] |
| 8 | Love | MGM | $946,000 [8] |
| 9 | The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg | $894,000 [8] | |
| 10 | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans | Fox Film | $818,000 [9] |
For the complete list of US film releases for the year, see United States films of 1927 [14]
The film had the solid success it deserved; in its premiere New York engagement, at the Rialto,My Best Girl grossed $81,000 in its three week run, recouping a sixth of its production cost of $483,103 at just one theater. Its total domestic gross amounted to $1,027,757.
Sunrise ended up amassing domestic rentals of $818,000.