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The following is an overview of 1930 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 1930 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1930
RankTitleDistributorDomestic rentals
1 Whoopee! United Artists $2,655,000 [1]
2 Check and Double Check RKO $1,751,000 [2]
3 Hell's Angels United Artists$1,600,000 [3]
4 All Quiet on the Western Front Universal $1,500,000 [4]
5 The Big House MGM $1,279,000 [5]
6 Common Clay Fox Film $1,246,000 [6]
7 Min and Bill MGM$1,223,000 [5]
8 Song o' My Heart Fox Film$1,200,000 [4]
9 Son of the Gods First National $1,069,000 [7]
10 The Dawn Patrol $1,061,000 [7]

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Notable films released in 1930

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References

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  2. Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p56
  3. Eyman, Scott (1997). The Speed of Sound: Hollywood and the Talkie Revolution 1926-1930. ISBN   978-0-6848-1162-8. Hell's Angels was a financial disaster, grossing $1.6 million domestically, with another million coming in from foreign markets.
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  5. 1 2 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles, California: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
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  7. 1 2 Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 10 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
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