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1926 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing Movies of 1926

Battleship Potemkin (1926) is the highest-grossing movie released in 1926, with $62.7K worldwide, ahead of Moana (1926) at $3K and The General (1926) at $1.4K. 3 films released in 1926 report a worldwide gross, $67.1K in all, 81% of it from the US & Canada.

1926 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$67.1K
Battleship Potemkin (1926), the #1
$62.7K
earned in the US & Canada
81%
Battleship Potemkin (1926) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 movie of 1926

Battleship Potemkin (1926)

1926 · Drama, History

$62.7K worldwide · 93% of the chart's total

$51.2K US & Canada · 82% $11.5K elsewhere · 18%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Hits of 1926?

Battleship Potemkin (1926) leads with $62.7K, 93% of the total. The top 3 together took $67.1K, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Battleship Potemkin (1926) movie poster Number 1
    $62.7K Battleship Potemkin (1926)
    $51.2K US & Canada · 82% $11.5K elsewhere · 18%
  2. Moana (1926) movie poster Number 2
    $3K Moana (1926)
    $3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. The General (1926) movie poster Number 3
    $1.4K The General (1926)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of 1926, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1926.

  1. 1 Battleship Potemkin (1926) movie poster
    Battleship Potemkin (1926) Dec 5, 1926 · Russian · Drama, History $62.7K worldwide
    Dec 5, 1926 US and Canada: $51.2K Rest of the world: $11.5K Worldwide: $62.7K
  2. 2 Moana (1926) movie poster
    Moana (1926) Jan 7, 1926 · Documentary $3K worldwide
    Jan 7, 1926 US and Canada: $3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3K
  3. 3 The General (1926) movie poster
    The General (1926) Dec 25, 1926 · Comedy, Action $1.4K worldwide
    Dec 25, 1926 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4K
By release month

Which Month of 1926 Earned the Most?

December releases took the most, $64.1K from 2 films, led by Battleship Potemkin (1926). January was the quietest month ($3K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.

  1. January Jan Moana (1926) $3K Moana (1926)
  2. February Feb No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. March Mar No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. April Apr No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. May May No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. June Jun No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  7. July Jul No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  8. August Aug No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. September Sep No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  10. October Oct No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  11. November Nov No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  12. December Dec Battleship Potemkin (1926) $64.1K Battleship Potemkin (1926)
Last 10 years

How Does 1926 Compare With Previous Years?

Of these 10 years, 1921 earned the most: $9.2M from 3 films, led by The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921). 1926 took $67.1K.

Year Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
1917 No films 0 – – –
1918 1 film 1 $9.7K – Anniversary of the Revolution (1918) $9.7K
1919 1 film · −98% 1 $160 −98% The Sentimental Bloke (1919) $160
1920 1 film · +5711% 1 $9.3K +5711% The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) $9.3K
1921 3 films · +99311% 3 $9.2M +99311% The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) $9.2M
1922 No films 0 – – –
1923 3 films 3 $13.2K – A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923) $12.9K
1924 3 films · +1407% 3 $198.9K +1407% The Epic of Everest (1924) $112K
1925 5 films · −56% 5 $87.5K −56% The Gold Rush (1925) $82.1K
1926 3 films · −23% 3 $67.1K −23% Battleship Potemkin (1926) $62.7K
Archive

Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1918 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $37.1B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).

2020s 7 years · $134.1B
2010s 10 years · $325.8B
2000s 10 years · $201.3B
1990s 10 years · $91.9B
1980s 10 years · $36B
1970s 10 years · $11.1B
1960s 10 years · $1.8B
1950s 10 years · $801.3M
1940s 10 years · $936.9M
1930s 10 years · $214M
1920s 9 years · $10M
1910s 2 years · $9.8K
FAQ

Box Office 1926: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in 1926?

Battleship Potemkin (1926) leads with $62.7K worldwide, $51.2K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Moana (1926) at $3K and The General (1926) at $1.4K.

How much did movies released in 1926 earn?

3 films released in 1926 report a worldwide gross, $67.1K in all, or $22.4K per film on average.

How many movies released in 1926 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Battleship Potemkin (1926), earned $62.7K.

How much of the 1926 box office came from the US and Canada?

$54.2K of the $67.1K total, or 81%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the 1926 box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 1926. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the 1926 box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.