1915 in film

The year 1915 in film involved some significant events.

List of years in film (table)

Events

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

Highest-grossing films of 1915
RankTitleGross
1 The Birth of a Nation $10,000,000[2]
2 Carmen $147,600
3 The Cheat $137,364 [3]
4 Temptation $102,437
5 The Girl of the Golden West $102,224
6 The Warrens of Virginia $85,770
7 The Golden Chance $83,504
8 Chimmie Fadden $78,944
9 Chimmie Fadden Out West $72,036
10 The Arab $66,036

Notable films released in 1915

All following films are American, except where stated.

Short film series

Births

Deaths

Film debuts

References

  1. "The Metro Corporation". Motography. XIII (8). February 20, 1915. p. 278. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  2. Rucker, Walter C.; Upton, James N., eds. (2007). Encyclopedia of American race riots. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-313-33301-9. ...earning more than $10 million at the box office in 1915. By 1949, it had earned $50 million
  3. Birchard, Robert S. (2004), Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood, Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky, p. 19, ISBN 0-8131-2324-0
  4. Kinnard,Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. Page 65. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6.
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