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Undid revision 1241685781 by Essasitopapopito (talk) This box office figure seemed dubious to me, so I did some digging. The only source I have found to back up any claims of box office figures is found in the book "King of Comedy", which pieces together transcriptions of interviews given by Sennett. He states twice that "Mickey" made $18,000,000, but also that he lost all documentation.
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Undid revision 1241685724 by Essasitopapopito (talk) This box office figure seemed dubious to me, so I did some digging. The only source I have found to back up any claims of box office figures is found in the book "King of Comedy", which pieces together transcriptions of interviews given by Sennett. He states twice that "Mickey" made $18,000,000, but also that he lost all documentation.
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|''[[Tarzan of the Apes (1918 film)|Tarzan of the Apes]]''
|''[[Tarzan of the Apes (1918 film)|Tarzan of the Apes]]''
|[[First National Pictures|First National]]
|[[First National Pictures|First National]]
|$1,500,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.erbzine.com/mag5/0503.html|title = ERBzine 0503: Tarzan of the Apes}}</ref>
|$1,500,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.erbzine.com/mag5/0503.html|title = ERBzine 0503: Tarzan of the Apes}}</ref>
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|''[[Old Wives for New]]''
|''[[Old Wives for New]]''
|rowspan="5"|[[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]
| $286,504<ref name="birchard">{{cite book|last=Birchard|first=Robert S.|date=2004|title=Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=9780813123240}}</ref>
| $286,504<ref name="birchard">{{cite book|last=Birchard|first=Robert S.|date=2004|title=Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=9780813123240}}</ref>
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|''[[The Squaw Man (1918 film)|The Squaw Man]]''
|''[[The Squaw Man (1918 film)|The Squaw Man]]''
| $283,556<ref name="birchard"/>
| $283,556<ref name="birchard"/>
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|''[[The Whispering Chorus]]''
|''[[The Whispering Chorus]]''
| $242,109<ref name="birchard"/>
| $242,109<ref name="birchard"/>
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|''[[We Can't Have Everything]]''
|''[[We Can't Have Everything]]''
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|''[[Till I Come Back to You]]''
|''[[Till I Come Back to You]]''
| $183,834<ref name="birchard"/>
| $183,834<ref name="birchard"/>

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The year 1918 in film involved some significant events.

Events

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top six 1918 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1918
Rank Title Studio Domestic rentals
1 Mickey Mabel Normand Feature Film Company $8,000,000[1]
1 Tarzan of the Apes First National $1,500,000[2]
2 Old Wives for New Paramount $286,504[3]
3 The Squaw Man $283,556[3]
4 The Whispering Chorus $242,109[3]
5 We Can't Have Everything $207,890[3]
6 Till I Come Back to You $183,834[3]

{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eHIoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C8cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4926%2C5479066%7Ctitle= Hollywood Chatter}

Notable films released in 1918

Argentina

Main article: List of Argentine films before 1930

Egypt

Main article: List of Egyptian films before 1920
  • Bedouin's honor (Sharaf El Badawi), starring and directing by Mohammed Karim
  • The Deadly Flowers (Al Azhar Al Momita), starring and directing by Mohammed Karim

France

Main article: French films of 1918

Germany

Main article: List of German films 1895-1918

Great Britain

Main article: British films before 1920
  • The Haunted Hotel, an 11-minute comedy short directed by Fred Rains (Claude's father), starring Will Asher and Marion Peake[6]
  • Victory and Peace, directed by Herbert Brenon

Hungary

Main article: List of Hungarian films 1901-1947

Italy

Main article: Italian films of 1918

Japan

  • Akakabe Myojin (aka Kaibyo Kaidan) a Ghost-Cat film starring Matsunosuke Onoe, produced by Nikkatsu Films
  • Izumo Kaidan (Japanese) aka Ghost Story of Izumo, starring Matsunosuke Onoe and Kitsuraku Arashi, produced by Nikkatsu Films
  • Yotsuya Kaidan Jitsuhi Kanetani Goro/ The Ghost of Yotsuya (Japanese) the 2nd ever film adaptation of the 1825 stage play Yotsuya Kaidan by Tsuruya Nanboku IV; starring Matsunosuke Onoe and Sentaro Nakamura[7]

Sweden

Main article: Swedish films before 1930

Denmark

United States

Main article: American films of 1918

U.S.S.R.

Main article: Soviet films: 1917-1921

Comedy film series

Only the films of the series released in 1918 are collected

Buster Keaton (1917–1944)

Snapshot of Good Night, Nurse!.
Main article: Buster Keaton filmography

Films starring Roscoe Arbuckle, featuring Buster Keaton released in 1918:

Charlie Chaplin (1914–1940)

Film poster for A Dog's Life.
Main article: Charlie Chaplin filmography

Charlie Chaplin wrote, produced, directed, and starred in 9 films for his own production company between 1918 and 1923. These films were distributed by First National. Below the movies released in 1918:

Uncompleted and unreleased films

Harold Lloyd (1913–1938)

Hit Him Again.
Bees in His Bonnet.
Back to the Woods.
Main article: Harold Lloyd filmography

Glasses character ("The Boy"):

Lupino Lane (1915–1939)

Main article: Lupino Lane

Short films acting as his character Mr. Butterbun released in 1918:

  • His Busy Day
  • His Salad Days
  • Love and Lobster
  • The Blunders of Mr. Butterbun: Trips and Tribunals
  • The Blunders of Mr. Butterbun: Unexpected Treasure
  • The Haunted Hotel

Births

Deaths

Debuts

References

  1. ^ {cite news |last=Coons |first=Robin |work=The Daytona Beach News-Journal |title=Hollywood Chatter |date=June 30, 1939 |page=6}}
  2. ^ "ERBzine 0503: Tarzan of the Apes".
  3. ^ a b c d e Birchard, Robert S. (2004). Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813123240.
  4. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  5. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 201. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  6. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  7. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  8. ^ Holger-Madsen, Himmelskibet (Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi), Gunnar Tolnæs, Zanny Petersen, Nicolai Neiiendam, Nordisk Film, retrieved 2024-03-22
  9. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  10. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 198. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  11. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  12. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  13. ^ "How to Make Movies". Charlie Chaplin Encyclopedia. 3 April 2010. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010.
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