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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The top ten 1930 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
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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] |
United States unless stated
Hell's Angels was a financial disaster, grossing $1.6 million domestically, with another million coming in from foreign markets.
actor Robert Loggia in 1930