The Silent Stars · 1910s
Top-earning actor
≈ $1,000,000
$1 million a year, ParamountEstimate
About $18.6 million in 2025 dollars
The first year of his Paramount features deal. In February, Chaplin, Pickford and Fairbanks founded United Artists to control their own earnings.
Top-earning actress
$1,050,000
First National, three filmsDeal
About $19.5 million in 2025 dollars
First National paid $350,000 a picture for three films, plus half the profits and full creative control.
By U.S. theatrical rentals, the studios' share of ticket sales
$1.3 million
$1.2 million
★ Starring Mary Pickford
$1 million
