Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1937)

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Apr-Jun 1937
Publisher:
Kansas City, Associated Publications
Volume:
Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1937)
Leaf #:
00068
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
BOXOFFICE was the leading American exhibitor trade paper of the post-World War II era. But the publication had modest beginnings. In 1920, Ben Shlyen founded the paper, orginally titled THE REEL JOURNAL, in an office located in Kansas City's Film Row district. Like other regional exhibitor publications, THE REEL JOURNAL focused its attention on the local -- in this case, KC and the nearby territories that the city's distribution exchanges served. By the end of the 1920s, however, Shlyen had acquired or founded several more small exhibitor papers serving other US markets. In 1932, their titles all changed to BOXOFFICE, though they continued to be published in regional editions for decades to follow. -- Eric Hoyt, 2015
Date Added:
March 21, 2024
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"Horizon" and "Wedding" CHARLOTTE Broadway — Ready, Willing: and Able (WB)...115 Carolina — Swing High, Swing Low (Para) .... 125 Carolina — On the Avenue (20th-Fox) 100 Imperial — Rembrandt (UA) 90 Imperial — Come and Get It (UA) 90 State — North of Nome (Col) 100 State — Let’s Make a ^Million (Para) 86 State — Code of the Range (Col) 100 CHICAGO Chicago — Personal Property (M-G-M) 115 Palace — ^Quality Street (RKO) 95 Roosevelt — Waikiki Wedding (Para) 100 United Artists — Maj-tiine (M-G-M) 110 CINCINNATI Albee — Maytiine (M-G-M), 2d w'k; held over.. 160 Capitol — Hideaway Girl (Para) 120 Grand — Three Smart Girls (Univ), 5th repeat W’k 110 Keith’s — Ready, Willing and Able (WB), held. 120 Lyric — Nancy Steele Is Missing (20th-Fox) . . . . 110 Palace — I^ove Is News (20th-Fox), held over.. 190 Shubert — Racing Lady (RKO) 115 CLEVELAND Allen — IVIien’s Your Birthday? (RKO) 120 Hippodrome — The King and the Chorus Girl (WB) 140 Palace — Ready, Willing and Abie (WB) ; stage; Ina Mae Hutton and her Melodears. . 160 Stillman — John ^Meade’s Woman (Para) 75 DALLAS Capitol — Rebellion (RKO) 80 Capitol — AVonian Wise (20th-Fox) 85 Capitol — The Old Corral (Rep) 100 Majestic — History Is Made at Nijrht (UA)....150 Melba — Two Wise Maids (Rep) 90 Palace — The Kinff and the Chorus Girl (WB).125 Rialto — The G<»od Earth (M-G-M); roadshow two-a-day engagement at advanced prices... 90 Tower — CIoistere<l (SR), roadshow attraction. .100 DENVER Aladdin— Love Is News (20th-Fox), following a week at the Denver 120 Broadway — Lost Horizon (Col), roadshow 300 Denham — Swing: High, Swing Low (Para), return engagement 115 Denver — Seventh Heaven (20th-Fox) 140 Paramount — Women of Glamour (Col), and Parole Racket (Col) 95 Orpheum — Quality Street (RKO). and Park Avenue Logger (RKO) HO DETROIT Adams — Trouble in MorcM’Co (Col): Time Out for Romance (20th-Fox) 85 Cinema — A Greater Promise (Amkino) 90 Downtown — Ecstasy (Jewell), 3d wk., held for 4th 100 Fox — Seventh Heaven (20th-Fox). stage show. film moved to Adams for 2d wk 110 Madison — History Is Made at Night (UA) 90 Michigan — Waikiki Wedding (Para), stage show; picture moved to Madison for 2d wk..ll0 State — Swing High, Swing Low (Para): 2d continued 1st run wk; AVhen’s Your Birthday? (RKO) 100 United Artist.s — Maytime (M-G-M), held for 2d wk 120 INDIANAPOLIS Alamo— I. and Beyond the Law (WB) 70 Apollo — The Holy Terror (20th-Fox) 85 Circle — Swing High, Swing Low (Para), 2d wk.lOO Loew's — Fire Over England (UA) 85 Lyric — Nancy Steele Is Missing (20th-Fox), stage show 115 KANSAS CITY Mainstreet — Waikiki AVedding (Para); Midnight Court (WB) 175 Midland — History Is Made at Night (UA) ; Elephant Boy (UA) 80 Newman^ — AA’hen’s Your liirthday? (RKO); Bulldog Drummond Escapes (Para) 80 Tower — Seventh Heaven (20th-Fox) and stage show; transferred to Uptown for 2nd wk 165 Uptown — Head Over Heels in I^ove (GB), 6 days 85 LOS ANGELES ♦"’hinese — Seventli Heaven (20th-Fox) 100 Downtown — Ready. Willing and Able (WB) ; Night Court (WB) 85 (AVERAGE IS 100%) Top Hits of the Week Lost Horizon — Denver (roadshow) 300 Waikiki Wedding (dual) — Omaha 235 Maytime — Providence 200 Love Is News — Cincinnati 190 Waikiki Wedding (dual) — Kansas City 175 Seventh Heaven — Kansas City. ...165 Waikiki Wedding — New York 165 Maytime — Cincinnati 160 EXTENDED RUNS Good Earth (roadshow), 8th wk. of 2-aday at Astor, New York; 3rd wk. at St. Francis, San Francisco. Lost Horizon (roadshow), 4th wk. of 2-aday at Globe, New York; 3rd wk. at Geary, San Francisco. Sea Devils, 3rd wk. at Rialto, New York. Swing High, Swing Low, 3rd wk. at Blue Mouse, Seattle. Hillstreet — Quality Street (RKO); AA’e Have Our Moments (Univ) 150 Hollywood — Same as Downtown 85 Pantages — Same as Hillstreet 145 Paramount — Swing High, Swing Low (Para), 2d wk., stage show 125 State — Same as Chinese 85 MILWAUKEE Palace — Two Wise Maids (Rep); Stars sand Stripes Revue on stage 125 Riverside— A Man Betrayed (Rep); stage show. 100 Strand— AVhen You're in Love (Col); Devil’s Playground (Col) 80 Warner — Sea Devils (RKO); Her Husband’s Secretary (FN) 100 Wisconsin — San Francisco (M-G-M); Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (Col), repeat 70 MINNEAPOLIS Aster — Racing Lady (RKO); Clarenee (Para).. 90 Century — I,Jist of Mrs. Che>"ney (M-G-M), 2d wk. 90 Minnesota — Swing High, Swing Low’ (Para)... 100 Orpheum — Nancy Steele Is Missing (20th-Fox).. 70 State — AA’oinan AA’ise (20th-Fox); Jungle Princess (Para) 80 World — Carnival in Flanders (French) 70 NEW HAVEN College — Nancy Steele Is Missing (20th-Fox): Man of the People (M-G-M) 100 Paramount — Swing High, Swing Low' (Para); Murder Goes to College (Para) 140 Poll— Maytime (M-G-M) 150 NEW ORLEANS Center — Sea Devils (RKO), revival 65 Globe — Horse Feathers (Para) 75 Liberty — AA’ben’s Your Birthday? (RKO) 70 Orpheum — Quality Street (RKO) 140 Saenger — Waikiki Bedding (Para) 140 St. Charles — She’s Dangerous (Univ); The King’s Scandals on the stage 190 State — Alaytime (M-G-M) 140 Strand — Cloistered (SR), held over 75 Tudor — Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (UA) ... 95 NEW YORK CITY Astor — The Good Earth (M-G-M), 8th wk. of tw’o-a-day, capacity plus a few standees .. 105 Ca;*itol — Maytime (M-G-M), 2d wk 140 Central — Midnight Taxi (20th-Fox) and 5th episode Dick Tracy serial 105 Criterion — Silent Barriers (GB), 1st full wk. two-a-day, near capacity 95 Globe — Lost Horizon (Col), 4th wk. of two a-day, capacity plus a few standees 105 Palace — Penrod and Sam (FN) 1st run, plus Love Is New's (20th-Fox), 2d run 110 Paramount — AVaikiki AA’edding (Para), stage show 165 Radio City Music Hall — Seventh Heaven (20thFox), stage show 135 Outstanding Rialto — Sea Devils (RKO), 3rd wk 105 Rivoli — History Is Made at Night (UA) 115 Roxy — Top of the Tow’n (Univ), stage show... 145 Strand — The King and the Chorus Girl (WB)..125 OKLAHOMA CITY Criterion — Nancy Steele Is Missing (20th Fox), 5 days 100 Liberty — Great O’Malley (WB) ; Step Lively, Jeeves (20th-Fox) 100 Midwest — Love Is News (20th-Fox) 125 State— Great Guy (GN) 125 Warner — Criminal Lawyer (RKO), plus stage show 150 OMAHA Brandeis — Quality Street (RKO); When’s Your Birthday? (RKO) 120 Omaha — Waikiki Wedding (Para); A Doctor’s Diary (Para) 235 Orpheum — The King and tlie Chorus Girl (IVB) ; Espionage (M-G-M) 105 PITTSBURGH Alvin — Woman Alone (GB) Breezing Hume (Univ) 80 Fulton — AVings of the Morning (20th-Fox) 120 Penn — Quality Street (RKO) 75 Stanley — John Meatle’s Woman (Para) ; stage show 110 Waraier — Once a Doctor (FN); Clarence (Para). 85 Nixon — Lost Horizon (Col), roadshow 100 PROVIDENCE Albee — Quality Street (RKO) ; With Love and Kisses (Melody) 85 Fays — We Have Our Moments (Univ), stage show 85 Ma.iestic — ^Seventh Heaven (20th-Pox); Step Lively, Jeeves (20th-Fox) 100 State — Maytime (M-G-M) .., 200 Strand — Murder Goes to College (Para) ; Y’ou’re in the Army Now (GB) 100 ST. LOUIS Ambassador — Quality Street (RKO) ; Head Over Heels in Love (GB) 85 Fox — Seventh Heaven (20th-Fox); Girl Overboard (Univ) 120 Loew’s — Ma.vtime (M-G-M), held over 165 Missouri — Sea Devils (RKO); Bark Avenue Logger (RKO) 0® St. Louis— Love Is News (20th-Fox), stage .show SAN FRANCISCO Pox — Swing High, Swing Low (Para); Time Out for Romance (20th-Fox), 2d wk 95 Geary — Ix)st Horizon (Col); roadshow, 3d wk. .. 90 Golden Gate — Park Avenue Logger (RKO) ; stage show . . 1^® Orpheum — Women of Glamour (Col); Parole Racket (Col) Paramount — Ma.vtime (M-G-M), 2d wk 140 St. Franci.s— Gootl Earth (M-G-M), roadshow, 3d wk United Arti.sts — No Man of Her Own (Para), reissue _ Warfield — Head Over Heels in Love (GB) ; Espionage (M-G-M) 0® SEATTLE Blue Mouse — Swing High, Swing Low (Para); The Mighty Treve (Univ), 3d wk HO Fifth Avenue — Maytime (M-G-M) 120 Liberty — History Is Made at Night (UA) 115 Music Box— Love Is News (20th-Fox); Man of the People (M-G-M), 2d "wk 110 Orpheum — Personal Property (M-G-M); Breezing Home (LTniv) H® Palomar — Let’s Get Married (Col), stage show. 115 Paramount — Nancy Steele Is Missing (20th-Fox), Don’t Tell the Wife (RKO) HO WASHINGTON Capitol — A Family Affair (M-G-M) and circus stage show Columbia — La.st of Mrs. Cheyney (M-G-M), repeat _ Earle — King and the Chorus Girl (WB) and Jan Garber Orch 125 Keith’.s — Qualit.v Street (RKO) 90 Metropolitan — No Man of Her Own (Para), reissue 9® Palace — MasTime (M-G-M) 150 20 BOXOFnCE April 10, 1937.