Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1937)

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Apr-Jun 1937
Publisher:
Kansas City, Associated Publications
Volume:
Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1937)
Leaf #:
00069
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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BAR A COMPUTATION OF WHAT THE PICTURES DID IN THEIR FIRST RUNS IN PRINCIPAL CENTERS AS COMPILED FROM THE WEEKLY REPORTS IN BOXOFFICE. PERCENTAGES 75 90 100 110 125 140 Black Legion (WB) 7 Breezing Home (Univ) 8 Clarence (Para) 6 Condemned Row (RKO) 5 Crack-Up (20th-Fox) 5 Criminal Lawyer (RKO) G Dangerous Number (M-G-M) 8 Devil's Playground (Col) 10 Doctor's Diary, A (Para) 5 Don't Tell the Wife (RKO) 9 Espionage (M-G-M) 12 Family Affair, A (M-G-M) 9 Fire Over England (UA) 5 God's Country and the Woman (FN) G Good Earth, The (M-G-M) 7 Great O'Malley, The (WB) 14 Green Light (FN) 34 Head Over Heels in Love (GB) 11 Holy Terror, The (20th-Fox) 8 John Meade's Woman (Para) 19 Last of Mrs. Cheyney (M-G-M) 29 Lloyds of London (20th-Fox) 7 Lost Horizon (Col) G Love Is News (20th-Fox) 25 Maid of Salem (Para) 23 Mon of Affairs (GB) 5 NUMBER OF RUNS FOLLOWS INITIALS OF DISTRIBUTORS. PICTURES WITH LESS THAN 5 RUNS NOT LISTED. AVERAGE THEATRE GROSS FIGURED AT 100%. PERCENTAGES 75 90 100 110 125 140 Man of the People (M-G-M) 5 Man Who Could Work Miracles (UA) 7 I . , , i : i Maytime (M-G-M) 5 155 Men Are Not Gods (UA) 7 Nancy Steele Is Missing (20th-Fox).... 18 Off to the Races (20th-Fox) 7 On the Avenue (20th-Fox) 31 One in a Million (20th-Fox) 9 Outcast (Para) 7 Parole Racket (Col) 5 Plough and the Stars (RKO) 8 Racing Lady (RKO) 5 Ready, Willing and Able (WB) 18 Sea Devils (RKO) 14 She's Dangerous (Univ) G Smart Blonde (WB) 7 Swing High, Swing Low (Para) 19 Three Smart Girls (Univ) 8 Under Cover of Night (M-G-M) 5 We're on the Jury (RKO) 8 When You're in Love (Col) 35 When's Your Birthday? (RKO) 13 Wings of the Morning (20th-Fox) 11 Woman Wise (20th-Fox) 7 Women of Glamour (Col) 12 You Only Live Once (UA) 7 CITIES FROM WHICH AVERAGES WERE COMPUTED: With comparative figures indicating the percentage of average business (100 per cent) achieved by individual cities as compiled from the first run records of each. City Pet. Baltimore 80 Boston 105 Charlotte 110 Chicago 95 Cincinnati 120 Cleveland 110 Dallas 105 City Pet. Denver 115 Detroit 85 Indianapolis 100 Kansas City 105 Los Angeles 105 Milwaukee 105 Minneapolis 80 City Pet. New Haven 100 New Orleans 110 New York 100 Oklahoma City 125 Omaha 130 Pittsburgh 105 City Pet. Portland, Ore 110 St. Louis 100 Salt Lake City 100 San Francisco 110 Seattle 115 Washington, D, C 100 21 BOXOFFICE :: April 10, 1937.