Boxoffice barometer (1963)

Record Details:

Title:

Boxoffice barometer

Date:

1963

Publisher:

Kansas City : Associated Publications, Inc.

Volume:

Boxoffice barometer (1962-1963)

Leaf #:

0007

Language:

English

Subjects:

Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine

Collection:

Hollywood Studio System and Year Book

Format:

Periodicals

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:

November 10, 2022