Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1963)

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Oct-Dec 1963
Publisher:
New York, Boxoffice
Volume:
Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1963)
Leaf #:
000430
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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BOXOFFICE BAROMETER This chart records the performance of current attractions in the opening week of their first runs in the 20 key cities checked. Pictures with fewer than five engagements are not listed. As new runs are reported, ratings are added and averages revised. Computation is in terms of percentage in relation to normal grosses as determined by the theatre managers. With 100 per cent as "normal," the figures show the gross rating above or below that mark. (Asterisk * denotes combination bills.) BALTIMORE z o fc o co BUFFALO CHICAGO CINCINNATI CLEVELAND DENVER DETROIT INDIANAPOLIS KANSAS CITY LOS ANGELES MEMPHIS MILWAUKEE MINNEAPOLIS NEW HAVEN NEW YORK OMAHA PORTLAND SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE 1 UJ s s > < Black Gold (WB) 100 100 100 65 65 100 100 100 90 *L| 85 131 1 Caretakers, The (UA) 125 115 175 200 100 125 125 100 120 180 150 150 125 100 125 ;i| Cleopatra (20th-Fox) 190 400 300 250 250 400 400 300 450 700 750 300 700 250 200 389 i Conjugal Bed. The (Embassy) 120 160 115 135 90 145 100 130 195 300 149 1 Dementia 13 (AIP) 100 90 100 100 100 100 98 §| Erik the Conqueror (AIP) 115 70 90 100 100 95 1 For Love or Money (Univ) 130 130 125 150 200 135 275 75 300 110 100 165 175 135 135 150 70 151 Great Escape, The (UA) 220 225 190 175 200 160 160 300 200 250 200 135 210 190 200 200 201 | Haunted Palace, The (AIP) 145 150 150 90 90 160 100 200 150 100 105 110 120 125 150 130 | fi Heavens Above (Janus) 140 130 135 125 250 250 130 120 125 115 200 156 Hercules <S Captive Women (Woolner) 155 100 165 120 140 100 90 100 135 123 Incredible Journey. The (BY) 165 175 220 240 250 255 160 250 125 135 175 300 204 | In the French Style (Col) 90 175 135 90 120 105 200 160 100 150 115 185 135 100 133 ? Jason and the Argonauts (Col) 130 150 200 100 90 110 115 150 145 120 150 110 90 175 155 200 170 139 Johnny Cool (UA) 125 210 150 200 150 115 150 100 95 100 100 100 85 150 100 100 127 Kiss of the Vampire (Univ) 130 100 100 80 90 100 90 99 Lilies of the Field (UA) 135 170 215 100 300 185 135 295 165 215 150 95 175 110 150 173 Lord of the Flies (Cont'l) 115 200 190 190 250 290 220 120 150 160 200 300 199 Love at Twenty (Embassy) 110 175 115 90 100 65 50 90 100 175 300 125 I > L-Shaped Room, The (Col) 140 200 175 175 300 225 290 270 150 200 150 110 200 95 125 187 | $ Maniac (Col) 100 50 115 85 65 80 100 80 100 86 I Mary, Mary (WB) 130 160 165 150 125 130 140 125 175 290 100 100 200 135 105 180 195 140 100 150 is McLintock! (UA) 100 175 175 220 300 100 210 175 130 125 170 150 169 Mind Benders, The (AIP) 100 75 100 100 125 100 ioo i Murder at the Gallop (MGM) 155 210 135 195 150 110 150 100 150 200 156 || New Kind of Love, A (Para) 150 155 175 170 165 135 125 100 250 220 190 135 135 80 200 140 158 Of Love and Desire (20th-Fox) 110 75 75 115 65 90 90 90 120 90 125 250 108 i Old Dark House, The (Col) 135 100 50 105 100 85 65 80 100 80 135 94 Palm Springs Weekend (WB) 100 125 170 90 185 134 Running Man, The (Col) 140 100 200 100 90 90 105 125 120 90 150 100 110 105 130 145 100 118 i| 106 1 Shock Corridor (AA) 100 135 125 95 70 90 140 100 70 100 75 145 160 80 Stolen Hours (UA) 125 200 165 90 100 105 75 100 100 180 140 105 124 | H Take Her, She's Mine (20th-Fox) 200 160 200 150 125 175 280 100 150 155 190 145 150 168 Twice Told Tales (UA) 120 no 100 90 150 100 85 108 I* JlLL Twilight of Honor (MGM) 170 100 175 90 100 80 100 135 130 65 100 85 120 90 145 90 140 100 85 Under the Yum Yum Tree (Col) 225 200 225 175 150 175 185 310 240 200 110 135 195 400 209 j 148 • 123 i: : Wheeler Dealers, The (MGM) 110 170 150 200 110 125 180 175 110 140 165 155 140 P X — The Man With X-Ray Eyes (AIP) 130 100 125 120 115 100 125 90 125 135 135 175 i Ms: TOP HITS OF THE WEEK Individual runs, not an average. Listings are confined to opening week figures on new releases only. 1. Under the Yum Yum Tree (Col) Kansas City 310 Bufffalo 200 Minneapolis 200 Omaha 195 Cincinnati 175 Denver 175 2. McLintock! (UA) Kansas City 300 Memphis 210 Buffalo 175 Milwaukee 175 3. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (UA-Cinerama) Boston 300 4. Take Her, She's Mine (20th-Fox) Kansas City 280 Boston 200 Chicago 200 Denver 175 5. Haunted Palace, The (AIP) Memphis 200 6. Wheeler Dealers, The (MGM) Denver 180 I I 1 | I