Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1934)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Daily
Date:
Jan-Mar 1934
Publisher:
New York [Motion picture daily, inc.]
Volume:
Motion picture daily
Leaf #:
000290
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
A New York-based daily trade paper published by Martin Quigley. The companion to Quigley's better known weekly publication, MOTION PICTURE HERALD, and a direct competitor to THE FILM DAILY, which was also published out of New York. Established in 1930, MOTION PICTURE DAILY enjoyed a circulation of roughly 5,000 readers most years of its four decades in print (a nearly identical circulation to THE FILM DAILY, but only one third of the readership of MOTION PICTURE HERALD, which reached a wider audience of exhibitors). In the 1930s, the MOTION PICTURE DAILY's editor, Maurice Kann, called on the movie industry to shift more production back to the East Coast. Any productions that filmed in New York received ample attention. New York City never regained its production lead over Hollywood, but the major studios used the Big Apple for their corporate and distribution headquarters. As a result, MOTION PICTURE DAILY tended to focus on economic and regulatory issues confronting the film industry. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
August 28, 2022
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MOTION PICTURE DAILY Hollywood" $20,400 Hit On the Coast Los Angeles, Feb. 4. — Big money here last week went to "Going Hollywood." Evidently the Hollywoodians wanted to know how they go, for the gross at Loew's State reached $20,400, over normal by $6,400. "Eskimo" also developed strength with a take of $6,450 at the 4 Star. "Angkor," with $5,000, was a big sur prise at the Criterion. "Little Women" was taken out of Grauman's Chinese at the end of its eighth week. Total first run business was $95,819. Average is $109,750. Estimated takings for the week ending Jan. 31 : "LITTLE WOMEN" (Radio) CHINESE— (2,500), 50c-$1.65, 6th week, 4 days. Sid Grauman prologue. Gross: $8,411 (Average, $14,000.) "ANGKOR" (H. W. Warner & Roy Purdon Prod.) CRITERION— (1,610), 25c-40c, 2nd week 7 days. Gross: $5,000. (Average, $2,800.) "JULY 14" (Rene Clair) 2nd Week, 1 Day "I WAS A SPY" (Fox) 6 Days FILMARTE— (800), 40c-50c. Gross: $2,204. (Average, $2,650.) "ESKIMO" (M-G-M) 4 STAR— (900), 50c-75c, 7 days. Gross: $6,450. (Average, $4,500.) "GOING HOLLYWOOD" (M-G-M) LOEW'S STATE^(2,413), 25c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $20,400. (Average, $14,000.) "CROSS COUNTRY CRUISE" (Univ.) PANTAGES — (3,000), 25c-55c, 7 days. Stage: Henry Santrey with his 1934 revue. Gross: $5,160. (Average, $7,000.) "4 FRIGHTENED PEOPLE" (Para.) PARAMOUNT— (3,595), 25c-40c, 7 days. Stage: F. & M. Revue, Harry Rose, Ginn & Fizz, Picchiani Troupe. Gross: $17,894. (Average, $18,000.) "HIPS, HIPS HOORAY" (Radio) RKO^(2,700), 25c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $3,800. (Average, $8,000.) "I'M NO ANGEL" (Para.) 4th Week, 1 Day "GALLANT LADY" (U.A.) 6 Days UNITED ARTISTS — (2,100), 25c-40c. Gross: $11,500. (Average, $12,800.) "MASSACRE" (F.N.) WARNER BROS. (Hollywood)— (3,000), 25c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $8,000. (Average, $14,000.) "MASSACRE" (F.N.) WARNER BROS. (Downtown)— (3,400), 25c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $7,000. (Average, $12,000.) "Rio" at $16,000 Smash Denver Hit Key City Grosses Hold on; 135 Houses Do $1,348,51 7 (Continued from page 1 ) Omaha, Portland, Providence and Seattle. Cities reporting a drop are Buffalo, Chicago, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and St. Paul. How the two weeks compare : Week Ending Week Ending Jan. 26-27 Jan. 19-20 No. Theatres Gross Boston 6 $112,500 Buffalo 5 43,700 Chicago 7 125,500 Cleveland 6 44,450 Denver 5 39,500 Des Moines 5 29,500 Detroit £ 66,300 Indianapolis 5 26,000 Kansas City 4 37,700 Los Angeles 10 85,615 Minneapolis 5 24,000 Montreal 5 43,000 New York 12 308,452 Oklahoma City 4 17,600 Omaha 4 26,500 Philadelphia 9 87,400 Pittsburgh 7 40,900 Portland 5 23,000 Providence 6 48,400 San Francisco 7 64,500 St. Paul 5 16,000 Seattle 7 38,000 135 $1,348,517 No. Theatres 6 5 7 6 5 5 6 5 4 11 5 5 12 4 4 9 7 5 6 7 5 7 136 Gross $109,000 53,800 134,000 42,500 32,250 29,000 60,100 22,500 35,500 111,270 25,700 41,800 242,547 12,800 22,750 98,500 50,700 22,500 38,300 66,600 18,150 35,000 $1,305,267 Comparative grosses for the last eighteen weeks, compiled from day-by-day box-office reports, show this : Week Ending September 29-30, 1933 October 6-7 October 13-14 October 20-21 October 27-28 November 3-4 November 10-11 November 17-18 November 24-25 December 1-2 December 8-9 December 15-16 December 22-23 December 29-30 January 5-6, 1934 January 12-13 January 19-20 January 26-27 (.Copyright, 1934, Quigley Publications) Theatres Grosses 135 $1,342,710 141 1,417,886 143 1,544,838 141 1,581,308 143 1,509,422 142 1,500,740 141 . 1,379,560 144 1,375,132 141 1,431,209 141 1,418,753 142 1,558,832 139 1,221,032 133 1,071,457 138 1,433,289 136 1,714,824 138 1,435,649 136 1,305,267 135 1,348,517 Dinner at Eight" Eases Into Top Spot in Seattle Denver, Feb. 4. — "Flying Down to Rio" easily at $16,000 topped the first runs the past week and ran the take to more than 50 per cent above normal. Standouts were the rule. Leo Carrillo in person also helped the gross. Other first runs, with the exception of the Aladdin, were above normal. The Aladdin had an average week. First run business was $38,000. Average is $29,750. Estimated takings for the week ending Feb. 1 : "HOUSE ON 56TH STREET" (Warners) ALADDIN— (1,500), 25c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $3,500. (Average, $3,500.) "ALL OF ME" (Para.) DENHAM— (1,500), 25c-30c-40c, 7 days. Stage, show. Gross: $7,500. (Average, $6,000.) "ESKIMO" (M-G-M) DENVER— (2,500), 35c-35c-50c, 7 days. Gross: $8,000. (Average, $7,500.) "FLYING DOWN TO RIO" (Radio) ORPHEUM— (2,600), 25c-35c-50c, 7 days. Stage show. Gross: $16,000. (Average, $10,000.) "LITTLE WOMEN" (Radio) PARAMOUNT — (2.000) , 25c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $3,000. (Average, $2,750.) Seattle, Feb. 4. — "Dinner at Eight" at the Fifth Avenue took the local lead this week, with a gross about $3,000 over the normal $7,000. It went into a second week. Second in the running was the Paramount, with its new stage and screen policy at 20 and 30-cent prices. "Fugitive Lovers" was the film attraction, plus six acts of vaudeville and Jules Buffano's band. The gross was about $8,500. Average is $6,000. Other houses suffered. "House on 56th Street" in its second week at the Music Box was below par, and dual bills at the Roxy and Orpheum were somewhat below normal. "The Invisible Man" at the Blue Mouse was good for average business and the Liberty's dual bill stood up well. Total first run business was $38,000. Average is $36,500. Estimated takings for the week ending Jan. 27 : "THE INVISIBLE MAN" (Univ.) BLUE MOUSE— (950), 25c-35c-50c, 7 days. Gross: $3,750. (Average. $4,000.) "DINNER AT EIGHT" (M-G-M) FIFTH AVENUE — (2.4501 , 25c-40c-55c, 7 days. Gross: $10,000. (Average, $7,000.) "YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU" (Maj.) "THE FIGHTING CODE" (Col.) LIBERTY— (1.800). 10c-15c-25c. 7 days. Gross: $3,750. (Average. $4,000.) "HOUSE ON 56th STREET" (Warners) MUSIC BOX— (950), 25c-35c-50c, 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $3,000. (Average, first week, $4,000.) "HIS DOUBLE LIFE" (Para.) "THE BIG SHAKEDOWN" (F.N.) ORPHEUM— (2,500). 25c-35c-50c, 7 days. Gross: $4,500. (Average, $6,000.) "FUGITIVE LOVERS" (M-G-M) PARAMOUNT— (3.050). 20c-30c. 7 days. Six acts vaudeville headed by Vitaphone Four. Jules Buffano's Band. Don Isham. organist. Gross: $8,500. (Average. $6,000.) "LETS FALL IN LOVE" (Col.) "THE LAST ROUNDUP" (Para.) ROXY— (2,275), 15c-25c-35c, 7 days. Gross: $4,500. (Average, $5,000.) Monday, February 5, 1934 "Castle" and "Lady Killer" Lead Frisco San Francisco, Feb. 4. — "A Man's Castle" broke above average last week at the Golden Gate, getting $14,000, up by $1,000. At the Warfield "Lady Killer" rallied in the closing days to garner $19,000, listed as average for this house. Henry Santrey's band brought in the business at the Fox, with two feature pictures, where gross was $12,000, a good $3,000 over average. Other houses held up fairly well. Total first run business was $66,600. Average is $69,500. Estimated takings : Week Ending Jan. 16: "A MAN'S CASTLE" (Col.) GOLDEN GATE — (2,800), 25c-35c-40c, 7 days. Stage: Band. Gross: $14,000. (Average, $13,000) Week Ending Jan. 17: "WOMEN IN HIS LIFE" (M-G-M) "RAFTER ROMANCE" (Radio) ORPHEUM— (3,000), 15c-35c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $5,000. (Average, $9,000) "LADY KILLER" (Warners) WARFIELD — (2,700). 25c-35c-55c-65c-90c. 7 days. Stage: Band. Gross: $19,000. (Average, $19,000) "FUGITIVE LOVERS" (M-G-M) "EIGHT GIRLS IN A BOAT" (Para.) PARAMOUNT— (2,670), 15c-25c-30c-40c55c, 7 days. Gross: $8,000. (Average, $12,000) "HORSEPLAY" (Univ.) "FURY OF THE JUNGLE" (Col.) FOX— (4,600), 10c-15c-25c-35c, 7 days. Stage: Henry Santrey band. Gross: $12,000. (Average, $9,000) Week Ending Jan. 19: "RED HEAD" (French) FILMARTE— (1,400), 25c-35c-40c, 7 days. 2nd week. Gross: $1,600. (Average, $1,500) Week Ending Jan. 20: "ROMAN SCANDALS" (U. A) UNITED ARTISTS— (1,200), 25c-40c-50c, 7 days, 4th week. Gross: $7,000. (Average, $6,000) "Skitch" and Show $12,000, Montreal Montreal, Feb. 4. — Main stem houses turned in a good week with an assortment of worthwhile attractions and little in the way of sport opposition. "Mr. Skitch" and vaudeville made it $12,000 for Loew's, while "Design for Living" brought cash to the Capitol to the extent of $11,500. The Princess featured "The Lady Is Willing" as a world premiere and the take was up to $7,500. "Invisible Man" and "You Made Me Love You" at the Palace were good for a fair $10,000. The weather was snappy, but Montrealers are used to it. Total business was $43,000. Average is_ $36,500. Estimated takings for the week ending Jan. 17 : "DESIGN FOR LIVING" (Para.) CAPITOL— (2,547), 25c-35c-50c-60c-75c, 7 davs. Gross: $11,500. (Average, $9,000.) "FANNY" (French) IMPERIAL — (1,914), 25c-35c-4Oc-50c, 7 days. Gross: $2,000. (Average, $2,000.) "MR. SKITCH" (Fox) LOEW'S — (3,115), 25c-35c-50c-65c-75c, 7 days. Vaudeville: Ben Blue; The Gray Family: Masters & Gauthier; Four Kings and a Queen; Waller & Lee; Marcus Sisters and Carlton Bros. Gross: $12,000. (Average. $10,500.) "THE INVISIBLE MAN" (Univ.) "YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU" (Majestic) PALACE — (2.600), 25c-35c-50c-6Oc-75c. 7 days. Gross: $10,000. (Average, $11,000.) "THE LADY IS WILLING" (Col.) "FOG" (Col.) PRINCESS — (2.272). 25c-35c-50c-65c, 7 days. Gross: $7,500. (Average, $6,000.)