Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1934)

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12 MOTION PICTURE DAILY Wednesday, February 7, 1934 'All of Me," Show, Loop's Top, $42,000 Chicago, Feb. 6. — A cold snap that sent the thermometer to zero Sunday afternoon and kept it below zero until Tuesday noon was responsible for serious inroads at Loop box-offices. In the face of the weather handicap business rallied toward the end of the week. B. & K.'s Chicago came through with $42,000, a pronounced increase over the preceding week despite the weather. "All of Me" was on the screen and "The Student Prince" on the stage. The take at the RKO Palace of $22,000, with "Advice to the Lovelorn" on the screen and "Artists and Models" on the stage further indicates the favorable trend, in view of the weather. Total first run business was $126,■000. Average is $137,000. Estimated takings : Week Ending Jan. 30: "DINNER AT EIGHT" (M-G-M) 'ORIENTAL— (3,940), 30c-40c-60c, 3rd ■week, 9 days. Gross: $15,000. (Average, $23,000) "GALLANT LADY" (U. A.) UNITED ARTISTS— (1,700). 30c-40c-60c, -2nd week, 7 days. Gross: $11,000. (Average, $17,000) Week Ending Feb. 1: "ALL OF ME" (Para.) CHICAGO — (4,000), 35c-50c-68c, 7 days. "Schubert's "The Student Prince" on stage. Gross: $42,000. (Average, $34,600) "ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN" (U. A.) PALACE— (2,509), 35c-50c-75c, 7 days. Artists and Models revue on stage. Gross: $22,000. (Average, $22,000) Week Ending Feb. 2: "MISS FANE'S BABY IS STOLEN" (Para.) McVICKERS— (2,284), 30c-40c-60c, 7 days. Gross: $10,000. (Average, $13,000) "GOING HOLLYWOOD" (M-G-M) (Second Loop Week) ROOSEVELT— (1,591), 25c-35c-50c, 7 days. Gross: $9,000. (Average, $11,000) Week Ending Feb. 3: "LOVE HONOR AND OH BABY" (Univ.) STATE-LAKE— (2,776), 20c-25c-35c, 7 days. WLS Merry Go Round on stage. Gross: $17,000. (Average, $17,000) Providence Gives "Eskimo" $12,000 Providence, Feb. 6. — In a week of dull business "Eskimo" and a stage show headed by the Radio Rogues reached an average $12,000 at Loew's State. Total first run grosses were $39,100. Average is $40,600. Estimated takings for the week ending Feb. 1 : "EIGHT GIRLS IN A BOAT" (Para.) "WOMAN'S MAN" (Chesterfield) PARAMOUNT— (2,300), 15c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $6,500. (Average, $6,500.) "CROSS COUNTRY CRUISE" (Univ.) "MASSACRE" (Warners) MAJESTIC— (2.400), 15c-40c, 7 davs. Gross: $6,000. (Average, $7,000.) "ESKIMO" (M-G-M) LOEW'S STATE— (3,800), 15c-40c, 7 days. Stage: Radio Rogues. Gross: $12,000. (Average, $12,000.) "ORIENT EXPRESS" (Fox) FAYS — (1.600), 15c-40c, 7 days. Stage: Country Club Scandals. Gross: $7,000. (Average. $7,000.) "HIPS HIPS HOORAY" (Radio) "SHADOWS OF SING SING" (Col.) RKO ALBEE— (2.300), 15c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $6,500. (Average. $7,000.) "LITTLE WOMEN" (Radio) "BEFORE MIDNIGHT" (Col.) RKO VICTORY— (1,600), 10c-25c, 4 days. Gross: $1,100. (Average, $1,100.) "Carolina" Is Philadelphia Hit, $28,000 Philadelphia, Feb. 6. — "Carolina" led the first runs this week with a good $28,000 and was held for a second week. Making its first run bow at the Boyd, "Dinner at Eight" seems sure for a $13,000 week. A good second week for "Gallant Lady," over-average business for "Counsellor-at-Law" and nice return trade for "Dancing Lady" kept the business well in the black. Total first run business was $103,100. Average is $84,200. Estimated takings for the week ending Feb. 1 : "GALLANT LADY" (U.A.) ALDINE— (1,300), 40c-55c-65c, 6 days, 2nd week. Gross: $8,000. (Average, $7,000.) "DANCING LADY" (M-G-M) (2nd Run) ARCADIA— (600), 25c-40c-50c, 8 ■ days. Gross: $3,600. (Average, 6 days, $2,400.) "DINNER AT EIGHT" (M-G-M) (2nd Run) BOYD— (2.400) , 40c-55c-65c„ 6 days. Gross: $13,000. (Average, $12,000.) "GOING HOLLYWOOD" (M-G-M) EARLE— (2,000), 40c-5Sc-65c. 6 days. Stage: Fifi D'Orsay, Charles Ahern's "Millionaires," Paddi Pryce, Cooper and Pickert, Hill and Hoffman. Gross: $18,000. (Average, $12,000.) "CAROLINA" (Fox) FOX— (3,000), 30c-40c-65c, 6 days. Stage: "Goin' South" prologue. Gross: $28,000. (Average, $16,000.) "BEDSIDE" (F.N.) KARLTON— (1.000). 30c-40c-50c, 6 days. Gross: $3,500. (Average, $3,500.) "I AM SUZANNE" (Fox) (2nd run) KEITH'S— (2,000). 25c-35c-40c, 6 days. Stage show. Gross: $7,500. (Average, $7,000.) "FASHIONS OF 1934" (Warners) STANLEY— (3,700), 40c-55c-65c. 8 days. Gross: $14,000. (Average, for 6 days. $12,000.) "COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW" (Univ.) STANTON— (1.700), 30c-40c-55c, 6 davs. Gross: $8,000. (Average, $7,000.) "Invisible Man" at $3,800 in Portland Portland, Feb. 6. — Last week was slightly better than average, with "Invisible Man" at the Music Box registering $3,800, or but $800 oyer average. Reopening of the Pantages, with a combination screen and vaudeville bill had a take of $2,500, or but $500 over average. A double bill, "From Headquarters" and "Goodbye Love," at the Oriental went $1,000 over house average to $3,000. First run total was $25,300. Average is $23,000. Estimated takings for the week ending Feb. 3 : "CONVENTION CITY" (F. N.) "MASSACRE" (F. N.) (Re-titled "Big Round Up") BROADWAY— (1,912). 2Sc-35c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $6,000. (Average. $6,000) "INVISIBLE MAN" (Univ.) HAMRTCK'S MUSIC BOX— (2.000). 25c35c-40c. "' days. Gross: $3,800. (Average, $3,000) "FROM HEADQUARTERS" (Warners) "GOODBYE LOVE" (Radio) HAMRICK'S ORIENTAL— (2.040). 25c35c, 7 days. Gross: $3,000. (Average, $2,000) "MASTER OF MEN" (Col.) PANTAGES— (1.700), 25c-35c, Vaudeville, 7 days. Gross: $2,500. (Average, $2,000.) "I AM SUZANNE" (Fox) "HELL AND HIGH WATER" (Para.) PARAMOUNT — (3,008), 2Sc-35c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $5,000. (verage, $5,000) "MOULIN ROUGE" (U. A.) UNITED ARTISTS— (945). 25c-35c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $5,000. (Average. $5,000) Using Psychology Hollywood, Feb. 6. — Tay Garnett put the reverse English in advertising for talent for "Honor Bright," which he will direct for Paramount. Instead of advertising for pretty little girls around the age of eight, he requested the ugly type, emphasizing that good lookers would not even be considered. "Candlelight" At $3,000 in Minneapolis Minneapolis, Feb. 6. — Grosses were spotty here and in St. Paul last week, with "By Candlelight" making the best comparative showing here and "Emperor Jones" taking top percentage honors in St. Paul. "By Candlelight" was $1,000 over normal at $3,000 in the Minneapolis World and "Emperor Jones" was the same amount up with a gross of $2,500 at the 300-seat_St. Paul World. "Eskimo" was a disappointment on both sides of the river, falling $500 under average at the Minnesota here and in the St. Paul Paramount. Minneapolis' five houses, usually getting $22,100, made around $23,000, while St. Paul's five totaled $17,700 where they usually get $16,000. Estimated takings : Minneapolis Week Ending Jan. 31: "ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN" (U. A.) LYRIC — (1.238), 20c-25c, 7 days. Gross: $1,500. (Average. $1,500) "ESKIMO" (M-G-M) MINNESOTA— (4,000). 25c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $7,000. (Average, $7,500) Week Ending Feb. 1: "CONVENTION CITY" (F. N.) RKO ORPHEUM— (2,900), 20c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $5,500. (Average, $5,500) "THE HOUSE ON 56TH STREET" (Warners) STATE— (2.300), 25c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $6,000. (Average. $5,500) "BY CANDLELIGHT" (Univ.) WORLD— (400), 25c-75c, 7 days. Gross: $3,000. (Average, $2,000) St. Paul Week Ending Feb. 1: "ESKIMO" (M-G-M) PARAMOUNT— (2.300). 25c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $5,000. (Average. $5,500) "FUGITIVE LOVERS" (M-G-M) RIVIERA— (1,200), 25c-40c. 7 days. Gross: $3,500. (Average. $3,500) "HIPS, HIPS HOORAY" (Radio) RKO ORPHEUM— (2,500), 20c-40c. 7 davs. Gross: $5,000. (Average, $4,000) "MISS FANE'S BABY IS STOLEN" (Para.) TOWER— (1,000), 15c-25c, 3 days. Gross: $900. (Average. $800) "SMOKY" (Fox) TOWER— (1.000). 15c-25c, 4 days. Gross: $S00. (Average. $700) ' EMPEROR JONES" (U. A.) WORLD— (300), 25c-75c. 7 davs. Gross: $2,500. (Average. $1,500) Fox Plant to Have New Storage Vault Hollywood, Feb. 6. — Work is to be started soon on a nine-room film vault with storage space for 11,000,000 feet of film at the Fox studio. This is part of the recent expansion program which has included two sound stages, a mill, and a building for a re-recording channel and a projection room. "Lovers" and Musical Pull In Pittsburg! Pittsburgh, Feb. 6. — The coldc snap of the winter last week, sendir. temperatures down to several degre< below zero, hit theatres hard. Wit a number of big attractions in tow the week-end start was the bigge here in some time, but the arrival < a blizzard over Monday and Tuesdz held everything at a standstill. The Penn, returning to stage shov; after an absence of two years, had ti condensed version of Earl Carroll "Vanities" and "Fugitive Lovers easily leading the town at $27,000. Tl Stanley, with "Four Frightened Pc pie," skidded to rock bottom at $5,70 the worst here in some time. Of the straight pictures, "I Am Si zanne" alone managed to withstai the frigid blast, gathering $6,700 seven days. While the Pitt was o too, with its combination unit and pi ture policy, it still managed to sh a profit at $6,500 with "Jimmy ai Sally" and "Sweet and Lowdown." Total grosses in six first run hous were $50,900. Average is $48,500. Estimated takings for the week en ing Feb. 3 : "CROSS COUNTRY CRUISE" (Univ DAVIS — (1,700), 25c-35c, 6 days. Gro: $1,700. (Average. $2,500) ' I AM SUZANNE" (Fox) FULTON— (1.750), 15c-40c, 7 days. Gros $6,700. (Average, for six days. $4,000) "FUGITIVE LOVERS" (M-G-M) PENN— (3.300). 25c-75c, 6 days. Staf Earl Carroll's "Vanities" with Ray Bolg Collette Sisters, Jean Travels, Samu Brothers and Jack Squires. Gross: $27,0 (Average, $21,000.) "JIMMY AND SALLY" Fox) PITT— (1,600), 15c-40c, 6 days. Stag "Sweet and Lowdown" with Arthur a Morton Havel. Gross: $6,500. (Averai $6 000 ) "FOUR FRIGHTENED PEOPLE" (Par STANLEY— (3,600). 25c-50c . 6 da Gross: $5,700. (Average, $9,000.) "LETS FALL IN LOVE" (Col.) WARNER— (2.000), 25c-50c, 6 days. Gro.' $3,300. (Average, $5,000.) "Lovelorn," Show $12,200, BuffaL Buffalo, Feb. 6. — Four days severe snowstorms and below ze weather pulled all grosses dov. Nothing could keep 'em away from t Hippodrome, though, where Rosa and her fan dance plus "Advice to t Lovelorn," brought in $12,200, $2,200 above par. Total take was $48,100. Normal $47,500. Estimated takings foi the week en ing Feb. 2: "FLYING DOWN TO RIO" (Radio) BUFFALO— (3,500). ■ 30c-55c. 7 da Stage: Milton Berle, George Prenti Evelyn Dall. Five Maxellos, Barb: Blane. Gross: $15,800. (Average. $15.00 "AS HUSBANDS GO" (Fox) "EMPEROR JONES" (U. A.) CENTURY— (3.000), 25c, 7 days. Adc_ attraction: Ross-Petrolle fight fill Gross: $5,700. (Average, $6,000.) "ESKIMO" (M-G-M) GREAT LAKES— (3.000). 25c-40c. days. Gross: $7,500. (Average. $10,000. "ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN" (U.. HIPPODROME— (2.100). 25c-40c, 7 da Stage: "Midway Nights," with Rosa Dennis White. Prosper & Maret, John Poat, Bonita Frede. Jean & Joan, Andr Bros.. Dave Lee. Lvda Sue, Pearl J Knight. Gross: $12,200. (Average, $10,(X "CROSS COUNTRY CRUISE" (Univ "EAST OF FIFTH AVENUE" (Co! LAFAYETTE— (3.300). 25c. 7 da Gross: $6,900. (Average. $6,500.)