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MOTION PICTURE HERALD
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WHERE ALL THE SEATS ARE IN THE U. S.
New York State, as indicated by the outline map above, has more theatre seats than any other state in the country, its 1,833 houses boasting of 1,576,980. This figure, however, is below average from standpoint of population. The average for the entire country is 10 persons per seat, while New York has only I seat per 8 inhabitants.
The map indicates the number of seats per state. On page 32 appears another chart in which is listed the capacity by states, together with the number of theatres and population of each state.
12,142,761 THEATRE SEATS IN THE U. S.
Competitors, Beware!
"How's business over at RKO?" someone asked of Sam Warshawsky, home office press representative.
"Only colossal, sfupendous and magnificent right now, but things are beginning to pick up," retorted Sam.
Eight Million Sales Quota
Set by Chaplin on "Lights"
A worldwide sales quota of $8,000,000 is understood to have been set on "City Lights" by Charles Chaplin.
Although "Charlie" spent nearly three years in making the silent film, his production cost is believed by insiders to have been comparatively low. Chaplin, it is pointed out, always keeps his budget within an unusually limited figure.
Average Is Ten Persons Per Seat; South Underseated, With Other Sections Near Normal
Total seating capacity of the 21,284 sound and silent theatrical accounts listed on the books of distributors now reaches 12,142,761, representing one seat for every ten persons in the United States.
The average seating capacity of all accounts is 571, although averages for first and second runs reaches well over 1,500 seats.
South Carolina is the most underseated state in the country, having but one seat for every 29 persons. Alabama is a close runner-up with 25 people for every theatre seat, while North Carolina is third, having a seat for every 22 inhabitants. Other southern states follow closely in this category, indicating the South to be the most underseated geographical division of the U. S.
Other sections of the country run more or {Continued on page 32)
Capacities by States
On page 32, this issue, appears a listing, by states, of seating capacities throughout the country, together with a number of theatres in each state, population and the average number of people for each theatre seat.
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