Motion Picture Herald (Nov-Dec 1946)

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PICTURE CROSSES A statistical compilation and comparison of Box Office Performance in first run theatres Figures directly below picture title compare estimated dollar gross with average gross and show relative percentage of all engagements tabulated. Figures opposite theatre names represent percentage of tabulated grosses to average weekly business based on the six months' period ending July 31, 1946. SYMBOLS: (DB) Double Bill— associate feature title; (SA) Stage Attraction; (MO) MoveOver Run; (AA) Advance Admission. INDEX: Over-all performance percentage figures from previously published final reports appear in Service Data section of Product Digest. See last column of Release Chart for Index. HOLIDAY IN MEXICO (MCM) Final Report: Total Gross Tabulated $1,463,400 Comparative Average Gross 1,257,200 Over-all Performance 108.2% ATLANTA— Loew's Grand, 1st week .... 135.6% ATLANTA — Loew's Grand, 2nd week .... 117.3% BALTIMORE— Century, 1st week 129.1% BALTIMORE— Century, 2nd week 93.4% BOSTON— Orpheum, 1st week 114.9% BOSTON— Orpheum, 2nd week 100.3% BOSTON— State, 1st week . 113.9% BOSTON— State, 2nd week 93.2% BUFFALO— Great Lakes 117.0% CHICAGO— Oriental, 1st week 109.8% (SA) Vaudeville CHICAGO— Oriental, 2nd week 87.9% (SA) Vaudeville CHICAGO— Oriental, 3rd week 83.5% (SA) Vaudeville CINCINNATI— RKO Capitol, 1st week . . . 141.5% CINCINNATI — RKO Capitol, 2nd week . . . 97.3% CINCINNATI— RKO Capitol, 3rd week . . . 70.7% CINCINNATI — RKO Lyric, MO 1st week . . 111.1% CLEVELAND— Loew's State 125.0% INDIANAPOLIS — Loew's, 1st week .... 126.8% INDIANAPOLIS— Loew's, 2nd week .... 83.3% KANSAS CITY — Midland 113.6% (DB) Dangerous Business (Col.) LOS ANGELES— Belmont, 1st week .... 177.0% LOS ANGELES— Belmont, 2nd week .... 126.4% LOS ANGELES— Belmont, 3rd week .... 101.1% LOS ANGELES— Belmont, 4th week .... 78.1% LOS ANGELES— Egyptian, 1st week .... 148.6% LOS ANGELES— Egyptian, 2nd week .... 120.2% LOS ANGELES— Egyptian, 3rd week .... 96.6% LOS ANGELES— Egyptian. 4th week .... 72.9% LOS ANGELES— FoxWilshire, 1st week . . 194.6% LOS ANGELES— FoxWilshire, 2nd week . . 144.2% LOS ANGELES— FoxWilshire, 3rd week . . 118.5% LOS ANGELES— FoxWilshire, 4th week . . 97.3% MINNEAPOLIS— Radio City 114.9% NEW YORK— Capitol, 1st week 144.1% (SA) Gene Krupa's Orchestra, Mitzi Green NEW YORK— Capitol, 2nd week 140.1% (SA) Gene Krupa's Orchestra, Mitzi Green NEW YORK— Capitol, 3rd week 130.8% (SA) Gene Krupa's Orchestra, Mitzi Green NEW YORK— Capitol, 4th week 112.9% (SA) Gene Krupa's Orchestra, Mitzi Green NEW YORK— Capitol, 5th week 93.4% (SA) Gene Krupa's Orchestra, Mitzi Green NEW YORK— Capitol, 6th week 85.4% (SA) Gene Krupa's Orchestra, Mitzi Green OMAHA— Paramount, 1st week 101.5% OMAHA— Paramount, 2nd week 78.5% ST. LOUIS— Loew's State, 1st week . i . . . 138.4% ST. LOUIS— Loew's State, 2nd week .... 93.5% ST. LOUIS— Loew's State, 3rd week .... 73.8% ST. LOUIS— Loew's State, 4th week .... 64.0% TORONTO— Loew's, 1st week 130.8% TORONTO— Loew's, 2nd week 101.4% • CLAUDIA AND DAVID (20th-Fox) Final Report: Total Gross Tabulated $833,500 Comparative Average Gross 798,600 Over-all Performance 104.3% BALTIMORE— New, 1st week 138.0% BALTIMORE— New, 2nd week 104.7% BUFFALO— Great Lakes 111.7% BUFFALO— Hippodrome, MO 1st week . . . 80.6% CHICAGO— Apollo, 1st week 81.5% CHICAGO— Apollo, 2nd week 65.2% CINCINNATI— RKO Albee 83.3% CINCINNATI— RKO Shubert, MO 1st week . 90.9% CLEVELAND— RKO Allen 107.8% DENVER— Denver 84.2% (DB) The Unknown (Col.) DENVER— Esquire 68.1% (DB) The Unknown (Col.) DENVER— Webber 62.5% (DB) The Unknown (Col.) DENVER— Aladdin, MO 1st week 106.3% (DB) The Unknown (Col.) DENVER— Rialto, MO 2nd week 54.5% (DB) The Unknown (Col.) KANSAS CITY— Esquire 94.1% KANSAS CITY— Uptown 100.0% LOS ANGELES— Chinese, 1st week .... 119.4% LOS ANGELES — Chinese, 2nd week .... 84.9% LOS ANGELES— Loew's State, 1st week . . 106.4% LOS ANGELES— Loew's State, 2nd week . . 60.8% LOS ANGELES— Uptown. 1st week .... 92.9% LOS ANGELES— Uptown, 2nd week .... 66.4% MINNEAPOLIS— Radio City 86.7% MINNEAPOLIS— Century, MO1 1st week . . 82.0% NEW YORK— Roxy, 1st week 148.5% (SA) Vivian Blaine, Jerry Colonna, others NEW YORK— Roxy, 2nd week 130.2% (SA) Vivian Blaine, Jerry Colonna, others NEW YORK— Roxy, 3rd week 134.8% (SA) Vivian Blaine, Jerry Colonna, others PHILADELPHIA— Fox 91.2% PITTSBURGH— J. P. Harris, 1st week . . . 113.1% PITTSBURGH— J. P. Harris, 2nd week ... 78.1% PITTSBURGH— Senator, MO 1st week . . . 105.0% SALT LAKE CITY— Centre 104.1% SALT LAKE CITY— Studio, MO 1st week . . 107.8% SAN FRANCISCO— Warfield, 1st week . . . 81.7% (DB) Spook Busters (Mono.) SAN FRANCISCO— Warfield, 2nd week . . . 54.4% (DB) Spook Busters (Mono.) ST. LOUIS— Ambassador 91.7% (DB) Shadow of a Woman (WB) NOBODY LIVES FOREVER (WB) First Report: Total Gross Tabulated $175,300 Comparative Average Gross 160,800 Over-all Performance 109.0% CINCINNATI— RKO Palace 101.3% CINCINNATI— RKO Shubert, MO 1st week . 109.0% KANSAS CITY — Orpheum 75.6% (DB) Vacation in Reno (RKO) MINNEAPOLIS— RKO Orpheum 134.2% PHILADELPHIA— Mastbaum, 1st week . . 161.1% PHILADELPHIA— Mastbaum, 2nd week . . 106.6% SAN FRANCISCOi-Fox 101.2% (DB) G.I. War Brides (Rep.) SAN FRANCISCO— State, MO 1st week . . . 84.0% (DB) G.I. War Brides (Rep.) ST. LOUIS— Ambassador 82.1% (DB) Night Train to Memphis (Rep.) MR. ACE (UA) First Report: Total Gross Tabulated $222,800 Comparative Average Gross 222,900 Over-all Performance 99.9% ATLANTA— Loew's Grand 130.4% BALTIMORE— Century 98.9% BUFFALO— Buffalo 102.7% (DB) One Way to Love (Col.) CHICAGO— Oriental . . . 112.0% CINCINNATI— RKO Albee 95.2% CINCINNATI— RKO Lyric, MO 1st week . . 70.3% LOS ANGELES — Music Hall Beverly Hills . 109.0% LOS ANGELES— Music Hall Downtown . . . 125.7% LOS ANGELES— Music Hall Hawaii .... 103.1% LOS ANGELES^-Music Hall Hollywood . . . 127.4% PHILADELPHIA— Stanton, 1st week .... 142.9% PHILADELPHIA— Stanton, 2nd week .... 103.3% PHILADELPHIA— Stanton, 3rd week .... 76.0% SAN FRANCISO>-Orpheum 110.5% Offer Opera One Day Each Week In the belief that opera is for masses, and not the classes, George Mann, owner of Redwood Theatres, San Francisco, and his general manager, Hal Honor e, are presenting grand opera one day each week in theatres throughout the circuit. The houses, all of which are located in outlying districts, will therefore bring opera to towns which until now have never had any legitimate stage attractions. "Carmen" inaugurates the plan, opening at the State theatre, Eureka, November 6. Arturo Casiglia, director of the Pacific Opera Company, is producing with a company of 60. All the musicians are members of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, and the corps de ballet has been selected from the San Francisco Opera Ballet. The State theatre, seating capacity of 996, isalready completely sold out, tickets ranging from $2 to $3.50. Next theatre in line to present grand opera will be the Strand, Modesto, which has scheduled "Barber of Seville," Nov. 20. Change Policy of Theatre Mrs. Phoebe Davis and H. Paul Stroud, co-owners of the Hollywood Newsreel theatre, St. Louis, Mo., have changed the name of their theatre to the World and are currently showing only foreign features. BROADCAST PICTURES, INC. Announces "^Rhythm ^Rhapsodies" WILL GO INTO PRODUCTION IN JANUARY To Be Followed By "INVESTIGATIONS, LTD." Now in Preparation BROADCAST PICTURES, INC. JOSEPH STEINER, PRES. 850 TENTH AVENUE CO 5-3189 NEW YORK CITY MOTION PICTURE HERALD, NOVEMBER 2, 1946 6!