Boxoffice barometer (1941)

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice barometer
Date:
1941
Publisher:
Kansas City : Associated Publications
Volume:
Boxoffice barometer (1941)
Leaf #:
000189
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Year Book
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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Liberty St. Electrical Supply Co., 201 Magazine St. Louisiana Mot. Piet. Equip., 1414 Cleveland Ave. National Theatre Supply Co., 220 S. Liberty St. OKLAHOMA CITY Howell, W. R., 12 S. Walker Ave. National Theatre Supply Co., 700 W. Grand Ave. Oklahoma Theatre Supply Co., 708 W. Grand Ave. SAN ANTONIO Independent Film Exchange, 352 E. Commerce St. TAMPA United Theatre Supply Corp., 110 S. Franklin St. CANADA CALGARY, ALTA. Sharp’s Theatre Supplies, Film Exchange Bldg. Western Theatre Service, 1217 Second St. HALIFAX, N. S. Dominion Sound Equipment, Ltd., 86 Hollis St. MONTREAL, QUE. Dominion Sound Equipment, Ltd., (head office), 1620 Notre Dame St., W. Dominion Sound Equipments, Ltd., 5971 Monkland Ave. General Theatre Supply Co., 366 Mayor St. Perkins Electric Co., Ltd., 2027 Bleury St. TORONTO, ONT. Coleman Electric Co., 258 Victoria St. Dominion Sound Equipments, Ltd., 276 Victoria St. General Theatre Supply Co., 104 Bond St. Perkins Electric Co., Ltd., 277 Victoria St. VANCOUVER, B. C. Dominion Sound Equipment, Ltd., 820 Cambie St. Theatre Equipment Supply Co., 906 Davie St. WINNIPEG, MAN. Canadian Thea'tre Supply Co., 510 Canada Bldg. Dominion Sound Equipment, Ltd., 65 Roric St. Rice, J. M., Co., 202 Canada Bldg. BOXOFFICE BAROMETER 203