Boxoffice barometer (1946)

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Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice barometer
Date:
1946
Publisher:
Kansas City : Associated Publications
Volume:
Boxoffice barometer (1946-47)
Leaf #:
00030
Language:
English
Collection:
Year Book and Hollywood Studio System
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:
June 06, 2024
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Picture Records at the Illation’s Bosoffices 87 Features Make “Hit” Class Rating 120% or More Iir^USTNESS at the nation's boxotfices for the It® 1945-46 season continued to level off from the high marks of a few seasons ago. The upswing that continued to rise through '41, '42 and '43 is definitely on the downward trend. Over all, however, business still held to well above normal. Out of a total of 339 features, excluding westerns, 214, or 63 per cent scored above the 100 per cent mark. In the hit classification (120 per cent or better), there were 87 pictures, ten less than in the previous season. In 1943-44 there were 106 hits. There is a drop of seven per cent in the ratio of hits to total features released last season as compared to the record of the previous year. This is identical with the drop that occurred from '43-'44 to '44-'45. Some exceptionally high grosses have been registered, with the top honors for the season going to "The Bells of St. Mary's'' with a score of 209 per cent. This is five per cent above the mark of "Going My Way,” of two seasons before. The top mark of '45-'46 was only 170 per cent. In the season just closing, three pictures beat that mark. They are "Road to Utopia” with 179 per cent, "Leave Her to Heaven" with 177 per cent and "The Outlaw” with 173 per cent. This season also distinguished itself with more top-of-the-column hits than either of the two preceding seasons. Of the hits listed in the adjoining columns, RKO has the largest score, 17; Paramount is second with 14; M-G-M is third with 13; 20th Century-Fox is next with 12; UA and Warner Bros, have 9 each; then follow Columbia with 5, Universal 4, Republic 2, Monogram 1. On the ratio of hit pictures against each company's total computed, UA has the top ratio of 64 per cent, since their score was 9 hits out of 14 pictures tabulated. Paramount is second with a ratio of 56 per cent for 14 hits out of 25 releases. RKO is third with 17 hits out of 35 for a ratio of 48.5. M-G-M and Warners each score 45 per cent, the former having a ratio of 13 to 29, the latter 9 to 21. Sixth goes to 20th-Fox with 39 per cent for 12 hits out of 31; Columbia is seventh with 12.8 for its ratio of 5 out of 44. Republic scores a ratio of 8.7 for 2 hits out of 23 releases. Universal's score is 8 per cent for 4 hits out of 48. And Monogram's ratio is 4.5, having 1 hit out of 22 releases. 26 (These Scored Ratings of 150% or More) BELLS OF ST. MARY'S. THE (RKO) 209 ROAD TO UTOPIA (Para) 179 LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (20th-Fox) 177 OUTLAW. THE (UA) 173 SARATOGA TRUNK (WB) 169 KID FROM BROOKLYN. THE (RKO) 167 NIGHT AND DAY (WB) 167 SPELLBOUND (UA) 165 GILDA (Col) 163 KILLERS. THE (Univ) 163 BANDIT OF SHERWOOD FOREST. THE (Col) 162 LOST WEEKEND. THE (Para) 162 ADVENTURE (M-G-M) 161 HARVEY GIRLS. THE (M-G-M) 161 KITTY (Para) 158 POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE. THE (M-G-M). ...155 SPIRAL STAIRCASE. THE (RKO) 155 DOLLY SISTERS. THE (20th-Fox) 151 (These Scored Ratings of 140% or More) EASY TO WED (M-G-M) 149 WEEKEND AT THE WALDORF (M-G-M) 149 DUFFY'S TAVERN (Para) 148 STORK CLUB. THE (Para) 147 BLUE DAHLIA. THE (Para) 146 RHAPSODY IN BLUE (WB) 146 SPANISH MAIN. THE (RKO) 146 STOLEN LIFE. A (WB) 146 ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1946 (M-G-M) 146 CANYON PASSAGE (Univ) 145 MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE (Para) 145 SMOKY (20th-Fox) 145 TOMORROW IS FOREVER (RKO) 145 O.S.S, (Para) 144 KISS AND TELL (Col) 143 LOVE LETTERS (Para) 143 STORY OF G.I. JOE (UA) 143 MY REPUTATION (WB) 142 ALONG CAME JONES (RKO) 141 STATE FAIR (20th-Fox) 141 TWO SISTERS FROM BOSTON (M-G-M) 140 I 1 BAROMETER Section