Boxoffice barometer (1954)

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice barometer
Date:
1954
Publisher:
Kansas City : Associated Publications
Volume:
Boxoffice barometer (1954-55)
Leaf #:
00026
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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THE ALL flfllERICfln SCREEfl f flVORITES Of 1953 THE WINNERS: 1. GARY COOPER 2. BING CROSBY 3. AVA GARDNER 4. SUSAN HAYWARD 5. MARILYN MONROE 6. JOHN WAYNE 7. JANE WYMAN 8. ESTHER WILLIAMS 9. JUNE ALLYSON 10. MONTGOMERY CLIFT 11. DORIS DAY 12. CLARK GABLE FEMALE 1. Gary Cooper 2. Bing Crosby 3. John Wayne 4. Montgomery Clift 5. Clark Gable 6. Gregory Peck 7. Alan Ladd Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis 9. Burt Lancaster 10. Humphrey Bogart 11. James Stewart 12. Stewart Granger 1. Ava Gardner 2. Susan Hayward 3. Marilyn Monroe 4. Jane Wyman 5. Esther Williams G. June Allyson 7. Doris Day 8. Deborah Kerr 9. Joan Crawford 10. Audrey Hepburn 11. Loretta Young 12. Barbara Stanwyck MALE 8. 2^ The Runners-Up: (Listed in Order of Highest Number of Votes Received) MALE FEMALE Cary Grant Bob Hope Marlon Brando Jeff Chandler William Holden Jose Ferrer Spencer Tracy Kirk Douglas Charlton Heston Gene Kelly Donald O'Connor Robert Taylor Tony Curtis Richard Widmark Clifton Webb Danny Kaye Fred Astaire Van Heflin Robert Mitchum Laurence Olivier Gower Champion (and Marge) Dan Dailey Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Glenn Ford Joseph Cotten Victor Mature Frank Sinatra Van Johnson Richard Burton Dana Andrews Joel McCrea Ray Milland Rock Hudson Jane Russell Shirley Booth Leslie Caron Elizabeth Taylor Ann Blyth Betty Hutton Jean Simmons Cyd Charisse Betty Grable Janet Leigh Virginia Mayo Rita Hayworth Olivia de Havilland Bette Davis Lana Turner Gloria Grahame Debbie Reynolds Rosemary Clooney Rosalind Russell Katharine Hepburn Jeanne Crain Thelma Ritter Claudette Colbert Marjorie Main Lucille Ball Marge Champion (and Gower) Ethel Barrymore Anne Baxter Kathryn Grayson Maureen O'Hara Jean Peters Pier Angeli HOW THE EXHIBITORS VOTED 1. Gary Cooper 2. Susan Hayward 3. John Wayne Esther Williams 4. Doris Day 5. Dean Martin Jerry Lewis 6. Bing Crosby 7. Jane Wyman 8. Alan Ladd 9. Marilyn Monroe 10. Ava Gardner 11. June Allyson 12. James Stewart MALE 1. Gary Cooper 2. John Wayne 3. Dean Martin Jerry Lewis 4. Bing Crosby 5. Alan Ladd 6. James Stewart 7. Bob Hope 8. Clark Gable Stewart Granger 9. Jeff Chandler 10. Gregory Peck 11. Burt Lancaster 12. Bud Abbott Lou Costello 1. Susan Hayward 2. Esther Williams 3. Doris Day 4. Jane Wyman 5. Marilyn Monroe 6. Ava Gardner FEMALE 7. June Allyson 8. Jane Russell 9. Virginia Mayo 10. Betty Hutton 11. Marjorie Main 12. Betty Grable The Medalists: (Listed in Order Named) Tyrone Power James Mason Red Skelton Charles Coburn James Cagney Mel Ferrer Anthony Quinn Dale Robertson Ray Bolger Audie Murphy Jack Palance Broderick Crawford Farley Granger Charles Laughton Robert Wagner Louis Calhern Lionel Barrymore Paul Douglas Fredric March Errol Flynn Fred MacMurray Gordon MacRae Walter Pidgeon Edmund Gwenn Rex Harrison Ronald Reagan Percy Kilbride Charles Boyer Fernando Lamas David Niven Gilbert Roland Lee J. Cobb Dan Duryea Howard Keel Frank Lovejoy David Wayne Cornel Wilde Robert Young William Bendix Vittorio Gassman Eddie Albert Desi Arnaz Rory Calhoun Robert Cummings Greer Garson Vivien Leigh Piper Laurie Jennifer Jones Rhonda Fleming Eve Arden Irene Dunne Maggie McNamara Jane Powell Julia Adams Terry Moore Mitzi Gaynor Ethel Merman Judy Garland Donna Reed Ruth Roman Arlene Dahl Shelley Winters Helen Hayes Marlene Dietrich Judy Holliday Eleanor Parker Gene Tierney Lilli Palmer Ann Sheridan Jean Arthur Lizabeth Scott Debra Paget Ann Sothern Vera-Ellen Joanne Dru Dorothy McGuire Joan Fontaine Ginger Rogers Linda Darnell Moira Shearer Male Dennis Day Ricardo Montalban Wendell Corey Mario Lanza Pat O'Brien Macdonald Carey Leo Gorcey Jeffrey Hunter Richard Carlson Leo Genn George Sanders Lew Ayres Scott Brady Steve Cochran John Derek Sterling Hayden Guy Madison Dick Powell Robert Ryan Maurice Evans Douglas Fairbanks jr. Michael Rennie Jean Pierre Aumont John Hodiak John Payne Vincent Price Edward G. Robinson Melvyn Douglas Huntz Hall Stephen McNally Peter Lawford Gene Nelson Mickey Rooney John Forsythe Dean Jagger Ezio Pinza Chill Wills George Winslow David Brian Richard Conte Peter Lind Hayes Arthur Kennedy William Lundigan Edmond O'Brien Female Marie Wilson Zsa Zsa Gabor Myrna Loy Teresa Wright Kim Hunter Yvonne De Carlo Ida Lupino Nancy Olson Dinah Shore Vanessa Brown Joan Caulfield Dorothy Lamour Diana Lynn Gigi Perreau Paulette Goddard Claire Trevor Corinne Calvet Joan Davis Barbara Hale Hedy Lamarr Marilyn Maxwell Joan Bennett Ruth Hussey Anna Maria Alberghetti Mona Freeman Maureen O'Sullivan Linda Christian Denise Darcel Margaret O'Brien Betsy Drake Angela Lansbury Joan Leslie Patricia Neal Alexis Smith Jean Hagen Audrey Totter 28 BAROMETER Section