Boxoffice barometer (1961)

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Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice barometer
Date:
1961
Publisher:
Kansas City : Associated Publications, Inc.
Volume:
Boxoffice barometer (1960-61)
Leaf #:
0004
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine
Collection:
Year Book and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
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:
April 04, 2024
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1 i *s ! I :jx: BOXOFFICE A R 0 M E T E R I Published by Associated Publications, Inc., as a section of BOXOFFICE at 825 Van Brunt Blvd., Kansas City 24, Mo. Ben Shlyen, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief; Don- old M. Mersereau, Associate Publisher and General Manager; Nathon Cohen, Executive Editor; Al Steen, Eastern Editor; Jesse Shlyen, Managing Editor; E. S. Nelson, Velma West Sykes, Marje Sweeney, As- sociate Editors; Ivan Spear, Hollywood Editor. Eastern Office, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20, N. Y. Central Of- fice, 920 North Michigan Ave., Chicago, III. Western Office, 6404 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood 28, Calif. o n t n t Many Changes Are Envisaged for 1961 . . . . 9 British and Foreign Films In Big Year .... 16 The All-American Favorites of 1960 . . . Grosses—Ratings at the Boxoffice Cooperative Campaigns Spurred in '60 . . Boxoffice Salutes Ten Top Newcomers . . See Revitalization of Short Subjects in 1961 Blue Ribbon Winners of 1959-60 Blue Ribbon Winners of Past Years Blue Ribbon Honor Roll Call Producers of the 1959-60 Hit Films Directors of the Season's Big Hits Roster of the National Screen Council British Production—A Review and Preview Britain's Top Ten Boxoffice Hits . . . Alphabetical Index and Review Digest Feature Index of the 1959-60 Releases 19 30 43 . 44 56 60 . 73 . 74 78 . 82 . 86 . 91 . 94 . 125 . 133 Looking Ahead at Coming Features 155 Shorts Index of the 1959-60 Releases 183