Boxoffice (Jan-Mar 1945)

Page scan 000664 from Boxoffice

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Jan-Mar 1945
Publisher:
Kansas City, Associated Publications
Volume:
Boxoffice (Jan-Mar 1945)
Leaf #:
000664
Language:
English
Collection:
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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HERE’S HOW PARAMOUNT DOMINATES IN PICK ‘ * FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH, PARAMOUNT IS ON TOP* OF EVERY BEST-PICTURE POLL IN THE WORLD By Unanimous Acclaim,* The All-Time, All-American All-Poll Winner — Unchallenged Leader In Every Official Selection Of THE BEST PICTURE OF 1944 GOING MY WAY Voted The "Best," "Biggest Money-Making," "Highest Grossing," "Most Popular" Picture Of The Year In The Best-Picture Lists Compiled By — FILM DAILY BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE SHOWMEN’S TRADE REVIEW LOOK MAGAZINE THE N. Y. FILM CRITICS COUNTRY GENTLEMAN **M. P. HERALD-FAME REDBOOK MAGAZINE*** THE N. Y. HERALD TRIBUNE THE NEW YORK TIMES {Howard Barnes ) ( Bosley Crowther) NEW YORK “PM” THE N. Y. WORLD-TELEGRAM {John T. McManus ) {Alton Cook) PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOUR. {Readers’ Poll) {Boyd Martin) CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER DALLAS NEWS {W. Ward Marsh) {John Rosenfield) WASHINGTON STAR NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW (Jay Carmody) BUFFALO COURIER-EXPRESS SEATTLE TIMES {W. E. J. Martin) {Richard E. Hays) THE TIDINGS . . . BUENOS AIRES FILM CRITICS. . . .THE SIGN {Los Angeles Catholic Magazine) {National Catholic Magazine) ** (“Going My Way” is listed as one of 25 annual champions, but Bing Crosby was voted the year’s biggest money-maker for “Going My Way,” and this picture won 4 “monthly champion” awards in a row — an all-time record.) ***(The Annual Redbook motion picture award for 1944 was given to “Barry Fitzgerald. Bing Crosby and Leo McCarey for the acting and directing of ‘Going My Way’.” ) "THE STORY OF DR. WASSELL" ONE OF THE 10 BEST in Film Daily, Showmen’s Trade Revie and Country Gentleman Polls. One < M. P. Herald’s 25 Annual Champions. "LADY IN THE DARK" ONE OF THE 10 BEST j in N. Y. Herald Tribune and Louisvilf Courier-Journal. 6th Highest-Percentage Grossing Picture in Boxoffice Baromete Poll. One of M. P. Herald’s 25 Annua Champions.