Boxoffice (Jan-Mar 1961)

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Jan-Mar 1961
Publisher:
New York, Boxoffice
Volume:
Boxoffice (Jan-Mar 1961)
Leaf #:
00027
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:
April 18, 2024
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An Interpretative analysis of lay and tradepress reviews. Running time Is In parentheses. The plus and minus signs indicate degree of merit. Listings cover current reviews, updated regularly. This department also serves as on ALPHABETICAL INDEX to feature releases. © is for CinemaScope; ® VistoVision; % Superscope; Naturama; iK) Regalscope; © Techniromo Symbol Ci denotes BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon Award; © color photography. For listings by company in the order of release, see FEATURE CHART. Review digest AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX tt Very Good; + Good; — Fair; — Poor; — Very Poor. 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AA 2461 Boy Who Stole a Million, The (64) Comedy-Drama Para 2426 Breakout (99) War Dr Cont'l 2474 ©Breath of Scandal, A (98) Comedy Para 2424 ©Brides of Dracula, The (85) Horror Dr U-l 2473 ©Butterfield 8 (109) © Drama.. MGM — C — 2438 Cage of Evil (70) Crime UA 2407 ©Can-Can (131) Todd-AO Musical 20th-Fox 2448 ©Captain's Table, The (90) Comedy 20th-Fox 2408 Carry On, Nurse (89) Farce. ... Governor 2483 Caltiki, the Immortal Monster (76) Sc.-F'n AA 2433 ©Chartroose Caboose, The (75) Panavision Comedy U-l 2482 CinderFella (88) Comedy Para 2423 ©Circus of Horrors (89) Horror Dr. AIP 2474 College Confidential (90) Meto U-l 2437 Come Back, Africa (90) Social Documentary Dr Rogosrn 2456 Come Dance With Me! ComedyMystery Kingsley-Union 2431 Cover Girl Killer! 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UMPO 9-5-60 + 2486 ©Grass Is Greener, The (105) © Comedy U-l 12-12-60 + 2481 Great Imposter, The (112) Dr U-l 11-28-60 ft 2446 ©Green Carnation, The (128) © Dr. (Reviewed as “The Trials of Oscar Wilde") Warwick 8 tt + tt tt tt ll+ l— 2+ 1+1 + — + + 5+1 tt tt tt * + 11+2 tt + tt * tt tt 13+1— tt + tt + 9+2 + tt + + 8+2 + 1+1 tt H + + ± ± 8+3 -H + tt — + tt tt tt 1+ 7+1 8+ ■ 1-60 f+ ft ft ft + ft ft 13+ — H— 2430 ©Hannibal (103) SuperCinescope Historical Spectacle (English-dubbed) WB 2424 ©Head of a Tyrant (94) Totalscope Drama (English-dubbed) U-l 2475 ©Heaven on Earth (84) Documentary Drama JB-SR 2473 Hell Is a City (96) Action Col 2447 Hell to Eternity (132) Dr AA 2427 ©Hercules Unchained (101) © Adv. (English-dubbed) WB 2478 Heroes Die Young (76) Melodrama. . AA 2457 ©Hideout in the Sun (72) Nudist drama Astor 2454 High-Powered Rifle, The (60) Action 20th-Fox 2486 High School Caesar (72) Helo. Filmgroup 2464 ©High Time (103) © Com/Mus 20th-Fox 2435 ©House of Usher, The (SO) © Ho. AIP 2459 I Aim at the Stars (107) Biographical Drama Col 2436 ©Ice Palace (143) Drama WB 2444 ©Idiot, The (122) Dostoievsky classic (English-dubbed) 20th-Fox 2427 I’m All Right, Jack (105) Comedy.. Col 2442 Inherit the Wind (126) Drama UA 2467 It Happened in Broad Daylight (97) Dr. (Eng. -dubbed) ....Cont'l 2440 ©It Started in Naples (100) ® Comedy Para 6-13-60 + 5-23-60 + 11-14-60 + 10-31-60 + 8 8-60 ft — + + + + -± + + 6+15+2 ± + + + 5+1 tt + + tt + 8+ tt tt tt tt + + 12+ 2432 ©Jazz on a Summer's Day (85) Musical Documentary 2479 ©Journey to the Lost City . Union 2434 Juke Box Racket (62) Cr Brenner 2452 ©Jungle Cat (70) Documentary . . 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U-l 5-23-60 + ft + ± ± — 2482 Left, Right and Center (90) Comedy BCG Films-SR 11-28-60 ft 2476 ©Legions of the Nile (91) © Action Spectacle 20th-Fox 11 7-60 ± — — ± — — 2465 Let No Man Write My Epitaph (106) Drama Col 10 3-60 ft ± + ft + + ft 2458 ©Let’s Make Love (118) © Comedy/Music 20th-Fox 9 5-60 ft tt tt ft + tt t+ 2465 Little Shop of Horrors, Tbe (70) Horror Comedy Filmgroup 10 3-60 + + tt ± + 7+3 1+1— 6+4— 2+ 2+7 10+1 13+ 1+ BOXOFTICE BookinGuide Jan. 2, 1961 13