Boxoffice (Jan-Mar 1961)

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Title:: Boxoffice
Date:: Jan-Mar 1961
Publisher:: New York, Boxoffice
Volume:: Boxoffice (Jan-Mar 1961)
Leaf #:: 00028
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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