Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1938)

Page scan 0001272 from Boxoffice

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Jul-Sep 1938
Publisher:
Kansas City, Associated Publications
Volume:
Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1938)
Leaf #:
0001272
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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"ALEXANDER" CONTINUES ITS RECORD PACE BOSTON Fenway — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox) ; Keep Smiling (20th-Fox), 4th wk 160 Memorial — Carefree (RKO); Smashing the Rackets (RKO), 2d wk 135 Metropolitan — Spawn of the North (Para); Safety in Numbers (20th-Fox) 115 Orpheum — Marie Antoinette (M-G-M) 170 Paramount — Same as Fenway 140 State — Same as Orpheum 125 CHARLOTTE Broadway — Reformatory (Col) 100 Broadway' — City Streets (Col) 80 Broadway — Mr. Moto’s Gamble (20th-Fox) . . . . 90 Carolina— Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox) 130 Imperial — Breaking the Ice ( RKO ) 110 Imperial — Mother Carey’s Chickens (RKO).... 100 State — Prison Break (Univ) 100 State — Pride of the West (Para) 120 CHICAGO Apollo — Professor Beware (Para) 85 Chicago — Give Me a Sailor (Para), Benny Goodman on stage and held over 2d wk 150 Garrick — Boy Meets Girl (WB), held 3d loop wk 85 Palace — Carefree (RKO), plus stage show, held 3d wk 120 Roosevelt — My Lucky Star (20th-Fox), held 2d wk 115 State-Lake — Fast Company (M-G-M), plus stage show 90 United Artists — Marie Antoinette (M-G-M), held 3d wk. 125 CINCINNATI Albee — Carefree (RKO), held over 120 Capitol — Spawn of the North (Para), 2d wk. ..115 Grand — Love Finds Andy' Hardy (M-G-M), 4th wk 110 Keith’s — Gateway (20th-Fox) 110 Lyric — King Kong (RKO), reissue held over.. 120 Palace — Four’s a Crowd (WB), held over 115 Shubert — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox), 3d wk 110 CLEVELAND Allen — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox), 4th wk 185 Hippodrome — Carefree (RKO) 160 Palace — Boy Meets Girl (WB) 120 State — Three Loves Has Nancy (M-G-M) 135 Stillman — Marie Antoinette (M-G-M), 2d wk. ..215 DALLAS Capitol — Bulldog Drummond in Africa (Para).. 80 Cassidy of Bar 20 (Para) 90 Majestic — Spawn of the North (Para) 125 Melba — Rich Man, Poor Girl (M-G-M) 85 Palace — Carefree (RKO) 135 Tower — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox) 4th wk 100 DENVER Aladdin — Letter of Introduction (Univ), after a wk. at the Denver 80 Broadway — Marie Antoinette (M-G-M), after 2 wks. at the Orpheum 105 Denham — Spawn of the North (Para) 250 Denver — Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (FN), plus stage show 145 Orpheum — Carefree (RKO); Smashing the Rackets (RKO) 125 Paramount — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20thFox), after a wk. at each the Denver and Aladdin 275 Rialto — Gateway (20th-Fox), after a wk. at the Aladdin; Rawhide (20th-Fox) 105 DETROIT Adams — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20thFox), after two weeks at Fox; Safety in Numbers (20th-Fox) 130 Fox — My Lucky Star (20th-Fox), plus stage show 100 Michigan — Sing You Sinners (Para); Men Are Such Fools (WB) 80 Palms-State — Spawn of the North (Para), after week at Michigan; Paroled From the Big House (SR) 70 United Artists — Marie Antoinette (M-G-M), 2d wk 80 INDIANAPOLIS Alamo — Man From Music Mountain (Rep) ; Arson Racket Squad (Rep) 80 Ambassador — Romance of the Llmberlost (Mono) 80 Apollo — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th (AVERAGE IS 100%) Top Hits of the Week Alexander’s Ragtime Band (3rd wk) — Denver 275 Spawn of the North — Denver 250 Alexander’s Ragtime Band — Oklahoma City 220 Marie Antoinette (2d wk) — Cleveland 215 Alexander’s Ragtime Band (4th wk) — Philadelphia 200 Carefree — Omaha 190 Alexander’s Ragtime Band — Cleveland and New Haven 185 Alexander’s Ragtime Band — Washington 180 My Lucky Star — Philadelpha 180 Marie Antoinette — Boston 170 Spawn of the North — New Haven 170 EXTENDED RUNS Algiers, 8th wk.. Los Angeles. Alexander’s Ragtime Band, 5th wk., New York City and Portland, Ore.; 4th wk., Boston, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh; 3d wk., Cincinnati, Denver, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City and New Haven. Boy Meets Girl, 3d wk., Boston. Letter of Introduction, 3d wk., Minneapolis. Marie Antoinette, 3d wk., Chicago. Sing You Sinners, 3d wk., New York City. Fox), 3d wk 110 Circle — Spawn of the North (Para) 90 Loew’s — Marie Antoinette (M-G-M) 150 Lyric — Boy Meets Girl (WB), plus stage show.. 125 KANSAS CITY Esquire — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox), 3d wk very good Midland — Marie Antoinette (M-G-M) 125 Newman — Spawn of the North (Para) 140 Orpheum — Carefree (RKO), held over.. very good Tower — Speed to Burn (20th-Fox), plus stage show 150 Uptown — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox), held over 145 LOS ANGELES Chinese — My Lucky Star (20th-Fox); Safety in Numbers (20th-Fox) 125 Downtown — Four’s a Crowd (WB) ; Bulldog Drummond in Africa (Para) 100 Four Star— Algiers (UA), 8th wk 80 Hillstreet — Carefree (RKO); Crime Ring (RKO), first four days 200 Hollywood — Same as Downtown 100 Pantages — Same as Hillstreet 200 Paramount — Spawn of the North (Para), plus stage show 160 State — Same as Chinese 140 MINNEAPOLIS Aster — Saint in New York (RKO); Mr. Chump (WB) 90 Century — Little Tough Guy (Univ) 80 Orpheum. — I’ll Give a Million (20th-Fox), plus stage show 150 State — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox), 2d wk 125 World — Letter of Introduction (Univ), 3d wk. . . 95 NEW HAVEN College — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox): Hold That Kiss (M-G-M), 3d wk 185 Loew-Poli — My Lucky Star (20th-Fox); Passport Husband (20th-Fox), moved to College for 2d wk 100 Paramount — Spawn of the North (Para); Gaiety Girls (UA), held 5 days 170 Roger Sherman — Carefree (RKO) ; Sinners in Paradise (Univ) 150 NEW ORLEANS Center — Men Are Such Fools (WB) 100 Globe — David Copperfield (M-G-M), reissue. ... 105 Liberty — I Am the Law (Col) 95 Orpheum — Carefree (RKO) 125 Saenger — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox), 2d wk 110 State — Three Loves Has Nancy (M-G-M) 125 Tudor — Frankenstein (Univ), reissue 100 NEW YORK CITY Astor — Marie Antoinette (M-G-M), 2d wk. of roadshow 120 Capitol — Three Loves Has Nancy (M-G-M).... 80 Criterion — 10th Avenue Kid (Rep) 110 Paramount — Sing You Sinners (Para), 3d wk.. Radio City Music Hall — You Can’t Take It With Yon (Col), plus stage show 140 Rialto — The Missing Guest (Univ) 75 Rivoli— Letter of Introduction (Univ) 100 Roxy— Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox), 5th wk., plus stage show 126 Strand — Boy Meets Girl (WB), 2d wk., plus stage show 115 OKLAHOMA CITY Criterion — Spawn of the North (Para) 115 Liberty — Racket Busters (WB) ; Passport Husband (20th-Fox) 110 Midwest — Three Loves Has Nancy (M-G-M).. 105 State — Old Barn Dance (Rep); City Streets (Col) 105 Tower — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th-Fox), moved from Criterion for 2d wk 220 OMAHA Brandeis — Carefree (RKO) ...190 Omaha — Spawn of the North (Para) ; Bulldog Drummond in Africa (Para), 6 days.... 140 Orpheum — Always Goodbye (20th-Fox); Little Tough Guy (Univ) 125 Town — Damaged Goods (GN) ; Renfrew on the Great White Trail (GN) 125 PHILADELPHIA Aldine — Algiers (UA), 2d wk 100 Boyd— Three Loves Has Nancy (M-G-M) 110 Earle — Give Me a Sailor (Para), with stage show featuring Ethel Merman and Chester Morris 130 Fox — My Lucky Star (20th-Fox), plus stage show 180 Karlton — Spawn of the North (Para), 2d run.. 100 Keith’s — Four’s a Crowd (WB), 2d run 90 Stanley — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox), 4th wk 200 Stanton — Smashing the Rackets (RKO) 95 PITTSBURGH Alvin — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox), 4th wk 125 Barry — Man From Music Mountain (Rep) ; The Show Goes On (GB) 125 Fulton — Letter of Introduction (Univ) 130 Penn — Carefree (RKO) 115 Stanley — Four’s a Crowd (WB); Tony Martin with stage orchestra 140 Warner — Marie Antoinette (M-G-M), 2d d.t. wlc 150 PORTLAND, ME. State — Sing You Sinners (Para) ; Penrod’s Double Trouble (FN) 120 PORTLAND, ORE. Broadway — Three Loves Has Nancy (M-G-M) ; Rich Man, Poor Girl (M-G-M), 2d wk 100 Mayfair — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox), 5th wk 125 Orpheum — Sing Yon Sinners (Para); Time Out for Murder (20th-Fox) 100 Paramount — Spawn of the North (Para) ; Speed to Burn (20th-Fox), 2d wk 115 United Artists — Boys’ Town (M-G-M) ; Freshman Year (Univ) 140 SALT LAKE CITY Capitol — I’ll Give a Million (20th-Fox); Safety in Numbers (Para) 95 Centre — Boys’ Town (M-G-M) 110 Mario — Spawn of the North (Para), 2d wk 110 Paramount — Marie Antoinette (M-G-M) 110 Studio — Spawn of the North (Para) 115 Utah — Sing Y'ou Sinners (Para), 2d wk 105 Victory — I’m From the City (RKO); Time Out for Murder (20th-Fox) 95 WASHINGTON Capitol — The Texans (Para), plus stage show.. 100 Columbia — Keep Smiling (20th-Fox) 75 Earle— Boy Meets Girl (WB), plus stage show.. 110 Metropolitan — Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (FN)..100 Keith’s — Carefree (RKO), 2d wk 145 Palace — Alexander’s Ragtime Band (20th Fox) 180 26 BOXOFFICE :: September 17, 1938