Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1947)

Page scan 0001107 from Boxoffice

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Jul-Sep 1947
Publisher:
Kansas City, Associated Publications
Volume:
Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1947)
Leaf #:
0001107
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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RKO.... -f 14 839 Marauders, The (100) UA . 7-19-47 4 4 34 1 842 Something in the Wind (89) U-l... 7-26-47 + it 4 44 4 64 1 839 Merton of the Movies (83) MGM. . . . 7-19-47 + zh 4 54 2 841 Song of Love (U9) MGM 7-26-47 it + 4 44 44 74 1 792 Michigan Kid (70) U-l . 2-22-47 it it it 74 7 786 Song of Scheherazade (106) U-l . . . 2 1-47 -f h: 4 4 4 74 3 809 Mighty McGurk, The (85) MGM... . 4-12-47 + 4 4 4 “h 74 2 762 Song of the South (95) RKO 11 1-46 4+ 4+ 44 44 44 44 44 144 834 Millerson Case, The (72) Col . 6-28-47 — = d: zh = 24 7 844 Song of the Thin Man (86) MGM... 8 2-47 + -f 4 44 4 64 798 Millie’s Daughter (70) Col . 3 8-47 4 — 44 4 786 South of the Chisholm Trail (58) Col 2 1-47 34 3 818 Miracle on 34th Street (96) 817 Spoilers of the North (66) Rep. . . . 5-10-47 it zh 4 — 54 5 . S.10.47 -H -H 4 4 4 4 144 832 Sport of Kings (68) Col 6-21-47 + -f 4 54 3 779 Mister District Attorney (82) Col.. . 1-11-47 it -h di it 74 6 843 Springtime in the Sierras (75) 773 Mister Hex (63) Mono .12-21-46 it it 4 64 8 Rep 8 2-47 -H 44 4 44 74 813 Monsieur Verdoux (120) UA . 4-26-47 ■H 4 it 4 9+ 4 780 Stagecoach to Denver (56) Rep.... 1-11-47 it 4 hi it 64 5 821 Moss Rose (82) 20-Fox . 5-24-47 4 it 4 + 4 4 + 74 1 773 Stairway to Heaven (103) U-l.... 12-21-46 "h + 44 44 44 44 104 766 My Brother Talks to Horses (93) 805 Stallion Road (97) WB 3-29-47 it :± it 4 4 4 4 74 ^ + if -f -4 4 84 2 832 Stepchild (70) PRC 6-21-47 -4 14 6 791 My Favorite Brunette (88) Para.... . 2-22-47 + 4 4 4 4 4 4 94 835 Stranger From Ponca City, The My Heart Goes Crazy (..) U-l... it 14 1 (56) Col 7 5-47 it hi 24 2 789 Suddenly It’s Spring (88) Para 2-15-47 + it 4 4 4 + 4 74 1 N 766 Susie Steps Out (65) UA 11-23-46 hi zh it hi zh 64 6 815 New Orleans (89) UA . 5 3-47 4 4 4 4 84 3 770 Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (76) Mono. 12 7-46 4 4 64 4 831 News Hounds (68) Mono . 6-21-47 it 4 4 64 4— 771 Swell Guy (86) U-l 12-14-46 + 4 4 4 44 84 2 787 Nora Prentiss (111) WB . 2 8-47 4 ±: 4 74 5— 835 Swing the Western Wav (66) Col. . 7 5-47 14 1 819 Northwest Outpost (91) Rep . 5-17-47 4 4 64 4— T O 806Tarzan and the Huntress (72) RKO. 3-29-47 + 4 4 — — 64 4 793 Odd Man Out (116) U-l . 3 1-47 •4 4 4 4 4 4 761 Temptation (98) U-l 11 2-46 + ± it zh 44 4 84 4 821 Oregon Trail Scouts (58) Rep.... . 5-24-47 4 5-) 4— 772 That Brennan Girl (95) Rap .12-14-46 -f + 74 5 810 Other Love, The (&5) UA . 4-12-47 + 4 4 4 4 4 4 104 791 That Way With Womem (84) WB. 2-22-47 4 44 84 5 773 Out California Way (67) Rep .12-21-46 — di 4 t>-| 4 — 825 That’s My Gal (66) Rep 6 7-47 — — 24 8 796 Over the Santa Fe Trail (63) Col.. . . 3 1-47 rt 4 34 2 810 That’s My Man (99) Rep 4-12-47 -f + 4 4 4 74 2 778 Overlanders, The (91) U-l . 1 4-47 ±1 + 4 4 4 94 3— 820 They Won’t Believe Me (95) RKO.. 5-17-47 -H + 4 44 44 44 44 124 P 775 13 Rue Madeleine (95) 20-Fox .12-28-46 + + 4 ■f 4 44 44 94 834 Pacific Adventure (97) Col . 6-28-47 ± 4 34 1 792 Thirteenth Hour, The (65) Col.... 2-22-47 zh — zh 54 6 823 Patient Vanishes, The (78) FC. . . , . . 5-31-47 4 4 24 811 This Happy Breed (110) U-l 4-19-47 + 4 4 44 44 94 2 765 Perfect Marriage, The (87) Para. . .11-23-46 ± 4 4 it it 74 5 809 Three on a Ticket (64) PRC . 4-12-47 + it it it 4 zh 74 5 822 Perils of Pauline (96) Para . 5-24-47 + 4 4 4 4 104 1 822 Thunder Mountain (60) RKO . 5-24-47 4 44 4 6-f 2 815 Philo Vance Returns (64) PRC... . 5 3-47 it 4 — — 54 6 765 Till the Clouds Roll By (135) MGM .11-23-46 ■H + 44 44 44 44 114 815 Philo Vance's Gamble (62) PRC... . 5 3-47 it it 4-1 6 804 Time Out of Mind (88) U-l . 3-22-47 hi -4~ ± it zh it 74 7 784 Pilgrim Lady, The (67) Rep . 1-25-47 -h -1 -1 -H 64 6 772 Time, the Place and the Girl, The 836 Pioneer Justice (56) PRC . 7 5-47 — dt it 4 3+ 3 (105) WB .12-14-46 zh 4 4 4 4 zh 74 3 825 Possessed (108) WB 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 124 828 Too Many Winners (60) PRC . 6 7-47 ± 4 zt 64 5 Prairie Raiders (55) Col — 14 2 794 Trail Street (84) RKO . 3 1-47 zh 4 hi it + 64 4 793 Private Affairs of Bel Ami, The (112)' 785 Trail to San Antone (67) Rep . 2 1-47 ± 4 4 54 3 . 1-47 -t -+• -f if + 84 4— Trailing Danger (58) Mono. 14 1 791 Pursued (101) WB . 2-22-47 4 4 4 4 4 4 7-i 779 Trap, The (68) Mono . 1-11-47 — ±, hi — 34 5 837 Trespasser, The (71) Rep . 7-12-47 4 — 54 7 Q 819 Trouble With Women, The (80) Para. 5-17-47 + ± 4 44 + 84 3 805 Queen of the Amazons (62) SG . 3-29-47 — 34 4 811 Twilight on the Rio Grande (71) Rep. 4-19-47 + hi 44 4 B 806 Two Mrs. Carrolls, The (99) WB. . 3-29-47 + 4 4 4 64 2 793 Ramrod (94) UA . 3 1-47 4 + 4 4 4 64 1 u 802 Range Beyond the Blue (54) PRC. . . 3-15-47 + 44 3— 829 Under the Tonto Rim (61) RKO... . 6-14-47 ± 4 4 4 4 64 2 770 Razor’s Edge, The (146) 20-Fox.. .12 7-46 4 + 4 4 74 1 826 Undercover Maisie (90) MGM . 6 7-47 + "f 4 4 4 64 1 785 Red House, The (93) UA . 2 1-47 4 + 4 4 4 4 94 1 772 Unexpected Guest (60) UA .12-14-46 6f 6 841 Red Stallion, The (81) E-L . 7-26-47 4 + 4 4 74 1 824 Unfaithful The (109) WB . 5-31-47 •H 44 4 44 44 4 104 787 Renegade Girl (65) SG . 2 8-47 24 2— 846 Unfinished Dance, The (101) MGM. 8 9-47 -f 44 ■H 44 84 1 823 Repeat Performance (93) E-l . 5-31-47 4 4 4 4 4 84 1 80S Untamed Fury (59) PRC . 4 5-47 ± f "1" 4 ± 74 5 767 Return of Monte Cristo, The (91) ' Col 4 4 4 zh 84 4 V 829 Riff-Raff (80) RKO . 6-14-47 4 4 4 4 + 74 2 808 Vacation Days (68) Mono . 4 5-47 — 34 4 796 Road to Hollywood (57) Astor. . . . . 3 1-47 d: 4 24 1 757 Vacation in Reno (68) RKO .10-12-46 it ± hi it 74 7 836 Romance of Rosy Ridge, The 840 Variety Girl (95) Para. . 7-19-47 -f 4 44 44 + 94 (105) MGM . 7 5-47 4 4 4 4 4 4 94 766 Verdict, 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it 4 4 4 4 74 1 Whispering City (..) E-L 44 24 840 Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The 771 Wicked Lady, The (98) U-l .12-14-46 + ± it 4 4 64 3 (110) RKO 4 4 4 4 84 1 785 Wild Country (57) PRC . 2 1-47 it it 44 4— 826 Seven Keys to Baldpate (68) RKO . 6 7-47 4 it _ 54 5 845 Wild Harvest (92) Para . 8 9-47 — it _ 24 4 795 Seven Were Saved (72) Para . 3 1-47 4 4 4 74 4— 769 Wild West (73) PRC .12 7-46 it 4 hi 54 4 779 Shocking Miss Pilgrim, The (85) 825 Winter Wonderland (71) Rep . 6 7-47 it 4 4 4 54 2 20Fox . 1-11-47 4 4 4 4 64 2 820 Woman on the Beach, The (71) RKO 5-17-47 — 4 4 — 44 4 809 Shoot to Kill (60) SG . 4-12-47 HK 4 4 54 3 843 Wyoming (84) Rep . 8 2-47 4 44 44 4 hz 9-t 2 792 Sin of Harold Diddlebock, The T (94) UA . 2-22-47 4 4 4 4 4 4 64 810 Yankee Fakir (71) Rep . 4-12-47 -t di it 4 zh 64 4 782Sinbad the Sailor (117) RKO . 1-18-47 4 4 4 4 4 4 + 74 770 Yearling, The (128) MGM .12 7-46 ++ 44 44 44 44 44 44 144 Singapore (. •) U-l ± "4 24 2 802 Years Between, The (88) U-l . 3-15-47 ± di 4 44 74