Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1962)

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Oct-Dec 1962
Publisher:
New York, Boxoffice
Volume:
Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1962)
Leaf #:
000306
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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BOXOFFICE BAROMETER This chart records the performance of current attractions in the opening week of their first runs in the 20 key cities checked. Pictures with fewer than five engagements are not listed. As new runs are reported, ratings are added and averages revised. Computation is in terms of percentage in relotion to normal grosses as determined by the theatre managers. With 100 per cent as "normal," the figures show the gross rating above or below that mark. (Asterisk * denotes combination bills.) hi oe o S E z o o •J < u. u. e C9 < O H < z z u z o z 3 UJ s. oe UJ > z K O oc DIANAPOLIS > K O i/i < CO z Q U UJ C9 Z < CO <n Z a. Z UJ Ul UJ z < $ _l CO o a. < UJ z z z UJ > < X B iW YORK < X < o z 3 h“ ee ,N FRANCISCO UJ •J < CQ o 03 eo o o mJ u o o z -J Z z z z z o A CO uJ CO Air Patrol (20th-Fox) 100 100 100 95 100 99 'Almost Angels (BV) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 100 100 99 Belle Sommers (Col) 100 80 100 100 80 92 Bird Man of Alcatraz (UA) 150 250 200 210 100 150 225 130 125 160 325 100 150 120 200 200 175 Black Pit of Dr. M. (UPRO) 100 70 130 100 100 100 Boccaccio '70 (Embassy) 195 625 200 310 370 225 500 346 Bon Voyage (BV) 140 150 115 200 250 360 125 365 290 150 200 150 105 175 325 165 150 150 198 Bridge, The (AA) 150 175 100 115 150 110 150 110 90 200 250 145 Broken Land, The (20th-Fox) 100 100 100 90 100 98 Brushfire (Para) 100 100 100 100 90 100 98 Bum, Witch, Burn (AIP) 150 120 125 105 110 90 100 80 85 107 Carry On, Teacher (Governor) 130 150 165 200 100 285 95 115 155 Chapman Report, The (WB) 150 300 200 225 150 150 135 350 360 200 130 105 195 150 200 200 Flame in the Streets (Atlantic) 125 140 70 90 65 175 111 I Thank a Fool (MGM) 125 140 125 175 90 50 80 115 120 65 100 95 175 105 135 90 112 Jules and Jim (Janus) 120 130 150 90 115 175 130 Les Liaisons Dongereuses (Astor) 275 150 145 100 450 210 100 300 250 200 200 216 Marco Polo (AIP) 110 85 90 105 160 90 75 80 120 130 175 111 Miracle Worker, The (UA) 150 250 250 95 100 190 155 150 400 285 150 200 100 90 195 110 165 177 'Mongols, The (Colorcnna) 125 105 90 90 80 150 107 Pigeon That Took Rome, The (Para) 140 125 195 100 100 90 175 150 100 135 100 128 Pressure Point (UA) 140 100 85 90 110 90 150 135 113 Ride the High Country (MGM) 110 100 110 90 100 110 100 100 100 90 105 95 100 150 104 Satan in High Heels (Cosmic-SR) 130 130 100 80 65 165 112 Savage Gims, The (MGM) 100 90 90 90 90 90 92 Sky Above — Mud Below (Embassy) 140 200 130 200 400 150 140 100 185 420 110 175 120 195 150 100 150 180 Tales of Terror (AIP) 160 130 125 150 125 140 135 150 125 150 139 Torzon Goes to India (MGM) 120 150 150 110 150 90 110 125 110 105 300 100 150 125 95 133 Taste of Honey, A (Cont'l) 125 200 200 200 190 175 100 195 350 193 That Touch of Mink (U-I) 200 200 200 300 250 250 200 300 250 500 130 200 300 200 140 225 225 175 250 200 235 13 West Street (Col) 130 95 100 65 110 90 100 80 96 300 Spartans, The (20th-Fox) 135 120 115 180 90 135 125 75 115 120 65 200 140 135 95 123 Three Stooges in Orbit (Col) 65 110 90 105 110 150 75 125 90 101 Through a Glass Darkly (Janus) 120 160 100 165 90 95 175 125 200 300 153 Tomorrow Is My Turn (Showcorp) 130 155 115 100 175 135 'Trojan Horse, The (Colorama) 125 105 90 90 80 150 107 Two Little Bears, The (20th-Fox) 90 85 100 185 75 107 Two Weeks in Another Town (MGM) 140 270 115 195 95 110 90 75 135 165 85 100 125 100 105 125 120 135 130 100 126 Very Private Affair, A (MGM) 120 175 95 100 90 175 90 150 100 90 119 Waltz of the Toreadors (Cont'l) 160 190 160 150 70 146 Wild for Kicks (Times) 165 95 110 200 90 132 World in My Pocket (MGM) 185 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 85 100 110 105 y V % V ^ TOP HITS OF THE WEEK Individual rum, not an avera^. Littingf are confined to openini week figures on new releases only. 1. Requiem for a Heavyweight (Col) Boston 300 Los Angeles 250 Chicago 200 New York 195 2. Chapman Report, The (WB) Boston 300 Memphis 200 New York 195 3. Phaedra (Lopert) Boston 300 New York 200 4. Barabbas (Col) Boston 300 5. Longest Day, The (20th-Fox) Boston 250 6. Miracle Worker, The (DA) Milwaukee 200