Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1963)

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Oct-Dec 1963
Publisher:
New York, Boxoffice
Volume:
Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1963)
Leaf #:
000108
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:
March 21, 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 relation 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.) O N01S0: iUFFALO o o < CJ X 1 NCI N N ATI LEVELAND fie Ul > z UJ O ce fc YDIAN AP0LIS ANSAS CITY OS ANGELES cn X CL s UJ ILWAUKEE INNEAP0LIS EW HAVEN EW YORK < X < s 0RTLAND 4N FRANCISC UJ —1 £ < o o o Q Q — s s s z z o Q. CO CO % 1 g§ Arturo's Island (MGM) 125 60 100 70 125 96 Balcony. The (Cont'l) 140 200 195 200 125 175 130 95 150 125 115 190 200 157 || Battle of the Worlds (Topaz) 110 85 100 95 90 96 !;| Beach Party (AIP) 170 150 250 200 135 160 170 125 150 90 115 120 145 200 175 157 |§ Caretakers. The (UA) 175 200 100 125 125 100 120 180 150 125 100 125 85 132 || Castilian, The (WB) 90 105 100 95 95 80 95 70 135 90 96 gf Condemned of Altona, The (20th-Fox) 160 120 135 95 90 115 120 130 75 100 75 no 100 125 140 90 m Dime With a Halo (MGM) 100 200 120 100 90 90 117 §1 Drums of Africa (MGM) 135 125 85 65 100 85 90 100 80 95 75 100 60 92 |g Duel of the Titans (Para) 105 150 150 90 150 130 100 115 100 170 126 8V2 (Embassy) 130 200 120 195 250 325 225 210 275 300 250 225 160 225 200 219 ::::£ || For Love or Money (Univ) 130 130 125 150 200 135 275 75 300 110 100 165 175 135 135 150 70 151 gg Gidget Goes to Rome (Col) 170 125 100 110 125 245 100 150 100 175 100 175 175 150 143 |g Haunted Palace, The (AIP) 145 150 90 160 100 150 100 105 no 125 150 126 if Haunting, The (MGM) 150 140 200 95 80 230 200 110 175 170 100 190 105 .125 90 144 1 Hootenanny Hoot (MGM) 215 100 100 80 100 90 90 105 150 60 109 || Irma La Douce (UA) 400 300 225 160 400 190 300 150 320 300 350 250 200 260 200 170 200 257 |i| Island, The (Zenith) 110 175 160 125 100 100 90 185 131 f| Johnny Cool (UA) 125 200 100 100 150 135 §f King Kong vs. Godzilla (Univ) 150 175 170 175 110 250 135 100 205 125 120 156 H Kiss of the Vampire (Univ) 130 100 80 90 90 98 1 Long Day's J'n'y Into Night (Embassy) 150 300 200 175 250 110 150 100 220 150 100 180 100 200 300 179 % Main Attraction, The (MGM) 115 125 100 90 115 115 90 65 100 90 100 70 80 75 95 f| Marilyn (20th-Fox) 135 75 75 105 90 150 90 100 120 104 f| Murder at the Gallop (MGM) 155 210 135 195 150 100 150 200 162 H Of Love and Desire (20th-Fox) 75 75 115 90 120 90 125 250 118 ;i| Shock Corridor (AA) 135 125 70 100 75 145 160 116 |f Stripper, The (20th-Fox) 100 160 150 150 110 125 125 250 110 120 100 90 105 150 100 150 100 no 128 Sword of Lancelot (Univ) 125 95 60 125 65 90 90 93 Terror, The (AIP) 100 145 125 100 100 100 150 100 no 114 gf 30 Years of Fun (20th-Fox) 100 105 150 100 135 80 100 100 109 gf This Sporting Life (Cont'l) 175 165 205 125 90 125 90 130 195 200 150 H Three Fables of Love (Janus) 90 115 80 140 90 103 If 3 Stooges Around W'ld in Daze (Col) 170 80 150 105 70 90 111 | Thrill of It All. The (Univ) 150 200 250 250 275 210 190 200 220 175 225 200 200 200 210 210 150 190 206 || Ticklish Affair, A (MGM) 130 120 150 90 75 100 105 125 100 80 150 95 90 90 no 95 100 150 109 f| Toys in the Attic (UA) 200 175 230 90 150 115 150 170 175 175 100 140 200 120 156 1 V.LP.s, The (MGM) 190 275 200 225 200 300 150 155 400 200 300 250 170 200 225 125 185 300 225 225 | Wall of Noise (WB) 110 135 115 90 75 75 105 100 100 90 80 80 100 70 90 130 80 96 Y/f m H Winter Light (Janus) 85 105 90 110 no 175 300 139 ^ Wives and Lovers (Para) 100 200 160 70 100 100 130 170 100 105 160 90 135 125 p Young and the Brave, The (MGM) 100 100 100 100 95 80 70 100 93 mm £:£>:W:jx i TOP HITS OF THE WEEK Indivio al runs, not an average. Listings are confined to opening week figrres on new releases only. Long Day's Journey Into Night (Embassy) Kansas City 300 V.I.P.s, The (MGM) Memphis 300 Boston 275 Milwaukee 250 Detroit 155 mmmm 3. New King of Love, A (Para) Los Angeles 220 Memphis 190 4. Tom Jones (Lopert) New York 200 5. Hootenanny Hoot (MGM) Portland 150 6. Johnny Cool (UA) New York 150 mmmsmmm