Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1963)

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Oct-Dec 1963
Publisher:
New York, Boxoffice
Volume:
Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1963)
Leaf #:
000299
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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An interpretive analysis of lay and tradepress reviews. Running time is in parentheses. The plus and minus signs indicate degree or merit. Listings cover current reviews, updated regularly. This department also serves as an ALPHABETICAL INDEX to feature releases. © is for CinemaScope; (V) VistaVision; ® Panavision; © Technirama; © Other anamorphic processes. SymBol Q denotes BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon Award; © color photography. Legion of Decency (LOD) ratings: A1 — Unobjectionable for General Patronage; A2 — Unobjectionable for Adults or Adolescents; A3 — Unobjectionable for Adulfs; A4 — Morally Unobjectionable for Adults, with Reservations; B — Objectionable in Part for all; C — Condemned. For listings by company in the order of release, see FEATURE CHART. Review digest AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX ++ Very Good; + Good; — Fair; — Poor; — Very Poor. 1 1 1 ewed Issue Ratini 1 ■S 1 O v. 0 0 J OJ V» c s a ^ £ O z > » >* E P. 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Col 2738 Girl Hunters, The (103) ® Cr. .Colorama Golden Plague, The (95) Melodrama (sub-titles) Bakros Great Battle of the Volga, The (75) Doc’y Artkino 2724 ©Great Escape, The (168) ® Dr UA 2752 Greenwich Village Story (95) Drama Shawn Inti Grown-Up Children (75) Comedy. .Artkino 2772 ©Gun Hawk, The (92) Western AA — H— Hand in the Trap (90) Drama. ... Angel 2751 Harbor Lights (68) Ac Dr. . . .20th-Fox 2759 ©Haunted Palace, The (85) © Dr. .AIP 2758 Haunting, The (112) ® Mys-Dr. . MGM 2750 Heavens Above (105) Com Janus 2771 Hellfire Club, The (93) ® Adv. . Embassy 2726 ©Hercules and the Captive Women (93) © Adv Woolner Hidden Fortress, The (90) Melodr. . Albex 2762 Hootenanny Hoot (91) Folk Mus..MGM House on the Front Line, The (105) War Drama ....Artkino Idiot, The (165) Melodrama. .Shochiku 2771 ©Incredible Journey, The (80) True Life Adv BV 2747 ©In the Cool of the Day (88) ® Drama MGM 2765 In the French Style (105) Drama.. Col 2765 ©Invincible Gladiator, The (96) Adv Spec Seven Arts 2761 Invitation to Murder (65) Sus Melodr Atlantic 2740 ©Irma La Douce (146) @ Com UA 2724 ©Island of Love (101) ® Comedy. .WB — J 2737 ©Jason and the Argonauts (104) Dynamation Fantasy Adv Col 2769 Johnny Cool (101) Drama UA 2741 Just for Fun (72) Teenage Mus Col 2764 Just Once More! (78) Melodrama. .Janus — K — 2740 ©King Kong vs. Godzilla (91) Horror Spoof Univ 2754 ©Kiss of the Vampire (88) Hor-Dr. .Univ — L— 2715 ©Lafayette (110) © 70 Historical Drama Maco 2698 ^©Lawrence of Arabia (204) Super ® 70 Adv. Drama Col Lazarillo (100) Com-Dr Union 2755 ©Leopard, The (165) © Period Drama 20th-Fox 2752 Lilies of the Field (94) Drama.... UA 2736 List of Adrian Messenger, The (98) Mystery Drama Univ 2674 Longest Day, The (180) © War Drama 20th-Fox 2741 L-Shaped Room, The (124) Drama Col 2758 Lord of the Flies (90) Drama. .. Cont’l 2687 Lovers on a Tight Rope (S3) Suspense Drama Ellis — M— 2715 ©Magic Voyage of Sinbad, The (79) © Adv Sped Filmgroup 2728 ©Magnificent Sinner (91) Eng-dubbed Period Drama. . Film-Mart 2730 Maid for Murder (89) Comedy. . . .Janus 2739 ©Main Attraction, The (85) Dr.. MGM 2732 Man and His Woman (S3) Dr. .Starkey-SR 2720 Man From the Diners’ Club, The BOXOFFICE BookinGuide :: Nov. 4, 1963 5