Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1963)

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Oct-Dec 1963
Publisher:
New York, Boxoffice
Volume:
Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1963)
Leaf #:
000526
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.) i Black Gold (WB) 100 100 100 65 65 100 100 100 90 91 H Bluebeard (Embassy) 165 100 100 80 175 300 153 |1 Caretakers, The (UA) 125 115 175 200 100 125 125 100 120 180 150 150 125 100 125 85 131 If Cleopatra (20th-Fox) 190 400 300 250 250 400 400 300 450 700 750 300 700 250 200 389 H Conjugal Bed, The (Embassy) 120 160 115 135 90 145 200 100 130 195 300 154 H Cry of Battle (AA) 70 90 90 130 80 92 f§ Dementia 13 (AIP) 100 90 100 100 100 100 98 f§ Erik the Conqueror (AIP) 115 70 90 100 100 95 i For Love or Money (Univ) 130 130 125 150 200 135 275 75 300 110 100 165 175 135 135 150 70 151 H Fun in Acapulco (Para) 130 175 190 130 150 130 200 170 105 150 140 150 152 H Gidget Goes to Rome (Para) 170 125 100 110 125 245 100 150 100 175 100 175 175 150 143 §f Great Escape, The (UA) 220 225 190 175 200 160 160 300 200 250 200 135 210 190 200 200 201 H Heavens Above (Janus) 140 130 135 125 250 250 130 120 125 115 200 130 154 |§ Haunted Palace, The (AIP) 145 150 150 90 90 160 100 200 150 100 105 no 120 125 150 130 §| Haunting, The (MGM) 150 140 100 200 95 80 230 110 200 140 no 200 175 170 100 190 105 125 90 143 |1 Hercules <S Captive Women (Woolner) 155 100 165 120 100 140 100 90 100 135 121 H Hootenanny Hoot (MGM) 215 100 70 100 80 100 90 90 105 150 60 105 jl| Incredible Journey, The (BV) 170 165 175 220 240 125 250 255 160 250 125 135 160 175 300 194 §| In the French Style (Col) 90 175 135 90 120 105 200 160 100 150 90 115 185 135 100 130 § Jack the Giant Killer (UA) 135 115 150 125 no 250 135 135 100 100 13G M Jason and the Argonauts (Col) 130 150 200 100 90 no 115 150 145 120 150 no 90 175 155 200 170 139 H Johnny Cool (UA) 125 210 150 200 150 115 150 100 95 100 100 100 85 150 100 100 127 H Kiss of the Vampire (Univ) 130 100 100 80 90 100 90 99 |§ Leopard, The (20th-Fox) 120 160 210 100 75 125 150 125 165 160 no 100 125 100 140 90 250 136 : f| Lilies of the Field (UA) 135 170 215 100 300 185 135 295 165 215 150 95 175 no 150 100 168 j H Lord of the Flies (Cont'l) 115 200 190 190 250 290 220 120 150 150 160 200 300 195 : Love at Twenty (Embassy) 110 175 115 90 100 65 50 90 100 175 300 125 |§ L-Shaped Room, The (Col) 140 200 175 175 300 225 290 270 150 200 150 no 200 95 125 187 | \ii Magnificent Sinner (Film-Mart) 125 100 90 120 90 105 j || Maniac (Col) 100 50 115 85 65 80 100 80 100 86 I | Mary, Mary (WB) 130 160 165 150 125 130 140 125 175 290 100 100 200 135 105 180 195 140 100 150 | || McLintock! (UA) 100 175 175 225 220 125 300 100 210 175 130 125 170 160 150 150 168 t §f Mind Benders, The (AIP) 100 75 100 100 125 100 100 | H Of Love and Desire (20th-Fox) 110 75 75 115 65 90 90 90 120 90 125 250 108 | |§ Old Dark House, The (Col) 135 100 50 105 100 85 65 80 100 80 135 94 | H Palm Springs Weekend (WB) 140 175 150 125 125 170 150 150 90 125 150 no 185 150 175 145 | §j Running Man, The (Col) 140 100 200 100 90 90 105 125 120 90 150 100 110 105 130 145 100 118 | jj| Shock Corridor (AA) 100 135 125 95 70 90 140 100 70 100 75 145 160 80 106 1 H Stolen Hours (UA) 125 200 165 90 110 100 105 75 100 100 180 140 105 s 123 | if Take Her, She's Mine (20th-Fox) 140 200 160 200 150 125 175 130 280 100 150 150 155 190 145 150 ¥ 163 $ |f Twice Told Tales (UA) 120 110 100 90 150 100 85 108 1 p Twilight of Honor (MGM) 170 100 175 90 100 80 100 135 130 65 100 85 120 90 145 90 140 100 85 HI I sw*: — SSSSSi mmi 1 1 TOP HITS OF 1. Bluebeard (Embassy) San Francisco .300 THE WEEK Individual runs, not an average. Listings are confined to ooening week figures on new releases only. 2. Conjugal Bed, The (Embassy) Milwaukee 200 3. Fun in Acapulco (Para) Milwaukee Charade (Univ) New York \ wmmmm