The Exhibitor (Nov 1939-May 1940)

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f fr 'The Tip-Orr Another Exclusive Service of Jay Emanuel Publications A Consensus of box office results, kept as factually correct as possible, as culled by the field news staff of THE EXHIBITOR in this and neighboring territories. PICTURE START (First Runs) TURN (Sub. Runs) STRETCH (Neighborhoods) PAYOFF (Consensus) REMARKS ALLEGHENY UPRISING (RKO) Disappointing Slow This is proving a disappointment. ANOTHER THIN MAN (Metro) Good No records being broken, but it is doing better than average. “AT THE CIRCUS” (Metro) Good Good Good Good The Marxes came back into the better grosses in many spots. BARRICADE (20th Century-Fox) Disappointing Well, the picture was finally released, anyway. DAY-TIME WIFE (20th Century-Fox) Fair Fair It just can’t get into the bigger money. DESTRY RIDES AGAIN (U) Good There’s dough in them thar Pasternaks. DISPUTED PASSAGE (Paramount) Fair Fair Fair Fair Nice try, but it didn’t make the better grosses. DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK (20th Century-Fox) Good Good Good Good Small towns loved it, but the classier spots weren’t too good. EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT NIGHT (20th Century-Fox) Fair Not so much for Henie. , FIRST LOVE (Universal) Good Good Good Good The gal is dependable, now and before. FLYING DEUCES (RKO) Surprising G ood Don’t sell this short. GULLIVER’S TRAVELS (Paramount) Good First reports have the holiday kid business okay. THE HOUSEKEEPER’S DAUGHTER (UA) Surprising Good Word-of-mouth and publicity comment is helping. HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (RKO) Fast Initial openings biggest yet where played. JAMAICA INN (Paramount) Good Good Fair Fair For an import, not so bad. JUDGE HARDY AND SON (Metro) Good Up to the series standard. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (Columbia) Fast Fast No complaints. MUTINY IN THE BIG HOUSE (Monogram) Spotty Encouraging Fair Fair Turned out to be just a prison show, but nice try for the company. NINOTCHKA (Metro) Good Except for some of the small towns, this is decidedly okay. NURSE EDITH CAVELL (RKO) Surprising Good Fair Good handling influenced grosses. ON DRESS PARADE (Warners) Surprising Fair Good Surprising Did much better in many spots than one might expect. PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH AND ESSEX (Warners) Good Good A costume picture, with more talk than action, the grosses are quite satisfactory. REMEMBER (Metro) Disappointing It misses. THE ROARING TWENTIES (Warners) Good Satisfactory Fair Satisfactory Had a tendency to become just a gangster show. RULERS OF THE SEA (Paramount) Fair Fair Rates high on sincerity, but only fair on grosses. THAT’S RIGHT YOU’RE WRONG (RKO) Good Started like a house afire, but settling now ! TOWER OF LONDON (Universal) Spotty Spotty Sold as a horror show, it did above average in some places. WE ARE NOT ALONE (Warners) Fair Probably one of the 10 best, but not in grosses.