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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.