The film daily year book of motion pictures (1944)
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5.000.00(1. while an estimate lor the seating capacity of those not including Ireland would be between 4.5 and 4.6 millions.
Last estimate of the average admission price in motion picture theaters, based upon an analysis of a very large number of tickets was placed at 10.2 pence and the estimated total number of weekly admissions at 23 millions. On this basis total annual gross receipts would be more than fifty million sterling and a pub lished estimate placed the total at forty-six millions. Official Information is not available on the above but the data mentioned are believed to be Quite sufficiently accurate to furnish a background for all necessary trade purposes. It must be noted, however, that these figures are based on pre-war data: no accurate estimate on current situation is available — nor must be overlooked that new impositions in last year's Budget forced exhibs. to increase basic admission prices over the entire range. It is possible present trends may even show a greater bulk attendance weekly than the peacetime norm, as show business appeared to be undergoing a new gold strike in the latter part of 1941 as throughout 1942. The effects of black-out and general restrictions, combined with continuous air raids of the 1940-41 Winter undoubtedly gave a serious setback to the box office, but the internal reaction to the lull which lasted from Spring till the end of the year and throughout 1943 with its more encouraging picture of the war situation, more than offset that, leaving motion pictures at a peak of popularity as great as they have ever known.
Distributors
LONDON
Anima Film Co.. 70. Wardour St., W.l. Ealing Distribution, Ltd.. 109/171 Oxford St., W.l. British Lion Film Corporation, 76 Wardour Street, W.l.
Butcher's Film Service. Ltd.. 175 Wardour St.. W.l.
Columbia Pictures. 139 Wardour St.. W.l. Equity British Films. Ltd.. 26 St. Anne's Court.
Wardour St.. W.l. 20th Century-Fox Film Corp.. ."11/32, Soho
Square, W.l. Gaumont British Distributors, Lid.. Film House.
Wardour St.. W.l. General Film Distributors, Ltd., 127/133 War
dour St., W.l. Independent Film Distributors, Ltd.. 111a. War
dour Street, W.l. International Productions, Ltd., 101 Wardour
St., W.l.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Ltd.. Scotsbridge Mill, Scots
Hill, Rickmansworth. Herts. Paramount Film Service. Ltd.. 166. Wardour
St.. W.l.
Pathe Pictures, Ltd., Film House, Wardour St., W.l.
R.K.O. Radio Pictures. Ltd.. 2-4 Dean St.. W.l Sherwood Exchange Film Agency, 191 Wardour St., W.l.
Standard Film Agency, 26 St. Anne's Court.
Wardour St., W.l. United Artists Corp., Ltd., Film House, Wardour
St.. W.l.
Warner Bros. Pictures. Ltd.. 135 Wardour St., W.l.
European Film Distributors. Ltd., Wallace House,
113/117, Wardour St.. W.l. Ambassador Films. Ltd.. 179 Wardour Street, W.l. Anglo-Canadian Distributors. Ltd., 76 Wardour
Street, W.l.
Cavendish Pictures, Ltd., 26 St. Anne's Court. Wardour Street, W.l.
Exclusive Films. Ltd.. National House. 60/66 Wardour St.. W.l.
Renown Pictures Corporation. Ltd.. Independen
House. Wardour Street. W.l. Technique Distributors. Ltd.. 93/95 Wardour
Street. W.l.
Fidelity Distributors. Ltd., 84 Wardour Street. W.l. International Film Renters, Ltd.. 167 Wardour Street. W.l.
Anglo-American Film Corporation. Ltd.. 123
Wardour Street. W.l. Liberty Films. Ltd., 4 Golden Square. W.l. Federated Film Corp.. 60. Wardou St. New Realm Pictures. Ltd.. 167, Wardour St., W.l
Exporters and Importers
LONDON
Baer, M.. 176 Wardour Street, W.l. British Dominion Films. Ltd., of Australia. 40. Picadilly. W.l.
British & Overseas Film Sales. Ltd.. 169 Oxford Street, W.l.
Cattermoul. Cecil, Ltd.. Colquhoun House. Broadwick St.. W.l.
Chafir, L., 17 Queen Anne St., W.l.
Fried. A.. 191 Wardour Street. W.l.
International Variety & Theatrical Agency. Ltd.. Queen's House. Leicester Place, W.C.2.
Jamily, D., 12 D'Arblay Street. W.l.
Levetus, Ltd.. 194 Bishopgate. E.C.2.
Smith, S. W., 76 Wardour Street, W.l.
Standard Film Agency, 26 St. Anne's Court. Wardour Street. W.l.
Wainwright. J. G. & R. B.. Ltd.. Astoria House. 62 Shaftesbury Avenue. W.l.
British Empire Films. Ltd., Kent House. 87. Regent St., W.l.
Miss M. Swift, National House. 60/66 Wardour Street, W.l.
Film Alliance, Ltd., 19!) Wardour Street. W.l.
Illustra Enterprises. 159 Wardour Street. W.l.
Producers
LONDON
Argyle. British Productions. Welwyn Garden City. Herts.
Archers Film Productions. Ltd.. 120 Dorset House.
Gloucester Place. N.W.I. British Lion Film Corp.. 76 Wardour St.. W.2. British National Films. Ltd . National Studios. Butcher's Film Service, Ltd.. 175 Wardour
Street. W.l
Concanen Productions, Denham Studios. Denham Oxbridge. Middlesex.
Conqueror Films, 7, Park Lane. W.l. Boreham Wood. Elstree Herts.
Wembley Film Studio, Ltd., Empire Way. Wembley. Middlesex.
G. B. Instructional, Ltd.. Film House. Wardour St., W.l.
Gainsborough Pictures. Ltd.. Film House, Wardour St.. W.l.
Gaumont British Pictures Corp.. Ltd., Film House, Wardour St.. W.l.
London Film Productions, Ltd.. Denham. Bucks.
Nettlefold Prod.. Archibald. 22. Soho Square. W.l.
Pathe Pictures. Ltd.. Film House. Wardour St.. W.l.
Standard International Pictures. Ltd.. 199. Piccadilly, W.l.
Strand Film Co., 5a Upper St. Martin's Lane. W.C.2.
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