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★ ★★★★★★★INDUSTRY STATISTICS ★★★*****
Number of U. S. Theaters Showing Single Features Only
Territorial lircakdown ol Tlieaters' Single and Dual Fealurcs Policies:
Part Time
Single Double Single
Featiue Feature or Territory Policy Policy Double
Albany 16.3% 26.6% 57.1%
Atlanta 51.6 6.6 42.9
Boston 20.9 42.9 36.2
Buffalo 6.2 42.8 61.0
Charlotte 77.0 2.8 20.2
Chicago 15.1 56.7 28.2
Cincinnati 37.9 19.6 42.6
Cleveland 16.9 37.0 47.1
Dallas 69.6 5.6 25.0
Denver 28.3 11.3 60.4
Des Moines 33.5 10.1 56.4
Detroit 12.1 58.1 29.8
Indianapolis 46.1 23.8 31.1
Kansas City 37.6 24.7 37.7
Los Ang-eles 7.3 64.7 28.0
Memphis 63.1 2.7 34.2
7,000
Part
Time
Single
Double
Sinele
Feature
Feature
or
Territory
Policy
Policy
Double
. 19. D
35.3
67 3 %
3 0 %
29.7 %
New Haven
7 3
76.5
17.2
70.6
1.1
28^3
New York City. . .
. 13.8
75.6
10.6
Oklahoma City . .
. 75.2
6.0
18.8
Omaha
40.9
11.4
47.7
41.5
9.9
48.6
Pittsburrh
. 18.7
21.7
59.6
17.6
25.5
66.9
. 40.3
23.6
36.1
, 34.7
15.0
60.3
San Francisco . . .
. 8.5
62.7
38.8
, 24.1
30.3
45.6
Washingrton, D. C.
. 69.7
13.8
26.6
Film Theaters in U.
S. Since
1926:
Wired
Wired
Silent
SUent
Year**
Total
Wired
Open
Closed
Silent
Open
Closed
1950
19.796
19.790
1948
20,068
20.068
19,32.3
745
1947
19.207
19,207
18,361
856
1946
21,519
21,519
19.198
2.Z21
1945
20,355
20,355
18,076
2.279
1944
20.277
20.277
17.919
2.368
1943
20.196
20.196
17.728
2.468
1942
20,281
20.281
17,919
2.362
1941
19,645
19.645
17.541
2,104
1940
19,032
19,032
17.003
2.029
1939
17,829
17,829
16,701
2.128
1938
18,182
18,182
16,261
1.931
1937
18,192
18,192
16.056
2,137
1936
16,858
15,858
14.161
1.697
1935
16,273
15,273
13.386
1.887
1934
16,885
14.381
12.574
1.807
2.504
2.664
1933
18,533
14,405
12.470
1.925
4.128
4.128
1932
18,715
13,880
12,606
1.275
4.836
1.521
3.314
1931
21,993
13,128
8.865
1930
•23.000
8,860
•14,140
1929
23.344
•800
•800
•22,644
1028
22.304
•100
•100
•22.204
1927
21.664
•20
•20
•21.644
1926
. . . 19.489
19.489
•Estimated. ••January 1.
Breakdown of approximate distribution of the year's U. S. Box Office Receipts:
Theater retains 65 per cent of total receipts, exclusive of admission taxes, for local expenses as follows:
16% Payroll, theatre staff and management
20% Real estate-rent, insurance, taxes, interest, and depreciation
8% Local advertising and publicity
8% Light, heat and cooling
6% Interest, profit nnd dividends
4% Other taxes and insurance
3% Miscellaneous extra attractions, prizes, premiums 86%
Distributor receives 35 per cent of total receipts from theater:
25% to studios for producing the film
10% to distributor for prints, advertising, sales, service costs 35%
Theater Attendance by Days of the Week:
Monday. 10 per cent; Tuesday. 10 per cent: Wednesday, 10 per cent: Thursday, 10 per cent: Friday, 15 per cent: Saturday. 20 per cent: Sunday. 26 per cent.
U. S. DeLuxe First-Run Rental per Picture (weekly) $5,000-$35,000
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