Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1933)
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MOTION PICTURE
DAILY
Thursday, October 19. 1933
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Berkeley" Is $9,000 High, Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Oct. 18. — "Berkeley Square" got off to a good $9,000 start at the Locust, but bnsiness on the whole skidded here last week. "One Sunday Afternoon" and Aimee Semple MacPherson didn't draw as well as the Stanley bills of recent weeks and "Walls of Gold" was below average at the Fox.
"Emperor Jones" finished with a good $5,500 at the Aldine and "Too Much Harmony" got four days on a second week at the Boyd and is booked to reopen at the Karlton.
Total business was $82,700. Average, <t84,400.
Estimated takings for the week ending Oct. 12:
"EMPEROR JONES" (U. A.) (Second Week) .•\LDINE— (1,200), 40c-50c-65c, 6 days. Gross: $5,000. CAveraee, $7,000.) "THREE CORNERED MOON" (Para.) (Second Run) ARCADIA— (600), 25c-40c-50c, 6 days. Gross: $2,200. (Average. $2,400.)
"TOO MUCH HARMONY" (Para.)
(Second Week) BOYD— (2,400), 40c-55c-65c, 4 days. Gross: $7,000. (AveraKc 6 days. $12,000.)
"SOLITAIRE MAN" (M-G-M) EARLE-(2,000). 40c-55c-65c, 6 days. Stapre: Russian Revels, Bob Hall, Four Dobas, Frank Radcliff, (>'DonnelI and Blair. Stronpr and Lee. Dorothy Martin & Co., Hilton and Garon. Gross: $11,500. (Averaee, $12,000.)
"WALLS OF GOLD" (Fox) FOX— (3,000), 35c-55c-75c, 6 days. Stage: Benny Davis and his revue. Gross: $15,000. (Average, $16,000.)
"LADY FOR A DAY" (Col.) (Second Run) KARLTON— (1,000), 30c-40c-50c, 6 days. Gross: $4,000. (Average, $3,500.) "DR. BULL" (Fox) (Second Run) KEITH'S— (2,000), 25c-3Sc-40c, 6 days. Gross: $5,500. (.Average, $5,500.)
"BERKEI-EY SQUARE" (Fox) LOCUST— (1,300), 55c-$1.65 (road show), 6 days. Gross: $9,000. (Average. $7,000.) "ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON" (Para.) STANLEY(3,700), 40c-55c-75c, 6 days. Stage: Aimee Semple MacPherson, the Brittons, Rome and Gaut, Ayres and Renee, Oklahoma Dudes. Grosss $18,000. (Average. $16,000.)
"WILD BOYS OF THE ROAD"
(Warners) STANTON— (1,700), 30c-40c-55c, 6 days. Gross: $7,000. (Average, $7,000.)
Key Cities Show Steady
Gains Since Low in June
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gains were reported in Denver, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, Omaha and St. Paul.
How the business for the last two weeks of the 52-week period compared is shown in the following chart :
Week Ending Week Ending
Sept. 22-23 Sept. 15-16
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Boston 6 $104,500 6 $107,000
Buffalo 6 48,500 6 60,700
Chicago 6 121,500 6 148,800
Cleveland 6 38,300 6 39,600
Denver 5 34,200 S 29,300
Detroit 6 70,400 6 75,900
Indianapolis 4 20,500 4 22,000
Kansas City 4 38,900 4 34,450
Los Angeles 10 108,216 11 97,037
Minneapolis 5 19,400 S 17,800
Montreal 6 43,400 5 43,500
New York 13 296,260 13 322,564
Oklahoma City....... 4 12,700 3 10,200
Omaha 3 24,225 3 20,500
Philadelphia 8 75,500 8 81,600
Pittsburgh 5 32,500 5 33,800
Portland 5 19,800 6 23,000
San Francisco 7 76,500 7 77,000
St. Paul 4 15,300 4 12,700
Seattle 6 29,250 6 30,750
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Comparative grosses for the last 52 weeks, compiled box-office reports published in Motion Picture Daily sho
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No Cleveland Film Blaze for 8 Years
Cleveland, Oct. 18. — There has been no fire in a Cleveland exchange in eight years, according to Mrs. Georgia Moffett, secretary of the Film Board of Trade, who led the observance of Fire Prevention Week here.
She handled the observance in a big way, with a meeting of exhibitors addressed by Fire Chief Granger, a gathering of exchange employes addressed by Judge Lee Skeel, president of the Cleveland Safety Council ; a meeting of operators, also addressed by the fire chief; an inspection of all exchanges by the Film Board of Trade, and another inspection by several city officials.
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Majestic in St. Louis
St. Louis, Oct. 18. — Majestic Pictures Corp. recently opened an exchange of its own here in the quarters formerly occupied by Educational at 3334 Olive St. Andy R. Dietz is branch manager. George Stern is his assistant.
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$1,292,201 from day-by-day w this : Grosses $1,571,308
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1,592,876
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1,600,607
1,493,036
1,471,942
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"Bowery" Is Pittsburgh's $14,000 Lead
Pittsburgh, Oct. 18. — It was all "The Bowery" and "Lady for a Day" here last week. At the Penn, "The Bowery" took $14,000, which almost doubled the previous week's "Stage Mother," while "Lady for a Day," after easing along through the week, wound up strong to get $11,500.
After a great first week, "Dinnc At Eight," in its roadshow engagement at the Nixon, fell off to $6,900, but was held over for a third week. This is due to the fact that the house doesn't have a legitimate booking until October 23. "One Year Later" and vaudeville gave the Pitt a nice week a $4,900, while "Love, Honor and Oh Baby" pepped up the Warner slightlv to $4,200 after a dispirited week. "Dr. Bull" was all right for the Fulton, gathering $4,800.
Total grosses in six first run houses were $39,400. Average is $37,000.
Estimated takings for the week ending Oct. 14:
"TO THE LAST MAN" (Para.)
DAVIS— (1,700), 25c-40c. 6 days. Gross: $2,100. (Average. ,t2.500.)
"DR. BULL" (Fox)
FULTON— (1,750), 15c-40c, 6 days. Gross: $4,800. (Average, $4,000.)
"DINNER AT EIGHT" (M-G-M)
NIXON— (2,100), 55c-$1.65c, 12 performances. 2nd week. Gross: $6,900. First week. $14,000.
"THE BOWERY" (U. A.)
PENN— (3,600), 25c-50c, 6 days. Gross: $14,000. (Average, $12,000.)
"ONE YEAR LATER" (Indepemlent)
PITT— (1.600), 15c-40c, 6 days. Staget Mel Klee, Robin Sisters, Royal Buccaneers, Foley and LaTour, Renoff and Renova, Rudell and Dunigan and Vernon Rathburn revue. Gross: $4.9flb. (Average. $4,500.) "LADY FOR A DAY" (Col.)
STANLEY— (3,600), 25c-50c. 6 days. Gross: $11,500. (Average. $9,000.)
"LOVE, HONOR AND OH BABY" (Univ.)
WARNER— (2,000), 25c-50c, 6 days. Gross: $4,200. (Average. $5,000.)
School Books Taken As Theatre Tickets
MiDDLETOWN, O., Oct. 18. — Roy L. Patterson, manager of the Gordon, independent, has won the gratitude of many needy families here through the distribution of school textbooks, accepted as admissions on two stated days.
The plan had the endorsement of the Board of Education, and hundreds of children, handicapped in their school work by lack of books, were thus able to continue.
Colorado Bans Companies
Den\t=;r, Oct, 18. — Included in the list of 500 corporations barred from further business in the state are seven amusement and allied companies, as follows : Acme Amusement Co., Colonial Pictures Corp., Mountain States Amusement Corp., National Amusement of Kansas City, OberfelderKetcham Productions, Picture Machine Service Corp. and the Universal Amusement Syndicate, Inc.
Hooley in New Post |
Pittsburgh, Oct. 18.— Jack Hooley. ' who recently resigned as manager of the Sheridan Square, has lined ut> with the Harris Amusement Co., his former employers, and will guide the Family, directly across the street in East Liberty from his old spot.
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