Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1934)

MOTION PICTURE DAILY Tuesday, January 16, 1934 Cantor Is $19,700 Wow in Providence Providence, Jan. IS. — Eddie Cantor skyrocketed grosses at Loew's State up to $19,700 last week. Press raves and general popularity of the star helped out. "Mr. Skitch" was another strong attraction at the Majestic, netting $7,800. In its second week, "Flying Down to Rio" caught a par $7,000 at the RKO Albee, and a vaudefilm bill headed by "Molasses and January" of radio fame helped to boost the Fay total to $7,500. Total first run business was $52,900. Average business is $40,500. Estimated takings for the week ending Jan. 12: "DESIGN FOR LIVING" (Para.) "RAINBOW OVER BROADWAY" (Chesterfield) PARAMOUNT— (2,300), 15c-40c, 9 days. Gross: $9,800. (Average, $6,500.) "MR SKITCH" (Fox) "HOUSE ON 56TH ST." (Warners) MAJESTIC— (2,400), 15c-40c, 7 days. Gross: $7,800. (Average, $7,000.) "ROMAN SCANDALS" (U. A.) LOEW'S STATE— (3,800), 15c-40c, 7 days. Stage: Lew Parker and company. Gross: $19,700. (Average, $12,000.) "I WAS A SPY" (Fox) FAY'S — (1,600), 15c-40c, 7 days. "Molasses and January" on stage. Gross: $7,500. (Average, $7,000.) "FLYING DOWN TO RIO" (Radio) "FOG" (Col.) RKO ALBEE— (2,300), 15c-40c, 2nd week. Gross: $7,000. (Average, $7,000.) "BEFORE MORNING" (Monogram) "HER MAD NIGHT" (Chesterfield) RKO VICTORY— (1,600), 10c-25c, 4 days. Gross: $1,100. (Average, $1,000). Saenger Suit Permitted New Orleans, Jan. 15. — Suit against E. V. Richards as receiver for Saenger Theatres, Inc., for alleged violation of the copyright law at the Saenger before receivership, is expected shortly as a result of permission granted by Federal Judge Wayne G. Borah to the Society of European Stage Authors and Composers. Friedlander to Tour Al Friedlander today leaves for Washington on the first leg of a tour of all First Division exchanges. He'll be gone about three weeks. Michalson a Colonel Pittsburgh, Jan. 15. — Harry Michalson district sales manager for RKO, is the latest Kentucky colonel. MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 1934-35 NOW /A/ P/iiPAAA T/O/V WHERE TH E WORLD LOOKS FOR MOTION PICTURE PRICf '5s Theatre Grosses Jump in Five Key Spots for Week (Continued from page 1) on the stage at the Paramount. The $22,000 gross was $4,000 better than average. "Dancing Lady" took a good $15,000 at Loew's State, and "House on 56th Street" was strong at both Warners' Downtown and Hollywood. The gross at the former was $15,000 and at the latter $13,000. There was also a noticeable pickup in Chicago, where the total first run gross of $149,000 topped normal by $9,000. Mary Pickford sent the Chicago gross up to $55,000, with "Easy to Love" on the screen. Average in recent weeks has been $34,600. "Counsellor at Law" on the Palace screen and Milton Berle on the stage piled up $27,000. "Convention City" was $1,000 up at $14,000 at McVickers and "Goodbye Love" did an above-normal business at the State Lake with $18,000. "Roman Scandals" held up to $16,000 in its third week at United Artists. "Women" Big in Oklahoma "Little Women" ran away with top honors in Oklahoma City, taking $8,500 at the Criterion, over normal by $3,500. Other first runs were a bit weak as a result. "After Tonight" suffered at the Capitol, "Sitting Pretty" was badlyr off at the Midwest, but a split week of "Frontier Marshal" and "Bombay Mail" was better than normal at the Liberty. George White's "Scandals." in tabloid form, turned things upside down in Pittsburgh, where the Pitt not only boosted the tariff to 50 cents but put on a midnight Sunday show as well. The gross went to $12,000. Normal is $4,500. The picture was "Above the Clouds." As a result, only two other first runs did good business. "Flying Down to Rio," with $14,000 at the Stanley, and "Son of Kong," with $6,900 at the Warner, were the two. "As Husbands Go" and "Sitting Pretty" were weak at the Fulton and Penn. "Dinner" Hit in Twin Cities "Dinner at Eight" proved its drawing power in both Minneapolis and St. Paul. It took $9,000 at the Minnesota and $7,000 at the St. Paul Paramount. "Flying Down to Rio" was good for $5,500 at the Minneapolis Orpheum. but it fell down to $2,000 about half the normal weekly take, at the St. Paul Orpheum and made way for "Son of Kong'' at the end of three days. "I Am Suzanne" grossed a good $6,000 at the State in Minneapolis and "The Red Head." a French picture, was a surprise at $3,500 in the World. "Roman Scandals" knocked Providence calculations for the well known loop last week bv hitting a remarkable $19,700 at Loew's State. This tops normal bv $7,700. "Mr. Skitch" tooped a dual bill with "House on 56th Street" at the Majestic and garnered $7,800. "Design for Living" and "Rainbow Over Broadwav" were strong at the Paramount, the $9 800 gross bfing $3,200 un. "I was a Snv" was $500 un at $7,500 in Fav's. with "Molasses and Tanuary" on the stage. Montreal fel1 the holiday snirit brought on by the Feast of the Nativity. All grosses were eonrl. with "Her Sweetheart" leading at $11,000, up by $2,000, at the Capitol. "Hoopla," at Loew's with six vaudeville acts, grossed $10,500. "Little Women" took $10,500 in its second week at the Palace, and a dual bill of "Roman Scandals" and "Master of Men" was strong at $9,000. Omaha Also Likes "Dinner" "Dinner at Eight" rang the bell at Omaha, going to a heavy $8,500 at the Paramount. "Flying Down to Rio" held up to $3,000 in its holdover at the Brandeis. "House on 56th Street" was good for $7,000 at the Orpheum. "Lady Killer" and "The Chief" were even at $5,500 in the World. Seattle turned out in a big way for "Mr. Skitch." It pulled $8,250 at the Fifth Avenue. "The Private Life of Henry YIII" had a strong second week with $3,750 at the Blue Mouse. The Liberty had a good $4,250 take with "The Thundering Herd" and "His Private Secretary." At the Paramount "Dancing Lady," a second run, was good for $4,000. "From Headquarters" and "Smoky" at the Orpheum and "Bombay Mail" at the Roxy were fair. "Dinner at Eight" continued a strong second week draw on Broadway with a $41,533 gross at the Capitol, and "By Candlelight" gave the Roxy §28,200. "Roman Scandals" held up to $24,832 in its third week at the Rivoli. "Lady Killer" took SI 4.505 in its second week at the Strand. "House on 56th Street" fell off to $5,816 in its sixth week at the Hollywood. 'Women' Oklahoma Smash with $8,500 Oklahoma City, Jan. 15. — "Little Women" at the Criterion had all fte business here last week. The picture grossed $8,500, which is $3,500 abo1 average. "After Tonight," playing at the Capitol, took $2,000, below averagr by $500. "Sitting Pretty" at the Midwest did $3,500 and was off par jbj $1,500. The Liberty with twc changes, "Frontier Marshal," four days, and "Bombay Mail," three days grossed $2,100 for the week. First run take was $16,100. Average is $14,500. Estimated takings for the week ending Jan. 13 : "LITTLE WOMEN" (Radio) CRITERION— (1,700), 10c -20c -26c -36c -41c 56c, 7 days. Gross: $8,500. (Average $5,000) "SITTING PRETTY" (Para.) MIDWEST — (1,500), 10c-26c-36c-56c, 7 da>;J Gross: $3,500. (Average, $5,000; "AFTER TONIGHT" (Radio) CAPITOL— (1,200), 10c-20c-26c-36c-41c, days. Gross: $2,000. (Average, $2,500.) "FRONTIER MARSHAL" (Fox) LIBERTY— (1,500), 10c-15c-26c-36c, 4 day; Gross: $1,200. (Average week, $2,000) "BOMBAY MAIL" (Univ.) LIB ERTV— (1,500), 10c-15c-26c-36c. 7 days Gross: $900. (Average week, $2,000) Schenck Returning London, Jan. 15. — Joseph It Schenck unexpectedly returns to Ne\York this week. 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