Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1934)

Tuesday, September II, 1934 MOTION PICTURE DAILY Ticket Taxes In '33 Off to $14,613,414 (^Continued from page 1) them. The others, with the tax receipts for each group, are as follows : Free or reduced rate, equivalent tax on the amount for which similar accommodations are sold, $513,921.46. Leases of boxes or seats, of the amount for which similar seats are sold, 10 per cent, $36,818.62. Admissions sold by proprietors in excess of established price, SO per cent of such excess, $18,266.82. Ticket brokers' sales, for amounts in excess of the box-office price, 10 per cent, $105,877.67. Roof gardens, cabarets, etc., for each 10 cents of the amount taxable, one and one-half cents, $594,909.91. Collections on admissions sold at the box-office follow, by districts : Alabama Arizona Arkansas First California Sixth California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho $23,041.96 ll,/"32.49 22,519.00 349,110.65 666,219.66 /8,669.44 153,522.26 8,375.29 167,104,67 54,022.80 52,545. .56 14,025.07 First Illinois 1,155,931,12 Eighth Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi First Missouri Sixth Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire First New Jersey Fifth New Jersey New Mexico First New York Second New York 10,683,18 193,090,44 51,741.73 22,929.37 86,003.67 58,801.56 28,115.53 461,595.61 806,869.07 334,286.01 /'6,359.99 5,421.43 209,952,82 37,696.38 16,552.59 44,922.33 6,974.92 76.290.97 188,931.14 203,961.51 17,374.97 70i,837,53 31,7'49,60 Third New York 4,493,446.11 Fourteenth New York 216,541,99 Twenty-first New York 61,2%,65 Twenty-eighth New York 136,767,01 North Carolina 40,066,14 North Dakota 3,754,81 First Ohio 62,937,36 Tenth Ohio 11,454,38 Eleventh Ohio 55,272,48 Eighteenth Ohio 102,li;'.03 Oklahoma 58,366,89 Oregon 57,568,29 First Pennsylvania 509,537',58 Twelfth Pennsylvania 124,939,15 Twenty-third Pennsylvania 186,518.17 Rhode Island 34,802.14 South Carolina 21,881.46 South Dakota 5,966.11 Tennessee 62,058.55 First Texas 118.384.74 Second Texas 246,937,26 Utah 14.582.62 Vermont 7,355.26 Virginia 67,229.43 Washington 85,901.92 West Virginia 14.764.23 Wisconsin 99.498,58 Wyoming 10,711,28 Total $13,343,619,94 Allvine in Chicago Chicago, Sept. 10. — Glendon Allvine, associate producer at Radio, and Tommy Atkins, director, are here shooting preliminary shots of the Burlington Zephyr, the streamlined train. The shots will be used in the filming of "Silver Streak," based on the streamlined train. Grosses Leap Up to May Level in August Revival \r V (<^o»<»i«^<i from page 1) 23-24 was $306,131. For the previous JNew York for the week ending Aug. I week it was $207,977. Comparative grosses for the latest available periods : Week Ending Aug. 23-24 Week Ending Aug 16-17 No. Theatres Boston 6 Buffalo 5 Chicago 6 Cleveland 4 Denver 5 Detroit 4 Indianapolis 4 Kansas City 5 Los Angeles 6 Minneapolis 5 Montreal 5 New York 9 Oklahoma City Omaha Philadelphia 4 3 7 Pittsburgh 3 Portland Providence , San Francisco St. Paul Seattle 6 5 6 4 6 Washington 6 114 Gross $91,000 43,000 133,000 41,500 29,000 57,600 15,500 32,000 68,690 20,000 34,000 306,131 16,900 20,400 60,500 29,800 28,100 36,600 63,500 15,000 •29,100 69,800 $1,241,121 No. Theatres 6 5 6 4 5 4 4 5 6 5 5 4 3 6 3 6 5 6 4 6 6 112 Gross $87,000 37,900 117,000 39,800 20,150 58,200 14,500 29,900 63,688 22.200 30,500 207,977 15,300 16,900 56,100 20,000 26,400 20,250 68,000 15,600 56,000 49,500 $1,044,965 Comparative grosses compiled from day-to-day reports for 48 weeks show this : Week Ending Theatres Grosses September 29-30, 1933 October 6-7 October 13-14 October 20-21 October 27-28 November 3-4 November 10-11 November 17-18 November 24-25 December 1-2 December 8-9 December 15-16 December 22-23 December 29-30 January 5-6, 1934 January 12-13 January 19-20 January 26-27 February 2-3 February 9-10 February 16-17 February 23-24 March 2-3 9-10 16-17 23-24 30-31 7 March March March Aiarch April 6 April 13-14 . . . April 20-21 . . . April 27-28 . . . A-Iav 3-4 May 10-11 ... Mav 17-18 ... May 24-25 ... May 31June 1 Tune 7-8 Tune 14-15 ... Tune 21-22 ... Tune 28-29 ... Tuly 5-6 Tuly 12-13 .... Tulv 19-20 .... July 26-27 .... August 2-3 . . . August 9-10 . . August 16-17 August 23-24 135 141 143 141 143 142 141 144 141 141 142 139 133 138 136 138 136 135 135 135 136 136 135 134 133 128 1.34 135 132 135 133 134 133 133 133 132 128 125 127 124 121 116 110 113 112 113 112 114 $1,342,710 1,417,886 1,544,838 1,581,308 1,509,422 1,500,740 1,379,560 1,375,132 1,431,209 1,418,753 1,558,832 1,221,032 1,071,457 1,433,289 1,714,824 1,435,649 1,305,267 1,348,517 1,338,371 1,270,345 1,317,011 1,316,421 1,350,548 1,378,865 1,302,020 1,291,695 1,247,322 1,571,695 1,360,061 1,342,151 1,307,764 1,2.56,631 1,250,702 1,260,655 1,209,381 1,209,113 1,123,764 1,111,432 1,173,017 1,076,284 1,084,997 1,041.876 919,932 998,285 1,010,499 1.102,887 1,044,965 1,241,121 "Loves Me" Is $25,200 Smash In Washington Washington, Sept. 10.— Combination of the inauguration of the new movie season. Labor Day visitors, and returning vacationists upped grosses last week to a total of $68,600, but $2,600 under the average. Top honors wetit to the Earle for a near record take of $25,200 for "She Loves Me Not" and a stage show headed by Chaney and Fox. So heavy was the patronage that the house ran five extra shows. The Metropolitan, with "The Dragon Murder Case," took $5,400 for the biggest gross since last Christmas. The house also inaugurated a policy of smoking in the balcony, appreciably upping the trade in the 25-cent seats without diminishing the 40-cent stalls. Loew's Fox held its own with a good $18,200 for "You Belong to Me." "Chained" drew only $12,400, but sufficient to send the Gable-Crawford opus into a second week. A return engagement of "Hideout" took $3,300 at Loew's Columbia. Estimated takings, exclusive of tax, for the week ending Sept. 6: "SHE LOVES ME NOT" (Para.) EARLE-(2,218), 25c-77c, ;' days (plus five extra shows). Stage: Mayris Chaney and Edward Fox, Carr Brothers & Bettv, Charles Carlisle, Sarah Mildred Strauss Dancers. Gross: $25,200. (Average, $17,600.) "HIDEOUT" (M-G-M) LOEW'S COLUMBIA— (1,253). 25c-40c. 7 days (return engagement). Gross: $3,30O. (Average. $3,100.) "YOU BELONG TO ME" (Para.) LOEW'S FOX— (3,434), 25c-66c, 7 days. Stage: 16 Danny Dare Girls, Manjeans Internationals, Allan & Kent Foursome. .Toe Morrison, Ben Blue, Raye & Maye. Gross: $18,200. (Average. $20,500.) "CHAINED" (M-G-M) LOEW'S PALACE-(2.390), 35c-77c, 7 days. Gross: $12,400, (Average, $14,500.) "THE DRAGON MURDER CASE" (F. N.) METROPOLITAN— (1,591), 25c-40, 7 days. Gross: $5,400. (Average, $4,100.) "DOWN TO THEIR LAST YACHT" (Radio) RK0-K;EITH'S— (1,8.%), 25c-55c. 5 days. Gross: $4,100. (Average, $11,400.) (Cofyriijht, 1934, Quigley Publications) "Desirable" Leads In Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, Sept. 10. — Two strong attractions enlivened the first run situation here last week. "Desirable" went $3,000 over average with an $8,000 gross at the Criterion. "Now and Forever" was $2,500 up at $6,500 in the Midwest. Total first run business was $18,800. Average is $13,500. Estimated takings for the week ending Sept. 8 : 'T5ESIRABLE" (Warners) CRITERION— (1,700). 10c-20c-36c-41c-56c, 7 days, ("Girls in Cellophane" on stage). Gross: $8,000, (Average, $5,000) "NOW AND FOREVER" (Para.) MIDWEST-(1,500), 10c-26c-36c-56c, 7 days. Gross: $6,500. (Average, $4,000) "YOU BELONG TO ME" (Para.) C.A-PITOI,— (1,200), 10c-20c-26c-36c-41c, 3 days. Gross: $800, (Average, $2,500) "PARIS INTERLUDE" (M-G-M) CAP1TOI^(1,200). 10c-20c-26c-36c-41c, 4 days. Gross: $1,500, (Average for week, $2,500) "DRAGON MURDER CASE" (F. N.) LIBERTY— (1,500), 10c-15c-26c-36c, 7 days. Gross: $2,000. (Average, $2,000)