Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1944)

Page scan 000160 from Motion Picture Daily

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Daily
Date:
Oct-Dec 1944
Publisher:
New York [Motion picture daily, inc.]
Volume:
Motion picture daily
Leaf #:
000160
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
A New York-based daily trade paper published by Martin Quigley. The companion to Quigley's better known weekly publication, MOTION PICTURE HERALD, and a direct competitor to THE FILM DAILY, which was also published out of New York. Established in 1930, MOTION PICTURE DAILY enjoyed a circulation of roughly 5,000 readers most years of its four decades in print (a nearly identical circulation to THE FILM DAILY, but only one third of the readership of MOTION PICTURE HERALD, which reached a wider audience of exhibitors). In the 1930s, the MOTION PICTURE DAILY's editor, Maurice Kann, called on the movie industry to shift more production back to the East Coast. Any productions that filmed in New York received ample attention. New York City never regained its production lead over Hollywood, but the major studios used the Big Apple for their corporate and distribution headquarters. As a result, MOTION PICTURE DAILY tended to focus on economic and regulatory issues confronting the film industry. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
May 30, 2024
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6 Motion Picture Daily Friday, October 20, 1944 $33,100 Is Par; 'SYWA' Gets A Big $77,500 Los Angeles, Oct. 19.— "Since You Went Away" went to town in the Egyptian-Los Angeles-Ritz theatre threesome, climbing toward $77,500 for its first week, which compares with a $33,100 average for the houses. Estimated receipts for the week ended Oct. 18: "Maisie Goes to Reno" (M-G-M) "Barbary Coast Gent" (M-G-M) CARTHAV CIRCLE — (1,516) (50c-60c-85c$1.0C; 7 days. Gross: $11,500. (Average: $11,200). "Maisie Goes to Reno" (M-G-M) "Barbary Coast Gent" (M-G-M) CHINESE— (2,500) <50c-60c-85c-$l.OO) / davs. Gross: $15,000. (Average: $15,500). "Since You Went Away" (UA) EGYPTIAN— (1,000) (50c-60c-85c-$1.00) 7 days. Gross: $21,500. (Average: $9,500). "The Invisible Man's Revenge" (Univ.) "Dead Man's Eyes" (Univ.) HAWAII— (1,000) (50c-60c-80c-$l-00) / days, 5th week. Gross: $3,000. (Average: $6,200). "The Merry Monahans" (Univ.) "Pearl of Death" (Univ.) HILLSTREET — (2,700) (50c-60c-80c) 7 days. Gross: $18,000. (Average: $19,700). "Maisie Goes to Reno" (M-G-M) "Barbary Coast Gent" (M-G-M) LOEWS STATE (2,500) (50c-60c-85c$1.00) 7 days. Gross: $31,500. (Average: $24,100). "Since You Went Away" (UA) LOS ANGELES — (2,0%) (50c-60c-85c$1.00) 7 days. Gross: $39,000. (Average: $14,000). "The Merry Monahans" (Univ.) "Pearl of Death" (Univ.) PANTAGES— (2,000) (50c-6Oc-85c.$1.0O) 7 days. Gross: $17,500. (Average: $16,700). "I Love a Soldier" (Para.) PARAMOUNT HOLLYWOOD — (1,407) (50c-60e-80c-$1.00) 7 days. Gross: $14,500. (Average: $11,000). "I Love a Soldier" (Para.) "Henry Aldrich's Little Secret" (Para.) PARAMOUNT DOWNTOWN — (3,595) (50c-60c-80c-$1.00) 7 days. Gross: $22,500. (Average: $20,300). "Since You Went Away" (UA) RITZ — (1,376) (50c-60c-85c-$1.00) 7 days. Gross: $17,000. (Average: $8,700). "Maisie Goes to Reno (M-G-M) "Barbary Coast Gent" (M-G-M) UPTOWN — (1,716) (5Oc-60c-85c-$1.0O) 7 days. Gross: $13,000. (Average: $10,500). "Arsenic and Old Lace" (WB) WARNER HOLLYWOOD — (3,000) (50c60c -80c -$1.00) 7 days, 4th week. Gross: $15,492. (Average: $17,000). "Arseiuc and Old Lace" (WB) WARNER DOWNTOWN — (3,400) (50c60c-80c-$1.0Q) 7 days, 4th week. Gross: $16,870. (Average: $18,700) "Arsenic and Old Lace" (WB) WARNER WILTERN— (2,200) (50c-60cS0c-$1.00) 7 days, 4th week. Gross: $14,158. (Average: $15,200). 'Hitler' and Kaye Big at $29,000 Pittsburgh, Oct. 19. — "The Hitler Gang" put the Stanley out in front this week with an estimated gross of $29,000. A Sammy Kaye stage showhelped to swell receipts. Estimated receipts for the week ending Oct. 16-20: "Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (ZOth-Fox) FULTON — (1,700) (35c-44c-65c) 7 davs. Gross: $12,750. (Average: $8,500). "Gypsy Wildcat" (Univ.) J. P. HARRIS — (2,200) (35c-44c-65c) 7 days. Gross: $11,500. (Average: $10,000). "Since You Went Away" (UA) PENN — (3,400) (40c-55c-85c) 7 days. 3rd week. Gross: $18,000. (Average: $21,700). 'Dragon Seed" (M-G-M) RITZ— (1,100) (35c-44c-65c) 7 days, 5th week. Gross: $2,500. (Average: $3,000). "The Impatient Years" (Col.) SENATOR— (1,750) (35c-44c-65c) 7 days, 3rd week. Gross: $4,000. (Average: $3,400). "The Hitler Gang" (Para.) STANLEY— (3.800) (40c-55c-85c) 7 days. Sammy Kaye stage show. Gross: $29,000. < Average: $22,000). "Arsenic and Old Lace" (WB) WARNER— (2.000) (35c-44c-65c) 7 days, 4th week. Gross: $7,500. (Average: $9,350). 'Romance's' $15,000 Best in Cincinnati Cincinnati, Oct. 19. — "An AmeriRomance" will do approximately $15,000 at RKO's Albee, while "Naughty Marietta," a last-minute booking at RKO's Shubert, is moving toward an estimated $7,500, compared with a $5,000 house average. Estimated receipts for the week ending Oct. 18-21 : "An American Romance" (M-G-M) RKO ALBEE— (3,300) (44c-50c-60c-70c) 7 days, plus a Saturday midnight show. Gross: $15,000. (Average: $13,500). "Summer Storm" (UA) RKO CAPITOL— (2,000) (44c-50c-60c-70c) 7 days, plus a Saturday midnight show. Gross: $7,500. (Average: $10,000) "Shadow of Suspicion" (Mono.) "In. Old California" (Rep.) RKO' FAMILY— (1,000) (30c-40c) 4 days. Gross: $1,500. (Average: $1,400). "Leave It to the Irish" (Mono.) "Cowboy from Lonesome River" (Col.) RKO FAMILY— (1,000) (30c-40c) 3 days. Gross: $700. (Average: $800). "Arsenic and Old Lace" (WB) RKO GRAND— (1,500) (44c -50c -60c -70c) 7 days, 3rd week, plus a Saturday midnight show. Gross: $8,500. (Average: $6,500). "Barbary Coast Gent" (M-G-M) KEITH'S— (1,500) (44c-50c-60c-70c) 7 days, 2nd week, on a moveover from the Albee. Gross: $5,500. (Average: $5,000). "Sjnce You Went Away" (UA) RKO LYRIC— (1,400) (44c-50c-60c-70c) 7 days, plus a Saturday midnight show, 4th week, following day -date opening at the Albee and Grand and two weeks at the Capitol. Gross: $7,500. (Average: $5,000). "The Merry Monahans" (Univ.) RKO PALACE— (2,700) (44c -50c -60c -70c) 9 days plus Saturday midnight show. Gross: $14,000. (Average: 7 days, $13,500) "Naughty Marietta" (M-G-M, reissue) RKO SHUBERT— (2.150) (44c-50c-60c-70c) 7 days. Gross: $7,500. (Average: $5,000). 'Arsenic' Climbs to Very High $19,000 San Francisco, Oct. 19. — Some houses here showed a slight decrease this week, but grosses generally held up. Estimated receipts for the week ended Oct. 17-19: "Summer Storm" (UA) "Ever Since Venus" (Col.) ORPHEUM— (2,440) (45c-65c-85c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $12,300. (Average: $15,000). "Since You Went Away" (UA) UNITED ARTISTS — (1,200) (74c-$1.20) 7 days, 8th week. Gross: $16,800. (Average: $14,000). ' Bride By Mistake" (RKO) GOLDEN GATE— (2,850) (45c-65c-85c) 7 days. Stage: vaudeville. Gross: $23,000. (Average: $27,000). "Tiger Shark" (WB) WARFIELD— (2,680) (45c-65c-85c) 7 days. Stage: vaudeville. Gross: $24,500. (Average: $25,000). "Rainbow Island" (Para.) "The Great Moment" (Para.) FOX— (5,000) (45c-65c-85c) 7 days. Gross: $25,000. (Average: $28,000). "The Canterville Ghost" (M-G-M) "Maisie Goes to Reno" (M-G-M) PARAMOUNT — (2,740) (45c-65c-85c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $21,000. (Average: $20,000). "Dragon Seed" (M-G-M) "San Fernando Valley" (Rep.) STATE— (2,308) (45c-65c-85c) 7 days, 2nd week, on a moveover from the Paramount. Oross: $13,500. (Average: $13,000). "Arsenic and Old Lace" (WB) ST. FRANCIS— (1,400) (4Sc-65c-85c) 7 days, on a moveover from the Fox. Gross: $19,000. (Average: $12,000). L. A. Variety to Elect Los Angeles, Oct. 19. — Variety Club Tent No. 25 has elected the following directors, who will hold election of officers next week : Charles P. Skouras, Fred Stein, Lou Anger, Dave Bershon, Guy Gunderson, Jack Berman, Bernard Luber, Oscar Oldknow, Willard Keith, Gus Metzger, George Topper. 'Sweet, Lowdown' Is Sweet and High St. Louis', Oct. 19. — "Sweet and Lowdown" at the Fox is in the lead in the box office parade of first-runs this week, with an estimated $16,500. Estimated receipts for the week ended Oct. 18: ing Oct. 18: "The Canterville Ghost" (M-G-M) "Secret Command" (CoL) LOEWS STATE— (3,162) (40c-50c-55c60c-65c) 7 days. Gross: $15,000. (Average: $18,900). "Arsenic and Old Lace" (WB) AMBASSADOR— (3,154) (40c-50c-60c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $14,500. (Average: $15,700). "Sweet and Lowdown" (20th-Fox) "Heavenly Days" (RKO) FOX — (5,038) (40c-50c-6Oc) 7 days. Gross: $16,500. (Average: $18,700). "Since You Went Away" (UA) LOEWS ORPHEUM — (1,900) (40c-50c60c-65c) 7 days. Gross: $7,200. (Average: $7,100). "Greenwich Village" (ZOth-Fox) "Rainbow Island" (Para.) MISSOURI— (3,514) (40c-50c-60c) 7 days. Gross: $15,000. (Average: $9,900). "Going My Way" (Para.) SHUBERT— (1,900) (40c-50c-60c) 7 days, 8th week. Gross: $5,800. (Average: $6,100). "Brother Rat" (WB, reissue) "Polo Joe" (WB, reissue) ST. LOUIS — (4,000) (45c-50c) 7 davs. Gross: $4,600. (Average: $5,200). 'Storm' and SWYA' Hold Up in Capital Washington, Oct. 19. — Disappointing grosses seem to be on the schedule this week for most downtown theatres, with only "Summer Storm" at Loew's Capitol and "Since You Went Away," being held over at Loew's Columbia, heading for above-average business. Estimated receipts for the week ended Oct. 19 : "Summer Storm" (UA) _ LOEW'S CAPITOL— (3.434) (35c-43c-55c72c) 7 days. On stage: Miss America Sheila Barrett. Gross: $24,000. (Average: $22,000). "Since You Went Away" (UA) LOEW'S COLUMBIA— (1,234) (43c-55c65c) 7 days. 4th downtown week. Gross: $10,000. (Average: $8,200). "Arsenic and Old Lace" (WB) WARNER'S EARLE— (2,210) (44c-55c85c-$1.00) 7 days, 3rd downtown week. On stage: Joev Rardin. Gross: $17,500. (Averaee: $19,700. "Gypsy Wildcat" (Univ.) RKO-KEITH'S— (1.800) (35c-44c-65c-74c) 7 days. Gross: $10,500. (Average: $13,600). "Hail the Conquering Hero" (Par.) WARNER'S METROPOLITAN— (1,600) (35c-55c) 7 days davs, 2nd downtown week. Gross: $5,500. (Average: $7,200). "Greenwich Village" (ZOth-Fox) LOEW'S PALACE— (2,242) (43c-55c-65c) 7 days. Gross: $15,000. (Average: $19,000). Omaha's Leader Is 'Till We Meet Again9 Omaha, Oct. 19.— "Till We Meet Again," plus "Song of the Open Road," was good for $11,800 here this week. Weather was warm and clear. Estimated receipts for the week ed Oct. 18-19: "Music in Manhattan" (RKO) "Shadows in the Night" (Col.) BRANDEIS — (1,200) (44c-60c) 7 days. Gross: $6,600. (Average: $6,500). "Rainbow Island" (ParaO "The Imposter" (Univ.) OMAHA— (2,000) (44c-60c) 6 days, 2nd week, on a moveover from the Paramount for "Rainbow Island." Gross: $6,400. (Average: $6,400). "Till We Meet Again" (Para.) "Song of the Open Road" (UA) ORPHEUM — (3,000) (44c-60c) 7 days. Gross: $11,800. (Average: $9,800). "Follow the Boys" (Univ.) PARAMOUNT— (2,900) (44c-60c) 7 days. Gross: $11,700. (Average: $11,700). Lena, 'Maisie' Are Terrific, Gross $66,000 veek. Stage: $66,000. Chicago, Oct. 19. — The big item of the week in the Loop is Lena Home's terrific draw at the Chicago Theatre. , Her personal appearance, there, witkBH "Maisie Goes to Reno" o.n the screeiij attracted a very heavy $66,000, against a par of $51,500. Estimated receipts for the week end ed Oct. 19 : "Gaslight" (M-G-M) APOLLO^(1,200) (55c-65c-95c) 4th Gross: $13,000. (Average: $11,400). "Maisie Goes to Reno" (M-G-M) CHICAGO— (3,850) (55c-85c-95c) Lena Hcrne and Revue. Gross: (Average: $51,500). "Three of a Kind" (Mono.) DOWNTOWN — (1,800) (44c-55c-85c-95c) Stage: Boyd Raeburn and orchestra. Gross $14,000. "Summer Storm" (UA) GARRICK — (l,0CO) (55c-65c-95c) Gross: $9,000. (Average: $9,100). "Are These Our Parents?" (Mono.) "When Strangers Marry" (Mono.) GRAND— (1,250) (50c-60c-85c-95c) Gross: $8,000. (Average: $9,100). "Atlantic City" (Rep.) O R 1 E N T A L — (3,200) (44c-55c-85c-95c) Stage: Belita and Donna Dae. Gross: $29,000. (Average: $24,000). "Gypsy Wildcat" (Univ.) "Babes on Swing Street" (Univ.) PALACE — (2,500) (55c-65c-95c) Gross $22,500. (Average: $24,000). "Janie" (WB) ROOSEVELT — (1.500) (55c-65c-95c) 2nd week. Gross: $25,C0O. (Average: $24,000). "Dragcn Seed" (M-G-M) STATE LAKE— (2,700) (55c-65c-95c) 4th week. Gross: $24,000. (Average: $29,000). "Marriage Is a Private Affair" (M-G-M) UNITED ARTISTS— (1,700) (50c-6Sc-95c) Gross: $26,000. (Average: $20,000). "Casanova Brown" (RKCMntemational) WOODS— (1,20) (55c-65c-95c) 3rd week Gross: $19,500. (Average: $10,000). Show Aids 'Blues' To Nice $19,000 Baltimore, Oct. 19. — Holdovers and the lack of 'key' attractions among newcomers are responsible for only average business. "Carolina Blues," aided by a stage show, will top the list, taking $19,000 at the Hip podrome. Estimated receipts for the week ended Oct. 19: "Since You Went Away" (UA) CENTURY— (3,000) (35c-44c-55c and 60c weekends) 7 days, 3rd week. Gross : $14,500. (Average: $15,000). "Gypsy Wildcat." (Univ.) KEITH'S— (2,406) (35c-40c-50c-60c) 7 days 2nd week. Gross: $13,000. (Average: $15,000). "In the Meantime, Darling-" (20th-Fox) NEW— (1,581) (30c-40c-60c) 7 days. Gross: $9,000. (Average: $9,000). "Arsenic and Old Lace" (WB) STANLEY — (3,280) (35c-44c-55c-65c) 7 days, 3rd week. Gross: $15,000. (Average $18,000). "Carolina Blues" (Col.) HIPPODROME — (2,205) (35c-44c-55c-65c) 7 days. Stage Show: Ed East and Polly Glenn Miller's Modernaires, Paula Kelly Gross: $19,000. (Average: $18,500). "The Big Noise" (20th-Fox) MAYFAIR — (1,000) (35c-54c) 7 days. Gross: $6,000. (Average: $7,000). "Storm Over Lisbon" (Rep.) VALENCIA— (1,446) (35c-44c-55c) and 60c weekends.) 7 days. Gross: $6,000. (Average: $5,000). Fazalbhoy to U, S, Akbar Fazalbhoy, director of Phxn tophone Equipments, Ltd., and Fazal-i bhoy, Ltd., Bombay, is expected in th U. S. shortly on behalf of the postwar reconstruction committee of th< Motion Picture Society of India and as adviser to the Indian delegation to the World Business Conference.