Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1946)

Page scan 00056 from Motion Picture Daily

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Daily
Date:
Jan-Mar 1946
Publisher:
New York [Motion picture daily, inc.]
Volume:
Motion picture daily
Leaf #:
00056
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 Tuesday, January 8, 1946 Estimates of Key City Grosses T. OLLOWING are estimated picr ture grosses for current engagements in key cities as reported by Motion Picture Daily correspondents. LOS ANGELES Grosses continued far above average during a week which included New Year's Eve. Estimated receipts for the week ending Jan. 9: LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (20th-Fox)— CHINESE (2,300,) (50c-60c-8Sc-$1.00) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $22,500. ( Average: $14, 600; THEY WERE EXPENDABLE (M-G-M)— EGYPTIAN (1,000) (5Oc-60c-85c-$1.0O) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $15,500. (Average: $15,800) AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (20thFox) and SUN BON NET SUE (Mono.)— FOUR STAR (900) (50c-60c-85c-$1.0O) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $7,500. (Average: $6,600) AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (20 thFox) and SUN BON NET SUE (Mono.)— FOX WILSH1RE (2,300) (50c-60c-85c-$1.0O) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $9,000. (Average: $8,100) AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (20thFox) and SUNBONNET SUE (Mono.)— GUILD (965) (50c-60c-85c-$l."O0) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $7,400'. (Average: $7,100) THE BELLS OF ST. MARYS (RKORadio)— H1LLSTREET (2,700) (50c-60c-80c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $37,000. (Average: $21,600) LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (20th-Fox)— LOEWS STATE (2,500) (50c-60c-85c-$1.00) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $38,000. (Average: $27,400) THEY WERE EXPENDABLE (M-G-M) — LOS ANGELES (2,096) (50c-60c-85c-$1.00) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $28,000. (Average: $26,100) GETTING GERTIE'S GARTER (UA-SmaU) — MUSIC HALL (Beverly Hills) (900') (55c65c-85c) 7 days, 3rd week. Gross: $3,000. (Average: $4,900) GETTING GERTIE'S GARTER (UASmall)— MUSIC HALL (Downtown) (900) (55c-65c-S5c) 7 davs, 3rd week. Gross: $15,000. (Average: $14',70O) GETTING GERTIE'S GARTER (UASmall) — MUSIC HALL (Hawaii) (1,000) (50c-60c-80c) 7 days, 3rd week. Gross: $5,000. (Average : $6,600) GETTING GERTIE'S GARTER (UASmall)— MUSIC HALL (Hollywood) (490) (50c-60c-80c) 7 days. 3rd week. Gross: $3,000. (Average: $4,600) THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S (RKORadio)— PANTAGES (2,000) (50c-60c-80c$1.00) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $35,000. (Average: $20,500) STORK CLUB (Para.) and WILDFIRE (Screen Guild Productions)— PARAMOUNT (Downtown) (3,595) (50c-60c-80c-$1.0O) 7 days. Gross: $40,000. (Average: $22,200) STORK CLUB (Para.) — PARAMOUNT (Hollywood) (1,407) (50c-60'c-80c-$1.00) 7 days. Gross: $21,000. (Average: $12,S0O) LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (20th-Fox) — UPTOWN (1,716) (50c-60c-85c-$1.00) 7 days. 2nd week. Gross: $18,500. (Average: 611,300) SAN ANTONIO' (WB)— WARNER (Downtown) (3.400) (50c-60c-80c-$1.00) 7 days. 2nd week. Gross: $23,400. (Average: $20,700) SAN ANTONIO (WB)— WARNER (Hollywood) (3.000') (5Oc-60c-SOc-$1.00) 7 days. 2nd week. Gross: $15,500. (Average: $14,500) SAN ANTONIO (WB)— WARNER (Wiltern) (2,300) (50c-60c-80c-$1.00) 7 davs, 2nd week. Gross: $14,000. (Average: $13,700) MITCHELL MAY, Jr. CO., INC. INSURANCE • Specializing in requirements of the Motion Picture Industry 75 Maiden Lane, New York 510 W. 6th St., Los Angeles CHICAGO Another big weekend was recorded in Loop theatres, here, due in part to the school vacation and furniture dealers' convention which attracted thousands of out-of-towners. "The Bells of St. Mary's continues to lead all newcomers. Estimated receipts for the week ending Jan. 10 : CONFIDENTIAL AGENT (WB) — APOLLO (1,200) (55c-65c-85c-95c) 2nd week. Gross: $16,000. (Average: $12,000) STORK CLUB (Para.)— CHICAGO' (3,850) (55c-65c-85c-95c) With vaudeville, 2nd week. Gross: $59,000. (Average: $51,500) AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (20thFox) — GARRICK (1,000) (5Sc-65c-85c-95c) 3rd week. Gross: $16,000. (Average: $12,000) HOUSE OF DRACULA (U) and PILLOW OF' DEATH (U) — GRAND (1,350) (55c-65c85c-95c) Gross: $11,500. (Average: $9,100) WHISTLE STOP (UA)— ORIENTAL (3,200) (55c-65c-85c-95c) With vaudeville. Gross: $43,000. (Average: $35,000) FRONTIER GAL (U) and THE CRIMSON CANARY (U)— PALACE (2,500) (55c-65c85c-95c) 2nd week. Gross: $24,000. (Average: $24,000) MILDRED PIERCE (WB)— ROOSEVELT (1,000) (55c-65c-85c-95c) 2nd week. Gross: $25,000. (Average: $24,000) LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (2<lth-Fox)— STATE LAKE (2,700) (55c-65c-85c-95c) 2nd week. Gross: $31,000. (Average: $29,000) THEY WERE EXPENDABLE (M-G-M)— UNITED ARTISTS (1,700) (55c-65c-85c-95c) 2nd week. Gross: $23,000. (Average: $20,000) BELLS OF ST. MARY'S (RKO-Radio)— WOODS (1,200) (95c) 2nd week. Gross: $38,000. (Average: $15,000) CINCINNATI Current figures are running unusually high, with plus signs in evidence on all fronts, comparing favorably in the aggregate with last week's terrific box-offices. Weather was mild. Estimated receipts for the week ending Jan. 8-11 : STORK CLUB (Para.) — RKO ALBEE (3,300) (44c-50c-60c-70c) 9 days. Gross: $25,000. (Average, 7 days: $14,500) LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (20th-Fox)— RKO CAPITOL (2,000) (44c -50c -60c -70c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $13,500. (Average: $10,000) APPOINTMENT IN TOKYO (WB) and DETOUR (PRC) — RKO RAMILY (1,000) (30c-40c) Gross: $1,800. (Average: $1,600) CRASHING THROUGH (Popular) and) ^IFE RETURNS (Popular) — RKO' FAMILY ;i,000) (30c-40c) 3 days. Gross: $900. (Averige: $800) THEY WERE EXPENDABLE (M-G-M,)— RKO' GRAND (1,500) (44c-50c-60c-70c) 7 lays. Gross: $15,000 (Average: $8,000) MAN ALIVE (RKO Radio) and DANSEROUS PARTNERS. (M-G-M)— KEITH'S (1.500) (44c-50c-60c-70c) 7 days. Gross: $7,000. (Average: $5,000) SNAFU (Col.) and ISLE OF THE DEAD (RKO' Radio)— RKO LYRIC (1,400) (44c-50c60c-70c) Gross: $6,500. (Average: $5,000) THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S (RKO Radio)— RKO' PALACE (2,700) (44c-50c-60c70c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $23,000. (Average: $13,500) SAN ANTONIO' (WB) — RKO' SHUBERT (2,150) (44c-50c-60c-70c) 7 days. 2nd week, jn a moveover from the Albee. Gross: $7,500. (Average: $5,000) ST. LOUIS Aided by advanced New Year's Eve prices, grosses are well above average. Mild Weather prevails. Estimated receipts for the week ending Jan. 8 : LEAVER HER TO HEAVEN (20th-Fox) and THE SENORITA FROM THE WEST (U) — AMBASSADOR (3,154) (40c-50c-60c) 7 days. Gross: $26,000. (Average: $17,200) THE STORK CLUB (Para.)— FOX (5,038) (40c-5Gfc-60c) 7 days. Gross: $3l,00O. (Average: $17,000) THEY WERE EXPENDABLE (M-G-M)— LOEW'S STATE (3,162) (40c-50c-60'c-65c) 7 days. Gross: $22,000. (Average: $17,100) LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (ZOth-Fox) and THE SENORITA FROM THE WEST (U)— MISSOURI (3,514) (40c-50c-60c) 7 days. (Average: $11,100) GETTING GERTIE'S GARTER (UA) and HIT THE HAY (Col.) — LOEW'S ORPHEUM (1,900) (40c-50c-60c-65c) 7 days. Gross: $10,500. (Average: $7,100) HOLD THAT BLONDE* (Para.) and SHE WOULDN'T SAY YES* (Col.)— SHUBERT (1,900) (40c-50c-60c) 7 days. Gross: $8,000. (Average: $6,200) DAKOTA* (Rep.) and FIRST YANK INTO' TOKYO* (RKO-Radio)— ST. LOUIS (4,000) (40c-50c-60c) 7 days. Gross: $9,000. (Average: $7,900) "Indicates moveover picture. CLEVELAND Post-holiday business is excellent here, being especially good at the weekend. Estimated receipts for the week ending Jan. 7-8-9 : TOO' YOUNG TO KNOW (WB) — ALLEN (3,000) (45c-S5c-65c) 9 days. Gross: $14,000. (Average: $10,000) BELLS OF ST. MARY'S (RKO-Radio)— WARNERS' HIPPODROME (3,500) (45c55c -65c) 8 days, 2nd week. Gross: $29,000. (Average: $20,800) SNAFU (Col.)— WARNERS' LAKE (714) (45c-55c-65c) 9 days. Gross: $3,200. (Average: $3,270) DAKOTA (Rep.)— LOEW'S OHIO (1,268) (45c-65c) 2nd week, 10 days. Gross: $11,000. (Average: $6,200) SAN ANTONIO' (WB)— RKO PALACE (3,300) (45c-5Sc-65c) 2nd week, 8 days. Gross: $16,000. (Average: $19,000) THEY WERE EXPENDABLE (M-G-M)— LOEW'S STATE (3,300) (45c -65c) 10 days. Gross: $31,000. (Average: $20,700) STORK CLUB (Para.) — LOEW'S STILLMAN (1,900) (45c-65c) 10 days, 2nd week. Gross: $14,000. (Average: $11,000) BUFFALO All grosses were sent skyward with the holiday over and the snow melted in a January thaw. Estimated receipts for the week ending Jan. 12 : THEY WERE EXPENDABLE (M-G-M) BUFFALO' (3,489) (40c-50c-60c-70c) 10 days. Gross: $18,000. (Average: $17,400) THE STORK CLUB (Para.) — GREAT LAKES (3,000) (40c-50c-60c-70c) 7 days. Gross: $24,700. (Average: $16,400) SAN ANTONIO' (WB) — HIPPODROME (2,100) (40c-50c-60c-70c) 10 days. Gross: $10,000. (Average: $9,700) THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S (RKO Radio)— TWENTIETH CENTURY (3,000) (40c-50c-60c-70c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $30,000. (Average: $12,200) PARDON MY PAST (Col.) and MY NAME IS JULIA ROSS (Col.) — LAFAYETTE (3,000) (40c-50c-60c-70c) 7 days. Gross: $15, 200. (Average: $12,400) KANSAS CITY Phenomenal business continued through the first week of January, partly accounted for by holiday prices on New Year's Eve. Estimated receipts for the week ending Jan. 8 : LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (20th-Fox)— ESQUIRE (800) (45c-65c) 7 days. Gross: $11,000. (Average: $8,000) THEY WERE EXPENDABLE (M-G-M)— MIDLAND' (3,500) (40c-60c) 7 days. Gross: $20,000. (Average: $14,000) THE STORK CLUB (Para.)— NEWMAN (1,900) (45c-65c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $21,000. (Average: $12,000) THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S (RKO Radio)— ORPHEUM (1,900) (45c-65c) 7 days. 2nd week. Gross: $18,000. (Average: $10, 000) LOVE, HONOR AND GOODBYE (Rep.) and STRANGE CONFESSION (U) TO'WER (2.100) 39c-60c) 7 davs. Stage show. Gross: $10,000. (Average: $9,400) LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (20th-Fox)— UPTOWN (2,000) (45c-65c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $10,000. (Average: $6,000) LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (20th-Fox)— FAIRWAY (700) (45c-65c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $2,500. (Average: $1,750) PITTSBURGH Excellent weather gave all first run houses capacity business. Estimated receipts for the week ending Jan. 10: THIS LOVE OF OURS (U) — FULTON (if 700) (35c-44c-65c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $8,500. (Average: $9,000) LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (20th-Fox)— J. P. HARRIS (2,000) (35c-44c-65c) 7 days. 2nd week. Gross: $20,000. (Average: $10, D00) THEY WERE EXPENDABLE (M-G-M)— PENN (3,400) (40c-55c-85c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $15,500. (Average: $23,000) WHAT NEXT, CORPORAL HARGROVE (M-G-M)— WARNER (2,000) (35c-44c-65c) 7 days, 2nd week, on a moveover from the Stanley. Gross: $8,500. (Average: $7,500) LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (20th-Fox)— SENATOR (1,700) (35c-44c-65c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $4,500. (Average: $3,500). 1 , BOSTON Business in Boston's Hub is better since the seasonal slump. Estimated receipts for the. week ended Jan. 6: DICK TRACY (RKO-Radio)— BOSTON (3, 200) (50c-$1.10) Plus a stage show. Gross: $26,300. (Average: $26,300) TOO YOUNG TO KNOW (WB) and STRANGE MR. GREGORY (Mono.)— FENWAY (1,373) (40c-74c) Gross: $7,000. (Average: $7,300) BELLS OF ST. MARY'S (RKO-Radio)— MEMORIAL (2,900) (55c-74c) 2nd week. Gross: $26,000. (Average: $24,800) STORK CLUB (Para.) and LIFE WITH BLONDIE (Col.)— METROPOLITAN (4, 367) (55c-74c) Gross: $25,000. (Average: $25, 200) THEY WERE EXPENDABLE (M-G-M)— ORPHEUM (2,900) (40c-74c) 2nd week. Gross: $22,500. (Average: $22,700) TOO YOUNG TO KNOW (WB) and STRANGE MR. GREGORY (Mono.)— PARAMOUNT (1,700) 40c-74c) Gross: $14,000. (Average: $14,200) THEY WERE EXPENDABLE (M-G-M)— STATE (3,200) (55c-74c) 2nd week. Gross: $17,000. (Average: $17,300) BALTIMORE Business continues above average. Post-holiday audiences are catching-up on their theatregoing. Estimated receipts for the week ending Jan. 10': THEY WERE EXPENDABLE (M-G-M CENTURY (3,000) (35c-44c-55c-60c) 7 days, 2nd week. Gross: $18,000. (Average: $15,500) SCARLET STREET (U) — KEITH'S' (2,406) (35c-40c-50c-60c) 7 days, 3rd week. Gross: $9,500. (Average: $12,000) SAN ANTONIO (WB) — STANLEY (3,280) (35c-44c-55c-65c) 7 days, 3rd week. Gross: $15,000. (Average: $17,500) BELLS OF ST. MARY'S (RKO-Radio) —HIPPODROME (2,205) (35c-44c-55c-65c) 7 days, 2nd week. Stage show. Gross: $20,000. (Average: $18,000) DAKOTA (Rep.)— MAYFAIR (1,000) (25c35c-54c) 7 days, 3rd week. Gross: $6,000. (Average: $6,000) CLUB HAVANA (PRC) and THE CRIMSON CANARY (U) — MARYLAND (1,400) (25c-44c) 7 days. Gross: $7,000. (Average: $7,000) REEVES SOUND STUDIOS, INC. 1600 BROADWAY, N. Y. 19 Circle 6-6686 Complete Film and Disc Recording Facilities