Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1946)

Tuesday, December 3, 1946 Motion Picture Daily 7 Key Grosses {Continued from page 6) With stage show. Gross: $20,500. (Average: $18,000) ADAM HAD FOUR SONS (Col. reissue)— LITTLE (328) (35c-44c-65c) 7 days, 3rd week. Gross: $3,000. (Average: $3,500) I'VE ALWAYS LOVED YOU (Rep.) MAYFAIR (1,000) (25c-35c-54c) 7 days, 7th week. Gross: $5,000. (Average: $6,000) CJ^=INNATI )L. 6 Neither enormous shopping crowds nor the fuel situation are affecting attendance here. The RKO Albee, with Mickey Rooney on stage and "The Falcon's Adventure" on the screen, is playing to a record gross. The weather has ranged from pleasantly warm to cool. Estimated receipts for the week ending Dec. 3-6 : THE FALCON'S ADVENTURE (RKO Radio)— RKO ALBEE (3,300) (55c-65c-75c85c -95c) 7 days, plus a Saturday midnight show. Stage: Mickey Rooney and acts. Gross: $42,000. (Average: $22,000) UNDERCURRENT (M G M) — RKO CAPITOL (2,000) (44c-50c-60c-70c) 7 days, plus a Saturday midnight show. Gross: $17,000. (Average: $10,000) DANGEROUS MONEY (Mono.) and RED RIVER RENEGADES (Rep.)-RKO FAMILY (1,000) (30c-4Oc) 4 days. Gross: $1,800. (Average: $1,600) G.I. WAR BRIDES (Rep.) and GUNNING FOR VENGEANCE (Col.)— RKO> FAMILY (1,000) (30c-40c) 3 days. Gross: $1,200. (Average: $1,100) THE DARK MIRROR (International)— RKO GRAND (1,500) (44c-50c-60c-70c) 7 days, plus a Saturday midnight show, 2nd week. Gross: $6,000. (Average: $8,000) MAGNIFICENT DOLL (U)— KEITH'S (1,500) (44c -50c -60c -70c) 7 days, plus a Saturday midnight show. Gross: $17,000. (Average: $7,500) NOCTURNE (RKO Radio)— RKO PALACE (2,700) (44c-50c-60c-70c) 7 days, plus a Saturday midnight show. Gross: $14,0001 (Average: $13,500) THE JOLSON STORY (Col.)— RKO SHUBERT (2,150) (44c-50c-60c-70c) 7 days, 4th week, on a moveover after three weeks at the Palace. Gross: $10,000. (Average: $5,000) TORONTO Half of Toronto's first-run theatres have British features. Grosses are around average. The week saw the final football game of the year, the usual hockey and basketball, as well as the Ice-Capades at Maple Leaf Gardens. There was the first real snow of the winter. Estimated receipts for the week ending Dec. 5-6 : THE Y WERE SISTERS (British)— EG LINTON (1,086) (18c -30c -48c -60c) 6 days. Gross: $4,700. (Average: $4,700) HEARTBEAT (RKO Radio)— IMPERIAL (3,373) (18c-30c-42c-60c-90c) 6 days. Gross: $14,800. (Average: $14,300) ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER (UA) and FAITHFUL IN MY FASHION (M-G-M) — LOEW'S (2,074) (18c -30c -42c -60c -78c) 6 days. Gross: $13,800. (Average: $13,300) CENTENNIAL SUMMER (20th-Fox)— SHEA'S (2,480) (18c -30c -42c -60c -90c) 6 days, 2nd week. Gross: $14,100. (Average: $14,600) CARAVAN (British)— UPTOWN (2,761) (18c-30c-42c-60c-90c) 6 days. Gross: $12,900. (Average: $11,400) THEY WERE SISTERS (British) — VICTORIA (1,420) (12c-30c-48c) 6 days. Gross: $7,200. (Average: $6,800) Field Grosses Up Slightly (Continued from page 1) $196,000 Profit for Disney Productions Hollywood, Dec. 2. — Walt Disney Productions report a net income of $196,000 for the fiscal year ended Sept. 28, equal to 26 cents per share on 652,840 shares outstanding after provision for preferred dividends accumulated but not yet paid. This compares with 31 cents per share for the year before. not reflected, to any marked degree, in this November's figures. Nor are the potential grosses for "The Razor's Edge" and "The Best Years of Our Lives," which have opened to record business in New York but have not yet reached other key cities. "Margie" and "Two Years Before the Mast" share honors as November box office leaders in the field, with strong competition offered by "Song of the South," '.'Deception," "Cloak and Dagger," "Sister Kenny," "Angel on My Shoulder," "The Dark Mirror," "The Jolson Story," "Notorious," "Nobody Lives Forever," "The Killers," "No Leave, No Love," "Three Little Girls in Blue" and "Canyon Passage." Other films turning in better-than 1946 Average Week No. of Total Per Ending Theatres Gross Theatre Jan. 4-5 142 $3,304,300 $23,270 Jan. 11-12 144 2,940,100 20,417 Jan. 18-19 150 2,706,300 18,040 Jan. 25-26 158 2,800.100 17,722 Feb. 1-2 157 2,777,000 18,390 Feb. 8-9 158 2,798,300 17,756 Feb. 15-16 159 2,755,400 17,330 Feb. 22-23 156 2,638,200 16,918 March 1-2 164 3,106,000 18,939 March 8-9 163 2,926,600 17,955 March 15-16 .... 154 2,818,800 18,304 March 22-23 .... 165 2,981,100 18,067 March 29-30 ... 167 2.810,300 16,828 April 5-6 170 2,908,100 17.106 April 12-13 165 2,845,300 17,244 April 19-20 161 2,694,600 16.737 April 26-27 164 3,187,000 19,433 May 3-4 162 ' 3,025,400 18,675 May 10-11 144 2,409,700 16 734 May 17-18 150 2,526,500 16,843 May 24-25 152 2,406,500 15,832 May 31-June 1.. 130 2,058,200 15,855 June 7-8 152 2,803,000 18,506 June 14-15 154 2,541,800 16,506 June 21-22 140 2,406,900 17.092 June 28-29 . . .. 159 2,559,000 16.C94 July 5-6 '. 167 2,737,500 16,392 July 12-13 154 2,944,200 19,112 July 19-20 163 2,599,300 15,928 luly 26-27 157 2,702,700 17,215 Aug. 2-3 165 2,856,600 17,193 Aug. 9-10 162 2,919,700 18,023 Aug. 16-17 157 ' 2,852,000 18,165 Aug. 23-24 167 3,078,800 18,435 Aug. 30-31 166 2,984,500 17,979 Sept. 6-7 171 3,469,600 20,290 Sept. 13-14 170 3.015,600 17,739 Sept. 20-21 169 3,944,800 17.425 Sept. 27-28 168 2,804,900 16,696 Oct. 4-5 172 2,995,300 17,409 Oct. 11-12 169 2,740,800 16,218 Oct. 18-19 169 2,701,000 15.982 Oct. 25-26 177 3,093,000 17,475 Nov. 1-2 174 2,925,000 16,810 Nov. 8-9 164 2,810,800 17,261 Nov. 15-16 177 3,068,800 17,338 Nov. 22-23 170 2,785,400 16,384 Nov. 29-30 160 2,698.700 16,867 average grosses in a number of situations were : "Suspense," "Criminal Court," . "Joe Palooka, Champ," "The Strange Woman," "Two Smart People," "The Verdict," "The Cockeyed Miracle," "Centennial Summer," "Undercurrent," "Faithful in My Fashion," "Boys' Town," "My Darling Clementine," "Gallant Journey," "The Bride Wore Boots," "Lady Luck," "Earl Carroll Sketchbook," "The Return of Monte Chisto," "Gallant Bess," "Notorious Gentleman," "The Big Sleep," "Decoy," "Thrill of Brazil" and "White Tie and Tails," as well as the following reissues : "Rage in Heaven," "Captain Fury," "Captain Caution" and "King's Row." Composite key city box office reports for 1946, compared with the corresponding weeks of 1945, follow : 1845 Average Week No. of Total Per Ending Theatres Gross Theatre Jan. 5-6 136 $2,828,300 $20,795 Jan. 12-13 133 2,393,400 17,995 Jan. 19-20 136 2,289,400 16.826 Jan. 26-27 149 2,543,400 17,069 Feb. 2-3 148 2,534,300 17.123 Feb. 9-10 144 2,506,700 17,407 Feb. 16-17 141 2,491.800 17.672 Feb. 23-24 143 2,448,000 17,118 March 2-3 134 2,462,100 18,373 March 9-10 144 2,448,700 17,000 March 16-17 .... 152 2,530,500 -16.648 March 23-24 .... 144 2,248,900 16,687 March 30-31 .... 137 2,123,100 15 446 April 6-7 129 2,293,900 17,872 April 13-14 138 2.268,600 16 349 April 20-21 123 1.893,700 15,395 April 27-28 137 2,179,500 15,908 May 4-5 132 2,141,000 16,219 May 11-12 .... 123 2,166,400 17.613 May 18-19 141 2,390,000 16,950 May 25-26 127 2.052,800 16,153 June 1-2 119 1,902,700 15.989 June 8-9 128 2,020.800 15.788 June 15-16 ... 136 2,266,600 16,666 June 22-23 125 1,903,400 15,227 June 29-30 .119 1,952,800 16,410 July 6-7 132 2,248,900 17.371 July 13-14 143 2.586,800 18,089 July 20-21 .. .. 131 2,271,300 17.384 July 27-28 123 2,156,100 17.529. Aug. 3-4 136 2,395,400 17,613 Aug.. 10-11 120 2,316,100 19,300 Aug. 17-18 129 2,367,500 18,352 Aug. 24-25 ... 147 2,699,200 18,362 Aug. 31-Sept. 1.. 146 2,676,100 18,334 Sept. 7-8 139 2.689,600 19,350 Sept. 14-15 141 2,484.600 17.621 Sept. 21-22 143 2,535.700 17.732 Sept. 28-29 140 2,360,100 16.858 Oct. 5-6 146 2,512.400 17,208 Oct. 12-13 136 2,475,200 18.200 Oct. 19-20 137 2,454,100 17,913 Oct. 26-27 139 2.476,700 17.818 Nov. 2-3 134 2,331,300 17,400 Nov. 9-10 137 2,359,300 17 141 Nov. 16-17 137 2,487.700 18,151 Nov. 23-24 .... 155 2,544,900 16.412 Nov. 30-Dec. 1.. 161 2,896,500 17,900 Eagle-Lion Set (Continued from, page 1) Don Swartz (Continued from page I) regional meetings conducted by Swartz throughout the Northwest area in recent months. During his regime, Swartz has played a leading role in bringing the membership of NCA to 302 dues-paying members, reported by Berger at the convention as the largest in the association's history. Swartz this week was reported considering production of a picture in Hollywood in association with Ralph Green, former circuit operator in this territory. Rise Stevens Reception Columbia Broadcasting and the Benton and Bowles Agency will be hosts at a reception for Rise Stevens, star of the network's "Family Hour" show, at the Pierre Hotel, here, tomorrow. Bibo Signs Taylor Walter Bibo, president of Excelsior Pictures, has signed Deems Taylor to appear in and do a narration for its first release, a feature version of the opera, "The Barber of Seville". formance" ; Louis Bromfield's "Kenny" ; "Out of the Blue," by Vera Caspary ; "Love from a Stranger," by Agatha Christie ; "Prince Valiant," in color, from the King Features" syndicated story ; "Clementine," Peggy Goodin's prize-winning novel ; "Montana," in color ; an untitled story, in color, with Arturo DeCordova, and "The Man Without a Country." To Be Sold Separately Schwalberg added that these pictures will be sold separately in accordance with Eagle-Lion's sales policy of individual handling of pictures, and that each would have the backing of major coverage in advertising, publicity and exploitation nationally in advance of release, as well" as complete local cooperative campaigns. Max E. Youngstein, director of E-L advertising-publicity, outlined plans for advertising, publicity and exploitation on "Bedelia" and "It's a Joke, Son!" as well as on forthcoming productions. He also informed the meeting of the organization of a home office advertising, publicity and exploitation staff. Schwalberg Presides The three-day meeting, presided over by Schwalberg, brought together for the first time all Eagle-Lion special sales representatives, as well as home office executives and personnel. Representatives attending from their field headquarters were : Herman Beiersdorf, Dallas ; L. E. Gbldhammer, Los Angeles ; R. L. McCoy, Atlanta ; Harry Mandell, Chicago ; Joseph Minsky, Philadelphia ; Mark Raymon, Kansas City ; Henry G. Segal, Boston ; William Shartin, Cleveland ; Max T. Weisfeldt, New York. Others Attending Also, Arthur Jeffrey, exploitation director, and Ralph Clark, Ben Sheetman, Edmund E. Levy, Emanuel G. Goodman, Martin Friedman, Murray M. Kaplan, J. Harold Roth, Edward E. Lavenberg, David J. McGowan, Jerry Limata, Samuel Greller and John J. Scuoppo. Guests included Jock Lawrence of The J. Arthur Rank Organization, who gave greetings from Rank ; Irving Paul Lazar, executive assistant to Bryan Foy, who represented EagleLion's vice-president in charge of production and spoke to the meeting on activities at the studio ; Jerry Edwards of the legal firm of Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin and Krim, and T. H. Bierce, comptroller of Pathe Industries. Eagle-Lion's first two releases "Bedelia" and "It's a Joke, Son!" were screened for the delegates. RKO RADIO PICTURES, Inc. NEW YORK TRADE SHOWING "THE FALCON'S ADVENTURE" MON., DEC. 9th, at 10:30 A. M. RKO PRO]. ROOM, 630 NINTH AVE., NEW YORK, N. Y.