Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)

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April 4, 19 3 1 MOTION PICTURE HERALD 49 THEATRE RECEIPTS Thea+re business was spotty during the current week, with few outstanding grosses being chalked up. The present week, figures for which will be published in the next issue of Motion Picture Herald, should see the end of the slightly depressed period due to Lent. There is little doubt but that the week of April I I will show a decided trend upward in box office receipts, as was the case immediately following the Christmas holidays. Owing to better pictures and intensive advertising the theatres felt effect of Lent less this year then in 1930. (Copyritht, 1931: Reproduction of mattrial from this department without credit to Motion Picture Herald Theatres Current Week Previous Week Albany Harmanua-BIeecker t,300— S6c-50o Leland 1^60— 25c-36« Proctor's RKO 1,600— 25c-«0c Ritz 1,14ft— 8Sc-8Sc Strand 1,900— SSc-SOo Baltimore Keith's I,50O— 25c-B0c Little t67— S6«-B0c Loew's Century S,076— 25C-60O Loew's Parkway »S7— ISc-SSc Loew's Stanley S,622— 25c-60e Loew's Valencia 1,48725c-86« New 1,800— 25C-60C Rivoli 1,982— 25c-50c W. B. Metropolitan 1,300— ISc-fiOc Boston Keith's ; «,800— 30c-65c Keith-Boston t,s«o— tso-aoe Loew's Orphenm 3,100— 2Bc-36c Loew's State 8,700— 30C-60C Metropolitan I.S50— 25c-«Oc Picture Gross Picture "Stolen Heaven" (Par.) 6 days "The Great Meadow" (MGM) 6 days "The Last Parade" (Col.) 6 days "Woman Hungry" (F.N.) 6 days "City Lights" <CA.) 6 days Gross 10,200 7,650 "The Easiest Way" (MGM) 6 days 4,620 "The Princess and the Plumber" 5,450 (Fox) 6 days 5,800 "Finn and Hattie" (Far.) 3 days 3,850 "Gentleman's Fate" (MGM) 6 days 9,210 "Kiki" (U.A.) 5 dayi 3,000 4,100 5,350 "Unfaithful" 7,040 "Unfaithful" 8,160 (Par.) 6 days and Sun. midn't show (Par.) 6 days and Sun. midn't show 2nd week 1st week "The Inn at the Rhine" (German) 2nd week 6 days "It's a Wise Child" (MGM) 6 days "Reaching for the Moon" (U.A.) 6 days "Dance Fools Dance" (MGM) 6 days "Reaching for the Moon" (U.A.) 6 days "Mr. Lemon of Orange" (Fox) 6 days "The Flood" (Col.) 6 days "Illicit" (W.B.) 6 days "Last Parade" (Col). "Lonely Wives" (Radio) "Parlor Bedroom & Bath" (MGM) (25c-50c) "Kiki" (U.A.) "Doctors' Wives" (Fox) 800 "The Inn at the Rhine" 1,300 (German Ist week 6 days 23,000 "The Conquering Horde" 17,000 (Par.) 6 days 3,500 "The Devil to Pay" 4,200 (U.A.) 6 days 20,000 "Honor Among Lovers" 17,500 (Par.) 6 days 2,500 "The Devil to Pay" 3,200 (U.A.) 6 days 9,000 "Doctors' Wives" 10,000 (Fox) 6 days 6,800 "The Naughty Flirf 6,000 (F.N.) 6 days 3,900 "My Pasf 4,800 (F.N.) 6 days 22,000 "Millie" 21,500 (Radio) 2nd week 18,500 "Behind Office Doors" 20,000 (Radio) 20,500 "Reaching for the Moon" 19,000 (U.A.) 23,000 "The ProdigaV 22,000 (MGM) 39,000 "Unfaithful" 41,000 (Par.) expressly forbidden ) High and Low Gross (Tabulation covers period from March, ISM, to March. 1931) High 1-24-30 "RedncInK" $18,S00 Low 12-27-80 "LUiom" 738» Hl^h 1-3-31 "Jast ImaKlne" and 2-7-31 "Reducing" 0.400 row 3-28-31 "The Great Meadow" 4,620 High 3-14-31 "Millie" 8,600 Low 12-20-30 "Torable David" and "Brothers" 5,6G# Higrh 12-13-80 "Th« Cat Creeps". 4,7M Low 12-27-30 "East is West" S.eOO HiKh 12-13-30 "Snnny" and 1-3-31 "Going Wild" »,tM Low 2-28-31 "Sit Tight" e.20« High 2-14-31 "Cimarron" 14,500 Low 6-17-30 "King of Jau" 3,000 High a°S-SO "Hallelvjah" 1,900 Low 12-6-30 "Jono and the Paycook" and 1-3-81 "Adventures of Prince Achmed" and 1-10-81 "Waterloo" 400 High 8-16-30 "Way Out West" and 1-3-81 "Passion Flower"... 26,000 Low 11-1-80 "Her Wedding Night" 14,000 High 4-6-30 "The Bogne Song*" and 1-3-31 "Follow the Leader" 8,500 Low 8-9-30 "liOve Among the Millionaires" tfiOn High 6-31-80 "Caught Short" 29,280 Low 6-3-80 "Honey" 12,800 High 7-26-30 "Sins of the Children" 7,800 Low 11-20-80 "Only Saps Work" l.SOC High 8-30-30 "Common Clay" 18,000 Low 12-27-30 "Princess and Plumber" 2,800 High 3-16-30 "Green Goddess"... 14,000 Low 6-14-30 "Golden Dawn" 3,200 High 3-16-30 "Green Goddess"... 9,000 Low 8-16 and 7-26-80 "Recaptured Love" and "Sweet Kitty Bellairs" 2,100 High 10-11-30 "Half Shot at Sun Rise" 84,S0« Low 12-6-80 "Sin Takes a Holiday" 16,B0e High 1-10-31 "Danger Lights"... 22,000 Low 12-27-80 "Way of All Men". 17,800 High 1-17-81 "Hell's Angels" 31,500 Low 6-28-30 "Lady of Scandal".. 17,500 High 10-11-30 and 10-18-80 "What a Widow"; and "Three French Girls" 80.0a« Low 6-28-30 "Bad One" 18,000 High 10-11-30 "Sea God" 49,000 Low 6-7-80 "Tr«e to the Navy".. S6.oe«