Motion Picture Herald (Oct-Dec 1932)

Page scan 000694 from Motion Picture Herald

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Oct-Dec 1932
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Oct-Dec 1932)
Leaf #:
000694
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:
Founded in 1915 by a Chicago printing company as a regional trade paper for Midwest exhibitors. In 1916, editor Martin Quigley bought out the owners, and over the next 15 years, he grew EXHIBITORS HERALD into one of the most important national, weekly trade papers in the film business. Quigley acquired MOTOGRAPHY in 1917 and MOVING PICTURE WORLD in 1927. In 1930, he acquired MOTION PICTURE NEWS and the new 'consolidated' publication became MOTION PICTURE HERALD. From the pulpit of his editorial page, Quigley preached the need to improve the motion picture industry and improve the quality of the films. He skillfully served as a mediator in disputes -- between distributors and exhibitors, between the film industry and the Catholic Church (Quigley was one of the architects of the Production Code). Quigley claimed that EXHIBITORS HERALD represented the 'independent exhibitor' and sections like 'What the Picture Did for Me?' certainly provided a forum for theater owners. But plenty of exhibitors viewed Quigley as a servant to the studios and large theater chains. In response, publications such as SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, INDEPENDENT EXHIBITORS FILM BULLETIN, HARRISON'S REPORTS, and BOX OFFICE were either formed or grew significantly in the years following Quigley's brief moment of consolidation in 1930. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
May 30, 2024
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38 MOTION PICTURE HERALD November 19, 1932 E THEATRE RECE1 RTS-CONT'D J Theatres Rivoli 2,103 40c-$1.10 Rooty 6,200 35c-$1.10 Strand 3,000 35c-S1.10 Winter Garden. 1,949 35c-$1.10 Omaha Orpheum 3,000 25c-55c Paramount 2,900 25c-60c State 1,200 25c World 2,500 25c-40c Current Week Picture Gross "Magic Night" (U. A.) 10,200 (6 davs) "Rackety Rax" (Fox) 37,000 "Three on a Match" (F. N.) 20,907 (2nd week) "Scarlet Dawn" (W. B.) 17,500 "Thirteen Women" (Radio) 8,750 "Red Dust" (MGM) 8,250 (25c-55c) "Kongo" (MGM) 800 (4 days) "Strange Love of Molly Louvain" 500 (F. N.) (3 days) "Life Begins" (F. N.) and 6.000 "Crooner" (F. N.) Previous Week Picture Gross "Rain" (U. A.) 16,800 (3rd week) "Once in a Lifetime" (U.) 42,800 "Three on a Match" (F. N.) 32,841 (1st week) "They Call It Sin" (F. N.) 14,378 (2nd week) "Washington Merry-Go-Round". . . 10,500 (Col.) "The Big Broadcast" (Para.) 8,000 (25c-50c) "Hat Check Girl" (Fox) 850 (4 days) "Rider of Death Valley" (U.) .... 750 (3 days) "Wild Girl" (Fox) and 5,000 "Chandu, the Magician" (Fox) High and Low Gross (Tabulation covers period from January, 1831 to date) High 1-9-32 "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" 67,100 Low 7-29-32 "Igloo" 8,000 High 1-1-32 "Delicious" 133,000 Low 6-11-32 "Monte Carlo Madness"... 30,000 High 1-17 "Little Caesar" 74,821 Low 4-2-32 "The Missing Rembrandt". 8,012 High 9-19 "Five Star Final" 59,782 Low 8-20-32 "Hollywood Speaks" 5,690 High 2-14 "Cimarron" 25,550 Low 6-18-32 "Night World" 8,500 High 4-23-32 "Tarzan, the Ape Man".. 13,750 Low 5-21-32 "Wet Parade" and "It's I Tough to Be Famous" J 4,000 High 3-14 "Trader Horn" 10,000 Low 11-11-32 "Kongo" and "Strange) Love of Molly Louvain" J.. 1,300 High 4-11 "Men Call It Love" 16,000 Low 11-28 "The Cisco Kid" 4,500 Philadelphia Arcadia 600 30c-55c Boyd 2,400 35c-75c Earle 2,000 35c-75c Fox 3,000 35c-75c Karlton 1.000 30c-55c Mastbaum 4,800 35c-75c Stanley 3,700 35c-75c Stanton 1,700 35c-55c "Mr. Robinson Crusoe" (U. A.).. 2,500 (6 days) "Smilin' Through" (MGM) 16,000 (6 days) "Faithless" (MGM) 14,000 (6 days) (40c-60c) "Sherlock Holmes" (Fox) 18,000 (6 days) "Life Begins" (F. N.).. 500 (2 y s ) "Blonde Venus" (Para.) 2,500 (4 days) "Washington Merry-Go-Round". . 39,000 (6 days) "The Big Broadcast" (Para.).... 14,000 (6 days) "Kongo" (MGM) 8,000 (6 days) "Divorce in the Family" (MGM).. 2,700 (6 days) "Life Begins" (F. N.) 5,500 (3 days-2nd week) "The Crash" (F. N.) 14,000 (6 days) (35c-66c) "The Crusader" (Majestic) 19,500 (6 days) "One Way Passage" (W. B.)... 3,800 (6 days) "Blonde Venus" (Para.) 41,000 (6 days) "Rain" (U. A.) 15,500 (7 days) "Madison Square Garden" (Para.) 9,000 (7 days) (35c-60c) High 12-17 "The Guardsman" 6,500 Low 10-1-32 "Make Me A Star" 1,500 High 1-2-32 "Makers of Men" 27,000 Low 7-23-32 "Miss Pinkerton" ........ 12,500 High 2-7 "Man Who Came Back".... 40,000 Low 6-18-32 "Mystery Ranch" 15,000 High 5-2 "City Lights" 8,000 Low 11-10-32 "Life Begins ) and "Blonde Venus" j 3,000 High 1-2-32 "Her Majesty, Love".... 65,000 Low 10-24 "24 Hours" 28,000 High 12-19 "Frankenstein" 31,008 Low 7-25 "Rebound" 8,008 High 3-21 "Last Parade" 16,500 Low 7-28-32 "Radio Patrol" 6,500 Portland, Ore. Fox Broadway.. 1,912 25c-55c Oriental 2,040 25c-35c Paramount 3,068 25c-65c RKO Orpheum. 1,700 2Sc-40c United Artists . 945 25c-35c 'Kongo" (MGM) 3,000 'Scarlet Dawn" (W. B.) 2,700 Troubles" 12,000 (Radio) 5,000 "The Golden West" (Fox) 2,600 'Pack Up Your (MGM) 'Hell's Highway" "Smilin' Through" (MGM) 4,500 (2nd week -6 days) "Once in a Lifetime" (U.) 2,700 "Red Dust" (MGM) 12,000 "Washington Meny-Go-Round". . 7,000 (Col.) "Payment Deferred" (MGM) 1,900 High 1-10 "Min and Bill" 21,000 Low 10-1-32 "The Crash" 2,800 High 1-3 "Paid" 26,000 Low 5-23 "Young Sinners" 11,000 High 2-14 "Cimarron" 20,000 Low 11-9-32 "Hell's Highway" 5,000 High 1-10 "Hell's Angels" 12,500 Low 11-2-32 "Payment Deferred" 1,900 Seattle Fifth Avenue Fox Liberty . . . 2,750 2,280 2,000 25c-75c 15c-35c 10c-25c Music Box 950 25c-75c Paramount 3,050 25c-75c RKO Orpheum. 2,650 25c-75c Washington Columbia 1,232 2Sc-40c Earle 2,323 25c-66c Fox 3,434 25c-66c Loew's Palace . 2,363 35c-55c Metropolitan ... 1,600 25c-55c Rialto 1,853 25c-55c RKO Keith's .. 1,832 25c-55c 'Cabin in the Cotton" (F. N.).... 8,000 (6 days) 'The Last Mile" (Tiffany) 5,000 (15c-55c) 'Amazon Head Hunters" 3,000 (Principal) "White Zombie" (U. A.) 4,000 "Red Dust" (MGM) 11,000 "Hell's Highway" (Radio) 5,500 (6 days) "Those We Love" (World Wide) 3,000 "One Way Passage" (W. B.).... 22,000 "Sherlock Holmes" (Fox) 25,200 "Rain" (U. A.) 14,000 "Tiger Shark" (F. N.) 4..000 (2nd week-5 days) "I Am A Fugitive" (W. B.).... 3,500 (2 days) "False Faces" (World Wide).... 5.000 "Little Orphan Annie" (Radio).. 4,500 "Smilin' Through" (MGM) 7,500 (2nd week) "Night After Night" (Para.) 3,500 "White Eagle" (Col.) 3,500 "Once in a Lifetime" (U.) 4,500 "Madison Square Garden" (Para.) 10,000 "Washington Merry-Go-Round".. 6,500 (Col.) "Virgins of Bali" (Principal).... 3,200 "The Crash" (F. N.) 17,500 "Faithless" (MGM) 23,000 "The Big Broadcast" (Para.) 13,500 "Tiger Shark" (F. N.) 8,000 (1st week) "The Old Dark House" (U.).... 7,200 "Thirteen Women" (Radio) 6,500 High 7-30-32 "Million Dollar Legs".... 18,500 Low 1-2-32 "The Boudoir Diplomat".... 7,000 High 1-10 "The Lash" 11,500 Low 11-11-32 "Amazon Head Hunters" 3,000 High 2-28 "City Lights" 14,000 Low 9-10-32 "Crooner" 3,000 High 1-10 "Paid" 18,000 Low 4-9-32 "No One Man" and..) "Devil's Lottery" ( . . . . 7,000 High 10-31 "Spirit of Notre Dame''.... 18,000 Low 10-28-32 "All American" 5,000