Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Sep 1933)

Page scan 000896 from Motion Picture Herald

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Jul-Sep 1933
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Sep 1933)
Leaf #:
000896
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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40 MOTION PICTURE HERALD September 2, 1933 THEATRE RECEIPTS The total of theatre receipts for the calendar week ended August 26, 1933, from 104 theatres in 19 major cities of the country, reached $1,121,812, which, compared with the total for the previous week, ended August 19, of $1,126,533, from 106 theatres in 19 cities, indicated a decrease of only $4,721. (Copyright, 1933: Reproduction of material from this department without credit to Motion Picture Herald expressly forbidden) Theatres Boston Fenway 1,800 30c-50c Keith's 3,500 30c-S0c Loew's State .... 3,700 35c-S0c Metropolitan .... 4,350 30c-65c Paramount 1,800 30c-50c Buffalo Buffalo 3,500 30c-55c Century 3,000 25c Great Lakes .... 3,000 25c-40c Hippodrome 2,100 25c-40c Hollywood 300 25c-40c Lafayette 3,300 25c Chicago Chicago 4,000 35c-68c McVickers 2,284 25c-50c Oriental 3,940 30c-60c Palace 2,509 35c-75c Roosevelt 1,591 25c-S0c United Artists . 1,700 25c-50c Cleveland Allen 3,300 15c-35c Hippodrome 3,800 25c-40c RKO Palace .... 3,100 25c-40c State 3,400 25c-40c Stillman 1,900 15c-35c Warner's Lake .. 800 25c-40c Denver Aladdin 1,500 25c-40c Denham 1,500 15c-25c Denver 2,500 25c50c Orpheum 2,600 25c-40c Paramount 2,000 25c-40c Tabor 2,000 20c-25c Detroit Downtown 2,750 25c-40c Fisher 2,700 15c-40c Fox 5,100 15c-40c Michigan 4,000 25c-50c State 3,000 25c-50c United Artists .. 2,000 25c-50c Current Week Picture Gross "Captured" (W. B.) and... 8,000 "Her Resale Value" (Mayfair) "Secret of the Blue Room" (U.).. 19,500 "The Masquerader" (U. A.) 19,000 "Devil's In Love" (Fox) 32,500 "Captured" (W. B.) and 9,000 "Her Resale Value" (Mayfair) "Double Harness" (Radio) 13,300 "Zoo in Budapest" (Fox) and.... 5,200 "The Mind Reader" (F. N.) "Lilly Turner" (F. N.) 15,000 "Moonlight and Pretzels" (U.) 5,100 "Be Mine Tonight" (U.) 500 (14th week) "I Have Lived" (Chesterfield) and 5,300 "Behind Jury Doors" (Mayfair) "Three Cornered Moon" (Para.).. 73,000 "She Had to Say Yes" (F. N.).... 14,000 "Song of Songs" (Para.) 17,500 (3rd week) "Moonlight and Pretzels" (U.).... 34,000 "Gold Diggers of 1933" (W. B.).. 15,000 (3rd week) "The Masquerader" (U. A.) 25,000 "Diplomaniacs" (RKO) 4,500 "The Big Brain" (RKO) 12,000 "Secret of the Blue Room" (U.).. 4,650 "Song of Songs" (Para.) 6,800 "Tugboat Annie" (MGM) 8,900 "Voltaire" (W. B.) 7,000 (2nd week) "Moonlight and Pretzels" (U.).. 5,500 "Black Beauty" (Monogram) and 2,400 "Lucky Devils" (Radio) "Mama Loves Papa" (Para.) 5,500 "No Marriage Ties" (Radio) 5,000 "She Had to Say Yes" (F. N.) . . 1,600 (4 davs) "Her Bodyguard" (Para.) 1,400 (3 days) "Secret of the Blue Room" (U.).. 3,500 "Double Harness" (RKO) 5,400 "Songs of Songs" (Para.) 6,200 "Devil's Tn Love" (Fox) 14,500 (25c-40c) "Three Cornered Moon" (Para.).. 19,200 "Tugboat Annie" (MGM) 11,600 (3rd week) "The Masquerader" (U. A.i 11.300 Previous Week Picture Gross "The Narrow Corner" (W. B.) and 7,500 "A Study in Scarlet" (World Wide) "No Marriage Ties" (Radio) 18,500 "Tugboat Annie" (MGM). (2nd week) 18,500 "Voltaire" (W. B.) 32,000 "The Narrow Corner" (W. B.) and 8,500 "A Study in Scarlet" (World Wide) "Midnight Club" (Para.) 15,000 "A Shriek in the Night" (Allied) 6,000 and "Whoopee" (U. A.) "The Stranger's Return" (MGM) 7,300 "Be Mine Tonight" (U.) 600 (13th week) "Laughing at Life" (Mascot) and 7,100 "Gigolettes of Paris" (Equitable) "Midnight Club" (Para.) 50,000 "Another Language" (MGM) 10,000 "Song of Songs" (Para.) 21,000 (2nd week) "Secret of the Blue Room" (U.) 26,200 "Gold Diggers of 1933" (W. B.).. 9,000 (2nd week) "The Man Who Dared" (Fox).... 7,500 "The Devil's in Love" (Fox).... 3,000 "Sunny Side Up" (Fox) 9,000 "No Marriage Ties" (Radio) 4,200 "Tugboat Annie" (MGM) 26,000 "The Man Who Dared" (Fox) and 4,100 "The Mysterious Rider" (Para.) "Voltaire" (W. B.) 4,000 (1st week) "Voltaire" (W. B.) 3,500 (2nd week) "Cocktail Hour" (Col.) 2,700 "Another Language" (MGM) 9,000 "Her First Mate" (U.) 4,500 "Tugboat Annie" (MGM) 6,500 "Sailor, Be Good" (Radio) 5,500 "Moonlight and Pretzels" (U.)... "She Had to Say Yes" (F. N.). "The Man Who Dared" (Fox)... "Song of Songs" (Para.) 9,700 6,100 17,200 19,400 "Tugboat Annie" (MGM) 12,600 (2nd week) "What Price Innocence?" (Col.).. 7,300 High and Low Gross (Tabulation covers period from January, 1931 to date) High 12-5 "Frankenstein" 27,000 Low 3-9-33 "When Strangers Marry".. 12.00C High 6-18-32— "Hell Divers," "Possessed" and 1 7&crt\ "Sin of Madelon Oaudet" J a,'UW Low 3-9-33 "Men Must Fight" 11,000 High 1-31 "No Limit" 44,500 Low 3-9-33 "King of the Jungle" 26,510 High 3-28 "My Past" Low 3-24-33 "Our Betters" High 2-14 "Cimarron" Low 5-12-33 "Grand Slam" and ) "Past of Marv Holmes" f High 8-8 "Politics" Low 4-14-33 "Rome Express" High 2-14 "Free Love" Low 7-16-32 "New Morals for Old".. 39,500 9,800 25,600 4.200 35,100 5,400 26,300 4,200 High 4-11 "Ten Cents a Dance" Low 6-30-33 "Ann Carver's Profession" ) and "Dangerous Crossroads" J High 8-26-33 "Three Cornered Moon".. Low 12-22-32 "The Match King" High 2-7 "Doorway to Hell" Low 6-27-33 "The Woman I Stole" High 3-7 "My Past" Low 6-9-33 "Reunion in Vienna" High 8-26-33 "Moonlight and Pretzels.. Low 5-25-33 "Below the Sea" High 4-11 "Dishonored" Low 3-3-33 "Luxury Liner" High 3-21 "City Lights" Low 3-17-33 "Perfect Understanding".. 24,100 5,100 73,000 20,000 38,170 5,000 46,750 11,300 34,000 14,000 30,350 6,200 46.562 6,800 High 1-30-32 "Hell Divers" 26,000 Low 3-3-33 "Infernal Machine" and ) "Exposure" J 1,800 High 5-2 "Laugh and Get Rich" 40,000 Low 8-18-33 "No Marriage Ties" 4,200 High 12-5 "Possessed" 30,000 Low 6-23-33 "The Eagle and the Hawk" 5,000 High 10-3 "Five Star Final" 15,000 Low 7-4 "Big Business Girl" 2,000 High 8-8 "Politics" 25,000 Low 7-13-33 "Hold Your Man" 5,000 High 1-10 "Hell's Angels" 22,000 Low 7-6-33 "The Barbarian" 2,000