Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Aug 1943)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Jul-Aug 1943
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Aug 1943)
Leaf #:
000422
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:
November 17, 2022
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PICTURE HERALD July 31, 1943 A statistical compilation and comparison of Box-Office Performance in first-run theatres Figures directly below picture title compare dollar gross with average gross and show relative percentage of all engagements tabulated. Figures opposite theatre names represent percentage of tabulated grosses to average weekly business based on the six months' period ending April 30, 1943. SYMBOLS: (DB) Double Bill — associate feature title; (SA) Stage Attraction; (MO) — Move-Over Run; (AA) Advance Admission. 46 MOTION PICTURE CROSSES ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY (M-C-M) Final Reports: Total Gross Tabulated $291,900 Comparative Average Gross 282,250 Over-all Performance 103.4% BALTIMORE — Century 100.0% BUFFALO — Buffalo 89.8% (DB) Harrigan's Kid (M-G-M) CINCINNATI— Keith's 89.3% CLEVELAND*— Loew's State 65.3% INDIANAPOLIS — Loew's 97.8% (DB) Air Raid Wardens (M-G-M) KANSAS CITY— Midland 116.5% (DB) Air Raid Wardens (M-G-M) MONTREAL— Palace, 1st week 175.3% MONTREAL— Palace, 2nd week 110.3% NEW HAVEN— Bijou 108.5% (DB) It's a Great Life (Col.) NEW YORK— Criterion, 1st week 148.5% NEW YORK— Criterion, 2nd week 97.1% NEW YORK— Criterion, 3rd week 80.07o OMAHA— Omaha 89.0% (DB) Truck Busters (WB) PHILADELPHIA— Fox 88.7% PHILADELPHIA— Keith's 92.9% PITTSBURGH— Stanley 106.0% (SA) Charlie Spivak's Orch. and others PROVIDENCE— Loew's State 109.0% (DB) She Has What It Takes (Col.) SAN FRANCISCO— Warfield 150.3% (SA) Vaudeville SEATTLE— Paramount 98.3% (DB) Air Raid Wardens (M-G-M) ST. LOUIS— Loew's Orpheum 117.1% (DB) Redhead from Manhattan (Col.) TORONTO— Uptown, 1st week 93.4% (DB) American Empire (M-G-M) TORONTO— Uptown, 2nd week 65.4% (DB) American Empire (M-G-M) WASHINGTON— Loew's Capitol 102.3% (SA) Block & Sully, Gus Van and others • PRESENTING LILY MARS (M-G-M) Final Reports: Total Gross Tabulated $631,600 Comparative Average Gross 542,100 Over-all Performance 116.5% BALTIMORE— Century, 1st week 128.5% BALTIMORE— Century, 2nd week 85.7% BUFFALO— Buffalo, 1st week 112.5% (DB) Tonight We Raid Calais (20th Fox) BUFFALO — Buffalo, 2nd week 88.0% CDI!) Tonight We Raid Calais (20th Fox) BUFFALO— Hippodrome, MO, 1st week . . . 95.5% CDB) Tonight We Raid Calais (20th Fox) CINCINNATI— RKO Palace 89.4% CINCINNATI— RKO Shubert. MO, 1st week . 87.7% < r\C[\\.vn RKO Shubert. MO. 2nd week . 61.4% CLEVELAND— Loew's State 117.6% CLEVELAND— Loew's Stillman, MO, 1st week 125.0% CLEVELAND-Loew's Stillman, MO, 2nd week 150.0% CLEVELAND-Locw's Stillman. MO, 3rd week 100.0% INDIANAPOLIS— Loew's. 1st week .... 141.3% (DB) After Midnight With Boston Blackic (Col.) INDTANAPOI-IS loew's. 2nd week .... 92.4% CDB) After Midnight With Boston Blackic (Col.) KANSAS CITY -Midland. 1st week .... 154.1% CDB) After Midnight With Boston Blackic CCol.) KANSAS CITY-Midland. 2nd week .... 100.0% (DB) After Midnight With Boston Blackic (Col.) LOS ANGELES— Carthay Circle 138.81; (DB) Pilot No. 5 (M-G-M) LOS ANGELES— Chinese 130.4% fDB) Pilot No. 5 (M-G-M) LOS ANGELES— Loew's State 107.3% (DB) Pilot No. 5 (M-G-M) MINNEAPOLIS— State 165.0% MINNEAPOLIS— Century, MO, 1st week . . 86.6% MONTREAL— Palace 129.8% NEW HAVEN— Loew's Poli 103.2% (DB) Tonight We Raid Calais (20th -Fox) NEW HAVEN — College, MO, 1st week . . . 161.7% (DB) Tonight We Raid Calais (20th-Fox) NEW YORK— Capitol, 1st week 130.0% (SA) Marta Eggerth, Sonny Dunham Band, Jimmy Durante NEW YORK— Capitol, 2nd week 110.0% (SA) Marta Eggerth, Sonny Dunham Band, Jimmy Durante OMAHA— Paramount 198.1% (DB) Prairie Chickens (UA) PHILADELPHIA— Boyd, 1st week .... 152.6% PHILADELPHIA— Boyd, 2nd week .... 112.2% PHILADELPHIA— Boyd, 3rd week .... 84.8% PHILADELPHIA— Arcadia, MO, 1st week . 150.0% PITTSBURGH— Stanley 101.0% PITTSBURGH— Warner, MO, 1st week . . . 107.1% PITTSBURGH— Warner, MO, 2nd week . . 107.1% PROVIDENCE— Loew's State, 1st week . . . 127.8% (DB) Buckskin Frontier (UA) PROVIDENCE— Loew's State, 2nd week . . 75.2% (DB) Buckskin Frontier (UA) SAN FRANCISCO— Paramount 110.7% (DB) False Faces (Rep.) TORONTO— Loew's, 1st week 83.3% TORONTO— Loew's, 2nd week 75.0% WASHINGTON— Loew's Capitol, 1st week . 139.5% (SA) Virginia Weidler, Radio City Music Hall Glee Club WASHINGTON— Loew's Capitol, 2nd week . 92.0% (SA) Merry Macs, Mariana and others MR. LUCKY (RKO) Intermediate Reports: Total Gross Tabulated $430,200 Comparative Average Gross 291,500 Over-all Performance 147.5% BALTIMORE— Hippodrome 115.6% (SA) Romo Vincent, Carole & Sherod, others BUFFALO— 20th Century, 1st week .... 131.7% (DB) Scattergood Survives a Murder (RKO) BUFFALO— 20th Century, 2nd week .... 105.7% (DB) Scattergood Survives a Murder (RKO) • BUFFALO— 20th Century, 3rd week .... 106.1% (DB) Scattergood Survives a Murder (RKO) CINCINNATI— RKO Albee, 1st week . . . 80.7% CINCINNATI— RKO. Albee, 2nd week . . . 93.1% CINCINNATI— RKO Lyric, MO, 1st week . 137.5% KANSAS CITY— Orpheum, 1st week .... 135.4% (DB) Aerial Gunner (Para.) KANSAS CITY— Orpheum, 2nd week .... 130.2% (DB) Aerial Gunner (Para.) KANSAS CITY— Orpheum, 3nd week .... 83.3% (DB) Aerial Gunner (Para.) OMAHA— Brandeis. 1st week 233.6% (DB) The Falcon Strikes Back (RKO) OMAHA— Brandeis. 2nd week 128.4% (DB) Prelude to War (WAC) PHILADELPHIA — Boyd. 1st week ..... 165.5% PHILADELPHIA— Bovd, 2nd week .... 112.2% PHILADELPHIA Boyd, 3rd week 81.8% PITTSBURGH— Pcnn 108.8% PROVIDENCE— RKO Albee. 1st week . . . 197.8% (DID Yanks Ahov (UA) PROVIDENCE— RKO Albee, 2nd week . . . 159.3% mi?) Yanks Ahov fUA) PROVIDENCE— RKO Albee, 3rd week . . . 93.4% (DB) Yanks Ahoy (UA) SAN FR A NCTSCO— Golden Gate 144.1% CSA1 Vaudeville SEATTLE— Fifth Ave 111.6% mm Squadron Leader X (RKO) SEATTLE— Music Hall 114.6% mBI Squadron Leader X (RKO) ST. LOUIS -Ambassador 119.8% ST. LOUIS-Fox 117.6% ST. LOUIS — Missouri. MO. 1st week . . . 123.1% (Din Stormy Weather (20th-Fox) DIXIE (Para.) First Reports: Total Gross Tabulated $434,975 Comparative Average Gross 355,800 Over-all Performance 1 22.2% BOSTON — M & P Metropolitan 134.6% (DB) Aerial Gunner (Para.) BOSTON— M & P Paramount, MO, 1st week 124.1% (DB) Aerial Gunner (Para.) BOSTON— M & P Fenway, MO, 1st week . . 128.8% (DB) Aerial Gunner (Para.) CINCINNATI-RKO Palace, 1st week .... 138.2% CINCINNATI— RKO Palace, 2nd week . . . 105.6% CLEVELAND— Loew's State 156.8% INDIANAPOLIS— Indiana 154.2% (DB) Aerial Gunner (Para.) MILWAUKEE— Palace 224.6% (DB) Wrecking Crew (Para) MILWAUKEE— Wisconsin 211.6% (DB) Wrecking Crew (Para) NEW YORK— Paramount, 1st week .... 116.6% (SA) Andrews Sisters, Mitchell Ayres' Orch. NEW YORK— Paramount, 2nd week .... 123.3% (SA) Andrews Sisters, Mitchell Ayres' Orch. NEW YORK— Paramount, 3rd week .... 107.5% (SA) Andrews Sisters, Mitchell Ayres' Orch. NEW YORK— Paramount, 4th week .... 91.6% (SA) Andrews Sisters, Mitchell Ayres' Orch. PROVIDENCE— Strand 156.2% (DB) Lady Bodyguard (Para.) • HIT THE ICE (Univ.) First Reports: Total Gross Tabulated $177,900 Comparative Average Gross 152,800 Over-all Performance 116.4% BALTIMORE— Keith's, 1st week 146.5% BALTIMORE— Keith's, 2nd week 107.7% BALTIMORE— Keith's, 3rd week 81.8% BOSTON— Keith's Memorial 105.2% (DB) Get Going (Univ.) BUFFALO— Lafayette 115.1% (DB) Halfway to Shanghai (Univ.) CINCTN NAT! — RKO Albee 102.4% INDIANAPOLIS— Indiana 140.1% (DB) Get Going (Univ.) INDIANAPOLIS— Lyric, MO, 1st week . . . 139.5% (DB) Get Going (Univ.) KANSAS CITY— Esquire 159.0% KANSAS CITY— Uptown 132.0% PITTSBURGH— Harris. 1st week 166.6% PITTSBURGH— Harris, 2nd week 72.2% ST. LOUIS— Fox 111.1% (DB) Five Graves to Cairo (Para.) ST. LOUS— Ambassador 119.9% (DB) Five Graves to Cairo (Para.) THE YOUNGEST PROFESSION (M-C-M) First Reports: Total Gross Tabulated $534,900 Comparative Average Gross 460,450 Over-all Performance 116.1% CHICAGO— Chicago 109.5% (SA) Glen Gray and Casa Loma Orchestra NEW YORK— Radio City Music Hall, 1st week 124.4% NEW YORK— Radio City Music Hall, 2nd week 128.8% NEW YORK— Radio City Music Hall, 3rd week 117.7% NEW YORK— Radio Citv Music Hall, 4th week 100.0% OKLAHOMA CITY— Criterion 100.0% PHILADELPHIA— Aldine, 1st week .... 120.8% PHILADELPHIA— Aldine, 2nd) week .... 74.2% SEATTLE— Paramount 102.7% (DB) Harrigan's Kid (M-G-M) WASHINGTON— Loew's Capitol 130.2% (SA) Henny Youngman and others