Motion Picture Herald (Mar-Apr 1945)

PICTURE CROSSES A statistical compilation and comparison of Box-OfHce 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 January 31, 1945. SYMBOLS: (DB) Double Bill— associate feature title; (SA) Stage Attraction; (MO) Move-Over Run; (AA) Advance Admission. INDEX: Over-all performance percentage figures from previously published final reports appear in Service Data section of Product Digest. See last column of Release Chart for Index. THE THREE CABALLEROS (RKO) First Reports: Total Gross Tabulated $193,600 Comparative Average Gross 157,700 Over-all Performance 122.7% BALTIMORE— Hippodrome, 1st week 107.7% (SA) Vaudeville BALTIMORE— Hippodrome, 2nd week 91.1% (SA) Vaudeville BOSTON— Majestic, 1st week 214.2% • BOSTON— Majestic 2nd week 285.7% BUFFALO— 20th Century, 1st week 160.0% ♦BUFFALO— 20th Century, 2nd week 101.6% CINCINNATI— RKO Grand, 1st week 203.0% CINCINNATI— RKO Grand, 2nd week .... 87.2% MILWAUKEE— Warner 92.4% (DB) What a Blonde (RKO) OMAHA— Brandeis 92.0% (DB) Crime Doctor's Courage (Col.) WASHINGTON— Keith's, 1st week 125.0% WASHINGTON— Keith's, 2nd week 111.1% WASHINGTON— Keith's, 3rd week 70.0% HERE COME THE WAVES (Para.) Final Reports: Total Gross Tabulated $1,251,300 Comparative Average Gross 1,051,500 Over-all Performance 119.0% BOSTON— Metropolitan, 1st week 111.5% (DB) Dangerous Passage (Para.) BOSTON— Metropolitan, 2nd week 92.9% (DB) Dangerous Passage (Para.) BOSTON— Fenway, MO 1st week 118.4% (DB) Dangerous Passage (Para.) BOSTON— Paramount, MO 1st week 90.9% (DB) Dangerous Passage (Para.) BUFFALO— Buffalo, 1st week 127.5% (DB) Double Exposure (Para.) •BUFFALO— Buffalo, 2nd week 93.0% (DB) Double Exposure (Para.) CINCINNATI— RKO Palace, 1st week 154.9% CINCINNATI— RKO Palace, 2nd week 112.6% CINCINNATI— Keith's, MO 1st week 125.0% CINCINNATI— Keith's, MO 2nd week 89.2% CINCINNATI— Keith's, MO' 3rd week 80.3% CLEVELAND— Loew's State 130.4% DENVER— Denham, 1st week 163.5% DENVER— Denham, 2nd week 112.1% DENVER— Denham, 3rd week 84.1% DENVER— Denham, 4th week 84.1% INDIANAPOLIS— Indiana 142.8% KANSAS CITY— Newman, 1st week 175.8% KANSAS CITY— Newman, 2nd week 164.0% KANSAS CITY— Newman, 3rd week 85.9% LOS ANGELES— Paramount Downtown, 1st week 212.4% LOS ANGELES— Paramount Downtown, 2nd week 147.6% LOS ANGELES— Paramount Downtown, 3rd week 121.7% LOS ANGELES— Paramount Downtown, 4th week 93.2% LOS ANGELES— Paramount Hollywood, 1st week 168.0% LOS ANGELES— Paramount Hollywood, 2nd week 138.6% LOS ANGELES— Paramount Hollywood, 3rd week 100.8% LOS ANGELES— Paramount Hollywood, 4th week 84.0% MINNEAPOLIS — Radio City, 1st week .... 148.1% (DB) The Fighting Lady (20th-Fox) MINNEAPOLIS— Radio City, 2nd week .... 103.7% (DB) The Fighting Lady (20th -Fox) MINNEAPOLIS— Century, MO 1st week .... 114.0% (DB) The Fighting Lady (20th-Fox) MINNEAPOLIS— Century, MO 2nd week .... 91.2% (DB) The Fighting Lady (20th-Fox) NEW YORK— Paramount, 1st week ...... 169.9% (SA) Woody Herman's Orchestra, others NEW YORK— Paramount, 2nd week 111.4% (SA) Woody Herman's Orchestra, others NEW YORK — Paramount. 3rd week 97.4% (SA) Woody Herman's Orchestra, others NEW YORK— Paramount, 4th week 91.7% (SA) Woody Herman's Orchestra, others NEW YORK— Paramount. 5th week 90.5% (SA) Woody Herman's Orchestra, others NEW YORK— Paramount, 6th week 89.1% (SA) Woody Herman's Orchestra, others OMAHA-Omaha . . 105.9% OMAHA— Paramount 132.1% PHILADELPHIA — Stanley, 1st week ..... 181.1% PHILADELPHIA— Stanley, 2nd week PHILADELPHIA— Stanley, 3rd week PROVIDENCE— Strand, 1st week (DB) Dangerous Passage (Para.) PROVIDENCE— Strand, 2nd week (DB) Dangerous Passage (Para.) PROVIDENCE— Strand, 3rd week (DB) Dangerous Passage (Para.) *SAN FRANCISCO— Fox . . . ST. LOUIS— Fox, 1st week . . (DB) Dangerous Passage (Para.) ST. LOUIS— Fox, 2nd week . . . (DB) Dangerous Passage (Para.) ST. LOUIS— Shubert, MO 1st week (DB) Dangerous Passage (Para.) ST. LOUIS— Shubert, MO 2nd week (DB) Dangerous Passage (Para.) HANGOVER SQUARE ! 20th -Fox) First Reports: Total Gross Tabulated Comparative Average Gross Over-all Performance 153.5% 90.8% 139.4% 105.5% 96.1% 123.6% 163.7% 152.0% 189.6% 94.8% $373,900 335,100 1 1 1.5% BALTIMORE— New, 1st week . . . BALTIMORE— New, 2nd week . . . BOSTON— Fenway BOSTON— Paramount DENVER— Denver DENVER — Esquire DENVER— Aladdin, MO 1st week . . KANSAS CITY— Esquire KANSAS CITY— Uptown ♦MILWAUKEE— Palace (DB) Crime Doctor's Courage (Col.) NEW YORK— Roxy, 1st week . . . (SA) Milton Berle, others NEW YORK— Roxy, 2nd week . . . (SA) Milton Berle, others NEW YORK— Roxy, 3rd week . . . (SA) Milton Berle, others 110.6% 81.7% 131.5% 123.3% 70.0% 73.7% 70.0% 130.4% 92.0% 93.2% 135.5% 110.5% 110.5% HERE COME THE CO-EDS (Univ.) First Reports: Total Gross Tabulated $164,100 Comparative Average Gross 158,400 Over-all Performance 103.5% CINCINNATI — Palace 104.1% CINCINNATI— Lyric, MO 1st week 92.6% KANSAS CITY— Esquire 103 2% KANSAS CITY— Uptown 87.3% NEW YORK— Criterion, 1st week 141.1% NEW YORK— Criterion, 2nd week 98.0% NEW YORK— Criterion, 3rd week 70.5% PITTSBURGH— Harris 107.6% PITTSBURGH— Senator, MO 1st week .... 121.6% PROVIDENCE— Albee 117.6% (DB) Her Luckv Night (RKO) ST. LOUIS — Fox 90.9% (DB) Night Club Girl (Univ.) • MURDtR, Mt SWEET iRKO) First Reports: Total Gross Tabulated $102,500 Comparative Average Gross 107,900 Over-all Performance 94.9% CHICAGO— Palace, 1st week 114 8% (DB) Her Lucky Night (Univ.) CHICAGO— Palace, 2nd week 80 0% (DB) Her Lucky Night (Univ.) CINCINNATI-RKO Palace . 97 2% INDIANAPOLIS — Circle 700% MILWAUKEE— Riverside ' 1006% (SA) Vaudeville ST. LOUIS— Fox 101 1% (DB) Girl Rush (RKO) ' ' ' * Post-midnight performances discontinued because of curfew. Production Still Stymied by Figh In Mexican Unio by LUIS BECERRA CELIS in Mexico City Production in Mexico, suspended since Febru |, IS, last weekend was still stymied as confl ; among factions in the six sections which ha broken away from the National Cinematograr. J Industry Workers Union blasted hopes of imt diate resumption. Charges of fascist domination were made four sections against Cantinflas, Mario More Mexico's Charlie Chaplin and biggest money mak heading the players, and against Fidel Velazqu; secretary general of the Confederation of Mexic Workers, Mexico's strongest labor leader, wj authorized the split. Recently, Mr. Velazquez authorized the memb< of section two (technicians and studio and labor tory workers), to form an independent union w section 7 (players), section 8 (musicians), secti 9 (musical composers), section 45 (scenarists a adapters) and section 47 (directors). Mr. Moreno has been charged by four sectio with attempts to establish a fascist group usii actors as a beachhead to dictate production proo< dure. He answered that he was merely seeking 1 protect players' interests and prevent them frc being pushed into the background by the aggre siveness of other labor leaders. The breaking away of the six sections from tl original union has left the National film union wii only those representing exhibition and section ! (business), the newest. Clasa and Azteca have charged in advertis ments that they are not responsible for section 50 not working, as the members themselves staye away from work. The laborites blamed the pn ducers for the work stoppage. The new union seems to be a very independei outfit. Its organization provided that each of th six sections composing it must be autonomous, wit the right to manage its own funds and to mal; contracts with producers. However, the ne^ union belongs to the Confederation of Mexica Workers. Mexico's strongest labor organizatior The new union has formed a central committee supported by a monthly levy of $10 on each of th six sections. The National's chiefs have asked President Man uel Avila Camacho to forbid Government recog nition to the new union formed by the six sections Mr. Moreno has declared that when the new unioi receives recognition from the authorities, produc tion would resume since the union was in a posi tion to control production. V "The Three Caballeros," Disney-RKO film scored a new high in length of run in Mexico, with 10 consecutive weeks at the Cine Alameda, prominent first run local theatres, grossing $185,000. V The first ceiling prices for cinemas in Mexico have been ordered by Governor Antonio Sanchez Cano of Oaxaca State, a southern region. He has fixed the admission charge for the two cinemas in Oaxaca City, the state capital, at 12 cents, every day, including Sundays and holidays. The Governor said that the fixed rate was a fair one, for all concerned. It compares with the general standard charge of 85 cents for the first run theatres here. The Oaxaca City exhibitors have accepted the ceiling price. But they are exhibiting only old pictures, some of them very old, Mexicans as old as 12 years, claiming that they cannot afford to exhibit new pictures for 12 cents. 350,000 See "Henry V" in 17 Weeks in London Following a 17-week run at the Carlton theatre, London, "Henry V" has been moved to the Marble Arch Pavilion, where J. Arthur Rank anticipates continuing its engagement until general release in September. It was estimated that 350,000 people saw the film at the Carlton. 48 MOTION PICTURE HERALD, MARCH 17, 1945