Motion Picture Herald (Nov-Dec 1946)

PICTURE CROSSES A statistical compilation and comparison of Box Office Performance in first run theatres Figures directly below picture title compare estimated 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 October 31, 1946. SYMBOLS: (DB) Double Bill — associate feature title; (SA) S*age Attraction; (MO) MoveOver 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. MARGIE (20th-Fox> * Intermediate Report: Total Gross Tabulated $982,700 Comparative Average Gross 833,900 Over-all Performance 1 1 7.8% BALTIMORE— New, 1st week BALTIMORE — NEW 2nd week 104.5% BOSTON— Memorial, 1st week 120.9% (DB) Slightly Scandalous (Univ.) BOSTON— Memorial, 2nd week 129.0% (DB) Slightly Scandalous (Univ.) CINCINNATI-RKO Palace 101.3% CINCINNATI — RKO Shubert, MO 1st week . 150.0% CINCINNATI— RKO Shubert, MO 2nd week . 116.6% CINCINNATI— RKO Lyric, MO 3rd week . . 114.0% CLEVELAND— RKO Allen 183-9% DENVER— Denver 146 02' DENVER— Esquire 136.3% DENVER— Webber 166-6% DENVER— Aladdin, MO 1st week 150.0% LOS ANGELES— Chinese, 1st week .... 143.7% LOS ANGELES— Chinese, 2nd week .... 110.7% LOS ANGELES— Loew's State, 1st week . . 130.4% LOS ANGELES— Loew's State, 2nd week . . 96.8% LOS ANGELES— Uptown, 1st week 145.1% LOS ANGELES— Uptown, 2nd week .... 79.0% MINNEAPOLIS— Radio City, 1st week . . . 100.5% MINNEAPOLIS— Radio City, 2nd week . . . 97.7% NEW YORK— Roxy, 1st week 133.7% (SA) Jon Hall, Frances Langford, others NEW YORK— Roxy, 2nd week 128.0% (SA) Jon Hall, Frances Langford, others NEW YORK— Roxy, 3rd week 122.2% (SA) Jon Hall, Frances Langford, others NEW YORK— Roxy, 4th week 112.2% (SA) Jon Hall, Frances Langford, others NEW YORK— Roxy, 5th week 80.6% (SA) Jon Hall, Frances Langford, others OMAHA— Paramount 110.9% PHILADELPHIA— Fox, 1st week 145.2% PHILADELPHIA— Fox, 2nd week 107.8% SALT LAKE CITY— Centre 102.7% SAN FRANCISCO— Paramount 116.3% (DB) Earl Carroll Sketchbook (Rep.) CLOAK AND DAGGER (WB) Final Report: Total Gross Tabulated $874,200 Comparative Average Gross 820,200 Over-all Performance 106.5% BALTIMORE— Stanley, 1st week 127.9% BALTIMORE— Stanley, 2nd week 63.3% BOSTON— Fenway, 1st week 81.0% (DB) Rolling Home (SG) BOSTON— Fenway, 2nd week 87.8% (DB) Rolling Home (SG) BOSTON— Paramount, 1st week 109.5% (DB) Rolling Home (SG) BOSTON— Paramount, 2nd week 110.9% (DB) Rolling Home (SG) BUFFALO— Buffalo . 86.5% BUFFALO— Hippodrome, MO1 1st week . . . 105.2% CHICAGO— Roosevelt 117.1% CINCINNATI — RKO Allen 89.2% CINCINNATI— RKO Shubert, MO 1st week . 90.9% CLEVELAND— Warner's Hippodrome, 1st week 119.0% CLEVELAND— Warner's Hippodrome, 2nd week 83.3% DENVER— Denver 101.1% (DB) It's Great to be Young (Col.) DENVER— Esquire 90 9% (DB) It's Great to be Young (Col.) DENVER— Webber 112 5% (DB) It's Great to be Young (Col.) DENVER— Aladdin. MO 1st week 130.0% (DB) It's Great to be Young (Col.) DENVER— Rialto. MO 2nd week 72.9% (DB) It's Great to be Young (Col.) LOS ANGELES— Warner's Downtown. 1st week 128.3% LOS ANGELES— Warner's Downtown. 2nd week 96.1% LOS ANGELES— Warner's Downtown. 3rd week 62.5% LOS ANGELES— Warner's Hollywood, 1st week 165.7% LOS ANGELES— Warner's Hollywood, 2nd week 104.8% LOS ANGELES— Warner's Hollywood, 3rd week 62.9% LOS ANGELES— Warner's Wiltern, 1st week 157.1% LOS ANGELES— Warner's Wiltern, 2nd week 107.1% LOS ANGELES— Warner's Wiltern. 3rd week 64.2% MINNEAPOLIS— State, 1st week 137.4% MINNEAPOLIS— State, 2nd week 91.6% MINNEAPOLIS— Lyric, MO 1st week . . . 113.7% NEW YORK— Strand, 1st week 157.8% (SA) Alvino Rey's Orchestra NEW YORK-Strand, 2nd week 130.1% (SA) Alvino Rey's Orchestra NEW YORK— Strand, 3rd week 102.6% (SA) Alvino Rey's Orchestra NEW YORK— Strand, 4th week 74.9% (SA) Alvino Rey's Orchestra OMAHA— Paramount 89.8% OMAHA— MO 1st week 90.9% (DB) G.I. War Brides (Rep.) PHILADELPHIA— Mastbaum, 1st week . . . 155.5% PHILADELPHIA— Mastbaum, 2nd week . . 108.5% PHILADELPHIA— Mastbaum. 3rd week . . 68.9% PITTSBURGH— Stanley 102.0% PITTSBURGH-Warner, MO 1st week . . . 98.8% SALT LAKE CITY-Centre 90.9% SALT LAKE CITY— Capitol, MO 1st week . . 85.2% SALT LAKE CITY— Studio, MO 2nd week . . 90.3% SAN FRANCISCO— Warwick, 1st week . . . 126.9% SAN FRANCISCO— Warwick, 2nd week . . . 97.9% MR. ACE (UA) Final Report: Total Gross Tabulated Comparative Average Gross Over-all Performance $498,300 484,800 102.7% ATLANTA— Loew's Grand 130.4% BALTIMORE— Century 98.9% BUFFALO— Buffalo 102.7% (DB) One Way to Love (Col.) BUFFALO— Hippodrome, MO 1st week . . . 105.2% (DB) One Way to Love (Col.) CHICAGO— Oriental, 1st week 112.0% (SA) Vaudeville CHICAGO— Oriental, 2nd week 92.3% (SA) Vaudeville CINCINNATI— RKO Albee 95.2% CINCINNATI— RKO Lyric, MO 1st week . . 70.3% CLEVELAND— Loew's Stillman ...... 138.8% CLEVELAND— Loew's Ohio, MO 1st week . . 107.1% DENVER— Denver 67.6% (DB) 'Neath Canadian Skies (SG) DENVER— Esquire 73.2% (DB) "Neath Canadian Skies (SG) DENVER— Webber 76.9% (DB) "Neath Canadian Skies (SG) DENVER— Aladdin, MO1 1st week 74.4% (DB) "Neath Canadian Skies (SG) INDIANAPOLIS— Loew's 86.9% (DB) Shadowed (Col.) LOS ANGELES'— Music Hall Beverly Hills. 1st week 109.0% LOS ANGELES— Music Hall Beverly Hills. 2nd week 63.6% LOS ANGELES— Music Hall Beverly Hills. 3rd week 54 5% LOS ANGELES— Music Hall Downtown. 1st week 125 7% LOS ANGELES— Music Hall Downtown. 2nd week g5 9% LOS ANGELES— Music Hall Downtown.' 3rd week 70 5% £2£ A££E£££-Mus}c Ha" Hawaii. 1st week m.1% LOS ANGELES— Music Hall Hawaii. 2nd week 100.0% t °J AS£I£E§~£Ju.*ic Hal1 Hawaii, 3rd week 50.0% LOS ANGELES— Hollywood, 1st week . . . 127.4% MOTION PICTURE HERALD, NOVEMBER 30, 1946 LOS ANGELES— Hollywood, 2nd week . . . 68.6% LOS ANGELES— Hollywood, 3rd week . . . 58.8% PHILADELPHIA— Stanton, 1st week .... 142.9% PHILADELPHIA— Stanton, 2nd week .... 103.3% PHILADELPHIA— Stanton, 3rd week .... 76.0% PITTSBURGH-Penn 71.1% PITTSBURGH— Ritz, MO 1st week 100.0% SALT LAKE CITY— Utah 123.8% SAN FRANCISCO — Orpheum, 1st week . . . 110.5% SAN FRANCISCO— Orpheum, 2nd week . . . 78.9% ST. LOUIS— Loew's State 88.6% (DB) Johnny in the Clouds (UA) ST. LOUIS— Loew's Orpheum, MO 1st week . 81.2% (DB) Johnny in the Clouds (UA) TORONTO- Loew's 104.9% Reich Film Plan Called Failure The inter-exchange of motion pictures in the American, British and Russian zones in Berlin as agreed upon a year ago by the Allied Control Commission has failed to materialize as planned, according to Leo J. Horster, general sales manager for Paramount in Germany before the war, who has returned to this country from Germany. The Council's agreement, aimed at bringing about an unlimited flow of films from zone to zone, has thus far produced the appearance of but one American and one Russian film in the British zone, and no American or British pictures in the Russian zone. Few if any Russian or British pictures have been shown in the American zone. Mr. Horster said that Russian films, dubbed in German, are playing to empty theatres in the Russian zone, adding that since the occupation of Germany the Russians have exhibited 21 pictures in their zone. He said the Russians issue elaborate pressbooks and posters with each picture, but all their efforts do not register well with the Germans. He said American and British pictures are well received in their respective zones. Mr. Horster, who, since the occupation of Germany, has been serving in an advisory capacity with the British Information Control Film Section, has returned to this coun try to negotiate for a European assignment with an American distributor. May Weisberg Joins Young May Weisberg, formerly of the New York Strand publicity office, has joined the staff of Harold Young Productions. 103