Motion Picture Herald (Nov-Dec 1946)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Nov-Dec 1946
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Nov-Dec 1946)
Leaf #:
000867
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 03, 2022
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Disney Captures Irish Fancy 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. STRANGE WOMAN (UA) Intermediate Report: Total Gross Tabulated $283,800 Comparative Average Gross 257,900 Over-all Performance 110.0% ATLANTA— Loew's Grand 118.1% BOSTON— Orpheum 125.0% (DB) Secret Of The Whistler (Col.) BOSTON— State 94.9% (DB) Secret Of The Whistler (Col.) BUFFALO— Buffalo 87.1% (DB) Dangerous Business (Col.) CINCINNATI— RKO Albee 100.5% CLEVELAND — Loew's State 86.9% CNDIANAFOLIS— Loew's 106.5% (DB) Blondie Knows Best (Col.) KANSAS CITY— Midland 97.1% (DB) Blondie Knows Best (Col.) MINNEAPOLIS— State 123.1% MINNEAPOLIS— Lyric, MO 1st week . . . 134.6% MINNEAPOLIS— Lyric, MO 2nd week . . . 105.7% PHILADELPHIA— Aldine, 1st week .... 166.6% PHILADELPHIA— Aldine, 2nd week .... 112.2% PHILADELPHIA— Aldine, 3rd week .... 114.9% SALT LAKE CITY— Centre 104.1% SALT LAKE CITY— Capitol, MO, 1st week . 107.9% ST. LOUIS— Loew's States 114.2% MY DARLING CLEMENTINE <20th-Fox) Final Report: Total Gross Tabulated $715,600 Comparative Average Gross 712,100 Over-all Performance 100.4% BALTIMORE— New, 1st week 128.5% BALTIMORE — New, 2nd week 104.7% BALTIMORE— New, 3rd week 92.8% BUFFALO— Buffalo 92.8% (DB) Wanted for Murder (20th-Fox) BUFFALO— Hippodrome, MO 1st week . . . 102.6% (DB) Wanted for Murder (20th-Fox) CHICAGO— Garrick, 1st week 137.9% CHICAGO— Garrick, 2nd week ...... 124.1% CHICAGO— Garrick, 3rd week 124.1% CHICAGO— Garrick, 4th week 98.0% CHICAGO— Garrick, 5th week 92.0% CHICAGO— Garrick, 6th week 91.4% CHICAGO— Garrick, 7th week 80.0% CINCINNATI— RKO Grand, 1st week . . . 148.8% CINCINNATI— RKO Grand, 2nd week . . . 90.4% CLEVELAND— RKO Allen 84.9% DEVER— Denver 106.7% (DB) High School Hero (Mono.) DENVER— Esquire 125.0% (DB) High School Hero (Mono.) DENVER— Webber 150.0% (DB) High School Hero (Mono.) DENVER— Aladdin, MO 1st week 80.0% (DB) High School Hero (Mono.) DENVER— Rialto, MO 2nd week 93.7% (DB) High School Hero (Mono.) KANSAS CITY— Esquire, 1st week .... 164.7% KANSAS CITY— Esquire, 2nd week .... 94.1% KANSAS CITY— Uptown, 1st week 150.0% KANSAS CITY— Uptown, 2nd week .... 100.0% LOS ANGELES— Chinese, 1st week .... 128.8% LOS ANGELES— Chinese, 2nd week . . '. . 110.0% LOS ANGELES— Chinese, 3rd week .... 75.4% LOS ANGELES— Loew's State, 1st week . . 133.9% LOS ANGELES— Loew's State, 2nd week . . 75.4% LOS ANGELES— Loew's State, 3rd week . . 67.5% LOS ANGELES— Uptown, 1st week .... 128.9% LOS ANGELES— Uptown, 2nd week .... 92.1% LOS ANGELES— Uptown, 3rd week .... 60.0% MINNEAPOLIS— State, 1st week 104.4% MINNEAPOLS— State, 2nd week 93.2% MINNEAPOLIS— State, 3rd week 52.2% NEW YORK— Rivoli, 1st week 110.2% NEW YORK— Rivoli, 2nd week 74.9% PHILADELPHIA— Fox, 1st week 123.2% PHILADELPHIA— Fox, 2nd week 73.0% SALT LAKE CITY— Centre 97.9% SALT LAKE CITY— Capitol, MO 1st week . 89.9% SAN FRANCISCO— Fox, 1st week 139.2% (DB) Strange Tourney (20thFox) SAN FRANCISCO— Fox, 2nd week 85.4% (DB) Strange Tourney (20th-Fox) SAN FRANCISCO— State, MO, 1st week . . 98.3% (DB) Strange Tourney (20th -Fox) SAN FRANCISCO— State, MO, 2nd week . . 72.6% (DB) Strange Journey (20th-Fox) ST. LOUIS— Missouri 89.5% (DB) The Phantom Thief (Col.) IF I'M LUCKY (20th -Fox) Final Report: Total Gross Tabulated $380,700 Comparative Average Gross 399,000 Over-all Performance 95.4% ATLANTA— Paramount 103.7% BALTIMORE— Century 104.3% BOSTON— Boston 109.9% (SA) Vaudeville BUFFALO— Buffalo 107.6% (DB) Dark Alibi (Mono.) BUFFALO— Hippodrome, MO 94.7% (DB) Dark Alibi (Mono.) CINCINNATI— RKO Palace 81.4% DENVER— Esquire 73.1% (DB) Flight To Nowhere (Screen Guild) DENVER— Paramount 114.0% (DB) Flight To Nowhere (Screen Guild) INDIANAPOLIS— Circle 62.5% (DB) Wanted For Murder (20th -Fox) KANSAS CITY— Esquire 97.5% KANSAS CITY— Uptown 100.0% LOS ANGELES— Chinese 88.0% (DB) Strange Triangle (20th Fox) LO SANGELES— Loew's State 92.0% (DB) Strange Triangle (20th Fox) LOS ANGELES— Uptown 80.4% (DB) Strange Triangle (20th Fox) MINNEAPOLIS— State 95.4% MINNEAPOLIS— Lyric, MO . 96.1% NEW YORK— Victoria, 1st week 173.4% NEW YORK— Victoria, 2nd week 107.1% NEW YORK— Victoria, 3rd week 58.6% OMAHA— Orpheum 78.6% (DB) Strange Triangle (20th-Fox) PHILADELPHIA— Fox 1st week 114.1% PHILADELPHIA— Fox, 2nd week 61.6% PITTSBURGH— J. P. Harris, 1st week . . . 111.1% PITTSBURGH— J. P. Harris, 2nd week . . . 71.1% SAN FRANCISCO— Paramount 91.6% (DB) A Yank In London (20th Fox) SAN FRANCISCO— State, MO 68.4% (DB) A Yank In London (20th Fox) TORONTO— Eglinton 115.5% (DB) Strange Triangle (20th-Fox) • NOTORIOUS GENTLEMAN (Brit.) (Univ.) First Report: Total Gross Tabulated $214,000 Comparative Average Gross 216,100 Over-all Performance 99.0% CHICAGO— Palace 76.6% (DB) White Tie and Tails (Univ.) CINCINNATI— Keith's 117.6% LOS ANGELES— El Rey, 1st week .... 113.9% LOS ANGELES— El Rey, 2nd week .... 107.5% NEW YORK— Winter Garden, 1st week . . 158.2% NEW YORK— Winter Garden, 2nd week . . 101.0% NEW YORK— Winter Garden, 3rd week . . 87.5% NEW YORK— Winter Garden, 4th week . . 67.3% NEW YORK— Winter Garden, 5th week . . 60.6% PHILADELPHIA— Karlton, 1st week . . . 187.5% PHILADELPHIA— Karlton, 2nd week . . . 113.6% by T. J. M. SHEEHY in Dublin Walt Disney, one of motion picture industry's best ambassadors ever to reach Ireland, has completely captured the heart of even the least film conscious of the Irish public. Every Irish man and woman has long been convinced that sooner or. later Mr. Disney would make a film about the country which, in western Europe, is richest in tradition, folklore and story-telling ; and when the producer humorously announced his Leprechaun mission, Ireland chuckled happily, but some skeptics still had their fingers crossed. However, with the arrival of Mr. Disney in Dublin and after his press conferences, all doubts have been dispelled and a pleased and shrewd public has watched Mr. Disney by-pass the many manuscripts offered by enthusiastic Irish authors, the several hundred models of leprechauns, the "genuine" leprechaun coats, pipes, etc., and make his way to the very well organized Irish folklore commission, where he has enlisted the help of internationally famous Professor Delargy, Sean O'Sullivan, and their assistants. In the meantime, the daily press, the weeklies and the monthly magazines are giving Mr. Disney an amount of space seldom equalled by any visiting dignitary. In a country where there are so many sections critical of the motion picture industry, the one exception to all their criticism is fast establishing a new top line in good public relations. V During the war the general shortage of raw stock and censorship difficulties caused by Eire's neutrality resulted in newsreels being withdrawn from the Irish market. As a result, there is not the slightest demand from the public or the exhibitor for the type of newsreel previously supplied by some of the major companies. For some reason, however, the Eire Government's Department of Industry and Commerce recently approached exhibitors to ascertain what they thought of the present situation. The latter intimated that, with the present import duties levied on newsreels, the censorship fees and the peculiar pitfalls of a contract system which will have to cater mostly to late-run houses, it is not an attractive proposition to import newsreels at the present. There the matter rests now unless the department intends to readjust conditions of importation — which is hardly likely in view of the fact that imported newsreels deal with news from a non-Irish standpoint and devote only small amounts of footage to purely Irish events. Acquires "Torment" Rights Oxford Films, Inc., has acquired American distribution rights to the Swedish film "Torment" which' was awarded the "Grand Prix du Cinema 1946" at the recent International Film Festival at Cannes. MOTION PICTURE HERALD, DECEMBER 28, 1946 55