Motion Picture Herald (Mar-Apr 1947)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Mar-Apr 1947
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Mar-Apr 1947)
Leaf #:
000604
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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PICTURE GROSSES 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 January 31, 1947. SYMBOLS: (DB) Double Bill— associate feature title; (SA) Stage 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. LADY IN THE LAKE (MCM) Final Report: Total Gross Tabulated $855,300 Comparative Average Gross 804,700 Over-all Performance 106.2% ATLANTA— Loew's Grand, 1st week . . . 109.4% ATLANTA — Loew's Grand, 2nd week . . . 93.2% BALTIMORE— Century 86.7% BOSTON— Orpheum 108.5% (DB) Blondie's Big Moment (Col.) BOSTON— State 95.8% (DB) Blondie's Big Moment (Col.) BUFFALO— Buffalo 79.6% BUFFALO— Hippodrome, MO, 1st week . . 117.0% CINCINNATI— RKO Grand, 1st week . . . 142.8% CINCINNATI— RKO Grand, 2nd week . . . 76.5% CLEVELAND^-Loew's State 99.5% CLEVELAND— Loew's Stillman, MO 1st week 116.0% INDIANAPOLIS— Loew's 106.3% KANSAS CITY— Midland 92.8% (DB) Cigarette Girl (Col.) LOS ANGELES— Egyptian, 1st week . . . 135.7% LOS ANGELES— Egyptian, 2nd week . . . 92.7% LOS ANGELES— Egyptian, 3rd week .... 72.8% LOS ANGELES— Fox-Wilshire, 1st week . . 118.8% LOS ANGELES — Fox-Wilshire, 2nd week . . 114.7% LOS ANGELES— Fox-Wilshire, 3rd week . . 90.1% LOS ANGELES— Los Angeles, 1st week . . 141.6% LOS ANGELES— Los Angeles, 2nd week . . 77.0% LOS ANGELES— Los Angeles, 3rd week . . 50.0% MINNEAPOLIS— State, 1st week 106.0% MINNEAPOLIS— State, 2nd week 87.1% NEW YORK— Capitol, 1st week 137.5% (SA) Tex Beneke's Orchestra NEW YORK— Capitol, 2nd week 134.6% (SA) Tex Beneke's Orchestra NEW YORK— Capitol, 3rd week 113.9% (SA) Tex Beneke's Orchestra NEW YORK— Capitol, 4th week 81.9% (SA) Tex Beneke's Orchestra PHILADELPHIA— Aldine, 1st week .... 172.2% PHILADELPHIA— Aldine, 2nd week . . . 111.1% PHILADELPHIA— Aldine, 3rd week .... 70.8% SALT LAKE— Uptown 95.5% SAN FRANCISCO1— Warfield, 1st week . . . 93.1% (DB) Mysterious Mr. Valentine (Rep.) SAN FRANCISCO'-Warneld. 2nd week . . 72.8% (DB) Mysterious Mr. Valentine (Rep.) ST. LOUIS— Loew's State, 1st week . . . 126.9% (DB) Blondie's Big Moment (Col.) ST. LOUIS— Loew's State, 2nd week . . . 85.9% (DB) Blondie's Big Moment (Col.) TORONTO— Loew's 92.0% :• CALIFORNIA (Para.) Final Report: Total Gross Tabulated $915,300 Comparative Average Gross 900,600 Over-all Performance 101.6% ATLANTA — Fox 104.4% ATLANTA— Roxy, MO 1st week 98.3% ATLANTA— Capital, MO1 2nd week .... 115.8% BALTIMORE — Keith's, 1st week 180.1% BALTIMORE— Keith's, 2nd week 112.6% BALTIMORE — Keith's, 3rd week 85.5% BOSTON— Metropolitan, 1st week 128.1% (DB) Susie Steps Out (UA) BOSTON— Metropolitan, 2nd week .... 92.5% (DB) Susie Steps Out (UA) BUFFALO^-Great Lakes, 1st week .... 149.7% BUFFALO— Gi eat Lakes. 2nd week .... 101.9% CLEVELAND— Loew's State, 1st week . . 108.2% CLEVELAND'— Loew's State, 2nd week . . . 58.4% DENVER— Denham, 1st week 173.2% DENVER— Denham, 2nd week 133.8% DENVER— Denham, 3rd week 98.3% DENVER— Denham, 4th week 63.0% INDIANAPOLIS— Indiana 87.8% LOS ANGELES— Paramount Downtown, 1st week 158.5% (DB) The Ghost Goes Wild (Rep.) LOS ANGELES— Paramount Downtown, 2nd week 121.9% (DB) The Ghost Goes Wild (Rep.) LOS ANGELES— Paramount Downtown, 3rd week 85.3% (DB1 The Ghost Goes Wild (Rep.) LOS ANGELES— Paramount Downtown, 4th week 71,1% (DB) The Ghost Goes Wild (Rep.) LOS ANGELES— Paramount Hollywood, 1st week 131.5% LOS ANGELES— Paramount Hollywood, 2nd week 118.4% LOS ANGELES— Paramount Hollywood, 3rd week 88.8% LOS ANGELES— Paramount Hollywood, 4th week 65.8% MINNEAPOLIS— Radio City, 1st week . . . 130.5% MINNEAPOLIS— Radio City, 2nd week . . 102.8% MINNEAPOLIS— Century, MO 1st week . . 107.1% MINNEAPOLIS— Century, MO 2nd week . . 82.8% MINNEAPOLIS— Lyric, MO 3rd week . . . 90.3% NEW YORK — Rivoli, 1st week 168.5% NEW YORK— Rivoli, 2nd week 112.3% NEW YORK— Rivoli, 3rd week 92.6% NEW YORK— Rivoli, 4th week 70.2% NEW YORK— Rivoli, 5th week ...... 78.6% NEW YORK— Rivoli, 6th wek 70.2% NEW YORK— Rivoli, 7th week 50.0% OMAHA— Paramount 126.5% OMAHA— Omaha, MO 1st week 101.1% . PITTSBURGH— Stanley, 1st week 125.6% PITTSBURGH— Stanley, 2nd week .... 60.3% SAN FRANCISCO— Fox, 1st week .... 120.9% (DB) The Ghost Goes Wild (Rep.) SAN FRANCISCO^Fox, 2nd week .... 57.1% (DB) The Ghost Goes Wild (Rep.) SAN FRANCISCO-State, MO 1st week . . 84.1% (DB) The Ghost Goes Wild (Rep.) ST. LOUIS— Fox, 1st week 126.9% ST. LOUIS— Fox, 2nd week 91.3% DEAD RECKONING (Col.) Final Report: Total Gross Tabulated $804,100 Comparative Average Gross 809,200 Over-all Performance 99.4% BALTIMORE — Hippodrome, 1st week . . . 97.9% (SA) Vaudeville BALTIMORE— Hippodrome, 2nd week . . . 87.6% (SA) Vaudeville BOSTON — Orpheum 93.0% (DB) The Thirteenth Hour (Col.) BOSTON— State 95.8% (DB) The Thirteenth Hour (Col.) BUFFALO— Lafayette, 1st week 131.9% (DB) Betty Co-ed (Col.) BUFFALO— Lafayette, 2nd week ...... 88.5% (DB) Betty Co-ed (Col.) CHICAGO— Chicago, 1st week 97.7% (SA) Vaudeville CHICAGO— Chicago, 2nd week 86.7% (SA) Vaudeville CHICAGO— Chicago, 3rd week 78.8% (SA) Vaudeville CINCINNATI— RKO Grand, 1st week . . . 153.0% CINCINNATI— RKO Grand, 2nd week . . . 102.0% CLEVELAND1 — Warner's Hippodrome, 1st week 143.5% CLEVELAND — Warner's Hippodrome, 2nd week 76.7% DENVER— Denver 89.2% (DB) Susie Steps Out (UA) DENVER— Esquire ' 95.2% (DB) Susie Steps Out (UA) DENVER— Webber 75.0% (DB) Susie Steps Out (UA) INDIANAPOLIS— Loew's 85.1% (DB) Susie Steps Out (UA) KANSAS CITY— Midland 98.8% (DB) Susie Steps Out (UA) LOS ANGELES— Hillstreet, 1st week . . . 117.1% LOS ANGELES— Hillstreet, 2nd week . . . 75.9% LOS ANGELES— Pantages, 1st week .... 100.0% LOS ANGELES— Pantages, 2nd week . . . 67.8% NEW YORK— Criterion, 1st week 204.9% NEW YORK— Criterion, 2nd week 163.7% NEW YORK— Criterion, 3rd week 106.5% NEW YORK— Criterion, 4th week 98.3% NEW YORK— Criterion, 5th week 77.8% OMAHA— RKO Brandeis 83.1% (DB) Blondie's Big Moment (Col.) PHILADELPHIA— Goldman, 1st week . . . 112.2% PHILADELPHIA— Goldman, 2nd week . . . 110.1% PHILADELPHIA— Goldman, 3rd week . . . 93.2% PHILADELPHIA— Goldman, 4th week . . . 80.5% PHILADELPHIA— Goldman, 5th week . . . 61.4% SALT LAKE CITY— Centre 95.2% SALT LAKE CITY— Studio, MO 1st week . 127.2% SAN FRANCISCO— Esquire, 1st week . . . 125.0% (DB) Dangerous Business (Col.) SAN FRANCISCO1— Esquire, 2nd week . . 68.1% (DB) Dangerous Business (Col.) SAN FRANCISCO— Esquire, 3rd week . . . 50.0% (DB) Dangerous Business (Col.) SAN FRANCISCO1 — Esquire, 4th week . . . 50.0% (DB) Dangerous Business (Col.) SAN FRANCISCO— Esquire, 5th week . . . 51.1% (DB) Dangerous Business (Col.) Hudson Remodels House Hudson Enterprises, Inc., have announced they are remodeling the Princess theatre in Kendallville, Ind., to be opened soon. It is also announced that Robert L. Hudson, Jr., is building a 750-car Drive-in in Richmond, Ind. 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