Motion Picture Herald (Aug-Oct 1947)

Page scan 000669 from Motion Picture Herald

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Aug-Oct 1947
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Aug-Oct 1947)
Leaf #:
000669
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 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 July 31,1 947. 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. WILD HARVEST (Para.) First Report: Total Gross Tabulated $257,300 Comparative Average Gross 248,500 Over-all Performance 103.5% ATLANTA— Fox 138.3% BOSTON— Fenway 86.4% (DB) Killer Dill (Screen Guild) BOSTON— Paramount . 104.4% (DB) Killer Dill (Screen Guild) BUFFALO1 — Buffalo 95.1% (DB) Yankee Fakir (Rep.) BUFFALO— Hippodrome. MO 1st week . . . 75.4% (DB) Yankee Fakir (Rep.) CINCINNATI— RKO Palace 105.6% MINNEAPOLIS— State, 1st week 141.1% MINNEAPOLIS— State, 2nd week 88.7% MINNEAPOLIS — Lyric, MO1 1st week . . . 107.6% OMAHA— Paramount 110.7% PHILADELPHIA— Stanley, 1st week .... 115.5% PHILADELPHIA — Stanley, 2nd week .... 92.9% PITTSBURGH— Penn 74.7% PITTSBURGH— Ritz, MO 1st week .... 92.9% SAN FRANCISCO— Paramount, 1st week . . 120.7% (DB) Sarge Goes To College (Mono.) SAN FRANCISCO— Paramount. 2nd week . . 72.4% (DB) Sarge Goes To College (Mono.) ST. LOUIS— Fox 118.6% (DB) Philo Vance's Secret Mission (EL) ST LOUIS— Shubert, MO 1st week .... 123.0% (DB) Philo Vance's Secret Mission (EL) DESIRE ME (MCM) First Report: Total Gross Tabulated $219,700 Comparative Average Gross 221,300 Over-all Performance 99.2% BALTIMORE— Century 86.7% BUFFALO— Buffalo 103.2% (DB) The Pretender (Rep.) INDIANAPOLIS— Loew's 85.3% KANSAS CITY— Midland 101.7% NEW YORK— Capitol, 1st week 108.5% (SA) Gene Krupa, Rose Marie, others NEW YORK— Capitol, 2nd week 93.8% (SA) Gene Krupa, Rose Marie, others ST. LOUIS— Loew's State . . .■ 100.0% • DEEP VALLEY (WB) Final Report: Total Gross Tabulated $444,400 Comparative Average Gross 448,300 Over-all Performance 100.8% ATLANTA— Paramount 96.4% BALTIMORE— Stanley 81.0% BOSTON— Metropolitan 81.8% (DB) Second Chance (20th -Fox) BOSTON— Fenway, MO 1st week 83.0% (DB) Second Chance (20th-Fox) BOSTON— Paramount, MO' 1st week .... 100.7% (DB) Second Chance (20th-Fox) BUFFALO— Buffalo 97.8% (DB) Jungle Flight (Para.) BUFFALO— Tech, MO 1st week 78.5% (DB) Jungle Flight (Para.) CINCINNATI— RKO Palace 84.5% CLEVELAND— Warner's Hippodrome .... 91.6% CLEVELAND— Warner's Lake, MO 1st week 85.7% DENVER— Esquire 60.9% (DB) Joe Palooka In The Knockout (Mono.) DENVER— Paramount 118.3% (DB) Joe Palooka In The Knockout (Mono.) INDIANAPOLIS— Circle 76.3% (DB) Yankee Fakir (Rep.) KANSAS CITY— Paramount 90.9% LOS ANGELES— Warner's Downtown. 1st week 122.8% LOS ANGELES— Warner's Downtown. 2nd week 76.0% LOS ANGELES— Warner's Hollywood, 1st week 140.7% LOS ANGELES— Warner's Hollywood, 2nd week 66.6% LOS ANGELES— Warner's Wiltern, 1st week 116.2% LOS ANGELES— Warner's Wiltern, 2nd week 58.1% NEW YORK— Strand, 1st week 139.7% (SA) Count Basie Orchestra NEW YORK— Strand, 2nd week 137.7% (SA) Count Basie Orchestra PHILADELPHIA— Earle, 1st week 89.8% PHILADELPHIA— Earle, 2nd week 63.9% PITTSBURGH— Stanley 79.0% SAN FRANCISCO— Paramount 74.8% LURED (UA) First Report: Total Gross Tabulated Comparative Average Gross Over-all Performance $220,500 241,300 91.0% BALTIMORE— Century CHICAGO— Oriental, 1st week (SA) Vaudeville CHICAGO— Oriental, 2nd week (SA) Vaudeville NEW YORK— Victoria, 1st week .... NEW YORK— Victoria, 2nd week .... NEW YORK— Vicotria, 3rd week .... NEW YORK— Victoria, 4th week .... PHILADELPHIA— Stanton, 1st week . . PHILADELPHIA— Stanton, 2nd week . . PITTSBURGH— J. P. Harris SAN FRANCISCO— United Artists, 1st week SAN FRANCISCO— United Artists, 2nd week 86.7% 98.0% 76.9% 120.8% 114.1% 97.3% 63.7% 108.8% 92.7% 78.1% 105.2% 74.5% DOWN TO EARTH (Col.) Intermediate Report: Total Gross Tabulated $883,100 Comparative Average Gross 910,200 Over-all Performance 97.0% BALTIMORE— Hippodrome, 1st week .... 105.2% (SA) Vaudeville BALTIMORE— Hippodrome, 2nd week .... 87.5% (SA) Vaudeville BALTIMORE— Hippodrome, 3rd week .... 84.2% (SA) Vaudeville BUFFALO— Lafayette, 1st week 119.4% . (DB) The Thirteenth Hour (Col.) BUFFALO^Lafayette, 2nd week 76.4% (DB) The Thirteenth Hour (Col.) CHICAGO-United Artists, 1st week .... 99.5% CHICAGO^United Artists, 2nd week .... 79.6% CHICAGO— United Artists, 3rd week .... 67.7% CHICAGO-United Artists. 4th week ..... 59.7% CINCINNATI— RKO Albee 133.3% CINCINNATI— RKO' Grand, MO 1st week . . 90.9% CINCINNATI— RKO Lyric, MO 2nd week . . 115.3% INDIANAPOLIS— Loew's 81.3% (DB) Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (Col.) NEW YORK— Music Hall, 1st week .... 114.8% (SA) Radio City Music Hall Stage Presentation ' NEW YORK— Music Hall, 2nd week .... 105.4% (SA) Radio City Music Hall Stage Presentation NEW YORK— Music Hall, 3rd week .... 90.0% (SA) Radio City Music Hall Stage Presentation NEW YORK— Music Hall, 4th week .... 82.0% (SA) Radio City Music Hall Stage Presentation OMAHA— RKO' Brandeis 100.0% PHILADELPHIA— Mastbaum, 1st week . . 111.1% PHILADELPHIA— Mastbaum, 2nd week . . 80.0% PHILADELPHIA— Mastbaum, 3rd week . . 61.8% PITTSBURGH— J. P. Harris, 1st week . . . 156.2% PITTSBURGH— J. P. Harris, 2nd week . . . 140.6% PITTSBURGH— Senator, MO 1st week . . . 97.2% SAN FRANCISCO— Orpheum, 1st week . . . 161.4% SAN FRANCISCO— Orpheum, 2nd week . . . 114.9% SAN FRANCISCO— Orpheum, 3rd week . . . 71.4% YOU CAN'T BEAT THIS COMBINATION ! 1 r ACOXOter Prod ■■K hlATinUAl OEICACE ft A TE NATIONAL RELEASE DATE: OCT. 15 , ASTOR PICTURES CORP. R. M. SAVINI, President 1 30 W. 46th St., N. Y. 1 9, N. Y. MOTION PICTURE HERALD, OCTOBER 18, 1947 45