Motion Picture Herald (Nov-Dec 1948)

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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 October 31, 1948. 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. MISS TATLOCK S MILLIONS (Para.) Total Gross Tabulated $326,600 Comparative Average Gross 243,300 Over-all Performance 113.6% BALTIMORE — Keith's, 1st week 110.8% BALTIMORE— Keith's, 2nd week 91.9% BOSTON — Metropolitan 111.5% (DB) Disaster (Para.) BUFFALO— Buffalo 116.9% (DB) Leather Gloves (Col.) CINCINNATI-Palace 113.8% CINCINNATI— Shubert, MO 1st week . . . 122.8% DENVER— Denham, 1st week 103.2% (DB) Bungalow 13 (20th-Fox) INDIANAPOLIS — Circle 136.3% LOS ANGELES— Paramount Downtown . . 168.5% (DB) .Disaster (Para.) LOS ANGELES— Paramount Hollywood . . 144.0% (DB) Disaster (Para.) NEW YORK— Paramount 122.6% (SA) Stan Kenton's Orchestra OMAHA— Orpheum 75.3% (DB) Night Wind (20th-Fox) THE BABE RUTH STORY (Mono.) Total Gross Tabulated $729,500 Comparative Average Gross 791,600 92.1% Over-all Performance ATLANTA— Fox 129.8% ATLANTA— Roxy, MO 1st week 129.0% BALTIMORE— Town, 1st week 126.7% BALTIMORE — Town, 2nd week 108.9% BALTIMORE— Town, 3rd week 93.7% BALTIMORE— Town, 4th week 62.5% BOSTON— Memorial, 1st week 111.6% (DB) Devil's Cargo (FC) BOSTON— Memorial, 2nd week 107.1% (DB) Devil's Cargo (FC) BOSTON— Memorial, 3rd week 102.6% (DB) Devil's Cargo (FC) BUFFALO — 20th Century, 1st week .... 97.7% BUFFALO— 20th Century, 2nd week .... 84.9% CHICAGO— State Lake, 1st week 85.1% CHICAGO— State Lake, 2nd week 72.2% CINCINNATI— Palace 118.5% CINCINNATI— Lyric, MO 1st week .... 100.0% CLEVELAND— Hippodrome 128.6% DENVER— Paramount, 1st week 117.6% (DB) Hunted (Mono.) DENVER— Paramount, 2nd week 98.0% (DB) Hunted (Mono.) DENVER— Webber 111.1% (DB) Hunted (Mono.) INDIANAPOLIS— Circle 115.0% (DB) The Golden Eye (Mono.) INDIANAPOLIS— Keith's, MO 1st week . . 111.1% (DB) The Golden Eye (Mono.) KANSAS CITY— Tower 110.6% KANSAS CITY— Uptown 120.0% KANSAS CITY— Esquire, MO 1st week . . 100.0% LOS ANGELES— WB Downtown, 1st wk. . 122.3% (DB) The Return of Wildfire (SG) LOS ANGELES— WB Downtown, 2nd wk. . 86.4% (DB) The Return of Wildfire (SG) LOS ANGELES— WB Hollywood, 1st wk. . 134.7% (DB) The Return of Wildfire (SG) LOS ANGELES— WB Hollywood, 2nd wk. . 60.0% (DB) The Return of Wildfire (SG) LOS ANGELES— WB Wiltern, 1st week . . 130.6% (DB) The Return of Wildfire (SG) LOS ANGELES— WB Wiltern, 2nd week . . 61.1% (DB) The Return of Wildfire (SG) MINNEAPOLIS— State 117.6% MINNEAPOLIS— Lyric 100.0% NEW YORK— Astor, 1st week 127.9% NEW YORK— Astor, 2nd week 80.8% NEW YORK— Astor, 3rd week 75.0% NEW YORK— Astor, 4th week 67.3% NEW YORK— Astor, 5th week 60.6% NEW YORK— Astor, 6th week 63.9% NEW YORK— Astor, 7th week 58.9% NEW YORK— Astor, 8th week 53.8% OMAHA— Orpheum 86.7% (DB) Winner's Circle (20th-Fox) OMAHA— Omaha, MO 1st week 102.4% (DB) Winner's Circle (20th-Fox) PHILADELPHIA— Mastbaum, 1st week . . 117.0% PHILADELPHIA— Mastbaum, 2nd week . . 87.3% PHILADELPHIA— Mastbaum, 3rd week . . 50.8% PITTSBURGH— Stanley, 1st week .... 128.5% PITTSBURGH— Stanley, 2nd week .... 92.8% ST. LOUIS— Ambassador 114.3% (DB) Music Man (Mono.) • SEALED VERDICT (Para.) First Report: Total Gross Tabulated $372,400 Comparative Average Gross 370,400 Over-all Performance 100.5% BOSTON— Fenway, 1st week 112.9% (DB) Million Dollar Weekend (EL) BOSTON— Fenway, 2nd week 83.8% (DB) Million Dollar Weekend (EL) BOSTON— Paramount, 1st week 116.6% (DB) Million Dollar Weekend (EL) BOSTON— Paramount, 2nd week 93.3% (DB) Million Dollar Weekend (EL) CHICAGO— United Artists 127.7% CINCINNATI— Grand 103.6% CLEVELAND— Stillman 87.7% KANSAS CITY— Paramount 109.3% NEW YORK— Paramount, 1st week .... 113.3% (SA) Frankie Laine, others NEW YORK— Paramount, 2nd week .... 93.3% (SA) Frankie Laine, others NEW YORK— Paramount, 3rd week .... 77.7% (SA) Frankie Laine, others PHILADELPHIA— Karlton, 1st week . . . 151.0% PHILADELPHIA— Karlton, 2nd week . . . 98.9% SAN FRANCISCO— Paramount 109.4% (DB) Isn't It Romantic (Para.) ST. LOUIS-Ambassador 93.1% (DB) Isn't It Romantic (Para.) TORONTO— Shea's 107.0% ROAD HOUSE (20th Century -Fox) Intermediate Report: Total Gross Tabulated $502,700 Comparative Average Gross 438,200 Over-all Performance I 14.7% BALTIMORE— New, 1st week .... BALTIMORE— New, 2nd week .... CHICAGO-Chicago (SA) Ink Spots, Peter Lorre CHICAGO-Chicago (SA) Ink Spots, Peter Lorre CINCINNATI— Palace CINCINNATI— Lyric, MO 1st week . . KANSAS CITY— Tower KANSAS CITY— Uptown KANSAS CITY— Esquire, MO 1st week LOS ANGELES— Carthay Circle, 1st week LOS ANGELES— Carthay Circle, 2nd week LOS ANGELES— Chinese, 1st week LOS ANGELES— Chinese, 2nd week LOS ANGELES— State, 1st week . LOS ANGELES— State, 2nd week . LOS ANGELES— Loyola, 1st week LOS ANGELES— Loyola, 2nd week LOS ANGELES— Uptown, 1st week LOS ANGELES— Uptown, 2nd week PHILADELPHIA— Fox, 1st week . PHILADELPHIA— Fox, 2nd week . PHILADELPHIA— Fox, 3rd week . 127.2% 95.4% 116.5% 103.4% 123.0% 110.0% 120.0% 123.2% 128.2% 118.4% 85.5% 137.5% 83.3% 168.4%, 105.0% 126.3% 87.9% 136.3% 80.0% 169.9% 131.0% 108.8% PHILADELPHIA— Keith's, MO 1st week . 96.6% PITTSBURGH— J. P. Harris, 1st week . . 138.2% PITTSBURGH— J. P. Harris, 2nd week . . 93.5% PITTSBURGH— Senator, MO 1st week . . . 102.7% SAN FRANCISCO— Fox, 1st week .... 114.9% (DB) The Creeper (20th -Fox) SAN FRANCISCO— Fox, 2nd week .... 86.2% (DB) The Creeper (20th-Fox) .ST. LOUIS— Fox 111.1% (DB) Bungalow 13 (20th-Fox) TORO'NTO— Eglington, 1st week 100.0% (DB) Bungalow 13 (20th-Fox) TORONTO— Eglington, 2nd week 83.0% (DB) Bungalow 13 (20th-Fox) TORONTO— Eglington, 3rd week 83.0% (DB) Bungalow 13 (20th-Fox) Trading Light In Film Stocks Washington Bureau Albert Warner bought 15,500 shares of Warner Brothers common stock during October, and gave away 7,500, increasing his holdings by a net 8,000 shares to 444,200, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission report on trading in film company stocks from October 11 to November 10. Mr. Warner bought the 15,500 shares in 11 separate purchases, the largest being 3,300. The 7,500 share gift went to the United Jewish Appeal. In addition to his personal holdings of 444,200 shares, his trust accounts hold 21,000 shares. David Warfield received 3,510 shares of Loew's common as a bequest, bringing his holdings to 24,510 shares. At Universal, Daniel Sheaffer continued to drop his total, selling 860 shares in September to leave him with 1,507 at the end of the month. Charles D. Prutzman gave away warrants for 2,000 shares of Universal common, leaving him with 6,100 shares and warrants for another 21,250. Harry Brandt bought 2,000 shares of Trans Lux common in six separate transactions in September. At the end of the month, he had 90,665 shares, his wife had 14,700, Broadyork, Inc., had 1,000 and Harday, Inc., had 1,400. William M. Girden bought 100 shares of Trans Lux common, increasing his holdings to 2,500 shares, and Herbert E. Herrman bought 100 shares, increasing his holdings to 5,100 shares. Gowthorpe Succeeds Gordon As Butterfield President L. E. Gordon, president of Butterfield Theatres, announced last week his retirement from the active management of that large Michigan circuit. M. F. Gowthorpe. long treasurer of Paramount Theatres Service Corporation, will become the new president and general manager, moving to Detroit about February 1, according to Mr. Gordon. Mr. Gowthorpe has been on the board of directors of the Butterfield operating companies for the past 15 years. No other change operational personnel is contemplated, Mr. Gordon announced. Mr. Gordon's retirement, he stated, is in accordance with the original plan of the trustees of the Butterfield estate, whereby he was to assume the management in January, 1947, until a qualified theatre operator could be obtained as manager. 40 MOTION PICTURE HERALD, DECEMBER II, 1948