Motion Picture Herald (Nov-Dec 1948)

'f you iNS/sr NOW COSTS LESS THAN COCONUT OIL SEASONINGS Popsit Plus is safer to use — . . with butterlike flavor and appearance. Flashpoint— 654° IT POURS! GALLON CAN^ Simonin of Philadelphia SEASONING SPECIALISTS TO THE NATION 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. BLOOD ON THE MOON (RKO) First Report: Total Gross Tabulated $119,000 Comparative Average Gross 109,100 Over-all Performance 109.0% BALTIMORE— Town 106.4% CINCINNATI— Palace 106.0% KANSAS CITY— Orpheum ......... 112.9% (DB) Wallflower (WB) PHILADELPHIA— Stanley 107.8% PITTSBURGH— Stanlev 113.3% SAN FRANCISCO— Golden Gate 119.0%) (DB) Winner Take All (Mono.) TORONTO— Shea's 96.8% • FIGHTER SQUADRON (WB) First Report: Total Gross Tabulated $79,200 Comparative Average Gross 73,500 Over-all Performance 107.7% BALTIMORE— Stanley 119.0% CHICAGO— State Lake 94.5% CINCINNATI— Palace 117.4% KANSAS CITY— Paramount 122.9% LOS ANGELES— WB Downtown 124.2% LOS ANGELES— WB Hollywood 103.4% LOS ANGELES— WB Wiltern 116.9% NEW YORK-Strand, 1st week 115.2% (SA) Frankie Carle, others NEW YORK— Strand, 2nd week ...... 89.6% (SA) Frankie Carle, others PHILADELPHIA— Mastbaum 116.3% PITTSBURGH— Stanley 82.0% SAN FRANCISCO— Fox 123.5% (DB) Smart Girls Don't Talk (WB) • THE LOVES OF CARMEN (Col.) Final Report : Total Gross Tabulated $703,400 Comparative Average Gross 702,000 Over-all Performance 100.2% BALTIMORE— Town, 1st week 117.8% BALTIMORE— Town, 2nd week 86.6% BOSTON— Orpheum, 1st week 93.1% (DB) Rusty Leads the Way (Col.) BOSTON— Orpheum, 2nd week 83.6% (DB) Rusty Leads the Way (Col.) BOSTON— State, 1st week 98.0% (DB) Rusty Leads the Way (Col.) BOSTON— State, 2nd week 90.0% (DB) Rusty Leads the Way (Col.) BUFFALO— Lafayette, 1st week 109.4% BUFFALO— Lafayette, 2nd week 83.2% CHICAGO— Chicago, 1st week 115.6% (SA) Bert Wheeler, Rose Marie CHICAGO— Chicago, 2nd week 101.6% (SA) Bert Wheeler, Rose Marie CINCINNATI— Albee, 1st week 122.2% CINCINNATI— Albee, 2nd week 77.7% CINCINNATI— Shubert, MO 1st week . . . 91.6% CLEVELAND1— Palace, 1st week 121.5% CLEVELAND— Palace. 2nd week 80.2% DENVER— Denver 96.7% (DB) Inner Sanctum (FC) DENVER— Esquire 89.3% (DB) Inner Sanctum (FC) DENVER— Webber 96.5% (DB) Inner Sanctum (FC) INDIANAPOLIS— Loew's 95.6% (DB) Triple Threat (Col.) KANSAS CITY— Midland 102.1% (DB) I Surrender, Dear (Col.) LOS ANGELES— Hillstreet, 1st week . . . 168.5% (DB) Variety Time (RKO) LOS ANGELES— Hillstreet, 2nd week . . . 103.9% (DB) Variety Time (RKO* LOS ANGELES— Pantages,' 1st week . . . 160.7% (DB) Variety Time (RKO) LOS ANGELES— Pantages, 2 id week . . . 89.2% (DB) Variety Time (RKO) MINNEAPOLIS— Orpheum 126.9% MINNEAPOLIS— Pan, MO 1st: week . . . 100.0% OMAHA— Brandeis 119 4% (DB) Thunderhoof (Col.) PHILADELPHIA— Boyd, 1st week .... 154 0% PHILADELPHIA— Boyd, 2nd week .... 105.6% PHILADELPHIA— Boyd, 3rd week .. .. 75.8% PHILADELPHIA— Boyd, 4th week .... 701% PHILADELPHIA— Arcadia, MO 1st week . 116.0% PITTSBURGH— J. P. Harris, 1st week . . 121.9% PITTSBURGH— J. P. Harris, 2nd week . . 81.3% ST. LOUIS— State 75.0% (DB) I Surrender, Dear (Col.) ST. LOUIS— Orpheum, MO 1st week . . . 116.6% (DB) I Surrender, Dear (Col.) TORONTO— Shea's, 1st week 97.5% TORONTO— Shea's, 2nd week 85.0% JULIA MISBEHAVES (M-C-M) Final Report: Total Gross Tabulated $1,185,300 Comparative Average Gross 1,200,600 Over-all Performance 98.7% BALTIMORE— Century, 1st week 109.5%. BALTIMORE— Century, 2nd week 70.9%, BOSTON— Orpheum, 1st week 121.6%, (DB) Big City (MGM) BOSTON— Orpheum, 2nd week 85.1% (DB) Big City (MGM) BOSTON— State, 1st week . 112.9% (DB) Big City (MGM) BOSTON— State, 2nd week (DB) Big City (MGM) BUFFALO— Great Lakes, 1st week . . BUFFALO— Great Lakes, 2nd week . . BUFFALO— Hippodrome, MO 1st week CHICAGO— State Lake, 1st week . . . CHICAGO— State Lake, 2nd week . . . CINCINNATI— Capitol, 1st week 144.1% CINCINNATI— Capitol, 2nd week 72.0% CINCINNATI— Capitol, 3rd week . . . CLEVELAND— State CLEVELAND— Stillman, MO 1st week 106.0% 122.6% 92.0% 91.3% 80.5% 62.2% 67.5% 87.9% 130.8% week 155.5% DENVER— Orpheum, 1st (DB) Close Up (EL) DENVER— Orpheum, 2nd week 73.3% (DB) Close Up (EL) KANSAS CITY— Midland, 1st week .... 111.3% (DB) The Search (MGM) KANSAS CITY— Midland, 2nd week .... 74.6% (DB) The Search (MGM) LOS ANGELES— Egyptian, 1st week . . . 113.2% LOS ANGELES— Egyptian, 2nd week . . . 85.9% LOS ANGELES— FoxWilshire, 1st week . . 115.6% LOS ANGELES— Fox-Wilshire, 2nd week . . 89.5% LOS ANGELES— Los Angeles, 1st week . . 128.7% LOS ANGELES— Los Angeles, 2nd week . . 84.1% MINNEAPOLIS— Radio City, 1st week . . 105.2% MINNEAPOLIS— Radio City, 2nd week . . 75.0% NEW YORK— Music Hall, 1st week .... 116.1% (SA) Radio City Music Hall Stage Presentation NEW YORK— Music Hall, 2nd week .... 95.3%. (SA) Radio City Music Hall Stage Presentation NEW YORK— Music Hall, 3rd week .... 95.3%, (SA) Radio City Music Hall Stage Presentation NEW YORK— Music Hall, 4th week .... 93.0% (SA) Radio City Music Hall Stage Presentation PHILADELPHIA— Goldman, 1st week . . . 128.7% PHILADELPHIA— Goldman, 2nd week . . . 111.3% PHILADELPHIA— Goldman, 3rd week . . . 86.6%, PHILADELPHIA— Goldman, 4th week . . . 54.4% PITTSBURGH— Penn, 1st week 118.3% PITTSBURGH— Penn, 2nd week 88.7% ST. LOUIS-State 94.7% ST. LOUTS— Orpheum, MO 1st week .... 148.6% TORONTO— Loew's, 1st week 113.6% TORONTO— Loew's, 2nd week 95.2% TORONTO— Loew's, 3rd week 93.9% TORONTO— Loew's, 4th week 91.8% 40 MOTION PICTURE HERALD, DECEMBER 18, 1948