Box office digest annual (1943)

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Financial Statements UNITED ARTISTS IS A PRIVATE CORPORATION AND ISSUES NO STATEMENT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. ^ nC' (^GM) . $14,426,062.00 -Oth Century-Fox 8,617,114.00 Paramount* 6,015,103.00 garner Brothers* 5,876,133 00 r, ?: 1,821,166.00 Columbia ■ 1.317,371.00 Ga umon t Britirh 976,065.00 Republic 605,755 00 Urn versa! . — 1.08 1.999.90 Grand National —636,202.00 Monogram . — 239,076.00 Profit of above . $37,724,642.00 1. 2. 3! 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. ... „ 193 j Profit or Loss Loews, Inc. (MGM) . $9,862,400.00 20n Century-Fox . . ... . 7,252,466.00 l aram;int Pictures . . 4,105,676.00 Gr.mnom British . 1,273,357.00 Republic 616,696.00 Varner Brothers . .. .. 347,927.00 Co twibra Pictures . . .. 183,393.00 “■ 173,578.00 Universal Pictures . . . —591,178 00 Monogram .... . —180,817.00 Grand Nationa. (Receivership) . . Off the Curb Profit of above . $23,043,498.00 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. I » I ,w,w, 1939 Profit or Loss Loew s Ine. (MGM) $9,841,531.00 20th Century-Fox 4,146,814.00 Paramount Pictures . 3.870,000 00 Warner Brothers 2,279,232.00 Universal Pictures . 1,455,962.00 Columbia Pictures 183,032.00 Monogram 41.641.00 „ K\P . —186,495 00 Republic.. .... . n3 statement issued Gaumont British . (not producing) Grand National (in receivership)... . Off the Curb Profit of above (except Republic . $21,631,717.00 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1940 Profit or Loss Loew’s, Inc. (MGM) . $8,908,470.00 Paramount Pictures . 6,304,064.00 WarnersI t National . 2,747,473.00 Umversa1 * 2,390,772.00 20th Century-Fox 2.282,663.00 Columbia 512,186.00 Republic . 167,303.00 rkorT —179,656.00 KKO-Radio —988,191.00 Profit of above . $22,145,084.00 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1941 I.oew’s Inc. (MGM) Paramount Pictures Warners-lst National 20th Century-Fox Universal Profit or Loss 6. Columbia .. 7. RKO-Radio 8. Republic . 9. Monogram Profit of above.. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1942 Profit or Loss Paramount Pictures $14,631,650.00 “e,ws’ Inc <MGM) . 12,132,606.00 20m Century-Fox 10,609,784.00 Warner Brothers 8,554,513.00 Universal Pictures . 2,968,231.00 P,ctures . 2,922,008.00 !. '-Radio 736,240.00 Consolidated (Owners of Republic). . 504 352 00 Monogram . 157^10 l!00 ‘ . . . no statement issued Profit of above (except UA and PRC) $53,216,488.00 reports were published: If "m^th^are^for^h^neare^sim^ra^L^^ rE *He I'N'3’ yej?r from January Is* to December 31st if such S.BnJhe finanCial ’,a"men'* ".e oour,i”, „f E. F. STUDIOS HAVE BIGGEST PROFIT IN 1942 BWGEST profit ir?®S OF MANY FOREIGN MARKETS— PRODUCERDISTRIBUTORS SHOW BIGGEST PROFIT IN PAST YEAR OF MANY YEARS — WITH NET PROFITS IN EXCESS OF 853,00 <Y000 of uSlrfAMUu ™JFpfi J °f "'t, Piclure produoing-distributing companies for .he year 1942 with the exception thnesuch acomlhne.l hii oet” C°1FP<*ra'i»'! was *53,216,488.00. To our recollection, this is “K”" are very strong on the present hid I nnuket.' re?J,s,ere‘ which is undoubtedly the reason that motion picture stocks pressTuie'lOd^eandngs^tire^pnroxiniatelv'iSl'^OOo'oOO OO6* ^ T"' *in« ThF B°X °FF'FF has <>een on the ments for the first quarter of 194** l S17’0{?0’0^ 00 more !.han the previous year; furthermore, the financial state$60,000,000.00 — an all time hi»h ThU f 8 that.the "Ct farn,«SS for this year will probably be much in excess of the owners, Chaplin? Pie kforcl Fairllnk; LtT'w T n°* ™}ud* the ,?a™inSs of T,he United Artists Corporation, as public financial Statement. ’ b k E ’ Korc*a’ anfl Selzmck split their own dividends and profits and issue no pves'theatres^more>regular tpm,ronageaa|S!iUdiereadnV°Ba^ De-e"Se '’"T""' ',a'r""S are '"'"h higher _ which, of course, which naturally create! , mn^x'pS;" ,!^dhR;,zlr,nan! ,m> ,o 8ix weeks h°,d-OVFF