Box office digest annual (1943)
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Number of Releases and Batting Averages of Producer
Distributors for Past Seven Years
1936
%
1.
M. G. M .
. 52
Releases...
107
2.
United Artists .
18
Releases...
100
3.
20th Century-Fox
. 59
Releases....
92
4.
Warner Brothers ..
. 60
Releases...
90
5.
Universal _. .
. 29
Releases....
.... 90
6.
Paramount . .
. 64
Releases...
.... 87
7.
R. K. O.
47
Releases....
... 86
8.
Columbia .
43
Releases...
.... 84
9.
Gaumont British ..
16
Releases...
.... 82
10.
Grand National ....
. 4
Releases...
.... 73
11.
Republic _ _
. 24
416
Releases....
Features
70
1937
%
1. M. G. M .
50 Releases. ...
101
2. United Artists .
...23 Releases ...
... 99
3. 20th Century-Fox . .
...56 Releases....
94
4. Paramount .
...54 Releases ...
91
5. Warner Brothers . . . .
...59 Releases. ..
... 88
6. R. K. R.
...53 Releases. ..
82
7. Columbia . . .
...42 Releases....
81
8. Universal . . .
...34 Releases....
.... 78
9. Republic . . .
...27 Releases....
74
1 0. Gaumont British _
.17 Releases....
73
11. Grand National . . .
...26 Releases. ..
73
12. Monogram .
...12 Releases. ..
.... 72
453 Features
1938
%
1.
M. G. M .
45
Releases....
103
2.
20th Century-Fox _
52
Releases...
92
3.
United Artists .
17
Releases. ...
92
4.
Paramount .
40
Releases...
.... 88
5.
Warner Bros. . . .
53
Releases...
.... 87
6.
R. K. O.
39
Releases....
83
7.
Columbia . . .
33
Releases....
.... 80
8.
Universal . . .
39
Releases...
.... 77
9.
Republic . .
...25
Releases . .
.... 73
10.
Monogram . . .
14
Releases....
69
11.
Grand National . .
4
Releases...
.... 66
12.
Gaumont British .
10
371
Releases...
Features
.... 59
1939
%
1.
United Artists .
18
Releases .
... 97
2.
20th Century-Fox .
54
Releases .
96
3.
M. G. M.
51
Releases _
95
4.
Paramount .
51
Releases .
85
5.
Warner Brothers .
.52
Releases .
84
6.
RKO-Radio .
39
Releases .
82
7.
Universal .
44
Releases .
80
8.
Columbia .
35
Releases .
... 78
9.
Republic . .
23
Releases .
69
10.
Monogram . .
19
Releases .
67
11.
Grand National .
4
Releases .
66
12.
Gaumont British .
... 2
Releases .
65
392 Features
1940
%
l.
M. G. M.
...47
Releases...
101
2.
United Artists .
...21
Releases...
99
3.
20th Centurv-Fox . .
48
Releases. ...
93
4.
Warners-First National ..
46
Releases...
90
5.
Paramount . . .
42
Releases...
.... 88
6.
RKO-Radio .
48
Releases...
.... 78
7.
Universal _ _
51
Releases....
.... 77
8.
Columbia . . .
.41
Releases....
.... 75 l
9.
Republic . . .
25
Releases...
70
10.
Monogram . . .
.26
Releases...
.... 66
395 Features
1941
%
1. M. G. M .
....47 Releases ...
100
2. Paramount .
... 36 Releases. ..
93
3. Warners-lst National ....
. ..48 Releases. ..
90
4. 20th Century-Fox . .
... 46 Releases ...
89
5. RKO-Radio
... 36 Releases. ..
86
6. United Artists .
.. .16 Releases ...
84
7. Universal .
... 44 Releases. ..
.... 85
8. Republic .
.. .28 Releases. ..
81
9. Columbia ... . . . .
...45 Releases....
.... 77
10. Monogram . .
. ..18 Releases. ..
65
364 Features
ANNUAL RELEASES
1936
416
1937
. . 453
1938
. 371
1939 .
_ 392
1940
. 395
1911
_ _ 364
1942 . .
. 340
( Above does not include Westerns )
( There are an average of 60 Western Features produced annually in Hollywood
DISTRIBUTORS’ BATTING AVERAGE
FOR
1941-42
%
1. Paramount .
.31 Releases.
. 108
2. M. G. M .
. 49 Releases.
. 104
3. Warners-First National ....
..34 Releases.
104
4. United Artists .
.15 Releases.
102
5. 20th Century-Fox . .
. 48 Releases.
_ 99
6. RKO-Radio .
.32 Releases.
93
7. Universal . .
..52 Releases.
. 87
8. Columbia .
. 38 Releases.
. 83
9. Republic . . .
..20 Releases.
. 80
10. Monogram
..21 Releases.
. 68
340 Features