Box office digest annual (1948)

• ALL FEATURES RELEASED IN 1947 • A OVER $500,000 Duel In The Sun . .SR0....323 Forever Amber . FOX.. ..255 Unconquered . PAR....238 Road to Rio . PAR. ...235 Captain from Castile . FOX. ...232 Life With Father . WAR. ...221 Bachelor ond Bobby-Soxer . RK0....216 Welcome Stranger . PAR. ...214 Gentleman's Agreement . FOX. ...212 Green Dolphin Street . MGM....207 The Paradine Case . SRO....207 The Hucksters . MGM....203 The Egg and I . U‘1....202 Cass Timberlane . MGM....192 California . . . PAR. ...187 Secret Life of Walter Mitty . RK0....186 My Favorite Brunette . PAR. ...181 Mother Wore Tights . FOX. ...180 The Bishop's Wife . RKO .173 Sinbod, The Sailor . . . RKO _ 177 Body and Soul . UA .176 The Farmer's Daughter . RKO. ...175 Miracle on 34th Street . FOX....165 Brute Force . U I....164 Calcutta . PAR. ...164 Perils of Pauline . PAR. ...164 Boomerang . FOX ..163 Time, Place, ond Girl . WAR. ...163 Wonder Who's Kissing Her Nov/ . FOX 163 Tycoon . RKO .162 Dead Reckoning . COL. ...161 My Wild Irish Rose . WAR 161 Sea of Grass . MGM....161 Foxes of Harrow . FOX ...160 Variety Girl . PAR 160 Dear Ruth . PAR .158 Crossfire . RKO 157 Fun and Fancy Free . RKO . ..157 Lady in the Lake . MGM 157 Good News . MGAA 156 Possessed . WAR....156 Shocking Miss Pilgrim . FOX.... 156 Where There's Life . PAR ... 156 Daisy Kenyon . FOX .154 The Macomber Affair . . UA....153 Two Mrs. Carrolls . WAR. ...153 Homestretch . . FOX. ...151 Smash-Up . U-I....151 Down to Earth . COL . ..147 Angel and the Badman . REP. ...146 Nora Prentiss . WAR. ...146 It Had To Be You . COL .144 Pursued . WAR....144 This Time For Keeps . MGM . ..144 Dark Passage . WAR 143 Desert Fury . PAR ...143 Fiesta . MGM ...143 Cry Wolf . WAR 142 The Red House . UA ...142 It Happened In Brooklyn . MGM .141 Senator Was Indiscreet . U-I....141 Killer McCoy . MGM. ...141 The Swordsman . COL . .141 Suddenly It's Sorinq . . .. PAR .140 Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap . U-l ...140 Cheyenne . WAR ...138 Kiss of Death . FOX .138 The Unfaithful . WAR... 137 Ramrod . UA 136 The Fugitive . RKO. ...136 Singapore . U-l ...135 High Barbaree . MGM. ..133 Moss Rose . FOX 133 Wild Harvest . PAR. ...133 Magic Town . RKO .132 Slave Girl . U-l 132 Mourning Becomes Electro . RKO 131 The High Wall . MGM 131 Intrigue . UA. ...131 Black Narcissus . U-l 131 Buck Private Comes Home . U-l 131 Honeymoon . RKO. ...131 Nightmare Alley . FOX... 131 Song of Love . MGM. . .131 Song of Scheherazade . U I 131 Trail STeet . RKO.ri31 Christmas Eve . UA 130 Golden Earrings . PAR 130 Ghost and Mrs. Muir . FOX 127 Gunfighters . COl 1?7 'vy . U l' 127 Lote George Apley . FOX ...127 ril Be Yours . U-l .126 Stallion Rood . WAR. ...126 Red Stallio'^ . F L .124 The Unsuspected . WAR .124 Monsie'ir Verdo'ix . UA 123 So Well Remembered . RKO 106 B FROM S250,000 TO $500,000 T-Men . EL.. ..142 Framed . . . . . COL.... 1 2f The Gangster . AA....122 Beast With Five Fingers . . WAR. ...122 Vigilantes Return . U-l.... 122 San Quentin . RK0....121 Michigan Kid . U-l... 114 Swell Guy . U-I....112 Easy Come, Easy Go . . . PAR.. ..Ill Ladies' Man . . . PAR. ...Ill Last of Red Men . COL....111 Lost Honeymoon . E-L....108 The Adventuress . El _ 103 Prince of Thieves . COL... .104 Born To Kill . RKO ...103 Mr. District Attorney . . COL.... 103 Bedelia . . E-L _ 102 Repeat Performance . . E-L. ...102 Brasher Doubloon . FOX... .94 That Way With Women . . WAR..„ 94 Green for Danger . EL.... 93 Time Out of Mind . Ull _ 93 Undercover Maise . MGM.... 90 Corpse Came C.O.D . COl _ 89 Adventure Island . PAR.... 88 My Brother Talks to Horses . MGM..,. 83 A Likely Story . RKO.... 86 Always Together . WAR..,. 86 Calendar Girl . REP. ...85 Nicholas Nickleby . U-l.... 84 Arnelo Affair . MGM.... 83 It's A Joke, Son . E-L.... 83 Beware of Pity . U-l ... 82 Driftwood . REP ... 82 I Know Where I'm Going . U-l.... 82 The Captive Heart . U-l.... 82 Dark Delusion . MGM.... 80 Captain Boycott . U-l ... 78 Frieda . U-l.... 77 A — (Continued) They Won't Believe Me . RKO .123 Ghost and Mrs. Muir . FOX... 122 Great Expectations . U-l.... 122 The Locket . RK0....122 The Other Love . UA .122 Dishonored Lady . UA....121 It Happened on 5fh Avenue . AA ...121 Song of the Thin Man . MGM . .121 Stoirway to Heaven . U-l. ...121 The Beginning or the End . . MGM. ...121 The Mighty McGurk . MGM.... 121 Carnival in Costa Rica . FOX.... 120 Escape Me Never . WAR. ...11 8 Guilt of Janet Ames . . ......^....COL....! 18 Merton of the Movies . MGM . .117 Out of the Past . RKO ...1 17 That Hagen Girl . WAR ... 117 Romance of Rosy Ridge . MGM . .116 Blaze Of Noon . PAR. ...115 Desire Me . MGM. ...115 The Lost Moment . U-l... .115 Her Hsuband's Affairs . . COL. ...114 Love and Learn . WAR.. ..114 Odd Man Out . U-l. ...114 Tarzan and the Huntress . RKO.... 113 Unfinished Dance . . . MGM. ..113 Copacabana . UA 112 Cynthia . MGM .1 12 Deep Valley . WAR 112 Carnegie Hall . UA ..111 Living In A Big Way . MGM. ...Ill The Exile . U-l... 1 1 1 The Long Night . RKO .. 111 Black Gold . AA.. .108 That's My Man . REP . .103 Heaven Only Knows . UA....107 Something in the Wind . U-l . .107 The Web . U-l ...107 Ride the Pink Horse . U-l ...106 Trouble With Women . PAR . 106 Riff-Raff . RKO .105 Wyoming . REP 104 Hit Parade of '47 . REP... .103 Imperfect Lady . PAR ...103 Thunder in the Valley . FOX ...103 Fabulous Texan . REP ...102 Love From A Stranger . EL. ...102 Lured . UA .102 New Orleans . UA .102 Northwest Outpost . REP 102 Pirates of Monterey . U-l... 102 Woman On the Beach . RKO 102 The Fabulous Dorseys . UA .. 101 Out of the Blue . El _ 100 I Love Trouble . COl _ 98 c FROM $150,000 TO $250,000 Beat the Band . RKO.... 83 bringing Up Father . . mONO.^. 92 Fear In the Night ..^....PAR..^ 83 High Conquest . MONO.... 91 The Tawny Pipit . U-L... 91 King of Wild Horses . COL ... 88 Seven Were Saved _ _ PAR — 83 Adventures of Don CoyoJe . UA.... 82 Blonde Savage . El — 82 High Tide . MONO.... 82 Jungle Flight . PAR.... 82 Keeper of the Bees . COL.... 82 Little Miss Braodway . COL.... 82 San Demetrio, London . FOX.... 82 The Guilty _ MONO.... 82 The Trespasser . REP ... 82 Violence . M0N0....82 Winter Wonderland . ....REP.... 82 Big Town After Dark . PAR ... 81 Blackmail . REP.... 81 Blondie's Holiday . COl _ 81 Danger Street . . . PAR.... 81 I Cover Big Town . PAR. ...81 Kilroy Was Here . MONO ... 81 Millie's Daughter _ ......................COL.... 81 7 Keys to Boldpate . RKO..,. 81 The Pilgrim Lady . REP.... 81 When A Girl's Beautiful . COL ... 81 Backlash . FOX....80 Blondie in the Dough . COL. .. 80 The Millerson Case . COL.... 80 Jewels of Brandenburg . ......FOX.... 79 Second Chance . FOX.... 79 Blondie's Anniversary . COL..., 78 Blondie's Holiday . . . COL _ 78 Crime Doctor's Gamble . COL.... 78 Crimson Key . FOX.... 78 Desperate . RKO.... 78 Joe Palooka Knockout . MONO ... 78 Louisiana . MONO ... 78 Two Blondes and a Redhead . COL ... 78 Magic Bow . PRC.... 78 Banjo . RKO.... 77 Bury Me Dead . EL.... 77 Sarge Goes To College . MONO.... 77 The Invisible Wall . FOX ... 76 Lone Wolf In London . COl _ 74 Roses Are Red . FOX ... 73 A — (^Continued) Fun on o Weekend . UA.... 96 The Private Affairs of Bel Ami . UA.... 94 The Upturned Glass . U-L... 84 This Happy Breed . . U-L... 81 u BELOW $150,000 Spirit of West Point . FC....104 Burning Cross . SG.... 94 Devil Thumbs A Ride . RKO.... 83 Bom To Speed . PRC.... 83 Big Town . PAR.... 82 Boston Blackie and the Law . COL... 82 Blind Spot . COL.... 82 Ghost Goes Wild . REP.... 82 Sweetheart of Sigma Chi . MONO.... 82 The Thirteenth Hour . COL.... 81 Spoilers of the North . REP.... 81 Vacation Days . MONO.... 81 Devil on Wheels . PRC..., 81 Adventures of Don Coyote . UA. .. 80 Exposed . REP.... 80 Lone Wolf In Mexico . COL.... 80 Yankee Fakir . REP.... 80 Stepchild . PRC.... 80 That's My Gal . REP.... 80 The Trap . MONO.... 80 Railroaded . EL.,.. 79 Ginger . MONO.. 79 Linda, Be Good . EL.... 79 Web of Danger . R.EP.... 79 Sweet Genevieve . COL.... 78 News Hounds . MONO.... 78 Key Witness . COL ... 78 The Pretender . REP.... 78 Return of Rin Tin Tin . EL.... 78 Pacific Adventure . COL.... 78 Heartaches . PRC.... 78 Bulldog Drummond at Bay . COL— 78 Alias Mr. Twilight . COL.. 78 Cigarette Girl . COL.— 78 Dangerous Millions . FOX.. 78 Three on a Ticket . PRC.. 78 Philo Vance's Gamble . PRC.— 78 Queen of the Amazons . -..SO— 78 The Big Fix . PRC....78 Fall Guy . MONO.... 78 Lady Chaser . EL.... 77 Bush Christmas . U-L... 77 Hard Boiled Mahoney . MONO.... 77 Dick Tracy's Dilemmo . RKO.... 71 Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back . COL ... 77 For the Love of Rusty . COL.... 77 Sport of Kings . COL.... 77 Killer at Large . PRC.... 77 Mr. Hex . MONO.™ 77 Lighthouse . PRC.. 77 Bowery Buckaroos . MONO.... 76 Gas House Kids In Hollywood . EL.... 76 Son of Rusty . COL.... 76 Too Many Winners . PRC.... 76 Rolling Home . SG.™ 76 Philo Vance Returns . PRC.... 76 Untamed Fury . . PRC.™ 76 Case of the Baby Sitter . SG.... 74 Gas House Kids Go West . PRC.... 74 My Dog Shep . SG _ 74 Scared To Death . SG.™ 74 Stork Bites Man . UA .. 73 Shoot To Kill . SG.™ 73 Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome . RKO.... 72 Philo Vance's Secret Mission . SG.... 72 Hat Box Mystery . SG ... 71 1948 Releases to Date on Inside Back Cover. EXPLANATIOiN: Cased on continually revised Box Office Digest theater records a rating of 100 per cent is set up for the average profitable run of any attraction at the individual theaters. ... As pictures go above or below that 100 per cent in box ofRce receipts on different engagements their drawing power may be judged. . . . Pictures are listed after a sufficient number of first run reports are received for an over-all view of the country. . . . Subsequently pictures usually go up, or go down, and the tables on this page are revised accordingly. • « • Groupings by A, B. C. D columns refer to approximate production cost. Digest Figures Are Accurate