The Radio Flash (1948)

PAGE 20 NED DEPINBl JANUARY 10, 1948 Published Weekly by RKO RADIO PICTURES, Inc. for the information of every member of the distribution staff. Contents STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. JACK LEVEL Editor NEW BOXOFFICE LOOK {Continued from Page One) Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Denver, Des Moines, Kansas City, Omaha, Rochester, San Francisco, Syracuse. At Trenton, day-dater Lincoln and Palace, moved to Trent, Extra playing time at Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Dubuque, Lov/ell, Sioux City, Waterloo. 'The Fugitive" Talk of New York at the Victoria. Variety says, "Still soaring in initial holdover session. First session, taking in New Year's Eve biz, came near new house high with a giant intake. Turnaway trade most of first week, being helped by crix raves." Sensational in trial engagements in several small Texas towns. "Out of the Past" Second weeks St. Louis, Springfield, Oakland. After big week at Metropolitan, Boston, moved to Paramount and Fenway. Four ply run at Long Beach, State, Cabart, Town and Santa Fe, then moved to Rivoli. Excellent San Bernardino, San Pedro. "Walter Mitty" Caught holiday dates for rousing returns. Second weeks Milwaukee, Salt Lake City, Toronto, Oklahoma City. At Portland, Ore., with the Disney six-unit cartoon festival moved to the Music Box after two-theatre day-dater for two weeks. Holdovers Lincoln, Beverly Hills. Two theatres at Charlottsville, Va. Excellent Fort Wayne, Uniontown, Lynchburg, Lewiston, Me., Concord, Pittsburgh, Gastonia, Las Vegas, Newport News, St. Catharines, Maiden, Quincy, Elgin, Aurora, Kankakee, Greensburg, Pa., Evansville. Says Branch Manager Jack Bernstein of Toronto, "Sensational at the Imperial, far ahead of anything we ever played. Previous high for week SINBAD. At Lincoln, St. Catharines, New Year's, highest single day we ever had." "The Bishop's Wife" "A solid biz-getter at the Astor," says Variety. Now in fifth stanza at Astor. Third week Astor, Boston, and third week Carthay Circle, Los Angeles. Opens for marathon run at the Woods, Chicago, next week. "Bambi" Third good week at the Republic, New York. Second week topped opener. "Mourning Becomes Electro" Eighth week at the Golden, New York. "Still a nice money-maker," says Variety. Third week at Four Star, Los Angeles. "Magic Town" After I I days at the Uptown, Salt Lake City, moved to the Rialto for two weeks. Moveover Oklahoma City. Great holiday show and played to good business around the land. "Fantasia" House record topped at World Theatre, Columbus. Held over at Art Cinema, Pittsburgh; Rialto, Wyandotte, Mich. Excellent State, Dover; Victory, Greensboro; Pantheon, Toledo; Granada, Duluth. "Crossfire" Makes every "best" list and going strong in every situation. "Fun and Fancy Free" In numbers exceeded all previous Disney play-offs for the holiday period. Each exchange used every avai lable print. On the Butterfield Circuit, out of Detroit, ten first-run situations did 25 percent better than MAKE MINE MUSIC. And on nine first-run situations of the Publix Great States Circuit out of Chicago made the same gain. Second weeks Ottawa, Detroit, Hamilton, Toronto. One of biggest weeks at Capitol, Vancouver. Excellent Fox, Bakersfield; Palace, Windsor; Capitol, Calgary, topping SONG; Senate, Harrisburg; Astor, Reading; Paramount, Lynn, Mass., with moveover to Olympia; Palace, Columbus; Granada, Duluth; Capitol, Pottsville; Ambridge, Ambridge, Pa.; Kayton, Franklin; Sheas, Braddock; United Artists, El Centro; Kickapoo, Springfield, Mo.; Paramount, Joplin; topped SONG and MUSIC at the Rialto, Louisville, with moveover to Brown; Palace, Ft. Wayne; Auburn, Auburn, New York, topped MUSIC, moved to Jefferson; Knickerbocker, Nashville; Paramount, Atlanta; Avon, Watertown; Rialto, Amsterdam. Day-daters Warner and Merritt, Bridgeport; Grandin and Lee, Roanoke, moved to Jefferson. Beat MUSIC in 19 out of 20 small town situations. Atmendariz Tops 'Em Biggest net money maker of the movies Is not a Bing Crosby or Clark Gable of the American screen, but a Mexican star named Petro Armendariz. Armendariz is co-star with Henry Fonda and Dolores Del Rio in THE FUGITIVE. A favorite in Spanish language pictures, Armendariz receives $30,000 for each of eight or ten pictures annually. Out of this he pays five per cent for Mexican taxes, and the same amount to the union. To have as much left in the United States, he would have to earn about three million dollars annually. m NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR INFANTILE PARALYSIS PR'NTEr) IN U. S. A.