Box-office grosses for the last couple of months were about 8% higher than a year ago. This did not necessarily mean that more people were going to the movies. Admission prices had also gone up about 8% (from an average 42½¢ to 46¢). But, said the trade sheet Variety: "Biz remains terrific, no matter how you look at it. . . ."
The most terrific box-office draws:
1) Notorious (RKO Radio)
2) The Big Sleep (Warner) and Cloak and Dagger (Warner)
3) No Leave, No Love (MGM) and Three Little Girls in Blue (20th Century-Fox)
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