This is an incomplete, unofficial index of Boxoffice magazine issues hosted on
Yumpu. As I described at length in a
blog post,
these magazines are a superb
resource for theater historians, but to say that they are disorganized would be
an understatement.
For now, I'm concentrating on the years containing the most drive-in theater news,
1948-1970. If you've got a list for other years, please let me know.
There are some gaps in this index, and I'm certain that I've overlooked some issues
that exist but are hard to find. If you can find the magazines to fill in any gaps,
please let me know.
(Modern Theatre issues marked in bold)
1948
Jan 3,
10,
17,
24,
31.
Feb 7,
14,
21,
28.
Mar 6,
20.
Apr 3,
10,
17,
24.
May 1,
8,
15,
22,
29.
Jun 5,
12,
19,
28.
Jul 3,
10,
17,
24,
31.
Aug 7,
21,
28.
Sep 4,
11,
18,
25.
Oct 2,
2 & 9,
16,
23,
30.
Nov 6,
13,
20,
27.
Dec 4,
11,
25.
1949
Jan 1,
8,
15,
22,
29.
Feb 5,
12,
19,
26.
Mar 5,
12,
19,
26.
Apr 2,
9,
16,
23,
30.
May 7,
14,
21,
28.
Jun 4,
11
18,
25.
Jul 2,
9,
16,
23,
30.
Aug 13,
20,
27.
Sep 3,
10,
17,
24.
Oct 1,
8,
15,
22,
29.
Nov 5,
12,
19,
26.
Dec 3,
10,
24,
31.
1950
Jan 7,
14,
21,
28.
Feb 4,
11,
18,
25.
Mar 4,
11,
18,
25.
Apr 1,
8,
22.
May 6,
13,
20,
27.
Jun 3,
10,
17,
24.
Jul 1,
8,
15,
22,
29.
Aug 5,
12,
19,
26.
Sep 2,
9,
16,
23,
30.
Oct 7,
14,
21,
28.
Nov 4,
11,
18,
25.
Dec 2,
9,
16.
1951
Jan 6,
13,
20,
27.
Feb 3,
17,
24.
Mar 3,
10,
17,
24,
31.
Apr 7,
14,
21,
28.
May 5,
12,
19,
26.
Jun 2,
9,
23,
30.
Jul 7,
14,
21,
28.
Aug 4,
11,
18,
25.
Sep 1,
15,
22,
29.
Oct 6,
20,
27.
Nov 3,
17,
24.
Dec 1,
8,
15,
22,
29.
1952
Jan 5,
12,
19,
26.
Feb 2,
9,
16,
23.
Mar 1,
8,
22,
29.
Apr 5,
12,
19,
26.
May 3,
10,
17,
24,
31.
Jun 7,
14,
21,
28.
Jul, Aug, Sep missing
Oct 4,
11,
18,
25.
Nov 1,
8,
15,
22,
29.
Dec 6,
13,
20 & 27.
1953
Jan 3,
10,
17,
24.
Feb 7,
14,
21,
28.
Mar 7,
14,
21,
28.
Apr, May, Jun missing
Jul 4,
11,
18,
25.
Aug 1,
8,
15,
22,
29.
Sep 5,
12,
19,
26.
Oct 10,
17.
Nov 7,
14,
21,
28.
Dec 5,
12,
19,
26.
1954
Jan 2,
9,
16,
23,
30.
Feb 6,
27.
Mar 6,
13,
20,
27.
Apr 3,
10,
17,
24.
May 1,
15,
22,
29.
Jun 5,
12,
19,
26.
Jul 3,
10,
17,
24.
Aug 7,
14,
21,
28.
Sep 4,
11,
18,
25.
Oct 9,
16,
23,
30.
Nov 6,
13,
20,
27.
Dec 4,
11,
18,
25.
1955
Jan 1,
8,
15,
22,
29.
Feb 5,
12,
19,
26.
Mar missing
Apr 2,
9,
16,
23,
30.
May 7,
14,
21,
28.
Jun 4,
11,
18,
25.
Jul 2,
9,
30.
Aug 6,
13,
20,
27.
Sep 3,
10,
24.
Oct 3,
8,
15,
22,
29.
Nov 5,
12,
19,
26.
Dec 3,
10,
17,
24.
1956
Jan 7,
14,
21,
28.
Feb 4,
11,
18,
25.
Mar 3,
10,
17,
24,
31.
Apr 7,
14,
21,
28.
May 5,
12,
19.
Jun 2,
9,
16,
23,
30.
Jul 7,
14,
21,
28.
Aug 4,
11,
18,
25.
Sep 8,
15,
22,
29.
Oct 6,
13,
20,
27.
Nov 3,
10,
17,
24.
Dec 1,
8,
15,
22.
1957
Jan 5,
12,
19,
26.
Feb 2,
9,
16.
Mar 9,
16,
23,
30.
Apr 6,
13,
20,
27.
May 4,
11.
Jun 1,
8,
15,
22,
29.
Jul 6,
13,
27.
Aug 3,
10,
17,
24,
31.
Sep 7,
14,
21,
28.
Oct 5,
12,
19.
Nov 2,
9,
16,
23,
30.
Dec 7,
14,
21,
28.
1958
Jan 6,
13,
20,
27.
Feb 3,
10,
17,
24.
Mar 10,
17,
24,
31.
Apr 7,
14,
21,
28.
May 5,
12,
19,
26.
Jun 2,
9,
16,
23,
30.
Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec missing.
1959
Jan 19,
26.
Feb 2,
9,
16,
23.
Mar 2,
9,
16,
23,
30.
Apr 6,
13,
20,
27.
May 4,
11,
18,
25.
Jun 1,
8,
15,
22,
29.
Jul, Aug, Sep missing.
Oct 19.
Nov, Dec missing.
1960
Jan 4,
11,
18,
25.
Feb 1,
8,
15,
22,
29.
Mar 7,
14,
21,
28.
Apr 4,
11,
18,
25.
May 2,
9,
16,
30.
Jun 6,
13,
20,
27.
Jul 4,
11,
18,
25.
Aug 1,
8,
15,
22,
29.
Sep 5,
12,
19,
26.
Oct 3,
10,
17,
24,
31.
Nov 7,
14,
21,
28.
Dec 5,
12,
19,
26.
1961
(Missing the whole year.)
1962
Jan 1,
8,
15,
29.
Feb 5,
12,
19,
26.
Mar 5,
12,
19,
26.
Apr 2,
9,
16,
23,
30.
May 7,
14,
21,
28.
Jun 4,
11,
18,
25.
Jul 2,
9,
16,
23.
Aug missing.
Sep 3,
10,
17,
24.
Oct 1,
15,
22,
29.
Nov 12,
26.
Dec 3,
10,
17,
24.
1963
Jan 7,
14,
21,
28.
Feb 4,
11,
18,
25.
Mar 4,
11,
18,
25.
Apr 1,
8,
15,
22,
29.
May 6,
13,
20,
27.
Jun 3,
10,
17,
24.
Jul 1,
8,
15,
22,
29.
Aug 5,
12,
19,
26.
Sep 2,
9,
16,
23,
30.
Oct 7,
14,
21,
28.
Nov 4,
11,
18,
25.
Dec 2,
9,
16.
1964
Jan 6,
13,
20,
27.
Feb 3,
10,
17,
24.
Mar 2,
9,
16,
23,
30.
Apr 6,
13,
20,
27.
May 4,
11,
18,
25.
Jun 1,
8,
15,
22,
29.
Jul 6,
13,
20,
27.
Aug 3,
10,
24,
31.
Sep 7,
14,
21,
28.
Oct 5,
12,
19,
26.
Nov 2,
9,
16,
23,
30.
Dec 7,
14,
21.
1965
Jan 4,
11,
18,
25.
Feb 1,
8,
15,
22.
Mar 1,
8,
15,
22,
29.
Apr 5,
12,
19,
26.
May 3,
10,
17,
24,
31.
Jun 7,
14,
21,
28.
Jul 5,
19,
26.
Aug 2,
9,
16,
23.
Sep 6,
13,
20,
27.
Oct 4,
11,
18.
Nov 1,
8,
15,
22,
29.
Dec 6,
13,
20.
1966
Jan 17.
Feb 21.
Mar 14,
21,
28.
Apr 4,
11,
18,
25.
May 9,
16,
23,
30.
Jun 6,
13,
20,
27.
Jul 4,
11,
18,
25.
Aug 1,
22,
29.
Sep 19,
26.
Oct 10,
17,
24,
31.
Nov 7,
14,
28.
Dec missing.
1967
Jan 2.
Feb, Mar missing.
Apr 17.
May 1,
8,
15.
Jun 5,
12.
Jul 3,
10,
17,
24.
Aug 14,
21,
28.
Sep 4,
25.
Oct 2,
16.
Nov 6,
20,
27.
Dec 18.
1968
Jan 1,
8.
Feb 12,
19,
26.
Mar 4,
11,
18,
25.
Apr 1,
8,
15,
22,
29.
May 6,
13,
27.
Jun 3,
17.
Jul 1,
15,
22,
29.
Aug 12,
19,
26.
Sep 2,
16,
30.
Oct 7,
21,
28.
Nov 11,
18,
25.
Dec 2,
9,
16.
1969
(Missing the whole year.)
1970
Jan 12,
19,
26.
Feb 2,
9,
16,
23.
Mar 2,
9,
23,
30.
Apr 20,
27.
May 11,
18,
25.
Jun 1,
8,
15,
22,
29.
Jul 13,
20,
27.
Aug 10,
24.
Sep 7,
14,
28.
Oct 5,
12,
19,
26.
Nov 2,
9,
16,
23,
30.
Dec 7,
14,
21.