Mike Cline's THEN PLAYING: THE MIGHTY "WIND"

Saturday, January 12, 2013

THE MIGHTY "WIND"

Since it's Atlanta premiere in December 1939, it's always been considered the yardstick by which all movies are measured. It held the box office receipts record for nearly thirty years. And, in spite of higher ticket prices for newer films eclipsing its record, to this day, GWTW has still sold more movie tickets than any other movie.

The movie first went into general release in January 1940. Salisbury got it two months later, an incredible feat for a small town. And throughout the next thirty-six years, it played at local theatres thirty times.

March 11 - 16, 1940 - CAPITOL THEATRE
March 17 - 22, 1941 - CAPITOL THEATRE
May 13 - 16, 1942 - CAPITOL THEATRE
June 25 - 26, 1942 - ROCKWELL THEATRE
July 27 - 28, 1942 - SPENCER THEATRE
May 12 - 13, 1943 - SPENCER THEATRE
June 29, 1943 - ROCKWELL THEATRE
April 27 - May 1, 1948 - CAPITOL THEATRE
June 7 - 8, 1948 - SPENCER THEATRE
December 1 - 2, 1948 - SALISBURY DRIVE-IN THEATRE
August 9 - 11, 1949 - RITZ THEATRE
August 22 - 28, 1954 - CAPITOL THEATRE
November 26 - December 2, 1954 - 601 DRIVE-IN THEATRE
April 3 - 5, 1955 - ROCKWELL THEATRE
June 29 - July 1, 1955 - SKYLINE DRIVE-IN THEATRE
April 7 - 15, 1961 - CAPITOL THEATRE
June 16 - 20, 1961 - SALISBURY DRIVE-IN THEATRE
October 29 - 30, 1961 - 601 DRIVE-IN THEATRE

June 17 - 19, 1962 - CENTER THEATRE
January 5 - 21, 1969 - CAPITOL THEATRE
November 7 - 9, 1969 - SALISBURY DRIVE-IN THEATRE
April 24 - 30, 1970 - TERRACE THEATRE
October 9 - 15, 1970 - CAPITOL THEATRE
October 29 - November 4, 1971 - TERRACE THEATRE
November 1 - 7, 1974 - TERRACE THEATRE
November 8 - 14, 1974 - CAPITOL THEATRE
February 12 - 13, 1975 - CENTER THEATRE
March 22, 1975 - TERRACE THEATRE
November 7 - 13, 1975 - TERRACE THEATRE
October 8 - 14, 1976 - TERRACE THEATRE