US Release date: 5 February 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 14 January 1950
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Running time: 73 minutes
Director: Lee Sholem
Cast: Lex Barker, Brenda Joyce & Albert Dekker
Australian Distributor: RKO
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts Esquire Theatre for three weeks from 16 December 1949 with My Girl Tisa as support.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts Victory EX-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 180 | 130 |
| EF PPE | 3.33 | 165 |
| Metres Travelled | 559,604 | 38 |
| Average MT | 10,363 | 147 |
| Engagements | 54 | 34 |
| Slots | 56 | 136 |
| Weeks | 2 | 238 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 3.70% | 296 |
| Saturdays | 26 | 76 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 48.15% | 112 |
| Tuesdays | 26 | 48 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 48.15% | 109 |
| First billed | 32 | 127 |
| Second billed | 22 | 139 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts Ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 51 |
| Ratio | 94.44% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.08% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 1 |
| Ratio | 1.85% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -3.54% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 2 |
| Ratio | 3.70% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.46% |
| Hoyts eng | 33 |
| Ratio | 61.11% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -4.67% |
| Independent eng | 8 |
| Ratio | 14.81% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.31% |
| Suburban eng | 13 |
| Ratio | 24.07% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.35% |
Notes: After Johnny Weissmuller departed the role, this was Lex Barker’s first of five turns as Tarzan for RKO. Considering its high-B values the 180 EF points it raked in was a splendid effort, due to a decent number of top billings and Saturdays over its 54 bookings (ranked 34th). Chicken Every Sunday was its regular pairing, mostly as support.
Tarzan’s Magic Fountain engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| St.Kilda | Victory | Hoyts | 14/1/50 | 1 | W | 2 | Mother is a Freshman |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 21/1/50 | 2 | S | 2 | The Adventures of Robin Hood |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 21/1/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 21/1/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Windsor | New | Hoyts | 21/1/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Mother is a Freshman |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 21/1/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 21/1/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 21/1/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 21/1/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 21/1/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Broken Journey |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 21/1/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 28/1/50 | 3 | S | 2 | The Adventures of Robin Hood |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 28/1/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 28/1/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Coburg | Grand | Hoyts | 28/1/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Broken Journey |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 28/1/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 28/1/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 28/1/50 | 3 | S | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 28/1/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 28/1/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 28/1/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 28/1/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 28/1/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 28/1/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 4/2/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 4/2/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 4/2/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Broken Journey |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 4/2/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 4/2/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 4/2/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 4/2/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 4/2/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 4/2/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 4/2/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 4/2/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 11/2/50 | 5 | S | 2 | The Adventures of Robin Hood |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 11/2/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 11/2/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Suburban | 11/2/50 | 5 | T | 2 | Mother is a Freshman |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 11/2/50 | 5 | T | 2 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 11/2/50 | 5 | T | 2 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 18/2/50 | 6 | S | 2 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 18/2/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 18/2/50 | 6 | T | 2 | Chicken Every Sunday |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 25/2/50 | 7 | T | 2 | It Happens Every Spring |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 25/2/50 | 7 | T | 2 | Mother is a Freshman |
| Clifton Hill | Clifton | Suburban | 25/2/50 | 7 | W | 2 | He Walked by Night |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 4/3/50 | 8 | S | 1 | Gentleman Joe Palooka |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 11/3/50 | 9 | T | 2 | Escape Me Never |
| Chelsea | Plaza | Independent | 18/3/50 | 10 | S | 2 | Chicago Deadline |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 18/3/50 | 10 | S | 2 | A Night at the Opera |
| Preston West | Rivoli | Independent | 15/4/50 | 14 | S | 1 | Britannia Mews |
| Malvern East | Verne | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 42 | S | 2 | The Big Steal |
| Coburg West | Progress | Independent | 6/1/51 | 52 | T | 1 | Into the Straight |
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