US Release date: 18 January 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 21 January 1950
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Running time: 94 minutes.
Director: George Seaton
Cast: Dan Dailey, Celeste Holm & Colleen Townsend
Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Melbourne Premiere Venue: One week at Hoyts’ Esquire Theatre from 11 November 1949 with The Brass Monkey as support.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 11-W-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 114 | 182 |
| EF PPE | 2.48 | 216 |
| Metres Travelled | 439,796 | 202 |
| Average MT | 9,561 | 310 |
| Engagements | 46 | 163 |
| Slots | 48 | 214 |
| Weeks | 2 | 238 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 4.35% | 274 |
| Saturdays | 20 | 125 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 43.48% | 144 |
| Tuesdays | 24 | 62 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 52.17% | 88 |
| First billed | 14 | 167 |
| Second billed | 32 | 110 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts Ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 46 |
| Ratio | 100.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 7.64% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.39% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 34 |
| Ratio | 73.91% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 8.13% |
| Independent eng | 2 |
| Ratio | 4.35% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -7.15% |
| Suburban eng | 10 |
| Ratio | 21.74% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.98% |
Notes: It is likely that Fox held higher hopes for this comedy drama that was based on a successful stage production which in turn, was adapted from a popular memoir. Instead, this slice of apple-pie Americana lasted a mere week in the city and spent much of its suburban run playing second-fiddle to Tarzan’s Magic Fountain. After its eighth week it was put back on the shelf for good.
Chicken Every Sunday engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 21/1/50 | 1 | S | 1 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 21/1/50 | 1 | S | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Prahran | Empress | Hoyts | 21/1/50 | 1 | S | 1 | Broken Journey |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 21/1/50 | 1 | S | 2 | Mother is a Freshman |
| Caulfield | Crystal Palace | Suburban | 21/1/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 21/1/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Mother is a Freshman |
| Malvern | New | Hoyts | 21/1/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 21/1/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 21/1/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| South Yarra | Regent | Hoyts | 21/1/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| St.Kilda | Memorial | Hoyts | 21/1/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Broken Journey |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 28/1/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 28/1/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 28/1/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 28/1/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 28/1/50 | 2 | S | 1 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Thornbury | Regent | Hoyts | 28/1/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 28/1/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 28/1/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Mother is a Freshman |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 28/1/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 28/1/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Elsternwick | Renown | Hoyts | 28/1/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 28/1/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 4/2/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 4/2/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 4/2/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 4/2/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 4/2/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 4/2/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Camberwell | Broadway | Hoyts | 4/2/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 4/2/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 4/2/50 | 3 | T | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 4/2/50 | 3 | T | 1 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Footscray | Trocadero | Hoyts | 4/2/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Mother is a Freshman |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 11/2/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 11/2/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 11/2/50 | 4 | S | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 11/2/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Mother is a Freshman |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 11/2/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 11/2/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Mother is a Freshman |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 11/2/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 18/2/50 | 5 | S | 1 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 18/2/50 | 5 | S | 2 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 18/2/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Tarzan’s Magic Fountain |
| Oakleigh | Paramount | Independent | 25/2/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Broken Journey |
| Box Hill | Regent | Suburban | 11/3/50 | 8 | T | 1 | Hollywood Cavalcade |
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