US Release date: 1933 (no re-release date known)
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 24 June 1950
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Running time: 69 minutes.
Director: Leo McCarey
Cast: The Marx Brothers, Margaret Dumont
Australian Distributor: Paramount
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State theatre for four weeks from 5 May 1950 with Thelma Jordan as support.
Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 291 | 65 |
| EF PPE | 6.19 | 60 |
| Metres Travelled | 510,421 | 107 |
| Average MT | 10,860 | 90 |
| Engagements | 47 | 144 |
| Slots | 85 | 21 |
| Weeks | 38 | 7 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 80.85% | 9 |
| Saturdays | 4 | 309 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 8.51% | 340 |
| Tuesdays | 5 | 261 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 10.64% | 298 |
| First billed | 32 | 127 |
| Second billed | 15 | 170 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Independent ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 46 |
| Ratio | 97.87% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 11.20% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 1 |
| Ratio | 2.13% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.49% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.71% |
| Hoyts eng | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.84% |
| Independent eng | 35 |
| Ratio | 74.47% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.64% |
| Suburban eng | 12 |
| Ratio | 25.53% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.48% |
Notes: Reissue of the Marx Brothers classic still drew audiences 17 years after its original release scoring close to 300 EF points for a 65th place ranking and it commanded the 7th most full weeks of any film and rated 9th for full weeks as a % of all its bookings. Most notably, its bookings were distinguished by it only ever screening with Thelma Jordan (which followed it over from its run at the State). Likewise, that film only ever screened with Duck Soup during its first year in the suburbs. This was the only time this occurred between two films in 1950.
Duck Soup (RR) engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 24/6/50 | 1 | T | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Albert Park | Kinema | Independent | 24/6/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Burnley | Burnley | Independent | 24/6/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| North Carlton | Adelphi | Independent | 24/6/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Richmond | National | Independent | 24/6/50 | 1 | W | 2 | Thelma Jordan |
| St.Kilda | Astor | Independent | 24/6/50 | 1 | W | 2 | Thelma Jordan |
| Toorak | Village | Independent | 24/6/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| St.Kilda | Palais | Suburban | 24/6/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 1/7/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 1/7/50 | 2 | T | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Brunswick | Empire | Independent | 1/7/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Thelma Jordan |
| Caulfield | Camden | Independent | 1/7/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Elsternwick | Esquire | Independent | 1/7/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Moonee Ponds | Moonee | Independent | 1/7/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| West Brunswick | Western | Independent | 1/7/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Westgarth | Westgarth | Independent | 1/7/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Malvern | Embassy | Suburban | 1/7/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Preston | Planet | Suburban | 1/7/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Thelma Jordan |
| East Brunswick | Liberty | Independent | 8/7/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Thelma Jordan |
| East Malvern | Waverley | Independent | 8/7/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Essendon | Regal | Independent | 8/7/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Glenferrie | Glen | Independent | 8/7/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Hawthorn | Vogue | Independent | 8/7/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Balwyn | Balwyn | Suburban | 8/7/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Camberwell | Rivoli | Suburban | 8/7/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Thelma Jordan |
| Ormond | Plaza | Suburban | 8/7/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Thelma Jordan |
| Preston | St. James | Suburban | 8/7/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Thelma Jordan |
| North Brighton | Gardenvale | Independent | 15/7/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 15/7/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 15/7/50 | 4 | T | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Ashburton | Civic | Independent | 15/7/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Middle Brighton | Dendy | Independent | 15/7/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Footscray | Grand | Independent | 15/7/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Sandringham | Roxy | Independent | 15/7/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Coburg | Plaza | Independent | 22/7/50 | 5 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Heidelberg | Orient | Independent | 22/7/50 | 5 | W | 2 | Thelma Jordan |
| Newport | Plaza | Independent | 22/7/50 | 5 | W | 2 | Thelma Jordan |
| Surrey Hills | Surrey | Independent | 22/7/50 | 5 | W | 2 | Thelma Jordan |
| Williamstown | Empress | Independent | 22/7/50 | 5 | W | 2 | Thelma Jordan |
| Yarraville | Sun | Independent | 22/7/50 | 5 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 29/7/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 29/7/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Oakleigh | Plaza | Independent | 29/7/50 | 6 | W | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
| Port Melbourne | Port | Independent | 29/7/50 | 6 | W | 2 | Thelma Jordan |
| Chelsea | Plaza | Independent | 5/8/50 | 7 | W | 2 | Thelma Jordan |
| Box Hill | Regent | Suburban | 5/8/50 | 7 | W | 2 | Thelma Jordan |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 11/11/50 | 21 | T | 1 | Thelma Jordan |
The 1950 Project 