US Release date: 1 June 1947 (as Thats’s My Man)
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 19 August 1950
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Running time: 99 minutes
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Don Ameche, Catherine McLeod & Roscoe Karns
Australian Distributor: BEF
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Esquire theatre for two weeks from 14 October 1949 supported by Secret Service Investigator.
Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-1
Rankings
Rank | ||
EF Points | 88 | 227 |
EF PPE | 5.18 | 89 |
Metres Travelled | 184,753 | 315 |
Average MT | 10,868 | 87 |
Engagements | 17 | 314 |
Slots | 21 | 317 |
Weeks | 4 | 188 |
Weeks as % of engagements | 23.53% | 142 |
Saturdays | 5 | 303 |
Sats as % of engagements | 29.41% | 220 |
Tuesdays | 8 | 200 |
Tues as % of engagements | 47.06% | 113 |
First billed | 16 | 164 |
Second billed | 1 | 259 |
Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Independent ratios
Engagements weeks 1-10 | 8 |
Ratio | 47.06% |
Difference to chain ratio | -39.61% |
Eng weeks 11-26 | 2 |
Ratio | 11.76% |
Difference to chain ratio | 4.14% |
Eng weeks 27-52 | 7 |
Ratio | 41.18% |
Difference to chain ratio | 35.47% |
Hoyts eng | 0 |
Ratio | 0.00% |
Difference to chain ratio | -0.84% |
Independent eng | 15 |
Ratio | 88.24% |
Difference to chain ratio | 11.13% |
Suburban eng | 2 |
Ratio | 11.76% |
Difference to chain ratio | -10.29% |
Notes: Republic racetrack drama given a few spotty dates at mostly secondary Union theatres during the quiet months of August and September. Opened with weeks but soon relegated to Tuesdays. Almost always topped the bill though but could only muster up 88 EF points in total.
Will Tomorrow Ever Come? engagements
SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
Richmond | National | Independent | 19/8/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Sons of Adventure |
Toorak | Village | Independent | 19/8/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Sons of Adventure |
East Preston | Gowerville | Independent | 2/9/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Sons of Adventure |
Ormond | Plaza | Suburban | 2/9/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Sons of Adventure |
Box Hill | Regent | Suburban | 16/9/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Secret of St Ives |
Oakleigh | Plaza | Independent | 23/9/50 | 6 | S | 1 | The Mutineers |
Newport | Plaza | Independent | 14/10/50 | 9 | S | 1 | Sons of Adventure |
Williamstown | Empress | Independent | 14/10/50 | 9 | S | 1 | Sons of Adventure |
North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 11/11/50 | 13 | S | 1 | The Threat |
West Coburg | Progress | Independent | 9/12/50 | 17 | T | 1 | Make Mine Laughs |
Coburg | Plaza | Independent | 17/2/51 | 27 | T | 1 | Demobbed |
Brunswick | Empire | Independent | 24/3/51 | 32 | T | 1 | Demobbed |
Essendon | Regal | Independent | 31/3/51 | 33 | T | 1 | Sons of Adventure |
North Brighton | Gardenvale | Independent | 7/4/51 | 34 | S | 1 | Chinese Ring |
Middle Brighton | Dendy | Independent | 7/4/51 | 34 | T | 1 | Secret Service Investigator |
West Brunswick | Western | Independent | 19/5/51 | 40 | T | 1 | Lost Honeymoon |
North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 2/6/51 | 42 | T | 2 | Stella |