ALIAS THE CHAMP

US Release date: 15 October 1949

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban:  23 December 1950

Genre: Comedy 

Country: USA

Running time: 60 minutes 

Director: George Blair

Cast: Robert Rockwell, Barbra Fuller & Audrey Long  

Australian Distributor: BEF

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Capitol for two weeks from 1 December 1950 as support to Colorado Territory.

Suburban Release Type: Hoyts’ Victory EX-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	95	212
EF PPE	1.90	278
Metres Travelled	532,586	80
Average MT	10,652	122
Engagements	50	86
Slots	57	123
Weeks	7	141
Weeks as % of engagements	14.00%	168
Saturdays	31	44
Sats as % of engagements	62.00%	47
Tuesdays	12	161
Tues as % of engagements	24.00%	213
First billed	0	263*
Second billed	50	11
Feature only	0	34*

Hoyts ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	48
Ratio	96.00%
Difference to chain ratio	3.64%
Eng weeks 11-26	1
Ratio	2.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-3.39%
Eng weeks 27-52	1
Ratio	2.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.24%
Hoyts eng	34
Ratio	68.00%
Difference to chain ratio	2.22%
Independent eng	5
Ratio	10.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-1.50%
Suburban eng	11
Ratio	22.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.72%

Notes: Boxing comedy B-flick benefited from being regular support to Twelve O’Clock High. Low average PPE, but otherwise didn’t stink up the metrics like most perpetual second features.

Alias the Champ engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
St. Kilda	Victory	Hoyts	23/12/1950	1	W	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Albert Park	Park	Hoyts	30/12/1950	2	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Fitzroy	Regent	Hoyts	30/12/1950	2	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
North Fitzroy	Merri	Hoyts	30/12/1950	2	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Port Melbourne	Eclipse	Hoyts	30/12/1950	2	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Richmond	Cinema	Hoyts	30/12/1950	2	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
South Yarra	Regent	Hoyts	30/12/1950	2	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Brunswick	Padua	Hoyts	30/12/1950	2	W	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Windsor	New	Hoyts	30/12/1950	2	W	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Newmarket	Newmarket	Suburban	6/01/1951	3	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Northcote	Northcote	Suburban	6/01/1951	3	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Ascot Vale	Waratah	Hoyts	6/01/1951	3	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Brighton	Centre	Hoyts	6/01/1951	3	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Elsternwick	Renown	Hoyts	6/01/1951	3	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Essendon	Circle	Hoyts	6/01/1951	3	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Thornbury	Regent	Hoyts	6/01/1951	3	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Ascot Vale	Ascot	Suburban	6/01/1951	3	T	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Richmond	Globe	Suburban	6/01/1951	3	T	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Essendon	Plaza	Hoyts	6/01/1951	3	T	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Glenhuntly	Glenhuntly	Hoyts	6/01/1951	3	T	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Coburg	Grand	Hoyts	6/01/1951	3	W	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Balwyn	Time	Hoyts	13/01/1951	4	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Bentleigh	Bentleigh	Hoyts	13/01/1951	4	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Camberwell	Broadway	Hoyts	13/01/1951	4	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Gardiner	Regent	Hoyts	13/01/1951	4	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Hampton	Southern	Hoyts	13/01/1951	4	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Kew	Rialto	Hoyts	13/01/1951	4	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Preston	Circle	Hoyts	13/01/1951	4	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Brunswick	Alhambra	Hoyts	13/01/1951	4	T	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Carnegie	Carnegie	Hoyts	13/01/1951	4	T	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Glenferrie	Palace	Hoyts	13/01/1951	4	T	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Footscray	Trocadero	Hoyts	13/01/1951	4	W	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Fairfield	Fairfield	Suburban	20/01/1951	5	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Hartwell	Regal	Suburban	20/01/1951	5	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Canterbury	Maling	Hoyts	20/01/1951	5	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Ivanhoe	Ivanhoe	Hoyts	20/01/1951	5	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Malvern	Victory	Hoyts	20/01/1951	5	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
North Fitzroy	Palace	Suburban	20/01/1951	5	T	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Brunswick	Lygon	Hoyts	20/01/1951	5	T	2	Twelve O’Clock High
North Melbourne	Loco	Independent	27/01/1951	6	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
North Richmond	Victoria	Independent	27/01/1951	6	S	2	Look for the Silver Lining
Yarraville	St. George	Suburban	27/01/1951	6	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Williamstown	Shore	Hoyts	27/01/1951	6	T	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Oakleigh	Paramount	Independent	3/02/1951	7	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Eltham	Plaza	Suburban	3/02/1951	7	S	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Prahran	Empress	Hoyts	3/02/1951	7	T	2	Come to the Stable
Clifton Hill	Clifton	Suburban	3/02/1951	7	W	2	Twelve O’Clock High
Box Hill	Rialto	Suburban	10/02/1951	8	S	2	Canadian Pacific
Chelsea	Plaza	Independent	17/03/1951	13	W	2	The Sands of Iwo Jima
West Coburg	Progress	Independent	1/09/1951	37	T	2	Destination Moon