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PART 2: THE ROADSHOW ENGAGEMENTS

Presented here is a chronological listing of Gone With the Wind’s “hard ticket” roadshow engagements in the United States and Canada. These were special showcase presentations prior to the film being exhibited as a general release, and they featured advanced admission pricing, reserved seating, an overture/intermission/entr’acte/exit music, an average of two scheduled screenings per day, and a souvenir program booklet.

Out of hundreds of films released during 1939/40, Gone With the Wind was among only a few that were given this deluxe treatment. The duration of these engagements, measured in weeks, has been included for most of the entries to give a sense of how successful the film was in its first phase of release. It should be noted the majority of engagements that commenced during the period of March through July 1940 were three- or four-day bookings, though their duration figures have been rounded to a week in the chronological listing.

The list focuses on the principal cities of each of the then 48 U.S. states and the major Canadian provinces and excludes, with a few exceptions, cities below a population of 10,000. The key cities of Alaska and Hawaii (then U.S. territories) have been included, as well.

The policy in regard to reserved or unreserved seating varied by locale, but the most common policy in effect during this release was an unreserved matinee and reserved-seat evening screening, with the average adult ticket price for any reserved-seat screening being $1.10 plus-minus a couple of cents depending on each state’s sales tax rate. This was more than double the cost of admission for a typical non-roadshow movie and which adjusts for inflation to nearly $19.00. (No wonder it’s the box-office champ!)

• 1939-09-09 … Riverside, CA — Fox <sneak preview test screening>

• 1939-10-18 … Santa Barbara, CA — Arlington <sneak preview test screening>

• 1939-12-15 … Atlanta, GA — Grand (10 weeks)
• 1939-12-19 … New York, NY — Astor (43)
• 1939-12-19 … New York, NY — Capitol (11)
• 1939-12-21 … Boston, MA — Orpheum (8)
• 1939-12-21 … Boston, MA — State (5)
• 1939-12-21 … Cincinnati, OH — Capitol (9)
• 1939-12-21 … Harrisburg, PA — Loew’s (4)
• 1939-12-21 … Reading, PA — Loew’s (4)
• 1939-12-28 … Los Angeles, CA — Carthay Circle (24)
• 1939-12-29 … Los Angeles, CA — United Artists (16)

• 1940-01-17 … Miami Beach, FL — Sheridan (1)
• 1940-01-18 … Miami, FL — Olympia (1)
• 1940-01-18 … Philadelphia, PA — Boyd (7)
• 1940-01-19 … Philadelphia, PA — Earle (14)
• 1940-01-24 … Denver, CO — Orpheum (4)
• 1940-01-24 … Macon, GA — Grand (4)
• 1940-01-25 … Albany, NY — Palace (1)
• 1940-01-25 … Atlantic City, NJ — Apollo (2)
• 1940-01-25 … Buffalo, NY — Great Lakes (4)
• 1940-01-25 … Charleston, WV — Capitol (3)
• 1940-01-25 … Chicago, IL — Oriental (16)
• 1940-01-25 … Chicago, IL — Woods (38)
• 1940-01-25 … Detroit, MI — United Artists (10)
• 1940-01-25 … Detroit, MI — Wilson (12)
• 1940-01-25 … Jersey City, NJ — Jersey (4)
• 1940-01-25 … Lincoln, NE — Lincoln (2)
• 1940-01-25 … Miami, FL — Roxy (moveover from Olympia, 8 [9])
• 1940-01-25 … Miami Beach, FL — Colony (moveover from Sheridan, 4 [5])
• 1940-01-25 … Newark, NJ — State (7)
• 1940-01-25 … Omaha, NE — Paramount (3)
• 1940-01-25 … Portland, OR — Broadway (5)
• 1940-01-25 … San Francisco, CA — Warfield (9)
• 1940-01-25 … Savannah, GA — Bijou (3)
• 1940-01-25 … Seattle, WA — 5th Avenue (4)
• 1940-01-26 … Allentown, PA — Rialto (2)
• 1940-01-26 … Altoona, PA — State (2)
• 1940-01-26 … Baltimore, MD — Century (5)
• 1940-01-26 … Binghamton, NY — Strand (3)
• 1940-01-26 … Cleveland, OH — Stillman (10)
• 1940-01-26 … Des Moines, IA — Paramount (3)
• 1940-01-26 … Indianapolis, IN — Loew’s (4)
• 1940-01-26 … Johnstown, PA — Cambria (2)
• 1940-01-26 … Kansas City, MO — Midland (4)
• 1940-01-26 … Louisville, KY — State (3)
• 1940-01-26 … Memphis, TN — Loew’s (5)
• 1940-01-26 … Milwaukee, WI — Palace (5)
• 1940-01-26 … Nashville, TN — Loew’s (5)
• 1940-01-26 … New Haven, CT — College (5)
• 1940-01-26 … New Orleans, LA — State (5)
• 1940-01-26 … Niagara Falls, NY — Cataract (2)
• 1940-01-26 … Oklahoma City, OK — Midwest (2)
• 1940-01-26 … Pittsburgh, PA — Warner (9)
• 1940-01-26 … Providence, RI — State (4)
• 1940-01-26 … Rochester, NY — Loew’s (4)
• 1940-01-26 … St. Louis, MO — State (6)
• 1940-01-26 … Scranton, PA — Comerford (3)
• 1940-01-26 … Springfield, MA — Poli (3)
• 1940-01-26 … Syracuse, NY — Loew’s (3)
• 1940-01-26 … Toronto, ON — Loew’s (8)
• 1940-01-26 … Washington, DC — Palace (7)
• 1940-01-26 … Wilkes-Barre, PA — Capitol (3)
• 1940-01-26 … Wilmington, DE — Loew’s (4)
• 1940-01-26 … Worcester, MA — Elm St. (3)
• 1940-01-28 … Columbus, GA — Royal (2)
• 1940-01-28 … Salt Lake City, UT — Paramount (3)
• 1940-01-29 … Charleston, SC — Gloria (2)
• 1940-01-29 … Charlotte, NC — Carolina (2)
• 1940-01-29 … Knoxville, TN — Riviera (4)
• 1940-01-29 … Montgomery, AL — Paramount (1)
• 1940-01-30 … Daytona Beach, FL — Florida (2)
• 1940-01-30 … Orlando, FL — Grand (2)
• 1940-01-31 … Augusta, GA — Imperial (2)
• 1940-01-31 … Birmingham, AL — Ritz (4)
• 1940-01-31 … Long Beach, CA — West Coast (3)
• 1940-01-31 … San Diego, CA — California (3)

• 1940-02-01 … Brooklyn, NY — Metropolitan (4)
• 1940-02-01 … Canton, OH — Loew’s (3)
• 1940-02-01 … Evansville, IN — Majestic (3)
• 1940-02-01 … Madison, WI — Parkway (3)
• 1940-02-01 … Oakland, CA — Fox (5)
• 1940-02-01 … Palm Beach, FL — Paramount (1)
• 1940-02-01 … Racine, WI — Venetian (2)
• 1940-02-01 … Santa Barbara, CA — Granada (1)
• 1940-02-01 … Sheboygan, WI — Rex (2)
• 1940-02-01 … Williamsport, PA — Rialto (2)
• 1940-02-02 … Akron, OH — Loew’s (3)
• 1940-02-02 … Albany, NY — Harmanus Bleecker Hall (moveover from Palace, 2 [3])
• 1940-02-02 … Bridgeport, CT — Palace (2)
• 1940-02-02 … Columbus, OH — Broad (4)
• 1940-02-02 … Dayton, OH — Loew’s (4)
• 1940-02-02 … Elmira, NY — Keeney (1)
• 1940-02-02 … Erie, PA — Shea’s (2)
• 1940-02-02 … Hartford, CT — Palace (4)
• 1940-02-02 … Jamestown, NY — Winter Garden (2)
• 1940-02-02 … Lancaster, PA — Capitol (2)
• 1940-02-02 … Minneapolis, MN — Orpheum (3)
• 1940-02-02 … Norfolk, VA — Loew’s (4)
• 1940-02-02 … Richmond, VA — Loew’s (4)
• 1940-02-02 … St. Paul, MN — Orpheum (4)
• 1940-02-02 … State College, PA — Cathaum (1)
• 1940-02-02 … Toledo, OH — Valentine (5)
• 1940-02-02 … Troy, NY — Troy (1)
• 1940-02-02 … Youngstown, OH — Warner (2)
• 1940-02-03 … Meriden, CT — Palace (1)
• 1940-02-04 … Chattanooga, TN — State (2)
• 1940-02-04 … Montgomery, AL — Empire (moveover from Paramount, 2 [3])
• 1940-02-04 … Parkersburg, WV — Smoot (2)
• 1940-02-04 … Waukegan, IL — Genesee (2)
• 1940-02-05 … Asheville, NC — Plaza (2)
• 1940-02-05 … Athens, GA — Palace (2)
• 1940-02-05 … Columbia, SC — Palmetto (2)
• 1940-02-05 … St. Petersburg, FL — Capitol (3)
• 1940-02-06 … Glens Falls, NY — Paramount (1)
• 1940-02-06 … Tallahassee, FL — State (1)
• 1940-02-07 … Dallas, TX — Melba (4)
• 1940-02-07 … Fresno, CA — State (3)
• 1940-02-07 … Galveston, TX — Martini (2)
• 1940-02-07 … Houston, TX — State (4)
• 1940-02-07 … Jacksonville, FL — Florida (1)
• 1940-02-07 … Lakeland, FL — Polk (1)
• 1940-02-07 … San Antonio, TX — Texas (3)
• 1940-02-07 … San Jose, CA — Mission (4)
• 1940-02-07 … Tampa, FL — Tampa (1)
• 1940-02-08 … Albuquerque, NM — Sunshine (2)
• 1940-02-08 … Appleton, WI — Appleton (1)
• 1940-02-08 … Auburn, ME — Auburn
• 1940-02-08 … Austin, TX — State (2)
• 1940-02-08 … Bangor, ME — Opera House (1)
• 1940-02-08 … Charlottesville, VA — Paramount (2)
• 1940-02-08 … Fort Worth, TX — Hollywood (3)
• 1940-02-08 … Green Bay, WI — Bay (1)
• 1940-02-08 … Huntington, WV — Orpheum (2)
• 1940-02-08 … Ithaca, NY — Strand (?)
• 1940-02-08 … Lynchburg, VA — Paramount (?)
• 1940-02-08 … New Bedford, MA — State (2)
• 1940-02-08 … Oshkosh, WI — Oshkosh (1)
• 1940-02-08 … Phoenix, AZ — Orpheum (2)
• 1940-02-08 … Portland, ME — Empire (2)
• 1940-02-08 … Roanoke, VA — American (2)
• 1940-02-08 … Santa Barbara, CA — California (moveover from Granada, 1 [2])
• 1940-02-08 … Tucson, AZ — Fox (2)
• 1940-02-08 … Tulsa, OK — Ritz (2)
• 1940-02-08 … West Palm Beach, FL — Palace (moveover from Paramount, 2 [3])
• 1940-02-08 … Wheeling, WV — Rex (2)
• 1940-02-08 … Wichita Falls, TX — Majestic (2)
• 1940-02-09 … Asbury Park, NJ — Mayfair (2)
• 1940-02-09 … Duluth, MN — Garrick (3)
• 1940-02-09 … El Paso, TX — Plaza (1)
• 1940-02-09 … Hazleton, PA — Capitol (1)
• 1940-02-09 … Lexington, KY — Kentucky (2)
• 1940-02-09 … New London, CT — Garde (2)
• 1940-02-09 … Norwalk, CT — Norwalk (1)
• 1940-02-09 … Oklahoma City, OK — Tower (moveover from Midwest, 3 [5])
• 1940-02-09 … Olean, NY — Palace (2)
• 1940-02-09 … Schenectady, NY — Proctor’s (1)
• 1940-02-09 … Tacoma, WA — Music Box (2)
• 1940-02-09 … Utica, NY — Stanley (1)
• 1940-02-09 … York, PA — Strand (1)
• 1940-02-10 … Meriden, CT — Poli (moveover from Palace, 1 [2])
• 1940-02-10 … Springfield, MO — Electric (2)
• 1940-02-11 … Concord, NH — Capitol (1)
• 1940-02-11 … Lawton, OK — Lawton (2)
• 1940-02-11 … Manchester, NH — State (1)
• 1940-02-11 … Savannah, GA — Victory (moveover from Bijou, 2 [5])
• 1940-02-12 … Charleston, SC — Victory (moveover from Gloria, 2 [4])
• 1940-02-12 … Charlotte, NC — Imperial (moveover from Carolina, 1 [3])
• 1940-02-12 … Durham, NC — Carolina (2)
• 1940-02-12 … Greensboro, NC — National (3)
• 1940-02-12 … Hagerstown, MD — Maryland (2)
• 1940-02-12 … Raleigh, NC — State (3)
• 1940-02-12 … Winston-Salem, NC — Carolina (1)
• 1940-02-13 … Tallahassee, FL — Ritz (moveover from State, 1 [2])
• 1940-02-13 … Tyler, TX — Liberty (2)
• 1940-02-14 … Sacramento, CA — Capitol (4)
• 1940-02-14 … Tampa, FL — Victory (moveover from Tampa, 2 [3])
• 1940-02-14 … Yakima, WA — Capitol (1)
• 1940-02-15 … Amarillo, TX — State (2)
• 1940-02-15 … Auburn, NY — Auburn (1)
• 1940-02-15 … Fort Wayne, IN — Emboyd (2)
• 1940-02-15 … Harlingen, TX — Arcadia (1)
• 1940-02-15 … Peoria, IL — Palace (2)
• 1940-02-15 … Rockford, IL — Palace (2)
• 1940-02-15 … Salem, OR — Elsinore (1)
• 1940-02-15 … South Bend, IN — Colfax (2)
• 1940-02-15 … Waco, TX — Orpheum (2)
• 1940-02-16 … Abilene, TX — Paramount (2)
• 1940-02-16 … Big Spring, TX — Ritz (1)
• 1940-02-16 … Calgary, AB — Capitol (2)
• 1940-02-16 … Halifax, NS — Capitol (2)
• 1940-02-16 … Hamilton, ON — Capitol (2)
• 1940-02-16 … Joplin, MO — Paramount (1)
• 1940-02-16 … Lima, OH — Ohio (1)
• 1940-02-16 … Lock Haven, PA — Roxy (1)
• 1940-02-16 … Montreal, QC — Loew’s (5)
• 1940-02-16 … Morgantown, WV — Warner (2)
• 1940-02-16 … New Castle, PA — Penn (1)
• 1940-02-16 … Newport News, VA — Paramount (2)
• 1940-02-16 … Odessa, TX — Ector (1)
• 1940-02-16 … Ottawa, ON — Regent (3)
• 1940-02-16 … Poughkeepsie, NY — Bardavon (2)
• 1940-02-16 … Portsmouth, OH — Columbia (1)
• 1940-02-16 … San Angelo, TX — Texas (1)
• 1940-02-16 … Sandusky, OH — Ohio (1)
• 1940-02-16 … Stroudsburg, PA — Sherman (1)
• 1940-02-16 … Trenton, NJ — Capitol (4)
• 1940-02-16 … Uniontown, PA — State (1)
• 1940-02-16 … Utica, NY — Avon (moveover from Stanley, 1 [2])
• 1940-02-16 … Vancouver, BC — Orpheum (3)
• 1940-02-16 … Windsor, ON — Capitol (2)
• 1940-02-16 … Winnipeg, MB — Capitol (2)
• 1940-02-16 … Youngstown, OH — Park (moveover from Warner, 1 [3])
• 1940-02-17 … El Paso, TX — Ellanay (moveover from Plaza, 1 [2])
• 1940-02-17 … Lafayette, IN — Lafayette (1)
• 1940-02-17 … Schenectady, NY — State (moveover from Proctor’s, 1 [2])
• 1940-02-17 … Terre Haute, IN — Grand (1)
• 1940-02-17 … Wichita, KS — Orpheum (2)
• 1940-02-18 … Amsterdam, NY — Rialto (1)
• 1940-02-18 … Enid, OK — Aztec (1)
• 1940-02-18 … La Crosse, WI — Rivoli (2)
• 1940-02-18 … Plattsburgh, NY — Strand (1)
• 1940-02-18 … Springfield, IL — Orpheum (1)
• 1940-02-18 … Watertown, NY — Avon (1)
• 1940-02-19 … Annapolis, MD — Circle (1)
• 1940-02-19 … Columbia, SC — 5 Points (moveover from Palmetto, 1 [3])
• 1940-02-19 … Frederick, MD — Tivoli (1)
• 1940-02-19 … Lebanon, PA — Colonial (1)
• 1940-02-19 … Winston-Salem, NC — State (moveover from Carolina, 1 [2])
• 1940-02-20 … Colorado Springs, CO — Ute (2)
• 1940-02-20 … Topeka, KS — Grand (2)
• 1940-02-21 … Cortland, NY — State (1)
• 1940-02-21 … Lockport, NY — Palace (1)
• 1940-02-21 … Long Beach, CA — Imperial (moveover from West Coast, 2 [5])
• 1940-02-21 … San Diego, CA — Orpheum (moveover from California, 1 [4])
• 1940-02-21 … Santa Fe, NM — Paris (1)
• 1940-02-22 … Bakersfield, CA — Fox (1)
• 1940-02-22 … Butte, MT — Fox (2)
• 1940-02-22 … Cedar Rapids, IA — State (2)
• 1940-02-22 … Gettysburg, PA — Majestic (1)
• 1940-02-22 … Miami Beach, FL — Community (moveover from Colony, 4 [9])
• 1940-02-22 … Muncie, IN — Rivoli (2)
• 1940-02-22 … San Bernardino, CA — Fox (1)
• 1940-02-22 … Seattle, WA — Music Box (moveover from 5th Avenue, 2 [6])
• 1940-02-22 … Waterloo, IA — Strand (2)
• 1940-02-23 … Asbury Park, NJ — Lyric (moveover from Mayfair, 1 [3])
• 1940-02-23 … Casper, WY — America (1)
• 1940-02-23 … Danbury, CT — Empress (1)
• 1940-02-23 … Davenport, IA — Capitol (1)
• 1940-02-23 … Edmonton, AB — Capitol (1)
• 1940-02-23 … Mansfield, OH — Madison (1)
• 1940-02-23 … Minneapolis, MN — Century (moveover from Orpheum, 3 [6])
• 1940-02-23 … Nashua, NH — State (1)
• 1940-02-23 … Rock Island, IL — Fort (1)
• 1940-02-23 … St. Catharines, ON — Capitol (1)
• 1940-02-23 … Sioux City, IA — Capitol (1)
• 1940-02-23 … Springfield, OH — Regent (1)
• 1940-02-23 … Steubenville, OH — Paramount (2)
• 1940-02-23 … Zanesville, OH — Weller (2)
• 1940-02-24 … Battle Creek, MI — Post (2)
• 1940-02-24 … Flint, MI — Palace (2)
• 1940-02-24 … Manitowoc, WI — Capitol (1)
• 1940-02-24 … Marion, OH — Palace (1)
• 1940-02-24 … Ogden, UT — Orpheum (2)
• 1940-02-24 … Oswego, NY — Strand (1)
• 1940-02-25 … Aiken, SC — Patricia (1)
• 1940-02-25 … Beaumont, TX — Liberty (1)
• 1940-02-25 … Burlington, VT — Flynn (1)
• 1940-02-25 … Corpus Christi, TX — Ritz (2)
• 1940-02-25 … Fitchburg, MA — Fitchburg (1)
• 1940-02-25 … Geneva, NY — Geneva (1)
• 1940-02-25 … Grand Rapids, MI — Regent (2)
• 1940-02-25 … Kingston, NY — Broadway (1)
• 1940-02-25 … Lansing, MI — Gladmer (1)
• 1940-02-25 … Little Rock, AR — Pulaski (2)
• 1940-02-25 … Lubbock, TX — Palace (1)
• 1940-02-25 … Petersburg, VA — Century (1)
• 1940-02-25 … Pittsfield, MA — Capitol (1)
• 1940-02-25 … Port Arthur, TX — Strand (2)
• 1940-02-25 … Rutland, VT — Grand (1)
• 1940-02-25 … Sioux Falls, SD — State (1)
• 1940-02-26 … Danville, VA — Capitol (1)
• 1940-02-26 … Gastonia, NC — Webb (1)
• 1940-02-26 … Greenville, SC — Carolina (1)
• 1940-02-26 … Kingsport, TN — State (2)
• 1940-02-26 … Spartanburg, SC — Carolina (1)
• 1940-02-26 … Wilmington, NC — Carolina (1)
• 1940-02-27 … Paducah, KY — Columbia (1)
• 1940-02-28 … Cape Girardeau, MO — Broadway (1)
• 1940-02-28 … Columbia, MO — Missouri (1)
• 1940-02-28 … Decatur, IL — Lincoln (1)
• 1940-02-28 … Port Huron, MI — Desmond (1)
• 1940-02-28 … Rome, NY — Capitol (1)
• 1940-02-29 … Brownsville, TX — Capitol (1)
• 1940-02-29 … Cumberland, MD — Maryland (2)
• 1940-02-29 … Elkhart, IN — Elco (1)
• 1940-02-29 … McAllen, TX — Palace (1)
• 1940-02-29 … Quincy, IL — Orpheum (1)
• 1940-02-29 … Rockford, IL — Times (moveover from Palace, 1 [3])
• 1940-02-29 … Stockton, CA — California (1)

• 1940-03-01 … Atlanta, GA — Rhodes (moveover from Grand, 3 [13])
• 1940-03-01 … Champaign, IL — Orpheum (1)
• 1940-03-01 … Cheyenne, WY — Lincoln (1)
• 1940-03-01 … Davenport, IA — Esquire (moveover from Capitol, 1 [2])
• 1940-03-01 … Findlay, OH — State (1)
• 1940-03-01 … Indiana, PA — Manos (1)
• 1940-03-01 … Jefferson City, MO — Capitol (1)       
• 1940-03-01 … Modesto, CA — State (1)
• 1940-03-01 … New Orleans, LA — Tudor (moveover from State, 4 [9])
• 1940-03-01 … Newark, OH — Midland (1)
• 1940-03-01 … Olympia, WA — Liberty (1)
• 1940-03-01 … Richmond, IN — Tivoli (1)
• 1940-03-01 … St. Joseph, MO — Missouri (2)
• 1940-03-01 … Sioux City, IA — Princess (moveover from Capitol, 2 [3])
• 1940-03-02 … Bellingham, WA — Mt. Baker (1)
• 1940-03-02 … Paris, TX — Grand (1)
• 1940-03-03 … Ardmore, OK — Tivoli (1)
• 1940-03-03 … Bay City, MI — Regent (2)
• 1940-03-03 … Canandaigua, NY — Playhouse (1)
• 1940-03-03 … Freeport, IL — Patio (1)
• 1940-03-03 … Lubbock, TX — Broadway (moveover from Palace, 1 [2])
• 1940-03-03 … Midland, TX — Yucca (1)
• 1940-03-03 … Muskegon, MI — Regent (1)
• 1940-03-03 … Norman, OK — Sooner (1)
• 1940-03-03 … Saginaw, MI — Franklin (2)
• 1940-03-03 … Saratoga Springs, NY — Community (1)
• 1940-03-04 … Bristol, TN — Paramount (1)
• 1940-03-04 … High Point, NC — Center (1)
• 1940-03-04 … Janesville, WI — Myers (1)
• 1940-03-04 … Johnson City, TN — Majestic (1)
• 1940-03-04 … Rocky Mount, NC — Center (1)
• 1940-03-05 … Boise, ID — Pinney (1)
• 1940-03-05 … Burlington, IA — Palace (1)
• 1940-03-05 … Lawrence, KS — Dickinson (1)
• 1940-03-05 … Manhattan, KS — Sosna (1)
• 1940-03-05 … Marion, IN — Indiana (1)
• 1940-03-05 … Mason City, IA — Cecil (2)
• 1940-03-06 … Ames, IA — Collegian (1)
• 1940-03-06 … Hamilton, ON — Savoy (moveover from Capitol, 1 [3])
• 1940-03-06 … Hutchinson, KS — Fox (1)
• 1940-03-06 … Santa Ana, CA — West Coast (1)
• 1940-03-06 … Yuma, AZ — Yuma (1)
• 1940-03-07 … Bloomington, IL — Irvin (1)
• 1940-03-07 … Boulder, CO — Boulder (1)
• 1940-03-07 … Dunkirk, NY — Capitol (1)
• 1940-03-07 … Fort Collins, CO — America (1)
• 1940-03-07 … Jackson, MS — Paramount (1)
• 1940-03-07 … Lake Charles, LA — Arcade (1)
• 1940-03-07 … Monroe, LA — Paramount (1)
• 1940-03-07 … Pocatello, ID — Chief (1)
• 1940-03-07 … Pueblo, CO — Main (1)
• 1940-03-07 … Riverside, CA — De Anza (1)
• 1940-03-07 … Saskatoon, SK — Capitol (1)
• 1940-03-08 … Anderson, IN — State (1)
• 1940-03-08 … Fort Smith, AR — Joie (2)
• 1940-03-08 … Kokomo, IN — Sipe (1)
• 1940-03-08 … London, ON — Loew’s (2)
• 1940-03-08 … Milwaukee, WI — Strand (moveover from Palace, 1 [6])
• 1940-03-08 … Mobile, AL — Saenger (1)
• 1940-03-08 … Owensboro, KY — Malco (1)
• 1940-03-08 … Pensacola, FL — Saenger (1)
• 1940-03-08 … Regina, SK — Capitol (1)
• 1940-03-08 … Saint John, NB — Capitol (1)
• 1940-03-08 … Salina, KS — Watson (1)
• 1940-03-08 … Shreveport, LA — Strand (1)
• 1940-03-08 … Texarkana, TX — Paramount (1)
• 1940-03-08 … Victoria, BC — Capitol (2)
• 1940-03-09 … Eugene, OR — McDonald (1)
• 1940-03-09 … Grand Island, NE — Capitol (1)
• 1940-03-09 … Jackson, MI — Capitol (1)
• 1940-03-09 … Kalamazoo, MI — Capitol (2)
• 1940-03-09 … Ottawa, ON — Avalon (moveover from Regent, 1 [4])
• 1940-03-10 … Augusta, ME — Capitol (1)
• 1940-03-10 … Baton Rouge, LA — Paramount (1)
• 1940-03-10 … Eau Claire, WI — State (1)
• 1940-03-10 … Hamilton, OH — Rialto (1)
• 1940-03-10 … Helena, MT — Marlow (1)
• 1940-03-10 … Kankakee, IL — Paramount (1)
• 1940-03-10 … Lancaster, OH — Lyric (1)
• 1940-03-10 … Laredo, TX — Rialto (1)
• 1940-03-10 … Middlesboro, KY — Manring (1)
• 1940-03-10 … Rochester, MN — Chateau (1)
• 1940-03-10 … Victoria, TX — Rita (1)
• 1940-03-10 … Wooster, OH — Wooster (1)
• 1940-03-11 … Ada, OK — McSwain (1)
• 1940-03-11 … Anniston, AL — Ritz (1)
• 1940-03-11 … Fredericksburg, VA — Victoria (1)
• 1940-03-11 … Goldsboro, NC — Paramount (1)
• 1940-03-11 … Greenville, NC — Pitt (1)
• 1940-03-11 … Harrisonburg, VA — Virginia (1)
• 1940-03-11 … Kitchener, ON — Lyric (1)
• 1940-03-11 … Niagara Falls, ON — Capitol (1)
• 1940-03-11 … Salisbury, NC — Capitol (1)
• 1940-03-12 … Gary, IN — Lake (1)
• 1940-03-13 … Emporia, KS — Granada (1)
• 1940-03-13 … Jackson, TN — Paramount (1)
• 1940-03-13 … Wenatchee, WA — Liberty (1)
• 1940-03-14 … Ashland, KY — Paramount (1)
• 1940-03-14 … Bowling Green, OH — Cla-Zel (1)
• 1940-03-14 … Bozeman, MT — Ellen (1)
• 1940-03-14 … Hickory, NC — Carolina (1)
• 1940-03-14 … Jackson, MS — Majestic (moveover from Paramount, 2 [3])
• 1940-03-14 … Lake Charles, LA — Ritz (moveover from Arcade, 1 [2])
• 1940-03-14 … Laramie, WY — Fox (1)
• 1940-03-14 … Monroe, LA — Capitol (moveover from Paramount, 2 [3])
• 1940-03-14 … New Bern, NC — Masonic (1)
• 1940-03-14 … Statesville, NC — State (1)
• 1940-03-15 … Greenville, MS — Paramount (1)
• 1940-03-15 … Leavenworth, KS — Hollywood (1)
• 1940-03-15 … Mobile, AL — Crown (moveover from Saenger, 2 [3])
• 1940-03-15 … Pensacola, FL — Rex (moveover from Saenger, 1 [2])
• 1940-03-15 … Shreveport, LA — Majestic (moveover from Strand, 2 [3])
• 1940-03-17 … Baton Rouge, LA — Louisiana (moveover from Paramount, 2 [3])
• 1940-03-18 … Anderson, SC — State (1)
• 1940-03-18 … Fayetteville, NC — Carolina (1)
• 1940-03-18 … Waycross, GA — Ritz (1)
• 1940-03-20 … Jonesboro, AR — Strand (1)
• 1940-03-22 … Clinton, IA — Capitol (1)
• 1940-03-22 … Dubuque, IA — Orpheum (2)
• 1940-03-22 … Mount Airy, NC — Earle (1)
• 1940-03-23 … Bloomington, IN — Indiana (1)
• 1940-03-23 … Columbus, IN — Mode (1)
• 1940-03-23 … Elyria, OH — Rivoli (1)
• 1940-03-23 … Marquette, MI — Nordic (1)
• 1940-03-24 … Aberdeen, SD — Capitol (1)
• 1940-03-24 … Corvallis, OR — Whiteside (1)
• 1940-03-24 … Fargo, ND — Fargo (1)
• 1940-03-24 … Huron, SD — Huron (1)
• 1940-03-24 … Las Vegas, NV — El Portal (1)
• 1940-03-24 … Leesburg, FL — Palace (1)
• 1940-03-24 … Oxnard, CA — Strand (1)
• 1940-03-24 … Panama City, FL — Ritz (1)
• 1940-03-24 … Provo, UT — Paramount (1)
• 1940-03-24 … St. Cloud, MN — Paramount (1)
• 1940-03-24 … Tuscaloosa, AL — Druid (1)
• 1940-03-24 … Twin Falls, ID — Orpheum (1)
• 1940-03-24 … Vicksburg, MS — Saenger (1)
• 1940-03-24 … Winona, MN — State (1)
• 1940-03-25 … Burlington, NC — Alamance (1)
• 1940-03-25 … Concord, NC — Cabarrus (1)
• 1940-03-25 … Hattiesburg, MS — Saenger (1)
• 1940-03-25 … Meridian, MS — Temple (1)
• 1940-03-25 … Natchez, MS — Grand (1)
• 1940-03-25 … Oxford, MS — Lyric (1)
• 1940-03-26 … Atchison, KS — Orpheum (1)
• 1940-03-26 … Lafayette, LA — Jefferson (1)
• 1940-03-27 … Fayetteville, AR — Ozark (1)
• 1940-03-27 … Gulfport, MS — Paramount (1)
• 1940-03-27 … Greeley, CO — Sterling (1)
• 1940-03-28 … Idaho Falls, ID — Paramount (1)
• 1940-03-28 … Marietta, GA — Cobb (1)
• 1940-03-28 … Missoula, MT — Wilma (1)
• 1940-03-29 … Ann Arbor, MI — Majestic (1)
• 1940-03-29 … Hays, KS — Strand (1)
• 1940-03-29 … Iowa City, IA — Englert (1)
• 1940-03-29 … Washington, PA — State (1)
• 1940-03-30 … Kingston, ON — Capitol (1)
• 1940-03-30 … Sault Ste. Marie, MI — Temple (1)
• 1940-03-30 … Sault Ste. Marie, ON — Algoma (1)
• 1940-03-31 … Bend, OR — Capitol (1)
• 1940-03-31 … Benton Harbor, MI — Liberty (1)
• 1940-03-31 … Billings, MT — Fox (1)
• 1940-03-31 … Biloxi, MS — Saenger (1)
• 1940-03-31 … Bismarck, ND — Bismarck (1)
• 1940-03-31 … Brockport, NY — Strand (1)
• 1940-03-31 … Grand Forks, ND — Dakota (1)
• 1940-03-31 … Laurel, MS — Arabian (1)
• 1940-03-31 … Minot, ND — State (1)
• 1940-03-31 … Rapid City, SD — Elks (1)
• 1940-03-31 … Traverse City, MI — Lyric (1)

• 1940-04-01 … Florence, SC — Colonial (1)
• 1940-04-01 … Fort William, ON — Orpheum (1)
• 1940-04-01 … Ironwood, MI — Morgan (1)
• 1940-04-01 … Lethbridge, AB — Capitol (1)
• 1940-04-01 … Port Arthur, ON — Colonial (1)
• 1940-04-01 … Sudbury, ON — Capitol (1)
• 1940-04-02 … Lake Placid, NY — Palace (1)
• 1940-04-03 … Ellensburg, WA — Liberty (1)
• 1940-04-03 … Hope, AR — Saenger (1)
• 1940-04-03 … Tupelo, MS — Lyric (1)
• 1940-04-04 … Denton, TX — Texas (1)
• 1940-04-05 … Coshocton, OH — Sixth St. (1)
• 1940-04-05 … Ruston, LA — Dixie (1)
• 1940-04-06 … Houma, LA — Bijou (1)
• 1940-04-07 … Brainerd, MN — Paramount (1)
• 1940-04-07 … Great Falls, MT — Liberty (1)
• 1940-04-07 … Huntsville, AL — Lyric (1)
• 1940-04-09 … Carbondale, IL — Rodgers (1)
• 1940-04-09 … Del Rio, TX — Princess (1)
• 1940-04-10 … Moncton, NB — Capitol (1)
• 1940-04-10 … Reno, NV — Granada (1)
• 1940-04-11 … Las Vegas, NM — Serf (1)
• 1940-04-11 … Pasco, WA — Liberty (1)
• 1940-04-13 … Quebec City, QC — Capitol (1)
• 1940-04-14 … Albert Lea, MN — Broadway (1)
• 1940-04-14 … Flagstaff, AZ — Orpheum (1)
• 1940-04-14 … Gallup, NM — El Morro (1)
• 1940-04-14 … Hopkinsville, KY — Alhambra (1)
• 1940-04-14 … Jamestown, ND — Opera House (1)
• 1940-04-14 … Kalispell, MT — Liberty (1)
• 1940-04-14 … Orleans, MA — Orleans (1)
• 1940-04-15 … Brandon, MB — Strand (1)
• 1940-04-15 … Clovis, NM — Lyceum (1)
• 1940-04-17 … Ludington, MI — Lyric (1)
• 1940-04-17 … Portsmouth, NH — Colonial (1)
• 1940-04-18 … Spokane, WA — Fox (2)
• 1940-04-19 … Las Cruces, NM — Rio Grande (1)
• 1940-04-21 … Pascagoula, MS — Ritz (1)
• 1940-04-24 … Alamogordo, NM — Sierra (1)
• 1940-04-26 … La Crosse, KS — Paramount (1)
• 1940-04-26 … Moorhead, MN — Moorhead (1)
• 1940-04-26 … Newberry, SC — Ritz (1)
• 1940-04-27 … Cedar Falls, IA — Regent (1)
• 1940-04-29 … Carlsbad, NM — Tower (1)
• 1940-04-29 … Charlottetown, PE — Prince Edward (1)
• 1940-04-29 … Hobbs, NM — Scout (1)
• 1940-04-29 … Lumberton, NC — Carolina (1)
• 1940-04-29 … Medicine Hat, AB — Monarch (1)
• 1940-04-30 … Bellefontaine, OH — Holland (1)
• 1940-04-30 … Roswell, NM — Pecos (1)

• 1940-05-04 … Durango, CO — Kiva (1)
• 1940-05-08 … Fredericton, NB — Gaiety (1)
• 1940-05-09 … Farmington, NM — Allen (1)
• 1940-05-10 … Coeur d’Alene, ID — Wilma (1)
• 1940-05-11 … Honolulu, HI — Waikiki (3)
• 1940-05-13 … Deming, NM — Luna (1)
• 1940-05-23 … Santa Rosa, NM — Pecos (1)

• 1940-06-05 … Red Deer, AB — Capitol (1)
• 1940-06-25 … Juneau, AK — Capitol (1)

• 1940-07-05 … Fairbanks, AK — Lacey Street (1)
• 1940-07-11 … Anchorage, AK — Empress (1)
• 1940-07-15 … St. John’s, NL — Capitol (1)

The “popular prices” general release of Gone With the Wind, in the United States, commenced in January 1941. Prior to that, all engagements of the film were on a roadshow basis.

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IMAGES:

Selected images copyright/courtesy Selznick International Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Home Video.

SOURCES/REFERENCES:

The primary references for this project were regional newspaper coverage and trade reports published in the periodicals Boxoffice, The Film Daily, The Hollywood Reporter, Motion Picture Herald, and Variety; and Gone With the Wind: TV Guide American Icons Special Edition magazine.

SPECIAL THANKS:

Jerry Alexander, Laura Baas, Jim Barg, Pauline Bartel, Raymond Caple, Nick DiMaggio, Sheldon Hall, Warren G. Harris, Martin Hart, Kim R. Holston, William Hooper, Bill Huelbig, Sarah Kenyon, Bill Kretzel, Ronald A. Lee, Mark Lensenmayer, Alexis Neapolitan, Gary Rutkowski, John Stewart, Chris Strobel, Joel Weide, Sarah Wagner, Steve Wilson, Vince Young, and a huge thank-you to all of the librarians who helped with the research for this project.

- Michael Coate

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