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HOW BLAXPLOITATION PICTURES CLOSED THE FOX (1973-1974)





From "The Worlds' Greatest Athlete" to "The Klansman" in two years.

December 28, 1972  Snowball Express
 January 5, 1973 Snowball Express (final week)

January 12, 1973 The Sword in the Stone

 January 12, 1973 Bob Van Camp teaser
 January 19, 1972 The Sword in the Stone (week 2)

January 26, 1973 Last Summer

 February 2, 1973 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland


February 9, 1973 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (week 2)

February 16, 1973 The Train Robbers

February 26, 1973 The Train Robbers (week 2)

March 2, 1973 The World's Greatest Athlete

March 9, 1973 The World's Greatest Athlete (week 2)

March 16, 1973 The World's Greatest Athlete (week 3)


March 23, 1973 The World's Greatest Athlete (week 4)

March 30, 1973 Walking Tall

April 6, 1973 Walking Tall (week 2)
 "It plugs directly into the current cry for law and order."

April 13, 1973 Walking Tall (week 3)

April 20, 1973 Charley and the Angel & Cinderella


April 20, 1974 (Midnight show) Reefer Madness & Firesign Theatre's Martian Space Party

April 27, 1973 Charley and the Angel & Cinderella (week 2)

April 27, 1973 (Midnight show) The Concert for Bangladesh (film)

May 4, 1973 Together for Days (World Premiere)

May 4, 1973 Teaser for negro organist Graham Jackson

May 11, 1973 Together for Days (week 2)

May 18, 1973 Coffy
First blaxploitation film at the Fox Theatre

May 25, 1973 Coffy (week 2)

 June 1, 1973 Coffy (week 3)


June 8, 1973 Coffy (week 4)   Monterey Pop (Midnight show)

June 15, 1973 Coffy (week 5)

June 22, 1973 King Kong (1933 version)

June 29, 1973 Song of the South & The Aristocats

July 6, 1973 Song of the South & The Aristocats (week 2) LAST DISNEY PICTURE AT FOX


July 13, 1973 The Friends of Eddie Coyle

July 20, 1973 The Friends of Eddie Coyle (week 2)


July 27, 1973 Slaughter's Big Rip Off


August 3, 1972 Slaughter's Big Rip Off (week 2)


August 10, 1973 Slaughter's Bug Rip Off (week 3)


August 17, 1973 Cahill


August 24, 1973 Cahill (week 2)


August 31, 1973 That Same Summer


September 7, 1973 Atlanta Film Festival


September 14, 1973 Atlanta Film Festival (week 2)


September 14, 1973 Detroit 9000

September 28, 1973 Detroit 9000 (week 3)

October 4, 1973 The General with Lee Erwin at the organ

October 5, 1973 Superfly

October 11, 1973 They Call me Trinity

October 18, 1973 They Call me Trinity (week 2)

October 26, 1973  Seven Blows of the Dragon

November 2, 1973  LIVE SHOW Marshall Tucker

November 2, 1973 Seven Blows of the Dragon (week 2)

November 9, 1973 The Story of Jesus

November 16, 1973  black Caesar

November 21, 1973 The Deadly Trackers

November 30, 1973  Enter the Dragon

December 8, 1973  Enter the Dragon (week 2)

December 14, 1973  The Poseidon Adventure

December 21, 1973  The Chinese Professionals

December 27, 1973 LIVE SHOW REO Speedwagon

December 28, 1973  The Chinese Professionals (week 2)



January 4, 1974 Wattstax

January 11, 1974 Cool Breeze & Melinda

January 18, 1974 The Godfathers of Hong Kong


January 25, 1974 Arena


 February 1, 1974 Arena (week 2)


February 8, 1974 From China with Death


February 15, 1974 Willard & Ben


February 22, 1974 Let's Scare Jessica to Death & Night of the Living Dead



March 1, 1974 The Hong Kong Connection


March 8, 1974 The Legend of Nigger Charley & Hannie Caulder (and Saturday FUNDAY)


 March 15, 1974 The Dragon's Veagnace & Honky


March 22, 1974 Lightning Swords of Death & Buck and the Preacher


March 29, 1974 Blacula and sneak preview


April 5, 1974 The Bamboo Brotherhood & Black Belt



April 12, 1974 The Bat People & Hell Up in Harlem

 April 19, 1974 Mad House & Bamboo Gods and Iron Men



April 26, 1974 The Final Comedown & Lady Frankenstein

May 3, 1974 Caged Heat & The Hot Box


May 10, 1974 Caged Heat & The Hot Box (week 2)

 May 19, 1974 Blood Fingers & Detroit 9000


May 24, 1974 Ladies and Gentlemen The Rolling Stones

 Great Speckled Bird full page ad for Ladies and Gentlemen The Rolling Stones

May 31, 1974 Voodoo Black Exorcist & Wonder Women




June 7, 1974 Johnny Tough (week 1)


June 14, 1974 Johnny Tough (week 2)


June 21, 1974 Johnny Tough (week 3)


 June 28, 1974 Johnny Tough (week 4)


July 5, 1974 Johnny Tough (week 5)


 July 12, 1974 Johnny Tough (week 6)


July 19, 1974 Go Ape (eight "Ape" films)



July 26, 1974 The Harder they Come & The Arena


August 4, 1974 The Zebra Killer & Brother on the Run

August 9, 1974 Amazing Grace


 August 16, 1974 Amazing Grace (week 2) & Woodstock (midnight show)



August 23, 1974 Amazing Grace (week 3)

August 30, 1974 Impusle (also running at Phipps Penthouse)
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September 6, 1974 Impulse (week 2) (also at Phipps)

September 13, 1974 Impulse (week 3)


September 20, 1974 The Black G*dfather & The Black Six


September 27, 1972 The Black G*dfather & The Black Six (week 2)


 October 4, 1974 The Black G*dfather & The Black Six (week 3)



October 11, 1974 The Fury of the Black Belt & Every Punch Hurts

October 18, 1974 Shanghai Lil & Night of the Bloody Apes


October 25, 1974 Return of the Dragon & Chinese Hercules


November 1, 1974 Enter the Dragon & Triple Irons


November 8, 1974 Enter the Dragon & Triple Irons (week 2)


November 15, 1974 Enter the Dragon & Triple Irons (week 3)



November 22, 1974 Starlet (world premiere) (week 1)

November 29, 1974 Starlet (week 2)


December 6, 1974 Conrack & Claudine

December 13, 1974 Honey Baby Honey Baby & Blood on the Sun

December 20, 1974 The Klansmen (week 1) (starring OJ Simpson)


 December 27, 1974-January 2, 1975  The Klansmen (week 2)  FINAL PICTURE AT THE FOX




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