10 other theaters

After its exclusive, week-long debut at the UA Westwood, The Rocky Horror Picture Show was scheduled to open in 10 Theaters in the U.S. as part of a general release beginning on Friday, October 3, 1975.

The take in its opening week at these 10 theaters was so low, that it did not register on any charts, and the film disappeared quickly. New York was originally on the roster for the national opening, but the theater that had scheduled it dropped the engagements after poor advance reviews. The 10 US prints of The Rocky Horror Picture Show circulated as "exclusive showings" at various theaters over the next few months until it was reissued (and more prints were struck) in October, 1976. The push was to get the film into in more "college town" theaters, and to help draw in audiences it was paired with Fox's Phantom of the Paradise, which also had a small, but growing cult following at the time.

Known Prime-Time Theatrical Engagement Locations

Santa Barbara, CA (9/75)
Varsity Theater - Austin, TX (9/75)
Colony Cinema - Winnipeg, Canada (10/75)
Arcadia Theater - Philadelphia, PA (12/75)
UA Cinema Center - Westwood, CA (12/75-3/76)
Holly Theater - Hollywood, CA 3/76-9/76
UA Chris-Town Mall Cinemas 6 - Phoenix, AZ (5/76)
Des Moines, IA (5/16/76)
The Fort Drive In - Frederick, MD (9/2/76)