▁expected ▁this ▁rev ue ▁to ▁repeat ▁or ▁sur pass ▁the ▁box - office ▁performance ▁of ▁a ▁musical ▁entitled ▁Broadway ▁which ▁it ▁had ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁That ▁lav ish ▁film ▁had ▁included ▁Techn icol or ▁sequences ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁success . ▁Unfortunately , ▁del ays ▁in ▁beginning ▁the ▁film ing ▁of ▁King ▁of ▁Jazz ▁caused ▁its ▁release ▁to ▁occur ▁after ▁two ▁un for ese en ▁develop ments . ▁First , ▁the ▁public ▁had ▁tired ▁of ▁the ▁flo od ▁of ▁movie ▁musical s ▁that ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁slow ▁trick le ▁with ▁The ▁Jazz ▁S inger ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁rapidly ▁became ▁a ▁tor rent ▁after ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁The ▁Broadway ▁Mel ody ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁In ▁particular ▁dis f avor ▁were ▁oper ett as ▁set ▁in ▁by g one ▁er as , ▁musical ▁com ed ies ▁which ▁were ▁un im agin atively ▁fil med ▁Broadway ▁stage ▁produ ctions , ▁and ▁plot less ▁" rev ues " ▁such ▁as ▁King ▁of ▁Jazz . ▁Second , ▁although ▁the ▁r ipp le ▁effects ▁from ▁the ▁stock ▁market ▁crash ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁produced ▁the ▁full - b low n ▁de pression ▁which ▁would ▁soon ▁be ▁pain fully ▁obvious , ▁people ▁were ▁already ▁sp ending ▁less ▁freely ▁and ▁the ▁effects ▁were ▁starting ▁to ▁be ▁felt ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office . ▁During ▁its ▁national ▁release , ▁King ▁of ▁Jazz ▁cleared ▁less ▁than ▁$ 9 0 0 , 0 0