United Artists, traditionally the distributor of Hollywood's handful of top independent producers, had not prospered when the other studios began competing for this same talent However, after the fortunate successes of The African Queen and High Noon, the new management team of Arthur Krim and Robert Benjamin moved UA in a radically new directionIn 01, U2 had the ninthbiggest venue gross of the year in the US, collecting $64m from 78,275 tickets sold across four shows at the United Center in Chicago, with tickets priced at $45$130It is a glamorous and glossy comedy directed by Michael Gordon and starring Rock Hudson and Doris Day United Artists (UA) is a great success story of the 1950s Almost bankrupt in 1950, UA prospered under the new management team of Arthur Krim and Robert Benjamin, who took over in 100 Years Of United Artists The 50 Films That Define The Studio Indiewire A hard day's night was a major production for united artists
