Boxoffice-August.21.1954

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« SAN FRANCISCO Rear Window Earns 380, One of Best
John R. Fredericks, who recently became city
' manager at Fresno for the Fox West Coast
Wilson. Crest, Tower and Rivoli theatres, was
succeeded by Kenneth Kucera as manager of
Vislia's Fox and Hyde theatres. Kucera was
at Paso Robles as the Fox manager the last
three and a half years.
Ella Raines was in town on behalf of the
March of Dimes campaign .
Patio
Theatre at Half Moon Bay has started Suniay
night performances . . .
Cinemascope
las been installed at the Weed Theatre,
nanaged by Mrs. Frank Patella; the Irving'
Theatre, San Francisco: the California at
[Santa Rosa, which installed new Germannade
lenses, according to Manager Harold
Wright, and, the Sierra Theatre at Susan-
[ille.
Vacationing Filmrowers included Fred
pixon, United California Theatres: Ted Rice,
I manager, and Lil Curran, General Theacal
Equipment Co. . . . Herbert Roesner,
circuit owner, was in Los Angeles on
usiness . . . Nancy Shean is a new U-I emloye
. . . Al Chiarpotti, who has been in
le army since October 1952, will return to
16 booking department of U-I by Monday
0) . . . F. T. Murry. manager of branch
lerations for U-I, planned to visit Lake
ahoe for his vacation but when he arrived
ere he was too ill to make the trip and spent
ost of the time ill in his hotel room.
Filmrow visitors included Ray Harvey,
rove Theatre, Walnut Grove: J. W. Toler,
habot; Rod Degener, Winter; Gordon Shiry.
Victoria at Hanford, and Bill Blair, owner
the Mecca and Peck theatres at Crescent
:ty and the Blair at Cloverdale . . . The
ilboa has installed a new Bodde seamless
astic screen. Installation by the Walter G.
eddey Co. . . . August Panero, theatre cu--
it owner, temporarily closed the American
Kingsburg and the McFarland at McFarid.
Grosses at Hollywood Paramount
LOS ANGELES—Establishing itself as one
of the biggest grossers in the history of the
theatre, "Rear Window"—Alfred Hitchcock's
latest suspense drama—racked up a 380 per
cent average at the Hollywood Paramount,
far and away the top draw among local
first runs. Its closest competitor was that
remarkable perennial, "Gone With the Wind,"
which pulled in a 285 in its opening stanza in
two theatres.
(Average Is 100)
Chinese Broken Lance (20th-Fox), 3rd wk. 160
Egyptian, State Gone With the Wind (MGM) .285
Fine Arts Hobson's Choice (UA), 8th wk 40
Four Star About Mrs. Leslie (Paro), 7th wk 75
Fox The High and the Mighty (WB), 6th wk. . . 80
Fox Hollywood, Downtown Paramount, Worners
Wiltern—On the Woterfront (Col), 2nd wk. ..175
Fox Ritz Robinson Crusoe (UA), 3rd wk 60
Fox Wilshire Apoche (UA), 4th wk. .
90
Howaii, Palace Her Twelve Men (MGM); Security
Hollywood Paramount Reor Window (Para) ....380
Orpheum, Vogue Living It Up (Para); plus Orpheum
only. The Desperado (AA), 2nd wk. 180
Warners Beverly Magnificent Obsession (U-I)
'Caine' and Other Holdovers
Strong at Seattle
SEATTLE—High caliber holdovers continued
to boost grosses well above average.
"The Caine Mutiny" at the Paramount did
a terrific sixth week with 175 and was held.
"The High and the Mighty" finished its
fourth week at the Music Hall with a strong
140. At the Fifth Avenue. "The Broken Lance"
wound up its second week with 150. "Adventui-es
of Robinson Crusoe" and "A Queen's
Royal Tour," paired together at the Blue
Mouse, did only 110.
Blue Mouse Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (UA)
A Queen's Royal Tour (UA)
Coliseum Living It Up (Para)
Fifth Avenue The Broken Lance (20th-Fo:
Ruth Geiber, secretary to Ward Penning-
Apache (UA), 2nd wk
1, Paramount sales manager, is moving to
—Apache (UA), 2nd wk
Angeles. Eunice Mock Music Hall
will succeed
The High
her
and the Mighty (WB),
• . Jim Henry, Paramount booker, was Paramount The Caine Mutiny (Col), '6t'h' wk'
< ifted into the air force . . . Barbara Rockjod
is the new receptionist at General The- "Obsession' Leads Denver Grosses
?ical Co.
,
Lima, theatre owner, For Second Straight Week
ipontemplating a European jaunt.
DENVER — "Magnificent Obsession' still
ran strong in its second week at the Paramount
and easily topped the town,
bb M. Robinson
both in
Resigns
percentage and money and was held for a
lanager's Post in Idaho third week. Others holding over included
pOODmo, IDA.—Robert M. Robinson has
"Her Twelve Men" at the Broadway and
ijigned his position as manager of the
"Living It
Goodi|
Theatre and head of the Idaho
Up." which went into its third
week at the Denham.
district
i\ Consolidated Theatres of Salt Lake City,
Aladdin The Rocket Man (20th-Fox); On the
Riviera (20th-Fox),
flowing a reissue
vacation in Europe, 80
Robinson will Broadway
'.'.'.'" Her Twelve Men (MGM)
\00
e|er another field of business.
Centre The High and the Mighty (WB), 4th wk 100
piUip Denham Living It Up (Para), 2nd
s. Guss,
wk
general
95
manager of the Denver The Block Shield of Falworth (U-I) 125
cpuit, has appointed Mi-s. Sophia Esquire
Sliman
Hobson's Choice (UA), 2nd wk. . .
60
^rows,
Orpheum Valley of the
the
Kings (MGM);
cashier,
Operation
as house manager. She Diplomat (SR), 2nd wk 85
«|1 be assisted by Mearl L. James.
Paramount Magnificent Obsession (U-I)
2nd
Return From the
VE CAN SELL YOUR THEATRE "Lance' Opens Strong
In San Francisco
SUBURBAN HOMES CO. SAN
THEATRE FRANCISCO—"Broken
SALES
Lance" at the
DIVISION
Fox took top honors for the
c^ttweek
with 180
IRV BOWRON -WRITE per cent. Second spot honors went to "Valley
of the Kings" at the Loew's Warfield with a
healthy 170. Not far behind and still going
Strong in its sixth week was "The Caine
Mutiny" at 150.
Fox—Broken Loncc (20th-Fox)
1 80
Golden Gate—Johnny Dark (U-I); Monster From
the Ocean Floor (LP) |00
Loew's Worfield Volley of the Kings (MGM). ... 1 70
Paramount About Mrs. Leslie (Para); Man of
Conflict (Atlas) IQO
St. Francis The Coine Mutiny (Col), 6th wk....'l50
" *-' ' -Southwest Possoge (UA);
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (UA).
Bob Walker's Son Weds
FRUITA, COLO.—John Kester, stepson of
Bob Walker, Uintah Theatre operator and
well-known BOXOFFICE contributor, married
Madalyn Smith here in a double ring
ceremony at the Church of Latter Day
Saints. Kester, a 1952 graduate of Fruita
high school and a 1954 Mesa college graduate,
plans to leave with his bride for Boulder
where he will attend Colorado university.
Bobby Walker, Kester's brother, was an usher
at the wedding service.
Installing Wide Screen
PILOT ROCK, ORE.—Owner Don Foxley
is installing a wide screen at his Fox Theatre.
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE
to get in the
BIG MONEY
screen gc
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