Boxoffice-January.08.1955

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Will Open
Denver
than 200 exhibitors in
;ted to participate in three
e held through two days
;ek in the CosmopoHtan
leries of MGM Ticket Selling
held over the country
Silver Glade room at 10
morning, MGM will host
)on between sessions. Pat
mager for Cooper Foundamade
reservations for all
in Colorado, Lincoln, Neb.,
y-
ors are invited to attend
wn the local COMPO orfor
state legislators and
ials. This will be at noon
ervations are necessary,
iety Tent 37 will hold its
ckets to the semiformal
to 300.
the Workshop should be
iry FYiedel, MGM manager
PO luncheon to Ed Pringle,
id for the Variety dinner
ix. Allied Artists manager,
1, Paramount manager.
Critics Give
to 'Waterfront'
CO—The local newspaper
named their selections for
Francisco Drama Critics
the selections were some-
1, it was agreed upon by
nd theatremen alike that
ar got their money's worth.
e the advent of the many
d the variety of product
ront" was selected as the
Runnerup was "Executive
1 was "Carmen Jones" with
r Seven Brothers" vying
ird went to James Mason
20.000 Leagues Under the
Dandridge was chosen the
r work in "Carmen Jones."
liet" was honored as the
foreign category.
! council which made the
FYed Johnson of the Call
lodel of the News: Teresa
le Oakland Tribune: Horthe
Examiner: William
and John Vickers of the
Year With CS
DA.—The Craigmont Thelew
Year off with a bang.
IS managed by Henry Philclosing
temporarily
Scope equipment.
techeck Rests
ORE.—M. W. Mattecheck,
itre owner and former city
uperating at home from a
I which haspitalized him In
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'20,000 Leagues in Sensational Run
With 300 in Second Denver Stanza
DENVER—"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"
followed its sensational 460 per cent opening
here at the Denver with an equally phenomenal
300 in its second week and appears to be
breaking all records. "Deep in My Heart" also
proved a good draw, racking up a sub.stantial
225 in its initial stanza to take second po.sition
for the week. With the exception of
the latter,
all local first runs were second week holdovers
and all reported over average grosses.
"There's No Business Like Show Business"
continued strong at 190 and was followed
closely by "Three Ring Cii'cus" and "Vera
Cruz," both of which achieved a healthy 150.
"The Detective" went up a few points to 130,
showing a slight improvement over its first
week's 125.
(Averoge Is 100)
Aloddin The Detective (Col), 2nd wk 130
Centre There's No Business Like Show Business
(20th-Fox), 2nd wk 190
Denhom Three Ring Circus (Para), 2nd wk 160
Denver 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
(Buena Visto), 2nd wk 300
Esquire Bread, Love and Dreams (IFE), 2nd wk. . .100
Orphcum Deep in My Heart (MGM) 225
Paramount Vera Crul iUA), 2nd wk 1 50
'Pagan' Reports 240
In Seattle Bo'w
SEATTLE—"Sign of the Pagan" reported
240 per cent for its initial Seattle showing,
taking first place for the week. Grosses
otherwise were just about average.
Blue Mouse Young at Heart (WB); The Post and
the Furious (ARC), 2nd wk 125
Music Box— Sabrino (Para), 8th wk 100
Music Hall Young at Heart (WB) 105
Orpheum Sign of the Pagan (U-1); Four Guns to
the Border (U-l) 240
'Leagues' Shades 'Sho-w Business'
At Portland
PORTLAND—"20,000 Leagues Under the
Sea" and "There's No Business Like Show
Business" continued here as the holiday boxoffice
leaders with scores of 350 and 235 per
cent,
respectively.
Broodwoy The Young at Heart (WB) 1 60
Fox—There's No Business Like Show Business
'20tti-Fox) 235
Guild The Little Kidnappers (UA), 3rd wk 160
Liberty Deep in My Heart (MGM) 200
Orpheum 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (BV)..350
Paramount Three Ring Circus (Pora), 2nd wk...200
United Artists So This Is Paris (U-I) MO
Disney's Sea Thriller
Packs 'Em in at L. A.
LOS ANGELES—Brisk New Year's holiday
business kept local first run turnstiles clicking
at a merry pace, even though almost
all entries were of the holdover variety.
Still the leader, at a staggering 430 per cent
for its second week, was "20,000 Leagues Under
the Sea," while other outstanding draws
were "There's No Business Like Show Business"
and "The Country Girl," finishing their
.second stanzas with 350 and 260 per cent,
respectively.
Chinese There's No Business Like Show Business
{20th-Fox), 2nd wk 350
Egyption, State ^Deep in My Heart (MGM),
2nd wk 140
El Rey—Romeo and Juliet 'UA), 2nd wk 90
Fine Arts The Barefoot Contessa (UA), 9th wk.. . 85
Four Star—The Detective (Col), 2nd wk 210
Fox Wilshire 20,000 Leagues Under the Seo
(Bueno Vista), 2nd wk 430
Hillsfreet, Pontages The Silver Chalice (WB),
2nd wk 200
Hollywood Paramount—Sign of the Pagan (U-l),
2nd wk 210
Orpheum, Hawoii Three Ring Circus (Poro),
2nd wk 140
United Artists The Mari|uona Story 'Monhattan);
Teen-Age Menace (SR); A Bedroom Fantasy
(Sonney) 1 00
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Warners Beverly The Country Girl (Para), 2nd
wk 260
Warners Downtown, Wiltern, Fox Vogue Young
at Heart (WB); Mosterson of Kansas (Col),
2nd wk 125
Warners Hollywood This Is Cineromo (Cineromo)
38th wk ISO
Three Tie for First Place
At 300% in Frisco
SAN FRANCISCO—All of the local first
run houses had a great holiday week. Each
one had above average attendance. Tied for
first place honors were three theatres, the
Fox with "There's No Business Like Show
Business," the Golden Gate with Disney's
"20.000 Leagues Under the Sea" and the
United Artists with the Gary Cooper starrer,
"Vera Cruz." "Beau Brummell," "The
Silver Chalice" and "Three Ring Cii-cus" also
did well with approximately 25 per cent above
average business each.
Fox There's No Business Like Show Business
(20th-Fox) 300
Golden Gate 20,000 Leagues Under the Seo
(Buena Vista) 300
Loew's Warfield Beou Brummell (MGM) 120
Paromount Three Ring Circus (Pora) 125
St Francis The Silver Chalice (WB) 125
United Artists— Vera Crui (UA) 300
Ritz's Interior Gutted
By Fire in Layton, Utah
LAYTON. UTAH—The interior of the 450-
seat Ritz Theatre was gutted recently by a
fire of undetermined origin. John Ivers,
spokesman for Roy Theatres which operates
the house, estimated the damage at approximately
$50,000. The fire which took more
than two hours to bring under control was
discovered at 11 a.m. while Manager Dean
Roberts was working at nearby Hill Air Force
Base.
Revamp Tacoma House
TACOMA—The Sunset Theatre, local
west
end house, has been reopened after new seats
and Cinemascope equipment were installed
while closed during December. According to
Manager Julian Hines, the new seating arrangement
offers a clear view of the screen
from any point in the auditorium and is
more spacious to allow easier Ingress and
egress.
YOU CAN ALWAYS DEPEND ON
FOR THE BEST
,
SPECIAL
—
Oregon Willamette Valley Theatre
Only theatre in small town. Family operation. Living
quarters. Wide screen. Price of $23,500 include! r«al
estate. Terms.
THEATRE EXCHANGE CO.
5724 S. E. Monroe PorHond IX, Or«.
Phona Evergreen 1-7100 — 1-1606
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