Boxoffice-April.13.1959

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Holdovers Keep Seattle Prosperous;
'Shaggy Dog Scores 250; 'Rio,' 200
SEATTLE—"The Shaggy Dog" continued
to top all attractions, with a strong
250 for its second full week at the Fifth
Avenue. At the Orpheum. "Rio Bravo" had
a good second week, with 200. "Sleeping
Beauty," at the Blue Mouse, wound up a
strong seventh week with 150.
(Averoge Is 100)
Blue Mouse Sleeping Beauty (BV), 7th wk 150
Coliseum—GIdget Col' Senior Prom (Col) 150
Fifth Avenue The Shoggy Dog (BV), 2nd wk...250
Music Box—The Moting Gome (MGM), 3rd wk. . .130
Music Hall Auntie Mamc iVVB), 14th wk 135
Orpheum—Rio Brovo AVB! 2nd wk 200
Porcmount Windjammer ;NT), 1 1 th wk 120
Three Holdovers Draw
Solidly in Denver
DENVER — "Sleeping Beauty," "Some
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Like It Hot "Rio Bravo" continued
strong in their extended runs to lead Denver
first runs the past week.
Aladdin—torn thumb (MGM), 2nd wk 100
Centre—Sleeping Beauty (BV), 3rd wk 160
Denhom—Tempest (Paro), 3rd wk 80
Denver Rio Brovo iWB), 2nd wk 160
Esquire The Doctor's Dilemmo (MGM), 2nd wk. 90
IjOkeshore The Last Blitzkrieg (Col), Two-
Heoded Spy (Col) 90
Orpheum The Mating Gome (MGM); First Man
Into Space (MGM) 125
Paramount—Some Like It Hot (UA), 3rd wk, . 160
No In-Between for LA
In Feast-Famine Week
LOS ANGELES—Local first runs had a
fair showing with holdovers and a couple
of strong newcomers sharing the brunt of
business. "Diary of Anne Frank," which
went into its first public sale stanza after
group sellouts the first week—but still on
a five day basis due to two further days
sold to groups—hit a sock 175 per cent.
"The Shaggy Dog" set the overall pace
with 230. Only other opener to show
Aj a screen game,
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strength was "Green Mansions" with 140.
Beverly Conyon—The Horse's Mouth (UA), 1 5fh
Downtown Paramount, Hollywood and four
dnve-ins Rio Bravo (WB), 3rd wk
Egyption The Diary of Anne Fronk {20th-Fox),
El Rey Rally Round the Flog, Boys! (20th-Fox),
Lone Texan (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 75
Fine Arts, Vogue The Shaggy Dog (BV), 3rd wk. 230
Four Star, Ins, Loyola, State and four drive-ins
Gigi (MGM), 1 1 th wk 1 05
Fox Beverly Green Mansions (MGM) 140
Fox Wilshire Sleeping Beauty (BV), 10th wk. 125
Howaii, Los Angeles, Wiltern and five dnve-ins
Night of the Quarter Moon (MGM) 80
Hillstreet, Uptown and seven drive-ins Never
Steal Anything Smoll (U-l); No Name on the
Bul'et (U-l) 75
Hollywood Paramount Imitation of Life (U-l),
3rd
Fox—Windjammer (NT), 15th wk
Orpheum Alios Jesse James (UA); Bop Girl
(UA), 3rd wk
Pontages The Sound and the Fury (20th-Fox),
2nd wk
Vagabond And God Creoted Womon (Mayfair),
2nd 2nd
Wai
Downtown Tem pest
(Para), 3rd wk
Drner Hollywood South Seas Adventure (Cms
ramo), 28th wk
All First Runs Hold
In San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO—"Green Mansions."
the only downtown newcomer, rated 165
and joins the other holdovers—making five
in all. "The Shaggy Dog." earning 225 per
cent, topped the town in its second week.
Fox The Shaggy Dog (BV), 2nd wk 225
Golden Gate Imitation of Life (U-l), 2nd wk 125
Paramount Rio Bravo (WB), 2nd wk 125
St, Francis Tempest (Para), 2nd wk 100
Stage Door Gigi (MGM), 39th wk 300
All-Holdover Week
Fair in Portland
PORTLAND— "Sleeping Beauty" ended
its run at the Broadway Tuesday (
7 1 still
the boxoffice leader here, despite spring
weather, at an estimated 175.
Broadway Sleeping Beauty (BV), 3rd wk 175
Fox—Rio Brovo (WB), Ghost of the Chino Sea
(Col), 2nd wk 115
Orpheum The Sound and the Fury {20th-Fox);
Alaska Passage ;20th-Fox), 2nd wk 110
Paramount The Moting Gome (MGM); Nowhere
to Go (MGMl, 3rd wk 110
LOS ANGELES
Tn line with recent promotions at Fox
West Coast Theatres, William H, Thedford.
Pacific Coast division manager, announced
a series of transfers of theatre
managers. Lou Silverstein, manager of the
Pox Wilshire. goes to the Fox Beverly, replacing
Myron Tallman, shifted to the
home office's booking department: Ralph
Hathaway, manager of the New Fox. moves
to the Fox Wilshire; Lee Wentz, manager
of the El Portal, takes over the La R«ina
Theatre, with Dick Mason transferred to
the booking department. Going to the El
Portal will be William Lohman, of the
Imperial Theatre, Long Beach, with Forrest
Justus checking into the Imperial.
A farewell testimonial luncheon will be
tendered Al Taylor. Paramount manager,
who is going to Chicago to assume his new
responsibilities. The luncheon will be held
at the Nickabob restaurant April 28 and
you may buy your tickets from any Filmrow
salesman.
Among those attending the Variety International
convention in Las Vegas from
Lcs Angeles were: Ai-thur Aaronson. Hollywood
Advertising: Izzie Berman. Pacific
Drive-In Theatres: Jack Berman. Aladdin
Theatres; Al Blumberg. National Screen
Service: Jack Hessick. National Theatre
Supply; Al Lapidus, Lapidus Popcorn Co.;
Floyd Lewis, Floyd Lewis Pi-oductions: Ned
Calvi, Arrow Theatres. Fontana; Tom
Charack. concession buyer for Pacific
Drive-In Theatres; Everett Cummings.
Norwalk-Downey Theatres: Colin Dexter,
local repre-sentative for Alexander F^lm
Co., Denver; Al Golston, Hawaii Theatre;
Al O'Keefe, Gamble and O'Keefe Theatres,
and Lloyd Ownbey, International chief
barker.
Robert I. Kronenberg, president of Manhattan
Films, combined business and pleasure
in Las Vegas. While attending the Va-
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riety International conclave, he held confabs
with Ii-v Shapiro, president of Films
Ai-ound the World of New York. Under
their mutual distribution plan. FAW handles
Manhattan product in the east and
Manhattan dittoes PAW's product in the
13 western states . . . Harold Wirthwein, Allied
Artists western division manager, and
M. J. E. McCarthy. AA manager, returned
from a business trip to Phoenix. Ariz.,
where they met with Vince Murphy, Hairy
Nace Theatres, and George Aurelius of
the United Paramount in Arizona.
Prudence Underbill, 29 Palms Theatre.
29 Palms, was booking and buying along
the Row for her drive-in and hardtop
theatres Patterson, Pat Patterson
.
Production Co.. San Francisco, was here
on business .
Emanuel, N. Y. distributor,
was here for confabs with Robert
I. Kronenberg .
Nick Diamos,
Tri-State Amusement of Tucson. Ai-iz., was
on the Row booking and buying,
Jules Gerelick, after closing the J. Arthur
Rank distribution office, has moved to the
United Artists' office to represent Lopert
in the distribution of Rank product .
Jack Van Leer, booker and buyer for HaiTy
Nace Theatres in Arizona, died Friday (3i
at the age of 36, leanng his wife and
four children Stern, International
,
Dough Guy for Variety International, became
a grandpa Monday '6) when his
daughter had a five-pound girl.
C. V. Whitney Purchases
'Jazz Priest' Original
HOLLYWOOD—C. V. Whitney has purchased
"The Jazz Priest." an original by
Max Lief for immediate production according
to Arthur Wilde, vice-president of
the C. V. Whitney Pictures Co.
The yarn, a suspense drama, will be
the first Whitney production in recent
years not in his "American" series.
Renew Henry Levin Pact
HOLLYWOOD—Director Henry Levin's
contract has been renewed by 20th-Pox
for which studio he most recently megged
"Holiday for Lover.s." Levin has been at
the Westwood studio for six years.
BOXOFFICE April 13, 1959