Boxoffice_May.09.1960

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Seven-Inch Snow Fails to Dent High
Grosses in Denver; 'Ben-Hur 350
DENVER—The city experienced another
week of exceptionally strong first-run
grosses, even a seven-inch spring snow failing
to dent the boxoffice results. "Ben-
Hur," "Can-Can" and "Please Don't Eat
the Daisies" continued well in their extended
runs. Newcomers "Tall Story,"
"Seven Thieves" and "The Glenn Miller
Story" all managed to better average figures
by a considerable margin.
(Average Is 100)
Aladdm—Can-Con {20fh-Fox), 3rd wk ••• 3°°
Centre—Woke Me When It's Over (20th-Fox) 100
Denham— Ben-Hur (MGM), 3rd wk 350
Denver The Glenn Miller Story (U-l),
representation; Bock to God's Country (U-l),
Esquire— Mosters ot the Congo Jungle (20tti-Fox),
3f-d wk ^
Orptieum- Please Don't Eat the Doisies (MGM),
Virgin Island (F-A-W), 3rd wk 70
Paramount—Tall Story (WB) 40
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Towne Seven Thieves (20th-Fox) ' =
Adverse Weather Hampers
Boxoffice in LA Area
LOS ANGELES—Unexpected
inclement
weather could well be the reason for business
lacks during the week, although it
did not hamper grosses of "Ben-Hur,"
which maintained a handsome top-notch
figure of 320 per cent, or of "Can-Can."
with 230, "Please Don't Eat the Daisies"
with 225, and "Black Orpheus" with 200.
Beverly Canon The Lovers (Zenith), 25th wk. -.80
Carthoy Circle Con-Can (20th-Fox), 8th wk. ...230
Chinese Who Was Thot Lady? (Col), 6th wk. . .
70
Downtown Paramount, Loyola, Wiltern, Vogue and
eight drive-ins Toll Story (WB);
The Threot (WB) '05
Egyptian— Ben-Hur (MGM), 23rd wk 320
Fine Arts Rosemory (F-A-W), 6th wk 65
Four Star Block Orpheus (Lopert), 5th wk 200
Fox Wilshire Our Mon in Havono (Col), 12th wk. 50
Hollywood Paramount Please Don't Eot the
Daisies (MGM), 3rd wk 225
Iris, Los Angeles and eight drive-ins David and
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Bothshebo (20th-Fox); Love Is a Many
Splendored Thing (20fh-Fox), reissues HO
Music Hall The Mouse That Roared (Col),
19th wk. 70
Pontages—Wake Me' When It's Over (20th-Fox),
4fh wk
Vagabond^The Cat (Ellis), 2nd wk 70
Warner Beverly Once More, With Feeling
(Col), 3rd wk '^
Warner Hollywood Search for Poradise
(Cinerama), )3th wk =0
"Fugitive Kind' Good 200
Leads San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — Pour
new pictures
opened giving a boost to weekly figures,
topped by "The Fugitive Kind" at the
United Artists. "The Greatest Show on
Earth" was brought back to the Golden
Gate, after ten years for a nine-day run.
meeting a low gross of 90 per cent. "Please
Don't Eat the Daisies" held a steady 150
per cent for a third week and will go into
the fourth.
Fox The Sword ond the Cross (Valiant);
Until They Sail (MGM), reissue .... .1 10
Golden Gate The Greatest Show on Eorth (Para);
Broth of o Boy (Union) 9?
Orpheum Windjammer (NT&T), 24th wk 175
Poramount This Rebel Breed (WB);
Coreer Girl (SR), reissue : ; \i^
Stage Door Our Man in Hovono (Col), 8th wk, .
St Froncis Babette Goes to Wor (Col);
The Story of a Blonde (SR) 75
United Arti'sts—The Fugitive Kind (UA) 200
Vogue The Magician (Janus), 5th wk 190
Warfield Please Don't Eat the Daisies (MGM),
3rd wk. .150
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Lauman Buys Starland
LOS ANGELES—William T. Lauman,
who has been manager of National Theatres
& Television's El Portal Theatre in
North Hollywood, has purchased the company's
Starland Theatre, an L. A. neighborhood
house, and will transfer his activities
to that area.
'Daisies' a PTA Choice
HOLLY'WOOD—The California Parent-
Teacher magazine has cited "Please Don't
Eat the Daisies." Joe Pasternak production
for MGM, as its "Picture of the Month."
The film stars Doris Day and David Niven.
Sol C. Selgel, MGM vice-president in
charge of production, will speak at the
Motion Picture Service co. American Cinema Editors dinner dance
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