Boxoffice-July.04.1960

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Apartment' 350 Leads Upturn in LA;
Ben-Hur' Up to 295, 'Can-Can' 230
LOS ANGELES—Several good new entries
sent business rising after a lengthy
period of lethargy. "The Apartment"
sparkling with a whopping 350 per cent,
followed by hard-ticket entries "Ben-Hur"
up to 295 and "Can-Can" up greatly to a
resounding 230. The exploitation package
of "Macumba Love" and "Three Came to
Kill" opened at 150.
I dnve-ins
(Averogc Is 100)
Beverly Canon—The Battle of the Sexes (Cont'l),
2nd wk 105
Corthoy Circle—Can-Con (20th-Fox), 16th wk. 230
Chinese—The Aportment (UA)
.350
Downtown PororTX)unt, Ins ond seven drtveins—HonnJbal
(WB); This Rebel Breed
(WB), 2nd wk
Egyptian—Ben-Hur (MGM), 31st wk
.295
Fine Arts— Expresso Bongo (Cont'l), 8th wk.,
four days
Four Stor—Crock in the Mirror (20th-Fox),
5th wk
Fox Wilshire—Wild River (20th-Fox), 5th wk
Howoii, Worner Downtown—The Sign of Zorro
(BV); Bombuti (SR)
Hillstreet, Pix, Wilfern and 1
Bottle in Outer Space (Col); 12 to the Moon
.115
(Col)
Hollywood, Loyolo, Orpheum ond nine dnve-ins
Macumba Love (UA); Three Come to Kill
(UA) 150
Hollywood Poromount— Privote Property (SR)
Great St.
Los Angeles—
Loub
I Possed
Bonk
for
Robbery
White
UA),
(AA);
2nd
The
wk. 50
Hypnotic Eye (AA), 2nd wk 75
Music Hall— Bock to the Woll (SR), 2nd wk 100
Pontoges—The Rot Race iPoro), 5th wk 100
Warner Hollywood—Seorch tor Porodise (Cineroma),
21sf wk 95
'Apartment' Denver Leader
With 225 First Week
DENVER — "The Apartment," which
opened very strongly, led all of the firstrun
situations. "Carry On, Nurse" was
holding up exceedingly well and registered
a 200 per cent in its sixth week.
Aloddin—Con-Con !20th-Fox), 11th wk 175
Centre—The Story of Ruth (20th-Fox), 2nd wk. 100
Denhom— Ben-Hur (MGM), 11th wk. Not Availoble
Denver— Bottle in Outer Space (Col); 12 to the
Moon (Col) 125
Esquire—Corry On, Nurse (Governor), 6th wk...200
Orpheum—The Giant of Marathon (MGM); Bock
to the Wall SR), 2nd wk 50
Paromount—The Apartment (UA) 225
Town*—The Coisockt (U-l) 75
'The Subterraneans' Big 225
After World Premiere
SAN FRANCISCO — "The Subterraneans."
aided by worthy press coverage of
its world premiere night at the Stage
Door Theatre, rounded out its opening week
with a whopping 250 per cent gross. The
return of "This Is Cinerama." plus personal
appearances, interviews, bands, lights
RCA SERVICE COMPANY
A Dirision of Radio Corporation of America
909 North Orange Drive
Hollywood 38, Calif. OLdfield 4-0880
and a men's chorus, was a sellout for the
benefit performance at the Orpheum. "The
Apartment" in its second week at the
United Artists topped the Market street
averages.
Fox—The story of Ruth (201-h-Fox), 2nd wk 110
Golden Gote— Brides of Dracula (U-l);
The Leech Womon (U-l) 100
Orpheum—This Is Cineroma (Cineroma), reissue.. 300
Poromount— Honnibol WB), 2nd wk 100
Stoge Door—The Subterroncons (MGM) 225
St. Francis—Conspirocy of Hearts (Pora) 90
United Artists—The Aportment (UA), 2nd wk. . .200
Vogue—The Cousins (F-A-W), 3rd and finol wk. .150
Worficid—The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
MGM); Oklahoma Territory (UA), 2nd wk. ...100
Marty Solomon Party
To Be at LA July 15
LOS ANGELES—A birthday party honoring
Marty Solomon's 40th year in film
distribution, his 19th year with Allied
Artists, and his birthday
will be held July
15 at the Rodger
Young Auditorium
here.
Admission tickets,
available at all film
exchanges or through
any of the listed
committee, are priced
at $5. including
luncheon, tax. tip
and libation. Make
all checks payable to
Marty Solomon the Marty Solomon
Birthday Party and mail to Southern California
Theatre Owners Ass'n. Suite 26,
1914 So. 'Vermont. Los Angeles 7.
Committee members are Lloyd Ownbey,
chairman; Bjorn, Foss. Fred Freidman,
Jack Goldberg. Fred Greenberg, Jack Hessick.
Syd Lehman. Saul Mahler, M. J. E.
McCarthy, Jack Myhill, Norman Newman,
John O'Neill, Fred Stein, Ezra Stern, Morris
Sudmln, Ida Schreiber.
Services for Maury Feder
LONG BEACH—Services were held here
for Maury Feder, 47, owner of the Roxy
Theatre, who succumbed to a heart attack
while driving in Studio City. Feder's
survivors include his wife, who was in
Hong Kong at the time of his death: a
daughter: four brothers, including Jack
Feder, associated with him in operating
the theatre: Sidney Feder, film producer:
Robert Arthur, U-I producer, and Edward
Feder. and a sister, Ruth.
Glen Glenn Buys Century
NEW YORK—The sale of a Century
70 35mm projector system to the Glen
Glenn Sound Co.. Hollywood, has been reported
by Frank E. Cahill jr.. vice-president
of Century Projector Corp.
LOS ANGELES
f^olin Dexter, west coast sales manager for
Alexander Films, announced the appointment
of Bob Patrick as L.A. and San
Diego territorial salesman . . . Tom Schneider
has taken over the Parkway and
Mustang Drive-In theatres in Chandler,
Ariz., formerly operated by the Sid Pink
organization . Borde, president
of Jem Film Distributors, appointed Dick
May as office manager. May was formerly
with Universal-International.
Edwin F. Zabel, president of the Electro-
Vision circuit, left four capable men at
the helm when he departed for an extended
business-pleasure jaunt to Europe. Heading
this group is Jack Dowd. film buyer and
booker. Other members are Jules Landfield,
district manager of the Suburban
Theatres; Tom Page, controller, and Joe
Kennedy, managing director of the flagship,
the Hollywood Paramount Theatre.
Incidentally, Kennedy also has been named
to assume the promotion and publicity for
the circuit.
Electro'Vlsion also announced these managerial
and promotion changes: Gordon
Wyn and George 'Valiando will be at the
La Habra Theatre and Crest-Greenwood,
respectively: Bob Tinsley goes to the
Southside Theatre and Neal Meyer assumes
the house managership of the Beverly
Theatre in Beverly Hills.
Columbia exchange vacationers include
Linda LaDuke, office secretary: Harold
Green, salesman, and All Boodman, salesman
. Bateman. U-I salesman. i.s
back from his vacation and bragging about
again being a grandfather . Patterson,
of Pat Patterson Productions, San
Francisco, was hospitalized while here, due
to back injuries . . . Booking and buying
along the Row were Lloyd Katz, Nevada
Theatre Corp., Las 'Vegas: Jack Lowell.
Academy Theatre, San Diego, and Norman
Goodin, Orange Theatre, Orange.
'Ice Palace' Opens in 250
Theatres on Fourth
LOS ANGELES — 'Warner Bros.' "Ice
Palace" opened Monday (4) in more than
250 engagements in key cities and resorts
across the country. The film version of
Edna Ferber's novel of Alaska stars Richard
Burton. Robert Ryan, Carolyn Jone.*;.
Martha H.ver and Jim Backus, and wa.^
produced in Technicolor by Henry Blanke
'Vincent Sherman du-ected.
Las Vegas Opening Aug. 3
NEW YORK—The premiere of "Ocean's
"
Eleven will be held in Las 'Vegas August 3
at the Fremont Theatre, according to
Charles Boasberg, Warner Bros, general
sales manager.
JofVUUHC
BOONTON. N.^J.
Large Core
Greater Crater Area
MAXIMUM LIGHT
Evenly Distributed
Colitornio— B. F. Sheorer Compony, Lof Angeles— Republic 3-1145
8. F. Sheorer Company, Son Francisco— Underhill 1-1816
Woshington— B. F. Sheorer Compony, Seattle— MAin 3-8247
Oregon— B. F. Sheorer Company, Portlond—Capitol 8-7S43
Colorado—Denver Shipping & Inspection Bureau, Denver—Acomo
2-5616
Supply Co., 22S West South Temple, Salt Loke
City 10. £m. 4-3669
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