Boxoffice-January.03.1966

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Big 450 in Hartford
hartford — "Thunderball"
bllthefully
outpaced everything in town, chalking
up an astounding 450. Other
attractions were "Battle of the Bulge"
1, "Never Too Late" '200i and "Do
Not Disturb" i275t.
(Average Is 100)
Allyn—That Darn Cot [BV] ...175
Art Cinema—Closed for remodeling.
f 8urnside- Do Not Disturb 20tl 275
Central- The Great Roce .'. ..100
•'-
Cine Wei- Thundcrboll ...450
Cinerama
Elm—The
Bottle ot the Bulge
Sound of Music 20rh-Fox),
350
7:
27th wk.
.; Boeing Boeing Parcj Apochc
Uprising (AIP) . .100
Meriden, Newmgton—My Foir Lady (WB), rerun ..135
Rivoli, Webster, Eastwood, Plaza - Pinocchio in
Outer Space [Univ); Love ond Kisses (Univ),
rerun
Strand—Never Too Lotc [WB
100
200
Thunderball' 400, "Agony' 350
In Big New Haven Week
NEW HAVEN—This was a week to remember—top
attractions in top-grossing
performance!
"Thunderball," "Never Too Late" and
"The Agony and the Ecstasy," among the
newcomers, ran well above normal.
Crown The 2nd Best Secret Agent in the Whole
Wide World Embassy) .
Lincoln—The Tenth Victim (Embassy) 250
Loew's College, Milford Cinema, Milford Drive-
In—Thunderbolt - 400
Paromount That Darn 200
Cat (BV)
SW Cinemart—The Sound of Music ?0th-Fox),
27th wk ... 75
SW Roger tol Pinocchio
in Outer Space Univ 100
Westville .-.' • Never Too Late (WB);
Agent 8) 4 175
Tht Aqony and the Ecstasy (20th-Fox) 350
SPRINGFIELD
Tiiim It. Patno jr.. formerly manager of
the Paramount Theatre, Springfield,
has been named manager of the Sheridan
Theatre. Miami, Pla., operated by Florida
State Theatres. American Broadcasting
Companies affiliate. New England Theatres,
which had operated the Paramount in
Springfield until recently, also is an ABC
affiliate.
Hartford Cinema Updated
HARTFORD — Connecticut Cinema,
headed by Ernie Grecula, has reopened the
Art Cinema, first-run art outlet, following
a two-week remodeling and redecorating
program.
'RI's First Twin Cinema'
PROVIDENCE — The Columbus Twin
Theatre, at 270 Broadway, is advertising
itself as "Rhode Island's first twin cinema."
Attractions are shown on the downstairs
'called the Columbus I the upstairs
Cinema I screens.
Variety Matinee Program
EAST GREENWICH. R. L—Thi
Theatre screened a Saturday matinee program
consisting of "Two Little Bears" plus
cartoons and novelty films, charging 50
cents for all customers.
Installs Answering Service
JEWETT CITY. CONN—The Perakos
State has installed automatic an
service, provldi
information.
Distributors, Exhibitors Need Plan
To Combat Color TV: Harvey Appell
.
By ALLEN M. YVIDEM
on our color ured of looking
at movies'."
HARTFORD— Harvey Appell of American
International Pictures feels that color "True.'' Appell adds, "this may be
but think television, per se. is more of a pronounced
nt, I
threat to theatrical exhibition than toll attitude of a good portion of our tn
public today. For example, in ion or anything else that has come
prime
watch a color
on Monday. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.
and Sunday.
no reason why our
along in quite a few years.
He told Boxoffice: "As a person who
has a great love for the industry he works
for. I'm seriously disturbed as to what color
television will do to the industry as we
know it in the next two to five years."
In Appell s neighborhood,