Boxoffice-October.03.1966

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Minneapolis First-Run Grosses Up
As 11 Films Surpass 100 Average
MINNEAPOLIS— -Lady L." The Idol"
;md a twin bill of reissues. "Goidfinger"
and "Dr. No." came through nicely at indoor
theatre boxoffices while "Poor White
Trash" and "Shame." playing first run at
nine Twin City drive-ins and situations which
usually arc sub-run theatres, gave a 2.50 performance
at the boxoffices. In a neighborhood
first-run house, the reissued twin bill
of ".Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" and
"Because You're Mine" garnered only a
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mediocre response. Business generally was
up some after the previous week's slump.
(Average Is 100)
Academy— Doctor Zhivogo (MGM), 26th wk 150
Cooper Cineramo— Khartoum (UA), I4th wk t35
Gopher Torn Curtain (Umv), 7th wk 125
Lyric— Lady I :MGMl 160
Monn—The Sound ot Music (20th-Fox), 79th wk. 170
Nine drive-ins Poor White Trosh (CDA); Shame
(CDA) 250
Orpheum— Goldtingcr (UA); Dr. No (UA), reissues 175
Park Cineramo— The Blue Max (20th-Fox), 12th wk. 115
State—Walk, Don't Run (Col). 4th wk 115
Suburbon World Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
(MGM); Because You're Mine MGM), reissues 100
Uptown— The Idol (EmbcKSv) 125
W. -rid- The Russians Arc Coming (UA), 10th wk. . .120
MAC Sets November
Bow for Norstar
SI. P.\U1.—1 he lirsl week m Novemler
has been set for the opening ol llic tirsl
new four-wall theatre here in many decaides.
Minnesota Amusement Co.'s 725-seat Norstar.
Opening of the new house will again
give the Paramount-owned circuit two Loop
first-run theatres, replacing the former
2.2fi7-seat Paramount Theatre which it relinquished
and which has been demolished.
Minnesota Amusement is leasing the Norsi.ir
from the property owners. It is part ol
the building erected on the site of the old
ParanuHinl and it represents an cstinialcd
investment of more than $500,000.
The Norstar will be the first local house
uith 70mm projection, although there arc
.1 halt-dozen so equipped in adjoining Minneapolis.
It also will be the first here to oiler
roadshow engagements from time to
time, according to MAC president Charles
Winchell. Hitherto, roadshow films base
been run in Minneapolis exclusively, coming
here only after concluding their hardtickci
runs in the other Twin Cit\.
Martin Burnett Retires
As SW District Chief
From Eastern Edition
ALBANY— Martin Burnett. Stanle\ Warner
district manager supervising Albany,
Troy and Utica houses for the circuit for
the last five years, has announced his retirement.
He and Mrs. Burnett will move
hack to Ohio.
Burnett's successor, named by SW zone
manager Jim Totman, is Joe Stowell, manager
of the old Ritz until it was demolished
and since then in charge of the uptown
Madison. Stowell will continue to supervise
the Madison.
A former assistant chief barker of the
local Variety tent. Burnett held district and
division manager's posts with Loew's Theatres
in Columbus. Ohio; Pittsburgh. Pa.;
Miami. Fla.. and Allanta. Cia. He also had
served with that circuit in Texas, and his relirement
marks the end of more than three
and one-half decades in the industrv.
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