Boxoffice-February.26.1973

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and Whispers' Top LA Film
At 500; 'Jeremiah' No. 2 With 470
LOS ANGELES — Exactly five films
made up the elite group of first-run grossers
here in the report week; all other pictures
THIS SUMMERJT'S 'BUMMER'
THE Drive In Picture For '73
A FAR OUT TRIP THRlT
A HARD ROCK TUNNEL...
From Entertain ment Ventures, Inc. COLOR
'Judge Roy Bean' Lively
300 in Denver Debut
DENVER—^Paul Newman's characteriza-
playing in metropolitan Los Angeles endured
a week of public neglect or lukewarm tion of Judge Roy Bean instantly caught the
interest. No. 1 in the top quintet, "Cries fancy of Denver theatregoers and the film
and Whispers," grossed 500 as it rounded focused on the Texas judge tripled average
out a month of screen time at the Regent; as it made a dual debut at the Continental
No. 2, "Jeremiah Johnson" rated 470 in its and Denham theatres. "Up the Sandbox"
eighth week at Avco Cinema Center 3, and rated 180. opening at two houses, and
No. 3, "The Heartbreak Kid." scored 450 "Dirty Little Billy" was off to a composite
in its UA Westwood's eighth week. The 150 start on ten screens.
other two members of the Top Five: "Steelyard
Blues." 390, first week. Village, and 9th wk 125
Aladdin—Man of Lo Moncha (UA), 9th wk 185
Center—The Poseidon Adventure (20th-Fox),
"Brother of the Wind," 310, fourth week
Century 21 —Jeremiah Johnson (WB), 8th wk. ..150
Clierry Creek, Villa Italia—Up the Sandbox
at the Four Star and Egyptian 3 theatres.
(NGP) 180
Continental, Denham—The Life and Times
(Average Is 100)
of Judge Roy Beon (NGP) 300
ABC Century City 1, Pix—Pete 'n' Tillie (Univ),
Cooper—Pete 'n' Tillie (Para), 8th wk 140
8fh wk 80 Crest—Sounder (20th-Fox), 8th wk 165
ABC Century City 2—The Great Woltz (MGM),
Denver 1, Lakeside, Plaza—Shamus (Col),
15th wk 60 2nd wk 125
Avco Cinema Center 1, Pacific The Getoway
Esquire—Young Winston (Col), 8th wk 85
(NGP), 8th wk 115 Flick 1—Two English Girls (SR), 2nd wk 160
Avco Cinema Center 2—The Effect of Gamma
Ogden—Last House on the Left (SR), 3rd wk. ..165
Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (20th-Fox], Paramount—The Getoway (NGP), 8th wk 95
8th wk 135 Ten theatres— Dirty Little Billy (Col) 1 50
Avco Cinema Center 3—Jeremiah Johnson (WB),
8th wk 470
Beverly—Young Winston (Col), 14th wk 100
Bruin—Sleuth (20th-Fox), 9th wk 170
Chinese, Plaza— Up the Sondbox (NGP), 8th wk, 70
Crest Cinema—The Life ond Times of Judge
Roy Bean (NGP), 8th wk 1 60
Egyptian, UA Cinema Center—^The Poseidon
LOS ANGELES
Adventure (20th-Fox), 9th wk 1 80
Fine Arts—Child's Play (Para), 2nd wk 65 \7arietj' Club of Southern California Tent
Four Star, Egyptian 3—Brother of the Wind
(SR), 4th wk 310 25 March 4 will honor actor Carroll
Fox Hollywood—The World's Greatest Athlete
(BV) 190
O'Connor at a luncheon to be held in the
Fox Wilshire—Man of La Moncha (UA), 9th wk. 155 Los Angeles Room of the Century Plaza
Hollywood—The Train Robbers (UA) 85
Hollywood Cinema—Shamus (Col) 60 Hotel, it is announced by Joseph Sinay,
New View— Dirty LiHIe Billy (Col), 3rd wk 80
Pocific Beverly Hills—Travels With My Aunt
chief barker. Jay Stewart of the "Let's
(MGM), 8th wk 135 Make a Deal"
Pontages—
TV program: Murray Propper
of Pacific Theatres, and Thomas Fenno
Black Caesar (AlP) 120
Regent—Cries and Whispers (SR), 4th wk 500
UA Westwood—The Heartbreak Kid (20th-Fox),
8th wk 450
Village—Steelyord Blues (WB) 390
of KPOL Radio have been named coordinators
of the tribute to O'Connor, TV's
Archie Bunker. Reservations at $10 per
person may be made through the Variety
Club, Suite 1012, 1800 Century Park East,
Los Angeles.
Miriam and Syd Cassyd celebrated their
35th wedding anniversary with a trip to
San Diego where, with 600 teachers, members
of the California Teachers of English,
they attended the screening of "TTie Effect
of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds"
as guests of Bantam Books. The publishing
company is pushing the sale of the
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The film was shown in the Fox Theatre.
Frank Capra was honored for outstanding
service to the motion picture industry
by the Society of Motion Picture & Television
Engineers Wednesday (21) following
a 12:30 p.m. luncheon in the Westwood
Room of the Century Pla2;a Hotel. Capra
was presented a plaque by SMPTE immediate
past president Wilton R. Holm.
Over 35,000 imprinted heralds have been
distributed at over 40 business establishments
throughout Westwood. Santa Monica
and the San Fernando Valley promoting
Warner Bros.' "Steelyard Blues." a
Bill/ Phillips production now in a successful
run at the Village Theatre in Westwood.
The comedy starring Jane Fonda, Donald
Sutherland and Peter Boyle received a similar
promotion through leaflet distribution
at the Curtis Mayfield and the Rolling
Stones concerts.
James Mobley to Mcdce Two
Features for '74 Release
HOLLYWOOD—James Mobley, president
of newly formed International Syndication
Co., with world headquarters in
Quito, Ecuador, announced that the company
will launch its production schedule
with two theatrical features and several TV
documentaries to be released in 1974.
The first feature wiU be "The Caves of
the Tayos," which Mobley will direct starting
March 15. The 90-minute documentary,
to be made in Ecuador, will explore a series
of caves located at the base of the Andes
which purportedly prove evidence of a longlost
civilization antedating the Inca empire.
The caves also are the longest and deepest
in the world and can be reached only after
a five-week overland expedition through
swamps and jungles. Budget has been set
at $450,000 for "The Caves of the Tayos"
and Mobley plans to shoot two months
within the caves.
Peter Tompkins, author of "Secrets of
the Great Pyramid," recently published by
Harper & Row and an alternate Book-ofthe-Month
Club selection, currently is writing
the screenplay in collaboration with
Mobley.
Thomas Koster, formerly associated with
Time-Life Films and PBL, will be director
of cinematography and Dr. Timothy Hillerbran,
professor of anthropology and archaeology,
will serve as in-house archaeologist.
Airer Closed Until
From New England Edition
Spring
PORTLAND, CONN. — The
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