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'Black Sunday' Bows
In New York at 530
NEW YORK "Black Sunday" was .1
hot item as its lust round at State I
(540)
and rower Hast (520) earned it an average
of 530 and the top spot. "Nasty Habits,"
No. I last week, was a strong second with
420 earned in its second Cinema II week
Third was "Hot Wises," opening at the
World with 310.
Down two rungs to fourth went "The
late Show," co-starring Lily Tomlin. star
ol a recent one-woman show here, and Art
Carney, a 2S0 lor the eighth Sutton week.
Fifth was "Slap Shot." now solo at the
Beekman, where it earned 220 in the fifth
round, From third to sixth place. "Welcome
to L.A." had a 215 third week at the Baronet.
Showcase winners were "Rocky," "Airport
"77," "Fun With Dick and Jane."
"Black Samurai," "Network" and "Ragged)
Ann & Andy."
(Average Is 100)
Baronet—Welcome to L. A. (Lion's Gale Films)
3rd wk
Beekman Slap Shot (Univ), 5th wk
Cinema I—Fellini's Casanova (Univ), 8th wk
Cinema II—Nasty Habits (Brut Productions),
2nd wk 420
Cinema 3—Providence (Cinema 5), 11th wk 100
Cinerama I— Uncle Tom's Cabin
210
—
(Independent-Int'l) 75
Cinerama II—The Domino Principle (Emb),
2nd wk 75
232 "":.-';[.! II- Mohammad, Messenger ot God
(Irwin Yablans), 4th wk 90
Coronet—Islands in the Stream (Para), 4th wk 105
Eastwo.-Id—Odyssey (ASOM), 2nd wk 200
Fine Arts—Brothers (WB) 100
National—Brothers (WB) 250
Orpheum—The Domino Principle (Emb), 2nd wk. 70
Pans—Cousin Cousine (Libra Films), 37th wk 175
Place—Man on the Root (Cinema 5), 2nd wk 90
Radio City Music Hall—The Littlest Horse Thieves
BV)
Rivoli—Mohammad. Messenger ol God
(Irwin Yablans), 4th wk
155
I58th Street Playhouse—The Wonderful Crook
(New Yorker), 5th wk 120
State !— Blaclc Sunday (Para) 540
State II—Fun With Dick- and Jane (Col), 8th wk. 50
Sutton—The Late Show (WB), 8th wk
34th Street East—The Domino Principle (Emb)
2nd wk
ower East—Black Sunday (Para) .
forld— Hot Wives (Distribpix)
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In Scholastic Magazines
NEW YORK. — An article written on
when "The Deep" was being filmed
appears in three editions of Scholastic Magazines
with a combined circulation of more
than 5.000.000 students in U.S. senior high
schools.
Ma r garet Ronan wrote the article which
appears in Scholastic Search for the Social
Studies. Scholastic Voice and Scholastic
Science World, as well as in the teacher
WCBS-FM 'Black Sunday'
Promotion Aids NY Debut
NEW YORK— Radio station
WCBS-FM
offered "Black Sunday" balloon blimps as
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tickets of admission to a screening of the
film at Loews' State I March 30. More than
125 announcements for the audience participation
promotion were aired in seven
days, with listeners writing in for the baljloons.
At the screening, a grand prize draw-
ing was held, the winnci getting a trip fol
two to the 1977 Supei Howl, with all expenses
paid by \\ ( IBS,
Paramount Pictures' motion picture division
arranged with W< BS-FM to run the
promotion and special screening to build
interest in the film's New York premiere
engagement, which opened Thursday evening.
March 31. at I news' State I ami lower
last in Manhattan.
UAT Opens New Trio
In Middleion, N.J.
MIDDLEION, N.J.— United Artists
Theatres' latest triplex in this area, the
Middle-town 1-2-3 theatres, has been opened.
Acquired by UA in November as the
Town East and West theatres, the new triplex
now seats approximately 1.500 people;
900 in the large auditorium and 300 in each
of the smaller units.
To establish the triplex, the Town East
unit was split into two smaller auditoriums,
which now adjoin the larger one. Joe
Bruno, manager of the triplex, reports that
the auditoriums are fully automated and
that a new sound system has been installed.
Additionally, a new 20x8-foot circular concession
stand was installed in the redecorated
lobby area.
Assisting Bruno in Middle-town is relief
manager Joseph Cino. The Middle-town
house was originally opened as a single unit
in 1965 by Walter Reade Theatres. It was
converted into a twin approximately six
years ago.
Mark Saunders has been appointed manager
of UA's Palace in Bergenfield. Saunders
joined UA approximately two years
ago and has served as an usher at their
Closter in Closter, as well as a relief manager
in the Bergen and Rockland county
areas. He resides in Closter. Saunders succeeds
Barbara Garbe, who resigned to accept
a post outside the industry. She had
been manager of the Palace for two years.
She joined UA several years ago as a cashier
at Cinema 46 in Totowa and served as
relief manager at the Linwood in Fort Lee.
prior to becoming manager of the Bergenfield
house.
brothers' Hits $39,529
4 Days in 2 NYC Houses
New York— "Brothers," the new Edward
Lewis production for Warner
Bros., scored at the boxoffiee Sunday
(3) at the National Theatre here, bringing
the total for its first four days at
the National and Fine Arts to $39,529,
despite all-dav flooding rains Saturda\
(2).
"Brothers." starring Bernic Casey.
Yonetta McGee and Ron O'Neal, was
produced by Kdward and Mildred
Lewis who also wrote the script.
Arthur Barron directed and Lee Savin
was executive producer.
W. Pa. NATO Focuses
On Obscenity Bills
I'l I I Slit R.GH I he annual general
membership meeting ol NAIO ol Western
Pennsylvania will be held I uesday (26),
Starting with a luncheon at noon and followed
by a business session.
George lice, president, will discuss the
recent national NAIO board ol directors
meeting which he and George Sicrn
attended
in Nassau, lice also will present other subjects
of interest tii the general membership.
Tice told BoXOFFICl that Senate Bill 199,
pending in the state legislature, protects
legitimate businessmen, whether they be
theatre owners, producers or book-sellers,
from undue harassment by overzealous local
authorities in so-called obscenity
charges, litigations, etc. lice said that
NATO of Western Pennsylvania participated
in the drafting ol this bill and supports
it.
In the Senate, there are eight active sponsors
of SB 199, which is scheduled for hearing
Tuesday (12): Louis C Hill. Martin L.
Murray, Edwin G. Holl. R. Budd Dwyer.
John Stauffer. Edward L. Howard, John
James Sweeney and Jeanette F. Reiban.
Both SB 199 and HB 70 would amend
Title 18 (crimes and offenses) of the state's
consolidated statutes, further defining "the
offense of obscenity, redefining obscene"
and further providing for injunctions.
HB 70 has 36 sponsors, again directed
by Rep. Martin P. Muller. Other sponsors
in the House: William F. Renwick. Emil
Mrkonic. Camille George, Bernard J. Dombrowski,
Thomas J. Fee. Russell P. Letterman,
Anthony J. Cimino. Richard A. Mc-
Clatchy jr.. William D. Mackowski. Philip
S. Ruggiero, R. 1. Polite. Joseph P. Kolter.
A. j/beMedio, Ralph D. Pratt. Jack R.
Arthurs, Raphael Musto, Helen D. Gillette.
Robert E. Bellomini. John L. Brunner, Joseph
Ted Doyle, James J. A. Gallaher.
Samuel E. Hayes jr., A. Joseph Vilicenti.
Fred A. Trello. Joseph R. Pitts. Henry J.
Giammareo. Frank J. Zitterman. Frank A.
Salvatore. Joseph R. Zeller. Peter R. \ toon,
C harles I. I ogue, A. C. Foster jr.. John H.
Hamilton jr.. Ronald P. Goebel and D.
Michael Fischer.
Mrs. Helen Phillips Dies
At 81 in New York City
NEW YORK— Mrs Helen K. Phillips,
mother of Gerald F. Phillips, a vice-president
of United Anisis Corp.. died March
2S following a long illness. She was SI.
Mrs. Phillips, whose late husband Louis
was founder ol the law firm of Phillips.
Nizer. Benjamin, (trim and Ballon of New-
York City, had been active in many charitable
and religious causes and was a member
oi the Park Avenue Synagogue and
HIAS. Also surviving is her son Howard
W. Phillips, a member of the law firm
founded bj bis father, and four grandchildren.
BOXOFnCE :: April 11, 1977
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