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uadplex Premieres
CALGARY—A new lourplex recently
pencil in Prince Allien, S.isk., when the
list unit of Cinema IV began operation. A
oint venture of Famous Players and Strand
Ihcatre, Ltd., the original design layouts
were done In R 1 1 s s Mooat ol Famous Playfcrs.
Architects were Moore & Taylor of
'mice
Alhert.
Ihe outside of the building is white-texured
stucco with a broad, dark, wooden
Yiffcand running the width of the facade. Glass
loors are situated in the center, with two
lisplay
cases on either side.
1 he name—Cinema IV—is on the left
tide of the wooden trim and an attractive
narquee, of red-to-yellow shading, lists the
features currently playing in each auditorial].
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Each
The interior makes extensive use of wood,
ile and carpeting to give a very pleasant
modern decor. The boxoffice is located
ust inside the glassed-in vestibule which
•cads to the very latest in snack bars, the
alter glistening with chrome, stainless steel
ind Arborite counter tops. Helping the staff
serve customers more quickly are Kayvay
drink dispensers.
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Doors into the four cinemas are located
bout half-way down the building, leading
;ff the "crush space" on cither side. Further
toward the rear of the complex are the restrains,
storage areas, stairways and an exit.
theatre has a center bank of seats,
ith
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additional seating on each side of the
.,. |isles. providing a capacity of 300 in each
inema for a total of 1,200 in the complex.
dl seating was supplied by American,
impson Sears furnished carpets throughout
te
structure.
Projection
booth equipment was supplied
id installed by General Sound under the
'upervision of John Kilcullen. Other sup-
1 u * liers in this area were Cinemeccanica for
M projectors, Christie for the xenon lamps
id platters and Altec for speakers. The
uilding's furnace and air-conditioning were
ipplied by Fedders and a back-up system
1 hot-water perimeter heating has been in-
.illed. Du-AI blocks were used in the con-
of the complex.
Fronting the theatre is a well-kept area
it will become a bright-green lawn in the
iring. Parking space for 120 cars is availjcoaiible,
with 40 plug-ins for patrons.
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Proud co-owner Jack Mahon reports that
'eryone is well pleased with Cinema IV
id that the quad is a "smooth-running
Deration."
Holdovers Rocky/ 'Wizards Are Top
Grossers Among Montreal First Runs
MONTREAL— In spite of five newcomers,
there were only two grosses in the
"excellent" column earned by holdovers
"Wizards" and "Rocky." However, two of
the new entries. "Hanging in Bangkok" and
"Le Skieur de 1. 'Everest," reached "very
good." The three longest-running films, "A
Star Is Born," "Network" and "The Pink
Panther Strikes Again," in their 1 3th and
14th week here, brought in "very good"
grosses.
Atwater—Wiiards IVD), 2nd wk Excellent
Avenue Bound lor Glory (UA), 3rd wk Very Good
Bern—Un Cadavre au Dessert (Col),
4th wk Very Good
Chevalier—Barocco (IF), 4th wk Fair
Cinema—A Star Is Born (WB),
13th wk Very Good
Claremont—Network iUA/MGM),
14th wk Very Good
Decarie Square—The Slipper and the Rose
(Univ)
...Fair
Eros—Banging in Bangkok (C-P) .. Very Good
Kent—The Amazing Dobermans (BVFD) Good
Le Dauphin— I. A. Martin Photographe (NFB),
6th wk Good
Loew's—Rocky (UA), 8th wk ..Excellent
Loew's—The Cassandra Crossing (Astral),
5th wk Very Good
Loew's—Chatterbox (AFD), 2nd wk. Good
Parisien—Le Skieur de L'Everest
(NR) Very Good
Parisien—La Marge (C-P), 3rd wk. .... ...Good-
Pansien—L'Eau Chaude L'Eau Frette
(Cine Libre), 3rd wk Very Good
Palace—Scorchy (AFD) Good
Place du Canada—Fellini's Casanova (Univ),
6th wk Fair
Place Ville Mane—The Last Tycoon (Para),
5th wk Very Good
St. Denis—On Cominue a L'Appeler Trinita (FF),
3rd wk Good
Van Horn—Freaky Friday (BV), 6th wk Good
York—The Pink Panther Strikes Again (UA),
14th wk Very Good
5 Films Bow But Holdovers
Draw Crowds in Edmonton
EDMONTON—There were five
new entries
on local screens but it was up to six
holdovers to bring in the "excellent" grosses.
The newcomers were led by "Cousin
Cousine" at "good," "Bound for Glory"
and "The Confessional" at "fair" and
"Eliza's Horoscope" and "The Amazing
Dobermans," "poor."
Capilano—The Amazing Dobermans (BV)
Capitol Square—Wizards (BVFD),
2nd wk Excellei
Capitol Square—Rocky (UA), 5th wk Excellent
Capitol Square—Network (UA),
6th wk Very Good
Garneau—A Star Is Born (WB),
12th wk Excelle-t
lasper Blue—The Shaggy D.A. (BV). 2nd wk. Good
Londonderry A—Freaky Friday (BV),
5th wk Very Gso I
Londonderry B—Thieves (Para), 2nd wk Fair
Meadowlark, Rialto—Fun With Dick and Jane
(Astral), 4th wk Excellent
Odeon, Plaza—The Confessional (IFD) ..
tldeon—Cousin Cousine (PR) Good
Paramount—The Cassandra Crossing (Astral).
3rd wk
Excellent
Towne Cinema—The Sentinel (Univ), 5th wk Good
VaTrscona—Eliza's Horoscope (PR) ...
Westmount A—The Pink Panther Strikes Again
(UA), 13th wk. Excellent
Westmount B—Bound lor Glory (UA)
Coron--' Chatterbox
Coronet—Exit tho Dragon. Entor the Tigor
(PR)
Average
in Place—The Pink Panlhor Striken Again
(UA), 13th wk.
Downtown—The Cassandra Crossing
.... Good
2nd wk.
Tho Story ol Joanna
Good
Lougheed
11th wk
Mall—Network (MGM/UA),
Lougheed Mall—Wizard* (BVFD),
2nd wk. .
Odeon—Fun With Dick and Jano (Astral),
/ Good
4th wk.
Park—Tho SevonPorCent Solution (Univ),
Good
12th wk. ..
Park Royal—lock Petersen (BVFD)
Stanley— A Star Is Bom (WB)
12th wk.
Varsity—Fellini's Casanova (Univ), 4th
V. ry Good
'Dick & Jane,' 'Freaky Friday.'
'Rocky' Are Tops in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG—Business
was down slightly
for the second consecutive week as holdovers
continued to slow. "Rocky" and
"Freaky Friday" still were "excellent" although
"Network" slipped in its sixth week.
"Fun With Dick and Jane" advanced to
"excellent" in its fourth week while "The
Pink Panther Strikes Again" and "Silver
Streak," both in their fourth month here,
continued to
attract big houses.
Capitol—Rocky (UA), 5th wk Excellent
Colony—The Last Tycoon (Para), 2nd wk Good
Convention Centre—The Cassandra Crossing
(Astral), 4th wk Very Good
Downtown—Christy; Meet Sweet Myra (PR) Averaqe
Garden City—Thieves (Para) .
Average
Garrick—Voyage ol the Damned (Astral),
3rd wk Good
Garrick—Fun With Dick and Jane (Astral).
4th wk Excellent
Grant Park—Immoral Tales (PR) ... Average
Hyland, Kings—The Adventures ol the Wilderness
Family (PR), 3rd wk
...Good
Metropolitan—Freaky Friday (BV),
3rd wk Excellent
Northstar— The Pink Panther Strikes Again
(UA), 13th wk. ... Very Good
Northstar—Silver Streak (BVFD),
12th wk Very Good
Odeon—The Sentinel (Univ), 5th wk. .. Average
Park—Eliza's Horoscope (PR) -Average
Polo Park— Network (MGM/UA),
6th wk Very Good
Nine Holdovers Dominate
Calgary Theatre Grosses
CALGARY—Nine holdovers emerged
in the "excellent" column this week while
three
"fair"
newcomers managed only "poor" and
ratings.
. ..Poor
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Brentwood, Westbrook—Mysteries of the God;
(PR)
Calgary Place—A Star Is Bom (WB),
12th wk.
Calgary Place—The Pink
Excellent
Panther Strikes Again
(UA), 13th wk. Excellent
Chinook—Rocky (UA), 5th wit Excellent
Grand—Silver Streak (BVFD), 12th wk Excellent
Grand—Voyage ol the Damned (Astral),
4th wk Fair
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CINERAMA IS IN
SHOW BUSINESS IN
HAWAII TOO.
When you come to Waikiki,
JlJK/CA
don't m ' ss tne famous
Hawaii Don Ho Show. . . at
H"2l Cinerama's Reef Towers Hotel.
IS HAIKIKI REEF . REEF TOWERS EDGEWATER
Blockbusters Finally Falter
In Routine Vancouver Week
VANCOUVER—This was a routine
week at the boxoffice with even the strongest
of the holdovers, "A Star Is Born." "The
Pink Panther Strikes Again" and "Network."
showing signs of faltering. Newcomers
included "Exit the Dragon, Enter
the Tiger." "Chatterbox," "The Story of
Joanna" and "Jock Petersen."
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