Boxoffice-October.02.1978

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I
'Animal House' Still
Top Draw in Beantown
BOSTON—The boxoffice here is down
a bit from its abnormal summer highs as
students are back at the myriad of colleges
in this city and the tourist invasion has subsided.
"National Lampoon's Animal House"
is the consistent winner, guzzling a terrific
865 at two houses in its seventh week.
SPRINGFIELD
(Average Is 100)
Beacon Hill—Bread and Chocolate
(World-Northa;), 4th -..1: 330
Charles II—The Inheritance (SR), 1st wk 175
Charles III—The Buddy Holly Story (Col),
4th wk 170
Cheri I—Fairy Tales (SR), Isl wk 170
Chen II, Circle II—Foul Play (Para), 9th wk 245
Chen 111, Chestnut Hill II National Lampoon's
Animal House (Univ). 7th wk 865
Chestnut Hill 1, Pans—Eyes of Laura Mars (Col),
7th wk, 260
Circle I, Cinema 57 11—Grease (Para), 10th wk 230
Circle III—Heaven Can Wait (Para), 6th wk 100
Cinema 57 Revenge oi the Pinlc Panther (UA),
9th wk 185
Gary—Laser Blast (SR), 1st wk 185
Orson Welles 1—A Slave oi Love (SR), 3rd wk .300
Orson Welles II—Madame Rosa (SR), 23rd wk 140
Orson Welles III—Oulrageousl (SR), 57th wk 120
Savoy 1—Hooper (WB), 8th wk 170
Savoy II The Dragon Lives (SR), 4th wk IBS
Saxon-Who'll Slop the Rain (UA), 2nd wk 220
'Grease,' "Secrets' and New 'Oz'
Lead Crowded Field in Hartford
HARTFORD— It was an unusual "mix'"
of strong major distribution product holdover,
plus a whopping seven independent
releases in regional premiere and a multiple
scheduling of UniversaKs "Almost
Summer."" The newcomers included Quartet
Films" "Cat and Mouse"" which has proven
its popularity across the country.
Art Cinema-Desire Within Young Girls (SR),
Atheneum Cinema—Dear Inspector (Cinema 5),