Boxoffice-May.21.1979

Toronto
Ashanti (WB), Imperial, 2nd wk.
The Champ (UA), Plaza, 3rd wk
Every Which Way But Loose (WB),
Good
Good
Imperial, 1 8th wk Fair
The Evictors (AFD), Imperial, 3rd wk. Fair
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (PR).
International, 10th wk Good
Hair (UA), University, 4th wk Good
Hurricane (Para), Imperial, 2nd wk. Good
Love at First Bile (AFD), Uptown,
2nd wk
Good
Manhattan (UA). Uptown, l&t wk. Excellenl
Norma Rae (BVFD), Hollywood,
7th wk Good
Richard Pryor—Live in Concert (PR),
Elgin. 5th wk Good
Superman (WB). Hollywood, Imperial,
19th wk Fair
Voices (UA), Uptown, 4th wk Fair
Vancouver
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (Univ).
Coronet, 5th wk
Good
The Champ (UA). Vancouver Centre,
3rd wk Good
The China Syndrome (Astral), Odeon,
5th wk Good
The Deer Hunter (Univ), Vogue.
7th wk
Very Good
Firepower (PR). Downtown,
1st wk Average
Good Guys Wear Black (PR), Coronet,
1 St wk Above Average
The Great Train Robbery (UA), Capitol.
nth wk Fair
Hair (UA). Stanley. 4th wk Average
Hurricane (Para). Capitol. 3rd wk Fair
Love at First Bite (AFD). Capitol.
1st wk Average
Norma Rae (BVFD), Park.
2nd wk
Above Average
Superman (WB). Capitol. 19th wk. Average
The Warriors (Para). Capitol, 12th wk. Fair
Winnipeg
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
(Umiv). Kings, Park, 4th wk. Very Good
The Champ (MGM-UA), Metropolitan,
4th wk Excellent
The China Syndrome (Astral), Odeon.
3rd wk Excellent
The Deer Hunter (Univ). Garrick.
7th wk Excellent
Every Which Way But Loose (WB),
Northstar, 19th wk Good
Fast Break (Astral). Convention Centre.
7th wk
Very Good
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (PR).
Cinema 3. 1st wk Good
Hair (UA), Colony. 4th wk Average
Norma Rae (BVFD), Northstar.
1st wk Excellent
A Perfect Couple (BVFD). Garrick.
1st wk Fair
Same Time, Next Year (Univ),
(Univ), Grant Park. 11th wk. . . .Average
Calgary
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
(Univ), 3 theatres, 3rd wk Excellent
The Champ (UA). Chinook.
2nd wk Excellent
The China Syndrome (Astral). North
Hill. Westbrook, 4th wk Excellent
The Deer Hunter (Univ).
Towne Red, 5th wk
Excellent
Fast Break (Astral), Grand,
5th wk
Excellent
The Fifth Musketeer (Astral).
Uptown, 1st wk Excellent
Good Guys Wear Black (PR). Marlboro
Square. Odeon. 4th wk. Excellent
Hair (UA). Palliser Square.
2nd wk Excellent
Hurricane (Para). Palace.
1st wk Excellent
Norma Rae (BVFD). Westbrook,
5th wk
Very Good
Same Time, Next Year (Univ).
Uptown, 4th wk Excellent
Superman (WB). Calgary Place.
18th wk
Excellenl
Warriors (Para). Market Mall.
1 st wk Very Good
Edmonton
Ashanti (WB). Capitol Square.
1st wk Excellent
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (Univ).
Capilano. Rialto. 4th wk .Excellent
The Champ (UA). Westmount.
2nd wk Excellent
The China Syndrome (Astral).
Meadowlark. Rialto. 4th wk. ..Excellent
The Deer Hunter (Univ), Towne
Cinema, 4th wk Excellent
Fast Break (Astral), Odeon,
4th wk
Excellent
The Fifth Musketeer (Astral),
Plaza. 1st wk Excellent
Good Guys Wear Black (PR). Avenue.
Jasper Red. 2nd wk.
Excellent
Hair (UA). Gaineau.
2nd wk Excellent
Hurricane (Para). Capitol Square.
1st wk Excellent
The North Avenue Irregulars (BV).
Londonderry. 4th wk Excellent
Superman (WB). Paramount.
18th wk
Excellent
Hurricane (Para), The Cinema,
1st wk Good
Love at First Bite (PR). Loews 2,
1 st wk. Excellent
Ircnch Language Films
Le Bonheur Renait (Univ).
Champlain, 3rd wk
Very Good
La Cage Aux Folles (UA),
Parisien, 5th wk Very Good
La Carapatte (PR), Parisien.
3rd wk
Very Good
Le Ciel Peul Attendre (Para).
Parisien. 1 1th wk Very Good
Doux, Dur et Dingue (WB).
Berri. 3rd wk Good
Marie Anne (PR), Parisien,
1 st wk Good
Sarah (UA), Parisien, 1st wk Good
Une Fille Cousue de Fil Blanc
(PR). Le Dauphin, 1st wk Fair
Ottawa
Ashanti (WB), Capitol Square,
3rd wk
Good
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
(Univ). Somerset. 5th wk Good
The Champ (UA). Elgin,
4th wk
Very Good
The China Syndrome (Astral).
St. Laurent. 6th wk Very Good
The Deer Hunter (Univ), Elmdale,
7th wk
Very Good
Fast Break (Astral), Cinema 6,
3rd wk Good
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (PR).
Capitol Square. 3rd wk Good
Hair (UA). Nelson, 4th wk Good
Love at First Bite (AFD), Capitol
Square, Airport Drive-In,
1st wk Excellent
The Passage (UA), Place de Ville,
1st wk Good
Same Time, Next Year (Univ).
St. Laurent, 10th wk Good
Filmmaker's Expectations
Tempered With Experience
CALGARY—Fil Fraser says he realistically
expects only one of the eight feature
films he's planning to make in Alberta to
turn into a big boxoffice success.
The movies represent an investment of
about $20 million during the next three
years and the Edmonton producer and director
naturally hopes they'll succeed financially
and artistically and will try to make each
a winner.
But previous experience indicates to him
that only one of eight is likely to become a
blockbuster. He says that one could do
"pretty well." the others might repay their
costs and one might be a total disaster.
Montreal
"But you know realistically that one
Ashanti (WB). I.oews 4. 3rd wk Good breakthrough will pay for the other seven."
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Fraser says.
(Univ). Atwater. 1st wk Good Fraser Film Associates Ltd. of Edmonton
The Champ (UA). I.oews 1.
go into production in .August on
4th wk
Very Good
plans to
"The Falcon and the Ballerina." Jack Darcus's
The China Syndrome (Astral).
love story about a young musician,
Bonaventurc. 6th wk Good jaded by years of success in a traveling
The Deer Hunter (Univ). Place du
band, and a beautiful ballerina, overwhelmed
Canada. 7th wk
Very Good
by a career that demands everything she
Hair (UA). York. 4th wk
Excellent has to give. The production has a $1.5
Halloween (Astral). Cinema de Paris.
million budget, mostly from local funding
11th wk
Good and the Canadian Film Development Corp.
BOXOFFICE :: May 21, 1979
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