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Son Francisco<br />
(Average weekly grosses follow theatre)<br />
FIRST RUN REPORT<br />
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Same lime, Next Year (Univ),<br />
The Champ (UA), 2 Iheiilics, 6lli wk. .210<br />
Cinema 21 (8,700), 14th wk<br />
The China Syndrome (Col),<br />
The Silent Partner (Pacific Film).<br />
Continental, 9th wk 100<br />
The Deer Hnnter (Univ), Colorado 4,<br />
wk 200<br />
Alexandria 2 (4,500), 2nd wk. ...<br />
Superman (WB), Northpoint (11,800).<br />
12th 22nd wk<br />
Hair (UA), Colorado 4, 7lh wk 150<br />
The Toy (Show Bi-Co.). Clay (4,100),<br />
30<br />
1<br />
Hurricane (Para), 3 theatres, 5lh wk.<br />
2nd wk<br />
Last Embrace (UA), 4 theatres,<br />
2nd wk 70<br />
Wifemistress (Quartet), Stage Door<br />
(4,600). ISth wk<br />
Manhattan (UA), 2 theatres, 2nd wk. . .320<br />
Once in Paris (SR), University Hills 3.<br />
1st wk 90<br />
The Promise (Univ), 2 theatres,<br />
6th wk<br />
Hollywood Happenings<br />
50<br />
Same Time, Next Year (Univ), Cooper,<br />
14th wk 60 QICELY lYSON was honored with the<br />
Superman (WB), Cenlmy 21, 2 1 si wk. 100 National Fellowship award, presented<br />
May 24 in Philadelphia by Mercei D. Tate,<br />
president of the Fellowship Commission.<br />
The award will take note of her work in<br />
Beyond the Door No. 2<br />
(Film Ventures), 1st wk.<br />
Empire 2 (1,850) 290<br />
St. Francis 2 (5,200) 5,019<br />
Geneva Drive-In (5,400) 4,356<br />
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century<br />
(Univ), UA Stonestown I (4.()4()),<br />
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Atlantic),<br />
Lumiere (3,850), 4th wk 2,820<br />
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creating an image for human rights wiihin<br />
the black community.<br />
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The nation's top ranking women golfers<br />
will participate May 29 in a Pro-Am Golf<br />
Tournament, a part of the Women's Professional<br />
Golf Tour at the Calabasas Country<br />
Club as a benefit for the Motion Picture<br />
and Television Fund. Professional golfeis<br />
the 1.800 guests in one area of the huge<br />
Pima Air Museum neat Tucson International<br />
Airport.<br />
"Hanover Street" in Dolby soiuid opened<br />
May 18 at the Catalina . . . "Fedora"<br />
donned May 18 at Cine El Dorado.<br />
"Main Event" will be premiered June 21<br />
at Cine El Dorado in a special fund-raising<br />
showing for benefit of the American Cancer<br />
Society.<br />
Brotke Shields was in town recently to<br />
attend a sneak preview of her film "Wanda<br />
Nevada" al Bucna Vista 2.<br />
Starters: Last hnibraie," May 3 at De-<br />
Aiiza Drive-in, Cinewoild and Oracle View<br />
King of Hearts," May 4 at New<br />
4 . . .<br />
"Beyond the Door," May 2 ai<br />
Coronado and Tucson 5. First Tucson showing:<br />
"Manhattan" ar.d "House Calls" at<br />
DeAnza Drive-In.<br />
SALT LAKE CITY<br />
Linton Productions, a film company basetl<br />
here held auditions for parts in "Knocking<br />
at Heavens Door." the company's lalt'sl<br />
movie project.<br />
Herb Schoenhardt of Universal Theatre<br />
Supply has just returned from the Theatre<br />
Equipment Assn. Convention in Monterey.<br />
Calif. He also took care of some other<br />
business while he was there. Universal<br />
Theatre Supply was looking forward to the<br />
opening of the new Trolley Carriage Square<br />
Theatres in Taylorsville. Herb Schoenhardt<br />
and Clayton Stauffer have been working<br />
very hard to make sure everything is ready<br />
and properly installed for the big opening.<br />
AMCSixplex Slated<br />
For Sunnyvale Mall<br />
LOS ANGELES—The latest project announced<br />
for the $60-million Sunnyvale<br />
Town Center shopping development is to<br />
be Sunnyvale's largest multi-plex cinema.<br />
Total cost will be in excess of $550,000.<br />
Construction of the cinema begins this<br />
month and is scheduled to coordinate with<br />
Ihe fall 1979 opening of the major regional<br />
center.<br />
The cinema, to be operated by .American<br />
Multi Cinema of Kansas City, will be a<br />
1,468-seat sixplex facility.<br />
AMC currently owns and operates 60<br />
screens in California and American Mulli<br />
Cinema is currently planning several additional<br />
projects with the Hahn Co.<br />
Old Tucson Adopts a New<br />
Name: Now It's Westworld<br />
l.AS VEGAS—A change in the corporalc<br />
name of Old Tucson Corp. to Westworld<br />
Inc. became effective May 14.<br />
The company operates the western theme<br />
park and movie location. Old Tucson, near<br />
Tucson. Ariz., and recently acquired all of<br />
the outstanding stock of Old West Corp.,<br />
the operator of a western theme park and<br />
gaming casino in the Las Vegas area.<br />
In announcing its intention to change its<br />
name, Burt Sugarman. chairman and chief<br />
executive officer, told shareholders on .April<br />
24. that Westworld Inc. was more reflective<br />
of the scope and nature o( its bus<br />
May 28. 1979<br />
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