Boxoffice (Jan-Mar 1940)

"WIND" SCORES SURGING SDMS ACROSS NATION BOSTON Fenway — Geronimo! (Para); Night of Nights (Para) 60 Memorial — Green Heil (Univ) ; Charlie McCarthy, Detective (Univ) 85 Metropolitan — Fighting 69th (FN); High School (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 115 Orpheum — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 7th wk 185 Paramount — Same as Fenway 65 State — Shop Around the Corner (M-G-M); Congo Maisie (M-G-M) 125 CHICAGO Apollo — -Sliffhtly Honorable (UA) 75 Chicago — The Fighting 69th (FN), 2nd wk., moved to Roosevelt for 3rd loop wk., plus stage show 120 Garrick — The Earl of Chicago (M-G-M), held 2nd wk 125 Oriental — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), held 3rd wk 300 Palace — My Little Chickadee (Univ), held 2nd wk 110 Roosevelt — Invisible Stripes (WB) 95 State-Lake — Blondie Brings Up Baby (Col), plus stage show 100 United Artists — Judge Hardy and Son (M-G-M), 2nd wk 100 World-Playhouse — The Mad Empress (FN)... 80 CINCINNATI Albee — Remember the Night (Para) 120 Capitol — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 7th wk., held 120 Keith’s — His Girl Friday (Col), 2nd wk 130 Lyric — Geronimo! (Para) 110 Palace — I Take This Woman (M-G-M), held.... 130 Shubert — Congo Maisie (M-G-M), plus stage show 110 CLEVELAND Allen — His Girl Friday (Col), 2nd wk 125 Hippodrome — The Fighting 69th (FN) 145 Palace — Brother Rat and a Baby (WB). Stage: Johnny (Scat) Davis, Beverly Roberts and vaudeville 95 State — The Shop Around the Corner (M-G-M).. 85 Stillman — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 2nd wk 700 DALLAS Capitol — British Intelligence (WB), 1st half... 80 Capitol — Mexican Spitfire (RKO), 2nd half... 85 Majestic — Destry Rides Again (Univ) 125 Melba — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M) 800 Palace — Four Wives (FN) 100 Rialto — Earl of Chicago (M-G-M), 1st half.... 125 Rialto — Henry Goes Arizona (M-G-M), 2nd half. 110 DENVER Aladdin — His Girl Friday (Col), after a wk. at the Denver 100 Broadway — Destry Rides Again (Univ), after a wk. at each the Denver, Aladdin and Rialto 90 Denham — Remember the Night (Para), 3 days following a wk., and The Light That Failed (Para), 4 days to start run 120 Denver — ‘The Fighting 69th (FN) 130 Orpheum — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 2nd wk 400 Paramount — The Amazing Mr. Williams (Col); Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love (Univ) 130 Rialto — The Fatal Hour (M-G-M); Gentleman From Arizona (Mono) 100 DETROIT Adams — The Blue Bird (20th-Fox), roadshow .. 140 Cinema — Ecstasy (SR), revival, 2nd wk 150 Fox — The Hunchback of Notre Dame (RKO), 2nd wk 150 Michigan — Remember the Night (Para); Raffles (UA) 125 Palms-State — The Fighting 69th (FN), after 1 wk. at the Michigan; Death of a Champion (Para) 125 United Artists — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), roadshow, 2nd wk 300 Wilson — Same as United Artists 200 INDIANAPOLIS Alamo — Days of Jesse James (Rep); Fatal Hour (Mono) 90 Apollo — The Fighting 69th (FN); Man Who Wouldn't Talk (20th-Fox), moveover from Indiana 90 Circle — The Invisible Man Returns (Univ) ; Charlie McCarthy, Detective (Univ) 90 Indiana — The Light That Failed (Para) ; Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love (Univ) 80 Loew’s — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 2nd wk 700 Lyric — My Son Is Guilty (Col), plus Tommy Dorsey and band 100 KANSAS CITY Esquire — Little Old New York (20th-Fox), held. 120 Midland — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 2nd wk 400 AVERAGE IS 100% Top Hits of the Week Gone With the Wind — Dallas 800 Cleveland, Indianapolis, New Haven 700 Pittsburgh 500 Oklahoma City 425 Denver, Kansas City, Portland.. ..400 Minneapolis 350 Philadelphia 340 Chicago, Detroit 300 Milwaukee, Philadelphia 250 New Orleans, New York, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Detroit. ...200 Boston 185 Grapes of Wrath — New York City 260 Fighting 69th — New York City 200 EXTENDED RUNS Harvest, 20th wk.. New York City. Gone With the Wind, 9th wk., New York City; 7th wk., Boston, Cincinnati; 3rd wk., Chicago, Omaha, Philadelphia, Seattle. Fighting 69th, 3rd wk., Chicago. Newman — Remember the Night (Para) 120 Orpheum — Fighting 69th (FN); Mexican Spitfire (RKO), holdover 75 Tower — Days of Jesse James (Rep). Stage: Kidoodlers 100 Uptown — Same as Esquire 125 LOS ANGELES Chinese — I Take This Woman (M-G-M); Henry Goes Arizona (M-G-M) 115 Downtown — Fighting 69th (FN); Calling Philo Vance (WB), 2nd wk 110 Four Star — Abe Lincoln in Illinois (RKO), roadshow 100 Hillstreet — His Girl Friday (Col); The Big Guy (Univ), 2nd wk 150 Hollywood — Same as Downtown 110 Pantages — Same as Hillstreet 150 Paramount— Remember the Night (Para), plus stage show 100 State — Same as Chinese 140 MILWAUKEE Palace — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 2nd wk 250 Riverside — Mutiny in the Big House (Mono), plus stage show 100 Strand — Swanee River (20th-Fox); Geronimo! (Para), 2nd wk 90 Warner — The Fighting 69th (FN); Mexican Spitfire (RKO), 2nd wk 100 Wisconsin — The Shop Around the Corner (M-G-M); He Married His Wife (20th-Fox) . . 110 MINNEAPOLIS Aster — Legion of the Lawless (RKO); Escape to Paradise (RKO) 90 Century — Eternally Yours (UA) 80 Esquire — Mile. Ma Mere (French) 8 0 Gopher — Return of Dr. X (FN) 100 Orpheum — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M) .... 350 State — The Fighting 69th (FN) 150 World — Destry Rides Again (Univ), 2nd wk. . . 90 NEW HAVEN Bijou — The Shop Around the Corner (M-G-M); Nick Carter, Master Detective (M-G-M), 2nd wk 100 College — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 2nd wk 700 Loew-Poli— Little Old New York (20th-Fox); Meet Dr. Christian (RKO), 6 days 75 Paramount — Remember the Night (Para); Law of the Pampas (Para) 126 Roger Sherman — The Fighting 69th (FN); CallPhilo Vance (WB) 120 NEW ORLEANS Center — The Big Guy CUnlv) 90 Globe — The Real Glory (UA) 100 Liberty — Fighting 69th (FN), 2nd run 90 Orpheum — Green Hell (Univ) 125 Saenger — Remember the Night (Para) 150 State — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 2nd wk. .200 Strand — South of the Border (Rep) 100 Tudor — Swanee River (20th-Fox), 2nd run.... 95 NEW YORK CITY Astor — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 8th roadshow wk., held 200 Capitol — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 8th wk., held 190 Criterion — Judge Hardy and Son (M-G-M), 3rd wk 150 Globe — Lone Wolf Strikes (Col) 90 Hollywood — Blue Bird (20th-Fox), 3rd roadshow wk 60 Paramount — Remember tile Night (Para), 3rd wlc., plus stage show 95 Radio City Music Hall — Shop Around the Corner (M-G-M), 2nd wk., plus stage show. . 90 Rivoli — Grapes of Wrath (20th-Fox), 2nd wk., held 260 Roxy — Little Old New York (20th-Fox), plus stage show 120 Strand — Fighting 69th (FN), 2nd wk. plus stage show, held 200 OKLAHOMA CITY Criterion — Swanee River (20th-Fox) 95.. Liberty — Flying Deuces (RKO); Two Thoroughbreds (RKO) 95 Midwest — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 2nd wk 425 Plaza — Charlie McCarthy, Detective (Univ), moveover HO State — His Girl Friday (Col), 3rd wk 90 Tower — Shop Around the Corner (M-G-M), moveover 85 OMAHA Brandeis — Green Hell (Univ) ; Private Detective (FN) vf.. 100 Omaha — Invisible Stripes (WB); Our Neighbors, the Carters (Para) • 90 Orpheum — Little Old New York (20th-Fox); Man Who Wouldn’t Talk (Para) 100 Paramount — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 3rd wk. .100 PHILADELPHIA Aldine— The Light That Failed (Para) 100 Boyd— Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 3rd wk..250 Earle — Same as Boyd (house record). 340 Fox— Fighting 69th (FN), 2nd wk 160 Karlton — Music in My Heart (20th-Fox) 85 Keith’s— Raffles (UA) 95 Stanley— His Girl Friday (Col), 2nd wk. ....... 105 Stanton — The Invisible Man Returns (Univ)... 140 PITTSBURGH Alvin — He Married His Wife (20th-Fox) 95 Barry — Jeepers Creepers (Rep) ; Miracle on Main Street (Col) ; Jl® Fulton — Invisible Man Returns (Univ) 90 Penn — The Great Victor Herbert (Para) 100 Senator — My Son Is Guilty (Col) ; Legioji of Lost Flyers (Univ) (3 days) .. GO Stanley — Brother Rat and a Baby (WB); Johnny Davis, 3 Stooges, Cliff Edwards,,:,:;. Gloria Dickson, Alexander D’Arcy, Brewster Twins llo Ritz — Hunchback of Notre Dame (RKO), 2nd d. t. wk No Avg. Established Warner — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), roadshow engagement .500 PORTLAND, ORE. Broadway — Gone Willi the Wind (M-G-M), roadshow, 2nd wk *® Liberty — He Married His Wife (20th-Fox); Allegheny Uprising (RKO) •••••••• 100 Mayfair — Invisible Stripes (WB); Call a Messenger (Univ) • • • • ■ Orpheum— Wolf of New York (Rep) ; Miracle on Main Street (Col), plus Gene Austin & Troc adero Revels on stage Paramount— His Girl Friday (Col); Night of Nights (Para) •••■ United Artists — Fighting 69tli (FN); Oil, Johnny, How You Can Love (Univ), 2nd wk., 140 moved to Mayfair SALT LAKE CITY Centre — The Light That Failed (Para) Paramount — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 2nd wk *■ Roxy — I Stand Accused (Para), plus stage show Studio— Balalaika (M-G-M), 3rd wk Utah— Joe and Ethel Turp Call oil the President (M-G-M); Intermezzo (UA) .110 .200 .115 .125 .125 SEATTLE Blue Mouse — Shop Around the Corner (M-G-M); Man Who Wouldn’t Talk (20th-Fox), 2nd wk.. 90 Fifth Avenue — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 3rd wk 25® Liberty— His Girl Friday (Col), 2nd wk 100 Music Box— Of Mice and Men (UA), 2nd wk. . . . 90 Orpheum — The Light That Failed (Para); The FIving Deuces (RKO) 100 Palomar— The Fighting 69th (FN), 2nd wk., plus stage show 1®® Paramount — I Take This Woman (M-G-M); City of Chance (20th-Fox) 90 BOXOFFICE :: February 17, 1940 81