Boxoffice (Jan-Mar 1940)

"WIND" STILL STRONG AS MIGHTIEST GROSSER BOSTON (Two blizzards reason for low grosses) Fenway — Balalaika (M-G-M); Karl of Chicago (M-G-M), 2nd run 50 Memorial — Vigil in the Night (RKO); Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love (Univ). 2nd wk. . 35 Metropolitan— Light That Failed (Para); Young as You Feel (20th-Fox) -15 Orpheum — Baffles (UA) ; Slightly Honorable (UA) 45 Paramount — Same as Fenway 50 State — Same as Orpheum 40 CHARLOTTE Broadway— Calling Philo Vance (WB), 1st half. 100 Broadway — Allegheny I prising (RKO), 2nd half 100 Carolina — The Hunchback of Notre Dame (RKO) 80 Imperial — The Karl of Chicago (M-G-M), 1st half SO Imperial — Charlie McCarthy, Detective (Univ). 2nd half 90 State — .Marshal of Mesa City (RKO) HO CHICAGO Apollo — The Light That Failed (Para), 2nd wk 00 Chicago — His Girl Friday (Col), plus stage show 100 Garrick — Little Old New York (20th-Fox), Louis-Godoy fight films; 2nd loop wk SO Oriental — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), held 5 th wk 300 Palace — Vigil in the Night (RKO); The Marines Fly High (RKO) 75 Roosevelt — Geronimo (Para) 85 State-Lake — Remember? (M-G-M). 2nd loop wk. ; plus stage show 110 United Artists— Balalaika (M-G-M), 2nd wk... 90 Woods — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), held 5th wk 100 World-Playhouse — Rasputin (SR), held 2nd wk. . .115 CINCINNATI Albee — Broadway Melody of 1940 (M-G-M). held 130 Capitol— Gone With the Wind (M-G-M). 9 th wk 130 Keith’s— The Fighting 69th (FN) 130 Lyric — Charlie McCarthy, Detective (Univ); Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love (Univ) 120 Palace — The Light That Failed (Para) 110 Shubert — Our Neighbors, the Carters (Para), plus stage show 120 CLEVELAND Allen — The Fighting 69th (FN). 3rd wk 135 Hippodrome — Little Old New York (20th-Fox). 95 Palace — Vigil in the Night (RKO). Stage: Gertrude Niesen, Milt Herth Trio, etc 100 State — Broadway Melody of 1940 (M-G-M) .... 100 Stillman — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 4th wk 020 DALLAS Majestic — Swanee River (20th-Fox) 110 Melba — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 2nd wk 100 Palace — Balalaika (M-G-M) 100 R alto — Green Hell (Univ); Louis-Godoy Fight (SR) 150 Tower — Shop Around the Corner (M-G-M) 125 DENVER Aladdin — Little Old New York (20th-Fox), after a wk. at the Denver 100 Broadway — Of Mice and Men (UA), roadshow. 110 Denham — Sidewalks of London (Para) 100 Denver — Karl of Chicago (M-G-M), plus stage show 130 Orpheum — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 4th wk 100 Paramount — Slightly Honorable (UA); The Big Guy (Univ) 130 Rialto — Fighting 69th (FN). after a wk at eai'h the Denver and Aladdin: City of Chance (20th-Fox) 110 DETROIT Adams — The Invisible Man Returns (Univ); He Married His Wife (20th-Fox), after 1 wk. at the Fox for each 80 f'inema — Ecstasy (SR), revival, 3rd wk 100 Fox— Vigil in the Night (RKO); Mexican Spitfire (RKO) 90 Michigan — The Light That Failed (Para); Slightly Honorable (UA) 93 Palms-State— The Man From Dakota (M-G-M): Congo Maisie (M-G-M), after 1 wk. at the Michigan 90 United Artists — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 4 th wk 25 0 INDIANAPOLIS Alamo — Two-Fisted Rangers (Col); Beware, Spooks! (Col) SO Apollo — Little Old New York (20th-Fox), 2nd AVERAGE IS 100% Top Hits of the Week Gone With the Wind — Cleveland 620 Pittsburgh 600 Chicago 400 Philadelphia 310 Minneapolis 300 New Haven 260 Detroit, New Orleans 250 New York City, Portland 200 Kansas City, Milwaukee 180 Grapes of Wrath— New York City 200 Fighting 69th — Pittsburgh 160 Of Mice and Men — New York City 160 EXTENDED RUNS Gone With the Wind, 10th wk., New York City; 9th wk., Cincinnati; 5th wk., Chicago, New Haven, Philadelphia, Seattle; 4th wk., Cleveland, Denver, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Portland; 3rd wk., Minneapolis, Pittsburgh. Fighting 69t Iil, 4th wk., New York City; 3rd wk., Cleveland, Denver. Grapes of Wrath, 4th wk., New York City. His Girl Friday, 4th wk., Seattle. wk., moveover from Indiana 80 Circle — Swiss Family Robinson (RKO); Invisible Stripes (WB) 90 Indiana — My Little Chickadee (Univ); Honeymoon Deferred (Univ) 100 Loews — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 4th wk 150 Lyric— Wolf of New York (Rep), plus Benny Goodman orchestra on stage 110 KANSAS CITY Esquire — I Take This Woman (M-G-M) 125 Midland — Gone With the Mind (M-G-M), 4th wk 180 Newman— Brother Rat and a Baby (WB) 70 Orpheum— Castfe on the Hudson (FN); Married and in Love (RKO) 90 Tower — Green Hell (Univ); Don Bestor and Band on stage 150 Uptown — Same as Esquire 130 LOS ANGELES Chinese— Broadway Melody of 1940 (M-G-M); The Man Who Wouldn’t Talk ( 20th-Fox) . . 140 Downtown — Invisible Man Returns (Univ); Granny Get Your Gun (WB) 100 Four Star — Abe Lincoln in Illinois (RKO), 3rd wk., roadshow 80 Hillstreet — Pinocchio (RKO), 2nd wk 150 Hollywood — Same as Downtown 100 Pantages — Same as Hillstreet 150 Paramount — Green Hell (Univ) ; Horace Heidt Orchestra on stage 140 State — Same as Chinese 150 MILWAUKEE Palace — Gone With the Mind (M-G-M), 4th wk 180 Riverside — My Son Is Guilty (Col); Dead End Kids on stage 110 Strand— Little Old New York (20th-Fox); The Man Who Wouldn’t Talk (20th-Fox) . . . . 80 Warner — Raffles (UA); The Invisible Man Returns (Univ) 125 Wisconsin— I Take This M'oman (M-G-M); Young as You Feel (20th-Fox) 100 MINNEAPOLIS Aster — Santa Fe Marshal (Para); High School (20th-Fox) 90 Century — Light That Flailed (Para) 90 Esquire — Torpedoed! (SR); Louis-Godoy fight films 95 Gopher — Invisible Stripes (WB) 95 Orpheum — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 3rd wk 300 State — Little Old New York (20th-Fox) 85 World — Destry Rides Again (Univ), 4th wk. .. 95 NEW HAVEN Bijou — His Girl Friday (Col); Music in My Heart (Col), 2nd wk 125 College — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 4th wk., held 260 Loew-Poli — Broadway Melody of 1940 (M-G-M); Reno (RKO), moved to Bijou for 2nd wk. ...120 Paramount — He Married His Wife (20th-Fox); Bad Riffle Angel (M-G-M) 100 Roger Sherman — Vigil in the Night (RKO) ; Two Thoroughbreds (RKO) 110 NEW YORK CITY Astor — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 10th roadshow wk 200 Capitol — Same as Astor, continuous policy .... 165 Center — Pinocchio (RKO), 2nd wk Fair Criterion — Our Neighbors, the Carters (Para) . . 75 Globe — East Side Kids (Mono) 80 Paramount — Sidewalks of London (Para), plus stage show 110 Radio City Music Hall — I Take This Woman (M-G-M), plus stage show 80 Rivoli — Grapes of Wrath (20th-Fox), 4th wk... 200 Roxy — Of Mice and Men (UA), plus stage show 160 Strand — Fighting 69th (FN), 4th wk. and stage show 150 NEW ORLEANS Center — Those High Grey Walls (Col) 95 Globe — Judge Hardy and Son (M-G-M) 90 Liberty — Vigil in the Night (RKO), 2nd run.. 95 Orpheum — Swiss Family Robinson (RKO) 125 Saenger — Secret of Dr. Kildare (M-G-M) 150 State — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 4th wk 250 Tudor — A Child Is Born (WB) 100 OMAHA Brandeis — Swiss Family Robinson (RKO); The Lone Wolf Strikes (Col) 140 Omaha — Shop Around the Corner (M-G-M); Big Guy (Univ) 120 Orpheum — Jamaica Inn (Para); Dead End Kids oil Dress Parade (WB) 100 PHILADELPHIA Aldine — Vigil in the Night (RKO), 2nd wk 95 Boyd — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 5th wk. .200 Earle — Same as Boyd 310 Fox — Remember the Night (Para) 100 Ivarlton — His Girl Friday (Col), 2nd wk., 2nd run .. 120 Keith’s — The Fighting 69tli (FN), 2nd wlc., 2nd run 120 Stanley — Broadway Melody of 1949 (M-G-M).. 115 Stanton — The Man From Dakota (M-G-M) .... 120 PITTSBURGH Alvin — Of Mice and Men (UA) 100 Barry — Marked Woman (WB), reissue; San Quentin (WB). reissue 110 Fulton — Little Old New York (20th-Fox) 150 Penn — Fighting 69th (FN) 1G0 Ritz — Granny Get Your Gun (WB); Emergency Squad (Para); Louis-Godoy Fight Pictures .. 350 Senator — The Lion Has Wings (UA) 70 Stanley — Rulers of the Sea (Para); Benny Goodman band 120 Warner — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 3rd wk GOO PORTLAND, ORE. Broadway — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M) 4th wk 200 Liberty — Vigil in the Night (RKO); City of Chance (20th-Fox) 110 Mayfair — Green Hell (Univ); Louis-Godov Fight (SR) 150 Orpheum — Rovin’ Tumbleweeds (Rep); Legion of Lost Flyers (Univ) 100 Paramount — Little Old New York (20th-Fox); Lone Wolf Strikes (Col) 90 United Artists — Broadway Melody of 1940 (M-G-M); Calling Philo Vance (WB), 2nd wk 100 SALT LAKE CITY Capitol — Hidden Power (Col), 2nd run; Gulliver’s Travels (Para) 115 Centre — His Girl Friday (Col) 110 Paramount — Little Old New York (20th-Fox) . . 115 Rialto — Swiss Family Robinson (RKO) 110 Studio — The Fighting 69th (FN) 150 Utah — Seventeen (Para); Charlie McCarthy, Detective (Univ) 115 SEATTLE Blue Mouse — My Little Chickadee (Univ); Married and in Love (RKO), 2nd wk 90 Fifth Avenue — Northwest Passage (M-G-M) ... 110 Liberty — His Girl Friday (Col), 4th wk 90 Music Box — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 5th wk 150 Orpheum — Man From Dakota (M-G-M); Young as You Feel (20th-Fox) 90 Palomar — Castle on the Hudson (FN), plus stage show 90 Paramount — Swiss Family Robinson (RKO); The Saint’s Double Trouble (RKO) 100 24 BOXOFFICE :: March 2, 1940