Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1940)

"WIND" AND "NEW MOON" WEEK'S STRONGEST BOSTON Fenwa>' — <)iu‘en of the Mob (Para’t); M’onu*n in War (Rep) <>0 Keith's Memorial — His Favorite Wife (RKf)); Sandy Is a Lady (Univ), 2nd wk 45 Loew’s Orpheum — Tlie Doctor Takes a Wife (Col); 20 Mule Team (M-G-M) 75 Ivoew’s State — Same as Orpheum 70 Metropolitan — Ghost ISreakers (Para’t). plus 15oh Hope in person 455 Paramount — Same as Fenway 50 CHICAGO Apollo — Turnabout (l^A) 85 ('hicago — Safari (Para’t). plus stage .show.... 90 (.4arrick — The (ihost Hreakers (Para’t), 2iul loop wk 90 Oriental — Anne of M’iinly Poplars (RKO), plus stage show 75 Roosevelt — The Mortal Storm (M-G-M) 85 State-Lako — T\v<» (iirls <m liroadway (M-G-M). plus stage show 85 Studio — French Witliout Tears (Para’t) 100 XTnited Artists — Susan and Got! (M-G-M) 100 Woods — Gone With tlie Wind (M-G-M), 25 th wk 275 CINCINNATI Albee — New Moon (M-G-M) 110 (■’apitol Our Town (UA). 2nd wk 100 Keith's — lirother Or<‘hid (WB). 2nd wk 70 Lyric — 21 Days Together (Col) 00 Palai-e — (ihost Breakers (Para't) 140 CLEVELAND Allen — Brother Orchiil (WB). 2n<l wk 125 Hippodrome — Four Sons (20th-Fox) OO .state — New Moon (M-G-M) 145 Stillman — The Ghost lireakers (Para’t). 2nd wk 150 DALLAS ('apitol — UaiK'ho (irande (Rep), l.st part 110 (’apitol Mur<ler in the Air (FN). 2nd i)ait...l00 Capitol — (hitnbling on the High Seas (WB). 3rd part 90 Maje.stic — Waterloo Bridge (M-G-M) 125 Palace — Safari (Para’t) 90 Rialto— -Flight Angels (FN), 1st half 125 Rialto— Private Affairs (Univ); Baer-Galento Fight. 2ncl half 125 Tower-'.My F'avorite Wife (RKO), 2nd wk....l00 DENVER Aladdin— 'I'he Doctor Takes a Wife (Col). after wk. at Denver 90 Broadway Mortal Storm (M-G-M); You Can’t F^ool Your Wife (M-G-M), after wk. at Orpheum 95 Denham — Ghost Breakers (Para’t). 2nd wk....l00 r>enver — Four Sons (20th-Fox); Sandy Is a l^ady (Univ) 95 < )rpheum — New Moon (M-G-M); Floriaii (M-G-M) 1.30 I'aramount — Turnahout (UA); Wag<uis Best ward (Rep) 100 Rialto — Torrid Zone (FN). after wk. at each the Denver and Aladdin; Fugitive From Justice (WB) 90 INDIANAPOLIS Alamo — Hi, Ho Silver (Rep); Coverefl HaKoii Hays (Itep) fiO Circle — Four Sons (20th-Fox); Girl in ;!l.'l (20th-Fox) 100 Loew’s — New Moon (M-G-M) 175 Lyric — Lucky Cisco Kid (20th-Fox), plus stage show 85 KANSAS CITY Ksquire — Flight Angels (FN) 70 Midland— New Moon (M-G-M) 130 Newman — Ghost Hreakers (Para't). holdover.. 05 Orpheum-.All This, and Heaven Too (FN), roadshow 125 Tower— Girl in 313 (20th-Fox), plus Evelyn Brent on stage 100 Uptown — Same as Esquire 75 LOS ANGELES Chinese — New Moon (M-G-M): I*hantoin Haiders (M-G-M) 100 UowntOWj) — rtrother Greliid (WB) ; Sandy Is a AVERAGE IS 100% Top Hits of the Week Gone With the Wind — Chicago 275 New Moon — Indianapolis 175 Los Angeies (dual) 160 Portland (dual) 150 Cleveland, Milwaukee 140 Ghost Breakers — Cleveland 150 Cincinnati 140 My Favorite Wife — Pittsburgh 140 EXTENDED RUNS iione With the Wind, 29th wk.. New York City; 25th wk., Chicago. All This, and Heaven Too, 3rd wk., Philadelphia. My F'avorite B’ife, 3r(3 wk., Salt Lake '■ity. Lmly (Univ). 2nd wk 90 l''our Star Diir Town (TTA). 2n(l wk 100 1 1 iUv«?treet My F'avorite B'ife (RKO); Fhiemy Agent (Univ) 175 Hollywood — Same as Dow’ntown 90 Pantages — Same as Ilillstreet 175 Paramount — The (ihost Breakers (Para’t). plus Matty Mai neck Or<*hestra on stage 175 State — Same as Chinese 175 MILWAUKEE Palar-e — .Viidy Har<iy Meets Dehiitante (M-G-M); F'oiir Sons (20th-Fox) 125 Riverside — A'ou’re Not So Tough (Univ) 110 Strand 1iie Mortal Storm (M-G-M); I Was ail Adventuress (■20t}i-Fox) 110 Warner— Our T<twn (TTA); Flight Angels (!''N)..130 Wisconsin — New Moon (M-G-M); I'lorian (M-G-M) MO MINNEAPOLIS Aster — Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise (20th Fox); F'ugitive F'roin Justi<‘e (W'^B) 90 Century — W'aterloo Bridge (M-G-M), 2nd w’k. . . 80 Esquire — Hell’s Angels (SR), reissue 175 Gopher — Those W’ere the Days (Para’t) 80 Drplieum — The Mortal .Storm (M-G-M) 80 State — The (ihost Breakers (Para’t) 125 World — Over the Moon (UA). 2nd wk 80 NEW HAVEN <’ollege — .My Favorite Wife (ItKO); F^arth houml (20th-Fox). 2nd wk 90 Loew-Poli — Susan and God (M-G-M); F'lorian (M-G-M) 90 Paramount — The Ghost Breakers (Para’t); The Biscuit F^ater (Para’t). 2nd wk 05 Roger Sherman — Man B’ho Talked Too Much (WB); F]nemy Agent (Univ) 60 NEW ORLEANS Center — The IJon Has Wings (UA) 90 Globe — Irene (RKO) 80 Liberty — F'light Angels (FN) 90 Orpheum — Private Affairs (Univ) 100 Saenger — Saturday’s Children ( WB) 125 Slate — Susan and (iod (M-G-M) 110 Tudor — Young Tom Fklisoii (M-G-M) 90 NEW YORK CITY Astor — Gone B’ith the Wind (M-G-M). 29th roadshow wk 100 Capitol— The Mortal Storm (M-G-M). 2nd wk...ll5 Criterion — (Jueen <»f the Mob (Para’t) 125 Paramount — Safari (Para’t), 2nd wk.. plus stage show 90 Radio City Music Hall — Tom Brown’s School Days (RKO), plus stage show 85 Roxy — Sailor’s Lady (20th-Fox), plus stage show (6 days) 50 Strand — Man Who Talked Too Much (WB). plus stage show 110 OKLAHOMA CITY Criterion — F'<uir Sons (20th-Fox) 80 Lilierty — Oh, Johnny, How You Can l..ove (Univ); Calling Philo Vance (WB) 100 Midwest — 20 Mule Team (M-G-M) 95 Plaza — House Across the Bay (UA), after wk. at Criterion 110 State — Saps at Sea (UA); The Lone Wolf Meets a l^ady (Col) 100 Tower — Those Were the Days (Para’t) 90 OMAHA Branclei.? — Anne of Windy Popliirs (RKO); Flight Angels (FN) 90 iimalia — .Andy Hardy Meet.s Delnitaiite (M-G-M); I’lmntoin Haiders (M-G-M) 130 Orpheum — (ihost Breakers (Para't); The Bis euit Eater (Para’t) 115 PHILADELPHIA Ahline — Susan and God (M-G-M), 2nd wk 100 Earle — All This, and Heaven Too (FN), 3rd wk 150 Fox — F'onr .Sons (20th-Fox) 85 Karlton — The Biscuit F^ater (Para't), 5 days... 70 Keith’s — My Fav<irite Wife (RKO), 2ik1 wk....ll0 Stanley — Our Town (UA) 70 Stanton — I Was an Adventuress (20th-Fox) . . . 80 PITTSBURGH Ah in — Blondie on a liinlget (Col); tJiarlie Chan’s Murder Cruise (20th-Fox) 50 Barry — (iangs of Chicago (Rep); Son of the Navy (Mono) 100 Penn — Our Town (UA) 75 Ritz — Gainhling on the High Seas (WB) ; <'ourageoiis Dr. Chrisliaii (RK(.^) 90 Stanley — Susan and God (M-G-M) 90 Warner — My F'avorite B’ife (RK(^)). 2nd d. t. wk 140 PORTLAND, ORE. Broadway— Oiir Town (tiA); The Phantom Haiders (M-G-M) 100 Liberty — (ihost Breakers (Para’t); The Biscuit Eater (Para’t), 2nd wk 90 Mayfair-Mortal Storm (M-G-M): (iamhiing on High Seas (FN). after wk. at Ihiited Artists. 100 Orpheum — 21 Day.s Together (Col); Stunt Pilot (Mono) 90 Paramount — liiitanied (Para’t); Charlie (Jiaii’s Murder (Yuise (20th-Fox) 115 United Artists — New Moon (M-G-M); I.ove, Honor and Oh, Bahy (Univ) 150 SALT LAKE CITY Capitol — Bead End Kids (Univ); Phantom Haiders (M-G-M) 100 (Centre — Torrid Zone (FN) 100 Rialto — My Favorite "VVife (RKO), 3rd wk 100 ,Studio — New Moon (M-G-M), 2iid wk 100 Utah — The (ihost Breakers (Para't); The Biseuit Eater (Para’t) 110 SEATTLE Blue Mouse — Our Town (UA); Girl in 31 J (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 90 Fifth Avenue — Ne^v Moon (M-G-M) 90 Liberty — Turnahout (UA). 2nd wk 90 Music Box — Mortal Storm (M-G-M); Pop Always Pays (RKO), 2nd wk 90 Orpheum — Sailor’s Lady (20th-Fox); The Saint Takes Over (RKO) 85 Palomar — (iaiicho Serenade (Rep) ; Gainhling on the High Seas (WB) 90 Paramount — Untamed (Para’t); Sandy Is a Lady (Univ) 90 80 BOXOFFICE :: July 13, 1940