Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1940)

"ANEY HARDY BOSTON MEETS DEBUTANTE" TO FORE AVERAGE IS 100% MINNEAPOLIS Fenway — The Man Mho Talked Too Much (WB): Manhattan Heartbeat ( 20th-Fox) . . . 65 Keith Memorial — Tom Brown’s School Days (RKO): Private Affairs (Univ) 70 Loew’s Orpheum — Edison, the Man (M-G-M); Florian (M-G-M) 110 Loew’s State — Same as Orpheum 105 Metropolitan — Piitained (Para’t); Gambling: on the Hig:h Seas (WB) 55 Paramount — Same as Fenway 60 CHARLOTTE Broadway — Those Were the Days (Para’t) 90 Carolina — New Moon (M-G-M) 100 Imperial — Abe Lincoln in Illinois (RKO), 1st half 90 Imperial — Castle on the Hudson (FN), 2nd half. 100 State — Tori>edo Raider (Mono) 100 CHICAGO Apollo — Susan and God (M-G-M), 3rd loop wk. 85 Chicago — Brother Orchid (WB), plus stage show 95 Garrick — The Ghost Breakers (Para’t), 2nd loop wk 90 Oriental — Sandy Is a I>iidy (Univ), plus stage show 90 Roosevelt — The Mortal Storm (M-G-M) 90 State-Lake — Dark Command (Rep), plus stage show 90 Studio — Mad Men of Kuroi)e (Col) 85 United Artists — New Moon (M-G-M) 105 Woods— Gone M ith the Wind (M-G-M). held 26th wk 250 CINCINNATI Albee — Safari (Para’t) 75 Capitol — The Ghost Breakers (Para’t), 2nd wk. .110 Keith’s — New Moon (M-G-M), 2nd wk 100 Lyric — The Outsider (PDC) 100 Palace — Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (M-G-M) 150 CLEVELAND Allen — Flight Angels (FN) 100 Hippodrome — Tom Brown’s School Days (RKO). 80 Palace — Private Affairs (Univ). plus stage show 100 State — New Moon (M-G-M). 2nd wk 75 Stillman — The Ghost Breakers (Para’t), 2nd wk 100 Penn Square — Lights Out in Europe (SR) 80 DENVER .Aladdin — l.ost Horizon (Col); The Awful Truth (Col), reissues 105 Broadway — New Mo<»n (M-G-M); Florian (M-G-M). after wk. at Orpheum 110 Denham — Safari (Para’t), 2nd wk liO Denver — Brother Orchid (WB) ; Biscuit Eater (Para’t) 100 Orpheum — 20 Mule Team (M-G-M); Anne of Windy Poplars (RKO) 140 Paramount — Sailor’s Lady (20th-Fox); Murder in the Air (FN) 100 Rialto — Doctor Takes a AVife (Col), after wk. at each the Denver and Aladdin; Men W’ithout Soul.s (Col) 110 DETROIT Fox — Sailor’s I.ady (20th-Fox). plus stage show 120 Michigan — Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (M-G-M); Captain Is a Lady ( 20th-Fox) . . . 95 Palms-State — Mortal Storm (M-G-M), after wk. at United Artists; Susan and God (M-G-M).. 100 United Artists — New Moon (M-G-M); A Bill of Divorcement (RKO) 115 INDIANAPOLIS Alamo — Stagecoac'h War (Para’t); On the SiK)t (Mono) 65 Top Hits of the Week Gone With the Wind — Chicago 250 Andy Hardy Meets Debutante — Los Angeles 190 Indianapolis (dual) 180 Kansas City (dual) 150 Ghost Breakers — New York City 155 New Moon — New Orleans 150 All This, and Heaven Too — Minneapolis 150 New York City 140 EXTENDED RUNS (ione With the Wiiul, 30th wk.. New York City; 26th wk., Chicago. Mortal Storm, 3rd wk., New York City, Seattle. Our Town, 3rd wk.. Los Angeles. My Favorite W'ife, 3rd wk., Pittsburgh. Aster — 40 Little Mothers (M-G-M); Murder in the Air (FN) 90 Century — New Moon (M-G-M), 2nd wk 90 Esquire — The Human Monster (Mono) 100 Gopher — I W’as an Adventuress (20th-Fox) . . . 70 Orpheum — Four Sons (20th-Fox) 70 State — All This, and Heaven Too (FN) 150 World — A Bill of Divorcement (RKO) 80 NEW HAVEN College — Susan and God (M-G-M); Florian (M-G-M); 2nd wk 65 Loew-Poli — New Moon (M-G-M); The Saint’s Double Trouble (RKO) 100 Paramount — Safari (Para’t); LaConga Nights (Univ) 100 Roger Sherman — Turnabout (UA) ; Gambling on the High. Seas (WB) 60 NEW ORLEANS Center — House Across the Bay (UA) 95 Globe — Buck Benny Rides Again (Para't) 100 Orpheum — Ih-ivate Affairs (Univ) 130 Saenger — The Gliost Breakers (Para’t) 125 State — New Moon (M-G-M) 150 Tudor — Karthl)ound (20th-Fox) 125 NEW YORK CITY Astor — Gone With tlie W’ind (M-G-M), 30t)i roadshow wk 100 Capitol— The Mortal Storm (M-G-M), 3rd wk...l00 Criterion — Wagons W’estward (Rep) 115 Paramount — (ihost Breakers (Para’t), plus stage show 155 Radio City Music Hall— All This, and Heaven Too (FN), plus stage show 140 Roxy — Private Affairs (Univ), plus stage show 9® Strand— Man AVho Talked Too Much (WB), 2nd wk., plus stage show 85 OMAHA , in, li— Untamed (Para't); Those Were the Da.vs (Para’t) 80 Loew's— Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (M-G-M); The Captain Is a Lady (M-G-M),. 180 Lyric — Hot Steel (Univ), plus Ben Bernie and Orchestra on stage 100 Brandeis — Tom Brown’s School Days (RKO); Cross Country Komanee (RKO) Omaha — Mortal Storm (M-G-M); Manhattan Heartbeat (20th-Fox) Orpheum— House Across the Bay (UA); Earthbound (20th -Fox), 6 days. House Across the Bay (UA), and Bob Hope stage show, one day 125 110 100 KANSAS CITY Esquire — Gangs of Chicago (Rep) 75 Midland — .\ndy Hardy Meets Debutante (M-G-M); The Saint Takes Over (RKO).... 150 Newman — Safari (Para't) 75 Tower — Sai)s at Sea (UA), plus stage show 95 Uptown — .Vnne of Windy Poplars (RKO) 70 LOS ANGELES Cliinese — Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (M-G-M); Lucky Cisco Kid (20th-Fox) Downtown — Man Who Talked Too Much (WB); Pop .Always Pays (RKO) Four Star — Our Town (UA), 3rd wk Hillstreet — My Favorite Wife (RKO), 2nd wk.; Be.vond Tomorrow (RKO) Hollywood — Same as Downtown Pantages — Same as Hillstreet ^ Paramount — The Ghost Breakers (Para t), 2nd wk., plus stage show State — Same as Chinese 150 100 100 100 100 110 125 190 MILWAUKEE Palace — .Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (M-G-M); Four Sons (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 90 Riverside — I Can’t Give You Anything But I,ove (Univ); plus Sally Band on stage 180 Strand — New Moon (M-G-M); Florian (M-G-M). 80 Warner — .My I.ove Came Back (FN); Anne of AVindy Poplars (RKO) 125 Wisconsin — Earthhound (20th-Fox); plus George White’s Scandals 200 PITTSBURGH Alvin— Thanks a Alillion (20th-Fox), reissue; Eiieky Cisco Kid (20th-Fox) Barry — Passimrt to Alcatraz (Col); Murder in the Air (FN) Penn — The Ghost Breakers (Para't) Ritz — Susan and God (M-G-M) Stanley — The Alortal Storm (M-G-M) Warner — My Favorite Wife (RKO), 3rd d. t. wk SALT LAKE CITY Capitol — Koad to Singai>ore (Para’t); Charlie Chan’s Alurder Cruise (20th-Fo.x) Centre — Maryland (20th-Fox) Studio — New Aloon (M-G-M), 3rd wk Utah — House Across the Bay (UA) ; Earthbound (20th-Fox) SEATTLE Blue Mouse — Untamed (Para’t); Sandy Is a Lad.v (Univ), 2nd wk 85 Fifth Avenue — New Moon (M-G-M). 2nd wk. ... 90 Liberty — Turnabout (Col). 3rd wk 90 Music Box — The Mortal Storm (M-G-M); Pop Always Pays (RKO), 3rd wk 85 Orpheum — You’re Not So Tough (Univ) ; Anne of Wind.v Poplars (RKO) 85 Palomar — Tear Gas Squad (WB), plus stage show 85 Paramount — Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (M-G-M); Phantom Raiders (M-G-M) 90 130 BOXOFFICE :: July 20, 1940