Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1940)

WEEK'S BUSINESS RECORD IS "BOOM TOWN'S" BOSTON Fenway — Flowing: Gold (WB); Sing:, Dance, Plenty Hot (Rep) 80 Keith Memorial — Lucky Partners (RKO); Arg:entine Nights (Univ) 145 Loew’s Orpheum — I Love You Ag'ain (M-G-M); Blondie Has Servant Trouble (Col) 155 Loew’s State — Same as Orpheum 150 Metropolitan — Rhythm on the River (Para’t); Money and the Woman (WB), 2nd wk 60 Paramount — Same as Fenway 75 CHICAGO Apollo — I Love You Ag:ain (M-G-M) 120 Chicago — Khi-thni on the River (Para’t), plus Joe Penner on stage 130 Garrick — The Return of Frank James (20th-Fox) 115 Oriental — Lucky Cisco Kid (20th-Fox), plus stage show 125 Palace — Lucky Partners (RKO); Slightly Tempted (Univ) 125 Roosevelt — Boom Town (M-G-M) 200 State-Lake — Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (M-G-M), plus stage show 125 Studio — Lost Horizon (Col); Awful Truth (Col), reissues, 4th wk 150 United Artists — Same as Roosevelt 200 Wood.s — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 33rd wk 175 CINCINNATI Albee — The Sea Hawk (WB) 160 Capitol — Boom Town (M-G-M), 4th wk 115 Grand — I Love You Again (M-G-M) 120 Keith’s — The Great McGint.v (Para’t) 110 Lyric — Return of Frank James (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 90 Palace — Luck.v Partners (RKO) 105 Shubert — He Stayed for Breakfast (Col), 2nd wk 90 CLEVELAND Allen — Return of Frank James (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 110 Hippodrome — Lucky Partners (RKO) 110 Palace — Young I’eople (20th-Pox), plus stage show 135 State — Foreign Correspondent (UA) 145 Stillman — I Love You Again (M-G-M), 4th wk 175 DALLAS Capitol — Carolina Moon (Rep), 1st part 100 Capitol — Wildcat Bus (RKO), 2nd part 90 Capitol — Girl From Avenue A (20th-Fox), 3rd part 90 Majestic — Sea Hawk (WB) 130 Palace — Rh.vthm on the River (Para’t) 110 Rialto — Golden Fleecing (M-G-M), 1st half.... 115 Rialto — Our Town (UA), 2nd half 110 Tower — Return of Frank James (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 100 DENVER Aladdin — Boys From Syracuse (Univ), after wk. at Denver 100 Broadway — I Love You Again (M-G-M), after 2 wks. at Orpheum; We Who .Are Young (M-G-M), after wk. at Orpheum 120 Denham — Rhythm on the River (Para’t), 2nd wk 110 Denver — Kit Carson (UA) ; Charlie Chan in tlie Wax Museum (20th-Fox) 205 Orpheum — Lucky Partners (RKO); Millionaires in Prison (RKO) 105 Paramount — Plowing Gold (WB); Secret Seven (Col) 125 Rialto — Return of Frank James (20th-Fox), after wk. at Denver and Aladdin; Laughing at Danger (Mono) 150 DETROIT Adams — The Return of Frank James (20thFox), after 2 wks. at Fox; Blondie Has Ser vant Trouble (Col), after wk. at Fox 125 Fox — He Stayed for Breakfast (Col) ; The Lady in Question (Col) 180 Michigan — Rhythm on the River (Para’t); We Who Are Young (M-G-M) 130 Palms-State — They Drive by Night (WB) ; The Golden Fleecing (M-G-M), after wk. at Michigan 120 United Artists — Boom Town (M-G-M), 2nd wk. .135 KANSAS CITY Esquire — Young People (20th-Fox) 90 Midland — Boom Town (M-G-M); Lady In Question (Col), held over 250 Newman— Rhythm on the River (Para’t), held over 150 Orpheum — They Drive by Night (WB); Pop Always Pays (RKO), holdover 75 Tower — Carolina Moon (Rep), plus stage show. 95 Uptown — Same as Esquire 90 AVERAGE IS 100% Top Hits of the Week Boom Town — Philadelphia 300 Kansas City 250 Chicago 200 Omaha 200 New Haven (dual) 175 Kit Carson — Denver 205 Brigham Young — Salt Lake City 200 He Stayed for Breakfast — Detroit (dual) 180 Sea Hawk — New York City 175 New Haven (dual) 160 Gone With the Wind — Chicago 175 I Love You Again — Los Angeles (dual) 160 Boston (dual) 155 EXTENDED RUNS Gone With the Wind, 38th wk., New York City; 33ra wk., Chicago. Alt This, and Heaven Too, 5th wk.. Seattle. Sea Hawk., 4th wk., New York City; 3xd wk., Minneapolis, Philadelphia. Pride and Prejudice, 4th wk., New York City; 3rd wk., Los Angeles. I I^tove You Again, 4th wk.. Cleveland; 3rd wk.. New York City. Boom Town, 4th wk., Cleveland. LOS ANGELES Chinese — I Love You Again (M-G-M); Pier 13 (20th-Fox) 150 Downtown — The Sea Hawk (WB), 2nd wk 125 Four Star — Pride and Prejudice (M-G-M), 3rd wk 125 llillstreet — Boys From Syracuse (Univ); Military Academy (Col), 2nd wk 100 Hollywood — Same as Downtown 125 Pantages — Same as Hillstreet 100 Paramount — Rhythm on the River (Para’t), 2nd wk. ; Coinin’ Bound tlie Mountain (Para’t), plus Count Basie on stage 150 State — Same as Chinese 160 MILWAUKEE Palace — Khythm on the River (Para’t); Queen of th-e Mob (Para’t) 110 Riverside — Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot (Rep), plus stage show 120 Strand — The Return of Frank James (20th Fox) ; The Great McGinty (Para’t) 100 Warner — The Sea Hawk (WB) 150 Wisconsin — I Love You Again (M-G-M); The Captain Is a Lady (M-G-M) 125 MINNEAPOLIS Aster — Florian (M-G-M); Wild Cat Bus (RKO) 90 Century — Khythm on the River (Para’t), 2nd wk 100 Esquire — The Plainsman (Para’t), reissue.... 90 Gopher — Golden Gloves (Para’t) 80 Orpheum — Hired Wife (Univ) 100 State — Lucky Partners (RKO) 95 World — The Sea Hawk (WB), 3rd wk 100 NEW HAVEN College — He Sta.ved for Breakfast (Col); The Golden Fleecing (M-G-M), 2nd wk 85 Loew-Poli — Boom Town (M-G-M); The Laily in Question (Col) 175 Paramount — Khythm on the Kiver (Para’t); (iueen of the Mob (Para’t) 150 Roger Sherman — The Sea Hawk (WB); Calling All Husbands (WB) 160 NEW ORLEANS Center— I Can’t Give You Anything But Love (Univ) 90 Globe — Safari (Para’t) 100 Lihertj — All This, and Heaven Too (FN), 2nd run 100 Orpheum — Lucky Partners (RKO) 125 Saenger — Khythm on the Kiver (Para’t) 135 State — Foreign Corresijondent (UA) 150 NEW YORK CITY Astor — Gone With the Wind (M-G-M), 38th wk 110 Capitol — I Love You Again (M-G-M), 3rd wk., plus “Dr. I. Q.” radio show 100 Criterion — Gold Rush Maisie (M-G-M) 85 Paramount — •Rhythni on the River (Para’t), plus stage show, band and Ken Murray 120 Radio City Music Hall — Pride and Prejudice (M-G-M), 4th wk., plus stage show 125 Rialto — One Crowded Night (RKO), 5 days only 50 Rivoli — Foreign Correspondent (UA) 110 Roxy — He Stayed for Breakfast (Col), plus stage show 115 Strand — The Sea Hawk (WB), 4tli wk., plus Phil Spitalny band 175 OKLAHOMA CITY Criterion — Return of Frank James (20th-Fox). 85 Liberty — And One Was Beautiful (M-G-M); Santa Fe Marshal (Para’t), 1st half 100 Liberty — Anne of Windy Poplars (RKO); Kneiiiy Agent (Univ), 2nd half 100 Midwest — Rhythm on the River (Para’t) 95 State — Carson City l^d (Rep); Main Street I.awyer (Rep), 1st half 80 State — The Ramparts We Watoli (RKO); Men Against the Sky (Col), 2nd half 200 Tower — Disney Festival (RKO) 105 Warner — Alias the Deacon (Para’t); Danger on Wheels (Univ) 100 OMAHA Brandeis — He Sta.ved for Breakfa.st (Col); Millionaires in Prison (RKO) 125 Omaha — Boom Town (M-G-M) 200 Orpheum — The Sea Hawk (WB); Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (20th-Fox) 100 PHILADELPHIA Aldine — Pastor Hall (UA), 2nd wk 90 Boyd— The Sea Hawk (WB), 3rd wk 140 Earle — Boom Town (M-G-M) 300 Fox — Young People (20th-Fox) 70 Karlton — 1 Love You Again (M-G-M), 2nd run, 2nd wk 130 Keith’s — Return of Frank James (20th-Fox), 2nd run 100 Stanley — Lucky Partners (RKO) 105 Stanton — He Stayed for Breakfast (Col), 2nd run 120 PITTSBURGH Alvin — Young People (20th-Fox) 60 Barry — Girl From God’s Country (Rep) ; Tip Off Girls (Para’t) 90 Fulton — Boys From Syracuse (Univ) 125 Penn — T^ucky Partners (RKO) 85 Ritz — River’s End (WB); Millionaires in Prison (RKO) 40 Stanley — I Love You Again (M-G-M), 2nd wk..l05 Warner — Queen of Destiny (RKO); Ladies Must Live (FN) 60 SALT LAKE CITY Capitol — Three Faces West (Rep); On Their Own (20th-Fox) 110 Centre — Brigham Young (20th-Fox), 2nd wk. .200 Rialto — 21 Days Together (Col) 110 Studio — Same as Centre 200 Utah — Turnabout (UA) 105 Victory — Crooked Koad (Rep); In Old Missouri (Rep) 105 SEATTLE Blue Mouse — Rhythm on the River (Para’t); Chan at the Wax Museum (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 90 Fifth Avenue — Boom Town (M-G-M) 150 Liberty — He Stayed for Breakfast (Col), 2nd wk 110 Music Box — Kit Carson (UA); Girl From Avenue A (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 100 Orpheum — Dance, Girl, Dance (RKO); One Crowde<l Night (RKO) 90 Palomar — They Drive by Night (WB), plus stage show, 2nd wk 90 Paramount — Same as Fifth Avenue 150 Roosevelt — All This, and Heaven Too (FN), 6th wk 90 BOXOFFICE : : September 14, 1940 123