Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1940)

"BAND" AND "WIND" ARE RIVAL LEADERS BOSTON Fenway — Wyoming (M-G-M); Dr. Kildare Goes Home (M-G-M) SO Keith’s Memorial — They Knew What They Wanted (RKO) : The Great Profile (2nth Fox) 145 Loew’s Orpheum — Strike Up the Hand (M-G-M), 2nd wk.; The Secret Seven (Col) 85 Loew’s State — Same as Orpheum 75 Metropolitan — Down Argentine W’ay (20th Fox) ; Sky Murder (M-G-M) 80 Paramount — Same as Fenway 75 CHARLOTTE Broadway — Tom Brown’s School Days (RKO), 1st half Broadway — Mystery Sea Kaiders (Para’t), 2nd half Carolina — Foreign Corres|>ondent (UA), 1st half 90 Carolina — The Keturn of Frank James (20th Fox), 2nd half 90 Imperial — Knute Kockne — All American (WB).IOO State — Murder in the Air (FN), 1st part 100 State — Way of All Flesh (Para’t), 2nd part.... 90 State — Billy the Kid (Rep). 3rd part 100 CHICAGO Apollo — The Westerner (UA) 115 Chicago — Knute Kockne — All American (WB)..150 Garrick — No Time for Comedy (WB) 100 Oriental — I Love You Again (M-G-M), plus stage show ^9 Palace — They lijiew What They Wanted (RKO); Mexican vSpitfire Out W’est (RKO).. 125 Roosevelt — Down Argentine Way (20th-Fox) . . 125 State-Lake — Gold Kush Maisie (M-G-M), plus stage show featuring Edmund Lowe, Ann Dvorak and Carole Landis 110 Studio — The Mayor’s Dilemma (SR) 05 United Artists — >Strike Up the Band (M-G-M), 2nd wk 100 Woods — Gone W’ith the WTiid (M-G-M), 38th wk 200 CINCINNATI Alhee— Third Finger, Left Hand (M-G-M).... 90 Capitol — Spring 1‘arade (Univ), 2nd wk 80 Grand — Strike Up the Band (M-G-M). 2nd wk. .120 Keith’s — Pastor Hall (UA) 85 Lyric — Men Against the JSky (RKO) 75 Palace — Down Argentine Way (20th-Fox) 90 Shubert — Brigham Young — Frontit rsman (20thFox), 2nd wk 05 CLEVELAND Allen — No Time for Comedy (WB), 2nd wk....l40 Hippodrome — Brigham Young — Frontiersman (20th-Fox) 80 Lake — Money and the W'oman (WB); Stranger on the Third Floor (RKO) 100 Palace — The Great Profile (20th-Fox). plus stage show 120 State — ^Strike Up the Band (M-G-M) 135 Stillman — The Westerner (UA), 2nd wk 150 DALLAS Capitol — Before I Hang (Col). 1st half 85 Capitol — I’m Nobody’s Sweetheart Now (Univ), 2nd half 85 Majestic — Knute Kockne — All American (WB) .115 Palace — Third Finger, Left Hand (M-G-M) ... 110 Rialto — The I^ady in (Question (Col), 1st half.. 90 Rialto — My Love Came Ba<dv (P^N), 2nd half.. 85 Tower — Strike Up the Band (M-G-M), 2nd wk. .120 DENVER Aladdin — Boom Town (M-G-M). after 2 wks. at Denver and Aladdin 125 Broadway — Howards of Virginia (Col); I’m Nobody’s Sweetheart Now (Univ), after wk. at Denver 110 Denham — Moon Over Burma (Para’t) 120 Denver — Westerner (UA); Margie (Univ) 140 Orpheum — Strike Up the Band (M-G-M), 2nd wk.; Golden Fleecing (M-G-M) 105 Paramount — Diamond Frontier (Univ) ; Captain Is a Lady (M-G-M) 110 Rialto — Foreign Correspondent (UA). after wk. at the Denver and Aladdin; Up in the Air (Mono) 125 DETROIT Adams — Argentine Nights (Univ); The Mummy’s Hand (Univ), after wk. at Fox 90 Cinema — The Baker’s Wife (SR) 115 Fox — They Knew AVhat They Wanted (RKO); The Great Profile (20th-Fox) 90 Michigan — Foreign Correspondent (UA); The Quarterback (Para’t) Palms-State — Lucky Partners (RKO). after wk. at Michigan; Kaiigers of Fortune (Para’t) 110 United Artists — Strike Up the Band (M-G-M); Cross Country Romance (RKO), 3rd wk 100 INDIANAPOLIS Alamo — Prairie Schooner’s (Col); Doomed to Die (Mono), 1st half 80 Alamo — Cowboy From Sundown (Mono); Lancer AVERAGE IS 100% Top Hits of the Week Strike Up the Band — Providence (dual) 200 Gone With the Wind — Chicago 200 Great Dictator — New York City (roadshow) 175 Knute Rockne — All-American — Chicago, Kansas City 150 They Knew What They Wanted — New Orleans, Omaha 150 Boom Town — New Orleans 150 Hired Wife — Pittsburgh 150 Third Finger, Left Hand — New Orleans 150 Westerner, The — Cleveland 150 EXTENDED RUNS Gone With the Wind, .38th wk., Chicago. Strike lip the Band, Itli wk., Seattle; 3rd wk., Detroit, New Haven. Philadelphia, Seattle. Boom 'I 'own, 3rd wk.. Denver. City fo City. r Comiuest, 3id wk.. New York Foreign Angeles. Correspondent, 3rd wk.. Los Knute Kockne — .Ml A met i t an, , 3ra wk.. Seattle. Si)y (20lh-Fox), reissue. 2nd half 60 Circle — Knute Kockne — All American (WB); Money and the W<unan (WB) 140 Indiana — Down Argentine M’ay (20th-Fox); Public Deb No. 1 (20th-Fox) SO Loew’s — Howards of Virginia (Col); The Lady in Question (Col) 125 Lyric — The Gay Caballero (20th-Fox). plus Ina Ray Hutton and orchestra 90 KANSAS CITY Esquire — Down Argentine Wa.^ (20th-Fox), held over 140 Midland — Third Finger, Left Hand (Metro); (irlainoiir for Sale (Col) 115 Newman — Knute Kockne — All American (WB), held over 150 Orpheum— Pastor Hall (UA); River’s End (WB) 85 Tower— Margie (Univ), plus stage show 80 Uptown — Same as Esquire 125 LOS ANGELES Chinese — The Westerner (UA); Yesterday’s Heroes (20th-P’ox) 125 Downtown — Knute Kockne — All American (WB); Slightly Tempted (Univ), 5 days of 2nd wk 110 Four Star — Foreign Correspondent (UA), 3rd wk 110 Hillstreet — Hired Wife (Univ), 2nd wk. ; Glamour for Sale (Col) 90 •Hollywood — 'Same as Downtown ...110 Pantages — Same as Hillstreet 90 Paramount — Cherokee Strip (Para’t), plus Louis Armstrong on stage 100 State — Same as Chinese .125 MILWAUKEE Palace — Down Argentine Way (20th-Fox); Yesterday’s Heroes (20th-Fox) 120 Riverside — Diamond Frontier (Univ). plus Laurel and Hardy on stage 190 Strand — Strike Up the Band (M-G-M); Sky Murder (M-G-M) 95 Warner — Knute Kockne — All American (WB); Calling All Husbands (WB) 135 Wisconsin — Same as Palace 125 MINNEAPOLIS Alvin — Melody and Moonlight (Rep), plus Jackie Heller on stage 90 Aster — Girl From Avenue A (20th-Fox): Sky Murder (M-G-M) 90 Century— No Time for (’omedy (WB) 95 Esejuire — The Ape (Mono) 80 Gopher — Young People (20th-Fox) 75 Orpheum — Keturn of Frank Jaims (20th-Fox). 70 State — Knute Kockne — All American (WB) . . .100 World — Howards of Virginia (Col), 2nd wk 80 NEW HAVEN College — Strike Up the Band (M-G-M); (Jiarlie Chan at the Wax Museum (20th Fox), 3rd wk 100 Loew-Poli — Down Argentine AVay (20th-Fox); Sky Murder (M-G-M) 115 Paramount — <iueen of Destiny (RKO); Dance, Girl, Dance (RKO) 100 Roger Sherman — Knute Rockne — All American (WB); Father Is a Prince (WB) 145 NEW ORLEANS Center — An Aiifrel From Texas (WB) 90 Globe — Chan’s Mnr<ler Cruise (20tli-Fox) 95 Liberty — (Spriiiff Parade (Univ) 100 I.oew’s — Third Fiiijfer, l.eft Hand ( M-G-M) .... 150 Orpheum — They Knew What They Wanted (RKO) 150 Saenger — City for Comiuest (WB) 125 Tudor — Hoorn Town (M-G-M) 150 NEW YORK CITY Astor — The Great Dictator (UA). 1st roadshow wk 175 Capitol — Same as Astor 165 Criterion — AA’yomiiig (M-G-M), 2nd wk 110 Globe — Let (ieorge Do It (Film Alliance) 95 Paramount — I Want a Divorce (Para’t), 2nd wk., plus stage show 90 Radio City Music Hall— They Knew What They Wanted (RKO), plus stage show 100 Rialto — I’m Still Alive (RKO) 85 Rivoli — The l^ong Voyage Home (UA) 120 Roxy — Spring Parade (Univ). 2nd wk., plus stage show 125 Strand— City for Conquest (WB), 3rd wk., plus stage sliow 100 OMAHA Brandei.s — The.v Knew AA^hat ’Miey AA’anted (RKO); l.adies Must Live (FN) 150 Omaha — Strike Up the Ban<l (M-G-M). 2 days. 2nd wk. : Knute Kockne — All American (WB); River’s End (WB). 5 days, moveover from Orpheum 100 Orpheum — Spring Parade (Univ); Money and the AVoinan (WB) 110 PHILADELPHIA Aldine — Angels Over Broadway (Col) 95 Boyd— Strike Up the liand (M-G-M). 3rd wk. ..120 Earle — Scatterbrain (Rep), plus George Wliite’s Scandals on stage 120 Fox — Knute Kockne— u\ll American (WB), 2nd wk 125 Kaiiton — Dulcy (M-(J-M), 2nd run 100 Keith’.s — 'I’he AA'esterner (UA), 2nd run 100 Stanley — Down Argentine AA'a.v ( 20th-Fox) . . . . 120 Stanton — Dance, Girl, Dance (RKO) 100 PITTSBURGH Alvin— Hired AA’ife (Univ) 150 BaiT>— .Marked Men (Mono); One ('rowded Night (RKO) 80 Fulton — Public Deb No. 1 (2()th-Fox) 65 Penn — Strike Up the Band (M-G-M), 2nd wk. . . 85 Ritz — Foreign Corresjxmdent (UA), 2nd d. t. wk 70 Stanley — City for Conquest (WB) 105 Warner — The (ireat McGinty (Para’t); Dance, Girl, Dance (RKO) 105 PROVIDENCE Albee — vSprIng Parade (Univ); Men Against the Sky (RKO), 2nd wk 110 Carlton — Strike Up the Band (M-G-M); Dulcy (M-G-M). 2nd wk 200 Fays — Gay (’aballer<i (20th-Fox); I’m Nobody’s Sweetheart (Univ) 90 Majestic — ('ity for (’onquest (WB); Calling All Hiishaiids (WB) 100 State — The AA'esterner (UA) ; Sky Murder (M-G-M) 115 Strand — Private Affairs (Univ); Ski Patrol (Univ) 80 SALT LAKE CITY Capitol — Honeymoon Deferretl (Univ) ; Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot (Rep) 95 Centre^ — Strike Up the Band (M-G-M) 100 Paramount — I AA’ant a Divorce (Para’t) 95 Studio — Boom T<avn (M-G-M). 5th wk 100 Utah — AA'hen the Daltons Ro<le (Univ) 95 SEATTLE Fifth Avenue — Down Argentine A\ay (20tliFox); The Great Pr<)file (20th-Fox), 2nd wk, . 90 Liberty — Howards of A’irgiiiia (Col) 100 Music Box — Strike Up the Band (M-G-M), 4th wk 90 Orpheum — City for Comiuest (\ATB): Slightly Tempted (Univ) 90 Palomar — River’s ICnd (WB); Mone.v and the AA'oman (WB), plus stage show 90 Paramount — Moon Over Burma (Para’t); vSky Murder (M-G-M) 90 Roosevelt — Knute Ko<kne — All Amerioan (WB), 3rd wk 90 BOXOFFICE :: October 26, 1940 65