Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1962)

Milwaukee First Runs Enjoy Bumper Week MILWAUKEE — Although reports reflected better than average business in the great majority of first-run situations here, the best business in proportion to house capacity was done by the Times Theatre, where “Carry On, Teacher” rated a 250 per cent mark in its second week. The newcomers at the downtown Warner and Wisconsin both did 200 per cent business. {Average Is 100) Downer — The Sky Above — the Mud Below (Embassy), 4th wk 140 Palace — The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (MGM-Cinerama), 12th wk 200 Riverside — Lady and the Tramp (BV), reissue: Almost Angels (BV), 2nd wk 210 Strand— El Cid (AA), 3rd wk 225 Telenews — Gigi (MGM), revival 200 Times — Carry On, Teacher (Governor), 2nd wk. . .250 Towne — If a Man Answers (U-1), 3rd wk 100 Warner — What Ever Hoppened to Boby Jane? (W3) 200 Wisconsin — The Manchurian Candidate (DA) 200 ‘Longest Day' Continues To Set Mill City Pace MINNEAPOLIS — Business continued to be brisk here with seven of 12 first-run theatres doing better than average business, and the other five all coming in at an even 100 per cent. “The Longest Day,” in its fourth week at the Mann, continued as the pace-setter with 250 per cent. “The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm,” in a 15th week at the Cooper, and “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” in its opening at the Century, did 200 per cent. Five other holdovers continued to do average or better. Academy — Boccaccio '70 (Embassy), 5th wk 100 Campus — Ashes and Diamonds (Janus) 100 Century — What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (WB) 200 Cooper — The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (MGM)-Cinerama), 15th wk 200 Gopher — Wor Hunt (UA); The Nun and the Sergeant (UA) 100 Lyric — Requiem for a Heovyweight (Col), 3rd wk. 100 Mann — The Longest Doy (20th-Fox), 4th wk 250 Orpheum — The Sky Above — the Mud Below (Embassy) 125 St. Louis Park — Only Two Can Play (Kingsley), 3rd wk 150 State — The Manchurian Candidate (UA), 2nd wk. 125 Suburban World — Corry On, Teacher (Governor), 3rd wk 100 World — Gigot (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 125 'Baby Jane' and 'Tramp' Top Good Omaha List OMAHA — Patrons paraded to the Omaha Theatre in such goodly numbers to see “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” that Tri-States City Manager Don Shane had more than double average figures to report for the week. And the holdover bill at the State Theatre, “Lady and the Tramp” and “Almost Angels,” also joined the doubleaverage category. With the close drawing near for “Windjammer,” the Cooper’s Cinerama offering took a spurt in its tenth week. Admiral — Doctor Blood's Coffin (UA) 115 Cooper — Windjammer (Cinemiracle), 10th wk 135 Dundee — Shoot the Piano Player (Astor) 85 Omaha — What Ever Happened to Boby Jane? (WB) 210 Orpheum — Requiem for a Heavyweight (Col) 100 State — Lady and the Tramp (BV), reissue; Almost Angels (BV), 2nd wk 225 Dual Deal for Silliphant From Western Edition HOLLYWOOD — A deal calling for the exclusive services of Stirling Silliphant has been signed with Columbia Pictures and its TV subsidiary. Screen Gems. The contract calls for Silliphant to write and produce feature films for Columbia and create and supervise writing of 'TV series for SG. OMAHA ^Jort Ives, former Columbia salesman and veteran of Filmrow, was planning to open his new pancake house Monday (19). The location is at 45th and Dodge streets on one of Omaha’s main arterial trafficways . . . Hazel Dunn, exhibitor at Valentine, has I'eturned from Los Angeles where she had been with her niece who was ill . . . Opal Woodson, United Artists office manager who was elected to two posts at the same time, has bowed out of the position as treasurer of Women of the Variety Club in favor of Ann Brown. She already had her hands full as pi’esident of a church group. Bill Bradley and his wife, who have the New Moon Theatre at Neligh, were in town to bring Bill’s sister Joline here for her plane trip back east following the death of their father Walt, one of the state’s most successful exhibitors. Walt never ran a bank night, said if he couldn’t bring in patrons with good film entertainment he’d quit. He advertised every picture to the fullest, terms meant nothing if he thought the film would do business. He built a reputation for giving the fullest entertainment possible for the patron’s price of admission, gave them full programs and was a great advocate of shorts. E. A. Schmitt, who has the Loraine Theatre at Armour, S.D., has closed his drivein restaurant until December 1 for a complete redecorating job . . . Mrs. Axel Sorensen, wife of the exhibitor at Beresford, S.D., went to Sioux Falls to get her husband, who had been at the Veterans Hospital there. But her car was so badly damaged in a wreck she had to buy a new one. Jack Renfro of Theatre Booking Service had guests recently, his sisters Naida Higgins of Van Nuys, Calif., and Ruth Gentzler of Hugoton, Kas. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Ed Osipowicz, exhibitors from Correctionville, Iowa, visited Omaha but they had to take a back seat along the Row. 'The star was Rebecca Eichholt, their granddaughter, who with her mother Mrs. Frank Eichholt came along on the booking trip . . . Don Johnson of Lynch and his brother Franklin also were on the Row, and Franklin reported things were going well at Schuyler, where he took over the Sky Theatre from Reggie Gannon, who has moved to Arizona. Frank Hollingsworth and his wife of the Holly Theatre at Beatrice have gone to California, where they will be with their daughter and her family over the holidays . . . Mr. and Mrs. Howard Burras, Crete exhibitors, are anxiously awaiting midDecember, when they will go to California to visit their daughter, a former Miss Nebraska . . . George March, Vermillion, S.D., spent a couple of days hunting around Lake Andes . . . Phil Lannon, West Point exhibitor, returned from a successful duck hunting trip in South Dakota. A. J. Thacker jr„ South Sioux City exhibitor, reported that more than $700 was included in the loot when bm-glars broke into his Harmony bowling lanes there . . . Clarence Frasier, Havelock exhibitor, now has his own board of review . . . May Witthauer, manager’s secretary at 20th-Fox, left on a vacation trip which will take her as a representative of her Methodist Church in Council Bluffs to a United Nations seminar in New York. L-a Crain, exhibitor at Fairbury, was shopping for a new car . . . The Golden Spike Drive-In here has gone on a winter operations schedule ... Ed Cohen, Columbia salesman, helped arrange rides for press representatives when a B-17 flew in to stir up interest for “War Lover” . . . Dorothy Weaver, 20th-Fox staffer, has her car back after it was bashed fore and aft in an accident. She says it looks shiny and nice but “it’s full of unfamiliar rattles.” Comments were good at a screening by Paramount of “A Girl Named Tamiko” at the Military Theatre . . . Exhibitors on the Row included Phil and Jack March, Wayne; Sid Metcalf, Nebraska City; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schuler, Humboldt; Jack McCarthy, LouisviUe; Art Sunde, Papillion, and lowans Mr. and Mrs. Ed Osipowicz and family, Correctionville; Arnold Johnson, Onawa; S. J. Backer, Harlan; Byron Hopkins, Glenwood, and Russell Acton, Villisca and Avoca. Adler Names Stan Moyle To Succeed His Father MARSHFIELD, WIS.— Stan Moyle has been appointed general manager of the Adler Theatre Co., which operates the Adler Theatre here, the 10-13 Drive-In south of Marshfield and the Rosa Theatre at Waupaca. G. E. “Ed” Moyle, Stan’s father, retired as general manager October 1, after more than 50 years in motion picture exhibition. Ed Moyle had been with the Adler company since 1955. He will spend the winter at Bradenton, Fla. Stan, who is 46, was first associated with Adler Theatres as advertising manager in 1953 when the 10-13 Drive-In was opened. He entered the Detroit insui’ance business the following year, returning to Adler last May 1 as assistant to his father. Stan also was in the industry from 1936 to 1953 with Delft Theatres, working at Iron River and Munising in Michigan; Clintonville, Wis., and at Rock Rapids, Iowa. He is married to the fonner Ann Bakarich of Iron River, and they have four daughters and a son. ; a screen game, HOLLYWOOD takes top honors. As a box-office attraction, it is without equal. It has been a favorite with theatre goers for over 15 years. Write today for complete details. Be sure to give seating or car capacity. HOLLYWOOD AMUSEMENT CO. , 3750 Ookton St. * Skokie, Illinois BOXOFFICE :: November 19, 1962 NC-1