The film daily year book of motion pictures (1928)

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RIVOLI, NEW YORK CITY Seats 2,200 Prices $1.00-$2.00 High: "Underworld" — $41,000, week ending Sept. Low: "Old Ironsides" — $8,300, week ending Apr. 16 Week Ending Receipts Jan. 1 Old Ironsides $29,797 Jan. 8 Old Ironsides 22,185 Jan. 15 Old Ironsides 19,125 Jan. 22 Old Ironsides 20,894 Jan. 29 Old Ironsides 20,422 Feb. 5 Old Ironsides 21,950 Feb. 12 Old Ironsides 20,721 Feb. 19 Old Ironsides 18,933 Feb. 26 Old Ironsides 20,358 Mar. 5 Old Ironsides 18,500 Mar. 12 Old Ironsides (a) 14,500 Mar. 19 Old Ironsides 11,881 Mar. 26 Old Ironsides 12,850 Apr. 2 Old Ironsides 13,500 Apr. 9 Old Ironsides 11,600 Apr. 16 Old Ironsides 8,300 Apr. 23 Old Ironsides 15,350 Prices 35-40-60-75-99 Apr. 30 Chang 14,789 May 7 Chang 30,162 May 14 Chang 26,937 May 21 Chang 22,233 May 28 Chang 21,544 June 4 Chang 20,300 June 11 Chang 15,0100 June 18 Chang 15,000 June 25 Chang 16,000 July 2 Chang 12,000 July 9 Camille 26,000 July 16 Camille 21.300 July 23 Camille 17,500 July 30 Camille 13,000 Aug. 6 Camille 14,000 Aug. 13 Topsy and Eva and Duncan Sisters (in person) 19,350 Aug. 20 Topsy and Eva and Duncan Sisters (in person) Aug. 27 Topsy and Eva 16,500 Sept. 3 Underworld 41,000 Sept. 10 Underworld 40,000 Sept. 17 Underworld 32,300 Sept. 24 Underworld 26,300 Oct. 1 Underworld 30.000 Oct. 8 Underworld 26,000 Oct. 15 Firemen Save My Child 31,900 Oct. 22 Firemen Save My Child 19,200 Oct. 28 Fireman, Save My Child 16.300 Nov. 4 Two Arabian Knights 28,600 Nov. 11 Two Arabian Knights 26,500 Nov. 18 Sorrell and Son 40,000 Nov. 25 Sorrell and Son 39,150 Dec. 2 Sorrell and Son 31,700 Dec. 9 Sorrell and Son 23,900 Dec. 16 Devil Dancer 21,300 Dec. 23 Devil Dancer and Gilda Gray . 30,900 Dec. 30 Devil Dancer 35,150 (a) Gross affected by opening of 6,200 seat Roxy. * * * ROXY, NEW YORK CITY Pictures and Roxy Presentations Seats 6,250 Prices 50c-$1.50 High: "What Price Glory" — $144,267, week ending Aug. 20. Low: "Ladies Must Dress" — $87,000, week ending Dec. 16; and "Girl from Chicago" — $87,000, week ending Dec. 23. Week Ending Receipts Mar. 12 Love of Sunya, The (One Performance— Opening Night) . . . $31,700 Mar. 19 Love of Sunya. The 125,927 Mar. 26 Love of Sunya, The 95,000 Apr. 2 Wolf's Clothing and Augmented Stage Show 129,100 Apr. 9 Wolf's Clothing 107,850 Apr. 16 Ankles Preferred 110,971 Apr. 23 Ankles Preferred 124,500 Apr. 30 Angles Preferred 98,800 May 7 Yankee Clipper, The 102,153 May 14 Love Thrill and Alaskan Adventures 96,730 May 21 Is Zat So? and Jazzmanians — (stage band) 101,316 May 28 Fighting Love 94,300 June 4 Cradle Snatchers and Lindbergh and Chamberlain-Levine Flight Film 116.160 June 11 Heart of Salome 88,055 June 18 Secret Studio, The, and Movietone Lindbergh Reception. ... 108,000 June 25 Alias the Deacon 103,500 July 2 Moon of Israel 99,200 July 9 Dearie 103,500 July 16 Singed 88,300 July 23 Blood Ship, The 97,000 July 30 Paid to Love 90,000 Aug. 6 Painting the Town 101,000 Aug. 13 Don Juan 94,600 Aug. 20 What Price Glory? 144,267 Aug. 27 What Price Glory? 137,900 Sept. 3 What Price Glory? 126,000 Sept. 10 Joy Girl, The 118,400 Sept. 17 Seventh Heaven 123,000 Sept. 24 Seventh Heaven 108,900 Oct. 1 Loves of Carmen 113,000 Oct. 8 Loves of Carmen 91,500 Oct. 15 Gay Retreat, The 106,600 Oct. 22 East Side, West Side 104,200 Oct. 28 High School Hero and Irving Aaronson 91,000 Nov. 4 Main Event 91,500 Nov. 11 Pajamas 107,000 Nov. 18 Two Girls Wanted 95,600 Nov. 25 Good Time Charley 106.000 Dec. 2 The Wizard 92,000 Dec. 9 Wild Geese 89,000 Dec. 16 Ladies Must Dress 87,000 Dec. 23 Girl From Chicago 87,000 Dec. 30 Silk Legs 12,900 * * * STRAND, NEW YORK CITY Seats 2.900 Prices 35c-50c-75c High: "McFaddcn's Flats" — $45,300, week ending Feb. 10. Low: "Man Crazy" — $20,000, week ending Dec. 23. Week Ending Receipts Dec. 31 Twinkletoes $38,700 Jan. 6 Lady in Ermine 33,000 Jan. 13 Perfect Sap 31,200 Jan. 20 Music Master, The 30.170 Jan. 27 Night of Love, The 44,100 Feb. 3 Night of Love, The 38,200 Feb. 10 McFadden's Flats 45,300 Feb. 17 McFadden's Flats 37,600 Feb. 24 McFadden's Flats 36,700 Mar. 3 An Affair of the Follies 37,000 Mar. 10 Three Hours and Roger Wolf Kahn Orchestra (a) 38,700 Mar. 17 Beloved Rogue, The 37,600 Mar. 26 Beloved Rogue, The 30,200 Apr. 2 Long Pants 36,230 Apr. 9 See You in Jail 25,300 Apr. 16 Notorious Lady 29,400 Apr. 23 Orchids and Ermine 30;200 Apr. 30 Better 'Ole 29,400 May 7 His First Flame 27,300 May 14 Convoy 30,200 May 21 Resurrection 41,300 May 28 Resurrection 37,300 June 4 Resurrection and Lindbergh Flight Pictures 37,800 June 11 Tender Hour, The, and Ted Lewis 28,600 Tune 18 Lost at the Front and Van and Schenck 31,300 June 25 Framed and Van and Schenck.. 30,200 July 2 Broadway Nights and Waring's Pennsylvanians 31,000 July 9 Naughty But Nice and Isham Jones 28,600 July 16 Prince of Head Waiters and Jan Garber 26,300 July 23 Poor Nut, The 24,300 July 30 Tartuffe 29,300 Aug. 6 Lonesome Ladies 27,300 848