Boxoffice-April.17.1948

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'Agreement' Earns
Holdover Showing
KANSAS CITY — "Gentleman's Agreement"
turned in almost double the normal business
at the three Fox first run houses and was
held. "Sitting Pretty" was moved over to
the Esquire where it did fair business.
The Orpheum's "I Remember Mama" held
up well enough to be scheduled for a third
week, but at the Midland ''The Mating of
Millie" and "Adventures in Silverado" did
not show much strength, so "Duel in the
Sun" was opened Thm'sday at popular prices.
It played the Midland last June at advanced
admission scales.
(Average Is 100)
Tower, Uptown, Fairwcry—Gentleman's Agreement
(2[)thTo.x) 195
Esquire—Sitting Pretty (20th-Fox), 3rd d. t. wk 8b
Midland—The Mating of Millie (Col); Adventures
in Silverado (Col) 105
Paramount—Unconquered (Para), 2nd wk 90
Orpheum— I Remember Mama (RKO) 120
Roxy—Catherine the Great (FC); Privole Liie ol
Don Juan (FC) „
-.100
Competition Hurts Theatre
Business at Des Moines
DES MOINES— Several attractions in various
parts of the city kept attendance from
its high mark of last week. A professional
basketball game. Little Theatre production,
national radio broadcast of Ladies Be Seated,
Sports and Vacation show, and several attractions
at the KRNT Radio Theatre, all
drew from the regular movie attendance,
"I Remember Mama," in its second week
at the Orpheum, did just average business.
It was a single bill. "Unconquered," showing
at the Des Moines, also did 100 and the
double bill at the Paramoimt, "Three Daring
Daughters" and "Mr. Reckless," fell slightly
below par.
Des Momes—Unconquered (Para) 100
Orpheum—I Remember Mama (RKO), 2nd wk 100
Paramount—Three Daring Daughters (MGM);
Mr. Reckess (Para) _ „ 95
'Agreement' and 'Life' Pile
Up Big Twin City Scores
MINNEAPOLIS—Two Academy award topnotchers,
"Gentleman's Agreement" and "A
Double Life," entered the local boxoffice
scene simultaneously and smashed through
to big grosses. They were the only prominent
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Century—Unconquered (Para), 3rd d. t. wk.
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Radio City—Gentleman's Agreement (20th-Fox)....200
RKO-Orpheum— 1 Remember Mama (RKO),
2nd wk 120
RKO-Pan—Fighting 69th (WB); Valley of
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State—A Double Lite (U-I) _ _ 140
World—The Fugitive (RKO), 2nd d. t. wk 80
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