Extracted from 70mm in Los Angeles, here is a list of the 70mm presentations held at the Picwood, most of which were re-release, subsequent run or moveover bookings. (Sorry, I don’t have the duration data for most of these. But if anyone wants that info, it shouldn’t be that difficult for you to research now that you’re armed with the relevant titles and start dates.)
1975-01-22 … Gone With the Wind
1980-08-01 … The Black Hole / Sleeping Beauty
1980-08-15 … Fame (7 weeks)
1980-11-21 … Divine Madness
1980-12-17 … The Empire Strikes Back
1980-12-19 … Apocalypse Now (26 weeks)
1981-02-13 … The Jazz Singer (7 weeks)
1981-04-03 … Fame
1981-07-03 … Alien / Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1981-07-24 … Wolfen
1981-09-04 … Superman II
1981-12-16 … Zoot Suit (2 weeks)
1981-12-30 … Zoot Suit / The Jazz Singer (1 week)
1982-01-08 … Apocalypse Now
1982-02-05 … Sharky’s Machine
1982-04-02 … Quest for Fire
1982-06-11 … Raiders of the Lost Ark (5 weeks)
1982-07-16 … E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (22 weeks)
1982-12-17 … The Dark Crystal
Extracted from 70mm in Los Angeles, here is a list of the 70mm presentations held at the Bruin. (I’m sorry I don’t have the duration data for these. But if anyone wants that info, it shouldn’t be that difficult to obtain now that you’re armed with the relevant titles and start dates.)
1978-06-02 … Capricorn One
1978-09-20 … Days of Heaven
1985-07-10 … Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
1985-12-06 … Spies Like Us
1986-09-26 … Top Gun (moveover)
1986-12-19 … Little Shop of Horrors
1987-05-20 … Lethal Weapon (moveover)
1987-06-12 … The Witches of Eastwick
1987-07-31 … The Lost Boys
1988-06-10 … The Presidio
1988-08-12 … Tucker: The Man and his Dream
1989-06-22 … Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (moveover)
1989-07-07 … Lethal Weapon 2
1990-05-25 … The Ten Commandments (re-release)
1990-06-08 … Batman / Lethal Weapon 2 (re-release)
1990-06-15 … Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990-12-07 … The Rookie
1990-12-27 … The Godfather Part III (concurrent with Village)
1992-01-17 … The Last Boy Scout (moveover)
1992-05-22 … Far and Away
1992-06-17 … Lethal Weapon 3
Movieholic…. I’m pleased you liked the Ziegfeld filmography and thanks for the suggestion. I’m afraid I have no interest, though, in putting together a similar filmography for the 34th Street Showplace. The best I could offer would be a list of the 70mm presentations that played there.
Here is a list of the 70mm presentations held at the 34th Street Showplace, extracted from 70mm in New York. (Sorry, I don’t have the duration data for these. But if anyone wants that info, it shouldn’t be that difficult to obtain now that you’re armed with the relevant titles and start dates.)
1981-05-22 … Outland
1981-06-12 … Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982-03-19 … Quest for Fire
1982-05-21 … Annie
1982-06-04 … Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1983-05-13 … Blue Thunder
1983-05-25 … Return of the Jedi
1983-07-29 … Krull
1984-05-23 … Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984-06-01 … Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984-12-07 … 2010
1984-12-14 … The Cotton Club
1985-08-16 … Year of the Dragon
1985-11-27 … Rocky IV
1985-12-04 … Young Sherlock Holmes
1985-12-10 … A Chorus Line
1986-05-16 … Top Gun
1986-08-01 … Howard the Duck
1986-11-26 … Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1987-06-03 … The Untouchables
1987-11-13 … The Running Man
1988-05-20 … Willow
1988-06-10 … The Presidio
1988-08-12 … Tucker: The Man and his Dream
1989-05-24 … Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989-06-09 … Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989-09-22 … Black Rain
1990-03-02 … The Hunt for Red October
1990-06-27 … Days of Thunder
1990-12-25 … The Godfather Part III
1991-12-06 … Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1992-05-15 … Lethal Weapon 3
1992-06-05 … Patriot Games
As requested, I’m re-posting the list of films that played here since the website redesign a few years ago has caused the original formatting to go haywire and because the original list is now buried among several pages of comments and because other, similar lists are less-detailed. So here’s a fresh version with improved layout and formatting. The 2000-2016 period is a work-in-progress and requires additional research/vetting and so for now only the titles are listed without any supporting details.
On a related note, I’ve also recently posted revised-and-updated listings for the Astor Plaza as well as San Francisco’s Northpoint and Phoenix’s Cine Capri.
THE ZIEGFELD, 1969-2016
Ziegfeld Theatre
141 West 54th Street
New York, NY 10019
The duration of each engagement, measured in weeks, has been included in parenthesis following each title. With a few exceptions, the filmography excludes un-promoted and one-off events (i.e. trade screenings, test screenings, sneak previews, private screenings). Roadshows (i.e. reserved-seat and/or reserved-performance engagements) listed in bold.
1969-12-17 … MAROONED (9 weeks) (70mm)
1970-02-18 … GONE WITH THE WIND (1) (70mm)
1970-02-25 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1) (70mm)
1970-03-04 … THE BIBLE (1) (70mm)
1970-03-11 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1) (70mm)
1970-03-18 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (6) (70mm)
1970-05-01 … WAR AND PEACE PART I (1)
1970-05-08 … WAR AND PEACE PART II (1)
1970-05-15 … WAR AND PEACE PART I (1)
1970-05-22 … WAR AND PEACE PART II (1)
1970-05-29 … ZIEGFELD GIRL / THE GREAT ZIEGFELD / ZIEGFELD FOLLIES (2)
1970-06-10 … THE SAND PEBBLES (2)
1970-06-24 … GONE WITH THE WIND (1) (70mm)
1970-07-01 … THE BOATNIKS (4)
1970-07-29 … AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS / WEST SIDE STORY (2)
1970-08-12 … SOLDIER BLUE (8)
1970-10-07 … A HARD DAY’S NIGHT / HELP! / YELLOW SUBMARINE / LET IT BE (2)
1970-10-21 … A NIGHT AT THE OPERA / A DAY AT THE CIRCUS / A DAY AT THE RACES / THE BIG STORE (2)
1970-11-04 … theater closed (1)
1970-11-09 … RYAN’S DAUGHTER (33) (70mm)
1971-06-30 … PETER RABBIT AND TALES OF BEATRIX POTTER (4) (stereo)
1971-07-30 … CLEOPATRA (2) (70mm)
1971-08-11 … KLUTE (1)
1971-08-18 … THE ANDERSON TAPES (1)
1971-08-25 … BANANAS (1)
1971-09-01 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY / YELLOW SUBMARINE (2)
1971-09-15 … theater closed (14)
1971-12-22 … STAR SPANGLED GIRL (5)
1972-01-26 … theater closed (3)
1972-02-13 … CABARET (26)
1972-08-11 … WOODSTOCK (1) (stereo)
1972-08-18 … WAR AND PEACE (1)
1972-08-23 … theater closed (3)
1972-09-15 … BLACKBOARD JUNGLE / ROCK ROCK ROCK / THE WILD ONE / JAILHOUSE ROCK / THE THING (1)
1972-09-22 … theater closed (3)
1972-10-15 … FELLINI’S ROMA (8)
1972-12-10 … SLEUTH (12)
1973-03-28 … I AM A DANCER (6)
1973-05-11 … THIS IS CINERAMA (14) (70mm)
1973-08-17 … ROMEO AND JULIET (9)
1973-10-19 … FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER (2)
1973-10-31 … theater closed (7)
1973-12-19 … THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN (16) (stereo)
1974-04-15 … LADIES & GENTLEMEN, THE ROLLING STONES (3) (Quadraphonic)
1974-05-10 … theater closed (2)
1974-05-23 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! (18) (70mm)
1974-09-27 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (7) (70mm)
1974-11-15 … EARTHQUAKE (18) (Sensurround)
1975-03-18 … TOMMY (14) (Quintaphonic)
1975-06-25 … ROLLERBALL (8) (70mm)
1975-08-21 … THE JOLSON STORY (2) (70mm)
1975-09-05 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (3) (70mm)
1975-09-24 … GIVE ’EM HELL, HARRY! (2)
1975-10-10 … LISZTOMANIA (4) (Dolby)
1975-11-05 … CONDUCT UNBECOMING (2)
1975-11-21 … THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (2)
1975-12-05 … theater closed (2)
1975-12-18 … BARRY LYNDON (14)
1976-03-26 … MOSES (7) (Super SpectraSound)
1976-05-16 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT, PART II (11) (70mm)
1976-07-28 … THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE (8) (70mm)
1976-09-22 … theater closed (2)
1976-10-05 … DERSU UZALA (New York Film Festival screening) (70mm)
1976-10-06 … SOLARIS (4)
1976-11-03 … theater closed (7)
1976-12-25 … A STAR IS BORN (8) (70mm-Dolby)
1977-02-16 … theater closed (15)
1977-06-03 … THE GRATEFUL DEAD MOVIE (3) (stereo)
1977-06-21 … NEW YORK, NEW YORK (9)
1977-08-24 … theater closed (6)
1977-10-07 … TOMMY (6) (70mm)
1977-11-15 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (23) (70mm-Dolby)
1978-04-26 … THE LAST WALTZ (12) (Dolby)
1978-07-19 … REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER (4)
1978-08-16 … GREASE (7) (70mm-Dolby)
1978-10-05 … THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL (6)
1978-11-15 … THE LORD OF THE RINGS (12) (Dolby)
1979-02-09 … MURDER BY DECREE (5)
1979-03-14 … HAIR (10) (Dolby)
1979-05-25 … THE PRISONER OF ZENDA (4)
1979-06-22 … THE MUPPET MOVIE (3) (70mm-Dolby)
1979-07-13 … DRACULA (5) (Dolby)
1979-08-15 … APOCALYPSE NOW (12) (70mm-Dolby)
1979-11-06 … THE ROSE (14) (70mm-Dolby)
1980-02-15 … SATURN 3 (5) (Dolby)
1980-03-21 … APOCALYPSE NOW (4) (70mm-Dolby)
1980-04-17 … THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS (2) (Dolby)
1980-05-02 … FANTASIA (2) (stereo)
1980-05-16 … FAME (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1980-06-20 … CAN’T STOP THE MUSIC (6) (70mm-Dolby)
1980-08-01 … RAISE THE TITANIC (11) (70mm-Dolby)
1980-10-17 … TIMES SQUARE (6) (Dolby)
1980-11-26 … PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS: ROCKSHOW (3) (Dolby)
1980-12-19 … THE JAZZ SINGER (8) (70mm-Dolby)
1981-02-13 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND “The Special Edition” (4) (70mm-Dolby)
1981-03-13 … FANTASIA (5) (stereo)
1981-04-17 … LION OF THE DESERT (7) (Dolby)
1981-06-05 … theater closed (3)
1981-06-26 … THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER (6) (Dolby)
1981-08-07 … BEATLEMANIA (2) (Dolby)
1981-08-21 … HONKY TONK FREEWAY (7)
1981-10-09 … theater closed (9)
1981-12-11 … PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (9)
1982-02-12 … QUEST FOR FIRE (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1982-03-19 … VICTOR/VICTORIA (9) (Dolby)
1982-05-21 … AC/DC: LET THERE BE ROCK (3) (Dolby “Wall of Sound”)
1982-06-11 … GREASE 2 (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1982-07-16 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (3) (70mm-Dolby)
1982-08-06 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL (7) (70mm-Dolby)
1982-09-24 … YES, GEORGIO (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1982-10-29 … TESS (1) (Dolby)
1982-11-05 … FANTASIA (5) (Dolby)
1982-12-08 … GANDHI (31) (70mm-Dolby)
1984-02-17 … FANTASIA (4) (Dolby)
1984-03-16 … A STAR IS BORN (2) (Dolby)
1984-03-30 … ANTARCTICA (5) (Dolby)
1984-05-04 … theater closed (7)
1984-06-22 … THE KARATE KID (12) (Dolby)
1984-09-14 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (2)
1984-09-28 … theater closed (3)
1984-10-19 … THE RAZOR’S EDGE (8) (70mm-Dolby)
1984-12-14 … A PASSAGE TO INDIA (15) (Dolby)
1985-03-29 … KING DAVID (4) (Dolby)
1985-04-26 … theater closed (9)
1985-06-28 … ST. ELMO’S FIRE (2) (Dolby)
1985-07-10 … SILVERADO (6) (70mm-Dolby)
1985-08-23 … GHOSTBUSTERS (7) (70mm-Dolby)
1985-10-11 … FANTASIA (6) (digital sound)
1985-11-22 … WHITE NIGHTS (10) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-01-31 … DOWN AND OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS (7) (Dolby)
1986-03-21 … JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS (4)
1986-04-18 … ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS (6) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-05-30 … theater closed (4)
1986-06-27 … AMERICAN ANTHEM (3) (Dolby)
1986-07-18 … PIRATES (2) (Dolby)
1986-07-30 … FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR (5) (Dolby)
1986-09-05 … theater closed (3)
1986-09-26 … PATHS OF GLORY / FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1 day)
1986-09-27 … BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ / I WALK ALONE (1 day)
1986-09-28 … ELMER GANTRY / ALONG THE GREAT DIVIDE (1 day)
1986-09-29 … ACE IN THE HOLE / SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1 day)
1986-09-30 … LUST FOR LIFE / THE PROFESSIONALS (1 day)
1986-10-01 … DETECTIVE STORY / THE CRIMSON PIRATE (1 day)
1986-10-02 … TOUGH GUYS (7) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-11-21 … theater closed (1)
1986-11-26 … NUTCRACKER (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-12-31 … WISDOM (3) (Dolby)
1987-01-23 … theater closed (1)
1987-01-30 … OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE (6) (Dolby)
1987-03-13 … HEAT (3)
1987-04-03 … theater closed (1)
1987-04-10 … THREE FOR THE ROAD (1)
1987-04-17 … theater closed (4)
1987-05-15 … ISHTAR (5)
1987-06-19 … ROXANNE (7) (Dolby)
1987-08-06 … WHO’S THAT GIRL (3) (70mm-Dolby)
1987-08-28 … THE FOURTH PROTOCOL (6) (Dolby)
1987-10-08 … HAIL! HAIL! ROCK ’N’ ROLL (4) (Dolby)
1987-11-06 … CRY FREEDOM (10) (70mm-Dolby)
1988-01-15 … GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM (9) (70mm-Dolby)
1988-03-18 … D.O.A. (4) (Dolby)
1988-04-15 … APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH (2)
1988-04-29 … POWAQQATSI (8) (Dolby SR)
1988-06-22 … WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (7) (70mm-Dolby)
1988-08-12 … THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST (15) (70mm-Dolby from Week #4)
1988-11-23 … COCOON: THE RETURN (7) (70mm-Dolby)
1989-01-13 … TALK RADIO (4) (Dolby)
1989-02-08 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (20) (70mm-Dolby SR)
1989-06-30 … THE KARATE KID PART III (6) (Dolby)
1989-08-09 … THE ABYSS (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1989-09-15 … SEA OF LOVE (6) (Dolby)
1989-10-24 … THE BEAR (8) (70mm-Dolby)
1989-12-20 … BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (9) (70mm-Dolby SR)
1990-02-23 … MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON (8) (70mm-Dolby)
1990-04-20 … CHATTAHOOCHIE (4) (Dolby)
1990-05-18 … BIRD ON A WIRE (6) (Dolby)
1990-06-27 … DAYS OF THUNDER (6) (70mm-Dolby)
1990-08-10 … FLATLINERS (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1990-09-14 … POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE (5) (Dolby)
1990-10-19 … WHITE PALACE (4) (Dolby)
1990-11-16 … HOME ALONE (3) (Dolby)
1990-12-07 … EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (9) (70mm-Cinema Digital Sound)
1991-02-08 … SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY (3) (Dolby SR)
1991-03-01 … THE DOORS (8) (70mm-Dolby)
1991-04-26 … SPARTACUS (4) (70mm-Dolby SR)
1991-05-24 … BACKDRAFT (4) (70mm-Dolby)
1991-06-21 … DYING YOUNG (3) (Dolby)
1991-07-12 … CITY SLICKERS (4) (Dolby SR)
1991-08-09 … PURE LUCK (3) (Dolby)
1991-08-30 … THE COMMITMENTS (12) (Dolby SR)
1991-11-22 … FOR THE BOYS (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1991-12-25 … THE PRINCE OF TIDES (5) (Dolby)
1992-01-31 … SHINING THROUGH (3) (70mm-Dolby)
1992-02-21 … RADIO FLYER (2) (Dolby SR)
1992-03-06 … THE LAWNMOWER MAN (4) (Dolby SR)
1992-04-03 … THUNDERHEART (2) (Dolby SR)
1992-04-15 … CITY OF JOY (5) (Dolby)
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY (6) (70mm-Dolby)
1992-07-01 … A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (4) (Dolby SR)
1992-07-31 … DEATH BECOMES HER (8) (Dolby SR)
1992-09-23 … MR. SATURDAY NIGHT (13) (Dolby SR)
1992-12-25 … HOFFA (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1993-01-29 … A FEW GOOD MEN (2) (Dolby SR)
1993-02-12 … GROUNDHOG DAY (5) (Dolby)
1993-03-19 … TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III (5) (Dolby SR)
1993-04-23 … BENNY & JOON (3) (Dolby)
1993-05-14 … LOST IN YONKERS (4) (Dolby SR)
1993-06-11 … JURASSIC PARK (14) (DTS)
1993-09-17 … THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (8) (Dolby SR)
1993-11-10 … CARLITO’S WAY (7) (DTS)
1993-12-25 … HEAVEN & EARTH (6) (Dolby Digital)
1994-02-04 … I’LL DO ANYTHING (6) (Dolby SR)
1994-03-18 … THE REMAINS OF THE DAY (1) (70mm-Dolby)
1994-03-25 … THE PAPER (6) (DTS)
1994-05-06 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! III (6) (DTS)
1994-06-17 … WOLF (4) (Dolby SR)
1994-07-14 … TRUE LIES (10) 70mm-Dolby SR)
1994-09-21 … MY FAIR LADY (1) (70mm-Dolby)
1994-09-30 … THE RIVER WILD (6) (DTS)
1994-11-11 … INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (9) (Dolby SR)
1995-01-13 … LEGENDS OF THE FALL (10) (Dolby SR)
1995-03-24 … THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (2) (Dolby)
1995-04-07 … ROB ROY (7) (DTS)
1995-05-24 … BRAVEHEART (5) (DTS)
1995-06-30 … APOLLO 13 (14) (DTS)
1995-10-07 … STRANGE DAYS (5) (Dolby Digital)
1995-11-10 … TO DIE FOR (2) (Dolby)
1995-11-22 … CASINO (6) (DTS)
1996-01-05 … 12 MONKEYS (6) (DTS)
1996-02-16 … CITY HALL (5) (Dolby)
1996-03-22 … DIABOLIQUE (3) (Dolby Digital)
1996-04-12 … FEAR (5) (DTS)
1996-05-17 … JANE EYRE (2) (Dolby)
1996-05-31 … DRAGONHEART (2) (DTS)
1996-06-14 … MOLL FLANDERS (3) (DTS)
1996-07-03 … INDEPENDENCE DAY (10) (DTS)
1996-09-13 … theater closed (3)
1996-10-06 … VERTIGO (6) (70mm-DTS)
1996-11-15 … THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES (5) (SDDS)
1996-12-20 … GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI (6) (SDDS)
1997-01-31 … STAR WARS “Special Edition” (3) (DTS)
1997-02-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK “Special Edition” (3) (DTS)
1997-03-14 … RETURN OF THE JEDI “Special Edition” (6) (DTS)
1997-04-25 … VOLCANO (4) (DTS)
1997-05-23 … THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK (12) (DTS)
1997-08-15 … COP LAND (6) (Dolby Digital)
1997-09-26 … THE PEACEMAKER (5) (DTS)
1997-10-31 … RED CORNER (2) (DTS)
1997-11-14 … ANASTASIA (6) (Dolby Digital)
1997-12-25 … THE POSTMAN (3) (SDDS)
1998-01-16 … HARD RAIN (2) (DTS)
1998-01-30 … GREAT EXPECTATIONS (7) (Dolby Digital)
1998-03-20 … PRIMARY COLORS (8) (SDDS)
1998-05-15 … BULWORTH (5) (Dolby Digital)
1998-06-19 … THE X-FILES (5) (DTS)
1998-07-24 … SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (8) (DTS)
1998-09-18 … ONE TRUE THING (2) (DTS)
1998-10-02 … WHAT DREAMS MAY COME (3) (DTS)
1998-10-23 … PLEASANTVILLE (3) (DTS)
1998-11-13 … MEET JOE BLACK (6) (DTS)
1998-12-23 … THE THIN RED LINE (12) (Dolby Digital)
1999-03-19 … RAVENOUS (1) (Dolby Digital)
1999-03-26 … SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (4) (Dolby Digital)
1999-04-23 … PUSHING TIN (4) (Dolby Digital)
1999-05-19 … STAR WARS: EPISODE I—THE PHANTOM MENACE (18) (Dolby Digital)
1999-09-24 … JAKOB THE LIAR (3) (SDDS)
1999-10-15 … THE STORY OF US (6) (DTS)
1999-11-24 … END OF DAYS (3) (DTS)
1999-12-17 … ANNA AND THE KING (7) (Dolby Digital)
2000
SIMPATICO
DIAMONDS
THE INSIDER
AMERICAN BEAUTY
GLADIATOR
TITAN A.E.
ME, MYSELF AND IRENE
X-MEN
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Sing-a-long)
ALMOST FAMOUS
THE CONTENDER
MEN OF HONOR
CAST AWAY
2001
HANNIBAL
THE MEXICAN
ENEMY AT THE GATES
ALONG CAME A SPIDER
DRIVEN
MOULIN ROUGE!
ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE
DR. DOLITTLE 2
A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
PLANET OF THE APES
FUNNY GIRL
DON’T SAY A WORD
BANDITS
MONSTERS, INC.
OCEAN’S ELEVEN
2002
BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF
RETURN TO NEVER LAND
WE WERE SOLDIERS
ICE AGE
HIGH CRIMES
LIFE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT
STAR WARS: EPISODE II—ATTACK OF THE CLONES
ROAD TO PERDITION
METROPOLIS
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (70mm-DTS)
THE RING
THE SANTA CLAUSE 2
SOLARIS
CHICAGO
2003
X2
DOWN WITH LOVE
2 FAST 2 FURIOUS
HULK
THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN
LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE
OPEN RANGE
THE WAY WE WERE
BROTHER BEAR
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
THE LAST SAMURAI
COLD MOUNTAIN
2004
MYSTIC RIVER
MIRACLE
HIDALGO
THE ALAMO
MAN ON FIRE
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW
THE TERMINAL
I, ROBOT
THE VILLAGE
COLLATERAL
VANITY FAIR
SHARK TALE
SURVIVING CHRISTMAS
THE POLAR EXPRESS
OCEAN’S TWELVE
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
2005
RAGING BULL
CONSTANTINE
ROBOTS
SAHARA
THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
STAR WARS: EPISODE III—REVENGE OF THE SITH
WAR OF THE WORLDS
THE ISLAND
THE GREAT RAID
THE SKELETON KEY
THE BAXTER
FLIGHTPLAN
ELIZABETHTOWN
RENT
THE PRODUCERS
2006
TRISTAN AND ISOLDE
ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN
SCARY MOVIE 4
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III
OVER THE HEDGE
CARS
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST
WORLD TRADE CENTER
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
CASINO ROYALE
DREAMGIRLS
2007
ZODIAC
MEET THE ROBINSONS (3-D)
SPIDER-MAN 3
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END
RATATOUILLE
HAIRSPRAY
PORGY & BESS
BLADE RUNNER
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
BEE MOVIE
ENCHANTED
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
2008
HANNAH MONTANA AND MILEY CYRUS: BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT (3-D)
THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
SHINE A LIGHT
IRON MAN
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL
KIT KITTREDGE: AN AMERICAN GIRL
HANCOCK
MAMMA MIA!
TROPIC THUNDER
RIGHTEOUS KILL
THE GODFATHER/THE GODFATHER PART II
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR
QUANTUM OF SOLACE
CHE
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
2009
CORALINE
THE JONAS BROTHERS: THE 3D CONCERT EXPERIENCE (3-D)
MONSTERS VS. ALIENS
THE SOLOIST
STAR TREK
UP
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE
G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
FAME
AMELIA
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
NINE
2010
SHUTTER ISLAND
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
CLASH OF THE TITANS
OCEANS
IRON MAN 2
SEX AND THE CITY 2
TOY STORY 3
INCEPTION
EAT PRAY LOVE
THE AMERICAN
WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS
METROPOLIS
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
TRUE GRIT
2011
THE KING’S SPEECH
LIMITLESS
ARTHUR
THOR
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES
SUPER 8
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2
THE HELP
THE LION KING (3-D)
THE IDES OF MARCH
PUSS IN BOOTS
IMMORTALS
HUGO (3-D)
WAR HORSE
2012
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (3-D)
THE IRON LADY
STAR WARS: EPISODE I—THE PHANTOM MENACE (3-D)
ACT OF VALOR
JOHN CARTER
THE HUNGER GAMES
ROCK FILM FESTIVAL
THE BEATLES: THE LOST CONCERT
SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN
ROCK OF AGES
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
THE BOURNE LEGACY
SLEEPWALK WITH ME
THE MASTER (70mm-Datasat)
ARGO
LIFE OF PI
LES MISERABLES
2013
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
LINCOLN
OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL
42
THE GREAT GATSBY
MAN OF STEEL
THE LONE RANGER
MONSTER’S UNIVERSITY / THE LONE RANGER
THE WOLVERINE
ELYSIUM
ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US
THE BIT PLAYER
PRISONERS
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE
ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
2014
12 YEARS A SLAVE
NOAH
RIO 2
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
JERSEY BOYS
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
THE DROP
THE MAZE RUNNER
GONE GIRL
INTERSTELLAR (70mm-Datasat)
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1
EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS
INTO THE WOODS
2015
BIRDMAN
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
THE DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT
FURIOUS 7
AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON
TOMORROWLAND
JURASSIC WORLD
TERMINATOR GENISYS
ANT-MAN
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE—ROGUE NATION
THE MARTIAN
SPECTRE
STAR WARS: EPISODE VII—THE FORCE AWAKENS
The information contained in this article was principally referenced from microfilm of The New York Times, Variety and Village Voice.
I’m re-posting the list of films that played here since the website redesign a few years ago has caused the original formatting to go haywire, not to mention the original list is now buried among several pages of comments. So here’s a fresh version with improved layout and formatting.
ASTOR PLAZA, 1974-2004
Compiled by Michael Coate
Astor Plaza
1515 Broadway (44th & Broadway)
New York, NY 10036
The duration of each engagement, measured in weeks, has been included in parenthesis following each title. The filmography excludes un-promoted and one-off events (i.e. trade screenings, test screenings, sneak previews, private screenings).
1974-06-26 … FOR PETE’S SAKE (4 weeks)
1974-07-24 … DEATH WISH (17)
1974-11-20 … THE KLANSMAN (4)
1974-12-18 … MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (6)
1975-01-29 … YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (6)
1975-03-12 … ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (6)
1975-04-23 … TEN LITTLE INDIANS (4)
1975-05-21 … BREAKOUT (4)
1975-06-18 … ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH (9)
1975-08-20 … RUSSIAN ROULETTE (3)
1975-09-10 … MITCHELL! (1)
1975-09-18 … PAPILLON (1)
1975-09-24 … 3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR (12)
1975-12-16 … THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING (9)
1976-02-18 … I WILL, I WILL…FOR NOW (2)
1976-03-05 … MAN FRIDAY (3)
1976-03-24 … GIVE ’EM HELL, HARRY! (1)
1976-04-02 … ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE / DELIVERANCE (1)
1976-04-07 … ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (11)
1976-06-23 … LOGAN’S RUN (7) (70mm)
1976-08-11 … THE SHOOTIST (5)
1976-09-17 … theater closed (4)
1976-10-13 … PART 2 SOUNDER (1)
1976-10-22 … MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH (1)
1976-10-29 … THE OUTER SPACE CONNECTION (2)
1976-11-12 … TWO-MINUTE WARNING (4)
1976-12-22 … VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED (7)
1977-02-09 … THE CASSANDRA CROSSING (3)
1977-03-04 … TAXI DRIVER / OBSESSION (2)
1977-03-18 … THE JAWS OF DEATH (1)
1977-03-25 … THE EAGLE HAS LANDED (3)
1977-04-13 … ISLANDS IN THE STREAM (2)
1977-04-29 … THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN / THE RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER (1)
1977-05-06 … theater closed (3)
1977-05-25 … STAR WARS (61) (70mm-Dolby)
1978-07-28 … ANIMAL HOUSE (10)
1978-10-06 … WHO IS KILLING THE GREAT CHEFS OF EUROPE? (3)
1978-10-26 … THE WIZ (7) (Dolby)
1978-12-15 … SUPERMAN (16) (70mm-Dolby)
1979-04-04 … THE CHAMP (10)
1979-06-15 … PROPHECY (4) (Dolby)
1979-07-13 … THE WANDERERS (4)
1979-08-10 … MEATBALLS (1)
1979-08-15 … STAR WARS (4) (70mm-Dolby)
1979-09-14 … CITY ON FIRE! (1)
1979-09-21 … A TOUCH OF CLASS / I WILL, I WILL…FOR NOW (1)
1979-09-28 … A MAN, A WOMAN AND A BANK (1)
1979-10-05 … TOURIST TRAP (1)
1979-10-12 … THE GRATEFUL DEAD MOVIE (1) (stereo)
1979-10-19 … METEOR (3) (stereo)
1979-11-09 … FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (4) (Dolby)
1979-12-07 … AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (2)
1979-12-21 … THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN (7)
1980-02-08 … HERO AT LARGE (3)
1980-02-29 … AMERICAN GIGOLO (1) (Dolby)
1980-03-07 … THE BLACK MARBLE (3)
1980-03-28 … SERIAL (5)
1980-05-02 … DEATH SHIP (1)
1980-05-09 … FRIDAY THE 13TH (2)
1980-05-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (20) (70mm-Dolby)
1980-10-10 … ORDINARY PEOPLE (9)
1980-12-12 … THE SHINING (2)
1980-12-25 … ALTERED STATES (14) (70mm-Dolby & Megasound)
1981-04-03 … HOLY TERROR (2)
1981-04-17 … THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1)
1981-04-24 … HEAVEN’S GATE (2) (70mm-Dolby)
1981-05-08 … SQUEEZE PLAY (1)
1981-05-15 … LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT / HOUSE ON THE LAKE (1)
1981-05-22 … THE FOUR SEASONS (3)
1981-06-12 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (23) (70mm-Dolby)
1981-11-20 … TIME BANDITS (2) (Dolby)
1981-12-04 … REDS (14)
1982-03-12 … RICHARD PRYOR: LIVE ON THE SUNSET STRIP (7)
1982-04-30 … WRONG IS RIGHT (3)
1982-05-21 … ANNIE (10) (70mm-Dolby)
1982-07-28 … AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN (20)
1982-12-17 … THE DARK CRYSTAL (8) (70mm-Dolby)
1983-02-11 … LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER (6) (70mm)
1983-03-25 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (3) (70mm-Dolby)
1983-04-15 … FLASHDANCE (6) (Dolby)
1983-05-25 … RETURN OF THE JEDI (21) (70mm-Dolby)
1983-10-21 … UNDER FIRE (5) (Dolby)
1983-11-23 … TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (15)
1984-03-09 … THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE (4) (Dolby)
1984-04-06 … MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON (6) (Dolby)
1984-05-18 … theater closed (1)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (19) (70mm-Dolby)
1984-10-05 … TEACHERS (2) (Dolby)
1984-10-19 … CRIMES OF PASSION (4)
1984-11-16 … JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (1)
1984-11-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (2) (Dolby)
1984-12-07 … 2010 (9) (70mm-Dolby)
1985-02-08 … WITNESS (15) (Dolby)
1985-05-24 … A VIEW TO A KILL (7) (Dolby)
1985-07-12 … EXPLORERS (3) (70mm-Dolby)
1985-08-02 … WEIRD SCIENCE (2) (Dolby)
1985-08-16 … YEAR OF THE DRAGON (6) (70mm-Dolby)
1985-09-27 … THE STUFF (3)
1985-10-18 … CEASE FIRE (2)
1985-11-01 … TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. (5) (Dolby)
1985-12-04 … YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES (8) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-01-31 … YOUNGBLOOD (2) (Dolby)
1986-02-14 … OUT OF AFRICA (2) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-02-28 … PRETTY IN PINK (4) (Dolby)
1986-03-26 … THE MONEY PIT (3) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-04-18 … LEGEND (4) (Dolby)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN (7) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-07-02 … PSYCHO III (4) (Dolby)
1986-08-01 … HOWARD THE DUCK (3) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-08-22 … NIGHT OF THE CREEPS (5) (Dolby)
1986-09-26 … ‘CROCODILE’ DUNDEE (8) (Dolby)
1986-11-21 … AN AMERICAN TAIL (4) (Dolby)
1986-12-19 … PLATOON (18) (Dolby)
1987-04-24 … EXTREME PREJUDICE (4) (Dolby)
1987-05-20 … BEVERLY HILLS COP II (10) (Dolby)
1987-07-31 … THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (4) (Dolby)
1987-08-28 … HAMBURGER HILL (4) (Dolby)
1987-09-25 … BEST SELLER (5)
1987-10-30 … FATAL BEAUTY (4) (Dolby)
1987-11-25 … PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES (7) (Dolby)
1988-01-15 … THE COUCH TRIP (3)
1988-02-05 … COP (3)
1988-02-26 … APPRENTICE TO MURDER (2)
1988-03-11 … VICE VERSA (3) (Dolby)
1988-04-01 … BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY (2) (Dolby)
1988-04-15 … COLORS (4) (Dolby SR)
1988-05-13 … FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD (2) (Ultra Stereo)
1988-05-25 … ‘CROCODILE’ DUNDEE II (5) (Dolby)
1988-06-29 … COMING TO AMERICA (7) (Dolby)
1988-08-19 … A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4: THE DREAM MASTER (4) (Dolby)
1988-09-16 … TOUGHER THAN LEATHER (2)
1988-09-30 … ELVIRA, MISTRESS OF THE DARK (5) (Dolby)
1988-11-04 … U2: RATTLE AND HUM (3) (Dolby SR)
1988-11-23 … SCROOGED (7) (Dolby SR)
1989-01-13 … I’M GONNA GIT YOU SUCKA (5) (Ultra Stereo)
1989-02-17 … THE MIGHTY QUINN (2) (Dolby)
1989-03-03 … FAREWELL TO THE KING (2) (Dolby SR)
1989-03-17 … LEVIATHAN (3) (Dolby SR)
1989-04-07 … MAJOR LEAGUE (2) (Dolby)
1989-04-21 … PET SEMATARY (5) (Dolby)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (7) (70mm-Dolby SR)
1989-07-14 … LICENCE TO KILL (4) (Dolby SR)
1989-08-11 … A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5: THE DREAM CHILD (3) (Dolby)
1989-08-30 … RELENTLESS (3) (Dolby)
1989-09-22 … BLACK RAIN (6) (70mm-Dolby)
1989-11-03 … STEPFATHER 2 (2) (Dolby)
1989-11-17 … HARLEM NIGHTS (8) (Dolby SR)
1990-01-12 … INTERNAL AFFAIRS (3) (Dolby)
1990-02-02 … HEART CONDITION (4) (Dolby)
1990-03-02 … THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (9) (70mm-Dolby)
1990-05-04 … TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE (5) (Dolby)
1990-06-08 … ANOTHER 48 HRS. (9) (Dolby SR)
1990-08-10 … THE TWO JAKES (3) (Dolby)
1990-08-31 … THE LEMON SISTERS (2) (Dolby)
1990-09-14 … DEATH WARRANT (2) (Dolby)
1990-09-28 … KING OF NEW YORK (4) (Dolby SR)
1990-10-26 … GRAVEYARD SHIFT (3) (Dolby SR)
1990-11-16 … ROCKY V (6) (Dolby SR)
1990-12-25 … THE GODFATHER PART III (7) (70mm-Dolby SR)
1991-02-14 … THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (5) (Dolby SR)
1991-03-22 … TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II (6) (Dolby)
1991-05-03 … A RAGE IN HARLEM (5) (Dolby)
1991-06-07 … CITY SLICKERS (5) (Dolby SR)
1991-07-12 … BOYZ N THE HOOD (6) (Dolby SR)
1991-08-23 … DEAD AGAIN (5) (Dolby)
1991-09-27 … NECESSARY ROUGHNESS (2) (Dolby)
1991-10-11 … FRANKIE & JOHNNY (6) (Dolby)
1991-11-22 … THE ADDAMS FAMILY (8) (Dolby SR)
1992-01-17 … JUICE (4) (Dolby)
1992-02-14 … WAYNE’S WORLD (6) (Dolby SR)
1992-03-27 … LADYBUGS (2) (Dolby)
1992-04-10 … SLEEPWALKERS (8) (Dolby)
1992-06-05 … PATRIOT GAMES (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1992-07-10 … COOL WORLD (2) (Dolby SR)
1992-07-24 … MO’ MONEY (5) (Dolby SR)
1992-08-28 … PET SEMATARY TWO (6) (Dolby)
1992-10-09 … 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE (3) (70mm-Dolby)
1992-10-30 … RAMPAGE (2) (Dolby)
1992-11-13 … BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (5) (Dolby Digital)
1992-12-18 … LEAP OF FAITH (4) (Dolby SR)
1993-01-15 … NOWHERE TO RUN (4) (Dolby SR)
1993-02-12 … THE TEMP (4) (Dolby)
1993-03-12 … FIRE IN THE SKY (4) (Dolby SR)
1993-04-07 … INDECENT PROPOSAL (6) (Dolby)
1993-05-21 … SLIVER (6) (Dolby SR)
1993-06-30 … THE FIRM (8) (Dolby SR)
1993-08-27 … NEEDFUL THINGS (3) (Dolby SR)
1993-09-17 … STRIKING DISTANCE (7) (Dolby SR)
1993-11-05 … FLESH AND BONE (2) (DTS)
1993-11-19 … ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES (9) (Dolby Digital)
1994-01-21 … INTERSECTION (4) (Dolby SR)
1994-02-18 … BLUE CHIPS (4) (DTS)
1994-03-18 … NAKED GUN 33 1/3: THE FINAL INSULT (5) (Dolby SR)
1994-04-22 … BRAINSCAN (5) (Dolby)
1994-05-25 … BEVERLY HILLS COP III (6) (DTS)
1994-07-06 … FORREST GUMP (4) (DTS)
1994-08-03 … CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (8) (DTS)
1994-09-28 … JASON’S LYRIC (4) (Dolby)
1994-10-28 … DROP SQUAD (3) (Dolby Digital)
1994-11-18 … THE PROFESSIONAL (3) (Dolby SR)
1994-12-09 … DROP ZONE (8) (DTS)
1995-02-03 … IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (4) (DTS)
1995-03-03 … THE MANGLER (2) (Dolby SR)
1995-03-17 … CANDYMAN: FAREWELL TO THE FLESH (2) (Dolby SR)
1995-03-31 … TOMMY BOY (3) (Dolby)
1995-04-19 … NEW JERSEY DRIVE (2) (DTS)
1995-05-03 … PANTHER (3) (Dolby SR)
1995-05-26 … PANTHER / BAD BOYS (2) (Dolby SR)
1995-06-09 … CONGO (4) (DTS)
1995-07-07 … SPECIES (4) (DTS)
1995-08-04 … VIRTUOSITY (4) (DTS)
1995-09-01 … THE PROPHECY (6) (Ultra Stereo)
1995-10-13 … JADE (6) (Dolby Digital)
1995-11-22 … NICK OF TIME (3) (Dolby Digital)
1995-12-15 … SABRINA (4) (Dolby Digital)
1996-01-12 … EYE FOR AN EYE (3) (Dolby Digital)
1996-02-02 … BLACK SHEEP (3) (Dolby Digital)
1996-02-23 … BLACK SHEEP / BRAVEHEART (1) (Dolby Digital)
1996-03-01 … BRAVEHEART (1) (Dolby Digital)
1996-03-08 … HELLRAISER: BLOODLINE (4) (Dolby Digital)
1996-04-03 … PRIMAL FEAR (6) (Dolby Digital)
1996-05-17 … HEAVEN’S PRISONERS (2) (SDDS)
1996-05-31 … THE ARRIVAL (1) (SDDS)
1996-06-07 … THE PHANTOM (2) (DTS)
1996-06-21 … MISSION: IMPOSIBLE (5) (Dolby Digital)
1996-07-26 … KINGPIN (2) (DTS)
1996-08-09 … ESCAPE FROM L.A. (2) (Dolby Digital)
1996-08-23 … THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU (3) (SDDS)
1996-09-13 … theater closed (2)
1996-09-27 … 2 DAYS IN THE VALLEY (2) (DTS)
1996-10-11 … THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS (6) (DTS)
1996-11-22 … STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT (4) (DTS)
1996-12-20 … SCREAM (6) (Dolby Digital)
1998-04-03 … LOST IN SPACE (3) (SDDS)
1998-04-24 … THE BIG HIT (2) (SDDS)
1998-05-08 … DEEP IMPACT (4) (SDDS)
1998-06-05 … THE TRUMAN SHOW (5) (DTS)
1998-07-10 … LETHAL WEAPON 4 (4) (SDDS)
1998-08-05 … HALLOWEEN: H20 (1) (Dolby Digital)
1998-08-14 … HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (2) (DTS)
1998-08-28 … 54 (3) (Dolby Digital)
1998-09-18 … RUSH HOUR (4) (SDDS)
1998-10-16 … PRACTICAL MAGIC (3) (SDDS)
1998-11-06 … THE WIZARD OF OZ (2) (SDDS)
1998-11-20 … CELEBRITY (3) (Dolby SR)
1998-12-11 … STAR TREK: INSURRECTION (2) (DTS)
1998-12-25 … THE FACULTY (3) (Dolby Digital)
1999-01-15 … VIRUS (3) (SDDS)
1999-02-05 … PAYBACK (5) (DTS)
1999-03-12 … THE CORRUPTOR (3) (SDDS)
1999-03-31 … THE MATRIX (5) (SDDS)
1999-05-07 … THE MUMMY (6) (SDDS)
1999-06-18 … THE GENERAL’S DAUGHTER (2) (DTS)
1999-06-30 … WILD WILD WEST (2) (SDDS)
1999-07-16 … EYES WIDE SHUT (2) (SDDS)
1999-07-30 … RUNAWAY BRIDE (3) (DTS)
1999-08-20 … MICKEY BLUE EYES (3) (SDDS)
1999-09-10 … STIGMATA (2) (DTS)
1999-09-24 … DOUBLE JEOPARDY (4) (Dolby Digital)
1999-10-22 … BRINGING OUT THE DEAD (4) (Dolby Digital)
1999-11-19 … THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (3) (DTS)
1999-12-10 … THE GREEN MILE (5) (SDDS)
2000-01-12 … NEXT FRIDAY (7) (SDDS)
2000-03-01 … 3 STRIKES (2) (Dolby SR)
2000-03-17 … FINAL DESTINATION (7) (SDDS)
2000-05-05 … GLADIATOR (8) (SDDS)
2000-06-28 … THE PATRIOT (3) (SDDS-8)
2000-07-21 … WHAT LIES BENEATH (9) (SDDS)
2000-09-22 … THE EXORCIST “The Version You’ve Never Seen” (5) (SDDS)
2000-10-27 … BOOK OF SHADOWS: BLAIR WITCH 2 (2) (Dolby Digital)
2000-11-10 … RED PLANET (5) (SDDS)
2000-12-15 … GLADIATOR (1) (SDDS)
2000-12-22 … CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (7) (Dolby Digital)
2001-02-09 … HANNIBAL (6) (SDDS)
2001-03-23 … TRAFFIC (4) (Dolby Digital)
2001-04-20 … CROCODILE DUNDEE IN LOS ANGELES (2) (Dolby Digital)
2001-05-04 … MEMENTO (5) (Dolby Digital)
2001-06-08 … EVOLUTION (3) (SDDS)
2001-06-29 … BABY BOY (5) (SDDS)
2001-08-03 … APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX (10) (Dolby Digital)
2001-10-12 … IRON MONKEY (3) (Dolby Digital)
2001-11-02 … BANDITS (3) (SDDS)
2001-11-23 … TITANIC (1) (format ?)
2001-11-30 … DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE (2) (Dolby Digital)
2001-12-14 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (4) (70mm-Dolby SR)
2002-01-11 … APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX (2) (Dolby Digital)
2002-01-25 … THE OTHERS (2) (Dolby Digital)
2002-02-08 … COLLATERAL DAMAGE (6) (Dolby Digital)
2002-03-22 … BLADE II (4) (SDDS)
2002-04-19 … THE SCORPION KING (2) (Dolby Digital)
2002-05-03 … SPIDER-MAN (4) (SDDS-8)
2002-05-31 … THE SUM OF ALL FEARS (4) (Dolby Digital)
2002-06-28 … MR. DEEDS (2) (SDDS)
2002-07-12 … HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION (1) (Dolby Digital)
2002-07-19 … K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER (2) (Dolby Digital)
2002-08-02 … SIGNS (3) (SDDS)
2002-08-23 … UNDISPUTED (2) (Dolby Digital)
2002-09-06 … CITY BY THE SEA (2) (SDDS)
2002-09-20 … BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER (4) (SDDS)
2002-10-18 … BLOODY SUNDAY (1) (Dolby Digital)
2002-10-25 … JACKASS: THE MOVIE (2) (Dolby Digital)
2002-11-08 … 8 MILE (2) (Dolby Digital)
2002-11-22 … DIE ANOTHER DAY (4) (SDDS)
2002-12-18 … THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (4) (SDDS)
2003-01-17 … NATIONAL SECURITY (2) (SDDS)
2003-01-31 … BIKER BOYZ (3) (SDDS)
2003-02-21 … DARK BLUE (2) (Dolby Digital)
2003-03-07 … GANGS OF NEW YORK (3) (Dolby Digital)
2003-03-28 … THE CORE (2) (Dolby Digital)
2003-04-11 … ANGER MANAGEMENT (4) (SDDS)
2003-05-09 … IDENTITY (2) (SDDS)
2003-05-23 … BRUCE ALMIGHTY (6) (Dolby Digital)
2003-07-02 … TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES (2) (SDDS)
2003-07-18 … BAD BOYS II (3) (SDDS-8)
2003-08-08 … S.W.A.T. (5) (SDDS-8)
2003-09-12 … ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO (2) (SDDS)
2003-09-26 … THE RUNDOWN (2) (Dolby Digital)
2003-10-10 … KILL BILL VOL. 1 (4) (SDDS)
2003-11-05 … THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS (2) (SDDS)
2003-11-21 … GOTHIKA (4) (SDDS)
2003-12-17 … THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (6) (SDDS)
2004-01-30 … YOU GOT SERVED (3) (SDDS)
2004-02-20 … AGAINST THE ROPES (2) (Dolby Digital)
2004-03-05 … STARSKY & HUTCH (2) (SDDS)
2004-03-19 … TAKING LIVES (2) (SDDS)
2004-04-02 … HELLBOY (2) (SDDS)
2004-04-16 … THE PUNISHER (3) (SDDS)
2004-05-07 … VAN HELSING (2) (Dolby Digital)
2004-05-19 … SHREK 2 (2) (Dolby Digital)
2004-06-04 … HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (4) (SDDS)
2004-06-30 … SPIDER-MAN 2 (4) (SDDS-8)
2004-07-30 … THE VILLAGE (3 days) (SDDS)
2004-08-02 … theater closed
The information contained in this article was referenced from microfilm of The New York Times, Variety and Village Voice.
I guess no one remembers that I posted a chronological Ziegfeld bookings list several years ago which included many of the details recently discussed here (i.e. bookings during a newspaper strike period, the Kirk Douglas retrospective, presentation formats, corrected opening dates, etc.). But I guess it’s easy to overlook it when there’s 176 pages of comments! Or, maybe it’s being purposely ignored as with many of my contributions made on this website. :–( Anyway, my list, which was intended to expand upon the list initially posted a couple years earlier by Al Alvarez (the one everyone keeps referring to), was posted a decade at a time during April 2008 and currently appears on comment pages 66 & 68. It only covered the 1969-99 period, though, and, unfortunately, since the website redesign, the formatting and layout of the listing is a bit wonky and some of it amounts to a bunch of coding gibberish. So…I guess my point to this comment is that maybe I ought to consider reaching out to Al Alvarez and see if maybe we can blend our work together and put together a definitive list.
The 70mm Festival that ran here during 1991 included….
1991-07-19 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1 week)
1991-07-26 … 2010 (1)
1991-08-02 … BLADE RUNNER (1) (test-screening version)
1991-08-09 … BEN-HUR (1)
1991-08-16 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1)
1991-08-23 … THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1)
1991-08-30 … ALIEN (1)
1991-09-06 … DAYS OF HEAVEN (1)
1991-09-13 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1) (”The Special Edition”)
1991-09-20 … FANTASIA (1)
1991-09-27 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1)
I’m re-posting my list of films that played here (this time with improved layout and formatting) since the website redesign a few years ago seems to have caused the original formatting to go haywire, not to mention the original list is now buried among the pages of comments. So here’s a fresh version of the list that’s easy to access (for the time being).
NORTHPOINT, 1967-1997
Compiled by Michael Coate
Northpoint Theatre
2290 Powell Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
The duration of each engagement, measured in weeks, has been included in parenthesis following each title. And with a few exceptions, this filmography excludes un-promoted and one-off events (i.e. trade screenings, test screenings, sneak previews, private screenings).
1967-06-28 … THE DIRTY DOZEN (9 weeks) (70mm from Week #3)
1967-08-30 … POINT BLANK (6)
1967-10-11 … REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE (9)
1967-12-15 … THE HAPPIEST MILLIONAIRE (3)
1968-01-03 … THE BIGGEST BUNDLE OF THEM ALL (2)
1968-01-17 … WAIT UNTIL DARK (7)
1968-03-06 … THE POWER / THE VISIT (2)
1968-03-20 … A MATTER OF INNOCENCE (2)
1968-04-03 … SWEET NOVEMBER (3)
1968-04-24 … DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT THE TRAVELING SALESLADY? (1)
1968-05-01 … UP THE JUNCTION (2)
1968-05-15 … TREASURE OF SAN GENNARO (2)
1968-05-29 … A DANDY IN ASPIC (4)
1968-06-27 … PETULIA (8)
1968-08-21 … WITH SIX YOU GET EGGROLL (3)
1968-09-11 … RACHEL, RACHEL (10)
1968-11-20 … GONE WITH THE WIND (5) (70mm)
1968-12-25 … THE STALKING MOON (4)
1969-01-22 … BUONA SERA, MRS. CAMPBELL (2)
1969-02-07 … JOANNA (4)
1969-03-05 … HELL IN THE PACIFIC (5)
1969-04-09 … HANNIBAL BROOKS (2)
1969-04-23 … BLOW-UP / THE LOVED ONE (2)
1969-05-07 … WHERE IT’S AT (2)
1969-05-21 … A FINE PAIR (2)
1969-06-04 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1) (70mm)
1969-06-11 … THE MAD ROOM (1)
1969-06-18 … THE GREAT ESCAPE / THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR (1)
1969-06-25 … THE GREAT BANK ROBBERY (3)
1969-07-16 … MIDNIGHT COWBOY (22)
1969-12-17 … JOHN AND MARY (9)
1970-02-18 … GAILY, GAILY (2)
1970-03-04 … THE APRIL FOOLS / ME, NATALIE (1)
1970-03-11 … A NICE GIRL LIKE ME / PRETTY POISON (1)
1970-03-19 … THE BOYS IN THE BAND (9)
1970-05-20 … SUPPOSE THEY GAVE A WAR AND NOBODY CAME (5)
1970-06-24 … THE HAWAIIANS (3)
1970-07-15 … PATTON (6) (70mm)
1970-08-26 … HELLO-GOODBYE (1)
1970-09-02 … MOVE (6)
1970-10-16 … DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE (10)
1970-12-25 … I LOVE MY…WIFE (2)
1971-01-06 … I LOVE MY…WIFE / ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS (5)
1971-02-10 … LITTLE BIG MAN (15)
1971-05-28 … RED SKY AT MORNING (3)
1971-06-18 … WOODSTOCK (2) (stereo)
1971-06-30 … KLUTE (6)
1971-08-13 … THE PANIC IN NEEDLE PARK (4)
1971-09-10 … BANANAS / YELLOW SUBMARINE (1)
1971-09-17 … PATTON / MAS*H (1)
1971-09-24 … THE GREAT WHITE HOPE / JOHN AND MARY (1)
1971-09-29 … THE TOUCH (1)
1971-10-06 … THE TOUCH / THE STATUE (3)
1971-10-27 … T.R.BASKIN (1)
1971-11-03 … T.R.BASKIN / A NEW LEAF (3)
1971-11-24 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1) (70mm)
1971-12-01 … GONE WITH THE WIND (1) (70mm)
1971-12-08 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1) (70mm)
1971-12-15 … RYAN’S DAUGHTER (1) (70mm)
1971-12-22 … STRAW DOGS (8)
1972-01-15 … CABARET (sneak preview screening)
1972-02-16 … CABARET (19)
1972-06-28 … PORTNOY’S COMPLAINT (6)
1972-08-09 … THE NEW CENTURIONS (10)
1972-10-20 … BAD COMPANY (1)
1972-10-27 … BAD COMPANY / FRIENDS (1)
1972-11-03 … YOU’LL LIKE MY MOTHER (2)
1972-11-17 … LIMBO (1)
1972-11-22 … CABARET / THE BOY FRIEND (1)
1972-11-29 … CABARET / THE STERILE CUCKOO (1)
1972-12-06 … THE MEPHISTO WALTZ (1)
1972-12-13 … THE MEPHISTO WALTZ / THE OTHER (1)
1972-12-21 … 1776 (4)
1973-01-17 … LADY SINGS THE BLUES / PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM (1)
1973-01-26 … THEIR GENTLE SEX (2)
1973-01-28 … AMERICAN GRAFFITI (sneak preview screening)
1973-02-07 … DELIVERANCE (4)
1973-03-09 … LOST HORIZON (14)
1973-06-13 … LOST HORIZON / ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS (1)
1973-06-20 … LOST HORIZON / LOVE STORY (3)
1973-07-06 … THE WAY WE WERE (sneak preview screening)
1973-07-11 … EMPEROR OF THE NORTH (3)
1973-08-01 … EMPEROR OF THE NORTH / THE HOT ROCK (3)
1973-08-22 … LADY ICE (1)
1973-08-29 … NIGHT WATCH (1)
1973-09-07 … NIGHT WATCH / Z (1)
1973-09-12 … LITTLE BIG MAN / A MAN CALLED HORSE (1)
1973-09-21 … JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (2) (stereo)
1973-10-05 … JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR / PETE ’N’ TILLIE (2)
1973-10-19 … HAROLD AND MAUDE / FRIENDS (1)
1973-10-24 … THE WAY WE WERE (9)
1973-12-26 … THE EXORCIST (26)
1974-06-26 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! (14) (70mm)
1974-10-02 … LADIES & GENTLEMEN, THE ROLLING STONES (4) (Quadraphonic)
1974-11-01 … THE SAVAGE IS LOOSE (2)
1974-11-15 … EARTHQUAKE (23) (Sensurround)
1975-04-25 … TOMMY (10) (Quintaphonic)
1975-07-02 … NASHVILLE (14) (stereo)
1975-10-08 … 3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR (11)
1975-12-25 … BARRY LYNDON (15)
1976-04-09 … ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (10)
1976-06-18 … MIDWAY (11) (Sensurround)
1976-09-03 … GONE WITH THE WIND (1) (70mm)
1976-09-10 … JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (3) (70mm)
1976-10-01 … CAMELOT (2) (70mm)
1976-10-13 … MARATHON MAN (10)
1976-12-25 … A STAR IS BORN (13) (70mm-Dolby)
1977-03-25 … SLAP SHOT (9)
1977-05-01 … STAR WARS (sneak preview screening)
1977-05-27 … FANTASTIC ANIMATION FESTIVAL (3)
1977-06-17 … EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC (5)
1977-07-20 … THE GRATEFUL DEAD (2) (stereo)
1977-08-05 … MACARTHUR (11)
1977-10-21 … DAMNATION ALLEY (9) (Sound 360)
1977-12-21 … THE GOODBYE GIRL (16)
1978-04-12 … AN UNMARRIED WOMAN (7)
1978-06-02 … CAPRICORN ONE (7) (70mm)
1978-07-21 … SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND (11) (70mm-Dolby)
1978-10-06 … BLOODBROTHERS (2)
1978-10-18 … CAMELOT (1) (70mm)
1978-10-26 … DERSU UZALA (1) (70mm)
1978-11-03 … THE WIZ (6) (Dolby)
1978-12-15 … SUPERMAN (23) (70mm-Dolby from Week #2)
1980-02-13 … THE BLACK STALLION (14) (Dolby)
1980-04-19 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (sneak preview screening)
1980-05-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (28) (70mm-Dolby)
1980-12-05 … FLASH GORDON (10) (Dolby)
1981-02-13 … THE COMPETITION (5) (Dolby)
1981-03-20 … DIVINE MADNESS (1) (70mm-Dolby)
1981-03-27 … SLEEPING BEAUTY (3) (70mm)
1981-04-17 … LION OF THE DESERT (5) (Dolby)
1981-05-09 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (sneak preview screening)
1981-05-22 … THE FOUR SEASONS (5)
1981-06-26 … THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER (4) (Dolby)
1981-07-24 … EYE OF THE NEEDLE (5)
1981-08-28 … COMIN’ AT YA! (5) (Dolby, 3-D)
1981-10-02 … THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT’S WOMAN (11)
1981-12-18 … PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (5)
1982-01-22 … WINDWALKER (2)
1982-02-05 … APOCALYPSE NOW (2) (70mm-Dolby)
1982-02-19 … SHOOT THE MOON (7)
1982-04-09 … FANTASIA (8) (stereo)
1982-06-04 … POLTERGEIST (7) (70mm-Dolby)
1982-07-23 … THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS (9) (stereo)
1982-09-24 … YES, GEORGIO (3) (Dolby)
1982-10-15 … TRON (1) (70mm-Dolby)
1982-10-22 … JINXED (4)
1982-11-17 … APOCALYPSE NOW (3) (70mm-Dolby)
1982-12-10 … VICTOR/VICTORIA (1) (Dolby)
1982-12-17 … STILL OF THE NIGHT (2)
1982-12-29 … GANDHI (19) (70mm-Dolby)
1983-04-09 … RETURN OF THE JEDI (sneak preview screening)
1983-05-13 … BLUE THUNDER (6) (70mm-Dolby)
1983-06-24 … YELLOWBEARD (2)
1983-07-08 … GANDHI (1) (70mm-Dolby)
1983-07-15 … TENDER MERCIES (1)
1983-07-22 … CLASS (3)
1983-08-12 … FLASHDANCE (2) (Dolby)
1983-08-26 … A STAR IS BORN (4) (Dolby)
1983-09-23 … FLASHDANCE (4) (Dolby)
1983-10-21 … THE RIGHT STUFF (7) (70mm-Dolby)
1983-12-09 … CHRISTINE (3) (Dolby)
1983-12-28 … THE RIGHT STUFF (9) (70mm-Dolby)
1984-03-02 … AGAINST ALL ODDS (5) (Dolby)
1984-04-06 … MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON (9) (Dolby)
1984-06-08 … GHOSTBUSTERS (19) (70mm-Dolby)
1984-10-19 … THE RAZOR’S EDGE (4) (Dolby)
1984-11-16 … STOP MAKING SENSE (4) (Dolby)
1984-12-14 … STARMAN (8) (70mm-Dolby)
1985-02-08 … FANTASIA (3) (Dolby)
1985-03-01 … THE SURE THING (4)
1985-03-29 … THE SLUGGER’S WIFE (2) (Dolby)
1985-04-12 … THE KILLING FIELDS (2) (Dolby)
1985-04-26 … JUST ONE OF THE GUYS (3)
1985-05-17 … THE COTTON CLUB (1) (70mm-Dolby)
1985-05-24 … RETURN OF THE JEDI (2) (70mm-Dolby)
1985-06-07 … PERFECT (5) (Dolby)
1985-07-10 … SILVERADO (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1985-08-16 … YEAR OF THE DRAGON (6) (70mm-Dolby)
1985-09-27 … EAST OF EDEN / REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1)
1985-10-04 … JAGGED EDGE (9) (Dolby)
1985-12-06 … WHITE NIGHTS (8) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-01-31 … YOUNGBLOOD (2)
1986-02-14 … QUICKSILVER (4) (Dolby)
1986-03-14 … CROSSROADS (4) (Dolby)
1986-04-11 … CROSSROADS / CARE BEARS MOVIE II (1) (Dolby)
1986-04-18 … BACK TO THE FUTURE (2) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-05-02 … JO JO DANCER, YOUR LIFE IS CALLING (3) (Dolby)
1986-05-23 … POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE (4) (Dolby)
1986-06-20 … THE KARATE KID PART II (8) (Dolby)
1986-08-15 … ARMED AND DANGEROUS (3) (Dolby)
1986-09-05 … FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR / LEGAL EAGLES (1) (Dolby)
1986-09-12 … HANNAH AND HER SISTERS (1)
1986-09-19 … WHERE THE RIVER RUNS BLACK (3)
1986-10-10 … THAT’S LIFE! (3)
1986-10-31 … RUNNING SCARED (1) (Dolby)
1986-11-07 … TOUGH GUYS (2) (Dolby)
1986-11-21 … 52 PICK-UP (1)
1986-11-26 … NUTCRACKER (3) (Dolby)
1986-12-05 … TOP GUN (2) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-12-19 … MARLENE (2)
1986-12-30 … PLATOON (19) (Dolby)
1987-05-15 … ISHTAR (7)
1987-07-01 … STRAIGHT TO HELL (3)
1987-07-24 … LA BAMBA (5) (Dolby)
1987-08-28 … THE BIG EASY (6)
1987-10-09 … SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (6) (Dolby)
1987-11-20 … SIGN ‘O’ THE TIMES (3) (Dolby)
1987-12-09 … THE LAST EMPEROR (16) (70mm-Dolby)
1988-04-01 … BILOXI BLUES (3) (Dolby)
1988-04-22 … A TIME OF DESTINY (2) (Dolby)
1988-05-06 … SHAKEDOWN (3) (Dolby)
1988-05-27 … CALL ME (1) (Dolby)
1988-06-03 … THE LAST EMPEROR (2) (70mm-Dolby)
1988-06-17 … THE GREAT OUTDOORS (3) (Dolby)
1988-07-08 … PHANTASM II (2) (Dolby)
1988-07-20 … MIDNIGHT RUN (3) (Dolby)
1988-08-12 … THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST (10) (Dolby)
1988-10-21 … GORILLAS IN THE MIST (2) (Dolby)
1988-11-04 … THEY LIVE (2) (Dolby)
1988-11-18 … THE LAND BEFORE TIME (3) (Dolby)
1988-12-09 … TWINS (7) (Dolby)
1989-01-27 … PHYSICAL EVIDENCE (2) (Dolby)
1989-02-10 … DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (1) (Dolby)
1989-02-17 … TRUE BELIEVER (4) (Dolby)
1989-03-17 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (17) (70mm-Dolby SR)
1989-07-12 … WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… (9) (Dolby)
1989-09-15 … SEA OF LOVE (10) (Dolby)
1989-11-22 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (6) (Dolby)
1990-01-05 … BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (9) (Dolby)
1990-03-09 … BAD INFLUENCE (3) (Dolby)
1990-03-30 … OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS (2) (Dolby)
1990-04-11 … TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (2) (Dolby)
1990-04-27 … THE GUARDIAN (3) (Dolby)
1990-05-18 … BIRD ON A WIRE (6) (Dolby)
1990-06-29 … GHOST DAD (2) (Dolby)
1990-07-13 … GHOST DAD / JETSONS: THE MOVIE (1) (Dolby)
1990-07-20 … PRETTY WOMAN (1) (Dolby)
1990-07-27 … PROBLEM CHILD (4) (Dolby)
1990-08-24 … DARKMAN (3) (Dolby)
1990-09-14 … POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE (6) (Dolby)
1990-10-26 … SIBLING RIVALRY (4) (Dolby)
1990-11-23 … WHITE PALACE (1) (Dolby)
1990-11-30 … MARKED FOR DEATH (1) (Dolby)
1990-12-07 … MEMPHIS BELLE (2) (Dolby)
1990-12-20 … AWAKENINGS (7) (Dolby)
1991-02-08 … SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY (11) (Dolby)
1991-04-26 … A KISS BEFORE DYING (3) (Dolby)
1991-05-17 … MANNEQUIN TWO: ON THE MOVE (2) (Dolby)
1991-05-31 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1) (70mm)
1991-06-07 … CITY SLICKERS (8) (Dolby)
1991-08-02 … RETURN TO THE BLUE LAGOON (2) (Dolby)
1991-08-16 … CITY SLICKERS (5) (Dolby)
1991-09-20 … ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (3) (Dolby)
1991-10-11 … THE TAKING OF BEVERLY HILLS (2) (Dolby)
1991-10-25 … BARTON FINK (1) (Dolby)
1991-11-01 … YEAR OF THE GUN (2) (Dolby)
1991-11-15 … SHATTERED (1) (Dolby)
1991-11-22 … FRANKIE & JOHNNY (5) (Dolby)
1991-12-25 … THE PRINCE OF TIDES (17) (Dolby)
1992-04-24 … YEAR OF THE COMET (2) (Dolby)
1992-05-08 … CASABLANCA (2)
1992-05-22 … FRIED GREEN TOMATOES (3) (Dolby)
1992-06-12 … HOUSESITTER (3) (Dolby)
1992-07-01 … A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (8) (Dolby)
1992-08-28 … HONEYMOON IN VEGAS (4) (Dolby)
1992-09-23 … MR. SATURDAY NIGHT (4) (Dolby)
1992-10-23 … SNEAKERS (3) (Dolby)
1992-11-13 … BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (9) (Dolby)
1993-01-15 … BODY OF EVIDENCE (3) (Dolby)
1993-02-05 … LORENZO’S OIL (1) (Dolby)
1993-02-12 … GROUNDHOG DAY (9) (Dolby)
1993-04-16 … THE CRYING GAME (3) (Dolby)
1993-05-07 … DRAGON: THE BRUCE LEE STORY (6) (Dolby)
1993-06-18 … LAST ACTION HERO (3) (70mm-Dolby)
1993-07-09 … IN THE LINE OF FIRE (11) (70mm-Dolby)
1993-09-24 … THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (9) (Dolby)
1993-11-24 … JOSH AND S.A.M. (1) (Dolby)
1993-12-03 … JOSH AND S.A.M. / MALICE (1) (Dolby)
1993-12-10 … GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1994-01-14 … IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER (10) (DTS)
1994-03-25 … SCHINDLER’S LIST (5) (DTS)
1994-04-29 … FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (7) (Dolby)
1994-06-17 … WOLF (9) (Dolby)
1994-08-19 … BLANKMAN (2) (Dolby)
1994-09-02 … FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (1) (Dolby)
1994-09-09 … A GOOD MAN IN AFRICA (2) (Dolby)
1994-09-23 … THE CLIENT (1) (Dolby)
1994-09-30 … CORRINA, CORRINA (1) (Dolby)
1994-10-07 … THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (4) (Dolby)
1994-11-04 … THE WAR (6) (DTS)
1994-12-16 … STARGATE (1) (DTS)
1994-12-25 … READY TO WEAR (6) (Dolby)
1995-02-03 … BEFORE SUNRISE (3) (Dolby)
1995-02-24 … THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (3) (Dolby)
1995-03-17 … MURIEL’S WEDDING (10) (Dolby)
1995-05-26 … DON JUAN DE MARCO (1) (Dolby)
1995-06-02 … THE GLASS SHIELD (2) (Dolby)
1995-06-16 … MY FAMILY, MI FAMILIA (2) (Dolby)
1995-06-30 … APOLLO 13 (8) (DTS)
1995-08-25 … WATERWORLD (2) (DTS)
1995-09-08 … TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! JULIE NEWMAR (4) (DTS)
1995-10-06 … HOW TO MAKE AN AMERICAN QUILT (6) (DTS)
1995-11-17 … THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (12) (Dolby)
1996-02-09 … BEAUTIFUL GIRLS (7) (Dolby)
1996-03-29 … FARGO (11) (Dolby)
1996-06-14 … THE CABLE GUY (5) (Dolby)
1996-07-19 … THE FRIGHTENERS (4) (DTS)
1996-08-16 … ERASER (1) (Dolby)
1996-08-23 … SOLO (2) (Dolby)
1996-09-06 … THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU (1) (Dolby)
1996-09-13 … THE TRIGGER EFFECT (2) (Dolby)
1996-09-27 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1) (70mm-Dolby SR)
1996-10.04 … TOMMY / THE DOORS (1) (70mm / 70mm-Dolby)
1996-10-11 … APOCALYPSE NOW (1) (70mm-Dolby)
1996-10-18 … THE WILD BUNCH (1) (70mm)
1996-10-25 … MY FAIR LADY (1) (70mm-Dolby)
1996-11-01 … THE LAST EMPEROR (1) (70mm-Dolby)
1996-11-08 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1) (70mm-Dolby SR)
1996-11-15 … BOUND (1) (Dolby)
1996-11-22 … THE ENGLISH PATIENT (7) (Dolby)
1997-01-10 … THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT (5) (Dolby)
1997-02-14 … TOUCH (2) (Dolby)
1997-02-28 … THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT (3) (Dolby)
1997-03-21 … LIAR LIAR (9) (DTS)
1997-05-23 … THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK (9) (DTS)
1997-07-21 … theater closed
The information contained in this article was referenced from various issues of Boxoffice, Variety and the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper.
As cited in my retrospective article, the Broadway Theatre held the longest-running roadshow engagement of Disney’s “Fantasia” and was among only eleven venues that presented the film in Fantasound.
As cited in my retrospective article, “The Game Changer”, the Coliseum held the longest-running engagement in a single-screen theater of “Jaws.” (There were a few longer runs of “Jaws,” but they were held in a multiplex.)
As cited in this retrospective article, the Lougheed Mall held the longest-running engagement of “The Bad News Bears” (1976) in Canada (and the second-longest in North America).
“The Bad News Bears” opened here 40 years ago today, where it enjoyed a successful eleven-week run. To commemorate the occasion, here’s my latest historical/retrospective article which mentions the run at the Chinese as well as hundreds of other theaters in which it played. Do take a look if you’re a fan of the movie or if you have fond memories of 1970s era moviegoing.
Phoenix’s Cine Capri opened fifty years ago today. To celebrate, I’m re-posting my list of films that played here (this time with improved layout and formatting).
CINE CAPRI, 1966-1998
Compiled by Michael Coate
CINE CAPRI
2323 East Camelback Road
Phoenix, AZ 85016
The duration of each engagement, measured in weeks, has been included in parenthesis following each title.
Roadshows (i.e. reserved-seat engagements) have been cited in bold.
The list excludes un-promoted and one-off events (trade screenings, test screenings, sneak previews, etc.).
1966-03-31 … THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY (13 weeks) 70mm
1966-06-28 … THE BLUE MAX (17) stereo
1966-10-26 … THE WRONG BOX (4)
1966-11-23 … HOW TO STEAL A MILLION (4)
1966-12-21 … THE BIBLE (22) 70mm
1967-05-24 … CAPRICE (4)
1967-06-21 … TWO FOR THE ROAD (4)
1967-07-21 … BAREFOOT IN THE PARK (9)
1967-09-22 … A GUIDE FOR THE MARRIED MAN (4)
1967-10-20 … THE FAMILY WAY (3)
1967-11-08 … THE COMEDIANS (6)
1967-12-22 … THE JUNGLE BOOK (8)
1968-02-14 … GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER (17)
1968-06-12 … GUNS FOR SAN SEBASTIAN (2)
1968-06-26 … THE ODD COUPLE (17)
1968-10-23 … SHALAKO (4)
1968-11-20 … THE LEGEND OF LYLAH CLARE (5)
1968-12-25 … FINIAN’S RAINBOW (8) stereo
1969-02-21 … ROMEO & JULIET (14)
1969-05-28 … WHERE EAGLES DARE (5)
1969-07-02 … TRUE GRIT (14)
1969-10-08 … IF… (2)
1969-10-22 … THE ITALIAN JOB (1)
1969-10-29 … TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN (7)
1969-12-18 … HAIL, HERO! (1)
1969-12-25 … PAINT YOUR WAGON (29) stereo
1970-07-15 … THE OUT-OF-TOWNERS (9)
1970-09-18 … CATCH-22 (14)
1970-12-25 … SONG OF NORWAY (19) 70mm
1971-05-07 … A NEW LEAF (10)
1971-07-16 … PLAZA SUITE (8)
1971-09-08 … THE RED TENT (2)
1971-09-22 … THE TENDER WARRIOR (1)
1971-09-29 … WHO IS HARRY KELLERMAN? (2)
1971-10-13 … LET’S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH (1)
1971-10-20 … FRIENDS (2)
1971-11-03 … THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT (1)
1971-11-10 … KOTCH (7)
1971-12-25 … STAR SPANGLED GIRL (4)
1972-01-19 … TOKLAT (2)
1972-02-02 … HAROLD AND MAUDE (1)
1972-02-11 … POCKET MONEY (6)
1972-03-22 … THE GODFATHER (34)
1972-11-15 … LADY SINGS THE BLUES (5)
1972-12-20 … THE GETAWAY (14)
1973-03-28 … STEELYARD BLUES (1)
1973-04-04 … EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS (1)
1973-04-11 … BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON (3)
1973-05-04 … BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON / FRIENDS (4)
1973-06-01 … THIS IS CINERAMA (7) 70mm
1973-07-20 … PAPER MOON (18)
1973-11-21 … THE LEGEND OF JEDEDIAH CARVER (3)
1973-12-12 … THE PYX / A NAME FOR EVIL (1)
1973-12-21 … MIDNIGHT COWBOY / WHERE’S POPPA? (1)
1973-12-25 … JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (6)
1974-02-06 … SERPICO (8)
1974-04-03 … THE GREAT GATSBY (12)
1974-06-26 … CHINATOWN (6)
1974-08-07 … DEATH WISH (6)
1974-09-18 … THE APPRENTICESHIP OF DUDDY KRAVITZ (4)
1974-10-18 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1) 70mm
1974-10-25 … THE GAMBLER (1)
1974-11-01 … THE SAVAGE IS LOOSE (3)
1974-11-22 … LADIES & GENTLEMEN, THE ROLLING STONES (1) stereo
1974-11-27 … THE KLANSMEN (2)
1974-12-13 … WOODSTOCK (2) stereo
1974-12-25 … THE GODFATHER PART II (13)
1975-03-26 … TOMMY (15) Quintaphonic Sound
1975-07-09 … THE DAY OF THE LOCUST (1)
1975-07-16 … ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH (6)
1975-08-27 … NASHVILLE (7)
1975-10-15 … 3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR (10)
1975-12-25 … LUCKY LADY (10)
1976-03-05 … GABLE AND LOMBARD (8)
1976-04-30 … NEXT STOP, GREENWICH VILLAGE (3)
1976-05-19 … THE BLUE BIRD (3)
1976-06-09 … END OF THE GAME (2)
1976-06-23 … LOGAN’S RUN (6)
1976-08-06 … THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (3)
1976-08-25 … TUNNEL VISION (7)
1976-10-15 … THE RITZ (4)
1976-11-12 … BUGSY MALONE (6)
1976-12-22 … SILVER STREAK (18)
1977-04-27 … WIZARDS (4)
1977-05-25 … STAR WARS (60) 70mm-Dolby from Week #17
1978-07-21 … DAMIEN: OMEN II (5)
1978-08-25 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC (6) 70mm
1978-10-05 … THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL (6)
1978-11-17 … BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (5) Sensurround
1978-12-22 … INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (8) Dolby
1979-02-16 … theater closed (4)
1979-03-14 … NORMA RAE (6)
1979-04-25 … THE LAST WAVE (2)
1979-05-09 … RACQUET (2)
1979-05-25 … ALIEN (20) 70mm-Dolby
1979-10-10 … APOCALYPSE NOW (10) Dolby
1979-12-21 … THE ROSE (10) 70mm-Dolby
1980-02-29 … ALL THAT JAZZ (12)
1980-05-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (30) 70mm-Dolby
1980-12-19 … FLASH GORDON (8) Dolby
1981-02-13 … THE COMPETITION (6) Dolby
1981-03-27 … FANTASIA (4) stereo
1981-04-24 … LION OF THE DESERT (4) Dolby
1981-05-22 … OUTLAND (9) 70mm-Dolby
1981-07-24 … COMIN’ AT YA! (6) Dolby, 3-D
1981-09-04 … ORDINARY PEOPLE / THE ELEPHANT MAN (3)
1981-09-25 … NEW YORK, NEW YORK (3) Uncut, U.S. Premiere Engagement
1981-10-16 … THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT’S WOMAN (9)
1981-12-18 … PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (5)
1982-01-22 … ON GOLDEN POND (26)
1982-07-23 … THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS (15) stereo
1982-11-05 … LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER (6)
1982-12-17 … STILL OF THE NIGHT (5)
1984-02-03 … NEVER CRY WOLF (4) Dolby
1984-03-02 … AGAINST ALL ODDS (6) Dolby
1984-04-13 … SWING SHIFT (4)
1984-05-11 … FOOTLOOSE (1) Dolby
1984-05-16 … THE RIGHT STUFF (1) 70mm-Dolby
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (17) 70mm-Dolby
1984-09-21 … METROPOLIS (4) Dolby
1984-10-19 … THE RAZOR’S EDGE (4) Dolby
1984-11-16 … GHOSTBUSTERS (1) 70mm-Dolby
1984-11-23 … APOCALYPSE NOW (1) 70mm-Dolby
1984-11-30 … THE RIVER RAT (1)
1984-12-07 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK (1) 70mm-Dolby
1984-12-14 … ICEMAN / THE LAST STARFIGHTER (1) Dolby
1984-12-21 … PROTOCOL (7) Dolby
1985-02-08 … WITNESS (7) Dolby
1985-03-29 … KING DAVID (2) Dolby
1985-04-12 … WITNESS (2) Dolby
1985-04-26 … CREATURE (2) Dolby
1985-05-10 … STOP MAKING SENSE (1) Dolby
1985-05-17 … A PASSAGE TO INDIA (1) Dolby
1985-05-22 … BREWSTER’S MILLIONS (5) Dolby
1985-06-28 … BREWSTER’S MILLIONS / THE RIVER (1) Dolby
1985-07-05 … FLETCH (1) Dolby
1985-07-12 … EXPLORERS (2) Dolby
1985-07-26 … EXPLORERS / THE EMERALD FOREST (1) Dolby
1985-08-02 … THE EMERALD FOREST (2) Dolby
1985-08-16 … YEAR OF THE DRAGON (6) Dolby
1985-09-27 … AGNES OF GOD (6) Dolby
1985-11-08 … THAT WAS THEN…THIS IS NOW (2)
1985-11-22 … THAT WAS THEN…THIS IS NOW / TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. (2) Dolby
1985-12-04 … YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES (4) 70mm-Dolby
1986-01-03 … THE COLOR PURPLE (10) Dolby
1986-03-14 … GUNG HO (7) Dolby
1986-05-02 … BLUE CITY (2)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN (9) Dolby
1986-07-18 … ALIENS (13) 70mm-Dolby
1986-10-17 … THE NAME OF THE ROSE (9) Dolby
1986-12-19 … THE MOSQUITO COAST (4) Dolby
1987-01-16 … THE MISSION (7) 70mm-Dolby
1987-03-06 … LETHAL WEAPON (5) Dolby
1987-04-10 … RAISING ARIZONA (6) Dolby
1987-05-22 … ERNEST GOES TO CAMP (3) Dolby
1987-06-12 … THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS (4) Dolby
1987-07-10 … FULL METAL JACKET (10)
1987-09-18 … APOCALYPSE NOW (1) 70mm-Dolby
1987-09-25 … DIRTY DANCING (2) Dolby
1987-10-07 … BABY BOOM (9) Dolby
1987-12-11 … EMPIRE OF THE SUN (10) Dolby
1988-02-19 … CRY FREEDOM (3) 70mm-Dolby
1988-03-11 … SHY PEOPLE (3) Dolby
1988-04-01 … BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY (3) Dolby
1988-04-22 … THE UNHOLY (2) Dolby
1988-05-06 … DEAD HEAT (2) Dolby
1988-05-20 … WILLOW (8) 70mm-Dolby
1988-07-13 … THE DEAD POOL (4) Dolby
1988-08-12 … TUCKER: THE MAN AND HIS DREAM (8) Dolby
1988-10-07 … IMAGINE: JOHN LENNON (3) Dolby
1988-10-28 … DOMINICK & EUGENE (1) Dolby
1988-11-04 … U2: RATTLE AND HUM (3) Dolby
1988-11-23 … SCROOGED (7) Dolby
1989-01-13 … THE JANUARY MAN (2) Dolby
1989-01-27 … DANGEROUS LIAISONS (12) Dolby
1989-04-21 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (5) 70mm-Dolby SR
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (11) 70mm-Dolby
1989-08-09 … THE ABYSS (10) 70mm-Dolby
1989-10-20 … FAT MAN AND LITTLE BOY (2) Dolby
1989-11-03 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (3) 70mm-Dolby SR
1989-11-22 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (6) Dolby
1990-01-05 … BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (8) Dolby
1990-03-02 … THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (12) Dolby
1990-05-25 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III (5) Dolby
1990-06-27 … DAYS OF THUNDER (7) 70mm-Dolby
1990-08-17 … WILD AT HEART (3) Dolby
1990-09-07 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1) 70mm-Dolby
1990-09-14 … POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE (4) Dolby
1990-10-12 … MEMPHIS BELLE (6) 70mm-Dolby
1990-11-21 … THREE MEN AND A LITTLE LADY (5) Dolby
1990-12-25 … THE GODFATHER PART III (8) Dolby
1991-02-14 … THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (11) Dolby
1991-05-03 … SPARTACUS (4) Dolby
1991-05-31 … CITIZEN KANE (2)
1991-06-14 … ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (10) Dolby
1991-08-23 … DEAD AGAIN (5) Dolby
1991-09-27 … FANTASIA (2) 70mm-Dolby
1991-10-11 … FRANKIE & JOHNNY (3) Dolby
1991-11-01 … BILLY BATHGATE (3) Dolby
1991-11-22 … THE ADDAMS FAMILY (4) Dolby
1991-12-20 … JFK (6) Dolby
1992-01-31 … SHINING THROUGH (3) Dolby
1992-02-21 … RADIO FLYER (2) Dolby
1992-03-06 … HEARTS OF DARKNESS (2)
1992-03-20 … THE INNER CIRCLE (1) Dolby
1992-03-27 … THE POWER OF ONE (6) Dolby
1992-05-08 … CASABLANCA (2)
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY (4) 70mm-Dolby
1992-06-19 … BATMAN RETURNS (6) Dolby SR
1992-07-31 … DEATH BECOMES HER (1) Dolby SR
1992-08-07 … UNFORGIVEN (5) Dolby
1992-09-11 … BLADE RUNNER “The Director’s Cut” (3) Dolby
1992-10-02 … HERO (3) Dolby SR
1992-10-23 … A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT (7) Dolby SR
1992-12-11 … A FEW GOOD MEN (8) Dolby SR
1993-02-05 … STAR WARS (1) Dolby
1993-02-12 … THE CEMETERY CLUB (3) Dolby
1993-03-05 … MAD DOG AND GLORY (1) Dolby
1993-03-12 … A FAR OFF PLACE (1) Dolby
1993-03-19 … RICH IN LOVE (1) Dolby
1993-03-26 … UNFORGIVEN (2) Dolby
1993-04-09 … INDOCHINE (2) Dolby
1993-04-23 … THIS BOY’S LIFE (2) Dolby
1993-05-07 … MY FAIR LADY (1)
1993-05-14 … LOST IN YONKERS (2) Dolby SR
1993-05-28 … SUPER MARIO BROS. (3) Dolby SR
1993-06-18 … LAST ACTION HERO (3) 70mm-Dolby
1993-07-09 … JURASSIC PARK (4) DTS
1993-08-06 … THE FUGITIVE (6) Dolby SR
1993-09-17 … THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (4) Dolby SR
1993-10-15 … EL CID (1) Dolby
1993-10-22 … THE NIGHMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (5) Dolby Digital
1993-11-24 … SHORT CUTS (2) Dolby
1993-12-10 … GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND (2) Dolby SR
1993-12-25 … HEAVEN & EARTH (4) Dolby Digital
1994-01-21 … WRESTLING ERNEST HEMINGWAY (2) Dolby
1994-02-04 … STAR WARS / EMPIRE / JEDI (1) Dolby
1994-02-11 … THE GETAWAY (1) DTS
1994-02-18 … BODY SNATCHERS (1) Dolby SR
1994-02-25 … THE REMAINS OF THE DAY (1) 70mm-Dolby
1994-03-04 … ANGIE (1) Dolby
1994-03-11 … THE REF (2) Dolby
1994-03-25 … THE HUDSUCKER PROXY (8) Dolby Digital
1994-05-20 … MAVERICK (4) Dolby SR
1994-06-17 … theater closed
1994-06-24 … THE LION KING (12) Dolby Digital
1994-09-16 … WOODSTOCK “The Director’s Cut” (1) Dolby Digital
1994-09-23 … THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (4) Dolby
1994-10-21 … LOVE AFFAIR (2) Dolby Digital
1994-11-04 … MARY SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN (2) Dolby SR
1994-11-18 … STAR TREK: GENERATIONS (5) Dolby Digital
1994-12-25 … I.Q. (3) Dolby Digital
1995-01-13 … LEGENDS OF THE FALL (8) Dolby SR
1995-03-10 … OUTBREAK (3) Dolby Digital
1995-03-31 … THE WILD BUNCH “The Director’s Cut” (2) 70mm-Dolby
1995-04-12 … ROB ROY (4) DTS
1995-05-12 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (2) DTS
1995-05-24 … BRAVEHEART (4) Dolby Digital
1995-06-23 … POCAHONTAS (5) Dolby Digital
1995-07-28 … THE NET (4) SDDS
1995-08-25 … BEYOND RANGOON (2) SDDS
1995-09-08 … BELLE DE JOUR (1)
1995-09-15 … BRAVEHEART (4) Dolby Digital
1995-10-13 … THE SCARLET LETTER (2) Dolby Digital
1995-10-27 … COPYCAT (5) Dolby Digital
1995-11-22 … TOY STORY (4) Dolby Digital
1995-12-20 … NIXON (3) Dolby Digital
1996-01-12 … TOY STORY (1) Dolby Digital
1996-01-19 … MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS (10) Dolby Digital
1996-03-29 … BRAVEHEART (1) Dolby Digital
1996-04-03 … PRIMAL FEAR (5) Dolby Digital
1996-05-10 … TWISTER (2) Dolby Digital
1996-05-22 … MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (6) Dolby Digital
1996-07-03 … INDEPENDENCE DAY (11) Dolby Digital
1996-09-20 … THE FIRST WIVES CLUB (4) Dolby Digital
1996-10-18 … SLEEPERS (5) Dolby Digital
1996-11-22 … STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT (3) Dolby Digital
1996-12-13 … MARS ATTACKS! (3) Dolby Digital
1997-01-01 … EVITA (4) Dolby Digital
1997-01-31 … STAR WARS “Special Edition” (3) Dolby Digital
1997-02-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK “Special Edition” (3) Dolby Digital
1997-03-14 … RETURN OF THE JEDI “Special Edition” (5) Dolby Digital
1997-04-18 … DAS BOOT “The Director’s Cut” (2) SDDS
1997-05-02 … ANNA KARENINA (1) Dolby Digital
1997-05-09 … FATHERS’ DAY (2) Dolby Digital
1997-05-23 … ADDICTED TO LOVE (4) Dolby Digital
1997-06-20 … BATMAN & ROBIN (3) Dolby Digital
1997-07-11 … CONTACT (10) Dolby Digital
1997-09-19 … L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (4) Dolby Digital
1997-10-17 … THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE (3) Dolby Digital
1997-11-07 … STARSHIP TROOPERS (6) SDDS
1997-12-19 … TITANIC (3) Dolby Digital
1998-01-05 … theater closed
The references for this filmography included various issues of Boxoffice, The Arizona Republic, Variety, and Dolby sound system installation records.
One of the prior comments indicated this opened as a Dubinsky operation. However, I’ve come across trade reports indicating it opened under a company called Petite Amusement. Can anyone clarify the ownership timeline?
I’ve had a chance to research the release of “The Godfather” (1972) and can state that the 5 Points did NOT have the longest run of that film in the United States as claimed in the intro above (“It is reported to have been the home for the 1972 run of “The Godfather” that had the longest run of any theatre in the USA.”). It’s not even close! I’ve found “The Godfather” ran at 5 Points for 18 weeks, which is a lengthy run, for sure, but nowhere near the long-run record holders. It’s not even the long-run record holder for the venue (which probably belongs to “The Sound of Music” with its 31-week roadshow run in 1965). At this time I cannot state with certainty which city/theater had the longest run of “The Godfather, but I’m aware of several in the 26-ish-week range and at least two that were in the 30+ week range. So, it’s a bit infuriating to learn that someone did such shoddy research (mistaken recollection? trolling?) on this "Godfather”/5 Points matter, especially since I’ve seen the claim repeated elsewhere including in some major newspapers.
[With apologies for dragging this further off topic…]
patryan6019… Was there a run of “Circus World” in Cuyahoga Falls that interrupted “Mary Poppins”? No, the Cuyahoga Falls/Akron entry on my “Circus World” Cinerama list is an error.
What does a not quite complete list of “Circus World” engagements have to do with the Uptown specifically? It’s related, in my opinion, since the Uptown was one of the venues in which it played, and I thought that by posting the (mostly) full list provided a more informative answer for the guy who had asked the question. (Though I wasn’t prepared for the guy’s obsession with dwelling on how short the Uptown’s run was!)
Returning the conversation back to the Sheridan… here’s the link to my “Gone With the Wind” article that cites the Sheridan run.
I’m still curious about dallasmovietheaters' source for the “Jaws” playing on two screens claim. The newspaper advertising during the film’s second week, contrary to his claim, indicated four different movies were playing.
Extracted from 70mm in Los Angeles, here is a list of the 70mm presentations held at the Picwood, most of which were re-release, subsequent run or moveover bookings. (Sorry, I don’t have the duration data for most of these. But if anyone wants that info, it shouldn’t be that difficult for you to research now that you’re armed with the relevant titles and start dates.)
1975-01-22 … Gone With the Wind
1980-08-01 … The Black Hole / Sleeping Beauty
1980-08-15 … Fame (7 weeks)
1980-11-21 … Divine Madness
1980-12-17 … The Empire Strikes Back
1980-12-19 … Apocalypse Now (26 weeks)
1981-02-13 … The Jazz Singer (7 weeks)
1981-04-03 … Fame
1981-07-03 … Alien / Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1981-07-24 … Wolfen
1981-09-04 … Superman II
1981-12-16 … Zoot Suit (2 weeks)
1981-12-30 … Zoot Suit / The Jazz Singer (1 week)
1982-01-08 … Apocalypse Now
1982-02-05 … Sharky’s Machine
1982-04-02 … Quest for Fire
1982-06-11 … Raiders of the Lost Ark (5 weeks)
1982-07-16 … E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (22 weeks)
1982-12-17 … The Dark Crystal
1983-05-06 … Rocky III
1984-04-04 … The Right Stuff
1984-12-14 … Dune
1985-05-31 … Amadeus (3 weeks)
1985-06-21 … Lifeforce
1985-07-19 … Amadeus
Extracted from 70mm in Los Angeles, here is a list of the 70mm presentations held at the Bruin. (I’m sorry I don’t have the duration data for these. But if anyone wants that info, it shouldn’t be that difficult to obtain now that you’re armed with the relevant titles and start dates.)
1978-06-02 … Capricorn One
1978-09-20 … Days of Heaven
1981-05-22 … Outland
1981-12-18 … Sharky’s Machine
1982-05-21 … The Road Warrior
1982-06-11 … Grease 2
1982-06-25 … Blade Runner
1983-03-25 … Raiders of the Lost Ark (re-release)
1984-06-08 … Gremlins
1984-12-07 … City Heat
1985-07-10 … Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
1985-12-06 … Spies Like Us
1986-09-26 … Top Gun (moveover)
1986-12-19 … Little Shop of Horrors
1987-05-20 … Lethal Weapon (moveover)
1987-06-12 … The Witches of Eastwick
1987-07-31 … The Lost Boys
1988-06-10 … The Presidio
1988-08-12 … Tucker: The Man and his Dream
1989-06-22 … Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (moveover)
1989-07-07 … Lethal Weapon 2
1990-05-25 … The Ten Commandments (re-release)
1990-06-08 … Batman / Lethal Weapon 2 (re-release)
1990-06-15 … Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990-12-07 … The Rookie
1990-12-27 … The Godfather Part III (concurrent with Village)
1992-01-17 … The Last Boy Scout (moveover)
1992-05-22 … Far and Away
1992-06-17 … Lethal Weapon 3
Movieholic…. I’m pleased you liked the Ziegfeld filmography and thanks for the suggestion. I’m afraid I have no interest, though, in putting together a similar filmography for the 34th Street Showplace. The best I could offer would be a list of the 70mm presentations that played there.
Here is a list of the 70mm presentations held at the 34th Street Showplace, extracted from 70mm in New York. (Sorry, I don’t have the duration data for these. But if anyone wants that info, it shouldn’t be that difficult to obtain now that you’re armed with the relevant titles and start dates.)
1981-05-22 … Outland
1981-06-12 … Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982-03-19 … Quest for Fire
1982-05-21 … Annie
1982-06-04 … Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1983-05-13 … Blue Thunder
1983-05-25 … Return of the Jedi
1983-07-29 … Krull
1984-05-23 … Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984-06-01 … Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984-12-07 … 2010
1984-12-14 … The Cotton Club
1985-08-16 … Year of the Dragon
1985-11-27 … Rocky IV
1985-12-04 … Young Sherlock Holmes
1985-12-10 … A Chorus Line
1986-05-16 … Top Gun
1986-08-01 … Howard the Duck
1986-11-26 … Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1987-06-03 … The Untouchables
1987-11-13 … The Running Man
1988-05-20 … Willow
1988-06-10 … The Presidio
1988-08-12 … Tucker: The Man and his Dream
1989-05-24 … Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989-06-09 … Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989-09-22 … Black Rain
1990-03-02 … The Hunt for Red October
1990-06-27 … Days of Thunder
1990-12-25 … The Godfather Part III
1991-12-06 … Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1992-05-15 … Lethal Weapon 3
1992-06-05 … Patriot Games
1993-06-18 … Last Action Hero
1994-08-05 … True Lies (moveover)
As requested, I’m re-posting the list of films that played here since the website redesign a few years ago has caused the original formatting to go haywire and because the original list is now buried among several pages of comments and because other, similar lists are less-detailed. So here’s a fresh version with improved layout and formatting. The 2000-2016 period is a work-in-progress and requires additional research/vetting and so for now only the titles are listed without any supporting details.
On a related note, I’ve also recently posted revised-and-updated listings for the Astor Plaza as well as San Francisco’s Northpoint and Phoenix’s Cine Capri.
THE ZIEGFELD, 1969-2016
Ziegfeld Theatre
141 West 54th Street
New York, NY 10019
Ownership Timeline:
Walter Reade: 1969-1987
Cineplex Odeon: 1987-1998
Loews Cineplex: 1998
Clearview: 1998-1999
Bow Tie: 2013-2016
The duration of each engagement, measured in weeks, has been included in parenthesis following each title. With a few exceptions, the filmography excludes un-promoted and one-off events (i.e. trade screenings, test screenings, sneak previews, private screenings). Roadshows (i.e. reserved-seat and/or reserved-performance engagements) listed in bold.
1969-12-17 … MAROONED (9 weeks) (70mm)
1970-02-18 … GONE WITH THE WIND (1) (70mm)
1970-02-25 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1) (70mm)
1970-03-04 … THE BIBLE (1) (70mm)
1970-03-11 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1) (70mm)
1970-03-18 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (6) (70mm)
1970-05-01 … WAR AND PEACE PART I (1)
1970-05-08 … WAR AND PEACE PART II (1)
1970-05-15 … WAR AND PEACE PART I (1)
1970-05-22 … WAR AND PEACE PART II (1)
1970-05-29 … ZIEGFELD GIRL / THE GREAT ZIEGFELD / ZIEGFELD FOLLIES (2)
1970-06-10 … THE SAND PEBBLES (2)
1970-06-24 … GONE WITH THE WIND (1) (70mm)
1970-07-01 … THE BOATNIKS (4)
1970-07-29 … AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS / WEST SIDE STORY (2)
1970-08-12 … SOLDIER BLUE (8)
1970-10-07 … A HARD DAY’S NIGHT / HELP! / YELLOW SUBMARINE / LET IT BE (2)
1970-10-21 … A NIGHT AT THE OPERA / A DAY AT THE CIRCUS / A DAY AT THE RACES / THE BIG STORE (2)
1970-11-04 … theater closed (1)
1970-11-09 … RYAN’S DAUGHTER (33) (70mm)
1971-06-30 … PETER RABBIT AND TALES OF BEATRIX POTTER (4) (stereo)
1971-07-30 … CLEOPATRA (2) (70mm)
1971-08-11 … KLUTE (1)
1971-08-18 … THE ANDERSON TAPES (1)
1971-08-25 … BANANAS (1)
1971-09-01 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY / YELLOW SUBMARINE (2)
1971-09-15 … theater closed (14)
1971-12-22 … STAR SPANGLED GIRL (5)
1972-01-26 … theater closed (3)
1972-02-13 … CABARET (26)
1972-08-11 … WOODSTOCK (1) (stereo)
1972-08-18 … WAR AND PEACE (1)
1972-08-23 … theater closed (3)
1972-09-15 … BLACKBOARD JUNGLE / ROCK ROCK ROCK / THE WILD ONE / JAILHOUSE ROCK / THE THING (1)
1972-09-22 … theater closed (3)
1972-10-15 … FELLINI’S ROMA (8)
1972-12-10 … SLEUTH (12)
1973-03-28 … I AM A DANCER (6)
1973-05-11 … THIS IS CINERAMA (14) (70mm)
1973-08-17 … ROMEO AND JULIET (9)
1973-10-19 … FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER (2)
1973-10-31 … theater closed (7)
1973-12-19 … THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN (16) (stereo)
1974-04-15 … LADIES & GENTLEMEN, THE ROLLING STONES (3) (Quadraphonic)
1974-05-10 … theater closed (2)
1974-05-23 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! (18) (70mm)
1974-09-27 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (7) (70mm)
1974-11-15 … EARTHQUAKE (18) (Sensurround)
1975-03-18 … TOMMY (14) (Quintaphonic)
1975-06-25 … ROLLERBALL (8) (70mm)
1975-08-21 … THE JOLSON STORY (2) (70mm)
1975-09-05 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (3) (70mm)
1975-09-24 … GIVE ’EM HELL, HARRY! (2)
1975-10-10 … LISZTOMANIA (4) (Dolby)
1975-11-05 … CONDUCT UNBECOMING (2)
1975-11-21 … THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (2)
1975-12-05 … theater closed (2)
1975-12-18 … BARRY LYNDON (14)
1976-03-26 … MOSES (7) (Super SpectraSound)
1976-05-16 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT, PART II (11) (70mm)
1976-07-28 … THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE (8) (70mm)
1976-09-22 … theater closed (2)
1976-10-05 … DERSU UZALA (New York Film Festival screening) (70mm)
1976-10-06 … SOLARIS (4)
1976-11-03 … theater closed (7)
1976-12-25 … A STAR IS BORN (8) (70mm-Dolby)
1977-02-16 … theater closed (15)
1977-06-03 … THE GRATEFUL DEAD MOVIE (3) (stereo)
1977-06-21 … NEW YORK, NEW YORK (9)
1977-08-24 … theater closed (6)
1977-10-07 … TOMMY (6) (70mm)
1977-11-15 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (23) (70mm-Dolby)
1978-04-26 … THE LAST WALTZ (12) (Dolby)
1978-07-19 … REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER (4)
1978-08-16 … GREASE (7) (70mm-Dolby)
1978-10-05 … THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL (6)
1978-11-15 … THE LORD OF THE RINGS (12) (Dolby)
1979-02-09 … MURDER BY DECREE (5)
1979-03-14 … HAIR (10) (Dolby)
1979-05-25 … THE PRISONER OF ZENDA (4)
1979-06-22 … THE MUPPET MOVIE (3) (70mm-Dolby)
1979-07-13 … DRACULA (5) (Dolby)
1979-08-15 … APOCALYPSE NOW (12) (70mm-Dolby)
1979-11-06 … THE ROSE (14) (70mm-Dolby)
1980-02-15 … SATURN 3 (5) (Dolby)
1980-03-21 … APOCALYPSE NOW (4) (70mm-Dolby)
1980-04-17 … THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS (2) (Dolby)
1980-05-02 … FANTASIA (2) (stereo)
1980-05-16 … FAME (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1980-06-20 … CAN’T STOP THE MUSIC (6) (70mm-Dolby)
1980-08-01 … RAISE THE TITANIC (11) (70mm-Dolby)
1980-10-17 … TIMES SQUARE (6) (Dolby)
1980-11-26 … PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS: ROCKSHOW (3) (Dolby)
1980-12-19 … THE JAZZ SINGER (8) (70mm-Dolby)
1981-02-13 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND “The Special Edition” (4) (70mm-Dolby)
1981-03-13 … FANTASIA (5) (stereo)
1981-04-17 … LION OF THE DESERT (7) (Dolby)
1981-06-05 … theater closed (3)
1981-06-26 … THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER (6) (Dolby)
1981-08-07 … BEATLEMANIA (2) (Dolby)
1981-08-21 … HONKY TONK FREEWAY (7)
1981-10-09 … theater closed (9)
1981-12-11 … PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (9)
1982-02-12 … QUEST FOR FIRE (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1982-03-19 … VICTOR/VICTORIA (9) (Dolby)
1982-05-21 … AC/DC: LET THERE BE ROCK (3) (Dolby “Wall of Sound”)
1982-06-11 … GREASE 2 (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1982-07-16 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (3) (70mm-Dolby)
1982-08-06 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL (7) (70mm-Dolby)
1982-09-24 … YES, GEORGIO (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1982-10-29 … TESS (1) (Dolby)
1982-11-05 … FANTASIA (5) (Dolby)
1982-12-08 … GANDHI (31) (70mm-Dolby)
1983-07-15 … STAYING ALIVE (11) (70mm-Dolby)
1983-09-30 … BRAINSTORM (7) (70mm-Dolby)
1983-11-18 … YENTL (13) (Dolby)
1984-02-17 … FANTASIA (4) (Dolby)
1984-03-16 … A STAR IS BORN (2) (Dolby)
1984-03-30 … ANTARCTICA (5) (Dolby)
1984-05-04 … theater closed (7)
1984-06-22 … THE KARATE KID (12) (Dolby)
1984-09-14 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (2)
1984-09-28 … theater closed (3)
1984-10-19 … THE RAZOR’S EDGE (8) (70mm-Dolby)
1984-12-14 … A PASSAGE TO INDIA (15) (Dolby)
1985-03-29 … KING DAVID (4) (Dolby)
1985-04-26 … theater closed (9)
1985-06-28 … ST. ELMO’S FIRE (2) (Dolby)
1985-07-10 … SILVERADO (6) (70mm-Dolby)
1985-08-23 … GHOSTBUSTERS (7) (70mm-Dolby)
1985-10-11 … FANTASIA (6) (digital sound)
1985-11-22 … WHITE NIGHTS (10) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-01-31 … DOWN AND OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS (7) (Dolby)
1986-03-21 … JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS (4)
1986-04-18 … ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS (6) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-05-30 … theater closed (4)
1986-06-27 … AMERICAN ANTHEM (3) (Dolby)
1986-07-18 … PIRATES (2) (Dolby)
1986-07-30 … FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR (5) (Dolby)
1986-09-05 … theater closed (3)
1986-09-26 … PATHS OF GLORY / FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1 day)
1986-09-27 … BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ / I WALK ALONE (1 day)
1986-09-28 … ELMER GANTRY / ALONG THE GREAT DIVIDE (1 day)
1986-09-29 … ACE IN THE HOLE / SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1 day)
1986-09-30 … LUST FOR LIFE / THE PROFESSIONALS (1 day)
1986-10-01 … DETECTIVE STORY / THE CRIMSON PIRATE (1 day)
1986-10-02 … TOUGH GUYS (7) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-11-21 … theater closed (1)
1986-11-26 … NUTCRACKER (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-12-31 … WISDOM (3) (Dolby)
1987-01-23 … theater closed (1)
1987-01-30 … OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE (6) (Dolby)
1987-03-13 … HEAT (3)
1987-04-03 … theater closed (1)
1987-04-10 … THREE FOR THE ROAD (1)
1987-04-17 … theater closed (4)
1987-05-15 … ISHTAR (5)
1987-06-19 … ROXANNE (7) (Dolby)
1987-08-06 … WHO’S THAT GIRL (3) (70mm-Dolby)
1987-08-28 … THE FOURTH PROTOCOL (6) (Dolby)
1987-10-08 … HAIL! HAIL! ROCK ’N’ ROLL (4) (Dolby)
1987-11-06 … CRY FREEDOM (10) (70mm-Dolby)
1988-01-15 … GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM (9) (70mm-Dolby)
1988-03-18 … D.O.A. (4) (Dolby)
1988-04-15 … APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH (2)
1988-04-29 … POWAQQATSI (8) (Dolby SR)
1988-06-22 … WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (7) (70mm-Dolby)
1988-08-12 … THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST (15) (70mm-Dolby from Week #4)
1988-11-23 … COCOON: THE RETURN (7) (70mm-Dolby)
1989-01-13 … TALK RADIO (4) (Dolby)
1989-02-08 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (20) (70mm-Dolby SR)
1989-06-30 … THE KARATE KID PART III (6) (Dolby)
1989-08-09 … THE ABYSS (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1989-09-15 … SEA OF LOVE (6) (Dolby)
1989-10-24 … THE BEAR (8) (70mm-Dolby)
1989-12-20 … BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (9) (70mm-Dolby SR)
1990-02-23 … MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON (8) (70mm-Dolby)
1990-04-20 … CHATTAHOOCHIE (4) (Dolby)
1990-05-18 … BIRD ON A WIRE (6) (Dolby)
1990-06-27 … DAYS OF THUNDER (6) (70mm-Dolby)
1990-08-10 … FLATLINERS (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1990-09-14 … POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE (5) (Dolby)
1990-10-19 … WHITE PALACE (4) (Dolby)
1990-11-16 … HOME ALONE (3) (Dolby)
1990-12-07 … EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (9) (70mm-Cinema Digital Sound)
1991-02-08 … SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY (3) (Dolby SR)
1991-03-01 … THE DOORS (8) (70mm-Dolby)
1991-04-26 … SPARTACUS (4) (70mm-Dolby SR)
1991-05-24 … BACKDRAFT (4) (70mm-Dolby)
1991-06-21 … DYING YOUNG (3) (Dolby)
1991-07-12 … CITY SLICKERS (4) (Dolby SR)
1991-08-09 … PURE LUCK (3) (Dolby)
1991-08-30 … THE COMMITMENTS (12) (Dolby SR)
1991-11-22 … FOR THE BOYS (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1991-12-25 … THE PRINCE OF TIDES (5) (Dolby)
1992-01-31 … SHINING THROUGH (3) (70mm-Dolby)
1992-02-21 … RADIO FLYER (2) (Dolby SR)
1992-03-06 … THE LAWNMOWER MAN (4) (Dolby SR)
1992-04-03 … THUNDERHEART (2) (Dolby SR)
1992-04-15 … CITY OF JOY (5) (Dolby)
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY (6) (70mm-Dolby)
1992-07-01 … A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (4) (Dolby SR)
1992-07-31 … DEATH BECOMES HER (8) (Dolby SR)
1992-09-23 … MR. SATURDAY NIGHT (13) (Dolby SR)
1992-12-25 … HOFFA (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1993-01-29 … A FEW GOOD MEN (2) (Dolby SR)
1993-02-12 … GROUNDHOG DAY (5) (Dolby)
1993-03-19 … TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III (5) (Dolby SR)
1993-04-23 … BENNY & JOON (3) (Dolby)
1993-05-14 … LOST IN YONKERS (4) (Dolby SR)
1993-06-11 … JURASSIC PARK (14) (DTS)
1993-09-17 … THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (8) (Dolby SR)
1993-11-10 … CARLITO’S WAY (7) (DTS)
1993-12-25 … HEAVEN & EARTH (6) (Dolby Digital)
1994-02-04 … I’LL DO ANYTHING (6) (Dolby SR)
1994-03-18 … THE REMAINS OF THE DAY (1) (70mm-Dolby)
1994-03-25 … THE PAPER (6) (DTS)
1994-05-06 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! III (6) (DTS)
1994-06-17 … WOLF (4) (Dolby SR)
1994-07-14 … TRUE LIES (10) 70mm-Dolby SR)
1994-09-21 … MY FAIR LADY (1) (70mm-Dolby)
1994-09-30 … THE RIVER WILD (6) (DTS)
1994-11-11 … INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (9) (Dolby SR)
1995-01-13 … LEGENDS OF THE FALL (10) (Dolby SR)
1995-03-24 … THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (2) (Dolby)
1995-04-07 … ROB ROY (7) (DTS)
1995-05-24 … BRAVEHEART (5) (DTS)
1995-06-30 … APOLLO 13 (14) (DTS)
1995-10-07 … STRANGE DAYS (5) (Dolby Digital)
1995-11-10 … TO DIE FOR (2) (Dolby)
1995-11-22 … CASINO (6) (DTS)
1996-01-05 … 12 MONKEYS (6) (DTS)
1996-02-16 … CITY HALL (5) (Dolby)
1996-03-22 … DIABOLIQUE (3) (Dolby Digital)
1996-04-12 … FEAR (5) (DTS)
1996-05-17 … JANE EYRE (2) (Dolby)
1996-05-31 … DRAGONHEART (2) (DTS)
1996-06-14 … MOLL FLANDERS (3) (DTS)
1996-07-03 … INDEPENDENCE DAY (10) (DTS)
1996-09-13 … theater closed (3)
1996-10-06 … VERTIGO (6) (70mm-DTS)
1996-11-15 … THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES (5) (SDDS)
1996-12-20 … GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI (6) (SDDS)
1997-01-31 … STAR WARS “Special Edition” (3) (DTS)
1997-02-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK “Special Edition” (3) (DTS)
1997-03-14 … RETURN OF THE JEDI “Special Edition” (6) (DTS)
1997-04-25 … VOLCANO (4) (DTS)
1997-05-23 … THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK (12) (DTS)
1997-08-15 … COP LAND (6) (Dolby Digital)
1997-09-26 … THE PEACEMAKER (5) (DTS)
1997-10-31 … RED CORNER (2) (DTS)
1997-11-14 … ANASTASIA (6) (Dolby Digital)
1997-12-25 … THE POSTMAN (3) (SDDS)
1998-01-16 … HARD RAIN (2) (DTS)
1998-01-30 … GREAT EXPECTATIONS (7) (Dolby Digital)
1998-03-20 … PRIMARY COLORS (8) (SDDS)
1998-05-15 … BULWORTH (5) (Dolby Digital)
1998-06-19 … THE X-FILES (5) (DTS)
1998-07-24 … SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (8) (DTS)
1998-09-18 … ONE TRUE THING (2) (DTS)
1998-10-02 … WHAT DREAMS MAY COME (3) (DTS)
1998-10-23 … PLEASANTVILLE (3) (DTS)
1998-11-13 … MEET JOE BLACK (6) (DTS)
1998-12-23 … THE THIN RED LINE (12) (Dolby Digital)
1999-03-19 … RAVENOUS (1) (Dolby Digital)
1999-03-26 … SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (4) (Dolby Digital)
1999-04-23 … PUSHING TIN (4) (Dolby Digital)
1999-05-19 … STAR WARS: EPISODE I—THE PHANTOM MENACE (18) (Dolby Digital)
1999-09-24 … JAKOB THE LIAR (3) (SDDS)
1999-10-15 … THE STORY OF US (6) (DTS)
1999-11-24 … END OF DAYS (3) (DTS)
1999-12-17 … ANNA AND THE KING (7) (Dolby Digital)
2000
SIMPATICO
DIAMONDS
THE INSIDER
AMERICAN BEAUTY
GLADIATOR
TITAN A.E.
ME, MYSELF AND IRENE
X-MEN
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Sing-a-long)
ALMOST FAMOUS
THE CONTENDER
MEN OF HONOR
CAST AWAY
2001
HANNIBAL
THE MEXICAN
ENEMY AT THE GATES
ALONG CAME A SPIDER
DRIVEN
MOULIN ROUGE!
ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE
DR. DOLITTLE 2
A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
PLANET OF THE APES
FUNNY GIRL
DON’T SAY A WORD
BANDITS
MONSTERS, INC.
OCEAN’S ELEVEN
2002
BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF
RETURN TO NEVER LAND
WE WERE SOLDIERS
ICE AGE
HIGH CRIMES
LIFE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT
STAR WARS: EPISODE II—ATTACK OF THE CLONES
ROAD TO PERDITION
METROPOLIS
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (70mm-DTS)
THE RING
THE SANTA CLAUSE 2
SOLARIS
CHICAGO
2003
X2
DOWN WITH LOVE
2 FAST 2 FURIOUS
HULK
THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN
LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE
OPEN RANGE
THE WAY WE WERE
BROTHER BEAR
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
THE LAST SAMURAI
COLD MOUNTAIN
2004
MYSTIC RIVER
MIRACLE
HIDALGO
THE ALAMO
MAN ON FIRE
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW
THE TERMINAL
I, ROBOT
THE VILLAGE
COLLATERAL
VANITY FAIR
SHARK TALE
SURVIVING CHRISTMAS
THE POLAR EXPRESS
OCEAN’S TWELVE
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
2005
RAGING BULL
CONSTANTINE
ROBOTS
SAHARA
THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
STAR WARS: EPISODE III—REVENGE OF THE SITH
WAR OF THE WORLDS
THE ISLAND
THE GREAT RAID
THE SKELETON KEY
THE BAXTER
FLIGHTPLAN
ELIZABETHTOWN
RENT
THE PRODUCERS
2006
TRISTAN AND ISOLDE
ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN
SCARY MOVIE 4
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III
OVER THE HEDGE
CARS
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST
WORLD TRADE CENTER
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
CASINO ROYALE
DREAMGIRLS
2007
ZODIAC
MEET THE ROBINSONS (3-D)
SPIDER-MAN 3
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END
RATATOUILLE
HAIRSPRAY
PORGY & BESS
BLADE RUNNER
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
BEE MOVIE
ENCHANTED
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
2008
HANNAH MONTANA AND MILEY CYRUS: BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT (3-D)
THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
SHINE A LIGHT
IRON MAN
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL
KIT KITTREDGE: AN AMERICAN GIRL
HANCOCK
MAMMA MIA!
TROPIC THUNDER
RIGHTEOUS KILL
THE GODFATHER/THE GODFATHER PART II
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR
QUANTUM OF SOLACE
CHE
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
2009
CORALINE
THE JONAS BROTHERS: THE 3D CONCERT EXPERIENCE (3-D)
MONSTERS VS. ALIENS
THE SOLOIST
STAR TREK
UP
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE
G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
FAME
AMELIA
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
NINE
2010
SHUTTER ISLAND
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
CLASH OF THE TITANS
OCEANS
IRON MAN 2
SEX AND THE CITY 2
TOY STORY 3
INCEPTION
EAT PRAY LOVE
THE AMERICAN
WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS
METROPOLIS
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
TRUE GRIT
2011
THE KING’S SPEECH
LIMITLESS
ARTHUR
THOR
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES
SUPER 8
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2
THE HELP
THE LION KING (3-D)
THE IDES OF MARCH
PUSS IN BOOTS
IMMORTALS
HUGO (3-D)
WAR HORSE
2012
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (3-D)
THE IRON LADY
STAR WARS: EPISODE I—THE PHANTOM MENACE (3-D)
ACT OF VALOR
JOHN CARTER
THE HUNGER GAMES
ROCK FILM FESTIVAL
THE BEATLES: THE LOST CONCERT
SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN
ROCK OF AGES
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
THE BOURNE LEGACY
SLEEPWALK WITH ME
THE MASTER (70mm-Datasat)
ARGO
LIFE OF PI
LES MISERABLES
2013
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
LINCOLN
OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL
42
THE GREAT GATSBY
MAN OF STEEL
THE LONE RANGER
MONSTER’S UNIVERSITY / THE LONE RANGER
THE WOLVERINE
ELYSIUM
ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US
THE BIT PLAYER
PRISONERS
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE
ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
2014
12 YEARS A SLAVE
NOAH
RIO 2
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
JERSEY BOYS
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
THE DROP
THE MAZE RUNNER
GONE GIRL
INTERSTELLAR (70mm-Datasat)
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1
EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS
INTO THE WOODS
2015
BIRDMAN
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
THE DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT
FURIOUS 7
AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON
TOMORROWLAND
JURASSIC WORLD
TERMINATOR GENISYS
ANT-MAN
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE—ROGUE NATION
THE MARTIAN
SPECTRE
STAR WARS: EPISODE VII—THE FORCE AWAKENS
The information contained in this article was principally referenced from microfilm of The New York Times, Variety and Village Voice.
I’m re-posting the list of films that played here since the website redesign a few years ago has caused the original formatting to go haywire, not to mention the original list is now buried among several pages of comments. So here’s a fresh version with improved layout and formatting.
ASTOR PLAZA, 1974-2004
Compiled by Michael Coate
Astor Plaza
1515 Broadway (44th & Broadway)
New York, NY 10036
OWNERSHIP TIMELINE
Loews: 1974-1994
Sony: 1994-1998
Loews Cineplex: 1998-2004
The duration of each engagement, measured in weeks, has been included in parenthesis following each title. The filmography excludes un-promoted and one-off events (i.e. trade screenings, test screenings, sneak previews, private screenings).
1974-06-26 … FOR PETE’S SAKE (4 weeks)
1974-07-24 … DEATH WISH (17)
1974-11-20 … THE KLANSMAN (4)
1974-12-18 … MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (6)
1975-01-29 … YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (6)
1975-03-12 … ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (6)
1975-04-23 … TEN LITTLE INDIANS (4)
1975-05-21 … BREAKOUT (4)
1975-06-18 … ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH (9)
1975-08-20 … RUSSIAN ROULETTE (3)
1975-09-10 … MITCHELL! (1)
1975-09-18 … PAPILLON (1)
1975-09-24 … 3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR (12)
1975-12-16 … THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING (9)
1976-02-18 … I WILL, I WILL…FOR NOW (2)
1976-03-05 … MAN FRIDAY (3)
1976-03-24 … GIVE ’EM HELL, HARRY! (1)
1976-04-02 … ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE / DELIVERANCE (1)
1976-04-07 … ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (11)
1976-06-23 … LOGAN’S RUN (7) (70mm)
1976-08-11 … THE SHOOTIST (5)
1976-09-17 … theater closed (4)
1976-10-13 … PART 2 SOUNDER (1)
1976-10-22 … MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH (1)
1976-10-29 … THE OUTER SPACE CONNECTION (2)
1976-11-12 … TWO-MINUTE WARNING (4)
1976-12-22 … VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED (7)
1977-02-09 … THE CASSANDRA CROSSING (3)
1977-03-04 … TAXI DRIVER / OBSESSION (2)
1977-03-18 … THE JAWS OF DEATH (1)
1977-03-25 … THE EAGLE HAS LANDED (3)
1977-04-13 … ISLANDS IN THE STREAM (2)
1977-04-29 … THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN / THE RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER (1)
1977-05-06 … theater closed (3)
1977-05-25 … STAR WARS (61) (70mm-Dolby)
1978-07-28 … ANIMAL HOUSE (10)
1978-10-06 … WHO IS KILLING THE GREAT CHEFS OF EUROPE? (3)
1978-10-26 … THE WIZ (7) (Dolby)
1978-12-15 … SUPERMAN (16) (70mm-Dolby)
1979-04-04 … THE CHAMP (10)
1979-06-15 … PROPHECY (4) (Dolby)
1979-07-13 … THE WANDERERS (4)
1979-08-10 … MEATBALLS (1)
1979-08-15 … STAR WARS (4) (70mm-Dolby)
1979-09-14 … CITY ON FIRE! (1)
1979-09-21 … A TOUCH OF CLASS / I WILL, I WILL…FOR NOW (1)
1979-09-28 … A MAN, A WOMAN AND A BANK (1)
1979-10-05 … TOURIST TRAP (1)
1979-10-12 … THE GRATEFUL DEAD MOVIE (1) (stereo)
1979-10-19 … METEOR (3) (stereo)
1979-11-09 … FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (4) (Dolby)
1979-12-07 … AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (2)
1979-12-21 … THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN (7)
1980-02-08 … HERO AT LARGE (3)
1980-02-29 … AMERICAN GIGOLO (1) (Dolby)
1980-03-07 … THE BLACK MARBLE (3)
1980-03-28 … SERIAL (5)
1980-05-02 … DEATH SHIP (1)
1980-05-09 … FRIDAY THE 13TH (2)
1980-05-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (20) (70mm-Dolby)
1980-10-10 … ORDINARY PEOPLE (9)
1980-12-12 … THE SHINING (2)
1980-12-25 … ALTERED STATES (14) (70mm-Dolby & Megasound)
1981-04-03 … HOLY TERROR (2)
1981-04-17 … THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1)
1981-04-24 … HEAVEN’S GATE (2) (70mm-Dolby)
1981-05-08 … SQUEEZE PLAY (1)
1981-05-15 … LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT / HOUSE ON THE LAKE (1)
1981-05-22 … THE FOUR SEASONS (3)
1981-06-12 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (23) (70mm-Dolby)
1981-11-20 … TIME BANDITS (2) (Dolby)
1981-12-04 … REDS (14)
1982-03-12 … RICHARD PRYOR: LIVE ON THE SUNSET STRIP (7)
1982-04-30 … WRONG IS RIGHT (3)
1982-05-21 … ANNIE (10) (70mm-Dolby)
1982-07-28 … AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN (20)
1982-12-17 … THE DARK CRYSTAL (8) (70mm-Dolby)
1983-02-11 … LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER (6) (70mm)
1983-03-25 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (3) (70mm-Dolby)
1983-04-15 … FLASHDANCE (6) (Dolby)
1983-05-25 … RETURN OF THE JEDI (21) (70mm-Dolby)
1983-10-21 … UNDER FIRE (5) (Dolby)
1983-11-23 … TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (15)
1984-03-09 … THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE (4) (Dolby)
1984-04-06 … MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON (6) (Dolby)
1984-05-18 … theater closed (1)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (19) (70mm-Dolby)
1984-10-05 … TEACHERS (2) (Dolby)
1984-10-19 … CRIMES OF PASSION (4)
1984-11-16 … JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (1)
1984-11-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (2) (Dolby)
1984-12-07 … 2010 (9) (70mm-Dolby)
1985-02-08 … WITNESS (15) (Dolby)
1985-05-24 … A VIEW TO A KILL (7) (Dolby)
1985-07-12 … EXPLORERS (3) (70mm-Dolby)
1985-08-02 … WEIRD SCIENCE (2) (Dolby)
1985-08-16 … YEAR OF THE DRAGON (6) (70mm-Dolby)
1985-09-27 … THE STUFF (3)
1985-10-18 … CEASE FIRE (2)
1985-11-01 … TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. (5) (Dolby)
1985-12-04 … YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES (8) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-01-31 … YOUNGBLOOD (2) (Dolby)
1986-02-14 … OUT OF AFRICA (2) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-02-28 … PRETTY IN PINK (4) (Dolby)
1986-03-26 … THE MONEY PIT (3) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-04-18 … LEGEND (4) (Dolby)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN (7) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-07-02 … PSYCHO III (4) (Dolby)
1986-08-01 … HOWARD THE DUCK (3) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-08-22 … NIGHT OF THE CREEPS (5) (Dolby)
1986-09-26 … ‘CROCODILE’ DUNDEE (8) (Dolby)
1986-11-21 … AN AMERICAN TAIL (4) (Dolby)
1986-12-19 … PLATOON (18) (Dolby)
1987-04-24 … EXTREME PREJUDICE (4) (Dolby)
1987-05-20 … BEVERLY HILLS COP II (10) (Dolby)
1987-07-31 … THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (4) (Dolby)
1987-08-28 … HAMBURGER HILL (4) (Dolby)
1987-09-25 … BEST SELLER (5)
1987-10-30 … FATAL BEAUTY (4) (Dolby)
1987-11-25 … PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES (7) (Dolby)
1988-01-15 … THE COUCH TRIP (3)
1988-02-05 … COP (3)
1988-02-26 … APPRENTICE TO MURDER (2)
1988-03-11 … VICE VERSA (3) (Dolby)
1988-04-01 … BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY (2) (Dolby)
1988-04-15 … COLORS (4) (Dolby SR)
1988-05-13 … FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD (2) (Ultra Stereo)
1988-05-25 … ‘CROCODILE’ DUNDEE II (5) (Dolby)
1988-06-29 … COMING TO AMERICA (7) (Dolby)
1988-08-19 … A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4: THE DREAM MASTER (4) (Dolby)
1988-09-16 … TOUGHER THAN LEATHER (2)
1988-09-30 … ELVIRA, MISTRESS OF THE DARK (5) (Dolby)
1988-11-04 … U2: RATTLE AND HUM (3) (Dolby SR)
1988-11-23 … SCROOGED (7) (Dolby SR)
1989-01-13 … I’M GONNA GIT YOU SUCKA (5) (Ultra Stereo)
1989-02-17 … THE MIGHTY QUINN (2) (Dolby)
1989-03-03 … FAREWELL TO THE KING (2) (Dolby SR)
1989-03-17 … LEVIATHAN (3) (Dolby SR)
1989-04-07 … MAJOR LEAGUE (2) (Dolby)
1989-04-21 … PET SEMATARY (5) (Dolby)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (7) (70mm-Dolby SR)
1989-07-14 … LICENCE TO KILL (4) (Dolby SR)
1989-08-11 … A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5: THE DREAM CHILD (3) (Dolby)
1989-08-30 … RELENTLESS (3) (Dolby)
1989-09-22 … BLACK RAIN (6) (70mm-Dolby)
1989-11-03 … STEPFATHER 2 (2) (Dolby)
1989-11-17 … HARLEM NIGHTS (8) (Dolby SR)
1990-01-12 … INTERNAL AFFAIRS (3) (Dolby)
1990-02-02 … HEART CONDITION (4) (Dolby)
1990-03-02 … THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (9) (70mm-Dolby)
1990-05-04 … TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE (5) (Dolby)
1990-06-08 … ANOTHER 48 HRS. (9) (Dolby SR)
1990-08-10 … THE TWO JAKES (3) (Dolby)
1990-08-31 … THE LEMON SISTERS (2) (Dolby)
1990-09-14 … DEATH WARRANT (2) (Dolby)
1990-09-28 … KING OF NEW YORK (4) (Dolby SR)
1990-10-26 … GRAVEYARD SHIFT (3) (Dolby SR)
1990-11-16 … ROCKY V (6) (Dolby SR)
1990-12-25 … THE GODFATHER PART III (7) (70mm-Dolby SR)
1991-02-14 … THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (5) (Dolby SR)
1991-03-22 … TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II (6) (Dolby)
1991-05-03 … A RAGE IN HARLEM (5) (Dolby)
1991-06-07 … CITY SLICKERS (5) (Dolby SR)
1991-07-12 … BOYZ N THE HOOD (6) (Dolby SR)
1991-08-23 … DEAD AGAIN (5) (Dolby)
1991-09-27 … NECESSARY ROUGHNESS (2) (Dolby)
1991-10-11 … FRANKIE & JOHNNY (6) (Dolby)
1991-11-22 … THE ADDAMS FAMILY (8) (Dolby SR)
1992-01-17 … JUICE (4) (Dolby)
1992-02-14 … WAYNE’S WORLD (6) (Dolby SR)
1992-03-27 … LADYBUGS (2) (Dolby)
1992-04-10 … SLEEPWALKERS (8) (Dolby)
1992-06-05 … PATRIOT GAMES (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1992-07-10 … COOL WORLD (2) (Dolby SR)
1992-07-24 … MO’ MONEY (5) (Dolby SR)
1992-08-28 … PET SEMATARY TWO (6) (Dolby)
1992-10-09 … 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE (3) (70mm-Dolby)
1992-10-30 … RAMPAGE (2) (Dolby)
1992-11-13 … BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (5) (Dolby Digital)
1992-12-18 … LEAP OF FAITH (4) (Dolby SR)
1993-01-15 … NOWHERE TO RUN (4) (Dolby SR)
1993-02-12 … THE TEMP (4) (Dolby)
1993-03-12 … FIRE IN THE SKY (4) (Dolby SR)
1993-04-07 … INDECENT PROPOSAL (6) (Dolby)
1993-05-21 … SLIVER (6) (Dolby SR)
1993-06-30 … THE FIRM (8) (Dolby SR)
1993-08-27 … NEEDFUL THINGS (3) (Dolby SR)
1993-09-17 … STRIKING DISTANCE (7) (Dolby SR)
1993-11-05 … FLESH AND BONE (2) (DTS)
1993-11-19 … ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES (9) (Dolby Digital)
1994-01-21 … INTERSECTION (4) (Dolby SR)
1994-02-18 … BLUE CHIPS (4) (DTS)
1994-03-18 … NAKED GUN 33 1/3: THE FINAL INSULT (5) (Dolby SR)
1994-04-22 … BRAINSCAN (5) (Dolby)
1994-05-25 … BEVERLY HILLS COP III (6) (DTS)
1994-07-06 … FORREST GUMP (4) (DTS)
1994-08-03 … CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (8) (DTS)
1994-09-28 … JASON’S LYRIC (4) (Dolby)
1994-10-28 … DROP SQUAD (3) (Dolby Digital)
1994-11-18 … THE PROFESSIONAL (3) (Dolby SR)
1994-12-09 … DROP ZONE (8) (DTS)
1995-02-03 … IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (4) (DTS)
1995-03-03 … THE MANGLER (2) (Dolby SR)
1995-03-17 … CANDYMAN: FAREWELL TO THE FLESH (2) (Dolby SR)
1995-03-31 … TOMMY BOY (3) (Dolby)
1995-04-19 … NEW JERSEY DRIVE (2) (DTS)
1995-05-03 … PANTHER (3) (Dolby SR)
1995-05-26 … PANTHER / BAD BOYS (2) (Dolby SR)
1995-06-09 … CONGO (4) (DTS)
1995-07-07 … SPECIES (4) (DTS)
1995-08-04 … VIRTUOSITY (4) (DTS)
1995-09-01 … THE PROPHECY (6) (Ultra Stereo)
1995-10-13 … JADE (6) (Dolby Digital)
1995-11-22 … NICK OF TIME (3) (Dolby Digital)
1995-12-15 … SABRINA (4) (Dolby Digital)
1996-01-12 … EYE FOR AN EYE (3) (Dolby Digital)
1996-02-02 … BLACK SHEEP (3) (Dolby Digital)
1996-02-23 … BLACK SHEEP / BRAVEHEART (1) (Dolby Digital)
1996-03-01 … BRAVEHEART (1) (Dolby Digital)
1996-03-08 … HELLRAISER: BLOODLINE (4) (Dolby Digital)
1996-04-03 … PRIMAL FEAR (6) (Dolby Digital)
1996-05-17 … HEAVEN’S PRISONERS (2) (SDDS)
1996-05-31 … THE ARRIVAL (1) (SDDS)
1996-06-07 … THE PHANTOM (2) (DTS)
1996-06-21 … MISSION: IMPOSIBLE (5) (Dolby Digital)
1996-07-26 … KINGPIN (2) (DTS)
1996-08-09 … ESCAPE FROM L.A. (2) (Dolby Digital)
1996-08-23 … THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU (3) (SDDS)
1996-09-13 … theater closed (2)
1996-09-27 … 2 DAYS IN THE VALLEY (2) (DTS)
1996-10-11 … THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS (6) (DTS)
1996-11-22 … STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT (4) (DTS)
1996-12-20 … SCREAM (6) (Dolby Digital)
1997-01-29 … GRIDLOCK’D (3) (Dolby Digital)
1997-02-21 … BLOOD & WINE (2) (Dolby)
1997-03-07 … PRIVATE PARTS (2) (Dolby Digital)
1997-03-21 … THE GODFATHER (3) (DTS)
1997-04-11 … ANACONDA (3) (SDDS)
1997-05-02 … BREAKDOWN (7) (Dolby Digital)
1997-06-20 … BATMAN & ROBIN (3) (SDDS)
1997-07-11 … CONTACT (3) (SDDS)
1997-08-01 … SPAWN (2) (SDDS)
1997-08-15 … EVENT HORIZON (2) (DTS)
1997-08-27 … HOODLUM (2) (DTS)
1997-09-12 … THE GAME (3) (DTS)
1997-10-03 … KISS THE GIRLS (2) (Dolby Digital)
1997-10-17 … THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE (5) (SDDS)
1997-11-21 … MORTAL KOMBAT: ANNIHILATION (3) (SDDS)
1997-12-12 … THE RAINMAKER (1) (Dolby Digital)
1997-12-19 … TITANIC (15) (70mm-DTS)
1998-04-03 … LOST IN SPACE (3) (SDDS)
1998-04-24 … THE BIG HIT (2) (SDDS)
1998-05-08 … DEEP IMPACT (4) (SDDS)
1998-06-05 … THE TRUMAN SHOW (5) (DTS)
1998-07-10 … LETHAL WEAPON 4 (4) (SDDS)
1998-08-05 … HALLOWEEN: H20 (1) (Dolby Digital)
1998-08-14 … HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (2) (DTS)
1998-08-28 … 54 (3) (Dolby Digital)
1998-09-18 … RUSH HOUR (4) (SDDS)
1998-10-16 … PRACTICAL MAGIC (3) (SDDS)
1998-11-06 … THE WIZARD OF OZ (2) (SDDS)
1998-11-20 … CELEBRITY (3) (Dolby SR)
1998-12-11 … STAR TREK: INSURRECTION (2) (DTS)
1998-12-25 … THE FACULTY (3) (Dolby Digital)
1999-01-15 … VIRUS (3) (SDDS)
1999-02-05 … PAYBACK (5) (DTS)
1999-03-12 … THE CORRUPTOR (3) (SDDS)
1999-03-31 … THE MATRIX (5) (SDDS)
1999-05-07 … THE MUMMY (6) (SDDS)
1999-06-18 … THE GENERAL’S DAUGHTER (2) (DTS)
1999-06-30 … WILD WILD WEST (2) (SDDS)
1999-07-16 … EYES WIDE SHUT (2) (SDDS)
1999-07-30 … RUNAWAY BRIDE (3) (DTS)
1999-08-20 … MICKEY BLUE EYES (3) (SDDS)
1999-09-10 … STIGMATA (2) (DTS)
1999-09-24 … DOUBLE JEOPARDY (4) (Dolby Digital)
1999-10-22 … BRINGING OUT THE DEAD (4) (Dolby Digital)
1999-11-19 … THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (3) (DTS)
1999-12-10 … THE GREEN MILE (5) (SDDS)
2000-01-12 … NEXT FRIDAY (7) (SDDS)
2000-03-01 … 3 STRIKES (2) (Dolby SR)
2000-03-17 … FINAL DESTINATION (7) (SDDS)
2000-05-05 … GLADIATOR (8) (SDDS)
2000-06-28 … THE PATRIOT (3) (SDDS-8)
2000-07-21 … WHAT LIES BENEATH (9) (SDDS)
2000-09-22 … THE EXORCIST “The Version You’ve Never Seen” (5) (SDDS)
2000-10-27 … BOOK OF SHADOWS: BLAIR WITCH 2 (2) (Dolby Digital)
2000-11-10 … RED PLANET (5) (SDDS)
2000-12-15 … GLADIATOR (1) (SDDS)
2000-12-22 … CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (7) (Dolby Digital)
2001-02-09 … HANNIBAL (6) (SDDS)
2001-03-23 … TRAFFIC (4) (Dolby Digital)
2001-04-20 … CROCODILE DUNDEE IN LOS ANGELES (2) (Dolby Digital)
2001-05-04 … MEMENTO (5) (Dolby Digital)
2001-06-08 … EVOLUTION (3) (SDDS)
2001-06-29 … BABY BOY (5) (SDDS)
2001-08-03 … APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX (10) (Dolby Digital)
2001-10-12 … IRON MONKEY (3) (Dolby Digital)
2001-11-02 … BANDITS (3) (SDDS)
2001-11-23 … TITANIC (1) (format ?)
2001-11-30 … DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE (2) (Dolby Digital)
2001-12-14 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (4) (70mm-Dolby SR)
2002-01-11 … APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX (2) (Dolby Digital)
2002-01-25 … THE OTHERS (2) (Dolby Digital)
2002-02-08 … COLLATERAL DAMAGE (6) (Dolby Digital)
2002-03-22 … BLADE II (4) (SDDS)
2002-04-19 … THE SCORPION KING (2) (Dolby Digital)
2002-05-03 … SPIDER-MAN (4) (SDDS-8)
2002-05-31 … THE SUM OF ALL FEARS (4) (Dolby Digital)
2002-06-28 … MR. DEEDS (2) (SDDS)
2002-07-12 … HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION (1) (Dolby Digital)
2002-07-19 … K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER (2) (Dolby Digital)
2002-08-02 … SIGNS (3) (SDDS)
2002-08-23 … UNDISPUTED (2) (Dolby Digital)
2002-09-06 … CITY BY THE SEA (2) (SDDS)
2002-09-20 … BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER (4) (SDDS)
2002-10-18 … BLOODY SUNDAY (1) (Dolby Digital)
2002-10-25 … JACKASS: THE MOVIE (2) (Dolby Digital)
2002-11-08 … 8 MILE (2) (Dolby Digital)
2002-11-22 … DIE ANOTHER DAY (4) (SDDS)
2002-12-18 … THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (4) (SDDS)
2003-01-17 … NATIONAL SECURITY (2) (SDDS)
2003-01-31 … BIKER BOYZ (3) (SDDS)
2003-02-21 … DARK BLUE (2) (Dolby Digital)
2003-03-07 … GANGS OF NEW YORK (3) (Dolby Digital)
2003-03-28 … THE CORE (2) (Dolby Digital)
2003-04-11 … ANGER MANAGEMENT (4) (SDDS)
2003-05-09 … IDENTITY (2) (SDDS)
2003-05-23 … BRUCE ALMIGHTY (6) (Dolby Digital)
2003-07-02 … TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES (2) (SDDS)
2003-07-18 … BAD BOYS II (3) (SDDS-8)
2003-08-08 … S.W.A.T. (5) (SDDS-8)
2003-09-12 … ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO (2) (SDDS)
2003-09-26 … THE RUNDOWN (2) (Dolby Digital)
2003-10-10 … KILL BILL VOL. 1 (4) (SDDS)
2003-11-05 … THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS (2) (SDDS)
2003-11-21 … GOTHIKA (4) (SDDS)
2003-12-17 … THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (6) (SDDS)
2004-01-30 … YOU GOT SERVED (3) (SDDS)
2004-02-20 … AGAINST THE ROPES (2) (Dolby Digital)
2004-03-05 … STARSKY & HUTCH (2) (SDDS)
2004-03-19 … TAKING LIVES (2) (SDDS)
2004-04-02 … HELLBOY (2) (SDDS)
2004-04-16 … THE PUNISHER (3) (SDDS)
2004-05-07 … VAN HELSING (2) (Dolby Digital)
2004-05-19 … SHREK 2 (2) (Dolby Digital)
2004-06-04 … HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (4) (SDDS)
2004-06-30 … SPIDER-MAN 2 (4) (SDDS-8)
2004-07-30 … THE VILLAGE (3 days) (SDDS)
2004-08-02 … theater closed
The information contained in this article was referenced from microfilm of The New York Times, Variety and Village Voice.
I guess no one remembers that I posted a chronological Ziegfeld bookings list several years ago which included many of the details recently discussed here (i.e. bookings during a newspaper strike period, the Kirk Douglas retrospective, presentation formats, corrected opening dates, etc.). But I guess it’s easy to overlook it when there’s 176 pages of comments! Or, maybe it’s being purposely ignored as with many of my contributions made on this website. :–( Anyway, my list, which was intended to expand upon the list initially posted a couple years earlier by Al Alvarez (the one everyone keeps referring to), was posted a decade at a time during April 2008 and currently appears on comment pages 66 & 68. It only covered the 1969-99 period, though, and, unfortunately, since the website redesign, the formatting and layout of the listing is a bit wonky and some of it amounts to a bunch of coding gibberish. So…I guess my point to this comment is that maybe I ought to consider reaching out to Al Alvarez and see if maybe we can blend our work together and put together a definitive list.
The 70mm Festival that ran here during 1991 included….
1991-07-19 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1 week)
1991-07-26 … 2010 (1)
1991-08-02 … BLADE RUNNER (1) (test-screening version)
1991-08-09 … BEN-HUR (1)
1991-08-16 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1)
1991-08-23 … THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1)
1991-08-30 … ALIEN (1)
1991-09-06 … DAYS OF HEAVEN (1)
1991-09-13 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1) (”The Special Edition”)
1991-09-20 … FANTASIA (1)
1991-09-27 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1)
Here is a clickable version of the EbertFest link that was posted in the previous comment.
I’m re-posting my list of films that played here (this time with improved layout and formatting) since the website redesign a few years ago seems to have caused the original formatting to go haywire, not to mention the original list is now buried among the pages of comments. So here’s a fresh version of the list that’s easy to access (for the time being).
NORTHPOINT, 1967-1997
Compiled by Michael Coate
Northpoint Theatre
2290 Powell Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
Ownership Timeline:
ABC, 1967-1974
Plitt, 1974-1987
Plitt & Cineplex Odeon, 1987-1988
Cineplex Odeon, 1988-1997
The duration of each engagement, measured in weeks, has been included in parenthesis following each title. And with a few exceptions, this filmography excludes un-promoted and one-off events (i.e. trade screenings, test screenings, sneak previews, private screenings).
1967-06-28 … THE DIRTY DOZEN (9 weeks) (70mm from Week #3)
1967-08-30 … POINT BLANK (6)
1967-10-11 … REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE (9)
1967-12-15 … THE HAPPIEST MILLIONAIRE (3)
1968-01-03 … THE BIGGEST BUNDLE OF THEM ALL (2)
1968-01-17 … WAIT UNTIL DARK (7)
1968-03-06 … THE POWER / THE VISIT (2)
1968-03-20 … A MATTER OF INNOCENCE (2)
1968-04-03 … SWEET NOVEMBER (3)
1968-04-24 … DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT THE TRAVELING SALESLADY? (1)
1968-05-01 … UP THE JUNCTION (2)
1968-05-15 … TREASURE OF SAN GENNARO (2)
1968-05-29 … A DANDY IN ASPIC (4)
1968-06-27 … PETULIA (8)
1968-08-21 … WITH SIX YOU GET EGGROLL (3)
1968-09-11 … RACHEL, RACHEL (10)
1968-11-20 … GONE WITH THE WIND (5) (70mm)
1968-12-25 … THE STALKING MOON (4)
1969-01-22 … BUONA SERA, MRS. CAMPBELL (2)
1969-02-07 … JOANNA (4)
1969-03-05 … HELL IN THE PACIFIC (5)
1969-04-09 … HANNIBAL BROOKS (2)
1969-04-23 … BLOW-UP / THE LOVED ONE (2)
1969-05-07 … WHERE IT’S AT (2)
1969-05-21 … A FINE PAIR (2)
1969-06-04 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1) (70mm)
1969-06-11 … THE MAD ROOM (1)
1969-06-18 … THE GREAT ESCAPE / THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR (1)
1969-06-25 … THE GREAT BANK ROBBERY (3)
1969-07-16 … MIDNIGHT COWBOY (22)
1969-12-17 … JOHN AND MARY (9)
1970-02-18 … GAILY, GAILY (2)
1970-03-04 … THE APRIL FOOLS / ME, NATALIE (1)
1970-03-11 … A NICE GIRL LIKE ME / PRETTY POISON (1)
1970-03-19 … THE BOYS IN THE BAND (9)
1970-05-20 … SUPPOSE THEY GAVE A WAR AND NOBODY CAME (5)
1970-06-24 … THE HAWAIIANS (3)
1970-07-15 … PATTON (6) (70mm)
1970-08-26 … HELLO-GOODBYE (1)
1970-09-02 … MOVE (6)
1970-10-16 … DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE (10)
1970-12-25 … I LOVE MY…WIFE (2)
1971-01-06 … I LOVE MY…WIFE / ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS (5)
1971-02-10 … LITTLE BIG MAN (15)
1971-05-28 … RED SKY AT MORNING (3)
1971-06-18 … WOODSTOCK (2) (stereo)
1971-06-30 … KLUTE (6)
1971-08-13 … THE PANIC IN NEEDLE PARK (4)
1971-09-10 … BANANAS / YELLOW SUBMARINE (1)
1971-09-17 … PATTON / MAS*H (1)
1971-09-24 … THE GREAT WHITE HOPE / JOHN AND MARY (1)
1971-09-29 … THE TOUCH (1)
1971-10-06 … THE TOUCH / THE STATUE (3)
1971-10-27 … T.R.BASKIN (1)
1971-11-03 … T.R.BASKIN / A NEW LEAF (3)
1971-11-24 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1) (70mm)
1971-12-01 … GONE WITH THE WIND (1) (70mm)
1971-12-08 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1) (70mm)
1971-12-15 … RYAN’S DAUGHTER (1) (70mm)
1971-12-22 … STRAW DOGS (8)
1972-01-15 … CABARET (sneak preview screening)
1972-02-16 … CABARET (19)
1972-06-28 … PORTNOY’S COMPLAINT (6)
1972-08-09 … THE NEW CENTURIONS (10)
1972-10-20 … BAD COMPANY (1)
1972-10-27 … BAD COMPANY / FRIENDS (1)
1972-11-03 … YOU’LL LIKE MY MOTHER (2)
1972-11-17 … LIMBO (1)
1972-11-22 … CABARET / THE BOY FRIEND (1)
1972-11-29 … CABARET / THE STERILE CUCKOO (1)
1972-12-06 … THE MEPHISTO WALTZ (1)
1972-12-13 … THE MEPHISTO WALTZ / THE OTHER (1)
1972-12-21 … 1776 (4)
1973-01-17 … LADY SINGS THE BLUES / PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM (1)
1973-01-26 … THEIR GENTLE SEX (2)
1973-01-28 … AMERICAN GRAFFITI (sneak preview screening)
1973-02-07 … DELIVERANCE (4)
1973-03-09 … LOST HORIZON (14)
1973-06-13 … LOST HORIZON / ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS (1)
1973-06-20 … LOST HORIZON / LOVE STORY (3)
1973-07-06 … THE WAY WE WERE (sneak preview screening)
1973-07-11 … EMPEROR OF THE NORTH (3)
1973-08-01 … EMPEROR OF THE NORTH / THE HOT ROCK (3)
1973-08-22 … LADY ICE (1)
1973-08-29 … NIGHT WATCH (1)
1973-09-07 … NIGHT WATCH / Z (1)
1973-09-12 … LITTLE BIG MAN / A MAN CALLED HORSE (1)
1973-09-21 … JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (2) (stereo)
1973-10-05 … JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR / PETE ’N’ TILLIE (2)
1973-10-19 … HAROLD AND MAUDE / FRIENDS (1)
1973-10-24 … THE WAY WE WERE (9)
1973-12-26 … THE EXORCIST (26)
1974-06-26 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! (14) (70mm)
1974-10-02 … LADIES & GENTLEMEN, THE ROLLING STONES (4) (Quadraphonic)
1974-11-01 … THE SAVAGE IS LOOSE (2)
1974-11-15 … EARTHQUAKE (23) (Sensurround)
1975-04-25 … TOMMY (10) (Quintaphonic)
1975-07-02 … NASHVILLE (14) (stereo)
1975-10-08 … 3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR (11)
1975-12-25 … BARRY LYNDON (15)
1976-04-09 … ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (10)
1976-06-18 … MIDWAY (11) (Sensurround)
1976-09-03 … GONE WITH THE WIND (1) (70mm)
1976-09-10 … JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (3) (70mm)
1976-10-01 … CAMELOT (2) (70mm)
1976-10-13 … MARATHON MAN (10)
1976-12-25 … A STAR IS BORN (13) (70mm-Dolby)
1977-03-25 … SLAP SHOT (9)
1977-05-01 … STAR WARS (sneak preview screening)
1977-05-27 … FANTASTIC ANIMATION FESTIVAL (3)
1977-06-17 … EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC (5)
1977-07-20 … THE GRATEFUL DEAD (2) (stereo)
1977-08-05 … MACARTHUR (11)
1977-10-21 … DAMNATION ALLEY (9) (Sound 360)
1977-12-21 … THE GOODBYE GIRL (16)
1978-04-12 … AN UNMARRIED WOMAN (7)
1978-06-02 … CAPRICORN ONE (7) (70mm)
1978-07-21 … SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND (11) (70mm-Dolby)
1978-10-06 … BLOODBROTHERS (2)
1978-10-18 … CAMELOT (1) (70mm)
1978-10-26 … DERSU UZALA (1) (70mm)
1978-11-03 … THE WIZ (6) (Dolby)
1978-12-15 … SUPERMAN (23) (70mm-Dolby from Week #2)
1979-05-25 … ALIEN (17) (70mm-Dolby)
1979-09-21 … APOCALYPSE NOW (12) (70mm-Dolby)
1979-12-14 … 1941 (9) (70mm)
1980-02-13 … THE BLACK STALLION (14) (Dolby)
1980-04-19 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (sneak preview screening)
1980-05-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (28) (70mm-Dolby)
1980-12-05 … FLASH GORDON (10) (Dolby)
1981-02-13 … THE COMPETITION (5) (Dolby)
1981-03-20 … DIVINE MADNESS (1) (70mm-Dolby)
1981-03-27 … SLEEPING BEAUTY (3) (70mm)
1981-04-17 … LION OF THE DESERT (5) (Dolby)
1981-05-09 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (sneak preview screening)
1981-05-22 … THE FOUR SEASONS (5)
1981-06-26 … THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER (4) (Dolby)
1981-07-24 … EYE OF THE NEEDLE (5)
1981-08-28 … COMIN’ AT YA! (5) (Dolby, 3-D)
1981-10-02 … THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT’S WOMAN (11)
1981-12-18 … PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (5)
1982-01-22 … WINDWALKER (2)
1982-02-05 … APOCALYPSE NOW (2) (70mm-Dolby)
1982-02-19 … SHOOT THE MOON (7)
1982-04-09 … FANTASIA (8) (stereo)
1982-06-04 … POLTERGEIST (7) (70mm-Dolby)
1982-07-23 … THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS (9) (stereo)
1982-09-24 … YES, GEORGIO (3) (Dolby)
1982-10-15 … TRON (1) (70mm-Dolby)
1982-10-22 … JINXED (4)
1982-11-17 … APOCALYPSE NOW (3) (70mm-Dolby)
1982-12-10 … VICTOR/VICTORIA (1) (Dolby)
1982-12-17 … STILL OF THE NIGHT (2)
1982-12-29 … GANDHI (19) (70mm-Dolby)
1983-04-09 … RETURN OF THE JEDI (sneak preview screening)
1983-05-13 … BLUE THUNDER (6) (70mm-Dolby)
1983-06-24 … YELLOWBEARD (2)
1983-07-08 … GANDHI (1) (70mm-Dolby)
1983-07-15 … TENDER MERCIES (1)
1983-07-22 … CLASS (3)
1983-08-12 … FLASHDANCE (2) (Dolby)
1983-08-26 … A STAR IS BORN (4) (Dolby)
1983-09-23 … FLASHDANCE (4) (Dolby)
1983-10-21 … THE RIGHT STUFF (7) (70mm-Dolby)
1983-12-09 … CHRISTINE (3) (Dolby)
1983-12-28 … THE RIGHT STUFF (9) (70mm-Dolby)
1984-03-02 … AGAINST ALL ODDS (5) (Dolby)
1984-04-06 … MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON (9) (Dolby)
1984-06-08 … GHOSTBUSTERS (19) (70mm-Dolby)
1984-10-19 … THE RAZOR’S EDGE (4) (Dolby)
1984-11-16 … STOP MAKING SENSE (4) (Dolby)
1984-12-14 … STARMAN (8) (70mm-Dolby)
1985-02-08 … FANTASIA (3) (Dolby)
1985-03-01 … THE SURE THING (4)
1985-03-29 … THE SLUGGER’S WIFE (2) (Dolby)
1985-04-12 … THE KILLING FIELDS (2) (Dolby)
1985-04-26 … JUST ONE OF THE GUYS (3)
1985-05-17 … THE COTTON CLUB (1) (70mm-Dolby)
1985-05-24 … RETURN OF THE JEDI (2) (70mm-Dolby)
1985-06-07 … PERFECT (5) (Dolby)
1985-07-10 … SILVERADO (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1985-08-16 … YEAR OF THE DRAGON (6) (70mm-Dolby)
1985-09-27 … EAST OF EDEN / REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1)
1985-10-04 … JAGGED EDGE (9) (Dolby)
1985-12-06 … WHITE NIGHTS (8) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-01-31 … YOUNGBLOOD (2)
1986-02-14 … QUICKSILVER (4) (Dolby)
1986-03-14 … CROSSROADS (4) (Dolby)
1986-04-11 … CROSSROADS / CARE BEARS MOVIE II (1) (Dolby)
1986-04-18 … BACK TO THE FUTURE (2) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-05-02 … JO JO DANCER, YOUR LIFE IS CALLING (3) (Dolby)
1986-05-23 … POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE (4) (Dolby)
1986-06-20 … THE KARATE KID PART II (8) (Dolby)
1986-08-15 … ARMED AND DANGEROUS (3) (Dolby)
1986-09-05 … FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR / LEGAL EAGLES (1) (Dolby)
1986-09-12 … HANNAH AND HER SISTERS (1)
1986-09-19 … WHERE THE RIVER RUNS BLACK (3)
1986-10-10 … THAT’S LIFE! (3)
1986-10-31 … RUNNING SCARED (1) (Dolby)
1986-11-07 … TOUGH GUYS (2) (Dolby)
1986-11-21 … 52 PICK-UP (1)
1986-11-26 … NUTCRACKER (3) (Dolby)
1986-12-05 … TOP GUN (2) (70mm-Dolby)
1986-12-19 … MARLENE (2)
1986-12-30 … PLATOON (19) (Dolby)
1987-05-15 … ISHTAR (7)
1987-07-01 … STRAIGHT TO HELL (3)
1987-07-24 … LA BAMBA (5) (Dolby)
1987-08-28 … THE BIG EASY (6)
1987-10-09 … SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (6) (Dolby)
1987-11-20 … SIGN ‘O’ THE TIMES (3) (Dolby)
1987-12-09 … THE LAST EMPEROR (16) (70mm-Dolby)
1988-04-01 … BILOXI BLUES (3) (Dolby)
1988-04-22 … A TIME OF DESTINY (2) (Dolby)
1988-05-06 … SHAKEDOWN (3) (Dolby)
1988-05-27 … CALL ME (1) (Dolby)
1988-06-03 … THE LAST EMPEROR (2) (70mm-Dolby)
1988-06-17 … THE GREAT OUTDOORS (3) (Dolby)
1988-07-08 … PHANTASM II (2) (Dolby)
1988-07-20 … MIDNIGHT RUN (3) (Dolby)
1988-08-12 … THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST (10) (Dolby)
1988-10-21 … GORILLAS IN THE MIST (2) (Dolby)
1988-11-04 … THEY LIVE (2) (Dolby)
1988-11-18 … THE LAND BEFORE TIME (3) (Dolby)
1988-12-09 … TWINS (7) (Dolby)
1989-01-27 … PHYSICAL EVIDENCE (2) (Dolby)
1989-02-10 … DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (1) (Dolby)
1989-02-17 … TRUE BELIEVER (4) (Dolby)
1989-03-17 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (17) (70mm-Dolby SR)
1989-07-12 … WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… (9) (Dolby)
1989-09-15 … SEA OF LOVE (10) (Dolby)
1989-11-22 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (6) (Dolby)
1990-01-05 … BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (9) (Dolby)
1990-03-09 … BAD INFLUENCE (3) (Dolby)
1990-03-30 … OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS (2) (Dolby)
1990-04-11 … TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (2) (Dolby)
1990-04-27 … THE GUARDIAN (3) (Dolby)
1990-05-18 … BIRD ON A WIRE (6) (Dolby)
1990-06-29 … GHOST DAD (2) (Dolby)
1990-07-13 … GHOST DAD / JETSONS: THE MOVIE (1) (Dolby)
1990-07-20 … PRETTY WOMAN (1) (Dolby)
1990-07-27 … PROBLEM CHILD (4) (Dolby)
1990-08-24 … DARKMAN (3) (Dolby)
1990-09-14 … POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE (6) (Dolby)
1990-10-26 … SIBLING RIVALRY (4) (Dolby)
1990-11-23 … WHITE PALACE (1) (Dolby)
1990-11-30 … MARKED FOR DEATH (1) (Dolby)
1990-12-07 … MEMPHIS BELLE (2) (Dolby)
1990-12-20 … AWAKENINGS (7) (Dolby)
1991-02-08 … SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY (11) (Dolby)
1991-04-26 … A KISS BEFORE DYING (3) (Dolby)
1991-05-17 … MANNEQUIN TWO: ON THE MOVE (2) (Dolby)
1991-05-31 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1) (70mm)
1991-06-07 … CITY SLICKERS (8) (Dolby)
1991-08-02 … RETURN TO THE BLUE LAGOON (2) (Dolby)
1991-08-16 … CITY SLICKERS (5) (Dolby)
1991-09-20 … ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (3) (Dolby)
1991-10-11 … THE TAKING OF BEVERLY HILLS (2) (Dolby)
1991-10-25 … BARTON FINK (1) (Dolby)
1991-11-01 … YEAR OF THE GUN (2) (Dolby)
1991-11-15 … SHATTERED (1) (Dolby)
1991-11-22 … FRANKIE & JOHNNY (5) (Dolby)
1991-12-25 … THE PRINCE OF TIDES (17) (Dolby)
1992-04-24 … YEAR OF THE COMET (2) (Dolby)
1992-05-08 … CASABLANCA (2)
1992-05-22 … FRIED GREEN TOMATOES (3) (Dolby)
1992-06-12 … HOUSESITTER (3) (Dolby)
1992-07-01 … A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (8) (Dolby)
1992-08-28 … HONEYMOON IN VEGAS (4) (Dolby)
1992-09-23 … MR. SATURDAY NIGHT (4) (Dolby)
1992-10-23 … SNEAKERS (3) (Dolby)
1992-11-13 … BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (9) (Dolby)
1993-01-15 … BODY OF EVIDENCE (3) (Dolby)
1993-02-05 … LORENZO’S OIL (1) (Dolby)
1993-02-12 … GROUNDHOG DAY (9) (Dolby)
1993-04-16 … THE CRYING GAME (3) (Dolby)
1993-05-07 … DRAGON: THE BRUCE LEE STORY (6) (Dolby)
1993-06-18 … LAST ACTION HERO (3) (70mm-Dolby)
1993-07-09 … IN THE LINE OF FIRE (11) (70mm-Dolby)
1993-09-24 … THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (9) (Dolby)
1993-11-24 … JOSH AND S.A.M. (1) (Dolby)
1993-12-03 … JOSH AND S.A.M. / MALICE (1) (Dolby)
1993-12-10 … GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND (5) (70mm-Dolby)
1994-01-14 … IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER (10) (DTS)
1994-03-25 … SCHINDLER’S LIST (5) (DTS)
1994-04-29 … FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (7) (Dolby)
1994-06-17 … WOLF (9) (Dolby)
1994-08-19 … BLANKMAN (2) (Dolby)
1994-09-02 … FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (1) (Dolby)
1994-09-09 … A GOOD MAN IN AFRICA (2) (Dolby)
1994-09-23 … THE CLIENT (1) (Dolby)
1994-09-30 … CORRINA, CORRINA (1) (Dolby)
1994-10-07 … THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (4) (Dolby)
1994-11-04 … THE WAR (6) (DTS)
1994-12-16 … STARGATE (1) (DTS)
1994-12-25 … READY TO WEAR (6) (Dolby)
1995-02-03 … BEFORE SUNRISE (3) (Dolby)
1995-02-24 … THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (3) (Dolby)
1995-03-17 … MURIEL’S WEDDING (10) (Dolby)
1995-05-26 … DON JUAN DE MARCO (1) (Dolby)
1995-06-02 … THE GLASS SHIELD (2) (Dolby)
1995-06-16 … MY FAMILY, MI FAMILIA (2) (Dolby)
1995-06-30 … APOLLO 13 (8) (DTS)
1995-08-25 … WATERWORLD (2) (DTS)
1995-09-08 … TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! JULIE NEWMAR (4) (DTS)
1995-10-06 … HOW TO MAKE AN AMERICAN QUILT (6) (DTS)
1995-11-17 … THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (12) (Dolby)
1996-02-09 … BEAUTIFUL GIRLS (7) (Dolby)
1996-03-29 … FARGO (11) (Dolby)
1996-06-14 … THE CABLE GUY (5) (Dolby)
1996-07-19 … THE FRIGHTENERS (4) (DTS)
1996-08-16 … ERASER (1) (Dolby)
1996-08-23 … SOLO (2) (Dolby)
1996-09-06 … THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU (1) (Dolby)
1996-09-13 … THE TRIGGER EFFECT (2) (Dolby)
1996-09-27 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1) (70mm-Dolby SR)
1996-10.04 … TOMMY / THE DOORS (1) (70mm / 70mm-Dolby)
1996-10-11 … APOCALYPSE NOW (1) (70mm-Dolby)
1996-10-18 … THE WILD BUNCH (1) (70mm)
1996-10-25 … MY FAIR LADY (1) (70mm-Dolby)
1996-11-01 … THE LAST EMPEROR (1) (70mm-Dolby)
1996-11-08 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1) (70mm-Dolby SR)
1996-11-15 … BOUND (1) (Dolby)
1996-11-22 … THE ENGLISH PATIENT (7) (Dolby)
1997-01-10 … THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT (5) (Dolby)
1997-02-14 … TOUCH (2) (Dolby)
1997-02-28 … THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT (3) (Dolby)
1997-03-21 … LIAR LIAR (9) (DTS)
1997-05-23 … THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK (9) (DTS)
1997-07-21 … theater closed
The information contained in this article was referenced from various issues of Boxoffice, Variety and the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper.
As cited in my retrospective article, the Broadway Theatre held the longest-running roadshow engagement of Disney’s “Fantasia” and was among only eleven venues that presented the film in Fantasound.
As cited in my retrospective article, “The Game Changer”, the Coliseum held the longest-running engagement in a single-screen theater of “Jaws.” (There were a few longer runs of “Jaws,” but they were held in a multiplex.)
As cited in my retrospective article, “The Game Changer”, the Alpine (then a twin) held the longest-running engagement of “Jaws.”
As cited in my retrospective article, “The Box-Office Champ”, the Astor held the longest-running engagement of “Gone With the Wind” in the United States.
As cited in my retrospective article, the UA Cinema 150 held the longest-running engagement of “The Empire Strikes Back.”
As cited in my recent retrospective article, “A Force to be Reckoned With”, the Westgate held the longest-running engagement of the original “Star Wars.”
As cited in this retrospective article, the Lougheed Mall held the longest-running engagement of “The Bad News Bears” (1976) in Canada (and the second-longest in North America).
“The Bad News Bears” opened here 40 years ago today, where it enjoyed a successful eleven-week run. To commemorate the occasion, here’s my latest historical/retrospective article which mentions the run at the Chinese as well as hundreds of other theaters in which it played. Do take a look if you’re a fan of the movie or if you have fond memories of 1970s era moviegoing.
Happy 50th, Cine Capri!
Phoenix’s Cine Capri opened fifty years ago today. To celebrate, I’m re-posting my list of films that played here (this time with improved layout and formatting).
CINE CAPRI, 1966-1998
Compiled by Michael Coate
CINE CAPRI
2323 East Camelback Road
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Ownership Timeline
Arizona Paramount: 1966-1967
Arizona ABC: 1967-1974
Plitt Intermountain: 1974-1987
Cinemark: 1987-1988
Harkins: 1988-1998
The duration of each engagement, measured in weeks, has been included in parenthesis following each title.
Roadshows (i.e. reserved-seat engagements) have been cited in bold.
The list excludes un-promoted and one-off events (trade screenings, test screenings, sneak previews, etc.).
1966-03-31 … THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY (13 weeks) 70mm
1966-06-28 … THE BLUE MAX (17) stereo
1966-10-26 … THE WRONG BOX (4)
1966-11-23 … HOW TO STEAL A MILLION (4)
1966-12-21 … THE BIBLE (22) 70mm
1967-05-24 … CAPRICE (4)
1967-06-21 … TWO FOR THE ROAD (4)
1967-07-21 … BAREFOOT IN THE PARK (9)
1967-09-22 … A GUIDE FOR THE MARRIED MAN (4)
1967-10-20 … THE FAMILY WAY (3)
1967-11-08 … THE COMEDIANS (6)
1967-12-22 … THE JUNGLE BOOK (8)
1968-02-14 … GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER (17)
1968-06-12 … GUNS FOR SAN SEBASTIAN (2)
1968-06-26 … THE ODD COUPLE (17)
1968-10-23 … SHALAKO (4)
1968-11-20 … THE LEGEND OF LYLAH CLARE (5)
1968-12-25 … FINIAN’S RAINBOW (8) stereo
1969-02-21 … ROMEO & JULIET (14)
1969-05-28 … WHERE EAGLES DARE (5)
1969-07-02 … TRUE GRIT (14)
1969-10-08 … IF… (2)
1969-10-22 … THE ITALIAN JOB (1)
1969-10-29 … TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN (7)
1969-12-18 … HAIL, HERO! (1)
1969-12-25 … PAINT YOUR WAGON (29) stereo
1970-07-15 … THE OUT-OF-TOWNERS (9)
1970-09-18 … CATCH-22 (14)
1970-12-25 … SONG OF NORWAY (19) 70mm
1971-05-07 … A NEW LEAF (10)
1971-07-16 … PLAZA SUITE (8)
1971-09-08 … THE RED TENT (2)
1971-09-22 … THE TENDER WARRIOR (1)
1971-09-29 … WHO IS HARRY KELLERMAN? (2)
1971-10-13 … LET’S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH (1)
1971-10-20 … FRIENDS (2)
1971-11-03 … THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT (1)
1971-11-10 … KOTCH (7)
1971-12-25 … STAR SPANGLED GIRL (4)
1972-01-19 … TOKLAT (2)
1972-02-02 … HAROLD AND MAUDE (1)
1972-02-11 … POCKET MONEY (6)
1972-03-22 … THE GODFATHER (34)
1972-11-15 … LADY SINGS THE BLUES (5)
1972-12-20 … THE GETAWAY (14)
1973-03-28 … STEELYARD BLUES (1)
1973-04-04 … EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS (1)
1973-04-11 … BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON (3)
1973-05-04 … BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON / FRIENDS (4)
1973-06-01 … THIS IS CINERAMA (7) 70mm
1973-07-20 … PAPER MOON (18)
1973-11-21 … THE LEGEND OF JEDEDIAH CARVER (3)
1973-12-12 … THE PYX / A NAME FOR EVIL (1)
1973-12-21 … MIDNIGHT COWBOY / WHERE’S POPPA? (1)
1973-12-25 … JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (6)
1974-02-06 … SERPICO (8)
1974-04-03 … THE GREAT GATSBY (12)
1974-06-26 … CHINATOWN (6)
1974-08-07 … DEATH WISH (6)
1974-09-18 … THE APPRENTICESHIP OF DUDDY KRAVITZ (4)
1974-10-18 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1) 70mm
1974-10-25 … THE GAMBLER (1)
1974-11-01 … THE SAVAGE IS LOOSE (3)
1974-11-22 … LADIES & GENTLEMEN, THE ROLLING STONES (1) stereo
1974-11-27 … THE KLANSMEN (2)
1974-12-13 … WOODSTOCK (2) stereo
1974-12-25 … THE GODFATHER PART II (13)
1975-03-26 … TOMMY (15) Quintaphonic Sound
1975-07-09 … THE DAY OF THE LOCUST (1)
1975-07-16 … ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH (6)
1975-08-27 … NASHVILLE (7)
1975-10-15 … 3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR (10)
1975-12-25 … LUCKY LADY (10)
1976-03-05 … GABLE AND LOMBARD (8)
1976-04-30 … NEXT STOP, GREENWICH VILLAGE (3)
1976-05-19 … THE BLUE BIRD (3)
1976-06-09 … END OF THE GAME (2)
1976-06-23 … LOGAN’S RUN (6)
1976-08-06 … THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (3)
1976-08-25 … TUNNEL VISION (7)
1976-10-15 … THE RITZ (4)
1976-11-12 … BUGSY MALONE (6)
1976-12-22 … SILVER STREAK (18)
1977-04-27 … WIZARDS (4)
1977-05-25 … STAR WARS (60) 70mm-Dolby from Week #17
1978-07-21 … DAMIEN: OMEN II (5)
1978-08-25 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC (6) 70mm
1978-10-05 … THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL (6)
1978-11-17 … BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (5) Sensurround
1978-12-22 … INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (8) Dolby
1979-02-16 … theater closed (4)
1979-03-14 … NORMA RAE (6)
1979-04-25 … THE LAST WAVE (2)
1979-05-09 … RACQUET (2)
1979-05-25 … ALIEN (20) 70mm-Dolby
1979-10-10 … APOCALYPSE NOW (10) Dolby
1979-12-21 … THE ROSE (10) 70mm-Dolby
1980-02-29 … ALL THAT JAZZ (12)
1980-05-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (30) 70mm-Dolby
1980-12-19 … FLASH GORDON (8) Dolby
1981-02-13 … THE COMPETITION (6) Dolby
1981-03-27 … FANTASIA (4) stereo
1981-04-24 … LION OF THE DESERT (4) Dolby
1981-05-22 … OUTLAND (9) 70mm-Dolby
1981-07-24 … COMIN’ AT YA! (6) Dolby, 3-D
1981-09-04 … ORDINARY PEOPLE / THE ELEPHANT MAN (3)
1981-09-25 … NEW YORK, NEW YORK (3) Uncut, U.S. Premiere Engagement
1981-10-16 … THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT’S WOMAN (9)
1981-12-18 … PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (5)
1982-01-22 … ON GOLDEN POND (26)
1982-07-23 … THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS (15) stereo
1982-11-05 … LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER (6)
1982-12-17 … STILL OF THE NIGHT (5)
1983-01-21 … SOPHIE’S CHOICE (14)
1983-04-29 … SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (4) Dolby
1983-05-27 … TENDER MERCIES (4)
1983-06-22 … THE SURVIVORS (6)
1983-08-05 … GANDHI (2) 70mm-Dolby
1983-08-19 … METALSTORM: THE DESTRUCTION OF JARED-SYN (2) Dolby, 3-D
1983-09-02 … METALSTORM / SPACEHUNTER (1) Dolby, 3-D
1983-09-09 … OKLAHOMA! (3) 70mm
1983-09-30 … BRAINSTORM (10) 70mm-Dolby
1983-12-09 … SCARFACE (8) stereo
1984-02-03 … NEVER CRY WOLF (4) Dolby
1984-03-02 … AGAINST ALL ODDS (6) Dolby
1984-04-13 … SWING SHIFT (4)
1984-05-11 … FOOTLOOSE (1) Dolby
1984-05-16 … THE RIGHT STUFF (1) 70mm-Dolby
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (17) 70mm-Dolby
1984-09-21 … METROPOLIS (4) Dolby
1984-10-19 … THE RAZOR’S EDGE (4) Dolby
1984-11-16 … GHOSTBUSTERS (1) 70mm-Dolby
1984-11-23 … APOCALYPSE NOW (1) 70mm-Dolby
1984-11-30 … THE RIVER RAT (1)
1984-12-07 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK (1) 70mm-Dolby
1984-12-14 … ICEMAN / THE LAST STARFIGHTER (1) Dolby
1984-12-21 … PROTOCOL (7) Dolby
1985-02-08 … WITNESS (7) Dolby
1985-03-29 … KING DAVID (2) Dolby
1985-04-12 … WITNESS (2) Dolby
1985-04-26 … CREATURE (2) Dolby
1985-05-10 … STOP MAKING SENSE (1) Dolby
1985-05-17 … A PASSAGE TO INDIA (1) Dolby
1985-05-22 … BREWSTER’S MILLIONS (5) Dolby
1985-06-28 … BREWSTER’S MILLIONS / THE RIVER (1) Dolby
1985-07-05 … FLETCH (1) Dolby
1985-07-12 … EXPLORERS (2) Dolby
1985-07-26 … EXPLORERS / THE EMERALD FOREST (1) Dolby
1985-08-02 … THE EMERALD FOREST (2) Dolby
1985-08-16 … YEAR OF THE DRAGON (6) Dolby
1985-09-27 … AGNES OF GOD (6) Dolby
1985-11-08 … THAT WAS THEN…THIS IS NOW (2)
1985-11-22 … THAT WAS THEN…THIS IS NOW / TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. (2) Dolby
1985-12-04 … YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES (4) 70mm-Dolby
1986-01-03 … THE COLOR PURPLE (10) Dolby
1986-03-14 … GUNG HO (7) Dolby
1986-05-02 … BLUE CITY (2)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN (9) Dolby
1986-07-18 … ALIENS (13) 70mm-Dolby
1986-10-17 … THE NAME OF THE ROSE (9) Dolby
1986-12-19 … THE MOSQUITO COAST (4) Dolby
1987-01-16 … THE MISSION (7) 70mm-Dolby
1987-03-06 … LETHAL WEAPON (5) Dolby
1987-04-10 … RAISING ARIZONA (6) Dolby
1987-05-22 … ERNEST GOES TO CAMP (3) Dolby
1987-06-12 … THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS (4) Dolby
1987-07-10 … FULL METAL JACKET (10)
1987-09-18 … APOCALYPSE NOW (1) 70mm-Dolby
1987-09-25 … DIRTY DANCING (2) Dolby
1987-10-07 … BABY BOOM (9) Dolby
1987-12-11 … EMPIRE OF THE SUN (10) Dolby
1988-02-19 … CRY FREEDOM (3) 70mm-Dolby
1988-03-11 … SHY PEOPLE (3) Dolby
1988-04-01 … BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY (3) Dolby
1988-04-22 … THE UNHOLY (2) Dolby
1988-05-06 … DEAD HEAT (2) Dolby
1988-05-20 … WILLOW (8) 70mm-Dolby
1988-07-13 … THE DEAD POOL (4) Dolby
1988-08-12 … TUCKER: THE MAN AND HIS DREAM (8) Dolby
1988-10-07 … IMAGINE: JOHN LENNON (3) Dolby
1988-10-28 … DOMINICK & EUGENE (1) Dolby
1988-11-04 … U2: RATTLE AND HUM (3) Dolby
1988-11-23 … SCROOGED (7) Dolby
1989-01-13 … THE JANUARY MAN (2) Dolby
1989-01-27 … DANGEROUS LIAISONS (12) Dolby
1989-04-21 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (5) 70mm-Dolby SR
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (11) 70mm-Dolby
1989-08-09 … THE ABYSS (10) 70mm-Dolby
1989-10-20 … FAT MAN AND LITTLE BOY (2) Dolby
1989-11-03 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (3) 70mm-Dolby SR
1989-11-22 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (6) Dolby
1990-01-05 … BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (8) Dolby
1990-03-02 … THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (12) Dolby
1990-05-25 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III (5) Dolby
1990-06-27 … DAYS OF THUNDER (7) 70mm-Dolby
1990-08-17 … WILD AT HEART (3) Dolby
1990-09-07 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1) 70mm-Dolby
1990-09-14 … POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE (4) Dolby
1990-10-12 … MEMPHIS BELLE (6) 70mm-Dolby
1990-11-21 … THREE MEN AND A LITTLE LADY (5) Dolby
1990-12-25 … THE GODFATHER PART III (8) Dolby
1991-02-14 … THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (11) Dolby
1991-05-03 … SPARTACUS (4) Dolby
1991-05-31 … CITIZEN KANE (2)
1991-06-14 … ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (10) Dolby
1991-08-23 … DEAD AGAIN (5) Dolby
1991-09-27 … FANTASIA (2) 70mm-Dolby
1991-10-11 … FRANKIE & JOHNNY (3) Dolby
1991-11-01 … BILLY BATHGATE (3) Dolby
1991-11-22 … THE ADDAMS FAMILY (4) Dolby
1991-12-20 … JFK (6) Dolby
1992-01-31 … SHINING THROUGH (3) Dolby
1992-02-21 … RADIO FLYER (2) Dolby
1992-03-06 … HEARTS OF DARKNESS (2)
1992-03-20 … THE INNER CIRCLE (1) Dolby
1992-03-27 … THE POWER OF ONE (6) Dolby
1992-05-08 … CASABLANCA (2)
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY (4) 70mm-Dolby
1992-06-19 … BATMAN RETURNS (6) Dolby SR
1992-07-31 … DEATH BECOMES HER (1) Dolby SR
1992-08-07 … UNFORGIVEN (5) Dolby
1992-09-11 … BLADE RUNNER “The Director’s Cut” (3) Dolby
1992-10-02 … HERO (3) Dolby SR
1992-10-23 … A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT (7) Dolby SR
1992-12-11 … A FEW GOOD MEN (8) Dolby SR
1993-02-05 … STAR WARS (1) Dolby
1993-02-12 … THE CEMETERY CLUB (3) Dolby
1993-03-05 … MAD DOG AND GLORY (1) Dolby
1993-03-12 … A FAR OFF PLACE (1) Dolby
1993-03-19 … RICH IN LOVE (1) Dolby
1993-03-26 … UNFORGIVEN (2) Dolby
1993-04-09 … INDOCHINE (2) Dolby
1993-04-23 … THIS BOY’S LIFE (2) Dolby
1993-05-07 … MY FAIR LADY (1)
1993-05-14 … LOST IN YONKERS (2) Dolby SR
1993-05-28 … SUPER MARIO BROS. (3) Dolby SR
1993-06-18 … LAST ACTION HERO (3) 70mm-Dolby
1993-07-09 … JURASSIC PARK (4) DTS
1993-08-06 … THE FUGITIVE (6) Dolby SR
1993-09-17 … THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (4) Dolby SR
1993-10-15 … EL CID (1) Dolby
1993-10-22 … THE NIGHMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (5) Dolby Digital
1993-11-24 … SHORT CUTS (2) Dolby
1993-12-10 … GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND (2) Dolby SR
1993-12-25 … HEAVEN & EARTH (4) Dolby Digital
1994-01-21 … WRESTLING ERNEST HEMINGWAY (2) Dolby
1994-02-04 … STAR WARS / EMPIRE / JEDI (1) Dolby
1994-02-11 … THE GETAWAY (1) DTS
1994-02-18 … BODY SNATCHERS (1) Dolby SR
1994-02-25 … THE REMAINS OF THE DAY (1) 70mm-Dolby
1994-03-04 … ANGIE (1) Dolby
1994-03-11 … THE REF (2) Dolby
1994-03-25 … THE HUDSUCKER PROXY (8) Dolby Digital
1994-05-20 … MAVERICK (4) Dolby SR
1994-06-17 … theater closed
1994-06-24 … THE LION KING (12) Dolby Digital
1994-09-16 … WOODSTOCK “The Director’s Cut” (1) Dolby Digital
1994-09-23 … THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (4) Dolby
1994-10-21 … LOVE AFFAIR (2) Dolby Digital
1994-11-04 … MARY SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN (2) Dolby SR
1994-11-18 … STAR TREK: GENERATIONS (5) Dolby Digital
1994-12-25 … I.Q. (3) Dolby Digital
1995-01-13 … LEGENDS OF THE FALL (8) Dolby SR
1995-03-10 … OUTBREAK (3) Dolby Digital
1995-03-31 … THE WILD BUNCH “The Director’s Cut” (2) 70mm-Dolby
1995-04-12 … ROB ROY (4) DTS
1995-05-12 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (2) DTS
1995-05-24 … BRAVEHEART (4) Dolby Digital
1995-06-23 … POCAHONTAS (5) Dolby Digital
1995-07-28 … THE NET (4) SDDS
1995-08-25 … BEYOND RANGOON (2) SDDS
1995-09-08 … BELLE DE JOUR (1)
1995-09-15 … BRAVEHEART (4) Dolby Digital
1995-10-13 … THE SCARLET LETTER (2) Dolby Digital
1995-10-27 … COPYCAT (5) Dolby Digital
1995-11-22 … TOY STORY (4) Dolby Digital
1995-12-20 … NIXON (3) Dolby Digital
1996-01-12 … TOY STORY (1) Dolby Digital
1996-01-19 … MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS (10) Dolby Digital
1996-03-29 … BRAVEHEART (1) Dolby Digital
1996-04-03 … PRIMAL FEAR (5) Dolby Digital
1996-05-10 … TWISTER (2) Dolby Digital
1996-05-22 … MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (6) Dolby Digital
1996-07-03 … INDEPENDENCE DAY (11) Dolby Digital
1996-09-20 … THE FIRST WIVES CLUB (4) Dolby Digital
1996-10-18 … SLEEPERS (5) Dolby Digital
1996-11-22 … STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT (3) Dolby Digital
1996-12-13 … MARS ATTACKS! (3) Dolby Digital
1997-01-01 … EVITA (4) Dolby Digital
1997-01-31 … STAR WARS “Special Edition” (3) Dolby Digital
1997-02-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK “Special Edition” (3) Dolby Digital
1997-03-14 … RETURN OF THE JEDI “Special Edition” (5) Dolby Digital
1997-04-18 … DAS BOOT “The Director’s Cut” (2) SDDS
1997-05-02 … ANNA KARENINA (1) Dolby Digital
1997-05-09 … FATHERS’ DAY (2) Dolby Digital
1997-05-23 … ADDICTED TO LOVE (4) Dolby Digital
1997-06-20 … BATMAN & ROBIN (3) Dolby Digital
1997-07-11 … CONTACT (10) Dolby Digital
1997-09-19 … L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (4) Dolby Digital
1997-10-17 … THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE (3) Dolby Digital
1997-11-07 … STARSHIP TROOPERS (6) SDDS
1997-12-19 … TITANIC (3) Dolby Digital
1998-01-05 … theater closed
The references for this filmography included various issues of Boxoffice, The Arizona Republic, Variety, and Dolby sound system installation records.
One of the prior comments indicated this opened as a Dubinsky operation. However, I’ve come across trade reports indicating it opened under a company called Petite Amusement. Can anyone clarify the ownership timeline?
This opened well before 1980, and I doubt it opened with seven screens. Does anyone know the screen-count timeline?
I’ve had a chance to research the release of “The Godfather” (1972) and can state that the 5 Points did NOT have the longest run of that film in the United States as claimed in the intro above (“It is reported to have been the home for the 1972 run of “The Godfather” that had the longest run of any theatre in the USA.”). It’s not even close! I’ve found “The Godfather” ran at 5 Points for 18 weeks, which is a lengthy run, for sure, but nowhere near the long-run record holders. It’s not even the long-run record holder for the venue (which probably belongs to “The Sound of Music” with its 31-week roadshow run in 1965). At this time I cannot state with certainty which city/theater had the longest run of “The Godfather, but I’m aware of several in the 26-ish-week range and at least two that were in the 30+ week range. So, it’s a bit infuriating to learn that someone did such shoddy research (mistaken recollection? trolling?) on this "Godfather”/5 Points matter, especially since I’ve seen the claim repeated elsewhere including in some major newspapers.
[With apologies for dragging this further off topic…]
patryan6019… Was there a run of “Circus World” in Cuyahoga Falls that interrupted “Mary Poppins”? No, the Cuyahoga Falls/Akron entry on my “Circus World” Cinerama list is an error.
What does a not quite complete list of “Circus World” engagements have to do with the Uptown specifically? It’s related, in my opinion, since the Uptown was one of the venues in which it played, and I thought that by posting the (mostly) full list provided a more informative answer for the guy who had asked the question. (Though I wasn’t prepared for the guy’s obsession with dwelling on how short the Uptown’s run was!)
Returning the conversation back to the Sheridan… here’s the link to my “Gone With the Wind” article that cites the Sheridan run.
I’m still curious about dallasmovietheaters' source for the “Jaws” playing on two screens claim. The newspaper advertising during the film’s second week, contrary to his claim, indicated four different movies were playing.
The tri-plexing of the Warner took place between 1973 and 1977. Does anyone have a more precise date?