Northpoint Theatre
2290 Powell Street,
San Francisco,
CA
94133
2290 Powell Street,
San Francisco,
CA
94133
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Previously operated by: ABC Theatres
Architects: Henry George Greene
Functions: Retail
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News About This Theater
- May 21, 2010 — Happy 30th, "Empire"
- Aug 21, 2009 — "Alien" 30th Anniversary
- Aug 15, 2009 — "Apocalypse Now" 30th Anniversary
- Dec 12, 2007 — The (Mann) National Theatre loses final battle for historic landmark status
The Northpoint Theatre, San Francisco’s last major single screen house to be built, opened on June 28, 1967 with “The Dirty Dozen”. From the beginning, it was a major player in the San Francisco Celluloid Sweepstakes. Big films attracted big audiences; comfortable seats, a big wide screen, and state-of-the art projection and sound reminded them they were getting their money’s worth and kept them coming back for more.
From it’s initial presentation, one big film followed another, “The Hawaiians”, “Cabaret”, “The Exorcist”, “Earthquake” (in Sensurround), “Superman”, and “Alien”, were typical Northpoint fare. Sure, there were the usual occasional lapses, but they came and went quickly, always to make room for something bigger and better. But times change, tastes change, and films change.
By the mid-1980’s the Northpoint Theatre was looking and feeling tired. The overhead was going up, the theatre was getting run down, and even the best films were no longer attracting the numbers they once did.
The Northpoint Theatre closed on July 20, 1997, having served San Francisco for thirty glorious years; its ghostlike shell still stood vacant on the Southeast corner of Bay Street and Powell Street, one of the more recent headstones in the theatrical graveyard of yesteryear. By 2019 it was occupied by a Goodwill store.
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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.
I’m curious – is the interior of this once grand cathedral still intact, or no?
The interior lobby was modern and spare for the 1960’s. The auditorium was basically a wall to wall screen in the front, gold curtained walls on each side and a plain wall in the back with the elevated projection room. Grand or cathedral like it wasn’t. But it did boast excellent projection and sound … and that big screen.
June 28, 1967 grand opening ad posted.
Souvenir program for Apocalypse Now added to photos.
It looks like David Fincher’s “Zodiac” (2007) re-created the interiors of this theater, an entire ten years after it was closed. Looks very authentic and makes me wish you could still see movies there.
The interior shown in Zodiac was NOT the Northpoint. It was a theater in LA. I’ve forgotten the name of it now.
Zodiac was shot at the National Theater in Westwood, L.A.
A chronology of San Francisco’s 70mm presentations history has recently been published/updated. Northpoint, of course, gets several mentions in the piece.
Fifty years ago today THE EXORCIST opened here. Northpoint was among only two-dozen cinemas in twenty-one North American markets to play the film at release launch.