Northpoint Theatre
2290 Powell Street,
San Francisco,
CA
94133
2290 Powell Street,
San Francisco,
CA
94133
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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 stands vacant on the Southeast corner of Bay Street and Powell Street, one of the more recent headstones in the theatrical graveyard of yesteryear.
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THE NORTHPOINT, 1967-1997
What follows is a filmography of the bookings for San Francisco’s Northpoint Theatre from its grand opening in 1967 through its 1997 closure. Not included are test screenings, sneak-preview screenings, midnight screenings, premieres and other private events. The dates represent the first day of commercial release. The duration of the engagements has been provided, and, where known, the presentation format has also been provided. (No format notation implies a standard 35mm/monaural sound presentation.)
Northpoint Theatre
2290 Powell Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
Ownership:
ABC Theatres of California, 1967-1974
Plitt Theatres, 1974-1987
Plitt Theatres & Cineplex Odeon, 1987-1988
Cineplex Odeon, 1988-1997
RE = Re-Issue/Return Engagement
MO = Move-over (i.e. continuation of an engagement from another theatre)
06.28.1967 … THE DIRTY DOZEN (9 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
08.31.1967 … POINT BLANK (6 weeks)
10.11.1967 … REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE (9 weeks)
12.15.1967 … THE HAPPIEST MILLIONAIRE (MO, 3 weeks)
01.03.1968 … THE BIGGEST BUNDLE OF THEM ALL (2 weeks)
01.17.1968 … WAIT UNTIL DARK (MO, 7 weeks)
03.06.1968 … THE POWER / THE VISIT (2 weeks)
03.20.1968 … A MATTER OF INNOCENCE (2 weeks)
04.03.1968 … SWEET NOVEMBER (3 weeks)
04.24.1968 … DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT THE TRAVELING SALESLADY? (1 week)
05.01.1968 … UP THE JUNCTION (2 weeks)
05.15.1968 … TREASURE OF SAN GENNARO (2 weeks)
05.29.1968 … A DANDY IN ASPIC (4 weeks)
06.27.1968 … PETULIA (8 weeks)
08.21.1968 … WITH SIX YOU GET EGGROLL (3 weeks)
09.11.1968 … RACHEL, RACHEL (10 weeks)
11.20.1968 … GONE WITH THE WIND (RE/MO, 5 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
12.25.1968 … THE STALKING MOON (4 weeks)
01.22.1969 … BUONA SERA, MRS. CAMPBELL (2 weeks)
02.07.1969 … JOANNA (4 weeks)
03.05.1969 … HELL IN THE PACIFIC (5 weeks)
04.09.1969 … HANNIBAL BROOKS (2 weeks)
04.23.1969 … BLOW-UP / THE LOVED ONE (RE, 2 weeks)
05.07.1969 … WHERE IT’S AT (2 weeks)
05.21.1969 … A FINE PAIR (2 weeks)
06.04.1969 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
06.11.1969 … THE MAD ROOM (1 week)
06.18.1969 … THE GREAT ESCAPE / THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR (RE, 1 week)
06.25.1969 … THE GREAT BANK ROBBERY (3 weeks)
07.16.1969 … MIDNIGHT COWBOY (22 weeks)
12.17.1969 … JOHN AND MARY (9 weeks)
02.18.1970 … GAILY, GAILY (2 weeks)
03.04.1970 … THE APRIL FOOLS / ME, NATALIE (1 week)
03.11.1970 … A NICE GIRL LIKE ME / PRETTY POISON (1 week)
03.19.1970 … THE BOYS IN THE BAND (9 weeks)
05.20.1970 … SUPPOSE THEY GAVE A WAR AND NOBODY CAME (5 weeks)
06.24.1970 … THE HAWAIIANS (3 weeks)
07.15.1970 … PATTON (MO, 6 weeks)
08.26.1970 … HELLO-GOODBYE (1 week)
09.02.1970 … MOVE (6 weeks)
10.16.1970 … DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE (10 weeks)
12.25.1970 … I LOVE MY…WIFE (2 weeks)
01.06.1971 … I LOVE MY…WIFE / ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS (5 weeks)
02.10.1971 … LITTLE BIG MAN (15 weeks)
05.28.1971 … RED SKY AT MORNING (3 weeks)
06.18.1971 … WOODSTOCK (RE, 2 weeks, Stereo)
06.30.1971 … KLUTE (6 weeks)
08.13.1971 … THE PANIC IN NEEDLE PARK (4 weeks)
09.10.1971 … BANANAS / YELLOW SUBMARINE (RE, 1 week)
09.17.1971 … PATTON / MAS*H (RE, 1 week)
09.24.1971 … THE GREAT WHITE HOPE / JOHN AND MARY (RE, 1 week)
09.29.1971 … THE TOUCH (1 week)
10.06.1971 … THE TOUCH / THE STATUE (3 weeks)
10.27.1971 … T.R.BASKIN (1 week)
11.03.1971 … T.R.BASKIN / A NEW LEAF (3 weeks)
11.24.1971 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
12.01.1971 … GONE WITH THE WIND (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
12.08.1971 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
12.15.1971 … RYAN’S DAUGHTER (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
12.22.1971 … STRAW DOGS (8 weeks)
02.16.1972 … CABARET (19 weeks)
06.28.1972 … PORTNOY’S COMPLAINT (6 weeks)
08.09.1972 … THE NEW CENTURIONS (10 weeks)
10.20.1972 … BAD COMPANY (1 week)
10.27.1972 … BAD COMPANY / FRIENDS (1 week)
11.03.1972 … YOU’LL LIKE MY MOTHER (2 weeks)
11.17.1972 … LIMBO (1 week)
11.22.1972 … CABARET / THE BOY FRIEND (RE, 1 week)
11.29.1972 … CABARET / THE STERILE CUCKOO (RE, 1 week)
12.06.1972 … THE MEPHISTO WALTZ (1 week)
12.13.1972 … THE MEPHISTO WALTZ / THE OTHER (1 week)
12.21.1972 … 1776 (4 weeks)
01.17.1973 … LADY SINGS THE BLUES / PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM (RE, 1 week)
01.26.1973 … THEIR GENTLE SEX (2 weeks)
02.07.1973 … DELIVERANCE (MO, 4 weeks)
03.09.1973 … LOST HORIZON (14 weeks)
06.13.1973 … LOST HORIZON / ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS (1 week)
06.20.1973 … LOST HORIZON / LOVE STORY (3 weeks)
07.11.1973 … EMPEROR OF THE NORTH (3 weeks)
08.01.1973 … EMPEROR OF THE NORTH / THE HOT ROCK (3 weeks)
08.22.1973 … LADY ICE (1 week)
08.29.1973 … NIGHT WATCH (1 week)
09.07.1973 … NIGHT WATCH / Z (1 week)
09.12.1973 … LITTLE BIG MAN / A MAN CALLED HORSE (RE, 1 week)
09.21.1973 … JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (MO, 2 weeks, Stereo)
10.05.1973 … JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR / PETE ‘N’ TILLIE (2 weeks, Stereo)
10.19.1973 … HAROLD AND MAUDE / FRIENDS (RE, 1 week)
10.24.1973 … THE WAY WE WERE (9 weeks)
12.26.1973 … THE EXORCIST (26 weeks)
06.26.1974 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! (14 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
10.02.1974 … LADIES & GENTLEMEN, THE ROLLING STONES (4 weeks, Quadraphonic Sound)
11.01.1974 … THE SAVAGE IS LOOSE (2 weeks)
11.15.1974 … EARTHQUAKE (23 weeks, Sensurround)
04.25.1975 … TOMMY (10 weeks, Quintaphonic Sound)
07.02.1975 … NASHVILLE (14 weeks, Stereo)
10.08.1975 … 3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR (11 weeks)
12.25.1975 … BARRY LYNDON (15 weeks)
04.09.1976 … ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (10 weeks)
06.18.1976 … MIDWAY (11 weeks, Sensurround)
09.03.1976 … GONE WITH THE WIND (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
09.10.1976 … JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (RE, 3 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
10.01.1976 … CAMELOT (RE, 2 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
10.13.1976 … MARATHON MAN (10 weeks)
12.25.1976 … A STAR IS BORN (13 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.25.1977 … SLAP SHOT (9 weeks)
05.27.1977 … FANTASTIC ANIMATION FESTIVAL (3 weeks)
06.17.1977 … EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC (5 weeks)
07.20.1977 … THE GRATEFUL DEAD (2 weeks, Stereo)
08.05.1977 … MacARTHUR (11 weeks)
10.21.1977 … DAMNATION ALLEY (9 weeks, Sound 360)
12.21.1977 … THE GOODBYE GIRL (16 weeks)
04.12.1978 … AN UNMARRIED WOMAN (7 weeks)
06.02.1978 … CAPRICORN ONE (7 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
07.21.1978 … SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND (11 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.06.1978 … BLOODBROTHERS (2 weeks)
10.18.1978 … CAMELOT (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
10.26.1978 … DERSU UZALA (1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
11.03.1978 … THE WIZ (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.15.1978 … SUPERMAN (23 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.25.1979 … ALIEN (17 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.21.1979 … APOCALYPSE NOW (12 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.14.1979 … 1941 (9 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
02.13.1980 … THE BLACK STALLION (14 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.21.1980 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (28 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.05.1980 … FLASH GORDON (10 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.13.1981 … THE COMPETITION (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.20.1981 … DIVINE MADNESS (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.27.1981 … SLEEPING BEAUTY (RE, 3 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
04.17.1981 … LION OF THE DESERT (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.22.1981 … THE FOUR SEASONS (5 weeks)
06.26.1981 … THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.24.1981 … EYE OF THE NEEDLE (5 weeks)
08.28.1981 … COMIN' AT YA! (5 weeks, 3-D, Dolby Stereo)
10.02.1981 … THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT’S WOMAN (11 weeks)
12.18.1981 … PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (5 weeks)
01.22.1982 … WINDWALKER (2 weeks)
02.05.1982 … APOCALYPSE NOW (RE, 2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
02.19.1982 … SHOOT THE MOON (7 weeks)
04.09.1982 … FANTASIA (RE, 8 weeks, Stereo)
06.04.1982 … POLTERGEIST (7 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.23.1982 … THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS (9 weeks, Stereo)
09.24.1982 … YES, GEORGIO (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.15.1982 … TRON (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.22.1982 … JINXED (4 weeks)
11.17.1982 … APOCALYPSE NOW (RE, 3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.10.1982 … VICTOR/VICTORIA (RE, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
12.17.1982 … STILL OF THE NIGHT (2 weeks)
12.29.1982 … GANDHI (19 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.13.1983 … BLUE THUNDER (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.24.1983 … YELLOWBEARD (2 weeks)
07.08.1983 … GANDHI (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.15.1983 … TENDER MERCIES (MO, 1 week)
07.22.1983 … CLASS (3 weeks)
08.12.1983 … FLASHDANCE (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.26.1983 … A STAR IS BORN (RE, 4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.23.1983 … FLASHDANCE (MO/RE, 4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.21.1983 … THE RIGHT STUFF (7 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.09.1983 … CHRISTINE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.28.1983 … THE RIGHT STUFF (RE, 9 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.02.1984 … AGAINST ALL ODDS (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.06.1984 … MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.08.1984 … GHOST BUSTERS (19 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.19.1984 … THE RAZOR’S EDGE (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.16.1984 … STOP MAKING SENSE (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.14.1984 … STARMAN (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
02.08.1985 … FANTASIA (RE, 3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.01.1985 … THE SURE THING (4 weeks)
03.29.1985 … THE SLUGGER’S WIFE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.12.1985 … THE KILLING FIELDS (RE, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.26.1985 … JUST ONE OF THE GUYS (3 weeks)
05.17.1985 … THE COTTON CLUB (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.24.1985 … RETURN OF THE JEDI (RE, 2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.07.1985 … PERFECT (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.10.1985 … SILVERADO (5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.16.1985 … YEAR OF THE DRAGON (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.27.1985 … EAST OF EDEN / REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (RE, 1 week)
10.04.1985 … JAGGED EDGE (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.06.1985 … WHITE NIGHTS (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
01.31.1986 … YOUNGBLOOD (2 weeks)
02.14.1986 … QUICKSILVER (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.14.1986 … CROSSROADS (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.18.1986 … BACK TO THE FUTURE (RE, 2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.02.1986 … JO JO DANCER, YOUR LIFE IS CALLING (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.23.1986 … POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.20.1986 … THE KARATE KID PART II (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.15.1986 … ARMED AND DANGEROUS (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.05.1986 … FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR / LEGAL EAGLES (RE, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
09.12.1986 … HANNAH AND HER SISTERS (RE, 1 week)
09.19.1986 … WHERE THE RIVER RUNS BLACK (3 weeks)
10.10.1986 … THAT’S LIFE! (3 weeks)
10.31.1986 … RUNNING SCARED (RE, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
11.07.1986 … TOUGH GUYS (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.21.1986 … 52 PICK-UP (MO, 1 week)
11.26.1986 … NUTCRACKER (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.05.1986 … TOP GUN (RE, 2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.19.1986 … MARLENE (2 weeks)
12.30.1986 … PLATOON (19 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.15.1987 … ISHTAR (7 weeks)
07.01.1987 … STRAIGHT TO HELL (3 weeks)
07.24.1987 … LA BAMBA (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.28.1987 … THE BIG EASY (6 weeks)
10.09.1987 … SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.20.1987 … SIGN ‘O’ THE TIMES (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.09.1987 … THE LAST EMPEROR (16 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
04.01.1988 … BILOXI BLUES (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.22.1988 … A TIME OF DESTINY (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.06.1988 … SHAKEDOWN (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.27.1988 … CALL ME (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
06.03.1988 … THE LAST EMPEROR (RE, 2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.17.1988 … THE GREAT OUTDOORS (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.08.1988 … PHANTASM II (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.20.1988 … MIDNIGHT RUN (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.12.1988 … THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST (10 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.21.1988 … GORILLAS IN THE MIST (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.04.1988 … THEY LIVE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.18.1988 … THE LAND BEFORE TIME (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.09.1988 … TWINS (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
01.27.1989 … PHYSICAL EVIDENCE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.10.1989 … DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
02.17.1989 … TRUE BELIEVER (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.17.1989 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (RE, 17 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
07.12.1989 … WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.15.1989 … SEA OF LOVE (10 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.22.1989 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
01.05.1990 … BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.09.1990 … BAD INFLUENCE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.30.1990 … OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.11.1990 … TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.27.1990 … THE GUARDIAN (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.18.1990 … BIRD ON A WIRE (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.29.1990 … GHOST DAD (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.13.1990 … GHOST DAD / JETSONS: THE MOVIE (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
07.20.1990 … PRETTY WOMAN (RE, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
07.27.1990 … PROBLEM CHILD (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.24.1990 … DARKMAN (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.14.1990 … POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.26.1990 … SIBLING RIVALRY (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.23.1990 … WHITE PALACE (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
11.30.1990 … MARKED FOR DEATH (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
12.07.1990 … MEMPHIS BELLE (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.20.1990 … AWAKENINGS (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.08.1991 … SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY (11 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.26.1991 … A KISS BEFORE DYING (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.17.1991 … MANNEQUIN TWO: ON THE MOVE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.31.1991 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
06.07.1991 … CITY SLICKERS (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.02.1991 … RETURN TO THE BLUE LAGOON (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.16.1991 … CITY SLICKERS (RE, 5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.20.1991 … ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (MO, 3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.11.1991 … THE TAKING OF BEVERLY HILLS (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.25.1991 … BARTON FINK (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
11.01.1991 … YEAR OF THE GUN (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.15.1991 … SHATTERED (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
11.22.1991 … FRANKIE & JOHNNY (MO, 5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.25.1991 … THE PRINCE OF TIDES (17 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.24.1992 … YEAR OF THE COMET (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.08.1992 … CASABLANCA (RE/MO, 2 weeks)
05.22.1992 … FRIED GREEN TOMATOES (MO, 3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.12.1992 … HOUSESITTER (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.01.1992 … A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.28.1992 … HONEYMOON IN VEGAS (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.23.1992 … MR. SATURDAY NIGHT (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.23.1992 … SNEAKERS (MO, 3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.13.1992 … BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
01.15.1993 … BODY OF EVIDENCE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.05.1993 … LORENZO’S OIL (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
02.12.1993 … GROUNDHOG DAY (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.16.1993 … THE CRYING GAME (MO, 3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.07.1993 … DRAGON: THE BRUCE LEE STORY (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.18.1993 … LAST ACTION HERO (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.09.1993 … IN THE LINE OF FIRE (11 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.24.1993 … THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.24.1993 … JOSH AND S.A.M. (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
12.03.1993 … JOSH AND S.A.M. / MALICE (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
12.10.1993 … GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND (5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
01.14.1994 … IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER (10 weeks, DTS Stereo)
03.25.1994 … SCHINDLER’S LIST (MO, 5 weeks, DTS Stereo)
04.29.1994 … FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.17.1994 … WOLF (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.19.1994 … BLANKMAN (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.02.1994 … FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (RE, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
09.09.1994 … A GOOD MAN IN AFRICA (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.23.1994 … THE CLIENT (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
09.30.1994 … CORRINA, CORRINA (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
10.07.1994 … THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.04.1994 … THE WAR (6 weeks, DTS Stereo)
12.16.1994 … STARGATE (MO, 1 week, DTS Stereo)
12.25.1994 … READY TO WEAR (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.03.1995 … BEFORE SUNRISE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.24.1995 … THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (RE, 3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.17.1995 … MURIEL’S WEDDING (10 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.26.1995 … DON JUAN DE MARCO (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
06.02.1995 … THE GLASS SHIELD (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.16.1995 … MY FAMILY, MI FAMILIA (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.30.1995 … APOLLO 13 (8 weeks, DTS Stereo)
08.25.1995 … WATERWORLD (MO, 2 weeks, DTS Stereo)
09.08.1995 … TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! JULIE NEWMAR (4 weeks, DTS Stereo)
10.06.1995 … HOW TO MAKE AN AMERICAN QUILT (6 weeks, DTS Stereo)
11.17.1995 … THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (12 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.09.1996 … BEAUTIFUL GIRLS (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.29.1996 … FARGO (11 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.14.1996 … THE CABLE GUY (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.19.1996 … THE FRIGHTENERS (4 weeks, DTS Stereo)
08.16.1996 … ERASER (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
08.23.1996 … SOLO (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.06.1996 … THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
09.13.1996 … THE TRIGGER EFFECT (MO, weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.27.1996 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
10.04.1996 … TOMMY / THE DOORS (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo/70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.11.1996 … APOCALYPSE NOW (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.18.1996 … THE WILD BUNCH (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
10.25.1996 … MY FAIR LADY (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.01.1996 … THE LAST EMPEROR (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.08.1996 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
11.15.1996 … BOUND (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
11.22.1996 … THE ENGLISH PATIENT (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
01.10.1997 … THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.14.1997 … TOUCH (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.28.1997 … THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT (RE, 3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.21.1997 … LIAR LIAR (9 weeks, DTS Stereo)
05.23.1997 … THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK (9 weeks, DTS)
07.21.1997 … theater closed
Compiled by Michael Coate
The information contained in this article was referenced from microfilm of Variety and the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper.
One problem: “Dirty Harry” did not play at NORTHPOINT!
I believe the “Zodiac” filmmakers confused NORTHPOINT with the LOEW’S on Market Street. (“Dirty Harry” world premiered at LOEW’S on 12/21/1971, and then opened citywide the following day there as well as at CINEMA 21 and MISSION DRIVE-IN.)
Here is a 1967 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/lmdxg3
The Northpoint was built by ABC Theatres of California and was designed by ABC-Paramount’s consulting architect of the 1960s and 1970s, Henry George Greene.
I was an Assistant Manager there for a short time in November 1978 till May 1979. It was a great theater but Superman the Movie was there for pretty much my whole run.
In reference to the questions raised about the shooting of “ZODIAC” at the Northpoint by T.J. and JBryan:
I took a very close look at the “Zodiac” movie last night. The Northpoint appears at approximately 1-hour and 35 minutes into the film.
The exterior is definately the Northpoint. However, the Marquee was reconstructed with errors. For one thing, as you look at the two photos on this site:
http://www.pacbus.org/images/ken4.jpg
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You will notice that the Marquee in the photos faced both Powell and Bay Streets. In addition, there was no large black band with “Northpoint” at the top and another black band at the bottom with “Theater.” The entire name was at the top.
You will notice in the early photo, before the theater had its grand opening, the glass was tinted so no one could see into the lobby from the outside. In the Fincher film, this part is overlooked, and the lights used in his film were not the ones in the real Northpoint.
As far as the interior is concerned, it was gutted when the theater closed. The real Northpoint did not have side wall curtains extending from the screen to the entrance. Another single-screen operating theater, probably in the L.A. area, was substituted for the audience shots.
Trainmaster
I remember see “Silverado” and “Lawrence of Arabia” here in the 1980’s. The theater had a tremendous sound system.
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Another error the “Zodiac” filmmakers made in recreating the Northpoint was they spelled it “Theater” on the marquee whereas photographic evidence indicates it was spelled “Theatre.” And an even bigger error was why they even featured the Northpoint when, as I pointed out a few comments up, that “Dirty Harry,” the film featured in “Zodiac,” did not even play at that theater!
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The interiors were shot at the National.
Here are some interior shows of the Northpoint.
The pictures are of “fair” quality, except for the audiitorium interior, which was poor.
These were taken after the theater was closed in 1997 and before the interior was gutted for retail use.
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/2924.html
Trainmaster
I was the District Manager for this Theatre from 1989 thru 1992, I also Managed the St Francis and the Northpoint from Dec 1985 to April of 87. Then I left and went Mann theatres to open Fashion Island 6 in San Mateo ,returned to Cineplex as District Manager for the San Francisco Bay Area, Running the Northpoint was a piece of cake It rarely was busy and when it was you always had 2 hours after each show to relax, The only problem was the Parking Garage was a pain in the ass with giving out tokens for the parking. It was a Union house and I had the BEST of I A T S E projectionist at the Northpoint! also had the best at the Coronet when I was there. Good Old Henry Meyers always took care of me from when I was trained BY Al Levin, He was the Best in Theatre Management,Anyone who could work with him learned the business and its peoples very well.