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Coate commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Apr 29, 2008 at 8:25 pm

ZIEGFELD
Part III: The 1990s

Cineplex Odeon: 1990-98
Loews Cineplex: 1998
Clearview Cinemas: 1998-99

02.23.1990 … MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
04.20.1990 … CHATTAHOOCHIE (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.18.1990 … BIRD ON A WIRE (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.27.1990 … DAYS OF THUNDER (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.10.1990 … FLATLINERS (5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.14.1990 … POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.19.1990 … WHITE PALACE (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.16.1990 … HOME ALONE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.07.1990 … EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (9 weeks, 70mm-Cinema Digital Sound)

02.08.1991 … SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.01.1991 … THE DOORS (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
04.26.1991 … SPARTACUS (RE, 4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
05.24.1991 … BACKDRAFT (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.21.1991 … DYING YOUNG (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.12.1991 … CITY SLICKERS (MO, 4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.09.1991 … PURE LUCK (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.30.1991 … THE COMMITMENTS (12 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
11.22.1991 … FOR THE BOYS (5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.25.1991 … THE PRINCE OF TIDES (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)

01.31.1992 … SHINING THROUGH (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
02.21.1992 … RADIO FLYER (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.06.1992 … THE LAWNMOWER MAN (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.03.1992 … THUNDERHEART (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.15.1992 … CITY OF JOY (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.22.1992 … FAR AND AWAY (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.01.1992 … A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
07.31.1992 … DEATH BECOMES HER (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
09.23.1992 … MR. SATURDAY NIGHT (13 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.25.1992 … HOFFA (5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)

01.29.1993 … A FEW GOOD MEN (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
02.12.1993 … GROUNDHOG DAY (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.19.1993 … TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.23.1993 … BENNY & JOON (MO, 3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.14.1993 … LOST IN YONKERS (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
06.11.1993 … JURASSIC PARK (14 weeks, DTS)
09.17.1993 … THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
11.10.1993 … CARLITO’S WAY (7 weeks, DTS)
12.25.1993 … HEAVEN & EARTH (6 weeks, Dolby Digital)

02.04.1994 … I’LL DO ANYTHING (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.18.1994 … THE REMAINS OF THE DAY (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.25.1994 … THE PAPER (6 weeks, DTS)
05.06.1994 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! III (6 weeks, DTS)
06.17.1994 … WOLF (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
07.15.1994 … TRUE LIES (10 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
09.21.1994 … MY FAIR LADY (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.30.1994 … THE RIVER WILD (6 weeks, DTS)
11.11.1994 … INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)

01.13.1995 … LEGENDS OF THE FALL (10 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.24.1995 … THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.07.1995 … ROB ROY (7 weeks, DTS)
05.24.1995 … BRAVEHEART (5 weeks, DTS)
06.30.1995 … APOLLO 13 (14 weeks, DTS)
10.07.1995 … STRANGE DAYS (5 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.10.1995 … TO DIE FOR (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.22.1995 … CASINO (6 weeks, DTS)

01.05.1996 … 12 MONKEYS (6 weeks, DTS)
02.16.1996 … CITY HALL (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.22.1996 … DIABOLIQUE (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.12.1996 … FEAR (10 weeks, DTS)
05.17.1996 … JANE EYRE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.31.1996 … DRAGONHEART (2 weeks, DTS)
06.14.1996 … MOLL FLANDERS (3 weeks, DTS)
07.03.1996 … INDEPENDENCE DAY (10 weeks, DTS)
09.13.1996 … theater closed (3 weeks)
10.06.1996 … VERTIGO (RE, 6 weeks, 70mm-DTS)
11.15.1996 … THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES (5 weeks, SDDS)
12.20.1996 … GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI (6 weeks, SDDS)

01.31.1997 … STAR WARS (RE, “Special Edition,” 3 weeks, DTS)
02.21.1997 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (RE, “Special Edition,” 3 weeks, DTS)
03.14.1997 … RETURN OF THE JEDI (RE, “Special Edition,” 6 weeks, DTS)
04.25.1997 … VOLCANO (4 weeks, DTS)
05.23.1997 … THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK (12 weeks, DTS)
08.15.1997 … COP LAND (6 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.26.1997 … THE PEACEMAKER (5 weeks, DTS)
10.31.1997 … RED CORNER (2 weeks, DTS)
11.14.1997 … ANASTASIA (6 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.25.1997 … THE POSTMAN (3 weeks, SDDS)

01.16.1998 … HARD RAIN (2 weeks, DTS)
01.30.1998 … GREAT EXPECTATIONS (7 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.20.1998 … PRIMARY COLORS (8 weeks, SDDS)
05.15.1998 … BULWORTH (5 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.19.1998 … THE X-FILES (5 weeks, DTS)
07.24.1998 … SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (8 weeks, DTS)
09.18.1998 … ONE TRUE THING (2 weeks, DTS)
10.02.1998 … WHAT DREAMS MAY COME (3 weeks, DTS)
10.23.1998 … PLEASANTVILLE (3 weeks, DTS)
11.13.1998 … MEET JOE BLACK (6 weeks, DTS)
12.23.1998 … THE THIN RED LINE (12 weeks, Dolby Digital)

03.19.1999 … RAVENOUS (1 week, Dolby Digital)
03.26.1999 … SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (MO, 4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.23.1999 … PUSHING TIN (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.19.1999 … STAR WARS: EPISODE Iâ€"THE PHANTOM MENACE (18 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.24.1999 … JAKOB THE LIAR (3 weeks, SDDS)
10.15.1999 … THE STORY OF US (6 weeks, DTS)
11.24.1999 … END OF DAYS (3 weeks, DTS)
12.17.1999 … ANNA AND THE KING (7 weeks, Dolby Digital)

Coate commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Apr 16, 2008 at 7:39 pm

About two years ago on this page, Al Alvarez posted a list of the ZIEGFELD’s bookings. I appreciated the time and effort Al put into the post as well as his intent, but I was left frustrated and short-changed by the end result.

So, with this posting, I’d like to present to Cinema Treasures readers a “new-and-improved” version of the theater’s bookings from the 1970s. The list is presented with my preferred layout & formatting. In addition, (1) release dates have been corrected, (2) bookings missing from the earlier posting have been identified and included, (3) the duration of an engagement’s booking has been provided, and (4) for those with an interest in technology and the whole moviegoing experience thing (for which this theater was well-known), a notation for presentation format has been included.

ZIEGFELD
Part I: Grand Opening & The 1970s

Compiled by Michael Coate

Not included in this filmography are test screenings, sneak-preview screenings, midnight screenings, film festivals, premieres and other private events. The dates represent the first day of commercial release, and, where known, the presentation format has been provided. (No format notation implies a 35mm presentation with monaural sound.)

Ownership: Walter Reade 1969-79

RE = Re-Issue/Return Engagement
MO = Move-over (i.e. continuation of an engagement from another theater)
RPE = Reserved-Performance “Roadshow” Engagement
RSE = Reserved-Seat “Roadshow” Engagement

12.18.1969 … MAROONED (RSE, 9 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)

02.18.1970 … GONE WITH THE WIND (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
02.25.1970 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
03.04.1970 … THE BIBLE: IN THE BEGINNING… (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
03.11.1970 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
03.18.1970 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (RE, 6 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
05.01.1970 … WAR AND PEACE (RE, Part I, 1 week)
05.08.1970 … WAR AND PEACE (RE, Part II, 1 week)
05.15.1970 … WAR AND PEACE (RE, Part I, 1 week)
05.22.1970 … WAR AND PEACE (RE, Part II, 1 week)
05.29.1970 … ZIEGFELD GIRL / THE GREAT ZIEGFELD / ZIEGFELD FOLLIES (RE, 2 weeks)
06.10.1970 … THE SAND PEBBLES (RE, 2 weeks)
06.24.1970 … GONE WITH THE WIND (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
07.01.1970 … THE BOATNIKS (4 weeks)
07.29.1970 … AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS / WEST SIDE STORY (RE, 2 weeks)
08.12.1970 … SOLDIER BLUE (8 weeks)
10.07.1970 … A HARD DAY’S NIGHT / HELP! / YELLOW SUBMARINE / LET IT BE (2 weeks)
10.21.1970 … A NIGHT AT THE OPERA / A DAY AT THE CIRCUS / A DAY AT THE RACES / THE BIG STORE (2 weeks)
11.04.1970 … theater closed (1 week)
11.10.1970 … RYAN’S DAUGHTER (RPE, 33 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)

06.30.1971 … PETER RABBIT AND TALES OF BEATRIX POTTER (RPE, 4 weeks, Stereo)
07.30.1971 … CLEOPATRA (RE, 2 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
08.11.1971 … KLUTE (MO, 1 week)
08.18.1971 … THE ANDERSON TAPES (MO, 1 week)
08.25.1971 … BANANAS (1 week)
09.01.1971 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY / YELLOW SUBMARINE (RE, 2 weeks)
09.15.1971 … theater closed (14 weeks)
12.22.1971 … STAR SPANGLED GIRL (5 weeks)

01.26.1972 … theater closed (3 weeks)
02.14.1972 … CABARET (26 weeks)
08.11.1972 … WOODSTOCK (RE, 1 week, Stereo)
08.18.1972 … WAR AND PEACE (RE, 1 week)
08.23.1972 … theater closed (3 weeks)
09.15.1972 … BLACKBOARD JUNGLE / ROCK ROCK ROCK / THE WILD ONE / JAILHOUSE ROCK / THE THING (RE, 1 week)
09.22.1972 … theater closed (3 weeks)
10.15.1972 … FELLINI’S ROMA (8 weeks)
12.10.1972 … SLEUTH (12 weeks)

03.28.1973 … I AM A DANCER (RSE, 6 weeks)
05.11.1973 … THIS IS CINERAMA (RPE, RE, 14 weeks 70mm-Stereo)
08.17.1973 … ROMEO AND JULIET (RE, 9 weeks)
10.19.1973 … FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER (MO, 2 weeks)
10.31.1973 … theater closed (7 weeks)
12.19.1973 … THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN (16 weeks, Stereo)

04.15.1974 … LADIES & GENTLEMEN, THE ROLLING STONES (3 weeks, Quadraphonic Sound)
05.10.1974 … theater closed (2 weeks)
05.24.1974 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! (18 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
09.27.1974 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (RE, 7 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
11.15.1974 … EARTHQUAKE (18 weeks, Sensurround)

03.19.1975 … TOMMY (14 weeks, Quintaphonic Sound)
06.25.1975 … ROLLERBALL (8 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
08.22.1975 … THE JOLSON STORY (RE, 2 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
09.05.1975 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (RE, 3 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
09.24.1975 … GIVE ’EM HELL, HARRY! (2 weeks)
10.10.1975 … LISZTOMANIA (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.05.1975 … CONDUCT UNBECOMING (2 weeks)
11.21.1975 … THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (RE, 2 weeks)
12.05.1975 … theater closed (2 weeks)
12.18.1975 … BARRY LYNDON (14 weeks)

03.26.1976 … MOSES (7 weeks, Super SpectraSound)
05.16.1976 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT, PART II (11 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
07.28.1976 … THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE (8 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
09.22.1976 … theater closed (2 weeks)
10.06.1976 … SOLARIS (4 weeks)
11.03.1976 … theater closed (7 weeks)
12.25.1976 … A STAR IS BORN (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)

02.16.1977 … theater closed (15 weeks)
06.03.1977 … THE GRATEFUL DEAD MOVIE (3 weeks, Stereo)
06.22.1977 … NEW YORK, NEW YORK (9 weeks)
08.24.1977 … theater closed (6 weeks)
10.07.1977 … TOMMY (RE, 6 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
11.16.1977 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (23 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)

04.26.1978 … THE LAST WALTZ (12 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.19.1978 … REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER (4 weeks)
08.16.1978 … GREASE (MO, 7 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.05.1978 … THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL (6 weeks)
11.15.1978 … THE LORD OF THE RINGS (12 weeks, Dolby Stereo)

02.09.1979 … MURDER BY DECREE (5 weeks)
03.14.1979 … HAIR (10 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.25.1979 … THE PRISONER OF ZENDA (4 weeks)
06.22.1979 … THE MUPPET MOVIE (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.13.1979 … DRACULA (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.15.1979 … APOCALYPSE NOW (RPE, 12 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.07.1979 … THE ROSE (14 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)

Coate commented about Palladium Times Square on Apr 13, 2008 at 5:11 pm

About a year ago on this page, Al Alvarez posted a list of the ASTOR PLAZA’s bookings. I appreciated the time, effort and intent Al put into the post, but I was left frustrated and short-changed by the end result.

So, with this posting, I’d like to present to Cinema Treasures readers a “new-and-improved” version of the theater’s bookings from the 1970s. The list is presented with my preferred layout & formatting. In addition, (1) release dates have been corrected, (2) bookings missing from the earlier posting have been identified and included, and (3) the duration of an engagement’s booking has been provided. And, for those with an interest in technology and the whole moviegoing experience thing (for which this theater was well-known), a notation for presentation format has been included.

ASTOR PLAZA
Part I: The 1970s

Compiled by Michael Coate

RE = Re-Issue/Return Engagement
MO = Move-over (i.e. continuation of an engagement from another theater)

06.26.1974 … FOR PETE’S SAKE (4 weeks)
07.24.1974 … DEATH WISH (17 weeks)
11.20.1974 … THE KLANSMAN (4 weeks)
12.18.1974 … MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (6 weeks)

01.29.1975 … YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (6 weeks)
03.12.1975 … ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (6 weeks)
04.23.1975 … TEN LITTLE INDIANS (4 weeks)
05.21.1975 … BREAKOUT (4 weeks)
06.18.1975 … ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH (9 weeks)
08.20.1975 … RUSSIAN ROULETTE (3 weeks)
09.10.1975 … MITCHELL! (1 week)
09.18.1975 … PAPILLON (RE, 1 week)
09.24.1975 … 3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR (12 weeks)
12.17.1975 … THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING (9 weeks)

02.18.1976 … I WILL, I WILL…FOR NOW (2 weeks)
03.05.1976 … MAN FRIDAY (3 weeks)
03.24.1976 … GIVE ’EM HELL, HARRY! (RE, 1 week)
04.02.1976 … ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE / DELIVERANCE (RE, 1 week)
04.07.1976 … ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (11 weeks)
06.23.1976 … LOGAN’S RUN (7 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
08.11.1976 … THE SHOOTIST (5 weeks)
09.17.1976 … theater closed (4 weeks)
10.13.1976 … PART 2 SOUNDER (1 week)
10.22.1976 … MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH (1 week)
10.29.1976 … THE OUTER SPACE CONNECTION (2 weeks)
11.12.1976 … TWO-MINUTE WARNING (4 weeks)
12.22.1976 … VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED (7 weeks)

02.09.1977 … THE CASSANDRA CROSSING (3 weeks)
03.04.1977 … TAXI DRIVER / OBSESSION (RE, 2 weeks)
03.18.1977 … THE JAWS OF DEATH (1 week)
03.25.1977 … THE EAGLE HAS LANDED (3 weeks)
04.13.1977 … ISLANDS IN THE STREAM (2 weeks)
04.29.1977 … THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN / THE RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER (RE, 1 week)
05.06.1977 … theater closed (3 weeks)
05.25.1977 … STAR WARS (61 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)

07.28.1978 … ANIMAL HOUSE (10 weeks)
10.06.1978 … WHO IS KILLING THE GREAT CHEFS OF EUROPE? (3 weeks)
10.26.1978 … THE WIZ (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.15.1978 … SUPERMAN (16 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)

04.04.1979 … THE CHAMP (10 weeks)
06.15.1979 … PROPHECY (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.13.1979 … THE WANDERERS (4 weeks)
08.10.1979 … MEATBALLS (1 week)
08.15.1979 … STAR WARS (RE, 4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.14.1979 … CITY ON FIRE! (1 week)
09.21.1979 … A TOUCH OF CLASS / I WILL, I WILL…FOR NOW (RE, 1 week)
09.28.1979 … A MAN, A WOMAN AND A BANK (1 week)
10.05.1979 … TOURIST TRAP (1 week)
10.12.1979 … THE GRATEFUL DEAD MOVIE (RE, 1 week, Stereo)
10.19.1979 … METEOR (3 weeks, Stereo)
11.09.1979 … FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (RE, 4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.07.1979 … AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (MO, 2 weeks)
12.21.1979 … THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN (7 weeks)

Coate commented about Cine Capri Theatre on Apr 10, 2008 at 5:19 pm

“Jaws 3-D” opened at the following Phoenix area theaters:
AMC FIESTA VILLAGE 6
AMC LAKES 6
AMC METRO VILLAGE 6
AMC TOWN & COUNTRY
HARKINS CAMELVIEW PLAZA
MANN CHRIS-TOWN

“The Survivors” was playing at CINE CAPRI when “Jaws 3-D” opened. CINE CAPRI did run three other 3-D features around that timeframe — “Metalstorm,” “Comin' At Ya!” and “Spacehunter” — perhaps it was one of those that you saw there?

Coate commented about Regency Village Theatre on Apr 4, 2008 at 3:17 am

VILLAGE: The 1970s

National General Corporation (NGC): 1970-73
Mann Theatres: 1973-79

RE = Re-Issue/Return Engagement
MO = Move-over (i.e. continuation of an engagement from another theater)
RPE = Reserved-Performance “Roadshow” Engagement

02.06.1970 … THE HAPPY ENDING (4 weeks)
03.04.1970 … THE KREMLIN LETTER (5 weeks)
04.10.1970 … HALLS OF ANGER (2 weeks)
04.24.1970 … TELL THEM WILLIE BOY IS HERE (6 weeks)
06.03.1970 … THE LANDLORD (7 weeks)
07.22.1970 … COTTON COMES TO HARLEM (4 weeks)
08.19.1970 … LOVERS AND OTHER STRANGERS (17 weeks)
12.16.1970 … HUSBANDS (1 week for Oscar consideration)
12.25.1970 … LOVE STORY (26 weeks)

06.23.1971 … PLAZA SUITE (6 weeks)
08.04.1971 … THE LAST RUN (6 weeks)
09.15.1971 … JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN (5 weeks)
10.20.1971 … T.R. BASKIN (8 weeks)
12.15.1971 … MACBETH (1 week for Oscar consideration)
12.22.1971 … HAROLD AND MAUDE (3 weeks)

01.12.1972 … SUCH GOOD FRIENDS (4 weeks)
02.10.1972 … MADE FOR EACH OTHER (6 weeks)
03.22.1972 … THE GODFATHER (16 weeks)
07.12.1972 … PORTNOY’S COMPLAINT (6 weeks)
08.23.1972 … THE HERO (1 week)
09.01.1972 … ULYSSES (RE, 2 weeks)
09.13.1972 … THE GODFATHER (RE, 1 week)
09.20.1972 … THE GODFATHER / THE BOSTON STRANGLER (RE, 1 week)
09.27.1972 … THE FRENCH CONNECTION / MAS*H (RE, 1 week)
10.04.1972 … HICKEY & BOGGS / RETURN OF SABATA (1 week)
10.11.1972 … CANCEL MY RESERVATION (1 week)
10.18.1972 … HEAT (4 weeks)
11.15.1972 … RAINBOW BRIDGE (3 weeks)
12.06.1972 … THE LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK (2 weeks)
12.22.1972 … AVANTI! (7 weeks)

02.07.1973 … STEELYARD BLUES (4 weeks)
03.07.1973 … THE LONG GOODBYE (3 weeks)
03.28.1973 … BAXTER (2 weeks)
04.11.1973 … THE EMIGRANTS (1 week)
04.18.1973 … THEATRE OF BLOOD (2 weeks)
05.02.1973 … CABARET / THE BOY FRIEND (RE, 1 week)
05.09.1973 … MAN OF LA MANCHA / CACTUS IN THE SNOW (1 week)
05.16.1973 … PETE ‘N’ TILLIE / FRENZY (1 week)
05.23.1973 … HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER / YOU’LL LIKE MY MOTHER (1 week)
06.01.1973 … WHAT’S UP, DOC? / PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM (RE, 1 week)
06.06.1973 … BILLY JACK / BANANAS (1 week)
06.13.1973 … PAPER MOON (10 weeks)
08.22.1973 … ROMEO & JULIET (RE, 7 weeks)
10.10.1973 … FANTASIA (RE, 3 weeks)
10.31.1973 … JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (7 weeks)
12.18.1973 … SERPICO (10 weeks)

02.27.1974 … MAN ON A SWING (4 weeks)
03.29.1974 … BADLANDS (3 weeks)
04.19.1974 … BLAZING SADDLES (MO, 5 weeks)
05.24.1974 … THE BLACK WINDMILL (4 weeks)
06.19.1974 … THE TERMINAL MAN (5 weeks)
07.24.1974 … THE WHITE DAWN (3 weeks)
08.14.1974 … CHINATOWN (MO, 2 weeks)
08.28.1974 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (RE, 6 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
10.09.1974 … THE GAMBLER (9 weeks)
12.12.1974 … BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (2 weeks for Oscar consideration)
12.25.1974 … FREEBIE AND THE BEAN (7 weeks)

02.12.1975 … THE STEPFORD WIVES (6 weeks)
03.26.1975 … SHEILA LEVINE IS DEAD AND LIVING IN NEW YORK (6 weeks)
05.07.1975 … THE DAY OF THE LOCUST (8 weeks)
07.02.1975 … NASHVILLE (13 weeks, Stereo)
10.01.1975 … 3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR (11 weeks)
12.19.1975 … THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING (8 weeks)

02.15.1976 … THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE (4 weeks)
03.10.1976 … THE MAN IN THE GLASS BOOTH / CALIFORNIA REICH (1 week)
03.17.1976 … THE MAN IN THE GLASS BOOTH (1 week)
03.24.1976 … THE DUCHESS AND THE DIRTWATER FOX (6 weeks)
05.05.1976 … END OF THE GAME (3 weeks)
05.26.1976 … WON TON TON (3 weeks)
06.16.1976 … LIFEGUARD (1 week)
06.25.1976 … THE OMEN (15 weeks)
10.08.1976 … MARATHON MAN (10 weeks)
12.19.1976 … A STAR IS BORN (9 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)

02.18.1977 … THIEVES (6 weeks)
04.01.1977 … BLACK SUNDAY (11 weeks)
06.17.1977 … EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC (4 weeks)
07.13.1977 … ORCA (1 week)
07.20.1977 … GREASED LIGHTNING (2 weeks)
08.03.1977 … ONE ON ONE (6 weeks)
09.16.1977 … THX 1138 (RE, 5 weeks)
10.19.1977 … LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR (8 weeks)
12.16.1977 … SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (13 weeks, Dolby Stereo)

03.15.1978 … THE FURY (7 weeks)
05.03.1978 … METAMORPHOSES (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.26.1978 … AMERICAN GRAFFITI (RE, 3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.16.1978 … GREASE (15 weeks, Dolby Stereo, 70mm-Dolby Stereo from 10th week)
09.29.1978 … DEATH ON THE NILE (10 weeks)
12.08.1978 … THE BRINK’S JOB (1 week for Oscar consideration)
12.15.1978 … OLIVER’S STORY (4 weeks)

01.12.1979 … DAYS OF HEAVEN (MO, 6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
02.23.1979 … THE DEER HUNTER (RPE, 15 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.08.1979 … PLAYERS (3 weeks)
06.29.1979 … BLOODLINE (3 weeks)
07.20.1979 … RUST NEVER SLEEPS (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo & Rust-O-Vision)
08.03.1979 … NORTH DALLAS FORTY (9 weeks)
10.05.1979 … “10” (10 weeks)
12.14.1979 … THE JERK (8 weeks)

Coate commented about Edens I & II Theaters on Apr 1, 2008 at 2:16 pm

Me not attending the first matinee screening of “Star Wars” is meaningless to our debate. And just because you were there is not a guarantee that you are correctly recalling all of the details of the event.

1) You claimed the 1:00-something matinee on its first day (May 27, 1977) was not advertised. I have a photocopy of that opening-day ad from the Chicago Tribune and after double and triple checking the ad copy, I can state that the early afternoon afternoon was advertised.

2) You claimed the EDENS ran “Star Wars” for about one year and that it was the last Chicago area theater to be playing it. Again, not correct. It ran there half a year, and the OAKBROOK was the last theater to play the film.

3) You claim the EDENS ran the film in 70mm. Maybe…but (a) your claim is based on a thirty-year-old memory, and (b) contradicts how the film was promoted throughout its seven-month run.

Coate commented about Esquire Theatre on Mar 28, 2008 at 5:54 pm

“Generally unadvertised matinee”

“5/27 matinees weren’t common knowledge”

What the hell do you mean??? As I write this reply, I’m staring at my photocopy of the Chicago Tribune’s opening-day ad, and the EDENS was clearly advertising an early-afternoon matinee.

The EDENS' showtimes were 1:30, 3:40, 5:50, 8:10, 10:15 (and a midnight show on Fridays & Saturdays). And they were NOT promoting a 70mm presentation on opening day or at any point in its seven-month run.

Coate commented about 40 Years of 2001: A Space Odyssey! on Mar 21, 2008 at 5:51 pm

Loves movies – hate going!… Great topic! A couple of comments, though.

1) What leads you to believe the film opened to the general public four days after its world premiere??? (In Washington, DC, it opened to the general public the day after the premiere. The film had a staggered release, so its release date varied by city.)

2) I think the following sentence of yours is misleading: “By the fall of 1968, it was released in 35mm anamorphic format and advertised as Cinerama in movie theaters equipped with special projection optics and a widely-curved movie screen.”

It probably wasn’t your intent, but I think a clarification is necessary. The way the sentence is written implies that the 35mm scope presentations were promoted as “Cinerama” and that these Cinerama presentations didn’t happen until many months after the premiere. For the record, during the film’s first three months of release, it was booked only in Cinerama theaters, and only the 70mm presentations shown on a deep-curve screen and in official Cinerama venues were promoted as being shown “in Cinerama.”

Are you, by chance, familiar with my article “1968: A Roadshow Odyssey”? The manner in which “2001” was distributed is discussed in detail. I’ll provide a link for anyone interested in reading it rather than posting here the whole text. I will, however, post a revised and re-formatted list of the original reserved-seat “roadshow” presentations during the initial first-run bookings, the majority of which were shown in 70mm.

“1968: A Roadshow Odyssey” Page 1 and Page 2

THE ORIGINAL RESERVED-SEAT ENGAGEMENTS OF “2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY”

04.02.1968 … Washington, DC, USA – Uptown (51 weeks)

04.03.1968 … New York, NY, USA – Capitol (24 weeks + Move-over)

04.04.1968 … Los Angeles, CA, USA – Warner Hollywood (80 weeks + MO)

04.10.1968 … Boston, MA, USA – Boston (36 weeks)
04.10.1968 … Denver, CO, USA – Cooper (47 weeks)
04.10.1968 … Detroit, MI, USA – Summit (47 weeks)
04.10.1968 … Houston, TX, USA – Windsor (31 weeks)
04.10.1968 … Tokyo, Japan – Theatre Tokyo (24 weeks)

04.11.1968 … Chicago, IL, USA – Cinestage (36 weeks)
04.11.1968 … Johannesburg, South Africa – Royal
04.11.1968 … Osaka, Japan – O.S. Cinerama Gekijo

05.01.1968 … London, England, UK – Casino (47 weeks)
05.01.1968 … Sydney, Australia – Plaza (12 weeks)

05.02.1968 … Melbourne, Australia – Plaza (11 weeks)

05.22.1968 … Philadelphia, PA, USA – Randolph (30 weeks)

05.28.1968 … San Diego, CA, USA – Center (44 weeks)
05.28.1968 … Seattle, WA, USA – Cinerama (77 weeks)

05.29.1968 … Atlanta, GA, USA – Martin Cinerama (22 weeks)
05.29.1968 … Baltimore, MD, USA – Town (20 weeks)
05.29.1968 … Cincinnati, OH, USA – International 70 (19 weeks)
05.29.1968 … Dallas, TX, USA – Capri (24 weeks)
05.29.1968 … Miami, FL, USA â€" Sheridan
05.29.1968 … Montreal, QC, Canada – Imperial (24 weeks)
05.29.1968 … New Orleans, LA, USA – Trans-Lux (29 weeks)
05.29.1968 … Providence, RI, USA – Cinerama (20 weeks)
05.29.1968 … St. Louis, MO, USA – Martin Cinerama (29 weeks)
05.29.1968 … Scottsdale, AZ, USA – Kachina (25 weeks)

05.30.1968 … Toronto, ON, Canada – Glendale (72 weeks)

06.06.1968 … Charlotte, NC, USA – Carolina

06.07.1968 … Honolulu, HI, USA – Cinerama

06.12.1968 … Birmingham, AL, USA – Eastwood Mall (8 weeks)
06.12.1968 … Columbus, OH, USA – Grand
06.12.1968 … Dayton, OH, USA – Dabel (20 weeks)
06.12.1968 … Harrisburg, PA, USA – Trans-Lux
06.12.1968 … Jacksonville, FL, USA – 5 Points
06.12.1968 … Kansas City, MO – Empire (27 weeks)
06.12.1968 … Pittsburgh, PA, USA – Warner (22 weeks)
06.12.1968 … Salt Lake City, UT, USA – Villa (22 weeks)
06.12.1968 … Tampa, FL, USA – Palace
06.12.1968 … Toledo, OH, USA – Showcase Cinemas

06.13.1968 … Portland, OR, USA – Hollywood (42 weeks)

06.19.1968 … Buffalo, NY, USA – Grand (13 weeks)
06.19.1968 … Cleveland, OH, USA – State (21 weeks)
06.19.1968 … Hartford, CT, USA – Cinerama
06.19.1968 … Norfolk, VA, USA – Rosna
06.19.1968 … Omaha, NE, USA – Indian Hills
06.19.1968 … San Francisco, CA, USA – Golden Gate (73 weeks + MO)
06.19.1968 … Wichita, KS, USA – Uptown

06.26.1968 … Calgary, AB, Canada – North Hill (14 weeks)
06.26.1968 … Des Moines, IA, USA – River Hills
06.26.1968 … Fresno, CA, USA – Warnor (17 weeks)
06.26.1968 … Hicksville, NY, USA – Twin South (39 weeks)
06.26.1968 … London, ON, Canada – Park (9 weeks)
06.26.1968 … Louisville, KY, USA – Showcase Cinemas (14 weeks)
06.26.1968 … Milwaukee, WI, USA – Cinema 1
06.26.1968 … Sacramento, CA, USA – Esquire (35 weeks)
06.26.1968 … St. Louis Park, MN, USA – Cooper (31 weeks)
06.26.1968 … Syracuse, NY, USA – Eckel (10 weeks)
06.26.1968 … Tulsa, OK, USA – Fox (15 weeks)
06.26.1968 … Vancouver, BC, Canada – Capitol (15 weeks)

06.27.1968 … Indianapolis, IN, USA – Indiana
06.27.1968 … Nashville, TN, USA – Belle Meade

06.28.1968 … Huntsville, AL, USA – Westbury

07.02.1968 … Las Vegas, NV, USA – Cinerama (15 weeks)

07.03.1968 … San Juan, Puerto Rico – Metro

07.04.1968 … Sao Paulo, Brazil – Majestic

07.10.1968 … Chattanooga, TN, USA – Brainerd Cinerama

07.11.1968 … Shreveport, LA, USA – Broadmoor (8 weeks)

07.16.1968 … Oklahoma City, OK, USA – Cooper

07.17.1968 … Montclair, NJ, USA – Clairidge (36 weeks)
07.17.1968 … San Antonio, TX, USA – Cinema II (18 weeks)

07.22.1968 … Glasgow, Scotland, UK – Coliseum

07.23.1968 … San Jose, CA, USA – Century 21 (88 weeks)

07.24.1968 … Knoxville, KY, USA – Capri-70
07.24.1968 … Raleigh, NC, USA – Ambassador

07.25.1968 … Dublin, Ireland – Plaza
07.25.1968 … Memphis, TN, USA – Paramount (11 weeks)
07.25.1968 … Winnipeg, MB, Canada – Garrick (11 weeks)

07.31.1968 … West Springfield, MA, USA – Showcase Cinemas

08.07.1968 … Springfield, IL – Esquire

08.09.1968 … Auckland, New Zealand – Cinerama
08.09.1968 … Christchurch, New Zealand – Cinerama
08.09.1968 … Orlando, FL, USA – Beacham
08.09.1968 … Wellington, New Zealand – Cinerama (5 weeks)

08.14.1968 … Austin, TX, USA – Americana (13 weeks)

08.21.1968 … Albany, NY, USA – Hellman (12 weeks)
08.21.1968 … Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA â€" Falls

08.22.1968 … Grand Rapids, MI, USA – Eastbrook

08.24.1968 … Vienna, Austria – Gartenbau

08.27.1968 … Stockholm, Sweden – Vinterpalatset

08.28.1968 … Lawrence, MA, USA – Showcase Cinemas (12 weeks)

09.01.1968 … Cardiff, Wales, UK – Park Hall

09.02.1968 … Brussels, Belgium – Varietes

09.04.1968 … Reno, NV, USA – Century 21

09.06.1968 … Cape Town, South Africa – Cinerama (4 weeks)

09.11.1968 … Munich, West Germany – Royal (12 weeks)
09.11.1968 … Rotterdam, Netherlands – Cinerama

09.12.1968 … Bangkok, Thailand – Siam

09.16.1968 … New York, NY, USA – Cinerama (cont. from Capitol, 13/37 weeks)

09.18.1968 … Worcester, MA, USA – Showcase Cinemas

09.19.1968 … Cologne, West Germany – Scala (9 weeks)

09.20.1968 … Peoria, IL, USA – Palace

09.25.1968 … Edmonton, AB, Canada – Paramount (8 weeks)
09.25.1968 … Hamden, CT, USA – Cinemart
09.25.1968 … Lisbon, Portugal – Monumental
09.25.1968 … Ottawa, ON, Canada – Nelson (13 weeks)
09.25.1968 … Goleta, CA, USA – Fairview
09.25.1968 … Youngstown, OH, USA – Paramount
09.25.1968 … Zuerich, Switzerland – Apollo

09.26.1968 … Karlsruhe, West Germany – Schauburg (6 weeks)

09.27.1968 … Champaign, IL, USA – Co-Ed II
09.27.1968 … Paris, France – Empire (“Version Originale”)
09.27.1968 … Paris, France – Gaumont Palace (“Version Francaise”)
09.27.1968 … Reading, PA – Fox (5 weeks)

10.02.1968 … Albuquerque, NM – Fox Winrock (13 weeks)
10.02.1968 … Lexington, KY – Strand (7 weeks)
10.02.1968 … Scranton, PA – Strand (5 weeks)

10.09.1968 … El Paso, TX – Fox Bassett Center (11 weeks)

10.17.1968 … Barcelona, Spain – Florida
10.17.1968 … Madrid, Spain – Albeniz
10.17.1968 … Rochester, NY, USA – Panorama (17 weeks)

10.25.1968 … Stuttgart, West Germany – Atrium (6 weeks)

10.27.1968 … Leeds, England, UK – Leeds

10.30.1968 … Little Rock, AR, USA – Cinema 150 (7 weeks)
10.30.1968 … Milan, IL, USA – Showcase Cinemas

10.31.1968 … Bournemouth, England, UK – Westover Bournemouth
10.31.1968 … Mexico City, Mexico – Cine Latino D-150 (15 weeks)

11.05.1968 … Amarillo, TX, USA – Esquire

11.06.1968 … Corpus Christi, TX, USA – Deux Cine (7 weeks)
11.06.1968 … Monterey, CA, USA – Cinema 70 (13 weeks)

11.07.1968 … Buenos Aires, Argentina – Super Cinerama Ideal

11.08.1968 … Duesseldorf, West Germany – Kristall (15 weeks)

11.15.1968 … Essen, West Germany – Europa (4 weeks)
11.15.1968 … Nuremberg, West Germany – Delphi (3 weeks)

11.20.1968 … Erie, PA, USA – Plaza
11.20.1968 … Tucson, AZ, USA – El Dorado (9 weeks)

11.22.1968 … Antwerp, Belgium – Rubens (2 weeks)

12.11.1968 … Milan, Italy – Alcione
12.11.1968 … Rome, Italy – Royal

12.12.1968 … Frankfurt, West Germany – MGM (10 weeks)

12.13.1968 … Muenster, West Germany – Fürstenhof (2 weeks)

12.18.1968 … Jackson, MS, USA – Capri (4 weeks)
12.18.1968 … Nanuet, NY, USA – Route 59 (9 weeks)

12.20.1968 … Augsburg, West Germany – Rex

01.10.1969 … Mannheim, West Germany – Planken (3 weeks)

01.15.1969 … Hamilton, ON, Canada – Centre Twin West (8 weeks)

01.19.1969 … Birmingham, England, UK – Cinerama

02.19.1969 … Modesto, CA, USA – Briggsmore (5 weeks)

02.28.1969 … Oslo, Norway – Colosseum

04.01.1969 … Santiago, Chile – Santa Lucia

05.24.1969 … Tel Aviv, Israel â€" Zafon

07.16.1969 … Hannover, West Germany – Gloria

08.04.1969 … Copenhagen, Denmark – Rialto

10.14.1969 … Orange, CA, USA – Cinedome 21 (27 weeks)

10.29.1969 … Beverly Hills, CA, USA – Beverly Hills (cont. from Warner Hollywood, 23/103 weeks)

11.12.1969 … San Francisco, CA, USA – Golden Gate Penthouse (cont. from Golden Gate, 15/88 weeks)

02.27.1970 … West Berlin, West Germany – Royal (8 weeks)

In any given market, a general release did not begin until the completion of the exclusive, reserved-seat engagement.

Coate commented about Cinerama Hollywood on Mar 17, 2008 at 11:46 pm

Part IV: The ArcLight Era (continued)

02.13.2004 … 50 FIRST DATES (2 weeks, SDDS)
02.25.2004 … THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.19.2004 … DAWN OF THE DEAD (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.02.2004 … WALKING TALL (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.16.2004 … KILL BILL VOL. 2 (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.07.2004 … VAN HELSING (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.19.2004 … SHREK 2 (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.18.2004 … THE TERMINAL (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.30.2004 … SPIDER-MAN 2 (3 weeks, SDDS-8)
07.23.2004 … THE BOURNE SUPREMACY (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
08.06.2004 … COLLATERAL (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.03.2004 … HERO (MO, 3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.24.2004 … THE FORGOTTEN (1 week, SDDS)
10.01.2004 … SHARK TALE (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.22.2004 … THE GRUDGE (1 week, SDDS)
10.29.2004 … RAY (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.10.2004 … THE POLAR EXPRESS (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.24.2004 … ALEXANDER (1 week, Dolby Digital)
12.03.2004 … HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.22.2004 … THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)

01.19.2005 … ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (1 week, Dolby Digital)
01.28.2005 … HIDE AND SEEK (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
02.11.2005 … HITCH (3 weeks, SDDS)
03.04.2005 … THE JACKET (1 week, Dolby Digital)
03.11.2005 … THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (RE, “Recut,” 1 week, Dolby Digital)
03.18.2005 … THE RING TWO (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.01.2005 … SIN CITY (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.15.2005 … THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.29.2005 … THE INTERPRETER (MO, 1 week, Dolby Digital)
05.06.2005 … HOUSE OF WAX (1 week, Dolby Digital)
05.13.2005 … UNLEASHED (1 week, Dolby Digital)
05.19.2005 … STAR WARS: EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH (7 weeks, DLP)
07.08.2005 … FANTASTIC FOUR (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.22.2005 … THE ISLAND (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
08.12.2005 … THE SKELETON KEY (1 week, Dolby Digital)
08.19.2005 … THE 40 YEAR-OLD VIRGIN (1 week, Dolby Digital)
08.26.2005 … THE BROTHERS GRIMM (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.09.2005 … THE 40 YEAR-OLD VIRGIN (RE/MO, 1 week, Dolby Digital)
09.16.2005 … JUST LIKE HEAVEN (1 week, Dolby Digital)
09.23.2005 … FLIGHTPLAN (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.07.2005 … WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.28.2005 … HOW THE WEST WAS WON (RE, 1 week, Cinerama)
11.04.2005 … SAW II (MO, 1 week, Dolby Digital)
11.11.2005 … ZATHURA (2 weeks, SDDS-8)
11.23.2005 … RENT (3 weeks, SDDS)
12.14.2005 … KING KONG (5 weeks, Dolby Digital)

Coate commented about Regency Village Theatre on Mar 10, 2008 at 5:32 pm

Mark… Instead of the BRUIN or PLAZA, would you settle for the AVCO or a DOME update?

Coate commented about Cinerama Hollywood on Mar 6, 2008 at 3:33 pm

Part IV: The ArcLight Era

Compiled by Michael Coate

Here are the bookings for the DOME upon the re-opening as the ArcLight Cinemas multiplex through the end of 2003.

03.22.2002 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (RE, 2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.05.2002 … AMADEUS (RE, “Director’s Cut,” 2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.19.2002 … THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.03.2002 … SPIDER-MAN (3 weeks, SDDS-8)
05.24.2002 … SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.07.2002 … DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD (1 week, Dolby Digital)
06.14.2002 … THE BOURNE IDENTITY (1 week, Dolby Digital)
06.21.2002 … MINORITY REPORT (5 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.26.2002 … AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
08.09.2002 … XXX (6 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.20.2002 … BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER (1 week, Dolby Digital)
09.25.2002 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
10.04.2002 … THIS IS CINERAMA (RE, 2 weeks, Cinerama)
10.18.2002 … THE RING (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.01.2002 … I SPY (1 week, Dolby Digital)
11.08.2002 … 8 MILE (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.22.2002 … DIE ANOTHER DAY (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.18.2002 … THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (8 weeks, Dolby Digital)

02.14.2003 … The Cinerama Dome’s “Best Of” Showcase (1 week)
02.21.2003 … GODS AND GENERALS (1 week, Dolby Digital)
02.28.2003 … GANGS OF NEW YORK (MO, 1 week, Dolby Digital)
03.07.2003 … TEARS OF THE SUN (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.20.2003 … GANGS OF NEW YORK (RE, 1 day, Dolby Digital)
03.21.2003 … CHICAGO (RE, 1 day, Dolby Digital)
03.22.2003 … THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (RE, 1 day, Dolby Digital)
03.23.2003 … CHICAGO (RE, 3 days, Dolby Digital)
03.28.2003 … BASIC (1 week, Dolby Digital)
04.04.2003 … A MAN APART (1 week, Dolby Digital)
04.11.2003 … ANGER MANAGEMENT (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.25.2003 … IDENTITY (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.23.2003 … BRUCE ALMIGHTY (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.13.2003 … HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE (1 week, Dolby Digital)
06.20.2003 … HULK (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.02.2003 … LEGALLY BLONDE 2: RED, WHITE & BLONDE (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.18.2003 … WHALE RIDER (MO, 1 week, Dolby Digital)
07.25.2003 … SEABISCUIT (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
08.15.2003 … FREDDY VS. JASON (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
08.29.2003 … JEEPERS CREEPERS 2 (1 week, Dolby Digital)
09.05.2003 … THE ORDER (1 week, Dolby Digital)
09.12.2003 … HOW THE WEST WAS WON (RE, 2 weeks, Cinerama)
09.26.2003 … SCARFACE (RE/MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.10.2003 … INTOLERABLE CRUELTY (1 week, Dolby Digital)
10.17.2003 … IT’S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD (RE, 1 week, 70mm-DTS)
10.24.2003 … MYSTIC RIVER (MO, 1 week, Dolby Digital)
10.29.2003 … ALIEN (RE, “The Director’s Cut,” 2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.14.2003 … MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (1 week, Dolby Digital)
11.21.2003 … THE CAT IN THE HAT (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.05.2003 … THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (RE, 1 week, Dolby Digital)
12.12.2003 … THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (RE, 1 week, Dolby Digital)
12.17.2003 … THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (8 weeks, Dolby Digital)

For those readers interested in these playdate/booking history lists, I should mention that in addition to the DOME and NATIONAL lists, I’ve also posted playdate listings for other Los Angeles area theaters including the AVCO (Screen #1, 1972-1993) and the VILLAGE (1980s & 1990s). I also recently posted one for the CINE CAPRI in Phoenix, AZ.

Coate commented about iPic Westwood on Mar 5, 2008 at 10:14 pm

AVCO CENTER CINEMA I

Compiled by Michael Coate

This filmography represents playdates for the AVCO’s #1 auditorium (downstairs, 1,100+ seats); the smaller-capacity upstairs cinemas (#2 & #3) are not the subject of this work. In addition, note that the duration data cited represents only the time a film played on screen #1 even though in numerous cases a film began its booking in an upstairs auditorium or continued playing in an upstairs auditorium upon being replaced downstairs by a new film.

Not included in this filmography are test screenings, sneak-preview screenings, midnight screenings, premieres and other private events. The dates represent the first day of commercial release and, where known, the presentation format has been provided. (No format notation implies a standard 35mm presentation with monaural sound. A format notation with an * is an unconfirmed stereo presentation.) The principal references were archived microfilm of the Los Angeles Times newspaper and the web article 70mm in Los Angeles.

RE = Re-Issue/Return Engagement
MO = Move-over (i.e. continuation of an engagement from another theater or screen in complex)

“Dolby Stereo” installed/first presentation: May 1977
“Dolby Stereo SR” installed/first presentation: February 1989
“Cinema Digital Sound” (CDS) installed/first presentation: December 1990
“Digital Theater Systems” (DTS) installed/first presentation: June 1993

The theater became THX certified in May 1983.

05.24.1972 … PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM (8 weeks)
07.21.1972 … BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE (11 weeks)
10.04.1972 … THE RULING CLASS (3 weeks)
10.25.1972 … LADY SINGS THE BLUES (8 weeks)
12.19.1972 … THE GETAWAY (10 weeks)

02.28.1973 … WOMEN IN LIMBO (1 week)
03.07.1973 … DELIVERANCE (2 weeks)
03.21.1973 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (RE, 3 weeks, Stereo)
04.11.1973 … BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON (6 weeks)
05.25.1973 … HITLER: THE LAST TEN DAYS (5 weeks)
06.28.1973 … 40 CARATS (4 weeks)
07.27.1973 … DILLINGER (MO, 1 week)
08.01.1973 … AMERICAN GRAFFITI (12 weeks)
10.24.1973 … THE WAY WE WERE (8 weeks)
12.20.1973 … THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN (7 weeks, Stereo)

02.06.1974 … ZARDOZ (8 weeks, Stereo)
04.03.1974 … THE GREAT GATSBY** (12 weeks)
06.26.1974 … FOR PETE’S SAKE (5 weeks)
07.31.1974 … THE TAMARIND SEED (4 weeks)
08.30.1974 … THE GIRL FROM PETROVKA (MO, 2 weeks)
09.11.1974 … THE LORDS OF FLATBUSH (2 weeks)
09.25.1974 … THE LONGEST YARD (1 week)
10.03.1974 … HARRY & TONTO (MO, 2 weeks)
10.17.1974 … Columbia’s Golden Celebration (1 day)
10.18.1974 … THE ODESSA FILE (9 weeks)
12.17.1974 … THE TOWERING INFERNO (12 weeks, 70mm-Stereo*)

03.14.1975 … FUNNY LADY (15 weeks)
06.25.1975 … BITE THE BULLET (5 weeks)
07.30.1975 … HENNESSY (3 weeks)
08.20.1975 … FAREWELL, MY LOVELY (8 weeks)
10.17.1975 … HEARTS OF THE WEST (9 weeks)
12.17.1975 … THE SUNSHINE BOYS (8 weeks)

02.11.1976 … BARRY LYNDON (7 weeks)
03.31.1976 … ROBIN AND MARIAN (7 weeks)
05.19.1976 … SEVEN BEAUTIES (MO, 5 weeks)
06.30.1976 … THE SAILOR WHO FELL FROM GRACE WITH THE SEA (MO, 4 weeks)
07.28.1976 … HARRY AND WALTER GO TO NEW YORK (5 weeks)
09.03.1976 … CAR WASH (6 weeks)
10.15.1976 … PART 2 SOUNDER (2 weeks)
10.27.1976 … BITTERSWEET LOVE (1 week)
11.03.1976 … SHOOT (1 week)
11.12.1976 … THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION (6 weeks)
12.22.1976 … NICKELODEON (1 week)
12.30.1976 … SILVER STREAK (MO, 8 weeks)

02.25.1977 … SLAP SHOT (5 weeks)
04.01.1977 … DEMON SEED (3 weeks)
04.20.1977 … PUMPING IRON (4 weeks)
05.20.1977 … ISLANDS IN THE STREAM (MO, 1 week)
05.25.1977 … STAR WARS (23 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.04.1977 … HEROES (2 weeks)
11.16.1977 … THE TURNING POINT (*23 weeks, Stereo**)

04.28.1978 … THE BOYS IN COMPANY C (2 weeks)
05.10.1978 … HOUSE CALLS (MO, 2 weeks)
05.26.1978 … THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAY. (2 weeks, Stereo)
06.09.1978 … DAMIEN: OMEN II** (2 weeks)
06.23.1978 … THE CHEAP DETECTIVE (6 weeks)
08.02.1978 … EYES OF LAURA MARS (3 weeks)
08.23.1978 … ANIMAL HOUSE (MO, 6 weeks)
10.05.1978 … THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL (5 weeks)
11.08.1978 … MAGIC (2 weeks)
11.22.1978 … SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR (4 weeks)
12.22.1978 … INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo*)

02.09.1979 … QUINTET (1 week)
02.16.1979 … WHEN YOU COMIN' BACK, RED RYDER (1 week)
02.23.1979 … AGATHA (MO, 2 weeks)
03.09.1979 … THE GLACIER FOX (1 week)
03.16.1979 … THE CHINA SYNDROME (9 weeks)
05.18.1979 … HANOVER STREET (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
05.25.1979 … ALIEN** (9 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.27.1979 … THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (8 weeks, Stereo)
09.19.1979 … SAINT JACK (MO, 1 week)
09.28.1979 … YANKS (MO, 3 weeks)
10.19.1979 … SKATETOWN USA (3 weeks)
11.08.1979 … THE ROSE (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.19.1979 … KRAMER VS. KRAMER (13 weeks*)

03.21.1980 … NIJINSKY (5 weeks)
04.25.1980 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (RE, 4 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
05.21.1980 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (22 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.24.1980 … IT’S MY TURN (8 weeks)
12.19.1980 … SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES (4 weeks)

01.16.1981 … FAME (RE, 4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
02.13.1981 … AMERICAN POP (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.20.1981 … THE FINAL CONFLICT (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.10.1981 … STAR WARS (RE, 2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
04.24.1981 … TELL ME A RIDDLE (2 weeks)
05.08.1981 … MODERN ROMANCE (MO, 1 week)
05.15.1981 … TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT (3 weeks)
06.05.1981 … CHEECH & CHONG’S NICE DREAMS (1 week)
06.12.1981 … HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART I (2 weeks)
06.26.1981 … FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.31.1981 … ENDLESS LOVE (MO, 3 weeks)
08.21.1981 … AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (4 weeks)
09.18.1981 … CONTINENTAL DIVIDE (1 week)
09.23.1981 … ONLY WHEN I LAUGH (6 weeks)
11.06.1981 … TIME BANDITS (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.11.1981 … BUDDY BUDDY (4 weeks)

01.08.1982 … TAPS (MO, 5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.12.1982 … MAKING LOVE (6 weeks)
03.26.1982 … I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES (6 weeks)
05.07.1982 … URGH! A MUSIC WAR (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.21.1982 … ANNIE (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.16.1982 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.23.1982 … SUMMER LOVERS (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.06.1982 … THE PIRATE MOVIE (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
08.13.1982 … FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH (5 weeks)
09.17.1982 … FAME (RE, 2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.01.1982 … MY FAVORITE YEAR (3 weeks)
10.22.1982 … MONSIGNOR (4 weeks)
11.19.1982 … FIRST BLOOD (MO, 3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.10.1982 … SOPHIE’S CHOICE (8 weeks)

02.04.1983 … TOOTSIE (MO, 7 weeks)
03.25.1983 … MAX DUGAN RETURNS (6 weeks)
05.06.1983 … DOCTOR DETROIT (1 week)
05.13.1983 … BLUE THUNDER (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.25.1983 … RETURN OF THE JEDI (18 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.28.1983 … THE BIG CHILL (10 weeks)
12.09.1983 … SUDDEN IMPACT (7 weeks)

01.27.1984 … THE LONELY GUY (2 weeks)
02.10.1984 … UNFAITHFULLY YOURS (1 week)
02.17.1984 … BLAME IT ON RIO (3 weeks)
03.09.1984 … SPLASH (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.04.1984 … SIXTEEN CANDLES (4 weeks)
06.01.1984 … STREETS OF FIRE (1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.08.1984 … GHOST BUSTERS (10 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.15.1984 … DREAMSCAPE (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.21.1984 … ALL OF ME (2 weeks)
10.05.1984 … COUNTRY (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.26.1984 … AMERICAN DREAMER (2 weeks)
11.09.1984 … NO SMALL AFFAIR (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
11.16.1984 … NIGHT OF THE COMET (4 weeks)
12.14.1984 … ALL OF ME / AMERICAN DREAMER (RE, 1 week)
12.21.1984 … THE FLAMINGO KID (8 weeks)

02.15.1985 … TURK 182 (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.01.1985 … BLOOD SIMPLE (3 weeks)
03.22.1985 … MASK (MO, 1 week)
03.28.1985 … “Star Wars” Triple Feature (1 day, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.29.1985 … RETURN OF THE JEDI (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
04.05.1985 … POLICE ACADEMY 2: THEIR FIRST ASSIGNMENT (MO, 2 weeks)
04.19.1985 … MOVING VIOLATIONS (3 weeks)
05.10.1985 … RAPPIN' (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
05.17.1985 … THE KILLING FIELDS (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
05.22.1985 … BREWSTER’S MILLIONS (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.07.1985 … PERFECT (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.21.1985 … COCOON (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.03.1985 … BACK TO THE FUTURE (13 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.04.1985 … COMMANDO (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.08.1985 … TARGET (6 weeks)
12.18.1985 … OUT OF AFRICA (11 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)

03.07.1986 … HIGHLANDER (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.21.1986 … OUT OF AFRICA (RE/MO, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.26.1986 … THE MONEY PIT (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
04.18.1986 … LEGEND (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.06.1986 … SPACECAMP (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.18.1986 … LEGAL EAGLES (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.04.1986 … RUTHLESS PEOPLE (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.18.1986 … ALIENS (12 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.10.1986 … JUMPIN' JACK FLASH (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.24.1986 … THE COLOR OF MONEY (MO, 5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.26.1986 … AN AMERICAN TAIL (MO, 4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.25.1986 … THE MORNING AFTER (5 weeks)

01.30.1987 … OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.20.1987 … BURGLAR (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.10.1987 … THREE FOR THE ROAD (1 week)
04.17.1987 … PROJECT X (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.08.1987 … GARDENS OF STONE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.22.1987 … ERNEST GOES TO CAMP (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.05.1987 … HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
06.12.1987 … PREDATOR (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.01.1987 … INNERSPACE (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.17.1987 … JAWS: THE REVENGE (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
07.24.1987 … INNERSPACE (RE/MO, 2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.05.1987 … STAKEOUT (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.18.1987 … THE PICK-UP ARTIST (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.02.1987 … BIG SHOTS (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
10.09.1987 … THREE O'CLOCK HIGH (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.23.1987 … THE SICILIAN (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.06.1987 … LESS THAN ZERO (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.04.1987 … theater closed (1 week)
12.11.1987 … WALL STREET (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)

01.06.1988 … BROADCAST NEWS (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
01.15.1988 … GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM (9 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.18.1988 … THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
03.25.1988 … BILOXI BLUES (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.06.1988 … SHAKEDOWN (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.03.1988 … BIG (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.22.1988 … WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.15.1988 … DIE HARD (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.09.1988 … MOON OVER PARADOR (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.23.1988 … SWEET HEART’S DANCE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.07.1988 … ALIEN NATION (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.04.1988 … THE GOOD MOTHER (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.18.1988 … 1969 (1 week, Ultra Stereo)
11.23.1988 … COCOON: THE RETURN (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.09.1988 … TWINS (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo)

02.10.1989 … THE FLY II (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
02.24.1989 … THE ‘BURBS (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
03.03.1989 … SKIN DEEP (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.17.1989 … FLETCH LIVES (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.07.1989 … THE DREAM TEAM (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.21.1989 … FIELD OF DREAMS (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
06.02.1989 … DEAD POETS SOCIETY (9 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.02.1989 … PARENTHOOD (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
08.09.1989 … THE ABYSS (5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.15.1989 … SEA OF LOVE (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.27.1989 … DAD (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.22.1989 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.08.1989 … THE WAR OF THE ROSES (10 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)

02.16.1990 … NIGHTBREED (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
02.23.1990 … WHERE THE HEART IS (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.16.1990 … LAMBADA (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
03.23.1990 … PRETTY WOMAN (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.27.1990 … THE GUARDIAN (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
05.11.1990 … PRETTY WOMAN (RE/MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
05.18.1990 … BIRD ON A WIRE (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
05.24.1990 … “Back To The Future” Triple Feature (1 day)
05.25.1990 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.04.1990 … DIE HARD 2 (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.18.1990 … ARACHNOPHOBIA (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.03.1990 … MO' BETTER BLUES (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.17.1990 … THE EXORCIST III (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.31.1990 … THE SHRIMP ON THE BARBIE (2 weeks)
09.14.1990 … TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
09.21.1990 … DON’T TELL HER IT’S ME (1 week, Ultra Stereo)
09.28.1990 … PACIFIC HEIGHTS (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.12.1990 … MR. DESTINY (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
10.19.1990 … WHITE PALACE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.09.1990 … CHILD’S PLAY 2 (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.21.1990 … PREDATOR 2 (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.07.1990 … EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (6 weeks, Cinema Digital Sound)

01.18.1991 … GREEN CARD (MO, 3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.08.1991 … SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.08.1991 … THE HARD WAY (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.26.1991 … A KISS BEFORE DYING (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.17.1991 … WHAT ABOUT BOB? (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
05.24.1991 … BACKDRAFT (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.21.1991 … DYING YOUNG (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.12.1991 … POINT BREAK (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.26.1991 … MOBSTERS (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.16.1991 … MYSTERY DATE (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
08.23.1991 … TRUE IDENTITY (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
08.30.1991 … CHILD’S PLAY 3 (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.20.1991 … SPARTACUS (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
09.27.1991 … GONE WITH THE WIND (RE, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
10.04.1991 … THE SUPER (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.25.1991 … CURLY SUE (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
11.01.1991 … BILLY BATHGATE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.13.1991 … CAPE FEAR (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
11.22.1991 … FOR THE BOYS (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.20.1991 … FATHER OF THE BRIDE (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)

01.31.1992 … SHINING THROUGH (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
02.21.1992 … STOP! OR MY MOM WILL SHOOT (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.13.1992 … ARTICLE 99 (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.20.1992 … SHADOWS AND FOG (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.27.1992 … WHITE MEN CAN’T JUMP (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.10.1992 … NEWSIES (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.17.1992 … THE BABE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.01.1992 … WHITE MEN CAN’T JUMP (RE/MO, 3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.22.1992 … ALIEN 3 (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
06.12.1992 … HOUSESITTER (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.10.1992 … PRELUDE TO A KISS (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.31.1992 … DEATH BECOMES HER (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.21.1992 … THE GUN IN BETTY LOU’S HANDBAG (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
08.28.1992 … STORYVILLE (2 weeks, Ultra Stereo)
09.11.1992 … SNEAKERS (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.25.1992 … THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS (10 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
12.04.1992 … THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.18.1992 … TOYS (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
12.25.1992 … HOFFA (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)

01.15.1993 … ALIVE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
02.05.1993 … THE VANISHING (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
02.26.1993 … MR. SATURDAY NIGHT (RE, 1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.05.1993 … MAD DOG AND GLORY (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.26.1993 … HEAR NO EVIL (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.07.1993 … THE SANDLOT (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.23.1993 … INDIAN SUMMER (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
04.30.1993 … SPLITTING HEIRS (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.14.1993 … LOST IN YONKERS (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
05.21.1993 … HOT SHOTS! PART DEUX (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
06.04.1993 … GUILTY AS SIN (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
06.11.1993 … JURASSIC PARK (9 weeks, DTS)
08.13.1993 … HEART AND SOULS (2 weeks, DTS)
08.27.1993 … NEEDFUL THINGS (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)

Following the weekend of Sep. 3-5, 1993, the large downstairs auditorium was closed and renovation work began (i.e. splitting into two auditoriums). The two upstairs auditoriums remained open during the renovation, and in late November ‘93 the AVCO re-opened as a 4-plex with its two “new” downstairs auditoriums.

Coate commented about Regency Village Theatre on Feb 29, 2008 at 12:06 am

VILLAGE: The 1990s

Compiled by Michael Coate

Theater AKAs: Mann Village, Mann’s Village, Westwood Village, Fox Westwood Village

Not included in this filmography are test screenings, sneak-preview screenings, midnight screenings, premieres and other private events. The dates represent the first day of commercial release, and, where known, the presentation format has been provided. (No format notation implies a standard 35mm monaural sound presentation.) The principal references were archived microfilm of the Los Angeles Times newspaper and the web article 70mm in Los Angeles.

Dolby Digital installed/first presentation: June 1992
Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (SDDS) installed/first presentation: June 1993
Digital Theater Systems (DTS) installed/first presentation: June 1994

RE = Re-Issue/ Return Engagement
MO = Move-over (i.e. continuation of engagement from another theater)

02.09.1990 … HARD TO KILL (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.09.1990 … HOUSE PARTY (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
03.16.1990 … BLUE STEEL (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.13.1990 … THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE & HER LOVER (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.04.1990 … TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.08.1990 … ANOTHER 48 HRS. (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
07.13.1990 … QUICK CHANGE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.01.1990 … YOUNG GUNS II (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.22.1990 … PUMP UP THE VOLUME (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.19.1990 … GOODFELLAS (10 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
11.30.1990 … MISERY (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.25.1990 … THE GODFATHER PART III (12 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)

03.15.1991 … THE PERFECT WEAPON (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.12.1991 … OUT FOR JUSTICE (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.17.1991 … STONE COLD (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
05.24.1991 … FANTASIA (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR Fantasound)
05.31.1991 … AMBITION (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
06.07.1991 … SWITCH (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
06.14.1991 … ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.09.1991 … DOUBLE IMPACT (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.30.1991 … THE POPE MUST DIE! (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.07.1991 … “Star Trek” Movie Marathon (1 day, Dolby Stereo)
09.13.1991 … FREDDY’S DEAD: THE FINAL NIGHTMARE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
10.04.1991 … RICOCHET (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
11.22.1991 … THE ADDAMS FAMILY (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
12.13.1991 … THE LAST BOY SCOUT (5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)

01.17.1992 … FREEJACK (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.14.1992 … WAYNE’S WORLD (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.03.1992 … THUNDERHEART (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.24.1992 … WHITE SANDS (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.15.1992 … LETHAL WEAPON 3 (5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.19.1992 … BATMAN RETURNS (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.17.1992 … MAN TROUBLE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.31.1992 … BEBE’S KIDS (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.07.1992 … WHISPERS IN THE DARK (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.21.1992 … CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: THE DISCOVERY (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
08.28.1992 … PET SEMATARY TWO (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.11.1992 … BLADE RUNNER (RE, “The Director’s Cut,” 4 weeks, Dolby Stereo
10.09.1992 … 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.06.1992 … PASSENGER 57 (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.18.1992 … MALCOLM X (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.18.1992 … LEAP OF FAITH (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)

01.08.1993 … LEPRECHAUN (1 week)
01.15.1993 … NOWHERE TO RUN (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
01.22.1993 … HEXED (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
01.29.1993 … SNIPER (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
02.12.1993 … GROUNDHOG DAY (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.12.1993 … FIRE IN THE SKY (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.26.1993 … UNFORGIVEN (RE, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
04.02.1993 … THE CRUSH (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.16.1993 … BLAZING SADDLES (RE, 2 weeks)
04.30.1993 … THREE OF HEARTS (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
05.07.1993 … DRAGON: THE BRUCE LEE STORY (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.28.1993 … CLIFFHANGER (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.18.1993 … LAST ACTION HERO (3 weeks, SDDS-8)
07.07.1993 … ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
07.23.1993 … SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.06.1993 … THE FUGITIVE (9 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.08.1993 … DEMOLITION MAN (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.05.1993 … ROBOCOP 3 (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
11.19.1993 … ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.17.1993 … THE PELICAN BRIEF (7 weeks, Dolby Digital)

02.04.1994 … ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.18.1994 … ON DEADLY GROUND (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.18.1994 … NAKED GUN 33 1/3: THE FINAL INSULT (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.15.1994 … WHITE FANG 2: MYTH OF THE WHITE WOLF (1 week, Dolby Digital)
04.22.1994 … CHASERS (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
04.29.1994 … THE FAVOR (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.13.1994 … NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 2 (1 week, Ultra Stereo)
05.20.1994 … MAVERICK (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
06.10.1994 … SPEED (2 weeks, DTS)
06.24.1994 … WYATT EARP (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.15.1994 … TRUE LIES (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
08.26.1994 … NATURAL BORN KILLERS (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.16.1994 … TIMECOP (3 weeks, DTS)
10.07.1994 … THE SPECIALIST (3 weeks, DTS)
10.28.1994 … STARGATE (3 weeks, DTS)
11.18.1994 … STAR TREK: GENERATIONS (3 weeks, DTS)
12.09.1994 … DISCLOSURE (8 weeks, Dolby Digital)

02.03.1995 … IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (2 weeks, DTS)
02.17.1995 … JUST CAUSE (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.10.1995 … OUTBREAK (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.07.1995 … ROB ROY (3 weeks, DTS)
04.28.1995 … VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (2 weeks, DTS)
05.12.1995 … THE PEREZ FAMILY (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.24.1995 … BRAVEHEART (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.16.1995 … BATMAN FOREVER (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.14.1995 … UNDER SIEGE 2: DARK TERRITORY (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
08.04.1995 … VIRTUOSITY (3 weeks, DTS)
08.25.1995 … DESPERADO (4 weeks, SDDS-8)
09.22.1995 … SEVEN (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.13.1995 … STRANGE DAYS (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.27.1995 … VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.10.1995 … ACE VENTURA: WHEN NATURE CALLS (5 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.15.1995 … HEAT (8 weeks, Dolby Digital)

02.09.1996 … BROKEN ARROW (5 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.15.1996 … EXECUTIVE DECISION (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.03.1996 … PRIMAL FEAR (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.03.1996 … THE GREAT WHITE HYPE (1 week, Dolby Digital)
05.10.1996 … TWISTER (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.07.1996 … THE PHANTOM (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.21.1996 … ERASER (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.03.1996 … INDEPENDENCE DAY (7 weeks, Dolby Digital)
08.23.1996 … THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.13.1996 … MAXIMUM RISK (2 weeks, SDDS)
09.27.1996 … theater closed (1 week)
10.04.1996 … THE GLIMMER MAN (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.25.1996 … THINNER (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.15.1996 … SPACE JAM (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.13.1996 … MARS ATTACKS! (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.25.1996 … MICHAEL (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)

01.10.1997 … JACKIE CHAN’S FIRST STRIKE (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
01.31.1997 … STAR WARS (RE, “Special Edition,” 3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
02.21.1997 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (RE, “Special Edition,” 3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.14.1997 … RETURN OF THE JEDI (RE, “Special Edition,” 5 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.18.1997 … MURDER AT 1600 (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.02.1997 … BREAKDOWN (5 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.06.1997 … BUDDY (2 weeks, SDDS)
06.20.1997 … BATMAN & ROBIN (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.11.1997 … CONTACT (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
08.08.1997 … CONSPIRACY THEORY (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.05.1997 … FIRE DOWN BELOW (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.26.1997 … THE EDGE (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.10.1997 … MOST WANTED (1 week, Dolby Digital)
10.17.1997 … THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.07.1997 … MAD CITY (1 week, Dolby Digital)
11.14.1997 … THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO LITTLE (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.26.1997 … ALIEN RESURRECTION (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.19.1997 … TITANIC (11 weeks, 70mm-DTS)

03.06.1998 … U.S. MARSHALS (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.27.1998 … GREASE (RE, 2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.10.1998 … CITY OF ANGELS (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.08.1998 … DEEP IMPACT (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.05.1998 … A PERFECT MURDER (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.19.1998 … THE X-FILES (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.10.1998 … LETHAL WEAPON 4 (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.29.1998 … THE NEGOTIATOR (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
08.14.1998 … THE AVENGERS (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.04.1998 … KNOCK OFF (2 weeks, SDDS-8)
09.18.1998 … RUSH HOUR (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.16.1998 … PRACTICAL MAGIC (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.06.1998 … THE SIEGE (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.04.1998 … PSYCHO (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.23.1998 … THE THIN RED LINE (6 weeks, Dolby Digital)

02.05.1999 … PAYBACK (6 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.19.1999 … RAVENOUS (1 week, Dolby Digital)
03.26.1999 … THE THIN RED LINE (RE, 1 week, Dolby Digital)
03.31.1999 … THE MATRIX (7 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.19.1999 … STAR WARS: EPISODE I THE PHANTOM MENACE (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.18.1999 … THE GENERAL’S DAUGHTER (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.30.1999 … WILD WILD WEST (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.16.1999 … EYES WIDE SHUT (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.28.1999 … DEEP BLUE SEA (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
08.20.1999 … MICKEY BLUE EYES (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.01.1999 … CHILL FACTOR (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.15.1999 … STAR WARS: EPISODE I THE PHANTOM MENACE (RE, 1 week, Dolby Digital)
09.24.1999 … DOUBLE JEOPARDY (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.15.1999 … FIGHT CLUB (5 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.19.1999 … SLEEPY HOLLOW (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.17.1999 … ANNA AND THE KING (1 week, Dolby Digital)
12.22.1999 … ANY GIVEN SUNDAY (5 weeks, Dolby Digital)