BradE41 took the liberty of filling in the last few playdates for my NATIONAL list, so now I’ll do the same for his VILLAGE list by expanding upon, clarifying and making a few (minor) corrections.
VILLAGE: The 1980s
Compiled by Michael Coate
AKA: Mann Village, Mann’s Village, Westwood Village, Fox Westwood Village
Not included on 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 35mm-monaural sound presentation.) The principal reference was archived microfilm of the Los Angeles Times newspaper. Some data was referenced from BradE41’s postings of Feb. 5 & 12 and the web article [uRl=http://www.fromscripttodvd.com/70mm_in_los_angeles_main_page.htm]70mm in Los Angeles[/url].
RE = Re-Issue/ Return Engagement
MO = Move-over (i.e. continuation of engagement from another theater)
The Village became THX certified in November 1984.
02.08.1980 … THE LAST MARRIED COUPLE IN AMERICA (4 weeks)
03.07.1980 … COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER (9 weeks)
05.09.1980 … WINDS OF CHANGE (RE of “Metemorphoses,†2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.23.1980 … THE SHINING (8 weeks)
07.18.1980 … HONEYSUCKLE ROSE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.01.1980 … THE HUNTER (5 weeks)
09.05.1980 … THE BIG BRAWL (3 weeks)
09.26.1980 … MONTY PYTHON’S LIFE OF BRIAN (RE, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.10.1980 … PRIVATE BENJAMIN (11 weeks)
12.25.1980 … ALTERED STATES (14 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo + MegaSound)
02.29.1980 … ALL THAT JAZZ (12 weeks)
05.21.1980 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (30 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.19.1980 … FLASH GORDON (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.13.1981 … THE COMPETITION (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.27.1981 … FANTASIA (RE, 4 weeks, Stereo)
04.24.1981 … LION OF THE DESERT (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.22.1981 … OUTLAND (9 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.24.1981 … COMIN’ AT YA! (6 weeks, 3-D, Dolby Stereo)
09.04.1981 … ORDINARY PEOPLE / THE ELEPHANT MAN (RE, 3 weeks)
09.25.1981 … NEW YORK, NEW YORK (RE, Uncut, U.S. Premiere Engagement, 3 weeks)
10.16.1981 … THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT’S WOMAN (9 weeks)
12.18.1981 … PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (5 weeks)
01.22.1982 … ON GOLDEN POND (26 weeks)
07.23.1982 … THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS (15 weeks, Stereo)
11.05.1982 … LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER (6 weeks)
12.17.1982 … STILL OF THE NIGHT (5 weeks)
02.03.1984 … NEVER CRY WOLF (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.02.1984 … AGAINST ALL ODDS (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.13.1984 … SWING SHIFT (4 weeks)
05.11.1984 … FOOTLOOSE (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
05.16.1984 … THE RIGHT STUFF (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.23.1984 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (17 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.21.1984 … METROPOLIS (RE, 4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.19.1984 … THE RAZOR’S EDGE (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.16.1984 … GHOST BUSTERS (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.23.1984 … APOCALYPSE NOW (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.30.1984 … THE RIVER RAT (1 week)
12.07.1984 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.14.1984 … ICEMAN / THE LAST STARFIGHTER (RE, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
12.21.1984 … PROTOCOL (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.08.1985 … WITNESS (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.29.1985 … KING DAVID (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.12.1985 … WITNESS (RE, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.26.1985 … CREATURE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.10.1985 … STOP MAKING SENSE (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
05.17.1985 … A PASSAGE TO INDIA (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
05.22.1985 … BREWSTER’S MILLIONS (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.28.1985 … BREWSTER’S MILLIONS / THE RIVER (RE, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
07.05.1985 … FLETCH (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
07.12.1985 … EXPLORERS (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.26.1985 … EXPLORERS / THE EMERALD FOREST (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
08.02.1985 … THE EMERALD FOREST (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.16.1985 … YEAR OF THE DRAGON (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.27.1985 … AGNES OF GOD (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.08.1985 … THAT WAS THEN…THIS IS NOW (2 weeks)
11.22.1985 … THAT WAS THEN…THIS IS NOW / TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. (MO, 2 weeks)
12.04.1985 … YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
01.03.1986 … THE COLOR PURPLE (10 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.14.1986 … GUNG HO (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.02.1986 … BLUE CITY (2 weeks)
05.16.1986 … TOP GUN (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.18.1986 … ALIENS (13 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.17.1986 … THE NAME OF THE ROSE (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.19.1986 … THE MOSQUITO COAST (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
01.16.1987 … THE MISSION (7 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.06.1987 … LETHAL WEAPON (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.10.1987 … RAISING ARIZONA (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.22.1987 … ERNEST GOES TO CAMP (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.12.1987 … THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS (MO, 4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.10.1987 … FULL METAL JACKET (10 weeks)
09.18.1987 … APOCALYPSE NOW (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.25.1987 … DIRTY DANCING (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.07.1987 … BABY BOOM (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.11.1987 … EMPIRE OF THE SUN (10 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.19.1988 … CRY FREEDOM (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.11.1988 … SHY PEOPLE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.01.1988 … BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.22.1988 … THE UNHOLY (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.06.1988 … DEAD HEAT (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.20.1988 … WILLOW (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.13.1988 … THE DEAD POOL (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.12.1988 … TUCKER: THE MAN AND HIS DREAM (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.07.1988 … IMAGINE: JOHN LENNON (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.28.1988 … DOMINICK & EUGENE (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
11.04.1988 … U2: RATTLE AND HUM (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.23.1988 … SCROOGED (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
01.13.1989 … THE JANUARY MAN (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
01.27.1989 … DANGEROUS LIAISONS (12 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.21.1989 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (RE, 5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.24.1989 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (11 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.09.1989 … THE ABYSS (10 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.20.1989 … FAT MAN AND LITTLE BOY (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.03.1989 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (RE, 3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.22.1989 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.15.1970 … THE OUT-OF-TOWNERS (9 weeks)
09.18.1970 … CATCH-22 (14 weeks)
12.25.1970 … SONG OF NORWAY (RSE, 19 weeks)
05.07.1971 … A NEW LEAF (10 weeks)
07.16.1971 … PLAZA SUITE (8 weeks)
09.08.1971 … THE RED TENT (2 weeks)
09.22.1971 … THE TENDER WARRIOR (1 week)
09.29.1971 … WHO IS HARRY KELLERMAN? (2 weeks)
10.13.1971 … LET’S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH (1 week)
10.20.1971 … FRIENDS (2 weeks)
11.03.1971 … THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT (1 week)
11.10.1971 … KOTCH (7 weeks)
12.25.1971 … STAR SPANGLED GIRL (4 weeks)
01.19.1972 … TOKLAT (2 weeks)
02.02.1972 … HAROLD AND MAUDE (1 week)
02.11.1972 … POCKET MONEY (6 weeks)
03.22.1972 … THE GODFATHER (34 weeks)
11.15.1972 … LADY SINGS THE BLUES (5 weeks)
12.20.1972 … THE GETAWAY (14 weeks)
03.28.1973 … STEELYARD BLUES (1 week)
04.04.1973 … THE EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS (1 week)
04.11.1973 … BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON (3 weeks)
05.04.1973 … BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON / FRIENDS (RE, 4 weeks)
06.01.1973 … THIS IS CINERAMA (RE, 7 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
07.20.1973 … PAPER MOON (18 weeks)
11.21.1973 … THE LEGEND OF JEDEDIAH CARVER (3 weeks)
12.12.1973 … THE PYX / A NAME FOR EVIL (1 week)
12.21.1973 … MIDNIGHT COWBOY / WHERE’S POPPA? (RE, 1 week)
12.25.1973 … JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (6 weeks)
02.06.1974 … SERPICO (8 weeks)
04.03.1974 … THE GREAT GATSBY (12 weeks)
06.26.1974 … CHINATOWN (6 weeks)
08.07.1974 … DEATH WISH (6 weeks)
09.18.1974 … THE APPRENTICESHIP OF DUDDY KRAVITZ (4 weeks)
10.18.1974 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
10.25.1974 … THE GAMBLER (1 week)
11.01.1974 … THE SAVAGE IS LOOSE (3 weeks)
11.22.1974 … LADIES & GENTLEMEN, THE ROLLING STONES (RE, 1 week, Stereo)
11.27.1974 … THE KLANSMEN (2 weeks)
12.13.1974 … WOODSTOCK (RE, 2 weeks, Stereo)
12.25.1974 … THE GODFATHER PART II (13 weeks)
03.26.1975 … TOMMY (15 weeks, Quintaphonic Sound)
07.09.1975 … THE DAY OF THE LOCUST (1 week)
07.16.1975 … ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH (6 weeks)
08.27.1975 … NASHVILLE (7 weeks)
10.15.1975 … 3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR (10 weeks)
12.25.1975 … LUCKY LADY (10 weeks)
03.05.1976 … GABLE AND LOMBARD (8 weeks)
04.30.1976 … NEXT STOP, GREENWICH VILLAGE (3 weeks)
05.19.1976 … THE BLUE BIRD (3 weeks)
06.09.1976 … END OF THE GAME (2 weeks)
06.23.1976 … LOGAN’S RUN (6 weeks)
08.06.1976 … THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (3 weeks)
08.25.1976 … TUNNEL VISION (7 weeks)
10.15.1976 … THE RITZ (4 weeks)
11.12.1976 … BUGSY MALONE (6 weeks)
12.22.1976 … SILVER STREAK (18 weeks)
04.27.1977 … WIZARDS (4 weeks)
05.25.1977 … STAR WARS (60 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo from Sep.)
07.21.1978 … DAMIEN: OMEN II (5 weeks)
08.25.1978 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC (RE, 6 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
10.05.1978 … THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL (6 weeks)
11.17.1978 … BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (5 weeks, Sensurround)
12.22.1978 … INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.16.1979 … theater closed (4 weeks)
03.14.1979 … NORMA RAE (6 weeks)
04.25.1979 … THE LAST WAVE (2 weeks)
05.09.1979 … RACQUET (2 weeks)
05.25.1979 … ALIEN (20 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.10.1979 … APOCALYPSE NOW (10 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.21.1979 … THE ROSE (10 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.31.1966 … THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY (RSE, 13 weeks)
06.28.1966 … THE BLUE MAX (RSE, 17 weeks)
10.26.1966 … THE WRONG BOX (4 weeks)
11.23.1966 … HOW TO STEAL A MILLION (4 weeks)
12.21.1966 … THE BIBLE: IN THE BEGINNING… (RSE, 22 weeks)
05.24.1967 … CAPRICE (4 weeks)
06.21.1967 … TWO FOR THE ROAD (4 weeks)
07.21.1967 … BAREFOOT IN THE PARK (9 weeks)
09.22.1967 … A GUIDE FOR THE MARRIED MAN (4 weeks)
10.20.1967 … THE FAMILY WAY (3 weeks)
11.08.1967 … THE COMEDIANS (6 weeks)
12.22.1967 … THE JUNGLE BOOK (8 weeks)
02.14.1968 … GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER (17 weeks)
06.12.1968 … GUNS FOR SAN SEBASTIAN (2 weeks)
06.26.1968 … THE ODD COUPLE (17 weeks)
10.23.1968 … SHALAKO (4 weeks)
11.20.1968 … THE LEGEND OF LYLAH CLARE (5 weeks)
12.25.1968 … FINIAN’S RAINBOW (RSE, 8 weeks)
02.21.1969 … ROMEO & JULIET (14 weeks)
05.28.1969 … WHERE EAGLES DARE (5 weeks)
07.02.1969 … TRUE GRIT (14 weeks)
10.08.1969 … IF… (2 weeks)
10.22.1969 … THE ITALIAN JOB (1 week)
10.29.1969 … TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN (7 weeks)
12.18.1969 … HAIL, HERO! (1 week)
12.25.1969 … PAINT YOUR WAGON (RSE, 29 weeks)
A check of the microfilm of the Minneapolis Tribune for Valentine’s Day 1976 indicates “Lucky Lady” was playing on the COOPER’s large original screen and “Three Days Of The Condor” was playing in the CAMEO auditorium.
I’m not certain what exactly was shown. Eyewitness recollections of what was shown have varied. I know that by its final week, newspaper promotion included a “Not Shown In Original Format” type blurb.
I’m aware of some re-issue screenings as early as 1971 in other parts of the country. Stuart Galbraith’s book on Detroit movie theaters, for instance, claims it was shown there in 70mm. (But that book has a number of crazy claims; “El Cid” in 3-strip Cinerama, for example.) And I know of a source in Canada claiming a 70mm “composite” print was once available. Whatever was shown appears to have been a pale imitation of the original version.
***Very cool. Thanks Michael. I know you are tempted to do the Village next, then the Bruin, the Chinese............***
Mark, I would love to do up a list for the CHINESE and, in fact, have had several “fits and starts” at just such a list. That venue poses a challenge, though, because I think these lists work best for single-screen venues, and the period of time when the CHINESE was just a single-screener does not interest me as much as does the ‘80s & '90s triplex era. Plus, the theater is EIGHTY years old; how long do you think it would take to compile a list???
I don’t wish to deal with trying to sort out which titles played the CHINESE’s main auditorium vs. those that played on screens II & III. Also, it was common to open a film in #1 then later in the run move it over to II or III. Again, I don’t want to deal with any of that. (And the “top” position in the Mann Theater Directory in the newspaper ads was not always an assurance of what was playing in #1.)
Now, the VILLAGE would interest me…at least for the ‘80s & '90s when I was regularly attending movies there. And seeing BradE41’s partial list may just inspire me… (That lengthy post, by the way, ought to have been made on the VILLAGE page, don’t you think?!)
But, I’m not convinced there are that many people interested in these bookings/playdates lists. If there were, wouldn’t we be seeing more of them?
To really answer your question, I’m more interested in tracking films than theaters, but have been guilty of doing both. The next theater project I’m working on will remain a mystery until posting time. The only clue I’ll give is that the venue is not located in Southern California.
11.03.1988 … Pacific’s Cinerama Dome 25th Anniversary Retrospective
(Titles marked with * were shown in 70mm)
11.03 …
IT’S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD
11.04 … Science Fiction Day
STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
11.05 … Steven Spielberg Day
1941
JAWS
BACK TO THE FUTURE*
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
11.06 …
THIS IS CINERAMA*
11.07 … 25th Anniversary Day!
IT’S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD
11.08 …
GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM
APOCALYPSE NOW
WOODSTOCK
11.09 … Broadway Musical Day
CAMELOT
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
11.10 … Stanley Kubrick Day
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY*
BARRY LYNDON
11.11 … Francis Ford Coppola Day
SLEEPING BEAUTY
PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED
NAPOLEON
APOCALYPSE NOW*
11.12 … Academy Award Evening
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT*
SLEEPING BEAUTY
THE STING
OUT OF AFRICA
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
11.13 …
FAME*
ZOOT SUIT
11.14 … Comedy Day
SPLASH
OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE
BLAZING SADDLES
AMERICAN GRAFFITI
11.15 … High Adventure Day
THE UNTOUCHABLES
TOP GUN*
DELIVERANCE
11.16 … Great Musicals Day
YENTL
ALL THAT JAZZ
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
TOMMY
11.17 …
THIS IS CINERAMA*
IT’S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD
03.01.1990 … XX Years Of Zoetrope
APOCALYPSE NOW (70mm-Dolby Stereo)
ONE FROM THE HEART (70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.24.1990 … See The Future Back To Back To Back
BACK TO THE FUTURE (Dolby Stereo)
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (70mm-Dolby Stereo)
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III (70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.15.1992 … Exclusive 7 Day 70mm Film Festival
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (05.15-16)
WEST SIDE STORY (05.17-18)
OKLAHOMA! (05.19-21)
11.04.1992 … The All-Time Classics Retrospective
APOCALYPSE NOW (11.04-17; 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
GONE WITH THE WIND (11.18-24)
THE WIZARD OF OZ (11.25-12.01)
CASABLANCA (12.02-05)
CITIZEN KANE (12.06-10)
05.20.1994 … Columbia Classics Festival
THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
THE GUNS OF NAVARONE (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
TOMMY (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
02.12.1999 … The Columbia Pictures 75th Anniversary Film Festival
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (02.12-13, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
DR. STRANGELOVE (02.14-15)
EASY RIDER (02.14-15, SDDS)
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (02.16)
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (02.16)
THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (02.17, Dolby Stereo SR)
GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER (02.18)
TOOTSIE (02.18)
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (02.19-21, Director’s Cut, DTS)
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (02.22-23)
ON THE WATERFRONT (02.22-23)
TAXI DRIVER (02.24-25, Dolby Stereo SR)
07.28.2000 … Celebration Weekend
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (07.28, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (07.29-30, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
BEN-HUR (07.29-30, Dolby Stereo)
***What a great history created by Michael Coate above. I wish he were able to do a grid of all the Westwood theatre bookings during that timeframe. Does any exist out there?***
Thank you, Mark. I’m pleased you have enjoyed the list. It brings back a lot of good memories, doesn’t it?
Unfortunately, I do not have any plans to do a similar listing for the other Westwood theaters. The closest thing to what you’re seeking may be the 70mm in Los Angeles project, which, while not listing all of the bookings, identifies those films exhibited throughout Westwood in the 70-millimeter format.
On the subject of these booking lists, I’d like to mention, in case you haven’t seen it yet, that I recently posted one for the CINERAMA DOME.
[b]THE CINERAMA DOME
PART III: THE MASS-MARKET, SATURATION-BOOKING ERA (1982-2000)
Compiled by Michael Coate[/b]
08.20.1982 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (RE, 5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.24.1982 … YES, GEORGIO (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.08.1982 … SUPERMAN II (RE, 2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.22.1982 … JINXED (2 weeks)
11.05.1982 … DAYS OF HEAVEN (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.12.1982 … POLTERGEIST (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.19.1982 … STILL OF THE NIGHT (4 weeks)
12.17.1982 … TRAIL OF THE PINK PANTHER (3 weeks)
01.07.1983 … ENIGMA (3 weeks)
01.28.1983 … WOODSTOCK (RE, 1 week, Stereo)
02.04.1983 … THE ENTITY (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
02.18.1983 … THE STING II (3 weeks)
03.11.1983 … TRENCHCOAT (2 weeks)
03.25.1983 … THE BLACK STALLION RETURNS (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.15.1983 … LONE WOLF McQUADE (2 weeks)
04.29.1983 … THE HUNGER (2 weeks)
05.13.1983 … BREATHLESS (3 weeks)
06.03.1983 … WARGAMES (9 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.05.1983 … THE STAR CHAMBER (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.26.1983 … FIRE AND ICE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.16.1983 … MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.30.1983 … BRAINSTORM (7 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.18.1983 … YENTL (16 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.09.1984 … THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.30.1984 … SPLASH (MO, 5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.04.1984 … THE BOUNTY (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.01.1984 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.13.1984 … THE LAST STARFIGHTER (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.10.1984 … RED DAWN (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.21.1984 … ALL OF ME (2 weeks)
10.05.1984 … TEACHERS (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.26.1984 … AMERICAN DREAMER (3 weeks)
11.16.1984 … NIGHT OF THE COMET (3 weeks)
12.07.1984 … 2010 (9 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
02.08.1985 … MASS APPEAL (2 weeks)
02.22.1985 … INTO THE NIGHT (2 weeks)
03.08.1985 … MASK (8 weeks)
05.03.1985 … GOTCHA (4 weeks)
05.31.1985 … FLETCH (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.03.1985 … BACK TO THE FUTURE (14 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.11.1985 … REMO WILLIAMS: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS… (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.08.1985 … BRING ON THE NIGHT (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.18.1985 … OUT OF AFRICA (13 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.21.1986 … JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS (4 weeks)
04.18.1986 … ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.09.1986 … SHORT CIRCUIT (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.18.1986 … LEGAL EAGLES (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.18.1986 … PIRATES (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.01.1986 … HOWARD THE DUCK (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.22.1986 … TOUCH AND GO (2 weeks)
09.05.1986 … TOP GUN (MO, 5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.08.1986 … PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED (7 weeks)
11.26.1986 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME (9 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
03.18.1988 … D.O.A. (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.15.1988 … TOKYO POP (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.29.1988 … SUNSET (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.20.1988 … CALL ME (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.03.1988 … DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION PART II: THE METAL YEARS (3 weeks, Ultra Stereo)
06.22.1988 … WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (19 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.03.1988 … Pacific’s Cinerama Dome 25th Anniversary Retrospective (2 weeks)
11.18.1988 … OLIVER & COMPANY (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.09.1988 … MISSISSIPPI BURNING (12 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.03.1989 … NEW YORK STORIES (7 weeks)
04.21.1989 … RED SCORPION (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.05.1989 … GONE WITH THE WIND (RE, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.19.1989 … THE WIZARD OF OZ (RE, 2 weeks)
06.02.1989 … DEAD POETS SOCIETY (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.28.1989 … TURNER & HOOCH (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.18.1989 … BATMAN (MO, 6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.29.1989 … WEST SIDE STORY (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
10.06.1989 … AN INNOCENT MAN (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.20.1989 … GROSS ANATOMY (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.15.1989 … THE LITTLE MERMAID (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.13.1989 … BLAZE (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
01.19.1990 … FOR ALL MANKIND (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.02.1990 … STELLA (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.01.1990 … XX Years Of Zoetrope
03.02.1990 … THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (11 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.16.1990 … THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.24.1990 … See The Future Back To Back To Back
05.25.1990 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.22.1990 … ROBOCOP 2 (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
07.18.1990 … ARACHNOPHOBIA (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.14.1990 … BEN-HUR (RE, 3 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
10.05.1990 … FANTASIA (RE, 4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR Fantasound)
11.02.1990 … JACOB’S LADDER (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
11.21.1990 … THREE MEN AND A LITTLE LADY (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
01.11.1991 … WARLOCK (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
01.18.1991 … WHITE FANG (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.01.1991 … THE DOORS (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
04.26.1991 … OSCAR (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.17.1991 … WHAT ABOUT BOB? (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.03.1991 … TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (14 weeks, 70mm-Cinema Digital Sound)
10.11.1991 … SHATTERED (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
11.01.1991 … BILLY BATHGATE (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.27.1991 … MY GIRL (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.11.1991 … HOOK (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
02.07.1992 … MEDICINE MAN (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.06.1992 … GLADIATOR (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.20.1992 … FINAL APPROACH (2 weeks, Cinema Digital Sound)
04.03.1992 … THUNDERHEART (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.17.1992 … CITY OF JOY (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.15.1992 … Exclusive 7 Day 70mm Film Festival
05.22.1992 … FAR AND AWAY (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.01.1992 … A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.14.1992 … DIGGSTOWN (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.28.1992 … HONEYMOON IN VEGAS (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.02.1992 … HERO (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
11.04.1992 … The All-Time Classics Retrospective (5 weeks)
12.11.1992 … A FEW GOOD MEN (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
02.12.1993 … GROUNDHOG DAY (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.19.1993 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
03.26.1993 … MARRIED TO IT (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.02.1993 … ALADDIN (MO, 3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.23.1993 … INDIAN SUMMER (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.14.1993 … LOST IN YONKERS (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
06.09.1993 … WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT (1 week, Dolby Digital)
06.18.1993 … LAST ACTION HERO (5 weeks, SDDS-8)
07.23.1993 … POETIC JUSTICE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.13.1993 … CLIFFHANGER (MO, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.20.1993 … EL CID (RE, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.03.1993 … BOXING HELENA (2 weeks, Ultra Stereo)
09.17.1993 … THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
10.29.1993 … FATAL INSTINCT (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.12.1993 … MY LIFE (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
12.10.1993 … GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND (4 weeks, SDDS-8)
01.07.1994 … SHADOWLANDS (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
02.04.1994 … I’LL DO ANYTHING (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
02.25.1994 … THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (RE, 1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.04.1994 … CHINA MOON (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
03.11.1994 … GUARDING TESS (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.08.1994 … LEPRECHAUN 2 (1 week, Ultra Stereo)
04.15.1994 … D2: THE MIGHTY DUCKS (MO, 1 week, Dolby Digital)
04.22.1994 … BAD GIRLS (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.06.1994 … CLEAN SLATE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.20.1994 … Columbia Classics Festival (4 weeks)
06.17.1994 … WOLF (5 weeks, SDDS-8)
07.22.1994 … NORTH (2 weeks, SDDS)
08.05.1994 … WYATT EARP / MAVERICK (MO, 1 week, Dolby Digital/Dolby Stereo SR)
08.12.1994 … LITTLE BUDDHA (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.19.1994 … BLANKMAN (2 weeks, SDDS-8)
09.02.1994 … A SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.16.1994 … CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (MO, 1 week, Dolby Digital)
09.23.1994 … THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.28.1994 … SILENT FALL (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.11.1994 … THE SANTA CLAUSE (6 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.25.1994 … LITTLE WOMEN (3 weeks, SDDS)
01.13.1995 … LEGENDS OF THE FALL (4 weeks, SDDS-8)
02.10.1995 … THE QUICK AND THE DEAD (3 weeks, SDDS-8)
03.03.1995 … THE WILD BUNCH (RE, 5 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
04.07.1995 … BAD BOYS (5 weeks, SDDS-8)
05.12.1995 … CRIMSON TIDE (8 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.07.1995 … FIRST KNIGHT (4 weeks, SDDS-8)
08.04.1995 … APOLLO 13 (MO, 3 weeks, DTS)
08.25.1995 … DESPERADO (5 weeks, SDDS-8)
09.29.1995 … DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (3 weeks, SDDS-8)
10.20.1995 … NOW AND THEN (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.10.1995 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
11.17.1995 … THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (5 weeks, SDDS)
12.22.1995 … DRACULA: DEAD AND LOVING IT (2 weeks, SDDS-8)
01.05.1996 … GOLDENEYE (MO, 2 weeks, DTS)
01.19.1996 … FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (4 weeks, SDDS-8)
02.16.1996 … CITY HALL (3 weeks, SDDS)
03.08.1996 … HEAVY METAL (RE, 1 week, SDDS-8)
03.15.1996 … TWO MUCH (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.22.1996 … MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.03.1996 … A THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE & HATE (2 weeks, SDDS)
04.19.1996 … MRS. WINTERBOURNE (2 weeks, SDDS-8)
05.03.1996 … TAXI DRIVER (RE, 1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
05.10.1996 … ORIGINAL GANGSTAS (2 weeks, DTS)
05.24.1996 … APOCALYPSE NOW (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.31.1996 … THE ARRIVAL (2 weeks, SDDS)
06.14.1996 … THE CABLE GUY (5 weeks, SDDS-8)
07.17.1996 … MULTIPLICITY (2 weeks, SDDS-8)
08.02.1996 … MATILDA (1 week, SDDS-8)
08.09.1996 … JACK (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
08.30.1996 … FIRST KID (2 weeks, SDDS)
09.13.1996 … FEELING MINNESOTA (2 weeks, SDDS)
09.27.1996 … GIANT (RE, 3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.16.1996 … GET ON THE BUS (2 weeks, SDDS)
11.01.1996 … THE FIRST WIVES CLUB (MO, 1 week, Dolby Digital)
11.08.1996 … RANSOM (7 weeks, SDDS)
12.25.1996 … EVITA (9 weeks, Dolby Digital)
02.28.1997 … DONNIE BRASCO (4 weeks, SDDS)
03.26.1997 … THE DEVIL’S OWN (4 weeks, SDDS)
04.25.1997 … ROMY AND MICHELE’S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION (2 weeks, SDDS)
05.09.1997 … THE FIFTH ELEMENT (4 weeks, SDDS-8)
06.06.1997 … CON AIR (4 weeks, SDDS-8)
07.02.1997 … MEN IN BLACK (7 weeks, SDDS-8)
08.22.1997 … G.I. JANE (5 weeks, SDDS)
09.26.1997 … THE ASSIGNMENT (2 weeks, SDDS-8)
10.10.1997 … SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET (4 weeks, SDDS-8)
11.07.1997 … STARSHIP TROOPERS (5 weeks, SDDS-8)
12.10.1997 … AMISTAD (6 weeks, SDDS)
01.23.1998 … SPICE WORLD (2 weeks, SDDS)
02.06.1998 … THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS (3 weeks, SDDS-8)
02.27.1998 … DARK CITY (3 weeks, SDDS)
03.20.1998 … MR. NICE GUY (2 weeks, SDDS)
04.03.1998 … LOST IN SPACE (5 weeks, SDDS)
05.08.1998 … WOO (2 weeks, SDDS)
05.20.1998 … GODZILLA (7 weeks, SDDS-8)
07.10.1998 … SMALL SOLDIERS (4 weeks, SDDS)
08.05.1998 … THE PARENT TRAP (MO, 2 weeks, SDDS)
08.21.1998 … DANCE WITH ME (3 weeks, SDDS)
09.11.1998 … SIMON BIRCH (3 weeks, SDDS)
10.02.1998 … ANTZ (4 weeks, SDDS)
10.30.1998 … VAMPIRES (3 weeks, SDDS)
11.20.1998 … THE RUGRATS MOVIE (5 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.25.1998 … STEPMOM (4 weeks, SDDS)
01.22.1999 … GLORIA (2 weeks, SDDS)
02.05.1999 … BLADE RUNNER (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
02.12.1999 … The Columbia Pictures 75th Anniversary Film Festival (2 weeks)
02.26.1999 … EIGHT MILLIMETER (3 weeks, SDDS)
03.19.1999 … TRUE CRIME (3 weeks, SDDS)
04.09.1999 … TWIN DRAGONS (2 weeks, SDDS)
04.23.1999 … PUSHING TIN (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.12.1999 … TRIPPIN’ (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.28.1999 … THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR (3 weeks, SDDS)
06.18.1999 … THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR / THE MATRIX (MO, 2 weeks, SDDS)
06.30.1999 … WILD WILD WEST (4 weeks, SDDS)
07.28.1999 … DEEP BLUE SEA (4 weeks, SDDS)
08.27.1999 … THE ASTRONAUT’S WIFE (3 weeks, SDDS)
09.17.1999 … BLUE STREAK (4 weeks, SDDS)
10.15.1999 … FIGHT CLUB (4 weeks, SDDS)
11.12.1999 … THE MESSENGER: THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC (4 weeks, SDDS)
12.10.1999 … DEUCE BIGALOW: MALE GIGOLO (2 weeks, SDDS)
12.25.1999 … GALAXY QUEST (4 weeks, SDDS)
01.21.2000 … PLAY IT TO THE BONE (1 week, SDDS)
01.28.2000 … GALAXY QUEST (RE, 1 week, SDDS)
02.04.2000 … AMERICAN BEAUTY (MO, 2 weeks, SDDS)
02.18.2000 … HANGING UP (3 weeks, SDDS)
03.10.2000 … AMERICAN BEAUTY (RE, 1 week, SDDS)
03.17.2000 … FINAL DESTINATION (2 weeks, SDDS)
03.31.2000 … THE ROAD TO EL DORADO (3 weeks, SDDS)
04.21.2000 … LOVE & BASKETBALL (2 weeks, SDDS)
05.05.2000 … GLADIATOR (8 weeks, SDDS)
06.28.2000 … THE PATRIOT (4 weeks, SDDS-8)
07.28.2000 … Celebration Weekend
07.31.2000 … theater closed for renovation (86 weeks)
** The titles shown during special events marked with a double asterisk will be listed in a separate post.
“Part IV: The ArcLight Era” will appear in a future posting.
[b]THE CINERAMA DOME
PART II: THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUSIVE ERA (1971-1982)
Compiled by Michael Coate[/b]
RE = Re-Issue/ Return Engagement
MO = Move-over (i.e. continuation of engagement from another theater)
GSP = Guaranteed-Seat Performance
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 35mm-monaural sound presentation.)
07.14.1971 … BLUE WATER, WHITE DEATH (13 weeks)
10.13.1971 … theater closed “for exciting rehabilitation” (1 week)
10.20.1971 … PLAY MISTY FOR ME (5 weeks)
11.24.1971 … THE SECRET ADVENTURES OF THE RAILWAY CHILDREN (3 weeks)
12.17.1971 … SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION (12 weeks)
03.10.1972 … SILENT RUNNING (7 weeks)
04.28.1972 … THE GREAT NORTHFIELD MINNESOTA RAID (4 weeks)
05.24.1972 … THE WAR BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN (5 weeks)
06.28.1972 … FRENZY (7 weeks)
08.16.1972 … DELIVERANCE (18 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
12.20.1972 … YOU’LL LIKE MY MOTHER (5 weeks)
01.22.1973 … theater closed (3 weeks)
02.16.1973 … THIS IS CINERAMA (RE, GSP, 13 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
05.18.1973 … THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (13 weeks)
08.15.1973 … MAURIE (6 weeks)
09.28.1973 … WINDJAMMER (RE, 3 weeks)
10.19.1973 … CHARLEY VARRICK (4 weeks)
11.16.1973 … THE DON IS DEAD (6 weeks)
12.25.1973 … THE STING (13 weeks)
03.27.1974 … MAME (13 weeks)
06.26.1974 … ZANDY’S BRIDE (4 weeks)
07.24.1974 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (RE, 5 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
08.28.1974 … RUN RUN, JOE! (3 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
09.20.1974 … JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (RE, 4 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
10.18.1974 … AIRPORT 1975 (9 weeks)
12.19.1974 … THE LITTLE PRINCE (6 weeks)
01.29.1975 … REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER ([/i]6 weeks[/i])
03.13.1975 … THE GREAT WALDO PEPPER ([/i]10 weeks[/i])
05.21.1975 … THE RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER (5 weeks)
06.25.1975 … ROLLERBALL (19 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
11.06.1975 … PAPER TIGER (5 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
12.12.1975 … theater closed (1 week)
12.20.1975 … BARRY LYNDON (8 weeks)
02.11.1976 … BLAZING SADDLES (RE, 4 weeks)
03.10.1976 … 1776 (RE, 2 weeks)
03.26.1976 … AMERICAN GRAFFITI (RE, 2 weeks)
04.09.1976 … PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (RE, 5 weeks, Stereo)
05.20.1976 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT, PART II (5 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
06.23.1976 … LOGAN’S RUN (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.04.1976 … THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE (9 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
10.06.1976 … WOODSTOCK (RE, 4 weeks, Stereo)
11.03.1976 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT, PART II (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
11.12.1976 … ALL THIS AND WORLD WAR II (5 weeks, Stereo)
12.15.1976 … THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN (11 weeks)
03.02.1977 … JAWS (RE, 3 weeks)
03.25.1977 … THE SLIPPER AND THE ROSE (8 weeks, Stereo)
05.20.1977 … FANTASIA (RE, 5 weeks, Stereo)
06.22.1977 … NEW YORK, NEW YORK (4 weeks)
07.20.1977 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (RE, 4 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
08.17.1977 … FANTASIA (RE, 5 weeks, Stereo)
09.23.1977 … TOMMY (RE, 4 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
10.21.1977 … THE CHICKEN CHRONICLES (4 weeks)
11.18.1977 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.14.1977 … SEMI-TOUGH (9 weeks)
02.15.1978 … ANNIE HALL (RE, 2 weeks)
03.03.1978 … SEXTETTE (4 weeks)
03.29.1978 … THE BIG SLEEP (5 weeks)
05.03.1978 … THE LAST WALTZ (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.14.1978 … THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY (5 weeks, Stereo)
07.19.1978 … REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER (5 weeks)
08.23.1978 … FANTASIA (RE, 5 weeks, Stereo)
09.29.1978 … BULLY (2 weeks)
10.12.1978 … THE LAST WALTZ (RE, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.26.1978 … THE WIZ (20 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.15.1979 … HAIR (14 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.22.1979 … THE MUPPET MOVIE (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.02.1979 … THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.15.1979 … APOCALYPSE NOW (GSP, 13 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.16.1979 … FANTASIA (RE, 4 weeks, Stereo)
12.14.1979 … 1941 (9 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
02.15.1980 … SATURN 3 (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.27.1980 … DON GIOVANNI (GSP, 2 weeks, Stereo)
04.11.1980 … THE BLACK HOLE / SLEEPING BEAUTY (RE, 5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.16.1980 … FAME (5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.20.1980 … THE BLUE LAGOON (6 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
08.01.1980 … RAISE THE TITANIC (12 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.24.1980 … GLORIA (4 weeks)
11.21.1980 … ALL THAT JAZZ (RE, 4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.19.1980 … THE JAZZ SINGER (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
02.13.1981 … THE EARTHLING (2 weeks)
02.27.1981 … GLORIA (RE, 1 week)
03.06.1981 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (RE, 3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.27.1981 … PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS: ROCKSHOW (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.17.1981 … LION OF THE DESERT (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.12.1981 … APOCALYPSE NOW (RE, 5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.17.1981 … ON ANY SUNDAY II (3 weeks)
08.07.1981 … HEAVY METAL (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.28.1981 … PRINCE OF THE CITY (5 weeks)
10.02.1981 … ZOOT SUIT (11 weeks, 70mm-Sensurround Plus)
12.16.1981 … GHOST STORY (8 weeks)
02.12.1982 … QUEST FOR FIRE (7 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
04.02.1982 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (MO, 10 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.11.1982 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.16.1982 … NAPOLEON (RE, GSP, 5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
Since this year marks the 45th anniversary of the opening of the CINERAMA DOME, I thought I’d make a series of postings to commemorate the occasion. I’ll kick this off with the 1960s roadshow era playdates. I’ll post the rest at a later date. Enjoy!
[b]THE CINERAMA DOME
PART I: THE ROADSHOW ERA (1963-1971)
Compiled by Michael Coate[/b]
The following were all reserved-seat “roadshow†attractions and presented in 70-millimeter and six-track stereophonic sound.
11.07.1963 … IT’S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD (World Premiere, 67 weeks)
02.17.1965 … THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (43 weeks)
12.16.1965 … BATTLE OF THE BULGE (World Premiere, 27 weeks)
07.23.1966 … KHARTOUM (24 weeks)
12.22.1966 … GRAND PRIX (44 weeks)
11.01.1967 … CAMELOT (51 weeks)
10.23.1968 … ICE STATION ZEBRA (World Premiere, 29 weeks)
05.14.1969 … KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA (American Premiere, 23 weeks)
10.22.1969 … PAINT YOUR WAGON (35 weeks)
06.23.1970 … DARLING LILI (World Premiere, 20 weeks)
11.10.1970 … SONG OF NORWAY (35 weeks)
***QUOTE: I will never forget seeing 2001 the week of its release in 1969. ***
Minor correction regarding your date (of course, you may have intended to type an “8” and keyed in a “9” by mistake). Whatever the case, I’ll take this opportunity to mention a “2001” article I wrote a few years ago that detailed its original release, the San Jose details of which were included.
23 July 1968 … San Jose, CA, USA: Century 21 [88 weeks]
A bit of trivia for you that I think appropriate for this page: San Jose’s Century 21 run of “2001” was the longest, continuous, single-theater run of the film in the U.S. (The duration of the engagements in Los Angeles and San Francisco were longer but they included a moveover to a different theater during the course their runs.)
I find your question indicative of what is disturbing about the Internet Culture in which we currently live, that being this idea that all information just magically exists and can be accessed with a mouseclick or two. I can attest from experience that the lists you’re seeking must be created (i.e. researched, compiled, assembled, etc.) and it is an understatement to say it is a time-consuming process. So to expect your desired information to be readily available I think is unreasonable.
Getting off my rant and answering your question, do a search here of the theaters that interest you and note that some of them, such as ASTOR PLAZA and ZIEGFELD, have some or all of the info you are seeking.
Where do you reside? I find it difficult to believe that you have no access to a microfilm collection of the NY TIMES. In my traveling (and I’ve been to hundreds of libraries across the country, both public and university), I can say that the NY TIMES is without question the most commonly stocked paper. Look harder…or try a university library…or find a library that offer services such as ProQuest…or try Inter-Library Loan…or ask (nicely) the Cinema Treasures regulars to continue posting playdate histories.
The acquisition of Plitt by Cineplex Odeon was countrywide, not just in Chicago. And, while the deal, I believe, was made in 1985, many of the venues retained their Plitt name through 1986-87. The Northpoint in San Francisco, for instance, used the Plitt name well into 1987, and during the latter months of ‘87 went under the “Cineplex Odeon-Plitt” hyphenate.
budyboy100… You are really beginning to test my patience! Do you honestly believe that the information I’ve been posting here and in the Star Wars anniversary thread has been culled from memory or pulled out of my ass?!
Dude, I researched the matter by consulting the very source you keep recommending! In other words, I already went through the archived copies of the Minneapolis newspaper (and Variety) week by week and relayed to you my findings. “STAR WARS” DID NOT PLAY AT SOUTHTOWN DURING 1977.
And one other thing: The SOUTHTOWN during the timeframe in question was operated by General Cinema, not by Mann.
**In response to Michael Coate's statement that "2001: A Space Odyssey" never played at White City Cinema in Shrewsbury, Ma. I need to reply that no matter what the newpaper advertisement states, the fact is that the movie never played at Showcase Cinemas on Southbridge St. in Worcester. Perhaps there may have been a bidding war happening at the time of publication and White City Cinema won out over Showcase. I'm sticking to my guns on this one because I was there.**
bulzi…you’re not a nutcase, are you?! You’re starting to remind me of budyboy100. :-)
There are plenty of verifiable sources to support my claim that in its original first-run, reserved-seat Worcester engagement “2001: A Space Odyssey” ran at SHOWCASE CINEMAS and not at WHITE CITY. Here’s one reference. Here’s another.
Also consider that “2001” was initially released exclusively to Cinerama theaters (as this article details), of which SHOWCASE CINEMAS was the only such venue in Worcester.
Another verifiable fact is that the third movie to play WHITE CITY, (despite your insistence it was “2001”) was “Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?” which began on 06/29/66 and followed “The Sound Of Music’s” 53-week run. (At this point in time, “2001” hadn’t even been made!)
Dude, just deal with it, you’re simply misremembering what occured. What you probably are remembering is a re-release or return engagement that took place years later. It’s human nature and not uncommon to misremember details, especially those from several decades past.
**I'm surprised it didn't play in Muncie, Indiana **
Bill H: I’ve verified that “CE3K” did in fact play in Muncie during the early weeks of the film’s release. It’s listed below along with a handful of other recently verified engagements.
ALBERTA
Calgary: North Hill
Calgary: Uptown 1 & 2
Edmonton: Meadowlark
INDIANA
Anderson: Mounds Mall Cinema I & II
Bloomington: Von Lee Dolby Stereo
Muncie: Northwest Plaza Cinema I & II
Terre Haute: Honey Creek Cinema I-II-III
IOWA
Waterloo: Crossroads 1 & 2
KENTUCKY
Owensboro: Malco
MANITOBA
Winnipeg: Odeon
MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor: Fox Village
Burton: Eastland Mall
MINNESOTA
Rochester: Cinema 1 & 2
ONTARIO
Toronto: Don Mills
Toronto: Humber I & II
OREGON
Corvallis: Cinema World Dolby Stereo
TENNESSEE
Jackson: Paramount
UTAH
Orem: University I & II
VIRGINIA
Springfield: Springfield Cinema I (this is a correction)
BradE41 took the liberty of filling in the last few playdates for my NATIONAL list, so now I’ll do the same for his VILLAGE list by expanding upon, clarifying and making a few (minor) corrections.
VILLAGE: The 1980s
Compiled by Michael Coate
AKA: Mann Village, Mann’s Village, Westwood Village, Fox Westwood Village
Not included on 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 35mm-monaural sound presentation.) The principal reference was archived microfilm of the Los Angeles Times newspaper. Some data was referenced from BradE41’s postings of Feb. 5 & 12 and the web article [uRl=http://www.fromscripttodvd.com/70mm_in_los_angeles_main_page.htm]70mm in Los Angeles[/url].
RE = Re-Issue/ Return Engagement
MO = Move-over (i.e. continuation of engagement from another theater)
The Village became THX certified in November 1984.
02.08.1980 … THE LAST MARRIED COUPLE IN AMERICA (4 weeks)
03.07.1980 … COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER (9 weeks)
05.09.1980 … WINDS OF CHANGE (RE of “Metemorphoses,†2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.23.1980 … THE SHINING (8 weeks)
07.18.1980 … HONEYSUCKLE ROSE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.01.1980 … THE HUNTER (5 weeks)
09.05.1980 … THE BIG BRAWL (3 weeks)
09.26.1980 … MONTY PYTHON’S LIFE OF BRIAN (RE, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.10.1980 … PRIVATE BENJAMIN (11 weeks)
12.25.1980 … ALTERED STATES (14 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo + MegaSound)
04.01.1981 … ORDINARY PEOPLE (RE, 1 week)
04.10.1981 … EXCALIBUR (10 weeks)
06.19.1981 … SUPERMAN II (9 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo + MegaSound)
08.21.1981 … FIRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER (5 weeks)
09.25.1981 … MOMMIE DEAREST (5 weeks)
10.30.1981 … LOOKER (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.20.1981 … RAGTIME (4 weeks)
12.18.1981 … NEIGHBORS (5 weeks)
01.22.1982 … SHOOT THE MOON (3 weeks)
02.12.1982 … CANNERY ROW (2 weeks)
02.26.1982 … CHRISTIANE F. (3 weeks)
03.19.1982 … VICTOR/VICTORIA (10 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.28.1982 … ROCKY III (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.18.1982 … FIREFOX (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.16.1982 … TRON (MO, 4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.13.1982 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL (13 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.10.1982 … CREEPSHOW (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.10.1982 … THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON (1 week)
12.17.1982 … BEST FRIENDS (8 weeks)
02.11.1983 … LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER (1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
02.18.1983 … LOVESICK (4 weeks)
03.18.1983 … HIGH ROAD TO CHINA (4 weeks)
04.15.1983 … FLASHDANCE (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.17.1983 … SUPERMAN III (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.15.1983 … STAYING ALIVE (12 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.07.1983 … NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.18.1983 … YENTL (13 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.17.1984 … LASSITER (2 weeks)
03.02.1984 … AGAINST ALL ODDS (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.11.1984 … TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (MO, 3 weeks)
04.30.1984 … GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN (MO, 4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.01.1984 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK (7 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.20.1984 … BEST DEFENSE (3 weeks)
08.10.1984 … RED DAWN (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.28.1984 … IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES (1 week)
10.05.1984 … TEACHERS (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.19.1984 … THIEF OF HEARTS (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.16.1984 … JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (1 week)
11.21.1984 … SUPERGIRL (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.07.1984 … 2010 (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
02.01.1985 … AVENGING ANGEL (2 weeks)
02.15.1985 … VISION QUEST (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.01.1985 … THE SURE THING (3 weeks)
03.22.1985 … FRIDAY THE 13TH PART V: A NEW BEGINNING (1 week)
03.29.1985 … THE SLUGGER’S WIFE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.12.1985 … LADYHAWKE (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.24.1985 … A VIEW TO A KILL (7 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 … INVASION U.S.A. (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
10.04.1985 … JAGGED EDGE (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.27.1985 … ROCKY IV (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
01.24.1986 … THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
02.14.1986 … WILDCATS (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.07.1986 … 16 DAYS OF GLORY (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
03.14.1986 … DOWN AND OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
03.21.1986 … POLICE ACADEMY 3: BACK IN TRAINING (4 weeks)
04.18.1986 … WISE GUYS (2 weeks)
05.02.1986 … JO JO DANCER, YOUR LIFE IS CALLING (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.22.1986 … COBRA (2 weeks, 70mm-Ultra Stereo)
06.06.1986 … RAW DEAL (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.20.1986 … THE KARATE KID PART II (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.11.1986 … CLUB PARADISE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.25.1986 … RUNNING SCARED (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
08.01.1986 … HOWARD THE DUCK (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.15.1986 … MANHUNTER (5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.19.1986 … SHANGHAI SURPRISE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.03.1986 … TOUGH GUYS (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.24.1986 … SOUL MAN (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.07.1986 … TAI-PAN (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.21.1986 … SONG OF THE SOUTH (RE, 1 week)
11.26.1986 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME (11 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
02.13.1987 … OVER THE TOP (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.06.1987 … LETHAL WEAPON (11 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.20.1987 … BEVERLY HILLS COP II (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.17.1987 … ROBOCOP (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
07.31.1987 … THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.11.1987 … THE ROSARY MURDERS (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
09.18.1987 … HELLRAISER (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
09.25.1987 … THE BIG TOWN (2 weeks)
10.09.1987 … SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.06.1987 … HIDING OUT (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.20.1987 … SIGN ‘O’ THE TIMES (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
11.25.1987 … PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.18.1987 … EDDIE MURPHY: RAW (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.05.1988 … SISTER SISTER (1 week, Ultra Stereo)
02.12.1988 … COP (MO, 1 week)
02.17.1988 … FATAL ATTRACTION (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
02.26.1988 … FRANTIC (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.01.1988 … BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.22.1988 … THE UNHOLY (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
04.29.1988 … TWO MOON JUNCTION (1 week)
05.06.1988 … DEAD HEAT (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
05.13.1988 … FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD (1 week, Ultra Stereo)
05.20.1988 … WILLOW (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.29.1988 … COMING TO AMERICA (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.19.1988 … MARRIED TO THE MOB (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
09.28.1988 … MEMORIES OF ME (3 weeks)
10.21.1988 … TAPEHEADS (1 week, Ultra Stereo)
10.28.1988 … RETRIBUTION (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
11.04.1988 … U2: RATTLE AND HUM (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
12.02.1988 … TEQUILA SUNRISE (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
01.13.1989 … PUMPKINHEAD (2 weeks, Ultra Stereo)
01.27.1989 … PARENTS (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
02.03.1989 … HER ALIBI (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.03.1989 … FAREWELL TO THE KING (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.10.1989 … POLICE ACADEMY 6: CITY UNDER SIEGE (1 week)
03.17.1989 … LEVIATHAN (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.07.1989 … MAJOR LEAGUE (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.19.1989 … ROAD HOUSE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
06.09.1989 … STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
06.23.1989 … BATMAN (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.18.1989 … CASUALTIES OF WAR (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.29.1989 … WAR PARTY (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
10.06.1989 … OLD GRINGO (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.20.1989 … NEXT OF KIN (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.03.1989 … PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1 week, Ultra Stereo)
11.10.1989 … STEPFATHER 2 (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
11.17.1989 … HARLEM NIGHTS (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
12.22.1989 … TANGO & CASH (7 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
CINE CAPRI
PART III: THE 1980s
Compiled by Michael Coate
Theater Ownership
Plitt 1980-87
Cinemark 1987-88
Harkins 1988-89
02.29.1980 … ALL THAT JAZZ (12 weeks)
05.21.1980 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (30 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.19.1980 … FLASH GORDON (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.13.1981 … THE COMPETITION (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.27.1981 … FANTASIA (RE, 4 weeks, Stereo)
04.24.1981 … LION OF THE DESERT (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.22.1981 … OUTLAND (9 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.24.1981 … COMIN’ AT YA! (6 weeks, 3-D, Dolby Stereo)
09.04.1981 … ORDINARY PEOPLE / THE ELEPHANT MAN (RE, 3 weeks)
09.25.1981 … NEW YORK, NEW YORK (RE, Uncut, U.S. Premiere Engagement, 3 weeks)
10.16.1981 … THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT’S WOMAN (9 weeks)
12.18.1981 … PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (5 weeks)
01.22.1982 … ON GOLDEN POND (26 weeks)
07.23.1982 … THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS (15 weeks, Stereo)
11.05.1982 … LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER (6 weeks)
12.17.1982 … STILL OF THE NIGHT (5 weeks)
01.21.1983 … SOPHIE’S CHOICE (14 weeks)
04.29.1983 … SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.27.1983 … TENDER MERCIES (4 weeks)
06.22.1983 … THE SURVIVORS (6 weeks)
08.05.1983 … GANDHI (RE, 2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.19.1983 … METALSTORM: THE DESTRUCTION OF JARED-SYN (2 weeks, 3-D, Dolby Stereo)
09.02.1983 … METALSTORM / SPACEHUNTER (RE, 1 week, 3-D, Dolby Stereo)
09.09.1983 … OKLAHOMA! (RE, 3 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
09.30.1983 … BRAINSTORM (10 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.09.1983 … SCARFACE (8 weeks, Stereo)
02.03.1984 … NEVER CRY WOLF (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.02.1984 … AGAINST ALL ODDS (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.13.1984 … SWING SHIFT (4 weeks)
05.11.1984 … FOOTLOOSE (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
05.16.1984 … THE RIGHT STUFF (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.23.1984 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (17 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.21.1984 … METROPOLIS (RE, 4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.19.1984 … THE RAZOR’S EDGE (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.16.1984 … GHOST BUSTERS (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.23.1984 … APOCALYPSE NOW (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.30.1984 … THE RIVER RAT (1 week)
12.07.1984 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.14.1984 … ICEMAN / THE LAST STARFIGHTER (RE, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
12.21.1984 … PROTOCOL (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.08.1985 … WITNESS (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.29.1985 … KING DAVID (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.12.1985 … WITNESS (RE, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.26.1985 … CREATURE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.10.1985 … STOP MAKING SENSE (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
05.17.1985 … A PASSAGE TO INDIA (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
05.22.1985 … BREWSTER’S MILLIONS (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.28.1985 … BREWSTER’S MILLIONS / THE RIVER (RE, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
07.05.1985 … FLETCH (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
07.12.1985 … EXPLORERS (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.26.1985 … EXPLORERS / THE EMERALD FOREST (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
08.02.1985 … THE EMERALD FOREST (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.16.1985 … YEAR OF THE DRAGON (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.27.1985 … AGNES OF GOD (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.08.1985 … THAT WAS THEN…THIS IS NOW (2 weeks)
11.22.1985 … THAT WAS THEN…THIS IS NOW / TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. (MO, 2 weeks)
12.04.1985 … YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
01.03.1986 … THE COLOR PURPLE (10 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.14.1986 … GUNG HO (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.02.1986 … BLUE CITY (2 weeks)
05.16.1986 … TOP GUN (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.18.1986 … ALIENS (13 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.17.1986 … THE NAME OF THE ROSE (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.19.1986 … THE MOSQUITO COAST (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
01.16.1987 … THE MISSION (7 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.06.1987 … LETHAL WEAPON (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.10.1987 … RAISING ARIZONA (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.22.1987 … ERNEST GOES TO CAMP (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.12.1987 … THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS (MO, 4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.10.1987 … FULL METAL JACKET (10 weeks)
09.18.1987 … APOCALYPSE NOW (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.25.1987 … DIRTY DANCING (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.07.1987 … BABY BOOM (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.11.1987 … EMPIRE OF THE SUN (10 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.19.1988 … CRY FREEDOM (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.11.1988 … SHY PEOPLE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.01.1988 … BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.22.1988 … THE UNHOLY (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.06.1988 … DEAD HEAT (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.20.1988 … WILLOW (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.13.1988 … THE DEAD POOL (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.12.1988 … TUCKER: THE MAN AND HIS DREAM (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.07.1988 … IMAGINE: JOHN LENNON (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.28.1988 … DOMINICK & EUGENE (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
11.04.1988 … U2: RATTLE AND HUM (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.23.1988 … SCROOGED (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
01.13.1989 … THE JANUARY MAN (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
01.27.1989 … DANGEROUS LIAISONS (12 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.21.1989 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (RE, 5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.24.1989 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (11 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.09.1989 … THE ABYSS (10 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.20.1989 … FAT MAN AND LITTLE BOY (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.03.1989 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (RE, 3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.22.1989 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
CINE CAPRI
PART II: THE 1970s
Compiled by Michael Coate
Theater Ownership
Arizona ABC 1970-74
Plitt Intermountain 1974-79
RSE = Reserved-Seat “Roadshow†Engagement
07.15.1970 … THE OUT-OF-TOWNERS (9 weeks)
09.18.1970 … CATCH-22 (14 weeks)
12.25.1970 … SONG OF NORWAY (RSE, 19 weeks)
05.07.1971 … A NEW LEAF (10 weeks)
07.16.1971 … PLAZA SUITE (8 weeks)
09.08.1971 … THE RED TENT (2 weeks)
09.22.1971 … THE TENDER WARRIOR (1 week)
09.29.1971 … WHO IS HARRY KELLERMAN? (2 weeks)
10.13.1971 … LET’S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH (1 week)
10.20.1971 … FRIENDS (2 weeks)
11.03.1971 … THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT (1 week)
11.10.1971 … KOTCH (7 weeks)
12.25.1971 … STAR SPANGLED GIRL (4 weeks)
01.19.1972 … TOKLAT (2 weeks)
02.02.1972 … HAROLD AND MAUDE (1 week)
02.11.1972 … POCKET MONEY (6 weeks)
03.22.1972 … THE GODFATHER (34 weeks)
11.15.1972 … LADY SINGS THE BLUES (5 weeks)
12.20.1972 … THE GETAWAY (14 weeks)
03.28.1973 … STEELYARD BLUES (1 week)
04.04.1973 … THE EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS (1 week)
04.11.1973 … BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON (3 weeks)
05.04.1973 … BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON / FRIENDS (RE, 4 weeks)
06.01.1973 … THIS IS CINERAMA (RE, 7 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
07.20.1973 … PAPER MOON (18 weeks)
11.21.1973 … THE LEGEND OF JEDEDIAH CARVER (3 weeks)
12.12.1973 … THE PYX / A NAME FOR EVIL (1 week)
12.21.1973 … MIDNIGHT COWBOY / WHERE’S POPPA? (RE, 1 week)
12.25.1973 … JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (6 weeks)
02.06.1974 … SERPICO (8 weeks)
04.03.1974 … THE GREAT GATSBY (12 weeks)
06.26.1974 … CHINATOWN (6 weeks)
08.07.1974 … DEATH WISH (6 weeks)
09.18.1974 … THE APPRENTICESHIP OF DUDDY KRAVITZ (4 weeks)
10.18.1974 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
10.25.1974 … THE GAMBLER (1 week)
11.01.1974 … THE SAVAGE IS LOOSE (3 weeks)
11.22.1974 … LADIES & GENTLEMEN, THE ROLLING STONES (RE, 1 week, Stereo)
11.27.1974 … THE KLANSMEN (2 weeks)
12.13.1974 … WOODSTOCK (RE, 2 weeks, Stereo)
12.25.1974 … THE GODFATHER PART II (13 weeks)
03.26.1975 … TOMMY (15 weeks, Quintaphonic Sound)
07.09.1975 … THE DAY OF THE LOCUST (1 week)
07.16.1975 … ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH (6 weeks)
08.27.1975 … NASHVILLE (7 weeks)
10.15.1975 … 3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR (10 weeks)
12.25.1975 … LUCKY LADY (10 weeks)
03.05.1976 … GABLE AND LOMBARD (8 weeks)
04.30.1976 … NEXT STOP, GREENWICH VILLAGE (3 weeks)
05.19.1976 … THE BLUE BIRD (3 weeks)
06.09.1976 … END OF THE GAME (2 weeks)
06.23.1976 … LOGAN’S RUN (6 weeks)
08.06.1976 … THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (3 weeks)
08.25.1976 … TUNNEL VISION (7 weeks)
10.15.1976 … THE RITZ (4 weeks)
11.12.1976 … BUGSY MALONE (6 weeks)
12.22.1976 … SILVER STREAK (18 weeks)
04.27.1977 … WIZARDS (4 weeks)
05.25.1977 … STAR WARS (60 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo from Sep.)
07.21.1978 … DAMIEN: OMEN II (5 weeks)
08.25.1978 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC (RE, 6 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
10.05.1978 … THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL (6 weeks)
11.17.1978 … BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (5 weeks, Sensurround)
12.22.1978 … INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.16.1979 … theater closed (4 weeks)
03.14.1979 … NORMA RAE (6 weeks)
04.25.1979 … THE LAST WAVE (2 weeks)
05.09.1979 … RACQUET (2 weeks)
05.25.1979 … ALIEN (20 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.10.1979 … APOCALYPSE NOW (10 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.21.1979 … THE ROSE (10 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
CINE CAPRI
PART I: THE 1960s
Compiled by Michael Coate
Theater Ownership
Arizona Paramount 1966-67
Arizona ABC 1967-69
RSE = Reserved-Seat “Roadshow†Engagement
03.31.1966 … THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY (RSE, 13 weeks)
06.28.1966 … THE BLUE MAX (RSE, 17 weeks)
10.26.1966 … THE WRONG BOX (4 weeks)
11.23.1966 … HOW TO STEAL A MILLION (4 weeks)
12.21.1966 … THE BIBLE: IN THE BEGINNING… (RSE, 22 weeks)
05.24.1967 … CAPRICE (4 weeks)
06.21.1967 … TWO FOR THE ROAD (4 weeks)
07.21.1967 … BAREFOOT IN THE PARK (9 weeks)
09.22.1967 … A GUIDE FOR THE MARRIED MAN (4 weeks)
10.20.1967 … THE FAMILY WAY (3 weeks)
11.08.1967 … THE COMEDIANS (6 weeks)
12.22.1967 … THE JUNGLE BOOK (8 weeks)
02.14.1968 … GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER (17 weeks)
06.12.1968 … GUNS FOR SAN SEBASTIAN (2 weeks)
06.26.1968 … THE ODD COUPLE (17 weeks)
10.23.1968 … SHALAKO (4 weeks)
11.20.1968 … THE LEGEND OF LYLAH CLARE (5 weeks)
12.25.1968 … FINIAN’S RAINBOW (RSE, 8 weeks)
02.21.1969 … ROMEO & JULIET (14 weeks)
05.28.1969 … WHERE EAGLES DARE (5 weeks)
07.02.1969 … TRUE GRIT (14 weeks)
10.08.1969 … IF… (2 weeks)
10.22.1969 … THE ITALIAN JOB (1 week)
10.29.1969 … TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN (7 weeks)
12.18.1969 … HAIL, HERO! (1 week)
12.25.1969 … PAINT YOUR WAGON (RSE, 29 weeks)
A check of the microfilm of the Minneapolis Tribune for Valentine’s Day 1976 indicates “Lucky Lady” was playing on the COOPER’s large original screen and “Three Days Of The Condor” was playing in the CAMEO auditorium.
Re “Windjammer”…
I’m not certain what exactly was shown. Eyewitness recollections of what was shown have varied. I know that by its final week, newspaper promotion included a “Not Shown In Original Format” type blurb.
I’m aware of some re-issue screenings as early as 1971 in other parts of the country. Stuart Galbraith’s book on Detroit movie theaters, for instance, claims it was shown there in 70mm. (But that book has a number of crazy claims; “El Cid” in 3-strip Cinerama, for example.) And I know of a source in Canada claiming a 70mm “composite” print was once available. Whatever was shown appears to have been a pale imitation of the original version.
It may have been more appropriate to claim that “jam” was re-released, because apparently the “Wind” and “mer” panels were not shown! :–)
Mark, I would love to do up a list for the CHINESE and, in fact, have had several “fits and starts” at just such a list. That venue poses a challenge, though, because I think these lists work best for single-screen venues, and the period of time when the CHINESE was just a single-screener does not interest me as much as does the ‘80s & '90s triplex era. Plus, the theater is EIGHTY years old; how long do you think it would take to compile a list???
I don’t wish to deal with trying to sort out which titles played the CHINESE’s main auditorium vs. those that played on screens II & III. Also, it was common to open a film in #1 then later in the run move it over to II or III. Again, I don’t want to deal with any of that. (And the “top” position in the Mann Theater Directory in the newspaper ads was not always an assurance of what was playing in #1.)
Now, the VILLAGE would interest me…at least for the ‘80s & '90s when I was regularly attending movies there. And seeing BradE41’s partial list may just inspire me… (That lengthy post, by the way, ought to have been made on the VILLAGE page, don’t you think?!)
But, I’m not convinced there are that many people interested in these bookings/playdates lists. If there were, wouldn’t we be seeing more of them?
To really answer your question, I’m more interested in tracking films than theaters, but have been guilty of doing both. The next theater project I’m working on will remain a mystery until posting time. The only clue I’ll give is that the venue is not located in Southern California.
[b]THE CINERAMA DOME
PART III ½ : THE FESTIVALS
Compiled By Michael Coate[/b]
11.03.1988 … Pacific’s Cinerama Dome 25th Anniversary Retrospective
(Titles marked with * were shown in 70mm)
11.03 …
IT’S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD
11.04 … Science Fiction Day
STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
11.05 … Steven Spielberg Day
1941
JAWS
BACK TO THE FUTURE*
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
11.06 …
THIS IS CINERAMA*
11.07 … 25th Anniversary Day!
IT’S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD
11.08 …
GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM
APOCALYPSE NOW
WOODSTOCK
11.09 … Broadway Musical Day
CAMELOT
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
11.10 … Stanley Kubrick Day
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY*
BARRY LYNDON
11.11 … Francis Ford Coppola Day
SLEEPING BEAUTY
PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED
NAPOLEON
APOCALYPSE NOW*
11.12 … Academy Award Evening
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT*
SLEEPING BEAUTY
THE STING
OUT OF AFRICA
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
11.13 …
FAME*
ZOOT SUIT
11.14 … Comedy Day
SPLASH
OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE
BLAZING SADDLES
AMERICAN GRAFFITI
11.15 … High Adventure Day
THE UNTOUCHABLES
TOP GUN*
DELIVERANCE
11.16 … Great Musicals Day
YENTL
ALL THAT JAZZ
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
TOMMY
11.17 …
THIS IS CINERAMA*
IT’S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD
03.01.1990 … XX Years Of Zoetrope
APOCALYPSE NOW (70mm-Dolby Stereo)
ONE FROM THE HEART (70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.24.1990 … See The Future Back To Back To Back
BACK TO THE FUTURE (Dolby Stereo)
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (70mm-Dolby Stereo)
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III (70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.15.1992 … Exclusive 7 Day 70mm Film Festival
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (05.15-16)
WEST SIDE STORY (05.17-18)
OKLAHOMA! (05.19-21)
11.04.1992 … The All-Time Classics Retrospective
APOCALYPSE NOW (11.04-17; 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
GONE WITH THE WIND (11.18-24)
THE WIZARD OF OZ (11.25-12.01)
CASABLANCA (12.02-05)
CITIZEN KANE (12.06-10)
05.20.1994 … Columbia Classics Festival
THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
THE GUNS OF NAVARONE (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
TOMMY (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
02.12.1999 … The Columbia Pictures 75th Anniversary Film Festival
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (02.12-13, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
DR. STRANGELOVE (02.14-15)
EASY RIDER (02.14-15, SDDS)
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (02.16)
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (02.16)
THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (02.17, Dolby Stereo SR)
GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER (02.18)
TOOTSIE (02.18)
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (02.19-21, Director’s Cut, DTS)
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (02.22-23)
ON THE WATERFRONT (02.22-23)
TAXI DRIVER (02.24-25, Dolby Stereo SR)
07.28.2000 … Celebration Weekend
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (07.28, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (07.29-30, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
BEN-HUR (07.29-30, Dolby Stereo)
Thank you, Mark. I’m pleased you have enjoyed the list. It brings back a lot of good memories, doesn’t it?
Unfortunately, I do not have any plans to do a similar listing for the other Westwood theaters. The closest thing to what you’re seeking may be the 70mm in Los Angeles project, which, while not listing all of the bookings, identifies those films exhibited throughout Westwood in the 70-millimeter format.
On the subject of these booking lists, I’d like to mention, in case you haven’t seen it yet, that I recently posted one for the CINERAMA DOME.
[b]THE CINERAMA DOME
PART III: THE MASS-MARKET, SATURATION-BOOKING ERA (1982-2000)
Compiled by Michael Coate[/b]
08.20.1982 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (RE, 5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.24.1982 … YES, GEORGIO (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.08.1982 … SUPERMAN II (RE, 2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.22.1982 … JINXED (2 weeks)
11.05.1982 … DAYS OF HEAVEN (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.12.1982 … POLTERGEIST (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.19.1982 … STILL OF THE NIGHT (4 weeks)
12.17.1982 … TRAIL OF THE PINK PANTHER (3 weeks)
01.07.1983 … ENIGMA (3 weeks)
01.28.1983 … WOODSTOCK (RE, 1 week, Stereo)
02.04.1983 … THE ENTITY (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
02.18.1983 … THE STING II (3 weeks)
03.11.1983 … TRENCHCOAT (2 weeks)
03.25.1983 … THE BLACK STALLION RETURNS (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.15.1983 … LONE WOLF McQUADE (2 weeks)
04.29.1983 … THE HUNGER (2 weeks)
05.13.1983 … BREATHLESS (3 weeks)
06.03.1983 … WARGAMES (9 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.05.1983 … THE STAR CHAMBER (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.26.1983 … FIRE AND ICE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.16.1983 … MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.30.1983 … BRAINSTORM (7 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.18.1983 … YENTL (16 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.09.1984 … THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.30.1984 … SPLASH (MO, 5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.04.1984 … THE BOUNTY (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.01.1984 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.13.1984 … THE LAST STARFIGHTER (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.10.1984 … RED DAWN (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.21.1984 … ALL OF ME (2 weeks)
10.05.1984 … TEACHERS (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.26.1984 … AMERICAN DREAMER (3 weeks)
11.16.1984 … NIGHT OF THE COMET (3 weeks)
12.07.1984 … 2010 (9 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
02.08.1985 … MASS APPEAL (2 weeks)
02.22.1985 … INTO THE NIGHT (2 weeks)
03.08.1985 … MASK (8 weeks)
05.03.1985 … GOTCHA (4 weeks)
05.31.1985 … FLETCH (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.03.1985 … BACK TO THE FUTURE (14 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.11.1985 … REMO WILLIAMS: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS… (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.08.1985 … BRING ON THE NIGHT (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.18.1985 … OUT OF AFRICA (13 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.21.1986 … JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS (4 weeks)
04.18.1986 … ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.09.1986 … SHORT CIRCUIT (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.18.1986 … LEGAL EAGLES (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.18.1986 … PIRATES (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.01.1986 … HOWARD THE DUCK (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.22.1986 … TOUCH AND GO (2 weeks)
09.05.1986 … TOP GUN (MO, 5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.08.1986 … PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED (7 weeks)
11.26.1986 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME (9 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
01.30.1987 … OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.27.1987 … BLIND DATE (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.08.1987 … GARDENS OF STONE (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.03.1987 … THE UNTOUCHABLES (9 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.05.1987 … STAKEOUT (7 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.25.1987 … BEST SELLER (4 weeks)
10.23.1987 … SUSPECT (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.25.1987 … GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM (12 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.18.1988 … D.O.A. (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.15.1988 … TOKYO POP (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.29.1988 … SUNSET (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.20.1988 … CALL ME (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.03.1988 … DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION PART II: THE METAL YEARS (3 weeks, Ultra Stereo)
06.22.1988 … WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (19 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.03.1988 … Pacific’s Cinerama Dome 25th Anniversary Retrospective (2 weeks)
11.18.1988 … OLIVER & COMPANY (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.09.1988 … MISSISSIPPI BURNING (12 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.03.1989 … NEW YORK STORIES (7 weeks)
04.21.1989 … RED SCORPION (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.05.1989 … GONE WITH THE WIND (RE, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.19.1989 … THE WIZARD OF OZ (RE, 2 weeks)
06.02.1989 … DEAD POETS SOCIETY (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.28.1989 … TURNER & HOOCH (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.18.1989 … BATMAN (MO, 6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.29.1989 … WEST SIDE STORY (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
10.06.1989 … AN INNOCENT MAN (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.20.1989 … GROSS ANATOMY (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.15.1989 … THE LITTLE MERMAID (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.13.1989 … BLAZE (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
01.19.1990 … FOR ALL MANKIND (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.02.1990 … STELLA (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.01.1990 … XX Years Of Zoetrope
03.02.1990 … THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (11 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.16.1990 … THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.24.1990 … See The Future Back To Back To Back
05.25.1990 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.22.1990 … ROBOCOP 2 (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
07.18.1990 … ARACHNOPHOBIA (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.14.1990 … BEN-HUR (RE, 3 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
10.05.1990 … FANTASIA (RE, 4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR Fantasound)
11.02.1990 … JACOB’S LADDER (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
11.21.1990 … THREE MEN AND A LITTLE LADY (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
01.11.1991 … WARLOCK (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
01.18.1991 … WHITE FANG (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.01.1991 … THE DOORS (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
04.26.1991 … OSCAR (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.17.1991 … WHAT ABOUT BOB? (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.03.1991 … TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (14 weeks, 70mm-Cinema Digital Sound)
10.11.1991 … SHATTERED (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
11.01.1991 … BILLY BATHGATE (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.27.1991 … MY GIRL (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.11.1991 … HOOK (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
02.07.1992 … MEDICINE MAN (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.06.1992 … GLADIATOR (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.20.1992 … FINAL APPROACH (2 weeks, Cinema Digital Sound)
04.03.1992 … THUNDERHEART (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.17.1992 … CITY OF JOY (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.15.1992 … Exclusive 7 Day 70mm Film Festival
05.22.1992 … FAR AND AWAY (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.01.1992 … A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.14.1992 … DIGGSTOWN (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.28.1992 … HONEYMOON IN VEGAS (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.02.1992 … HERO (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
11.04.1992 … The All-Time Classics Retrospective (5 weeks)
12.11.1992 … A FEW GOOD MEN (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
02.12.1993 … GROUNDHOG DAY (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.19.1993 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
03.26.1993 … MARRIED TO IT (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.02.1993 … ALADDIN (MO, 3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.23.1993 … INDIAN SUMMER (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.14.1993 … LOST IN YONKERS (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
06.09.1993 … WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT (1 week, Dolby Digital)
06.18.1993 … LAST ACTION HERO (5 weeks, SDDS-8)
07.23.1993 … POETIC JUSTICE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.13.1993 … CLIFFHANGER (MO, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.20.1993 … EL CID (RE, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.03.1993 … BOXING HELENA (2 weeks, Ultra Stereo)
09.17.1993 … THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
10.29.1993 … FATAL INSTINCT (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.12.1993 … MY LIFE (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
12.10.1993 … GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND (4 weeks, SDDS-8)
01.07.1994 … SHADOWLANDS (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
02.04.1994 … I’LL DO ANYTHING (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
02.25.1994 … THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (RE, 1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.04.1994 … CHINA MOON (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
03.11.1994 … GUARDING TESS (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.08.1994 … LEPRECHAUN 2 (1 week, Ultra Stereo)
04.15.1994 … D2: THE MIGHTY DUCKS (MO, 1 week, Dolby Digital)
04.22.1994 … BAD GIRLS (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.06.1994 … CLEAN SLATE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.20.1994 … Columbia Classics Festival (4 weeks)
06.17.1994 … WOLF (5 weeks, SDDS-8)
07.22.1994 … NORTH (2 weeks, SDDS)
08.05.1994 … WYATT EARP / MAVERICK (MO, 1 week, Dolby Digital/Dolby Stereo SR)
08.12.1994 … LITTLE BUDDHA (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.19.1994 … BLANKMAN (2 weeks, SDDS-8)
09.02.1994 … A SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.16.1994 … CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (MO, 1 week, Dolby Digital)
09.23.1994 … THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.28.1994 … SILENT FALL (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.11.1994 … THE SANTA CLAUSE (6 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.25.1994 … LITTLE WOMEN (3 weeks, SDDS)
01.13.1995 … LEGENDS OF THE FALL (4 weeks, SDDS-8)
02.10.1995 … THE QUICK AND THE DEAD (3 weeks, SDDS-8)
03.03.1995 … THE WILD BUNCH (RE, 5 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
04.07.1995 … BAD BOYS (5 weeks, SDDS-8)
05.12.1995 … CRIMSON TIDE (8 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.07.1995 … FIRST KNIGHT (4 weeks, SDDS-8)
08.04.1995 … APOLLO 13 (MO, 3 weeks, DTS)
08.25.1995 … DESPERADO (5 weeks, SDDS-8)
09.29.1995 … DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (3 weeks, SDDS-8)
10.20.1995 … NOW AND THEN (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.10.1995 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
11.17.1995 … THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (5 weeks, SDDS)
12.22.1995 … DRACULA: DEAD AND LOVING IT (2 weeks, SDDS-8)
01.05.1996 … GOLDENEYE (MO, 2 weeks, DTS)
01.19.1996 … FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (4 weeks, SDDS-8)
02.16.1996 … CITY HALL (3 weeks, SDDS)
03.08.1996 … HEAVY METAL (RE, 1 week, SDDS-8)
03.15.1996 … TWO MUCH (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.22.1996 … MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.03.1996 … A THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE & HATE (2 weeks, SDDS)
04.19.1996 … MRS. WINTERBOURNE (2 weeks, SDDS-8)
05.03.1996 … TAXI DRIVER (RE, 1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
05.10.1996 … ORIGINAL GANGSTAS (2 weeks, DTS)
05.24.1996 … APOCALYPSE NOW (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.31.1996 … THE ARRIVAL (2 weeks, SDDS)
06.14.1996 … THE CABLE GUY (5 weeks, SDDS-8)
07.17.1996 … MULTIPLICITY (2 weeks, SDDS-8)
08.02.1996 … MATILDA (1 week, SDDS-8)
08.09.1996 … JACK (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
08.30.1996 … FIRST KID (2 weeks, SDDS)
09.13.1996 … FEELING MINNESOTA (2 weeks, SDDS)
09.27.1996 … GIANT (RE, 3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.16.1996 … GET ON THE BUS (2 weeks, SDDS)
11.01.1996 … THE FIRST WIVES CLUB (MO, 1 week, Dolby Digital)
11.08.1996 … RANSOM (7 weeks, SDDS)
12.25.1996 … EVITA (9 weeks, Dolby Digital)
02.28.1997 … DONNIE BRASCO (4 weeks, SDDS)
03.26.1997 … THE DEVIL’S OWN (4 weeks, SDDS)
04.25.1997 … ROMY AND MICHELE’S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION (2 weeks, SDDS)
05.09.1997 … THE FIFTH ELEMENT (4 weeks, SDDS-8)
06.06.1997 … CON AIR (4 weeks, SDDS-8)
07.02.1997 … MEN IN BLACK (7 weeks, SDDS-8)
08.22.1997 … G.I. JANE (5 weeks, SDDS)
09.26.1997 … THE ASSIGNMENT (2 weeks, SDDS-8)
10.10.1997 … SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET (4 weeks, SDDS-8)
11.07.1997 … STARSHIP TROOPERS (5 weeks, SDDS-8)
12.10.1997 … AMISTAD (6 weeks, SDDS)
01.23.1998 … SPICE WORLD (2 weeks, SDDS)
02.06.1998 … THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS (3 weeks, SDDS-8)
02.27.1998 … DARK CITY (3 weeks, SDDS)
03.20.1998 … MR. NICE GUY (2 weeks, SDDS)
04.03.1998 … LOST IN SPACE (5 weeks, SDDS)
05.08.1998 … WOO (2 weeks, SDDS)
05.20.1998 … GODZILLA (7 weeks, SDDS-8)
07.10.1998 … SMALL SOLDIERS (4 weeks, SDDS)
08.05.1998 … THE PARENT TRAP (MO, 2 weeks, SDDS)
08.21.1998 … DANCE WITH ME (3 weeks, SDDS)
09.11.1998 … SIMON BIRCH (3 weeks, SDDS)
10.02.1998 … ANTZ (4 weeks, SDDS)
10.30.1998 … VAMPIRES (3 weeks, SDDS)
11.20.1998 … THE RUGRATS MOVIE (5 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.25.1998 … STEPMOM (4 weeks, SDDS)
01.22.1999 … GLORIA (2 weeks, SDDS)
02.05.1999 … BLADE RUNNER (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
02.12.1999 … The Columbia Pictures 75th Anniversary Film Festival (2 weeks)
02.26.1999 … EIGHT MILLIMETER (3 weeks, SDDS)
03.19.1999 … TRUE CRIME (3 weeks, SDDS)
04.09.1999 … TWIN DRAGONS (2 weeks, SDDS)
04.23.1999 … PUSHING TIN (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.12.1999 … TRIPPIN’ (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.28.1999 … THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR (3 weeks, SDDS)
06.18.1999 … THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR / THE MATRIX (MO, 2 weeks, SDDS)
06.30.1999 … WILD WILD WEST (4 weeks, SDDS)
07.28.1999 … DEEP BLUE SEA (4 weeks, SDDS)
08.27.1999 … THE ASTRONAUT’S WIFE (3 weeks, SDDS)
09.17.1999 … BLUE STREAK (4 weeks, SDDS)
10.15.1999 … FIGHT CLUB (4 weeks, SDDS)
11.12.1999 … THE MESSENGER: THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC (4 weeks, SDDS)
12.10.1999 … DEUCE BIGALOW: MALE GIGOLO (2 weeks, SDDS)
12.25.1999 … GALAXY QUEST (4 weeks, SDDS)
01.21.2000 … PLAY IT TO THE BONE (1 week, SDDS)
01.28.2000 … GALAXY QUEST (RE, 1 week, SDDS)
02.04.2000 … AMERICAN BEAUTY (MO, 2 weeks, SDDS)
02.18.2000 … HANGING UP (3 weeks, SDDS)
03.10.2000 … AMERICAN BEAUTY (RE, 1 week, SDDS)
03.17.2000 … FINAL DESTINATION (2 weeks, SDDS)
03.31.2000 … THE ROAD TO EL DORADO (3 weeks, SDDS)
04.21.2000 … LOVE & BASKETBALL (2 weeks, SDDS)
05.05.2000 … GLADIATOR (8 weeks, SDDS)
06.28.2000 … THE PATRIOT (4 weeks, SDDS-8)
07.28.2000 … Celebration Weekend
07.31.2000 … theater closed for renovation (86 weeks)
** The titles shown during special events marked with a double asterisk will be listed in a separate post.
“Part IV: The ArcLight Era” will appear in a future posting.
[b]THE CINERAMA DOME
PART II: THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUSIVE ERA (1971-1982)
Compiled by Michael Coate[/b]
RE = Re-Issue/ Return Engagement
MO = Move-over (i.e. continuation of engagement from another theater)
GSP = Guaranteed-Seat Performance
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 35mm-monaural sound presentation.)
07.14.1971 … BLUE WATER, WHITE DEATH (13 weeks)
10.13.1971 … theater closed “for exciting rehabilitation” (1 week)
10.20.1971 … PLAY MISTY FOR ME (5 weeks)
11.24.1971 … THE SECRET ADVENTURES OF THE RAILWAY CHILDREN (3 weeks)
12.17.1971 … SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION (12 weeks)
03.10.1972 … SILENT RUNNING (7 weeks)
04.28.1972 … THE GREAT NORTHFIELD MINNESOTA RAID (4 weeks)
05.24.1972 … THE WAR BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN (5 weeks)
06.28.1972 … FRENZY (7 weeks)
08.16.1972 … DELIVERANCE (18 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
12.20.1972 … YOU’LL LIKE MY MOTHER (5 weeks)
01.22.1973 … theater closed (3 weeks)
02.16.1973 … THIS IS CINERAMA (RE, GSP, 13 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
05.18.1973 … THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (13 weeks)
08.15.1973 … MAURIE (6 weeks)
09.28.1973 … WINDJAMMER (RE, 3 weeks)
10.19.1973 … CHARLEY VARRICK (4 weeks)
11.16.1973 … THE DON IS DEAD (6 weeks)
12.25.1973 … THE STING (13 weeks)
03.27.1974 … MAME (13 weeks)
06.26.1974 … ZANDY’S BRIDE (4 weeks)
07.24.1974 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (RE, 5 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
08.28.1974 … RUN RUN, JOE! (3 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
09.20.1974 … JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (RE, 4 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
10.18.1974 … AIRPORT 1975 (9 weeks)
12.19.1974 … THE LITTLE PRINCE (6 weeks)
01.29.1975 … REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER ([/i]6 weeks[/i])
03.13.1975 … THE GREAT WALDO PEPPER ([/i]10 weeks[/i])
05.21.1975 … THE RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER (5 weeks)
06.25.1975 … ROLLERBALL (19 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
11.06.1975 … PAPER TIGER (5 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
12.12.1975 … theater closed (1 week)
12.20.1975 … BARRY LYNDON (8 weeks)
02.11.1976 … BLAZING SADDLES (RE, 4 weeks)
03.10.1976 … 1776 (RE, 2 weeks)
03.26.1976 … AMERICAN GRAFFITI (RE, 2 weeks)
04.09.1976 … PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (RE, 5 weeks, Stereo)
05.20.1976 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT, PART II (5 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
06.23.1976 … LOGAN’S RUN (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.04.1976 … THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE (9 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
10.06.1976 … WOODSTOCK (RE, 4 weeks, Stereo)
11.03.1976 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT, PART II (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
11.12.1976 … ALL THIS AND WORLD WAR II (5 weeks, Stereo)
12.15.1976 … THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN (11 weeks)
03.02.1977 … JAWS (RE, 3 weeks)
03.25.1977 … THE SLIPPER AND THE ROSE (8 weeks, Stereo)
05.20.1977 … FANTASIA (RE, 5 weeks, Stereo)
06.22.1977 … NEW YORK, NEW YORK (4 weeks)
07.20.1977 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (RE, 4 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
08.17.1977 … FANTASIA (RE, 5 weeks, Stereo)
09.23.1977 … TOMMY (RE, 4 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
10.21.1977 … THE CHICKEN CHRONICLES (4 weeks)
11.18.1977 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.14.1977 … SEMI-TOUGH (9 weeks)
02.15.1978 … ANNIE HALL (RE, 2 weeks)
03.03.1978 … SEXTETTE (4 weeks)
03.29.1978 … THE BIG SLEEP (5 weeks)
05.03.1978 … THE LAST WALTZ (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.14.1978 … THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY (5 weeks, Stereo)
07.19.1978 … REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER (5 weeks)
08.23.1978 … FANTASIA (RE, 5 weeks, Stereo)
09.29.1978 … BULLY (2 weeks)
10.12.1978 … THE LAST WALTZ (RE, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.26.1978 … THE WIZ (20 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.15.1979 … HAIR (14 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.22.1979 … THE MUPPET MOVIE (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.02.1979 … THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.15.1979 … APOCALYPSE NOW (GSP, 13 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.16.1979 … FANTASIA (RE, 4 weeks, Stereo)
12.14.1979 … 1941 (9 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
02.15.1980 … SATURN 3 (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.27.1980 … DON GIOVANNI (GSP, 2 weeks, Stereo)
04.11.1980 … THE BLACK HOLE / SLEEPING BEAUTY (RE, 5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.16.1980 … FAME (5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.20.1980 … THE BLUE LAGOON (6 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
08.01.1980 … RAISE THE TITANIC (12 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.24.1980 … GLORIA (4 weeks)
11.21.1980 … ALL THAT JAZZ (RE, 4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.19.1980 … THE JAZZ SINGER (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
02.13.1981 … THE EARTHLING (2 weeks)
02.27.1981 … GLORIA (RE, 1 week)
03.06.1981 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (RE, 3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.27.1981 … PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS: ROCKSHOW (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.17.1981 … LION OF THE DESERT (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.12.1981 … APOCALYPSE NOW (RE, 5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.17.1981 … ON ANY SUNDAY II (3 weeks)
08.07.1981 … HEAVY METAL (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.28.1981 … PRINCE OF THE CITY (5 weeks)
10.02.1981 … ZOOT SUIT (11 weeks, 70mm-Sensurround Plus)
12.16.1981 … GHOST STORY (8 weeks)
02.12.1982 … QUEST FOR FIRE (7 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
04.02.1982 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (MO, 10 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.11.1982 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.16.1982 … NAPOLEON (RE, GSP, 5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
Since this year marks the 45th anniversary of the opening of the CINERAMA DOME, I thought I’d make a series of postings to commemorate the occasion. I’ll kick this off with the 1960s roadshow era playdates. I’ll post the rest at a later date. Enjoy!
[b]THE CINERAMA DOME
PART I: THE ROADSHOW ERA (1963-1971)
Compiled by Michael Coate[/b]
The following were all reserved-seat “roadshow†attractions and presented in 70-millimeter and six-track stereophonic sound.
11.07.1963 … IT’S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD (World Premiere, 67 weeks)
02.17.1965 … THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (43 weeks)
12.16.1965 … BATTLE OF THE BULGE (World Premiere, 27 weeks)
07.23.1966 … KHARTOUM (24 weeks)
12.22.1966 … GRAND PRIX (44 weeks)
11.01.1967 … CAMELOT (51 weeks)
10.23.1968 … ICE STATION ZEBRA (World Premiere, 29 weeks)
05.14.1969 … KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA (American Premiere, 23 weeks)
10.22.1969 … PAINT YOUR WAGON (35 weeks)
06.23.1970 … DARLING LILI (World Premiere, 20 weeks)
11.10.1970 … SONG OF NORWAY (35 weeks)
Minor correction regarding your date (of course, you may have intended to type an “8” and keyed in a “9” by mistake). Whatever the case, I’ll take this opportunity to mention a “2001” article I wrote a few years ago that detailed its original release, the San Jose details of which were included.
23 July 1968 … San Jose, CA, USA: Century 21 [88 weeks]
A bit of trivia for you that I think appropriate for this page: San Jose’s Century 21 run of “2001” was the longest, continuous, single-theater run of the film in the U.S. (The duration of the engagements in Los Angeles and San Francisco were longer but they included a moveover to a different theater during the course their runs.)
The name of the person in question is actually Robert, not Richard, Harris (and typically credits himself as Robert A. Harris).
Southwest Missouri? Near Springfield?
The Springfield-Greene County Library in Springfield has The New York Times on microfilm for the time frame you desire.
I find your question indicative of what is disturbing about the Internet Culture in which we currently live, that being this idea that all information just magically exists and can be accessed with a mouseclick or two. I can attest from experience that the lists you’re seeking must be created (i.e. researched, compiled, assembled, etc.) and it is an understatement to say it is a time-consuming process. So to expect your desired information to be readily available I think is unreasonable.
Getting off my rant and answering your question, do a search here of the theaters that interest you and note that some of them, such as ASTOR PLAZA and ZIEGFELD, have some or all of the info you are seeking.
Where do you reside? I find it difficult to believe that you have no access to a microfilm collection of the NY TIMES. In my traveling (and I’ve been to hundreds of libraries across the country, both public and university), I can say that the NY TIMES is without question the most commonly stocked paper. Look harder…or try a university library…or find a library that offer services such as ProQuest…or try Inter-Library Loan…or ask (nicely) the Cinema Treasures regulars to continue posting playdate histories.
The acquisition of Plitt by Cineplex Odeon was countrywide, not just in Chicago. And, while the deal, I believe, was made in 1985, many of the venues retained their Plitt name through 1986-87. The Northpoint in San Francisco, for instance, used the Plitt name well into 1987, and during the latter months of ‘87 went under the “Cineplex Odeon-Plitt” hyphenate.
The VON LEE was among a group of about 100 theaters that installed Dolby Stereo for their engagement of Close Encounters Of The Third Kind.
Wait, there’s more…
ALBERTA
Edmonton: Odeon 1 & 2
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Victoria: Odeon 1 & 2
FLORIDA
Daytona Beach: Bellair Plaza
LOUISIANA
Monroe: Plaza
MICHIGAN
Battle Creek: West Columbia
NOVA SCOTIA
Halifax: Hyland
ONTARIO
Kitchener: Lyric
Thunder Bay: Victoria
PENNSYLVANIA
Scranton: Viewmont Mall Cinema I-II-III
TENNESSEE
Johnson City: Mall
TEXAS
College Station: Interstate
A few more…
CALIFORNIA
Fairfield: Fairfield Dolby Stereo
INDIANA
West Lafayette: Cinema West
MINNESOTA
Rochester: Oakview (this is a correction)
NORTH DAKOTA
Bismarck: Kirkwood Plaza
VIRGINIA
Bristol: Bristol Mall 4
budyboy100… You are really beginning to test my patience! Do you honestly believe that the information I’ve been posting here and in the Star Wars anniversary thread has been culled from memory or pulled out of my ass?!
Dude, I researched the matter by consulting the very source you keep recommending! In other words, I already went through the archived copies of the Minneapolis newspaper (and Variety) week by week and relayed to you my findings. “STAR WARS” DID NOT PLAY AT SOUTHTOWN DURING 1977.
And one other thing: The SOUTHTOWN during the timeframe in question was operated by General Cinema, not by Mann.
bulzi…you’re not a nutcase, are you?! You’re starting to remind me of budyboy100. :-)
There are plenty of verifiable sources to support my claim that in its original first-run, reserved-seat Worcester engagement “2001: A Space Odyssey” ran at SHOWCASE CINEMAS and not at WHITE CITY. Here’s one reference. Here’s another.
Also consider that “2001” was initially released exclusively to Cinerama theaters (as this article details), of which SHOWCASE CINEMAS was the only such venue in Worcester.
Another verifiable fact is that the third movie to play WHITE CITY, (despite your insistence it was “2001”) was “Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?” which began on 06/29/66 and followed “The Sound Of Music’s” 53-week run. (At this point in time, “2001” hadn’t even been made!)
Dude, just deal with it, you’re simply misremembering what occured. What you probably are remembering is a re-release or return engagement that took place years later. It’s human nature and not uncommon to misremember details, especially those from several decades past.
Bill H: I’ve verified that “CE3K” did in fact play in Muncie during the early weeks of the film’s release. It’s listed below along with a handful of other recently verified engagements.
ALBERTA
Calgary: North Hill
Calgary: Uptown 1 & 2
Edmonton: Meadowlark
BRITISH COLUMBIA
New Westminster: Odeon New West
COLORADO
Colorado Springs: Cinema 150
CONNECTICUT
Groton: Groton Cinemas 1 & 2
Uncasville: Liberty Dolby Stereo
GEORGIA
Athens: Weis Cinemas
ILLINOIS
Springfield: White Oaks Mall
INDIANA
Anderson: Mounds Mall Cinema I & II
Bloomington: Von Lee Dolby Stereo
Muncie: Northwest Plaza Cinema I & II
Terre Haute: Honey Creek Cinema I-II-III
IOWA
Waterloo: Crossroads 1 & 2
KENTUCKY
Owensboro: Malco
MANITOBA
Winnipeg: Odeon
MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor: Fox Village
Burton: Eastland Mall
MINNESOTA
Rochester: Cinema 1 & 2
ONTARIO
Toronto: Don Mills
Toronto: Humber I & II
OREGON
Corvallis: Cinema World Dolby Stereo
TENNESSEE
Jackson: Paramount
UTAH
Orem: University I & II
VIRGINIA
Springfield: Springfield Cinema I (this is a correction)
WISCONSIN
Eau Claire: State
Madison: Orpheum Dolby Stereo (Dolby notation added)
Vito…“Star Wars” ran at the KAPIOLANI for seven weeks.