70mm Presentations in Denver | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter |
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 28.10.2022 Updated: 08.04.2024 |
 What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the Denver region of Colorado, USA.The focus of this work is 5-perf 70mm feature films and the cinemas in which they were exhibited. Short subjects, IMAX, special venue presentations, etc., have not been included. A 70mm presentation provided a superior projection and audio experience in comparison to same motion pictures 35mm presentation. Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas ARVADA Cooper 6 / Cooper 6 Northwest AURORA Cooper 5 / Cooper 5 Southeast East 70 Drive-In BOULDER Village DENVER Aladdin Centre Century 21 Cherry Creek 8 Cinema 70 Colorado Center 9 Colorado Plaza 6 Continental Cooper / The United Artists Cooper Cameo / The United Artists Cameo Denham Esquire International 70 Paramount Tabor ENGLEWOOD Greenwood Plaza 12 LAKEWOOD Colorado Mills 16 LITTLETON Cooper 7 / Cooper 7 Southwest Festival 6 Southbridge Plaza 8 THORNTON North Star Drive-In WESTMINSTER Westminster Promenade 24 An overview of each cinema will be provided in a forthcoming revision. Part 2: The 70mm Presentations Opening date YYYY-MM-DD TITLE cinema (duration in weeks) [notes] * Roadshow (i.e. reserved-seat engagement) m/o = continuation of a booking from another cinema DIFF = Denver International Film Festival # Presentation not explicitly or consistently promoted as 70mm suggesting presentation may have been 35mm 1956-10-17 OKLAHOMA!* Tabor (14) 1957-05-15 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* Tabor (36) 1958-04-23 SOUTH PACIFIC* Tabor (32) 1959-03-20 SLEEPING BEAUTY Centre (6) 1959-10-15 THE BIG FISHERMAN* Aladdin (10) 1959-12-25 PORGY AND BESS* Aladdin (8) 1959-12-25 SOLOMON AND SHEBA Paramount (5) 1960-02-17 SOLOMON AND SHEBA Aladdin (3) 1960-04-12 BEN-HUR* Denham (58) 1960-04-13 CAN-CAN* Aladdin (22) 1961-01-19 SPARTACUS* Aladdin (22) 1961-03-03 THE ALAMO* Paramount (6) 1961-05-25 EXODUS* Denham (10) 1961-08-23 THE ALAMO North Star Drive-In (1) 1961-11-08 KING OF KINGS* Denham (13) 1962-02-08 EL CID* Denham (12) 1962-05-03 WEST SIDE STORY* Denham (28) 1962-06-15 EL CID Aladdin (3) 1962-06-13 SPARTACUS North Star Drive-In (2) 1962-07-06 BLACK TIGHTS / OKLAHOMA! Aladdin (2) 1962-10-05 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY Denham [sneak preview] 1962-12-21 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY* Denham (18) 1963-04-03 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* Aladdin (22) 1963-06-26 CLEOPATRA Denham (39) 1963-12-25 THE CARDINAL International 70 (8) 1964-04-02 THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE* Denham (6) 1964-04-22 BECKET* International 70 (13) 1964-05-14 MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY* Denham (4) 1964-06-11 THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN Denham (22) # 1964-06-17 THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE North Star Drive-In (2) 1964-10-29 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* Cooper (51) 1964-11-11 MY FAIR LADY* Denham (47) 1964-12-18 CHEYENNE AUTUMN* International 70 (9) 1965-03-24 THE SOUND OF MUSIC* Aladdin (112) 1965-07-01 THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL* International 70 (12) 1965-07-21 THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES* Centre (13) 1965-09-23 HOLIDAY IN SPAIN* International 70 (4) 1965-10-19 MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY* International 70 (3) 1965-10-21 CIRCUS WORLD* Cooper (8) 1965-11-17 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD East 70 Drive-In (2) 1965-12-21 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD* Cooper (26) 1965-12-22 BATTLE OF THE BULGE* International 70 (14) 1966-01-26 THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY* Continental (13) 1966-03-31 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* Denham (46) 1966-03-30 RUSSIAN ADVENTURE* International 70 (5) 1966-04-28 OKLAHOMA!* Continental (9) 1966-06-20 KHARTOUM* Cooper (19) 1966-09-29 THE SLEEPING BEAUTY* Continental (2) [Kirov Ballet] 1966-10-12 THE BIBLE* Continental (37) 1966-11-23 IS PARIS BURNING?* Esquire (12) # 1967-01-25 GRAND PRIX* Cooper (40) 1967-02-14 HAWAII* Denham (25) # 1967-05-17 THE SAND PEBBLES* Aladdin (26) 1967-10-25 FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD* Cooper (13) 1967-10-25 GONE WITH THE WIND* Denham (51) 1968-01-25 CUSTER OF THE WEST* Cooper (11) 1968-02-14 CAMELOT* Aladdin (40) 1968-03-06 DOCTOR DOLITTLE* Continental (17) 1968-04-10 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* Cooper (42) 1968-05-04 STAR!* Aladdin [sneak preview] 1968-10-23 FUNNY GIRL* Continental (60) # 1968-11-06 FINIANS RAINBOW* Denham (17) 1968-12-18 STAR!* Aladdin (13) 1968-12-20 CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG* Centre (15) 1969-01-29 ICE STATION ZEBRA* Cooper (17) 1969-02-05 OLIVER!* Century 21 (46) # 1969-02-26 THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN* Denham (5) 1969-04-01 SWEET CHARITY* Centre (12) 1969-04-02 BEN-HUR* Denham (20) 1969-05-28 MACKENNAS GOLD Cooper (7) 1969-07-16 KRAKATOA EAST OF JAVA Cooper (15) 1969-10-29 PAINT YOUR WAGON* Cooper (48) 1969-12-17 GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS* Denham (12) 1969-12-17 HELLO, DOLLY!* Continental (27) 1970-03-04 PATTON* Aladdin (25) 1970-03-18 MAROONED Century 21 (8) # 1970-06-24 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Continental (5) 1970-10-14 TORA! TORA! TORA!* Century 21 (22) 1970-11-06 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Centre (2) 1970-12-24 SONG OF NORWAY* Aladdin (20) 1971-09-22 WEST SIDE STORY / 80 DAYS Continental (2) 1971-10-22 MY FAIR LADY Denham (2) 1971-11-10 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF* Aladdin (57) # 1971-11-05 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD Continental (3) 1972-12-14 MAN OF LA MANCHA* Aladdin (19) # 1972-12-20 THE GREAT WALTZ Denham (7) 1973-03-15 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Continental (14) 1973-10-05 ELECTRA GLIDE IN BLUE Continental (4) # 1973-10-10 THIS IS CINERAMA Cooper (5) 1974-07-26 THATS ENTERTAINMENT! Cooper (11) 1974-08-21 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Aladdin (12) 1974-09-18 GONE WITH THE WIND Continental (7) 1974-10-18 THATS ENTERTAINMENT! North Star Drive-In (1) 1974-11-22 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Continental (2) 1975-06-25 THE WIND AND THE LION Paramount (6) 1975-07-02 ROLLERBALL Century 21 (13) 1975-09-17 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Centre (1) 1975-11-21 THE WIND AND THE LION Aladdin (1) 1976-04-02 THATS ENTERTAINMENT PART II Cooper [sneak preview] 1976-06-18 THATS ENTERTAINMENT PART II Cooper (2) 1976-06-30 LOGANS RUN Continental (6) 1976-08-09 THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE Continental [sneak preview] 1976-08-11 THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE Continental (5) 1976-10-27 CAMELOT Aladdin (7) 1977-05-18 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Cooper (1) 1977-05-25 STAR WARS Cooper (29) [70mm from Week 11] 1977-12-14 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Cooper (27) 1977-12-14 STAR WARS Continental (26) 1978-06-02 CAPRICORN ONE Century 21 (7) 1978-08-18 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Aladdin (7) 1978-10-04 MY FAIR LADY Aladdin (4) 1978-11-03 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Continental [Fri-Sat midnight] 1978-11-10 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Continental [Fri-Sat midnight] 1978-12-15 SUPERMAN Century 21 (25) [70mm from Week 2] 1979-03-24 HURRICANE Century 21 [sneak preview] 1979-05-25 ALIEN Cooper (19) 1979-10-03 ALIEN Aladdin (4) 1979-12-14 1941 Century 21 (8) 1979-12-21 THE BLACK HOLE Continental (11) 1980-02-22 THE NINTH CONFIGURATION Aladdin (5) 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Cooper (30) 1980-06-20 THE BLUE LAGOON Continental (6) 1980-08-01 RAISE THE TITANIC Continental (8) 1980-09-21 DIVINE MADNESS Continental [sneak preview] 1980-09-26 DIVINE MADNESS Continental (4) 1980-10-31 APOCALYPSE NOW Aladdin (3) 1980-11-21 GONE WITH THE WIND Aladdin (1) 1980-11-28 CAMELOT Aladdin (1) 1980-12-05 MY FAIR LADY Aladdin (1) # 1980-12-12 THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN Aladdin (1) # 1980-12-19 THE JAZZ SINGER Cooper (12) 1980-12-25 A STAR IS BORN Aladdin (1) 1981-01-02 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Aladdin (1) # 1981-01-09 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Aladdin (1) # 1981-01-16 OLIVER! Aladdin (1) # 1981-01-16 ALTERED STATES Century 21 [sneak preview] 1981-01-23 ALTERED STATES Century 21 (16) 1981-03-20 THE JAZZ SINGER Aladdin (1) 1981-05-22 OUTLAND Continental (5) 1981-06-12 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Century 21 (25) 1981-09-04 STAR WARS / EMPIRE Paramount [WorldCon/Denvention II] # 1981-12-04 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Aladdin (14) 1981-12-11 THE JAZZ SINGER Cooper (1) 1982-01-29 GONE WITH THE WIND Continental (1) 1982-02-05 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Continental (1) 1982-03-05 BLADE RUNNER Continental [sneak preview] 1982-03-05 QUEST FOR FIRE Cooper (11) 1982-06-18 ANNIE Century 21 (15) 1982-06-25 BLADE RUNNER Cooper (4) 1982-09-17 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Cooper (5) 1982-10-22 THE ROSE Continental [Fri-Sat midnight] 1982-10-29 DAYS OF HEAVEN Century 21 (1) 1982-10-29 ALIEN Continental [Fri-Sat midnight] 1982-11-05 ALTERED STATES Century 21 (1) 1982-11-05 ROLLERBALL Continental [Fri-Sat midnight] 1982-11-12 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Continental [Fri-Sat midnight] 1982-11-19 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Continental [Fri-Sat midnight] 1982-11-24 SUPERMAN II Century 21 (3) 1983-01-21 GANDHI Century 21 (25) 1983-04-08 APOCALYPSE NOW Cooper (1) 1983-04-15 PAINT YOUR WAGON Cooper (2) 1983-04-29 WEST SIDE STORY Cooper (1) 1983-05-06 OKLAHOMA! Cooper (3) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Continental (7) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Cooper (28) 1983-07-15 STAYING ALIVE Century 21 (14) 1983-07-22 RETURN OF THE JEDI North Star Drive-In (12) 1983-10-07 BRAINSTORM Continental (5) 1983-10-07 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Century 21 [Fri-Sat midnight] 1983-10-14 LETS SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER Century 21 [Fri-Sat midnight] 1983-10-21 THE RIGHT STUFF Century 21 (5) 1984-05-11 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Southbridge (3) [Fri-Sat midnight] 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Century 21 (20) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Southbridge (19) 1984-06-01 STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK Southbridge (7) 1984-06-08 GHOSTBUSTERS Cooper 7 (28) 1984-09-07 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Southbridge (13) [Fri-Sat midnight] 1984-09-14 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Continental (2) 1984-09-19 AMADEUS Cooper (13) 1984-09-14 ALIEN Southbridge (2) [Fri-Sat midnight] 1984-09-28 A STAR IS BORN Continental (1) 1984-10-05 ALTERED STATES Southbridge [Fri-Sat midnight] 1984-10-17 THE RAZORS EDGE Paramount [DIFF / world premiere] # 1984-12-07 2010 Century 21 (10) 1984-12-07 2010 Southbridge (10) 1984-12-14 DUNE Cooper 5 (8) 1984-12-14 DUNE Cooper 7 (13) 1984-12-14 STARMAN Continental (9) 1984-12-21 AMADEUS Cooper 6 (20) 1985-01-18 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Southbridge (37) [Fri-Sat midnight] 1985-02-22 2010 Cooper 7 (5) 1985-03-28 STAR WARS / EMPIRE / JEDI Continental [triple feature] 1985-03-29 RETURN OF THE JEDI Continental (5) 1985-03-29 RETURN OF THE JEDI Cooper 6 (6) [70mm during Week 6] 1985-06-21 COCOON Cooper (8) 1985-06-29 SILVERADO Continental [sneak preview] 1985-07-06 SILVERADO Continental [sneak preview] 1985-07-10 SILVERADO Continental (10) 1985-07-10 SILVERADO Cooper 7 (17) 1985-07-19 THE BLACK CAULDRON Cooper 5 [sneak preview] 1985-07-24 THE BLACK CAULDRON Century 21 (3) 1985-08-16 AMERICAN FLYERS Cooper (6) 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Century 21 (8) 1986-05-10 TOP GUN Century 21 [sneak preview] 1986-05-16 TOP GUN Century 21 (11) 1986-05-23 COCOON Cooper (1) 1986-06-06 SPACECAMP Cooper (3) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Continental (13) 1986-08-01 HOWARD THE DUCK Century 21 (3) 1986-10-17 THE COLOR OF MONEY Continental (9) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Cooper 5 (10) 1986-12-19 TOP GUN Cooper 7 (8) 1986-12-25 THE MISSION Cooper (6) 1987-03-20 ALIENS Cooper 6 (1) 1987-03-20 ALIENS Cooper 7 (1) 1987-06-03 THE UNTOUCHABLES Cooper 5 (6) 1987-06-03 THE UNTOUCHABLES Cooper 6 (9) 1987-06-03 THE UNTOUCHABLES Festival 6 (11) 1987-06-12 THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK Continental (8) 1987-06-26 SPACEBALLS Cooper (7) 1987-08-05 STAKEOUT Cooper Cameo (11) 1987-12-11 EMPIRE OF THE SUN Continental (9) 1987-12-18 THE LAST EMPEROR Century 21 (14) 1988-03-25 THE LAST EMPEROR Festival 6 (8) 1988-05-20 WILLOW Continental (8) 1988-06-22 WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT Cooper (8) 1988-07-15 DIE HARD Continental (10) 1988-08-19 WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT Cooper Cameo (4) 1988-09-23 GORILLAS IN THE MIST Cooper (9) 1988-11-23 COCOON: THE RETURN Cooper (7) 1988-11-23 GORILLAS IN THE MIST Cooper Cameo (3) 1989-04-28 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Esquire (14) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Century 21 (17) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Cooper 5 (11) 1989-06-09 STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER Continental (9) 1989-08-09 THE ABYSS Continental (11) 1989-09-01 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Esquire (1) 1989-09-08 PATHFINDER Esquire (2) 1989-10-27 THE ABYSS The United Artists (1) 1989-10-27 THE BEAR Continental (6) 1989-11-03 THE ABYSS The United Artists Cameo (1) 1989-12-08 THE BEAR Esquire (2) 1990-01-12 GLORY Continental (12) 1990-03-02 THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER Century 21 (17) 1990-04-27 MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON Esquire (8) 1990-05-25 STAR WARS / EMPIRE / JEDI Continental (1) [triple feature] 1990-06-01 TOTAL RECALL Continental (10) 1990-06-27 DAYS OF THUNDER Century 21 (6) 1990-07-03 DIE HARD 2 The United Artists (11) 1990-08-10 TOTAL RECALL The United Artists Cameo (6) 1990-09-21 DIE HARD 2 The United Artists Cameo (4) 1990-10-05 FANTASIA Century 21 (12) 1990-11-30 THE BEAR Esquire (1) 1990-12-07 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Esquire (1) 1990-12-14 BLADE RUNNER Esquire (1) [sneak preview cut] 1990-12-25 THE GODFATHER PART III Century 21 (8) 1991-01-11 THE SHELTERING SKY Esquire (5) 1991-03-01 THE DOORS Continental (9) 1991-05-03 SPARTACUS Continental (9) 1991-05-24 BACKDRAFT Colorado Plaza (8) 1991-07-02 TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY Continental (17) 1991-12-10 HOOK Continental (14) 1991-12-25 BEN-HUR The United Artists (2) 1992-05-09 FAR AND AWAY Century 21 [sneak preview] 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Century 21 [sneak preview] 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Century 21 (1+) 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Greenwood Plaza (1+) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Century 21 (3) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Continental (7) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Village (4) 1993-05-28 CLIFFHANGER The United Artists (11) 1993-06-17 LAST ACTION HERO Continental (6) 1993-10-01 BARAKA Esquire (3) 1993-10-08 GETTYSBURG Greenwood Plaza (6) 1993-10-22 SHORT CUTS Esquire (9) 1993-11-05 GETTYSBURG The United Artists (9) [70mm from Week 3] 1993-11-19 THE REMAINS OF THE DAY Continental (3) 1993-12-10 GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND Continental (5) 1997-01-24 HAMLET Esquire (7) 1999-04-23 TITANIC Colorado Center (4) 2002-07-12 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Esquire (1) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Continental (3) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Westminster Promenade (1+) 2017-07-20 DUNKIRK Continental (9) [70mm only during first two weeks] 2017-07-20 DUNKIRK Westminster Promenade (1+) 2017-11-16 JUSTICE LEAGUE Continental (5) # 2018-06-15 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Continental (1) 2023-07-20 OPPENHEIMER Colorado Mills (8) 2023-07-20 OPPENHEIMER Westminster Promenade (6) Note that some of the titles included in this chronology were presented in 35mm (or, recently, DCP) during the latter week(s) of their engagement due to contractual terms or print damage (and the distributors unwillingness to supply a replacement print) or because the booking was moved to a non-70mm-equipped auditorium within a multiplex. As well, the reverse may have been true in some cases whereas a booking began with a 35mm print because the lab was unable to complete the 70mm print order in time for an opening-day delivery or the exhibitor negotiated a mid-run switch to 70mm. In these cases, any 35mm portion of the engagement has been included in the duration figure. During the roadshow era, the reserved-seat policy, in some instances, was relaxed during the summer and/or latter weeks of the run. Any non-roadshow portion of such an engagement has been included in the applicable duration figure. References: Various issues of Boxoffice, The Denver Post, The Hollywood Reporter, Motion Picture Exhibitor, Rocky Mountain News and Variety; projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. Special Thanks: Matthew Campbell, Michael Dellinger, William Kucharski, Monty Marin, W.R. 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