70mm Blow Up 1976 | | | | Updated 16-05-2011 |
| Title | Format | Opening | Sound | Studio | Notes |
| Grizzly | Todd-AO 35 | NA (USA) | 6-Track Stereo | FVI | Reportedly screened in 70mm at the film’s premiere. 70mm print(s) during release unknown. AKA: “Killer Grizzly.” |
| King Kong | Panavision | Dec 17 (USA) | 6-Track Stereo | Paramount | US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in the book ‘Wide Screen Movies.’ Screened in 70mm in several regions outside the US throughout 1977. |
| Logan’s Run | Todd-AO 35 | June 23 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | MGM | This early “six-track Dolby” soundtrack reportedly utilized the Todd-AO format encoded with Dolby noise reduction. Advertised in “Full Screen 70mm and Stereophonic Sound.” Some ads also noted: “See And Hear ‘Logan’s Run’ With Spectacular Dolby System.” |
| Return Of A Man Called Horse, The | Panavision | July 28 (USA) | 6-Track Stereo | United Artists | |
| Star Is Born, A | Spherical (1.85:1) | Dec 19 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. | World Premiere: Dec 18 (Los Angeles). OAR blow-up. This early “six-track Dolby” soundtrack reportedly utilized the Todd-AO format encoded with Dolby noise reduction. |
| That’s Entertainment, Part II | Various | May 16 (USA) | 6-Track Stereo | MGM | All of the clips were shown in their original aspect ratios within the 70mm frame. |
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