70mm Blow Up 1986 | | | | Updated 16-05-2011 |
| Title | Format | Opening | Sound | Studio | Notes |
| Absolute Beginners | Super 35 | April 18 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Orion | Originally released (in 35mm) in the UK on 4 April. 70mm trailer: “Pirates” & “Howard The Duck” |
| Aliens | Spherical (1.85:1) | July 18 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | 20th Century Fox | OAR blow-up. A great sequel...even greater in 70mm. 150+ 70mm prints. 70mm trailer: “The Fly.” Expanded to 154 minutes in 1991, and released exclusively on LaserDisc (and subsequently, on DVD & VHS). |
| Big Trouble In Little China | Panavision | July 2 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | 20th Century Fox | AKA: ‘John Carpenter’s Big Trouble In Little China.’ 70mm trailers: ‘Aliens’ & ‘The Fly.’ |
| Clan Of The Cave Bear, The | Technovision | Jan 17 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. | |
| Cobra | Spherical (1.85:1) | May 23 (USA) | 6-Track Ultra Stereo | Cannon/Warner Bros. | The one and only six-track release in Ultra Stereo. Prints note “Eagle Stereo,” while newspaper ads and one-sheets noted “Ultra Stereo.” OAR blow-up. 70mm trailers: “Under The Cherry Moon,” “The Karate Kid II” & “Club Paradise.” Some theatres began screenings on the evening of May 22. |
| Color Of Money, The | Spherical (1.85:1) | Oct 17 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Touchstone | OAR blow-up. |
| Down And Out In Beverly Hills | Spherical (1.85:1) | Jan 31 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Touchstone | US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in Dolby’s records and the book “Wide Screen Movies.” |
| Fly, The | Spherical (1.85:1) | Aug 15 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | 20th Century Fox | US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in the book “Wide Screen Movies.” |
| Highlander | Spherical (1.85:1) | Mar 26 (France) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | 20th Century Fox | Tested & trade screened prior to release in 70mm. International cut released with 70mm prints. US release (shortened to 111 min): March 7. US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in the book “Wide Screen Movies.” |
| Howard The Duck | Spherical (1.85:1) | Aug 1 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Universal | OAR blow-up. AKA: “Howard: A New Breed Of Hero.” AKA: a terrible movie. |
| Iron Eagle | Spherical (1.85:1) | Jan 17 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | TriStar | US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in the book “Wide Screen Movies.” |
| Karma | NA | NA (India) | 6-Track Stereo | NA | |
| Labyrinth | J-D-C | June 27 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | TriStar | US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in the book “Wide Screen Movies.” According to Lucasfilm, no 70mm prints were struck. 70mm presentation advertised in Dallas (at a theatre believed to be equipped for 35mm-only!). |
| Legal Eagles | Panavision | June 18 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Universal | US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in the book “Wide Screen Movies.” |
| Little Shop Of Horrors | Spherical (1.85:1) | Dec 19 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Geffen | OAR blow-up. 70mm trailer: “Innerspace.” |
| Manhunter | Super 35 | Aug 15 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | DEG | The one and only 70mm release from DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG). AKA: “Red Dragon.” |
| Mission, The | J-D-C | Nov 14 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. | |
| Money Pit, The | Spherical (1.85:1) | Mar 26 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Universal | OAR blow-up. Would a movie like this have been released in 70mm had Steven Spielberg not been one of the producers? 70mm trailer: “Howard The Duck” and “Legal Eagles.” |
| Name Der Rose, Der | Spherical (1.85:1) | Oct 16 (West Germany) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | 20th Century Fox | OAR blow-up. US 35mm release: Sept 24. AKA: “The Name Of The Rose.” |
| Nutcracker: The Motion Picture | Spherical (1.85:1) | Nov 26 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Atlantic | |
| Pirates | Panavision | May 8 (France) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Cannon | US 35mm release: July 18. |
| Poltergeist II: The Other Side | Panavision | May 23 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | MGM/UA | US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in the book “Wide Screen Movies.” |
| Singhasan | NA | Mar (India) | 6-Track Stereo | NA | |
| SpaceCamp | Spherical (1.85:1) | June 6 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | 20th Century Fox | OAR blow-up. 70mm trailers: “Big Trouble In Little China” & “Aliens.” |
| Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | Panavision | Nov 26 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo SR | Paramount | 100+ 70mm prints. OAR blow-up. A couple 70mm-Dolby SR prints tested during release. 70mm trailers: “The Golden Child” & “Little Shop Of Horrors.” AKA: “The Voyage Home: Star Trek IV” |
| Top Gun | Super 35 | May 16 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo (SS) | Paramount | 100+ 70mm prints. Some sources suggest this may have been released with a dual inventory of 70mm prints (some full-width, others matted to 1.85:1). Sneak previewed in 70mm prior to release. 70mm trailers: “The Golden Child” (teaser), “Under The Cherry Moon,” “The Karate Kid II,” “Ruthless People,” “Legal Eagles” & “Deadly Friend.” |
| Tough Guys | Panavision | Oct 3 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Touchstone | |
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