| Title | Format | Opening | Sound | Studio | Notes |
| Air America | Super 35 | Aug 10 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo SR | TriStar | 70mm trailer: “Narrow Margin” |
| Arachnophobia | Spherical (1.85:1) | July 18 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo SR | Hollywood | OAR blow-up. The first release from Buena Vista under the Hollywood Pictures banner. |
| Back To The Future Part III | Spherical (1.85:1) | May 25 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo SR | Universal | OAR blow-up. A few US cities ran a 70mm triple feature on May 24. Triple feature advertised as: “Thursday Night -- One Time Only -- See All The Futures...Back To The Future I, II, III.” (Some theatres ran 35mm prints of movies I and/or II). New Universal Studios logo introduced with this release. 70mm trailers: “Darkman,” “Ghost Dad,” “Days Of Thunder” and “Die Hard 2” |
| Bird On A Wire | Super 35 | May 18 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo SR | Universal | US 70mm release unconfirmed. 70mm print availability was implied in the “letterbox format” disclaimer on the LD jacket. |
| Bonfire Of The Vanities, The | Spherical (Super 1.85:1) | Dec 21 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. | OAR blow-up. This should have remained a novel! |
| Days Of Thunder | Panavision | June 27 (USA) | CDS/6-Track Dolby Stereo SR (SS) | Paramount | Dual 70mm print inventory (mag-stripe & CDS). 70mm trailers: ‘Ghost,’ ‘The Two Jakes’ & ‘The Godfather Part III’ |
| Dick Tracy | Spherical (Super 1.85:1) | June 15 (USA) | CDS/6-Track Dolby Stereo (SS) | Touchstone | 150+ 70mm prints. OAR blow-up. Dual 70mm print inventory (mag-stripe & CDS). Included (also in 70mm) the Roger Rabbit short ‘Rollercoaster Rabbit.’ 70mm trailer: ‘Betsy’s Wedding.’ |
| Die Hard 2 | Panavision | July 4 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo SR | 20th Century Fox | Like the original “Die Hard,” prints (both 35 & 70) featured a “flat” Fox logo stretched-out to ‘scope’ proportions (the DVD does not reflect this). 70mm trailers: ‘The Adventures Of Ford Fairlane’ & ‘Predator 2’ |
| Edward Scissorhands | Spherical (1.85:1) | Dec 7 (USA) | CDS/6-Track Dolby Stereo SR | 20th Century Fox | OAR blow-up. Dual 70mm print inventory (mag-stripe & CDS). Also test screened in 35mm-CDS (LA -- Avco Westwood). |
| Fantasia (Re-Issue) | Spherical (1.37:1) | Oct 5 (USA) | Fantasound 6 Channel Discrete Dolby Stereo SR | Walt Disney | OAR blow-up. Dual 70mm print inventory (Fantasound & conventional six-track Dolby). 70mm trailer: “The Rescuers Down Under.” |
| Flatliners | Panavision | Aug 10 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Columbia | Some sources suggest this may have had 70mm-CDS prints as well. |
| Godfather Part III, The | Spherical (Super 1.85:1) | Dec 25 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo SR | Paramount | OAR blow-up. 70mm trailers: “He Said, She Said” & “The Naked Gun 2 1/2” |
| Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Spherical (1.85:1) | June 15 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo SR | Warner Bros. | OAR blow-up. This had a great film-break gag (appropriately altered for video versions). 70mm trailers: “My Blue Heaven,” “Quick Change” & “Memphis Belle” |
| Hamlet | Spherical (1.66:1) | Dec 21 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. | US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title was advertised in the LA Times for one day only (Dec 16). |
| Havana | Spherical (1.85:1) | Dec 12 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Universal | OAR blow-up. |
| Hunt For Red October, The | Panavision | Mar 2 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo SR (SS) | Paramount | 70mm trailers: “Flight Of The Intruder” & “Crazy People” |
| Memphis Belle | Spherical (1.85:1) | Oct 12 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. | OAR blow-up. 70mm trailers: “The Sheltering Sky” & “Bonfire Of The Vanities” |
| Mountains Of The Moon | Spherical (1.85:1) | Feb 23 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | TriStar | OAR blow-up. 70mm trailer: “Total Recall” (teaser) |
| Narrow Margin | Panavision | Sept 21 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo SR | TriStar | US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in Dolby’s records. |
| Predator 2 | Spherical (1.85:1) | Nov 23 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo SR | 20th Century Fox | OAR blow-up. 70mm trailer: “Sleeping With The Enemy” |
| RoboCop 2 | Spherical (1.85:1) | June 22 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo SR | Orion | US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in Dolby’s records. |
| Rookie, The | Panavision | Dec 7 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo SR | Warner Bros. | |
| Sheltering Sky, The | Spherical (Super 1.85:1) | Dec 12 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. | OAR blow-up. Initially released in France (possibly in 70mm) on Nov 21. |
| Total Recall | Spherical (1.85:1) | June 1 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo SR | TriStar | OAR blow-up. 70mm trailers: “Air America” and “The Doors” (teaser) |
| Two Jakes, The | Spherical (Super 1.85:1) | Aug 10 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Paramount | OAR blow-up. 70mm trailer: “The Godfather Part III” |
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