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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 15.05.2020 Updated: 08.04.2024 |
 What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the Milwaukee region of Wisconsin, 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 BROOKFIELD Brookfield Square Majestic West Point FOX POINT Brown Port GREENFIELD Spring Mall MILWAUKEE Capitol Court Cinema 1 (see: Wisconsin) Loomis Road Northtown Oriental Southgate Strand Towne Wisconsin / Cinema 1 WAUKESHA Westown WAUWATOSA Mayfair WEST ALLIS Paradise Southtown 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] * Reserved-seat engagement (i.e. roadshow) # Presentation not explicitly or consistently promoted as 70mm suggesting presentation may have been 35mm 1956-05-04 OKLAHOMA!* Strand (32) 1957-06-12 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* Strand (49) 1958-06-05 SOUTH PACIFIC* Strand (54) 1959-06-19 SLEEPING BEAUTY Strand (8) 1959-12-25 SOLOMON AND SHEBA* Strand (9) 1960-02-24 PORGY AND BESS Strand (6) 1960-04-12 BEN-HUR* Strand (49) 1960-07-27 CAN-CAN* Towne (9) 1961-02-01 SPARTACUS* Towne (11) 1961-03-29 EXODUS* Strand (16) 1961-12-20 KING OF KINGS* Strand (9) 1962-02-21 OKLAHOMA! Strand (3) 1962-03-14 WEST SIDE STORY* Strand (31) 1962-10-17 EL CID Strand (9) 1962-12-25 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY* Strand (15) 1963-04-12 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* Strand (10) 1963-07-02 CLEOPATRA* Strand (48) 1963-12-20 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* Wisconsin 1 (32) 1964-06-10 MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY* Strand (6) 1964-07-03 CIRCUS WORLD* Southgate (7) 1964-07-31 THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE Wisconsin 1 (5) 1964-12-23 MY FAIR LADY* Towne (42) 1965-03-24 THE SOUND OF MUSIC* Strand (97) 1965-04-13 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD* Wisconsin 1 (13) 1965-07-14 THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL* Wisconsin 1 (6) 1965-08-04 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD* Southgate (8) 1966-01-12 BATTLE OF THE BULGE* Wisconsin 1 (11) 1966-02-02 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* Wisconsin 1 (44) 1966-04-09 RUSSIAN ADVENTURE* Southgate (10) 1966-06-29 KHARTOUM* Southgate (10) 1966-12-20 HAWAII* Capitol Court (29) # 1967-02-01 THE BIBLE* Strand (30) 1967-02-08 GRAND PRIX* Southgate (29) 1967-07-19 THE SAND PEBBLES* Wisconsin 1 (16) 1967-10-25 GONE WITH THE WIND* Southgate (51) 1967-12-20 CAMELOT* Towne (31) 1968-02-14 DOCTOR DOLITTLE* Strand (19) 1968-02-21 CUSTER OF THE WEST* Wisconsin 1 (4) 1968-06-14 FUNNY GIRL Capitol Court [sneak preview] 1968-06-26 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* Wisconsin 1 (25) 1968-10-30 FINIANS RAINBOW* Towne (12) 1968-12-18 ICE STATION ZEBRA* Southgate (14) 1968-12-18 STAR!* Strand (7) 1968-12-19 OLIVER!* Wisconsin 1 (27) # 1968-12-20 CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG* Mayfair (12) 1969-04-02 BEN-HUR* Strand (10) 1969-06-25 SWEET CHARITY* Wisconsin 1 (5) 1969-06-27 KRAKATOA EAST OF JAVA Southgate (6) 1969-11-05 PAINT YOUR WAGON* Wisconsin 1 (13) 1969-12-17 GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS* Southgate (7) 1969-12-17 HELLO, DOLLY!* Strand (28) 1970-03-04 PATTON* Towne (13) 1970-04-24 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Southgate (3) 1970-04-24 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Wisconsin 1 (3) 1970-06-03 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Capitol Court (2) 1970-08-14 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Strand (4) 1970-10-07 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Southgate (2) 1970-12-25 SONG OF NORWAY* Strand (12) 1971-06-16 GONE WITH THE WIND Strand (1) 1971-06-23 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Strand (1) 1971-09-15 PAINT YOUR WAGON Strand (1) 1971-09-15 SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS Southgate (1) 1971-09-22 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Southgate (2) 1971-09-22 EL CID Strand (1) 1971-10-06 GONE WITH THE WIND Southgate (3) 1971-10-15 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD Strand (2) 1971-10-27 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Southgate (2) 1971-11-24 CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Strand (1) 1971-12-01 WEST SIDE STORY Strand (1) 1971-12-08 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD Strand (1) 1971-12-14 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF* Southgate (52) # 1971-12-15 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD Strand (1) 1972-12-14 MAN OF LA MANCHA* Southgate (18) # 1973-03-21 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Strand (11) 1973-07-25 THIS IS CINERAMA Southgate (5) 1974-10-02 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Southtown (5) 1975-08-27 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Southgate (2) 1975-09-10 GONE WITH THE WIND Southgate (2) 1975-09-24 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Southgate (1) 1975-10-01 CAMELOT Southgate (1) 1975-10-08 THATS ENTERTAINMENT! Southgate (1) 1975-10-15 HELLO, DOLLY! Southgate (1) 1976-06-23 LOGANS RUN Mayfair (7) 1976-08-12 THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE Mayfair (5) 1977-12-14 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Southtown (27) 1978-09-01 STAR WARS Southtown (1) 1978-10-07 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Southtown (3) 1978-12-20 SOUTH PACIFIC Strand (1) 1978-12-29 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Strand (1) 1979-08-17 STAR WARS Southtown (4) 1980-04-25 SLEEPING BEAUTY Brown Port (1) 1980-05-02 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Brown Port (1) 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Brown Port (18) 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Mayfair (30) 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Southtown (30) 1980-10-03 APOCALYPSE NOW Brown Port (3) 1981-05-08 SLEEPING BEAUTY Southtown (2) 1981-07-31 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Brown Port (3) 1982-03-19 QUEST FOR FIRE Southgate (6) 1982-06-04 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN Brown Port (7) 1982-07-09 TRON Spring Mall (4) 1982-09-10 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN Spring Mall (1) 1982-10-15 TRON Brown Port (1) 1982-10-15 TRON Spring Mall (2) 1983-01-21 GANDHI Brown Port (16) [70mm from Week 11] 1983-01-21 GANDHI Southgate (18) [70mm from Week 11] 1983-01-28 BLUE THUNDER Spring Mall (sneak preview) 1983-04-13 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Spring Mall (1) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Mayfair (17) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Southgate (19) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Southtown (19) 1983-07-15 STAYING ALIVE Spring Mall (8) 1983-07-20 BRAINSTORM Mayfair [exhibitor screening] 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Northtown (6) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Southtown (6) 1983-10-14 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Brown Port (1) 1983-10-15 THE RIGHT STUFF Brown Port [sneak preview] 1983-10-21 THE RIGHT STUFF Brown Port (7) 1984-03-16 APOCALYPSE NOW Loomis Road (1) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Brookfield Square (18) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Brown Port (11) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Loomis Road (20) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Northtown (17) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Spring Mall (11) 1984-06-01 STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK Southtown (8) 1984-06-01 STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK Westown (6) 1984-12-07 2010 Brown Port (8) 1984-12-07 2010 Southgate (8) 1984-12-07 2010 Southtown (9) 1985-06-21 COCOON Mayfair (15) 1985-06-21 COCOON Southtown (16) 1985-06-21 RETURN TO OZ Westown (2) 1985-07-10 SILVERADO Southgate (5) 1985-07-19 THE BLACK CAULDRON Loomis Road [sneak preview] 1985-07-24 THE BLACK CAULDRON Loomis Road (4) 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Brookfield Square (5) 1986-05-10 TOP GUN Brookfield Square [sneak preview] 1986-05-16 TOP GUN Brookfield Square (12) 1986-05-16 TOP GUN Spring Mall (27) [70mm from Week 13] 1986-07-18 ALIENS Southgate (13) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Southtown (10) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Spring Mall (11) 1987-01-16 THE MISSION Spring Mall (7) 1987-03-06 LETHAL WEAPON Spring Mall (14) 1987-06-03 THE UNTOUCHABLES Brookfield Square (8) 1989-04-28 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA West Point (13) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Northtown (12) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Spring Mall (12) 1991-08-30 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Northtown (1) 1991-09-06 THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI Northtown (1) 1991-09-06 THE SOUND OF MUSIC West Point (1) 1991-09-13 THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI West Point (1) 1991-09-13 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Northtown (1) 1991-09-20 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Northtown (1) 1991-09-20 THE UNTOUCHABLES West Point (1) 1992-05-09 FAR AND AWAY Northtown [sneak preview] 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Northtown [sneak preview] 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Southtown [sneak preview] 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Northtown (10) 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Southtown (8) 1992-12-04 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Paradise (3 days) 1993-10-29 GHOSTBUSTERS Paradise (2 days) 1993-11-19 GETTYSBURG Northtown (4) 1994-12-09 MY FAIR LADY Paradise (3 days) 1995-07-08 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Paradise 1995-08-25 BEN-HUR Paradise (1) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Majestic (1+) 2017-07-20 DUNKIRK Majestic (1+) 2018-11-20 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Oriental 2019-03-08 WONDER WOMAN Oriental 2019-10-03 JOKER Oriental (2) 2023-04-18 ROMA Oriental 2023-07-20 OPPENHEIMER Majestic (8) 2023-07-20 OPPENHEIMER Oriental (6) 2024-02-29 DUNE: PART TWO Oriental (3) 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 70mm 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 Hollywood Reporter, The Milwaukee Journal, Milwaukee Sentinel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Motion Picture Exhibitor, and Variety; projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. Special Thanks: Andy Helmkamp, Kelsey Parks, and Milwaukee Public Library. 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