| | 70mm Film Presentations in London, England 1958 - 2021
.. in 70mm and 6-track magnetic stereophonic sound | All 70mm film lists
| | Compiled by: Mr. John Sharp, London. Projectionist - retired | Date: 30.04.1999
Updated 14-01-21 |  Tickets thanks for David Page's collectionThis is the story of a Golden Age. An era of opulence, glamour, glitz and grandeur. It was the best of times. The technology that drove this epoch was of course, 70mm projection. London's West End was especially blessed with first run 70mm screenings in the most beautiful picture theatres, as they were described at that time. That special time ran from the late fifties to the end of the sixties and I was especially blessed to be part of it. 70mm was and is the gold standard of cinema, a standard which has yet to be equalled, let alone surpassed.
Mark Lyndon, London 18. September 2019
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More London 70mm nostalgia:
• "What's On" with Udo Heimansberg
• Visiting 70MM Cinemas of London's West End, September 1990
• A collection of London's 7OMM Royal Premieres
| More in 70mm reading:
"What's On" with Udo Heimansberg
The Golden Age of 70mm
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70mm at the Odeon Leicester Sq, London
"Star Wars" Presented in Dimension 150
in70mm.com's list of films blown up to 70mm
Visiting 70MM Cinemas of London's West End, September 1990
A collection of London's 7OMM Royal Premieres
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* = Re-Issue. Short films not included. | Film List | | | Title | Released | End of run | Cinema | Transferred to | Notes | 1958 | | | | | | SOUTH PACIFIC | 21-04-1958 | 03-09-1962 | Dominion | |  | 1959 | | | | | | “Sleeping Beauty” | 29-07-1959 | 26-10-1959 | Astoria | |  | “Solomon and Sheba” | 27-10-1959 | 07-05-1960 | Astoria | |  | “Ben-Hur” | 16-12-1959 | 28-05-1961 | Empire | Royalty Theatre.
BEN HUR ran at the Royalty until 06-05-1962 |   | Oklahoma! | 26-12-1959 | 06-03-1960 | Metropole | |  Original release date was September 6, 1956 at Odeon Leicester Square in CinemaScope and stereophonic sound. | 1960 | | | | | | CAN-CAN | 22-3-1960 | 06-12-1960 | Metropole | |  | THE ALAMO | 27-10-1960 | 05-05-1961 | Astoria | | | "Spartacus"
| 07-12-1960 | 12-08-1961 | Metropole | |  | 1961 | | | | | | EXODUS | May 9, 1961 | 26-02-1962 | Astoria | |  | THE KING AND I | August 13, 1961 | | Metropole | |  Re-release | BLACK TIGHTS | September 7, 1961
| 14.11.1961 | Coliseum | Columbia |  | KING OF KINGS | November 15, 1961 | 13-03-1962 | Coliseum | |  | EL CID | December 5, 1961 | | Metropole | |  | 1962 | | | | | | WEST SIDE STORY | 27-02-1962 | 19-12-1963 | Astoria run | |  Odeon Leicester Square Premiere | BARABBAS | June 4, 1962 | | Odeon Haymarket | |  | PORGY AND BESS | 02-10-1962 | 03-03-1963 | Dominion | |  | MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY | 19-11-1962 | 10-07-1963 | Royalty | |  | "Lawrence of Arabia"
| 10-12-1962 | 06-02-1963 | Odeon Leicester Square | Metropole.
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA ran at the Metropole until 06-12-1964
|  | 1963 | | | | | | Flying Clipper - Traumreise Unter Weissen Segeln | 04-03-1963 | 05-05-1963 | Dominion | |  | TARAS BULBA | April 4, 1963 | | Odeon Haymarket | |  | 55 DAYS AT PEKING | 06-05-1963 | 30-07-1963 | Dominion | Odeon Haymarket |  | CLEOPATRA | July 31, 1963 | 28.03.1965 | Dominion | |  | IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD | 02-12-1963 | 15-07-1964 | Coliseum-Cinerama | Royalty
IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD ran at the Royalty until 07-08-1966
|  | THE CARDINAL | December 20, 1963 | 12.03.1964 | Astoria | |  | 1964 | | | | | | THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE | March 24, 1964 | 02.06.1965 | Astoria | |  | BECKET | March 25, 1964
| 09-12-1964 | Plaza | |  | THE MAGNIFICENT SHOWMAN a.k.a. CIRCUS WORLD | 16-07-1964 | 09-01-1965 | Coliseum-Cinerama | |  | “Cheyenne Autumn”: | 15-10-1964 | 19-01-1965 | Warner | |  | 1965 | | | | | | LA FAYETTE | 10-01-1965 | 07-03-1965 | Coliseum-Cinerama | |  | MY FAIR LADY | 21-01-1965 | 06-07-1966 | Warner | |  | LORD JIM | 15-02-1965 | 24-03-1965 | Odeon Leicester Square | Metropole
Transferred to Metropole running until 07.09.1965
|  | THE FLAMING YEARS | 11-03-1965 | 22-04-1965 | Coliseum-Cinerama | |  | THE SOUND OF MUSIC | 29-03-1965 | 29-06-1968 | Dominion | |  | THE GOLDEN HEAD | 08-04-1965 | 02-06-1965 | Royalty-Cinerama | |  | THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD | 08-04-1965 | 21-07-1965 | Casino-Cinerama | Royalty
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD ran at the Royalty until 27-10-1965
|  | MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY | 22-04-65 | 02-06-65 | Coliseum
| Royalty
MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY ran at the Royalty until 07-08-1966
|  | IN HARMS WAY | May 14, 1965 | 21-07-65 | Plaza | |  | OPERATION CROSSBOW | 19-05-1965 | 07-09-1965 | Empire | Metropole
Transferred to Metropole running until 21.10.1965
|  | THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES | 03-06-1965 | 21-10-1965 | Astoria | Metropole |  | THE BLACK TULIP | 03-06-1965 | 14-07-1965 | Coliseum-Cinerama | |  | THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL | 22-07-1965 | 16-12-1965 | Casino-Cinerama | |  | THE SLEEPING BEAUTY | October 7, 1965 | | Odeon Haymarket | |  USSR Ballet version. | “The Great Race” | 14-10-1965 | 26-02-1966 | Coliseum-Cinerama | |  | THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY | October 27, 1965 | 22.02.1966 | Astoria | |  | BATTLE OF THE BULGE | 17-12-1965 | 09-06-1966 | Casino-Cinerama | Coliseum
BATTLE OF THE BULGE ran at the Coliseum until 03-10-1966
|   | 1966 | | | | | | HOLIDAY IN SPAIN | 27-02-1966 | 06-04-1966 | Coliseum-Cinerama | |  a.k.a. SCENT OF MYSTERY | RUSSIAN ADVENTURE | 07-04-1966 | 07-06-1966 | Coliseum-Cinerama | |  | DOCTOR ZHIVAGO | 26-04-1966 | 09-09-1968 | Empire | |  | OTHELLO | May 2, 1966 | 19.10.1966 | Odeon Haymarket run | |  Odeon Leicester Square Premiere. | KHARTOUM | 09-06-1966 | 08-03-1967 | Casino-Cinerama | |  | THE BIBLE...IN THE BEGINNING | 07-10-1966 | 03-06-1967 | Coliseum-Cinerama | |  | IS PARIS BURNING? | December 7, 1966 | 03.03.1967 | Odeon Haymarket run | |  Plaza Premiere. | 1967 | | | | | | GRAND PRIX | 09-03-1967 | 07-11-1967 | Casino-Cinerama | Coliseum
GRAND PRIX ran at the Coliseum until 17-01-1968
|   | THE SAND PEBBLES | April 5, 1967 | 21.07.1967 | Metropole | |  | WAR AND PEACE * | 08-06-1967 | 05-07-1967 | Coliseum-Cinerama | |  ** US Version Re-Issue | THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT | 06-07-1967 | 19-07-1967 | Coliseum-Cinerama | |  | FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD | 16-10-1967 | 11-12-1967 | Odeon Marble Arch | Metropole
Transferred to the Metropole running until 13.03.1968
|  | “Custer of the West” | 09-11-1968 | 09-05-1969 | Casino-Cinerama | |  | CAMELOT | November 16, 1967 | 21.04.1968 | Warner | |  | DOCTOR DOLITTLE | 12-12-1967 | 09-11-1968 | Odeon Marble Arch | |  | HALF A SIXPENCE | 22-12-1967 | 02-10-1968 | Astoria | |  | 1968 | | | | | | THE COMEDIANS | 18-01-1968 | 20-03-1968 | Coliseum-Cinerama | |  | "Around the World in 80 Days" | 21-03-1968 | 22-05-1968 | Coliseum Cinerama | |  Original release date was July 2, 1957 at the Astoria, in 34mm and Cinestage format.
** Last film shown at the Coliseum | "2OO1: A Space Odyssey" | 01-05-1968 | 26-03-1969 | Casino-Cinerama | |  | PLAYTIME | July 14, 1968 | 04.11.1968 | Odeon Haymarket | |  | STAR! | July 18, 1968
| 05-06-1969 | Dominion | |  | GONE WITH THE WIND * | 10-09-1968
Returned to the Empire
12-03-1969
| 21-01-1969
13-07-1969
| Empire | Odeon Marble Arch until 21-12-1969.
|  Re-issue **
The run at the Empire was interrupted so they could put in a short season of "WHERE EAGLES DARE" (22.01.1969 - 11.03.1969) | OLIVER | 26-09-1968
| 14-01-1969 | Odeon Leicester Square | Leicester Square Theatre.
OLIVER ran at the Leicester Square Theatre until 10-06-1970.
Then moved to the Columbia.
|  | BOLSHOI BALLET:SECRET OF SUCCESS | October 3, 1968 | | Odeon Kensington | |  | MAYERLING | 22-10-1968 | 04-12-1968 | Warner | |  | FINIAN'S RAINBOW | 10-10-1968 | 29-01-1969 | Odeon Marble Arch | |  | CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG | December 12, 1968 | 01.07.1969 | Astoria run | |  Odeon Leicester Square Premiere. | 1969 | | | | | | FUNNY GIRL | 15-01-1969 | 24-02-1969 | Odeon Leicester Square | Columbia |  | “Where Eagles Dare” | 22-01-1969 | 11-03-1969 | Empire | |  | WAR AND PEACE | January 23, 1969 | 09.04.1969 | Curzon Mayfair | |  USSR Version | HELLFIGHTERS | 30-01-1969 | 20-02-1969 | Odeon Marble Arch | |  | 7 BRIDES FOR 7 BROTHERS * | February 21, 1969 | 16-04-1969
| Odeon Marble Arch | |  Re-issue | SWEET CHARITY | 25-02-1969 | 08-04-1969 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | ICE STATION ZEBRA | 27-03-1969 | 08-10-1969 | Casino-Cinerama | |  | McKENNAS GOLD | 10-04-1969 | 02-06-1969 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | THE LONGEST DAY * | 06-06-1969 | 14-09-1969 | Dominion | |  Re-issue | ALFRED THE GREAT | July 14, 1969 | 22-09-1969 | Empire | |  | KRAKATOA: EAST OF JAVA | July 31, 1969 | 01.01.1970 | Astoria | |  | THE JOLSON STORY * | August 14, 1969 | 22-10-1969 | Metropole | |  Re-issue | THE WILD BUNCH | 21-08-1969 | 28-10-1969 | Warner | |  | WINNING | 09-10-1969 | 21-12-1969 | Casino-Cinerama | |  | JULIUS CAESAR * | 01-11-1969 | 12-11-1969 | Empire | |  ** US Re-Issue | “The Dirty Dozen” * | 13-11-1969 | 23-11-1969 | Empire | |  ** 70mm Re-issue | GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS | 24-11-1969 | 16-9-1970 | Empire | |  | HELLO, DOLLY! | December 22, 1969 | 27-08-1970 | Odeon Marble Arch | |  | Ben Hur | December 26, 1969 | May 6, 1970 | Casino Cinerama | |  Re-issue with reformatted (flat) image | 1970 | | | | | | PAINT YOUR WAGON | January 14, 1970 | 22.07.1971 | Astoria | |  | MAROONED | 20-01-1970 | 22-02-1970 | Odeon Leicester Square | Metropole |  | ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS | 23-02-1970 | 23-04-1970 | Odeon Leicester Square | Odeon St Martins Lane
Transferred to Odeon St Martins Lane
24.02.1970 - 02.06.1971
-, then moved to the Metropole Victoria
03.06.1971 / ** Closing date to be found
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| AIRPORT | 22-04-1970 | 03-06-1970 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | PATTON: LUST FOR GLORY | 07-05-1970 | 14-10-1970 | Casino-Cinerama | |  | CROMWELL | 17-07-1970 | 26-08-1970 | Odeon Leicester Square | Odeon Marble Arch |  | TOO LATE THE HERO | 27-08-1970 | 23-09-1970 | Odeon Leicester Square | | | KELLY'S HEROES | September 17, 1970 | 08.12.1970 | Empire | |  | DARLING LILI | October 2, 1970 | 06.01.1971 | Plaza | |  | TORA, TORA, TORA | October 8, 1970 | | Leicester Square Theatre | |  | WATERLOO | 26-10-1970 | 02-12-1970 | Odeon Leicester Square | Metropole ** |  | TWO MULES FOR SISTER SARA | 15-10-1970 | 09-12-1970 | Casino-Cinerama | |  | SCROOGE | November 26, 1970 | | Dominion | |  | RYAN'S DAUGHTER | 09-12-1970 | 02-02-1972 | Empire | |  | SONG OF NORWAY | 10-12-1970 | 02-02-1972 | Casino-Cinerama | |  | 1971 | | | | | | “The Last Valley” | 07.04.1971 | 02.06.1971 | Leicester Square Theatre | |  | LE MANS | 15-07-1971 | 25-08-1971 | Odeon Marble Arch | |  | THE HORSEMEN | 23-07-1971 | 07-09-1971 | Astoria | |  | THE GREAT BATTLE | 08-09-1971 | 21-10-1971 | Astoria | |  | WILD ROVERS | 03-11-1971 | 20-11-1971 | ABC Shaftesbury Avenue | |  | “How the West Was Won” * | November 25, 1971 | | Astoria | |  Re-issue | NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA | 29-11-1971 | 29-12-1971 | Odeon Leicester Square | Odeon Marble Arch |  | FIDDLER ON THE ROOF | 08-12-1971 | 19-12-1972 | Dominion | |  | 1972 | | | | | | ZULU* | 03-02-1972 | 21-03-1972 | Casino-Cinerama | |  Re-issue | ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA | March 2, 1972 | 24.05.1972 | Astoria | |  Gala World Premiere
| “The Cowboys” | 21-03-1972 | 03-05-1972 | Casino-Cinerama | |  | MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS | March 27, 1972 | | Odeon Leicester Square | | Premiere only in 70mm. | THE REVENGERS | 31-05-1972 | 21-06-1972 | Casino-Cinerama | |  | THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN | 08-06-1972 | 21-06-1972 | Empire | |  | THE GREAT CARUSO* | June 22, 1972 | 13.07.1972 | Empire | |  Re-issue | THE TEN COMMANDMENTS * | 18-07-1972 | 27-09-1972 | Casino-Cinerama | |  Re-issue | SILENT RUNNING | 22-09-1972 | 19-10-1972 | Casino-Cinerama | |  Douglas Trumbull's "Silent Running" screens in Bradford | THE PROFESSIONALS * | 12-11-1972 | 03-12-1972 | Odeon Marble Arch | |  ** 70mm Reissue | THE GREAT WALTZ | 29-11-1972 | 09-05-1973 | Casino-Cinerama | |  | MAN OF LA MANCHA | 20-12-1972 | 18-04-1973 | Dominion | |  | 1973 | | | | | | TCHAIKOVSKY | 01-02-1973 | 01-03-1973 | Odeon Haymarket | |  | THE TAMING OF THE SHREW * | February 15, 1973 | | Odeon St.Martins Lane | |  Re-issue | LOST HORIZON | 26-03-1973 | 09-05-1973 | Odeon Leicester Square | Columbia |  | TOM SAWYER | 19-04-1973 | 21-06-1973 | Dominion | |  | THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI * | 17-05-1973 | 20-06-1973 | Casino-Cinerama | |  Re-issue | LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL | 02-08-1973 | 12-09-1973 | Dominion | |  | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR | 23-08-1973 | 28-11-1973 | Plaza | |  | THIS IS CINERAMA * | 18-10-1973 | 16-01-1974 | Casino-Cinerama | |  ) ** 70mm Reissue | THE LION IN WINTER * | 18-11-1973 | 19-12-1973 | Odeon Marble Arch | Astoria |  **70mm Reissue. Transferred to Astoria | 1974 | | | | | | PAPILLON | 11-03-1974 | 24-07-1974 | Leicester Square Theatre | Columbia |  | RUN RUN JOE | 11-04-1974 | 01-05-1974 | Casino-Cinerama | |  ** Last film shown on the Cinerama screen | THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT | 02-10-1974 | 19-03-1975 | Dominion | |  | EARTHQUAKE | 28-11-1974 | 11-06-1975 | Empire | Casino |  | 1975 | | | | | | THE TOWERING INFERNO | 30-01-1975 | 05-06-1975 | Warner | |  ** Warner in 70mm | FUNNY LADY | 17-03-1975 | 09-05-1975 | Odeon Leicester Square | Odeon Marble Arch |  | THE WIND AND THE LION | 26-06-1975 | 12-09-1975 | Dominion | Columbia |  | ROLLERBALL | 02-09-1975 | 15-10-1975 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | LUCKY LADY | 26-12-1975 | 04-02-1976 | Dominion | |  | 1976 | | | | | | THATS ENTERTAINMENT, Part II | 20-05-1976 | 24-06-1976 | Empire | |  | “Logan’s Run” | 30-09-1976 | 27-10-1976 | Empire | |  | RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE | 28-10-1976 | 15-12-1976 | Odeon Leicester Square | Odeon Marble Arch |  | 1977 | | | | | | A STAR IS BORN | 29-03-1977
29-03-1977
| 03-11-1977
24-08-1977 | Warner
ABC Shaftesbury Avenue | |  | A BRIDGE TOO FAR | 03-10-1977 | 05-01-1978 | Odeon Marble Arch | |  ** 70mm at Marble Arch only once the Odeon run had ended
| "Star Wars" | 27-12-1977
27-12-1977 | 23-11-1978
01-03-1978 | Dominion
Leicester Square Theatre | | | 1978 | | | | | | “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” | 14-03-1978 | 12-07-1978 | Odeon Leicester Square | Odeon Marble Arch |   | THE WIZ | April 5, 1978 | | Dominion | |  | | Dersu Uzala | 15-06-1978 | 20-09-1978 | Curzon Mayfair | |  | “Grease” | 14-09-1978 | 23-12-1978 | Empire | |  | 1979 | | | | | | CAPRICORN ONE | 11-01-1979 | 17-03-1979 | Classic Haymarket | |  | “The Deer Hunter” | 27-02-1979 | 04-11-1979 | ABC Shaftesbury Avenue | |  | “The Muppet Movie” | 31-05-1979 | 12-07-1979 | Leicester Square Theatre | |  | DAYS OF HEAVEN | 01-06-1979 | 12-07-1979 | Plaza | |  | THE CHAMP | 09-07-1979 | 29-08-1979 | Empire | |  | HAIR | 18-07-1979 | 11-11-1979 | Dominion | |  | “Alien” | 06-09-1979 | 17-12-1979 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | Apocalypse Now | 18-12-1979 | 29-05-1980 | ABC Shaftesbury Avenue | |  | “The Black Hole” | 18-12-1979 | 16-03-1980 | Odeon Leicester Square | Odeon Marble Arch |  | 1980 | | | | | | THE ROSE | 07-02-1980 | 20-03-1980 | Leicester Square Theatre | |  | THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN | 13-03-1980 | 30-4-1980 | Empire | |  | SATURN 3 | 08-05-1980 | 12-06-1980 | Classic Haymarket | |  | “The Empire Strikes Back” | 20-05-1980 | 03-09-1980 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | “Fame” | 23-07-1980 | 10-09-1980 | Empire | |  | “Can’t Stop the Music” | 31-07-1980 | 24-08-1980 | ABC Shaftesbury Avenue | |  | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND: SPECIAL EDITION | 18-09-1980 | 24.12.1980 | Columbia | |  | THE BLUES BROTHERS | 23-10-1980 | 24-12-1980 | Empire | |  | THE BLUE LAGOON | 16-10-1980 | 16-12-1980 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | RAISE THE TITANIC | 12-11-1980 | 14-01-1981 | Leicester Square Theatre | |  | 1981 | | | | | | DIVINE MADNESS | 22-01-1981 | 25-03-1981 | Warner | |  | THE JAZZ SINGER | 30-01-1981 | 08-04-1981 | ABC Shaftesbury Avenue | |  | "Dance Craze" | 19-02-1981 | 07-03-1981 | Dominion | |  | TESS | April 9, 1981 | | Empire | |  | ALTERED STATES | July 9, 1981 | | Warner and ABC Shaftesbury Avenue | |  | “Raiders of the Lost Ark” | 30-07-1981 | 22-10-1981 | Empire and Plaza | |  | OUTLAND | August 27, 1981 | | Warner and ABC Shaftesbury Avenue | |  | 1982 | | | | | | QUEST FOR FIRE | 08-04-1982 | 06-07-1982 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | ANNIE | 07-07-1982 | 25-08-1982 | Odeon Leicester Square | Odeon Marble Arch & Warner |  | “Pink Floyd: The Wall” | 15-07-1982 | 22-09-1982 | Empire | |  | “Rocky III” | 23-07-1982 | 25-08-1982 | Leicester Square Theatre | |  | “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” | 22-07-1982
22-07-1982 | 29-09-1982
08-09-1982 | Plaza
ABC Shaftsbury Avenue | |  | “The Thing” | 26-08-1982 | 29-09-1982 | Plaza | |  | Blade Runner | 09-09-1982 | 27-10-1982 | Warner and ABC Shaftsbury Avenue | |  | HEAVENS GATE | 10-09-1981 | 14-10-1981 | Odeon Haymarket | |  | “Poltergeist” | 16-09-1982 | 10-11-1982 | Empire | |   | THE ENTITY | 30-09-1982 | 21-10-1982 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | TRON | 22-10-1982 | 01-12-1982 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | GHANDI | 02-12-1982 | 09-02-1983 | Odeon Leicester Square | Odeon Marble Arch
Transferring to Odeon Marble Arch running until 19-7-83 |  | “E.T. - The Extra Terrestrial” | 10-12-1982 | 13-04-1983 | Empire | |   | 1983 | | | | | | “The Dark Crystal” | 17-02-1983 | 20-04-1983 | Plaza | |  | “Let’s Spend the Night Together” | 24-03-1983 | 11-05-1983 | Classic Shaftsbury Avenue
(Old Columbia) | |  | "Return of the Jedi" | June 2, 1983 | | Leicester SquareTheatre, Dominion and Odeon Marble Arch | |  | WAR GAMES | 18-08-1983 | 19-10-1983 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | “Blue Thunder” | August 25, 1983 | | Classic Haymarket | |  | STAYING ALIVE | September 22, 1983 | 22.12.1983 | Empire | |  | THE STAR CHAMBER | November 3, 1983 | | Plaza | |  | "Brainstorm" | December 23, 1983 | | Empire | |  | 1984 | | | | | | THE RIGHT STUFF | March 2, 1984 | | Warner | |  | GREYSTOKE:THE LEGEND OF TARZAN, LORD OF THE APES | April 13, 1984 | | Warner | |  | “Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom” | June 15, 1984 | 20.09.1984 | Empire and Plaza | |  | SUPERGIRL | July 19, 1984 | 05.09.1984 | ABC Shaftsbury Avenue | |  | STAR TREK III:THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK | July 27, 1984 | | Plaza | |  | "Streets of Fire" | September 21, 1984 | | Empire | |  | “Ghostbusters” | 07-12-1984 | 17-01-1985 | Odeon Leicester Square | Odeon Marble Arch |  | “Gremlins” | December 7, 1984 | | Warner | |  | THE LAST STARFIGHTER | 11-12-1984 | 02-01-1985 | Leicester Square Theatre | |  | DUNE | December 14, 1984 | | Empire | |   | 1985 | | | | | | “Amadeus” | January 15, 1985 | | ABC Shaftsbury Avenue | |  | CITY HEAT | March 1, 1985 | | Warner | |  | 2010 | March 5, 1985 | | Empire | |  | STARMAN | 10-05-1985 | 09-07-1985 | Leicester Square Theatre | |  | RETURN TO OZ | July 10, 1985 | | Leicester Square Theatre | |  | LADYHAWKE | August 9, 1985 | | Classic Haymarket | |  | RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD 2 | August 30, 1985 | | Warner | |  | COCOON | 13-09-1985 | 10-10-1985 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | | “Lifeforce” | 04.10.1985 | 04.12.1985 | Leicester Square Theatre | |  | MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME | October 18, 1985 | | Warner | |  | THE BLACK CAULDRON | 11-11-1985 | 31-11-1985 | Odeon Leicester Square | Odeon Marble Arch |  | SANTA CLAUS | 21-11-1985 | 08-01-1986 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | BACK TO THE FUTURE | December 4, 1985 | 24.01.1986 | Empire) | |  Royal Premiere on December 3rd before opening to the public on the 4th.
| 1986 | | | | | | A CHORUS LINE | 09-01-1986 | 19-03-1986 | Odeon Leicester Square | Odeon Marble Arch |  | THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON | January 10, 1986 | | Warner | |  | ROCKY IV | January 24, 1986 | | Leicester Square Theatre | |  | REVOLUTION | January 31, 1986 | | Warner | |    | SILVERADO | February 3, 1986 | | Leicester Square Theatre | |  | SPIES LIKE US | February 14, 1986 | | Warner | |  | OUT OF AFRICA | March 4, 1986 | | Empire | |  | YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES | March 13, 1986 | | Plaza | |  | WHITE NIGHTS | 20-03-1986 | 24-04-1986 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | “Bring on the Night” | June 27, 1986 | | Prince Charles | |  | | Cobra | 01.08.1986 | | Warner West End | |  | ALIENS | 29-08-1986 | 09-10-1986 | Odeon Leicester Square and Odeon Marble Arch | |  | TOP GUN | October 3, 1986 | | Empire | |  | THE MISSION | October 24, 1986 | | Warner | |  | BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA | November 14, 1986 | 12.12.1986 | Leicester Square Theatre | |  | “Howard the Duck” | December 12, 1986 | | Plaza | |  | 1987 | | | | | | THE COLOR OF MONEY | March 6, 1987 | | Leicester Square Theatre | |  | LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS | March 27, 1987 | | Warner | | | STAR TREK IV:THE VOYAGE HOME | April 10, 1987 | 26.06.1987 | Empire | |  | PLATOON | 23-04-1987 | 04-06-1987 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | LETHAL WEAPON | August 28, 1987 | | Warner | |  | THE UNTOUCHABLES | September 18, 1987 | 25.12.1987 | Empire | |  | THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK | October 23, 1987 | | Warner | |  | CRY FREEDOM | November 26, 1987 | | Empire | |  | INNER SPACE | November 27, 1987 | | Warner | |  | SPACEBALLS | 11-12-1987 | 14-01-1988 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | 1988 | | | | | | “Predator” | 01.01.1988
01.01.1988 | 07.04.1988
25.02.1988 | Leicester Square Theatre
and
Odeon Marble Arch | |  | THE LAST EMPEROR | 26-02-1988 | 31.03.1988 | Odeon Leicester Square | Odeon Marble Arch
Transferred to Odeon Marble Arch
01.04.1988 - 23.06.1988
then transferred to Cannon Shaftesbury Avenue
24.06.1988 - 04-08-1988
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| STAKEOUT | February 26, 1988 | | Warner and Odeon Marble Arch | | | EMPIRE OF THE SUN | March 22, 1988 | | Warner and ABC Shaftsbury Avenue | |  | THREE MEN AND A BABY | 07-04-1988 | 28-04-1988 | Odeon Leicester Square | Warner |  | PATHFINDER | 23-09-1988 | 13-10-1988 | Cannon Shaftsbury Avenue | |  | WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? | 02-12-1988 | 05-01-1989 | Odeon Leicester Square | Warner | | WILLOW | December 8, 1988 | | Empire | |  | 1989 | | | | | | "Die Hard" | February 2, 1989 | | Odeon West-End and Odeon Marble Arch | |  | SLIPSTREAM | 10-02-1989 | 02-03-1989 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | “The Big Blue” | February 24, 1989 | | Lumiere | | | LAWRENCE OF ARABIA | 26-05-1989 | 13-06-1989 | Odeon Marble Arch
| Warner Warner West End
Transferred to Warner West End
14.06.1989 - 11.09.1988
then Cannon Shaftesbury Avenue
12.09.1988 - 31.09.1989
|  Re-issue. Restored Version
| “Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade” | June 30, 1989 | | Empire and Plaza | |  | BATMAN | August 11, 1989 | | Warner | |  | LETHAL WEAPON 2 | August 15, 1989 | | Warner | |  | “The Bear” / “L’Ours” | September 22, 1989 | 19.10.1989 | Odeon West-End | |  | THE ABYSS | 13-10-1989 | 09-11-1989 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | Young Einstein | 13-10-1989 /
| 20-10-1989 | Warner
| |  Was in 70mm at the Warner for a week. Transferred to a smaller screen in 35mm
| STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER | November 20, 1989 | | Plaza | |   | BACK TO THE FUTURE II | November 24, 1989 | 25.01.1990 | Empire | |  | 1990 | | | | | | CASUALTIES OF WAR | January 26, , 1990 | | Warner | |  | BLACK RAIN | 26-01-1990 | 01-03-1990 | Empire | |   | BORN OF THE FOURTH OF JULY | March 2, 1990 | 16.04.1990 | Empire | |  | GLORY | March 2, 1990 | 05.04.1990 | Cannon Shaftsbury Avenue | |  | ALWAYS | March 23, 1990 | | Plaza | |  | THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER | April 17, 1990 | 01.06.1990 | Empire | |  | MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON | 20-04-1990 | 10-05-1990 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | DICK TRACY | 06-07-1990 | 16-08-1990 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | BACK TO THE FUTURE III | July 11, 1990 | 09.08.1990 | Empire and Plaza | |  | TOTAL RECALL | July 27, 1990 | | Odeon West-End and Odeon Marble Arch | |   | GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH | July 27, 1990 | | Warner and Cannon Shaftsbury Avenue | |  | DAYS OF THUNDER | August 10, 1990 | 20.09.1990 | Empire | |  | MEMPHIS BELLE | September 7, 1990 | | Warner | |   | THE SHELTERING SKY | 30-11-1990 | 03-01-1991 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | FLATLINERS | 09-11-1990 | 23.11.1990 | Odeon West-End | Cannon Shaftesbury Avenue
Transferred to Cannon Shaftesbury Avenue
24.11.1990 - 20.12.1990 |  | 1991 | | | | | | AIR AMERICA | 04.01.1991 | 24.01.1991 | Odeon West-End | Cannon Shaftesbury Avenue
Transferred to Cannon Shaftesbury Avenue
25.01.1991 - 14.02.1991 |  | ARACHNOPHOBIA | 03-01-1991 | 24-01-1991 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | HAVANA | 25-01-1991 | 02-02-1991 | Empire | Plaza |  | THE GODFATHER III | March 8, 1991 | | Empire | | | THE DOORS | April 26, 1991 | | Odeon Marble Arch | |  | “Edward Scissorhands” | 26-07-1991 | 15-08-1991 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | BACKDRAFT | August 2, 1991 | 19.09.1992 | Empire | |  | THE ROCKETEER | September 2, 1991 | | Odeon Marble Arch | |  | TERMINATOR II: JUDGMENT DAY | 16-08-1991 | 12-09-1991 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | SPARTACUS | November 1, 1991 | | Odeon Marble Arch | | Restored Version, Re-issue. | 1992 | | | | | | STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY | February 14, 1992 | | Empire | | | HOOK | 10-04-1992 | 07-05-1992 | Odeon Leicester Square | | | HOWARDS END | May 1, 1992 | | Curzon Mayfair | |  | “Far and Away” | 30.70.1992 | 24.09.1992 | Empire | |  | LETHAL WEAPON III | August 14, 1992 | | Warner, MGM's Haymarket and MGM Trocadero) | |  | ALIEN III | 21-08-1992 | 10-09-1992 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | PATRIOT GAMES | September 25, 1992 | | Empire | |  | BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | October 9, 1992 | | Odeon West-End | |  | 1993 | | | | | | BARAKA | July 16, 1993 | | MGM Haymarket | |   | THE LAST ACTION HERO | 30-07-1993 | 26-08-1993 | Odeon Leicester Square | | | REMAINS OF THE DAY | November 12, 1993 | | Curzon Mayfair | |  | 1994 | | | | | | LITTLE BUDDHA | April 29, 1994 | 25.05.1994 | Lumiere | |  | GETTYSBURG | 23-09-1994 | 13-10-1994 | MGM Shaftsbury Avenue | |   | | My Fair Lady | November, 1994 | | MGM Shaftsbury Avenue | | Restored Version, Re-issue. | 1997 | | | | | | HAMLET | April 14, 1997 | | Curzon Mayfair | |  | VERTIGO * | April 25, 1997 | | Lumiere | | Re-issue | TITANIC | November 18, 1997 | | Empire | | Royal Film Performance. | 1998 | | | | | | TITANIC | 23-01-1998 | 16-03-1998
| Odeon Leicester Square | |  | ARMAGEDDON | 05-08-1998 | 27-08-1998 | Odeon Leicester Square | |  | 2001 | | | | | | | 2OO1: A Space Odyssey | March 30, 2001 | | Curzon Mayfair | |  Re-issue | 2012 | | | | | | | "The Master" | November 2 - 16, 2012 | | Odeon West End | |  Exclusive 70mm run. Substandard versions opens after 16. November
| 2014 | | | | | | | "Interstellar" | November 6, 2014 | 20.11.2014 | Odeon Leicester Sq
| Transferred to Odeon West-End running until 24.12.2014 when it was replaced by a Digital print.
Until the cinema closed 2 weeks later, this was the last film shown in Screen 2 |  | 2016 | | | | | | | "The Hateful Eight" | 08.01.2016 | 04.02.2016 | Odeon Leicester Sq
| |  | "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice"
| 25.03.2016 | 14.04.2017 | Odeon Leicester Sq
| |  | 2017 | | | | | | "Dunkirk"
| 21.07.2017 | 14.09.2017 | Odeon Leicester Sq
| |  | "Murder on the Orient Express"
| 03.11.2017 | 13.12.2017 | Odeon Leicester Sq
| |  | 2018 | | | | | | "Phantom Thread"
| 02.02.2018 | 01.03.2018 | Picturehouse Central
| |  | | 2OO1: A Space Odyssey | 18.05.2018 | | Picturehouse Central, London | | Re-issue | 2019 | | | | | | | "Roma" | 28.01.2019 | 14.02.2019 | BFI NFT1 | |  | | "Joker" | 11.10.2019 | | Picturehouse Central | |  | | The Aeronauts | 04.11.2019 | | Picturehouse Central | |  | 2020 | | | | | | | "Tenet" | 26.08.2020 | 22.10.2020 | Odeon Leicester Square
| |  ** Selected showings in 70mm then Transferred to a smaller screen. | 2021 | | | | | | | "Death on the Nile" | xx.xx.2021 | | - | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Tickets thanks for David Page's collection