70mm Presentations in Marin County | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter |
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 27.04.2023 |
 What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the Marin County region of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA.The focus of this work is 5-perf 70mm feature films and the cinemas in which they were exhibited. Short subjects, 8-perf and 15-perf (IMAX, Iwerks, etc.) and Special Venue presentations have not been included (but consideration will be given to adding them in a revision). The emphasis here is on the titles that received publicly-promoted, commercial exhibition in 70mm and their playdates. To facilitate an easy-to-reference title- and date-based layout, no details have been provided pertaining to the brand of 70mm (i.e. Todd-AO, Super Panavision, Ultra Panavision, Cinerama, D-150, etc.) or technical particulars of each presentation (i.e. O-neg source, inter-neg source, blow-up, pillarboxed, letterboxed, Dolby A, Dolby SR, five screen channels vs. three, baby boom, split surround, digital sound, etc.). Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas CORTE MADERA Cinema FAIRFAX Fairfax SAN RAFAEL Northgate Regency 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] 1966-05-26 THE KING AND I Northgate (2) 1973-06-27 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Northgate (6) 1974-11-27 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Northgate (3) 1976-09-29 GONE WITH THE WIND Northgate (1) 1979-05-25 ALIEN Cinema (12) 1979-08-15 STAR WARS Cinema (4) 1979-09-12 DAYS OF HEAVEN Cinema (1) 1979-09-19 THE DEER HUNTER Cinema (1) 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Cinema (18) 1980-09-26 DIVINE MADNESS Cinema (2) 1981-02-06 ALTERED STATES Cinema (7) [70mm from Week 4] 1981-05-22 OUTLAND Cinema (3) 1981-06-12 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Cinema (25) 1982-03-05 QUEST FOR FIRE Cinema (6) 1982-04-16 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Cinema (4) 1982-06-04 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN Cinema (3) 1982-06-25 BLADE RUNNER Cinema (4) 1983-01-14 GANDHI Cinema (19) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Cinema (18) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Cinema (3) 1983-10-21 RETURN OF THE JEDI Regency (7) 1984-01-20 NAPOLEON Regency (1) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Cinema (12) 1984-06-01 STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK Regency (6) 1984-09-19 AMADEUS Cinema (12) 1984-12-07 2010 Fairfax (6) 1984-12-14 THE COTTON CLUB Cinema (5) 1984-12-14 DUNE Regency (5) 1984-12-14 STARMAN Regency (8) 1985-01-18 THE COTTON CLUB Regency (4) 1985-01-18 DUNE Fairfax (2) 1985-03-29 RETURN OF THE JEDI Cinema (3) 1985-04-19 RETURN OF THE JEDI Regency (2) 1985-06-21 COCOON Regency (16) 1985-06-21 RETURN TO OZ Cinema (3) 1985-07-19 THE BLACK CAULDRON Cinema [sneak preview] 1985-07-24 THE BLACK CAULDRON Cinema (3) 1985-08-16 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Cinema (1) 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Cinema (6) 1986-05-10 TOP GUN Cinema [sneak preview] 1986-05-16 TOP GUN Cinema (11) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Regency (12) 1986-08-01 HOWARD THE DUCK Cinema (3) 1986-08-01 TOP GUN Regency (15) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Cinema (13) 1987-05-30 STAR WARS / EMPIRE / JEDI Cinema [triple feature] (70mm?) 1987-06-03 THE UNTOUCHABLES Cinema (8) 1987-07-01 INNERSPACE Regency (6) 1987-12-11 EMPIRE OF THE SUN Regency (12) 1988-05-20 WILLOW Cinema (6) 1988-08-12 TUCKER: THE MAN AND HIS DREAM Cinema (6) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Cinema (17) 1989-06-09 STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER Regency (4) 1989-06-22 BATMAN Regency (16) 1990-06-01 TOTAL RECALL Cinema (4) 1990-06-27 DAYS OF THUNDER Cinema (6) 1990-06-27 TOTAL RECALL Regency (5) 1990-09-14 APOCALYPSE NOW Cinema (1) [70mm festival] 1990-09-21 WEST SIDE STORY Cinema (1) [70mm festival] 1990-09-28 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Cinema (1) [70mm festival] 1990-10-05 FANTASIA Cinema (6) 1990-12-25 THE GODFATHER PART III Cinema (9) 1991-12-11 HOOK Cinema (11) 1992-05-09 FAR AND AWAY Regency [sneak preview] 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Regency [sneak preview] 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Cinema (8) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Cinema (4) 1993-05-28 CLIFFHANGER Regency (7) 1993-06-17 LAST ACTION HERO Cinema (3) 1993-11-05 THE REMAINS OF THE DAY Regency (10) Note that some of the titles included in this chronology may have been presented in 35mm 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, Independent Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner and Variety; projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. Special Thanks: California State Library and Pete Vilmur. 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