70mm Presentations in Northern New Jersey | 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 Northern New Jersey sub-market of the greater New York City region.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, Digital Intermediate 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 BRIDGEWATER Bridgewater Commons CEDAR GROVE Cinema 23 EAST BRUNSWICK Route 18 EDISON Menlo Park FORT LEE Barrymore Film Center Lee HAZLET Hazlet Multiplex Cinemas JERSEY CITY Newport Centre MIDDLETOWN The Movies at Middletown MONTCLAIR Clairidge MORRISTOWN Headquarters 10 NEW BRUNSWICK International 70 NEWARK All-Jersey Multiplex Cinemas PARAMUS Garden State 16 Paramus / Route 17 Stanley-Warner / Route 4 PARSIPPANY Troy Hills PATERSON Fabian RIDGEFIELD PARK Ridgefield Park SAYREVILLE Amboy Multiplex Cinemas SECAUCUS Meadow 6 Meadow Plaza 8 TOTOWA Cinema 46 UNION Union UPPER MONTCLAIR Bellevue WAYNE Wayne 6 / Wayne 8 Willowbrook WEST ORANGE Essex Green WESTFIELD Rialto WOODBRIDGE Fox Woodbridge An overview of each cinema will be provided in a forthcoming revision. (Asbury Park, located on the Jersey Shore but technically located in Northern New Jersey, is not included in this work and instead appears as a separate, standalone article.) 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 1959-06-26 SOUTH PACIFIC* Bellevue (26) 1960-09-20 CAN-CAN* Bellevue (15) 1962-04-13 WEST SIDE STORY* Bellevue (36) 1963-05-17 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY* Bellevue (11) 1963-08-02 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* Bellevue (10) 1964-04-21 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* Clairidge (34) 1964-06-19 CLEOPATRA* Bellevue (10) 1964-12-14 CIRCUS WORLD* Clairidge (16) 1965-03-10 CHEYENNE AUTUMN* Bellevue (5) 1965-04-05 MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY* Clairidge (11) 1965-06-22 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD* Clairidge (31) 1965-06-23 THE SOUND OF MUSIC* Bellevue (100) 1966-01-25 MY FAIR LADY* Clairidge (22) 1966-06-29 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* Clairidge (32) 1967-02-08 CINERAMAS RUSSIAN ADVENTURE* Clairidge (6) 1967-03-22 GRAND PRIX* Clairidge (23) 1967-05-24 THE SAND PEBBLES* Bellevue (18) 1967-08-30 MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY* Clairidge (8) 1967-09-27 THE BIBLE* Bellevue (12) 1967-10-25 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Clairidge (6) 1967-12-21 GONE WITH THE WIND* Clairidge (30) 1968-01-17 FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD* Cinema 46 (6) 1968-02-07 CAMELOT* Bellevue (20) 1968-06-26 DOCTOR DOLITTLE* Bellevue (13) 1968-07-17 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* Clairidge (36) 1968-07-19 GONE WITH THE WIND* Rialto (22) 1968-12-19 STAR!* Bellevue (8) 1969-02-11 THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN* Bellevue (13) 1969-03-26 ICE STATION ZEBRA* Claridge (12) 1969-06-19 BEN-HUR* Clairidge (9) 1969-06-25 OLIVER!* Cinema 46 (25) # 1969-06-25 SWEET CHARITY* Union (15) 1969-08-20 KRAKATOA EAST OF JAVA Clairidge (8) 1970-01-28 PAINT YOUR WAGON* Bellevue (8) 1970-02-12 GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS* Clairidge (8) # 1970-02-18 HELLO, DOLLY!* Willowbrook (23) 1970-04-22 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Route 4 (3) 1970-04-29 GONE WITH THE WIND Cinema 23 (1) 1970-05-06 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Cinema 23 (1) 1970-05-13 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Route 4 (2) 1970-05-13 THE SAND PEBBLES Cinema 23 (1) 1970-05-20 THE BIBLE Cinema 23 [canceled] 1970-05-20 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Cinema 23 (1) 1970-08-21 PATTON Willowbrook (5) 1971-02-10 SONG OF NORWAY* Bellevue (21) 1971-03-26 TORA! TORA! TORA! Union (2) 1972-06-21 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF* Bellevue (25) # 1972-12-12 MAN OF LA MANCHA* Route 17 (18) # 1973-03-02 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Bellevue (8) 1973-08-08 THIS IS CINERAMA Bellevue (9) 1974-09-11 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Bellevue (5) 1976-05-16 THATS ENTERTAINMENT PART II Cinema 46 (6) 1976-06-23 LOGANS RUN Bellevue (5) 1976-07-25 THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE Bellevue [sneak preview] 1976-07-28 THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE Bellevue (5) 1976-09-01 GONE WITH THE WIND Bellevue (3) 1976-09-22 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Bellevue (5) 1977-05-25 STAR WARS Route 4 (30) 1977-12-14 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Route 4 (23) 1977-12-23 STAR WARS Cinema 23 (30) 1978-07-21 SGT. PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND Cinema 23 (8) 1978-09-01 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Bellevue (4) 1979-05-11 THE EXORCIST Cinema 23 (2) 1979-05-25 ALIEN Menlo Park (10) 1979-05-25 ALIEN Route 4 (9) 1979-07-27 ALIEN Cinema 23 (3) 1979-08-15 STAR WARS Route 4 (5) 1979-09-28 SLEEPING BEAUTY Bellevue (3) 1979-11-07 THE ROSE Menlo Park (14) 1979-11-07 THE ROSE Route 4 (14) 1979-12-14 1941 Cinema 46 (6) 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Menlo Park (23) 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Route 4 (23) 1980-08-01 RAISE THE TITANIC Bellevue (6) 1980-08-08 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Route 4 (3) 1981-01-16 ALTERED STATES Amboy (8) 1981-01-16 ALTERED STATES Bellevue (6) 1981-05-22 OUTLAND Amboy (4) 1981-05-22 OUTLAND Cinema 46 (4) 1981-06-12 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Route 4 (28) [70mm from Week 4] 1981-06-19 SUPERMAN II Cinema 46 (6) 1981-07-31 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Cinema 23 (4) 1981-07-31 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Cinema 46 (4) 1982-03-05 QUEST FOR FIRE Menlo Park (11) 1982-03-05 QUEST FOR FIRE Route 4 (10) 1982-05-21 ANNIE Menlo Park (13) 1982-05-21 ANNIE Route 4 (11) 1982-05-28 ROCKY III Bellevue (11) 1982-05-28 ROCKY III Route 17 (14) 1982-06-04 POLTERGEIST Cinema 46 (6) 1982-06-04 POLTERGEIST Route 17 (10) 1982-06-04 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN Route 4 (7) 1982-07-09 TRON Cinema 23 (5) 1982-07-09 TRON Route 4 (5) 1982-08-13 STAR WARS Route 17 (5) 1983-01-21 GANDHI Menlo Park (18) 1983-01-21 GANDHI Route 4 (15) 1983-01-21 GANDHI Wayne (21) 1983-02-11 LETS SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER Route 17 (3) 1983-02-18 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Cinema 23 (3) 1983-02-18 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Meadow (3) 1983-02-18 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Wayne (3) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Amboy (13) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Menlo Park (18) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Route 4 (21) 1983-06-03 WARGAMES Route 17 (10) 1983-06-17 SUPERMAN III Cinema 46 (6) 1983-06-17 SUPERMAN III Route 17 (6) 1983-07-15 STAYING ALIVE Amboy (10) 1983-07-15 STAYING ALIVE Route 4 (6) 1983-07-15 STAYING ALIVE Wayne (7) 1983-07-29 STAR WARS / THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Cinema 46 (2) 1983-07-29 STAR WARS / THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Route 17 (2) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Cinema 46 (3) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Meadow (3) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Menlo Park (4) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Route 4 (3) 1983-10-15 THE RIGHT STUFF Amboy [sneak preview] 1983-10-15 THE RIGHT STUFF Cinema 46 [sneak preview] 1983-10-15 THE RIGHT STUFF Route 4 [sneak preview] 1983-10-21 BRAINSTORM Cinema 23 (2) 1983-10-21 THE RIGHT STUFF Amboy (7) 1983-10-21 THE RIGHT STUFF Cinema 46 (17) 1983-10-21 THE RIGHT STUFF Route 4 (7) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Amboy (12) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Essex Green (12) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Meadow (12) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Menlo Park (12) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Route 4 (19) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Wayne (12) 1984-06-01 STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK Route 4 (8) 1984-06-08 GHOSTBUSTERS Route 4 (20) 1984-07-13 THE LAST STARFIGHTER Cinema 46 (4) 1984-12-07 2010 Amboy (7) 1984-12-07 2010 Meadow (6) 1984-12-07 2010 Route 17 (8) 1984-12-07 2010 Wayne (6) 1984-12-14 DUNE Meadow (4) 1984-12-14 DUNE Wayne (4) 1984-12-14 STARMAN Cinema 23 (6) 1984-12-14 STARMAN Route 4 (9) 1985-03-29 RETURN OF THE JEDI Route 4 (3) 1985-06-21 COCOON Essex Green (14) 1985-06-21 COCOON Meadow (9) 1985-06-21 COCOON Menlo Park (8) 1985-06-21 COCOON Route 4 (16) 1985-07-10 SILVERADO Amboy (5) 1985-07-10 SILVERADO Meadow (4) 1985-07-10 SILVERADO Route 4 (6) 1985-07-26 THE BLACK CAULDRON Cinema 46 (4) 1985-07-26 THE BLACK CAULDRON Meadow (2) 1985-07-26 THE BLACK CAULDRON Route 17 (6) 1985-11-22 WHITE NIGHTS Amboy (9) 1985-11-22 WHITE NIGHTS Meadow (10) 1985-11-22 WHITE NIGHTS Route 4 (10) 1985-12-10 A CHORUS LINE Amboy (7) 1985-12-10 A CHORUS LINE Meadow (7) 1985-12-10 A CHORUS LINE Route 17 (8) 1985-12-10 A CHORUS LINE Wayne (7) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Amboy (11) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Route 17 (12) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Amboy (9) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Meadow (15) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Menlo Park (11) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Route 4 (11) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Wayne (10) 1986-12-19 THE MISSION Amboy (6) 1986-12-19 THE MISSION Meadow Plaza (7) 1986-12-19 THE MISSION Route 4 (11) 1987-08-05 STAKEOUT Meadow (13) 1987-08-05 STAKEOUT Route 4 (12) 1987-12-11 EMPIRE OF THE SUN Meadow (2) 1987-12-11 EMPIRE OF THE SUN Route 4 (11) 1988-05-20 WILLOW Meadow Plaza (9) 1988-05-20 WILLOW Route 4 (6) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Amboy (10) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Bridgewater Commons (10) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Essex Green (11) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Meadow (4) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Ridgefield Park (9) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Route 4 (14) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Wayne (9) 1989-06-22 BATMAN Meadow (10) 1989-06-22 BATMAN Route 4 (14) 1989-06-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Meadow Plaza (6) 1989-07-07 LETHAL WEAPON 2 Amboy (18) 1989-07-07 LETHAL WEAPON 2 Meadow (11) 1989-07-07 LETHAL WEAPON 2 Ridgefield Park (10) 1989-08-09 THE ABYSS Essex Green (6) 1989-08-09 THE ABYSS Meadow (6) 1989-08-09 THE ABYSS Menlo Park (5) 1989-08-09 THE ABYSS Route 4 (8) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Headquarters (1+) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Meadow Plaza (8) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Ridgefield Park (6) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Route 17 (7) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Wayne (8) 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Meadow Plaza [sneak preview] 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Ridgefield Park [sneak preview] 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Route 4 [sneak preview] 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Wayne [sneak preview] 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Meadow Plaza (7) 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Ridgefield Park (7) 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Route 4 (7) 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Wayne (7) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Ridgefield Park (5) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Route 4 (5) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Wayne (4) 1993-06-17 LAST ACTION HERO Route 4 (1+) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Garden State 16 (1+) 2017-07-20 DUNKIRK Garden State 16 (1+) 2018-06-15 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Garden State 16 (1) 2022-11-05 SLEEPING BEAUTY Barrymore Film Center [DCP substitution] 2022-11-19 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Barrymore Film Center [DCP substitution] 2023-05-20 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Barrymore Film Center 2023-07-20 OPPENHEIMER Garden State 16 (9) Note that some of the titles included in this chronology may have been 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 smaller, 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 the The (Bergen) Record, The (Newark) Star-Ledger, and The New York Times, plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. Special thanks: Pete Apruzzese, Dorman Bermingham, Bill Huelbig, Bill Kallay, Bruce Burbank Lawton Jr. and Mark Joseph Pusillo. 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