70mm Presentations in San Mateo County | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter |
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 20.11.2023 |
 What follows is a title-based chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the San Mateo County/Peninsula sub-market of the San Francisco Bay Area region.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 BURLINGAME Hyatt COLMA The Movies at Metro Center DALY CITY Century 20 Plaza REDWOOD CITY Century Park 12 Redwood / UA Redwood 6 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO Century Plaza 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] # Presentation not explicitly or consistently promoted as 70mm suggesting presentation may have been 35mm 1966-03-29 THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES Hyatt (8) # 1966-05-25 MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY Hyatt (1) # 1966-06-01 THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY Hyatt (3) # 1966-06-22 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD Hyatt (5) # 1967-05-24 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Hyatt (22) # 1968-08-21 GRAND PRIX Hyatt (8) # 1968-10-30 GONE WITH THE WIND Hyatt (15) # 1969-02-12 CAMELOT Hyatt (10) # 1969-04-23 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Hyatt (3) # 1969-05-14 THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN Hyatt (7) # 1969-08-27 ICE STATION ZEBRA Hyatt (5) # 1970-02-11 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Hyatt (10) # 1976-09-10 GONE WITH THE WIND Plaza (4) 1983-04-20 GANDHI Plaza (3) 1983-04-29 BLUE THUNDER Plaza [sneak preview] 1983-05-07 BLUE THUNDER Plaza [sneak preview] 1983-05-13 BLUE THUNDER Plaza (6) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Redwood (41) 1983-07-29 KRULL Plaza (7) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Hyatt (6) 1984-06-01 STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK Hyatt (12) 1984-06-01 STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK Plaza (7) 1984-06-01 STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK Redwood (11) 1984-06-08 GHOSTBUSTERS Plaza (20) [70mm from Week 3] 1984-12-07 2010 Hyatt (9) 1984-12-07 2010 Redwood (8) 1984-12-14 STARMAN Plaza (7) 1985-07-03 RETURN OF THE JEDI Century Plaza (2) 1985-07-06 SILVERADO Plaza [sneak preview] 1985-07-10 SILVERADO Plaza (13) 1985-07-24 THE BLACK CAULDRON Century Plaza (5) 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Hyatt (8) 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Plaza (8) 1985-12-06 SPIES LIKE US Century Plaza (10) 1986-05-16 TOP GUN Hyatt (20) 1986-05-16 TOP GUN Plaza (20) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Century Plaza (14) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Redwood (11) 1986-10-03 TOP GUN Century Plaza (8) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Century Plaza (17) 1986-12-25 THE MISSION Plaza (18) 1987-06-03 THE UNTOUCHABLES Century Plaza (10) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Hyatt (18) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Plaza (13) 1989-09-22 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Metro Center (1) 1989-09-29 THE ABYSS Metro Center (3) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Century Park 12 (15) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Century Plaza (9) 1991-11-22 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Century Park 12 (26) [70mm during Weeks 10-11] 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Century Park 12 [sneak preview] 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Century Park 12 (8) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Century Park 12 (4) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Metro Center (4) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Century 20 (1+) 2017-07-20 DUNKIRK Century 20 (1+) 2023-07-20 OPPENHEIMER Century 20 (9) 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. References: Various issues of San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner and San Mateo Times; plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. Special Thanks: Morgan Montague. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. | More in 70mm reading: 70mm Cinemas in North America in70mm.com's list of films blown up to 70mm 70mm Engagements by Title 35mm to 70mm Engagements by Year Large Format 7OMM Engagements Month by month premiere list of wide gauge and 3-strip films Chronological premiere list of major 70mm films 70mm Blow Up List Dolby Stereo |
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