“Almost like a real web site”
 

IN7OMM.COM
Search | Contact
News | e-News |
Rumour Mill | Stories
Foreign Language
in70mm.com auf Deutsch

WHAT'S ON IN 7OMM?

7OMM FESTIVAL
Todd-AO Festival
KRRR! 7OMM Seminar
GIFF 70, Gentofte
Oslo 7OMM Festival
Widescreen Weekend

TODD-AO
Premiere | Films
People | Equipment
Library | Cinemas
Todd-AO Projector
Distortion Correcting

PANAVISION
Ultra Panavision 70
Super Panavision 70
 

PRESENTED IN 70MM
Super Technirama 70
MCS 70 | DEFA 70
Dimension 150
Sovscope 70
ARRI 765 | Blow-up
35mm to 70mm
Blow-Up by title
IMAX | Cinema 180
Showscan | iWERKS
Various 70mm Films
Large Format Engagement
Chronological Order

VISION, SCOPE & RAMA
Cinerama | Film
Archive | Remaster
Cinemiracle | Rama
Cinerama 360
Kinopanorama
Circle Vision 360
Realife | Grandeur
Natural Vision
Vitascope | Magnifilm
Early Large Format Films

7OMM FILM & CINEMA

Australia | Brazil | Canada
Denmark | England
France | Germany | Iran
Mexico | Norway | Sweden
Turkey | USA

LIBRARY
SENSURROUND
6-Track Dolby Stereo
CDS | DTS/DATASAT
7OMM Projectors
People | Eulogy
65mm/70mm Workshop

7OMM NEWS
• 2025 | 2024 | 2023
2022 | 2021 | 2020
2019 | 2018 | 2017
2016 | 2015 | 2014
2013 | 2012 | 2011
2010 | 2009 | 2008
2007 | 2006 | 2005
2004 | 2003 | 2002

7OMM NEWSLETTER
2005 | 2004 | 2002
2001 | 2000 | 1999
1998 | 1997 | 1996
1995 | 1994 | PDF
 

in70mm.com Mission:
• To record the history of the large format movies and the 70mm cinemas as remembered by the people who worked with the films. Both during making and during running the films in projection rooms and as the audience, looking at the curved screen.
in70mm.com, a unique internet based magazine, with articles about 70mm cinemas, 70mm people, 70mm films, 70mm sound, 70mm film credits, 70mm history and 70mm technology. Readers and fans of 70mm are always welcome to contribute.

Disclaimer | Updates
Support us
Testimonials
Table of Content
 

 
 
Extracts and longer parts of in70mm.com may be reprinted with the written permission from the editor.
Copyright © 1800 - 2070. All rights reserved.

Visit biografmuseet.dk about Danish cinemas

 

70mm Presentations in San Jose and the Silicon Valley
A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1964-Present

All 70mm film lists
Compiled by: Michael CoateDate: 12.02.2017
Updated: 30.05.2023
What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in Silicon Valley region of 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.

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

CAMPBELL
Pruneyard

MILPITAS
Milpitas 10

MOUNTAIN VIEW
Century 10

PALO ALTO
Stanford

SAN JOSE
Berryessa 10
California
Century 21
Century 22
Century 23
Century 24
Century 25
Oakridge 20
Town & Country

SANTA CLARA
Cinema 150
Mercado 20

SUNNYVALE
Le Duet / Hacienda

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)

m/o = continuation of a booking from another cinema

# Presentation not explicitly or consistently promoted as 70mm suggesting presentation may have been 35mm

1964-11-24 … IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* … Century 21 (19)

1965-04-06 … MY FAIR LADY* … Century 21 (33)
1965-11-24 … THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN…* … Century 21 (15)

1966-03-08 … THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES* … Century 22 m/o (10 [25])
1966-03-09 … THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD* … Century 21 (14)
1966-05-17 … THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY* … Century 22 (8)
1966-06-15 … BATTLE OF THE BULGE* … Century 21 (9)
1966-07-12 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC* … Century 22 (67)
1966-09-28 … OKLAHOMA! … Cinema 150 (1)
1966-08-17 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* … Century 21 (58) #

1967-03-08 … HAWAII* … Town & Country (32) #
1967-03-14 … THE SAND PEBBLES* … Century 23 (34) #
1967-09-26 … GRAND PRIX* … Century 21 (43)
1967-10-24 … THE BIBLE* … Century 22 (23) #

1968-04-02 … FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD* … Century 22 (9)
1968-05-28 … CAMELOT* … Century 23 (34) #
1968-06-05 … DOCTOR DOLITTLE* … Century 22 (28) #
1968-07-17 … GONE WITH THE WIND* … Century 24 (44)
1968-07-23 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* … Century 21 (87)
1968-12-17 … THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN* … Century 22 (22) #

1969-01-21 … FINIAN’S RAINBOW* … Century 23 (17) #
1969-05-20 … CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG* … Century 24 (11) #
1969-05-20 … STAR!* … Century 22 (5) #
1969-05-21 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* … Century 23 (4) #
1969-06-17 … OLIVER!* … Century 23 (34) #
1969-06-24 … FUNNY GIRL* … Century 22 (47) #
1969-08-01 … KRAKATOA EAST OF JAVA … Town & Country (9)
1969-08-06 … ICE STATION ZEBRA* … Century 24 (11)
1969-08-06 … SWEET CHARITY* … Century 25 (11)
1969-10-22 … BEN-HUR* … Century 24 (8) #
1969-10-22 … ICE STATION ZEBRA* … Century 25 m/o (2 [13])
1969-12-17 … HELLO, DOLLY!* … Century 24 (28) #

1970-02-10 … PAINT YOUR WAGON* … Century 23 (56) #
1970-03-25 … ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS* … Century 21 (9)
1970-04-29 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Cinema 150 (4)
1970-05-19 … PATTON* … Century 22 (60) #
1970-07-01 … DARLING LILI* … Century 24 (9)
1970-10-21 … TORA! TORA! TORA!* … Century 25 (22) #
1970-12-25 … SONG OF NORWAY* … Century 21 (17)

1971-03-12 … MY FAIR LADY … Cinema 150 (4) #
1971-04-21 … RYAN’S DAUGHTER* … Century 21 (27) #
1971-11-24 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Century 23 (4)

1972-02-15 … FIDDLER ON THE ROOF* … Century 21 (56) #
1972-10-11 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Century 25 (4) #
1972-11-10 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Century 22 (2) #
1972-11-22 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Century 22 (3) #
1972-11-22 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Century 25 (4) #
1972-12-13 … RYAN’S DAUGHTER … Century 22 (1) #
1972-12-14 … MAN OF LA MANCHA* … Century 24 (14) #

1973-03-14 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC* … Century 21 (15) [evening reserved seats]
1973-04-04 … LOST HORIZON … Century 23 (14) #
1973-08-29 … THIS IS CINERAMA … Cinema 150 (4)
1973-09-26 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Cinema 150 (1)

1974-08-21 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Century 22 (6)
1974-11-20 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Cinema 150 (9)

1975-09-10 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Cinema 150 (1)
1975-10-01 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Cinema 150 (1)

1976-06-23 … LOGAN’S RUN … Century 21 (5)
1976-07-28 … LOGAN’S RUN / 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Century 21 (11)
1976-12-25 … A STAR IS BORN … Town & Country (25) [70mm from Week 14]

1977-05-25 … STAR WARS … Century 22 (60) [70mm from Week 27]
1977-12-14 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Cinema 150 (31)

1978-07-21 … SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND … Cinema 150 (9) [70mm from Week 8]
1978-09-22 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Cinema 150 (6)
1978-11-01 … MY FAIR LADY … Cinema 150 (1)
1978-12-15 … SUPERMAN … Town & Country (25) [70mm from Week 7]

1979-05-25 … ALIEN … Century 22 (24)
1979-09-21 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Century 21 (12)
1979-11-08 … THE ROSE … Century 23 (14)
1979-11-09 … SLEEPING BEAUTY … Century 22 (6)
1979-12-14 … 1941 … Century 21 (25)
1979-12-14 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Century 24 m/o (9 [21])
1979-12-21 … THE BLACK HOLE … Century 22 (13)

1980-05-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Century 22 (43)
1980-09-21 … DIVINE MADNESS … Century 21 [sneak preview]
1980-09-26 … DIVINE MADNESS … Century 23 (6)

1981-01-16 … ALTERED STATES … Town & Country [sneak preview]
1981-01-23 … ALTERED STATES … Town & Country (13)
1981-05-22 … OUTLAND … Town & Country (6)
1981-06-12 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Century 21 (25)
1981-06-12 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Century 23 (10)
1981-06-19 … SUPERMAN II … Century 22 (#1: 16)
1981-06-19 … SUPERMAN II … Century 22 (#2: 4)
1981-10-09 … ZOOT SUIT … Century 22 (6) [print destroyed in theater fire]
1981-12-04 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Century 25 m/o (56 [81])

1982-03-05 … QUEST FOR FIRE … Cinema 150 (16)
1982-05-28 … ROCKY III … Century 22 (11)
1982-06-04 … POLTERGEIST … Century 24 (27)
1982-06-04 … STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN … Century 23 (#1: 8)
1982-06-04 … STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN … Century 23 (#2: 2)
1982-06-11 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Century 21 (1)
1982-06-11 … GREASE 2 … Century 22 (3)
1982-06-17 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Century 23 m/o (2 [3])
1982-06-17 … STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN … Century 24 m/o (3 [5])
1982-06-18 … ANNIE … Century 21 (18)
1982-06-18 … FIREFOX … Town & Country (6)
1982-06-25 … BLADE RUNNER … Century 22 (4)
1982-07-02 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Century 22 m/o (3 [6])
1982-07-09 … TRON … Century 24 (11)
1982-07-23 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Century 23 m/o (43 [49])
1982-08-13 … ROCKY III … Century 23 m/o (17 [28])
1982-09-17 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Century 22 (9)
1982-11-19 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Century 25 m/o (4 [13])
1982-12-17 … THE DARK CRYSTAL … Century 22 (14)

1983-01-14 … GANDHI … Century 24 (21)
1983-02-11 … LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER … Century 21 (3)
1983-04-22 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Town & Country (3)
1983-05-13 … BLUE THUNDER … Town & Country (9)
1983-05-20 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Century 21 m/o (3 [52])
1983-05-25 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Cinema 150 (29)
1983-05-25 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Pruneyard (38)
1983-06-03 … WARGAMES … Century 24 (17)
1983-06-10 … OCTOPUSSY … Century 24 (14)
1983-06-17 … SUPERMAN III … Century 22 (7)
1983-07-15 … STAYING ALIVE … Town & Country (12)
1983-07-29 … KRULL … Century 21 (3)
1983-09-30 … BRAINSTORM … Century 21 (6)

1984-03-30 … GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN … Century 21 (10)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Century 22 (#1: 21)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Century 22 (#2: 8)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Century 22 (#3: 2)
1984-06-01 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK … Century 23 (#1: 11)
1984-06-01 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK … Century 23 (#2: 3)
1984-06-01 … STREETS OF FIRE … Century 24 (3)
1984-06-08 … GHOSTBUSTERS … Town & Country (26)
1984-06-08 … GREMLINS … Century 21 (17)
1984-07-13 … THE LAST STARFIGHTER … Century 23 (10)
1984-09-19 … AMADEUS … Cinema 150 (26)
1984-12-07 … 2010 … Century 21 (9)
1984-12-07 … CITY HEAT … Town & Country (9)
1984-12-14 … DUNE … Century 22 (9)
1984-12-14 … STARMAN … Century 24 (8)

1985-02-15 … DUNE … Century 24 m/o (5 [14])
1985-03-29 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Pruneyard (3)
1985-05-22 … RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II … Town & Country (7)
1985-06-07 … THE GOONIES … Century 22 (5)
1985-06-21 … COCOON … Cinema 150 (15)
1985-06-21 … LIFEFORCE … Century 22 (3)
1985-06-21 … RETURN TO OZ … Century 23 (3)
1985-06-21 … RETURN TO OZ … Stanford (3)
1985-07-10 … THE GOONIES … Century 23 m/o (4 [9])
1985-07-10 … MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME … Century 22 (13)
1985-07-10 … SILVERADO … Century 22 (13)
1985-07-12 … RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II … Century 23 m/o (4 [11])
1985-07-19 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Century 23 [sneak preview]
1985-07-19 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Stanford [sneak preview]
1985-07-19 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Century 22 (3)
1985-07-24 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Stanford (3)
1985-07-24 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Town & Country (3)
1985-08-09 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Century 24 m/o (1 [4])
1985-10-11 … SILVERADO … Century 24 m/o (1 [14])
1985-11-01 … COCOON … Century 10 (3)
1985-11-08 … BRING ON THE NIGHT … Century 23 (3)
1985-11-27 … ROCKY IV … Century 10 (9)
1985-11-27 … ROCKY IV … Century 21 (11)
1985-11-27 … SANTA CLAUS … Century 22 (5)
1985-12-04 … YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES … Century 22 (1+)
1985-12-06 … SPIES LIKE US … Century 23 (#1: 1+)
1985-12-06 … SPIES LIKE US … Century 23 (#2: 2)
1985-12-06 … WHITE NIGHTS … Century 24 (1+)
1985-12-20 … A CHORUS LINE … Century 22 (1+)
1985-12-20 … OUT OF AFRICA … Century 10 (26)
1985-12-20 … OUT OF AFRICA … Town & Country (10)

1986-01-24 … THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR … Century 22 (1+)
1986-02-28 … OUT OF AFRICA … Century 23 m/o (1+)
1986-05-10 … TOP GUN … Town & Country [sneak preview]
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Town & Country (22)
1986-05-23 … COBRA … Century 21 (3)
1986-06-11 … COBRA … Century 22 m/o (2 [5])
1986-07-18 … ALIENS … Century 10 (14)
1986-07-18 … ALIENS … Cinema 150 (12)
1986-08-01 … HOWARD THE DUCK … Century 21 (3)
1986-08-15 … ALIENS … Pruneyard (1+)
1986-10-17 … THE COLOR OF MONEY … Town & Country (8)
1986-10-17 … TOP GUN … Century 22 m/o (6 [28])
1986-11-26 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Century 10 (16)
1986-11-26 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Century 21 (13)
1986-11-26 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Century 22 (3)
1986-11-26 … TOP GUN … Century 24 m/o (1 [29])
1986-12-05 … TOP GUN … Century 25 m/o (1+)
1986-12-12 … THE COLOR OF MONEY … Century 23 m/o (2 [10])
1986-12-19 … LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS … Century 22 (10)
1986-12-25 … THE COLOR OF MONEY … Century 25 m/o (1+)
1986-12-25 … THE MISSION… Century 10 (7)
1986-12-25 … THE MISSION… Century 22 (6)

1987-02-06 … THE MISSION… Century 25 m/o (16 [22])
1987-02-13 … OVER THE TOP … Town & Country (3)
1987-03-06 … LETHAL WEAPON … Town & Country (13)
1987-06-03 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Town & Country (9)
1987-06-12 … THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK … Century 22 (11)
1987-06-24 … SPACEBALLS … Century 21 (1)
1987-07-01 … ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING … Century 24 (6)
1987-07-01 … INNERSPACE … Century 10 (11)
1987-07-01 … INNERSPACE … Century 21 (4)
1987-07-01 … SPACEBALLS … Century 23 m/o (4 [5])
1987-07-31 … INNERSPACE … Century 23 m/o (1 [5])
1987-07-31 … THE LOST BOYS … Century 21 (2)
1987-08-05 … STAKEOUT … Town & Country (11)
1987-08-05 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Century 24 m/o (3 [12])
1987-08-14 … ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING … Century 25 m/o (5 [11])
1987-08-14 … THE LOST BOYS … Century 24 m/o (6 [8])
1987-08-28 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Century 24 (2)
1987-08-28 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Century 25 m/o (6 [18])
1987-11-06 … CRY FREEDOM … Century 22 (3)
1987-11-25 … CRY FREEDOM … Century 23 m/o (5 [8])
1987-11-25 … THREE MEN AND A BABY … Town & Country (1+)
1987-12-11 … EMPIRE OF THE SUN … Century 10 (9)
1987-12-11 … EMPIRE OF THE SUN … Century 22 (9)

1988-??-?? … THREE MEN AND A BABY … Century 24 m/o (1+)
1988-01-15 … GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM … Century 21 (19)
1988-05-20 … WILLOW … Century 10 (8)
1988-05-20 … WILLOW … Town & Country (8)
1988-06-10 … THE PRESIDIO … Century 24 (3)
1988-06-22 … WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT … Century 22 (15)
1988-07-15 … DIE HARD … Town & Country (12)
1988-07-15 … WILLOW … Century 23 m/o (1 [9])
1988-07-22 … WILLOW … Century 25 m/o (5 [14])
1988-09-23 … GORILLAS IN THE MIST … Century 21 (7)
1988-10-07 … DIE HARD … Century 22 m/o (1+)
1988-10-07 … WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT … Century 24 m/o (1+)
1988-11-23 … COCOON: THE RETURN … Century 10 (4)
1988-11-23 … COCOON: THE RETURN … Century 21 (7)

1989-03-17 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Century 22 (10)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Berryessa (1+) [70mm from Week 5]
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Century 10 (18)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Century 22 (#1: 5)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Century 22 (#2: 5)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Century 22 (#3: 3)
1989-06-09 … DEAD POETS SOCIETY … Century 23 (1+)
1989-06-09 … STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER … Century 21 (2)
1989-06-09 … STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER … Century 23 (2)
1989-06-22 … BATMAN … Century 10 (17)
1989-06-22 … BATMAN … Century 21 (1)
1989-06-22 … BATMAN … Century 22 (1+)
1989-06-22 … STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER … Century 24 m/o (2 [4])
1989-06-30 … BATMAN … Century 23 m/o (2 [3])
1989-06-30 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Century 21 m/o (2 [7])
1989-07-07 … LETHAL WEAPON 2 … Century 10 (13)
1989-07-07 … LETHAL WEAPON 2 … Town & Country (6)
1989-07-07 … STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER … Century 25 m/o (1+)
1989-07-14 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Century 22 m/o (1+)
1989-08-09 … THE ABYSS … Berryessa (1+)
1989-08-09 … THE ABYSS … Century 10 (9)
1989-08-09 … THE ABYSS … Century 21 (8)
1989-08-18 … LETHAL WEAPON 2 … Century 23 m/o (1+)
1989-09-08 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Century 10 (1)

1990-01-05 … BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY … Century 22 (12)
1990-01-12 … GLORY … Century 23 (1+)
1990-03-02 … THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER … Century 22 (15)
1990-03-30 … BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY … Century 24 m/o (1+)
1990-05-24 … BACK TO THE FUTURE … Century 22 [triple feature] #
1990-05-24 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II … Century 22 [triple feature] #
1990-05-24 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III … Century 22 [triple feature]
1990-05-25 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III … Century 22 (5)
1990-06-01 … TOTAL RECALL … Century 21 (2)
1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Century 10 (8)
1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Century 22 (3)
1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Milpitas 10 (1+)
1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Town & Country (6)
1990-06-15 … GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH … Century 10 (4)
1990-06-15 … GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH … Century 21 (2)
1990-06-15 … GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH … Century 23 (4)
1990-06-15 … TOTAL RECALL … Century 22 m/o (6 [8])
1990-06-27 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III … Century 24 m/o (1+)
1990-06-27 … DAYS OF THUNDER … Century 10 (7)
1990-06-27 … DAYS OF THUNDER … Century 21 (3)
1990-07-03 … DIE HARD 2 … Century 10 (11)
1990-07-03 … DIE HARD 2 … Century 22 (6)
1990-07-18 … ARACHNOPHOBIA … Century 10 (9)
1990-07-18 … ARACHNOPHOBIA … Century 22 (1+)
1990-07-18 … DAYS OF THUNDER … Century 24 m/o (3 [6])
1990-07-27 … TOTAL RECALL … Century 24 m/o (1+)
1990-08-17 … DIE HARD 2 … Century 23 m/o (1+)
1990-10-05 … FANTASIA … Century 10 (7)
1990-10-05 … FANTASIA … Century 22 (1+)
1990-10-12 … MEMPHIS BELLE … Town & Country (10)
1990-12-14 … EDWARD SCISSORHANDS … Century 22 (8)
1990-12-14 … HAVANA … Century 23 (1+)
1990-12-25 … THE GODFATHER PART III … Century 21 (6)

1991-02-08 … EDWARD SCISSORHANDS … Century 25 m/o (1+)
1991-02-08 … THE GODFATHER PART III … Century 24 m/o (1 [7])
1991-03-01 … THE DOORS … Century 21 (6)
1991-05-24 … BACKDRAFT … Century 22 (4)
1991-06-21 … BACKDRAFT … Century 23 m/o (2 [6])
1991-06-21 … THE ROCKETEER … Century 10 (6)
1991-06-21 … THE ROCKETEER … Century 22 (6)
1991-07-02 … TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY … Century 22 (1+)
1991-07-03 … BACKDRAFT … Century 24 m/o (1+)
1991-11-22 … BEAUTY AND THE BEAST … Century 10 (22) [70mm during Week 9]
1991-11-22 … BEAUTY AND THE BEAST … Century 22 (1+)
1991-12-06 … STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY … Century 21 (3)
1991-12-11 … HOOK … Century 10 (10)
1991-12-11 … HOOK … Century 22 (9)
1991-12-13 … THE LAST BOY SCOUT … Century 22 (1+)
1991-12-25 … STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY … Century 24 m/o (1+)

1992-02-14 … HOOK … Century 23 m/o (2 [11])
1992-02-28 … HOOK … Century 24 m/o (1 [12])
1992-05-09 … FAR AND AWAY … Century 22 [sneak preview]
1992-05-15 … LETHAL WEAPON 3 … Century 21 (3)
1992-05-16 … FAR AND AWAY … Century 10 [sneak preview]
1992-05-16 … FAR AND AWAY … Century 22 [sneak preview]
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Century 10 (8)
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Century 22 (#1: 7)
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Century 22 (#2: 4)
1992-06-05 … LETHAL WEAPON 3 … Century 23 m/o (2 [5])
1992-06-05 … PATRIOT GAMES … Century 10 (10)
1992-06-05 … PATRIOT GAMES … Century 21 (2)
1992-06-19 … LETHAL WEAPON 3 … Century 24 m/o (3 [8])
1992-06-19 … PATRIOT GAMES … Century 23 m/o (1+)
1992-10-09 … 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE … Century 24 (2)
1992-12-25 … HOFFA … Town & Country (4)

1993-05-28 … CLIFFHANGER … Century 21 (2)
1993-06-11 … CLIFFHANGER … Century 23 m/o (5 [7])
1993-06-17 … LAST ACTION HERO … Century 10 (4)
1993-06-17 … LAST ACTION HERO … Century 22 (1)
1993-06-25 … LAST ACTION HERO … Century 21 m/o (1 [2])
1993-06-30 … LAST ACTION HERO … Century 24 m/o (2 [4])
1993-07-09 … IN THE LINE OF FIRE … Century 21 (4)
1993-08-06 … IN THE LINE OF FIRE … Century 22 m/o (3 [7])
1993-08-27 … IN THE LINE OF FIRE … Century 23 m/o (5 [12])
1993-10-08 … GETTYSBURG … Century 25 (1+)
1993-11-05 … THE REMAINS OF THE DAY … Century 25 (10)

1994-07-15 … TRUE LIES … Century 22 (10)

1997-12-19 … TITANIC … Century 22 (#1: 22)
1997-12-19 … TITANIC … Century 22 (#2: 18)

2009-07-17 … PLAYTIME … California [70mm series]
2009-07-18 … PLAYTIME … California [70mm series]
2009-08-01 … CLEOPATRA … California [70mm series]
2009-08-?? … WEST SIDE STORY … California [70mm series]
2009-08-?? … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … California [70mm series]
2009-??-?? … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … California [70mm series]

2015-12-25 … THE HATEFUL EIGHT … Mercado (1+)
2015-12-25 … THE HATEFUL EIGHT … Oakridge (1+)

2017-07-20 … DUNKIRK … Mercado (1+)
2017-07-20 … DUNKIRK … Oakridge (1+)

2023-07-21 … OPPENHEIMER … Mercado (?)
2023-07-21 … OPPENHEIMER … Oakridge (?)

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 distributor’s 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 a 70mm print order in time for an opening-day delivery or the exhibitor negotiated a mid-run switch to 70mm. In such cases, any 35mm portion of the engagement has been included in the duration figure.

References: Various issues of Boxoffice, Variety, San Jose Mercury News and San Francisco Chronicle, plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records.

Special Thanks: California State Library, Robert Case, Mike Hensley, San Jose Public Library (Shane Curtin and Michael Lara), Robert Smith, John Stokes and Sean Weitzel.

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


 
  
  
  
  
  
Go: back - top - back issues
Updated 04-06-23