This Is
Cinerama |
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate, Los Angeles, USA | Date: 24.06.2012 |
 The motion picture that initiated the widescreen revolution.
30.09.1952 New York, NY, USA Broadway Theatre (36 weeks) 23.03.1953 Detroit, MI, USA Music Hall (100 weeks) 29.04.1953 Los Angeles, CA, USA Warner Hollywood (133 weeks) 05.06.1953 New York, NY, USA Warner (cont. from Broadway, 87 [123] weeks) 29.07.1953 Chicago, IL, USA Palace (98 weeks) 05.10.1953 Philadelphia, PA, USA Boyd (72 weeks) 05.11.1953 Washington, DC, USA Warner (100 weeks) 08.12.1953 Pittsburgh, PA, USA Warner (63 weeks) 25.12.1953 San Francisco, CA, USA Orpheum (84 weeks) 30.12.1953 Boston, MA, USA Boston (87 weeks) 10.02.1954 St. Louis, MO, USA Ambassador (54 weeks) 19.04.1954 Minneapolis, MN, USA Century (67 weeks) 21.06.1954 Cincinnati, OH, USA Capitol (52 weeks) 01.07.1954 Dallas, TX, USA Melba (43 weeks) 02.09.1954 Damascus, Syria Trade Fair (5 weeks) 30.09.1954 London, England, UK Casino (70 weeks) 05.12.1954 Bangkok, Thailand Constitution Fair (4 weeks) 27.12.1954 Montreal, QC, Canada Imperial (66 weeks) 05.01.1955 Tokyo, Japan Imperial (49 weeks) 15.01.1955 Osaka, Japan O.S. Cinerama Gekijo (49 weeks) 16.03.1955 Buffalo, NY, USA Teck (46 weeks) 09.04.1955 Milan, Italy Manzoni (54 weeks) 17.05.1955 Paris, France Empire (84 weeks) 28.06.1955 Rome, Italy Sistina (49 weeks) ??.07.1955 Fukuoka, Japan Asahi Kaika (? weeks) |
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 02.04.1956
Atlanta, GA, USA Roxy (30 weeks)21.05.1956 Oklahoma City, OK, USA Warner (25 weeks) 14.06.1956 Kansas City, MO, USA Missouri (39 weeks) 22.08.1956 Seattle, WA, USA Paramount (33 weeks) 13.09.1956 Caracas, Venezuela Del Este (27 weeks) 14.11.1956 Cleveland, OH, USA Palace (32 weeks) 05.12.1956 Miami Beach, FL, USA Roosevelt (12 weeks) 27.01.1957 Marseille, France ABC (? weeks) 28.08.1957 Baltimore, MD, USA Town (16 weeks) 24.10.1957 Toronto, ON, Canada University (24 weeks) 08.01.1958 Syracuse, NY, USA Eckel (17 weeks) 23.02.1958 Havana, Cuba Radiocentro (? weeks) 06.03.1958 Vancouver, BC, Canada Strand (12 weeks) 30.05.1958 Buenos Aires, Argentina Casino (? weeks) 22.07.1958 Honolulu, HI, USA Princess (? weeks) 17.09.1958 Sydney, Australia Plaza (42 weeks) 04.12.1958 Madrid, Spain Albeniz (? weeks) 10.12.1958 Barcelona, Spain Nuevo (48 weeks) 26.12.1958 Melbourne, Australia Plaza (43 weeks) 29.04.1959 Berlin, Germany Capitol (22 weeks) 25.06.1959 Syosset, NY, USA Syosset (16 weeks) 26.07.1959 Sao Paulo, Brazil Comodoro (? weeks) 28.07.1959 Singapore Sky (? weeks) 05.11.1959 Auckland, New Zealand Cinerama (25 weeks) |
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 14.07.1960
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Cinerama (26 weeks)22.07.1960 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Capitol (6 weeks) 28.07.1960 Milwaukee, WI, USA Palace (21 weeks) 25.08.1960 Houston, TX, USA Rivoli (12 weeks) 25.08.1960 Montclair, NJ, USA Clairidge (16 weeks) 27.09.1960 Indianapolis, IN, USA Indiana (26 weeks) 03.11.1960 Columbus, OH, USA Grand (20 weeks) 22.11.1960 Toledo, OH, USA Paramount (17 weeks) 15.02.1961 Omaha, NE, USA Cooper (22 weeks) 09.03.1961 Denver, CO, USA Cooper (32 weeks) 23.03.1961 Santiago, Chile Santa Lucia (? weeks) 24.03.1961 Albany, NY, USA Hellman (9 weeks) 29.03.1961 Louisville, KY, USA Rialto (14 weeks) 11.04.1961 Johannesburg, South Africa Cinerama (? weeks) 21.07.1961 Salt Lake City, UT, USA Villa (26 weeks) 26.07.1961 Memphis, TN, USA Palace (11 weeks) 09.08.1961 Providence, RI, USA Cinerama (15 weeks) 20.09.1961 Hartford, CT, USA Cinerama (27 weeks) 18.10.1961 Norfolk, VA, USA Rosna (? weeks) 25.10.1961 Rochester, NY, USA Monroe (12 weeks) 25.10.1961 Wichita, KS, USA Uptown (? weeks) 08.11.1961 El Paso, TX, USA Capri (10 weeks) 15.11.1961 Jacksonville, FL, USA 5 Points (9 weeks) 15.11.1961 Scranton, PA, USA Strand (? weeks) 21.11.1961 Portland, OR, USA Hollywood (20 weeks) 13.12.1961 Miami, FL, USA Florida (9 weeks) 22.12.1961 Brussels, Belgium Varietes (? weeks) 22.12.1961 Charlotte, NC, USA Carolina (13 weeks) 22.12.1961 Frankfurt, Germany Filmpalast (? weeks) 27.02.1962 Nashville, TN, USA Crescent (? weeks) 28.03.1962 Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA Falls (26 weeks) 06.04.1962 Stockholm, Sweden Vinterpalatset (6 weeks) 18.04.1962 Tampa, FL, USA Palace (13 weeks) 30.05.1962 Gothenburg, Sweden Draken (5 weeks) 05.06.1962 Erie, PA, USA Strand (11 weeks) 08.06.1962 Malmoe, Sweden Royal (9 weeks) 26.06.1962 Birmingham, AL, USA Ritz (? weeks) 11.07.1962 Chattanooga, TN, USA Brainerd (? weeks) 25.07.1962 Lima, Peru Republica (? weeks) 21.12.1962 Fresno, CA, USA Warner (11 weeks) |
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 14.04.1963
Dublin, Ireland Cinerama (9 weeks)09.05.1963 Christchurch, New Zealand Cinerama (13 weeks) 28.05.1963 Dayton, OH, USA Dabel (9 weeks) 11.10.1963 Sacramento, CA, USA Esquire (10 weeks) 12.12.1963 Antwerp, Belgium Anvers Palace (? weeks) 12.02.1964 Nanuet, NY, USA Route 59 (4 weeks) 08.03.1964 Helsinki, Finland Savoy (? weeks) 18.03.1964 Liverpool, England, UK Abbey (? weeks) 24.03.1964 Albuquerque, NM, USA Fox Winrock (7 weeks) 17.04.1964 Inglewood, CA, USA Century Drive-In (3 weeks) 14.04.1965 San Diego, CA, USA Cinerama (6 weeks) ??.09.1965 San Juan, Puerto Rico Cinerama (? weeks) 25.04.1966 Cape Town, South Africa Cinerama (? weeks) 14.03.1967 Mexico City, Mexico Hollywood (7 weeks) 16.02.1968 Bangalore, India Kapali (? weeks) 01.04.1972 Bangkok, Thailand Indra (4 weeks) This list consists only of the films first-run, reserved-seat engagements (with the exception of some trade fair screenings and a special drive-in engagement). Not included in the list are return engagements (except those return engagments that played a different cinema than the initial engagement), mobile presentations (such as Itinerama), the 70mm re-release engagements, and contemporary screenings. |
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References: regional newspapers and
various issues of Boxoffice and Variety. Special Thanks: Al Alvarez, Peter Andren, Jim Barg, Miguel Carrara, Alain Dorange, Brian Guckian, Thomas Hauerslev, Bill Huelbig, Mark Huffstetler, Bill Kretzel, Ramon Lamarca, Mark Lensenmayer, Gabriel Neeb, Robert Throop, Gerhard Witte, Vince Young. Questions? Comments? Contact Michael Coate or Thomas Hauerslev |
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