“Beauty and the Beast”: The North American 70mm
Engagements |
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 05.06.2022 |
 The following is a reference / historical
listing of the 70-millimeter presentations of Disney’s “Beauty and the
Beast” in North America. These were the cinemas worth seeking out to
experience this motion picture. “Beauty and the Beast” was among ten confirmed first-run films released in 1991 with 70mm prints for selected engagements. The Walt Disney (Buena Vista) release — directed by Gary Trousdale and Kik Wise (“The Hunchback of Notre Dame”) and starring the voice talents of Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury, Rex Everhart and Jesse Corti — opened in limited release November 13th. For the release of “Beauty and the Beast,” Buena Vista employed the services of Lucasfilm’s Theatre Alignment Program (TAP) to evaluate and approve the cinemas selected to book a 70mm print. The 70mm prints of “Beauty and the Beast” featured Six-Track Dolby Stereo (“A”-encoded Baby Boom format) and pillarboxed imagery (approximately 1.66:1) blown up from spherical Successive Exposure 35mm. Buena Vista circulated 70mm Six-Track Dolby coming-attraction trailers for “The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective” (re-issue), “Blame it on the Bellboy,” “Encino Man,” “Father of the Bride,” “The Hand that Rocks the Cradle,” “Medicine Man,” “Newsies,” “Noises Off,” “Passed Away,” “Sister Act” and “Straight Talk” during the release of “Beauty and the Beast.” Other studios circulated 70mm trailers during this period, as well. Ultimately, any 70mm trailers screened during 70mm presentations of “Beauty and the Beast” varied by venue and screening. |
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 Opening date YYYY-MM-DD … City — Cinema (duration in weeks) [notes]1991-11-13 … Los Angeles, CA — Pacific’s El Capitan (8) [THX] 1991-11-13 … New York, NY — City Cinemas’ Cinema 1,2,3 (18) 1991-11-22 … Honolulu, HI — Consolidated’s Waikiki 3 (5) [HPS-4000] 1991-11-22 … Los Angeles, CA — AMC’s Century 14 (4) [THX] 1991-11-22 … Los Angeles, CA — Pacific’s Crest (7) [THX] 1991-11-22 … Mountain View, CA — Syufy’s Century 10 (22) [70mm during Week 9] 1991-11-22 … New York, NY — City Cinemas’ Murray Hill 4 (7) 1991-11-22 … New York, NY — City Cinemas’ Village East 7 (26) [THX] 1991-11-22 … New York, NY — Guild’s 50th Street (22) 1991-11-22 … Pasadena, CA — Pacific’s Hastings 5 (20) [70mm during Weeks 5-7] 1991-11-22 … Redwood City, CA — Syufy’s Century Park 12 (26) [70mm during Weeks 10-11] 1991-11-22 … Sacramento, CA — Syufy’s Century 6 (21) 1991-11-22 … Sacramento, CA — Syufy’s Cinedome 8 (26) 1991-11-22 … Salt Lake City, UT — Mann’s Villa (11) 1991-11-22 … San Diego, CA — Mann’s Cinema 21 (13) 1991-11-22 … San Francisco, CA — Blumenfeld’s Regency II (23) 1991-11-22 … San Jose, CA — Syufy’s Century 22 Triplex (1+) Note that some of the presentations included in this listing may have been presented in 35mm during the latter week(s) of 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 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 (or movement out of a branded auditorium) has been included in the duration figure. SUBSEQUENT 70MM ENGAGEMENTS & SCREENINGS 1991-12-25 … Honolulu, HI — Consolidated’s Kahala 8 (21) [HPS-4000] 1992-01-10 … Los Angeles, CA — Mann’s Plaza (8) 1992-02-07 … Holladay, UT — Mann’s Creekside Triplex (1) 1992-02-26 … Baltimore, MD — Durkee’s Senator (8) 1992-03-20 … New York, NY — City Cinemas’ Sutton Twin (2) 1992-03-31 … Los Angeles, CA — Pacific’s El Capitan (2) [THX] 1992-04-01 … New York, NY — City Cinemas’ Cinema 1,2,3 (3) 1992-04-01 … Orem, UT — SCERA (1) 1992-04-10 … Los Angeles, CA — Mann’s Chinese Triplex (1) [THX] 1992-04-17 … New York, NY — Guild’s Embassy Triplex (10) 1992-04-24 … Los Angeles, CA — Pacific’s El Capitan (4) [THX] 1992-04-24 … New York, NY — City Cinemas’ Sutton Twin (2) 1992-05-08 … Metairie, LA — Cobb’s Lakeside 4 (5) 1992-05-22 … Casper, WY — Movie Palaces’ America (2) 1992-05-22 … Downers Grove, IL — Classic Cinemas’ Tivoli (3) 1992-05-29 … San Francisco, CA — Blumenfeld’s Regency II (2) 1992-06-15 … Atlanta, GA — Fox (2 days) [15th Annual Summer Film Festival] 1992-06-19 … San Francisco, CA — Blumenfeld’s Regency II (1) 1992-07-31 … Casper, WY — Movie Palaces’ America (2) 1993-05-14 … Los Angeles, CA — Pacific’s Crest (2) [THX] 1993-05-14 … Los Angeles, CA — Pacific’s El Capitan (2) [THX] The information included in this article was principally referenced from film industry trade publications, regional newspaper promotion, print enclosures, TAP records, and Dolby records. Special thanks to Bill Kallay, Bill Kretzel and Cliff Stephenson. International 70mm engagements of this title have not been accounted for in this article. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. |
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