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“Return of the Jedi”: The North American 70mm Engagements

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Compiled by: Michael CoateDate: 19.03.2024
The following is a reference / historical listing of the North American 70-millimeter presentations of “Return of the Jedi” (aka “Star Wars: Episode VI—Return of the Jedi”). These were the cinemas worth seeking out to experience this motion picture.

“Return of the Jedi” was among thirteen confirmed first-run films released in 1983 with 70mm prints for selected engagements. An industry record (at the time) of one-hundred sixty-four 70mm prints were struck for distribution in North America and represented about twenty percent of the film’s total initial bookings. The Lucasfilm Ltd. production and 20th Century Fox release — directed by Richard Marquand (“Eye of the Needle,” “Jagged Edge”) and starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher — opened May 25th.

The 70mm prints of “Return of the Jedi” featured magnetic Six-Track Dolby Stereo (“A” encoded Baby Boom format [Dolby processor setting “42”]) and 2.20:1 full-frame imagery blown up from anamorphic 35mm and provided a superior projection and sound experience in comparison to the film’s 35mm prints.

Note that some cinemas screened a 70mm Six-Track Dolby Stereo print utilizing Dolby-compatible equipment from another manufacturer (EPRAD, Smart, Ultra Stereo, etc.), and in some instances an exhibitor made a special request for a 70mm print that lacked Dolby Noise Reduction so that it could be played on a cinema’s older, pre-Dolby-era sound system.

Lucasfilm’s Theatre Alignment Program (TAP) was launched with the release of “Return of the Jedi.” The program was formed to evaluate and approve the cinemas selected to book a 70mm print and to ensure the highest-quality presentation.

Lucasfilm’s THX Sound System—essentially a set of performance standards—was officially launched with the release of “Return of the Jedi,” with the system installed in three cinemas noted in the bookings list below (and hundreds more installations in the years that followed).

Fox circulated a 70mm Six-Track Dolby coming-attraction trailer for “The Star Chamber” during the release of “Return of the Jedi.” Over the course of the film’s lengthy release, Fox circulated additional 70mm trailers, including “All the Right Moves,” “To Be or Not To Be” and “Two of a Kind.” Other studios circulated 70mm trailers during this period, as well (“Brainstorm,” etc.). Ultimately, any 70mm trailers screened during 70mm presentations of “Jedi” varied by venue and screening.

The duration of the engagements (measured in weeks) is included in parenthesis following the cinema name.

PART 1: FIRST RUN

The following are the “Return of the Jedi” first-run 70mm presentations in the United States and Canada. These presentations opened Wednesday, May 25th, 1983, except where noted otherwise. It should be emphasized that some of the cinemas contracted to screen a 70mm print began their engagement with a 35mm back-up print because Deluxe Laboratories was unable to complete the very large and labor-intensive 70mm print order in time for an opening-day delivery; in these handful of cases, the 70mm print arrived over the course of the film’s first week of release and advertising materials were appropriately revised.

Though not accounted for in this work, several of the bookings included a benefit/charity premiere or invitational preview(s) in the days leading up to the public release.

For clarity, some of the geographically confusing or generically-named venues have been stylistically re-named in this work (usually to the name of the shopping center in which the venues in question were located), and the screen-counts cited represent the total number of screens in a complex and not necessarily the specific screen on which the “Jedi” 70mm print was shown.

ALABAMA
Birmingham — Cobb’s Village East Twin (21)

ALASKA
Anchorage — Wometco-Lathrop’s Polar Triplex (24) [opened June 3rd]

ALBERTA
Calgary — Famous Players’ Palace (18)
Edmonton — Famous Players’ Westmount Twin (21)
Edmonton — Famous Players’ Londonderry Twin (19) [opened May 27th]

ARIZONA
Phoenix — UA’s Chris-Town Mall 6 (29)
Scottsdale — Nace’s Kachina (17)
Tucson — Plitt’s Foothills 4 (25)
Tucson — TM’s El Con 6 (41)

BRITISH COLUMBIA
Vancouver — Odeon’s Vogue (21)
Victoria — Odeon’s Haida (18)

CALIFORNIA
Campbell — UA’s Pruneyard Triplex (38)
Cerritos — UA’s Cerritos Mall Twin (24)
Corte Madera — Marin’s Cinema (18)
Costa Mesa — Edwards’ Town Center 4 (25)
El Cajon — UA’s Parkway Plaza Triplex (23)
Hayward — UA’s Hayward 5 (40)
La Mirada — Pacific’s La Mirada Mall 6 (29)
Long Beach — UA’s Marketplace 6 (21)
Los Angeles (Hollywood) — UA’s Egyptian Triplex (21)
Los Angeles (North Hollywood) — UA’s Valley Plaza 6 (22)
Los Angeles (Westwood) — GCC’s Avco Center Triplex (20) [THX]
Los Angeles (Woodland Hills) — UA’s Warner Center 6 (22)
Marina del Rey — UA’s Marina Marketplace 6 (23)
Montclair — UA’s Towne Center Plaza 6 (28)
Monterey — UA’s Del Monte Center Cinema 70 (18)
National City — Pacific’s Sweetwater 6 (#1: 41)
National City — Pacific’s Sweetwater 6 (#2: 6) [interlock]
Newport Beach — Edwards’ Newport Twin (17)
Oakland — Foster’s Piedmont (18)
Orange — Syufy’s Cinedome 6 (#1: 22)
Orange — Syufy’s Cinedome 6 (#2: 11)
Palm Springs — Metropolitan’s Camelot Triplex (17)
Pleasant Hill — Syufy’s Century 5 (28)
Redwood City — UA’s Redwood 6 (41)
Riverside — UA’s Tyler Mall 4 (41)
Sacramento — UA’s Arden Fair 6 (51)
San Diego — Pacific’s La Jolla Village 4 (21)
San Diego — UA’s Glasshouse 6 (22)
San Francisco — UA’s Coronet (28)
Santa Barbara — Metropolitan’s Arlington (16)
Santa Clara — UA’s Cinema 150 (29)
Thousand Oaks — UA’s Oaks 5 (21)
Westminster — UA’s Westminster Mall Twin (29)

COLORADO
Colorado Springs — Commonwealth’s Cooper Triplex (19)
Denver — Commonwealth’s Continental (7) [early termination due to fire]
Denver — Commonwealth’s Cooper Twin (28)

CONNECTICUT
Orange — Redstone’s Showcase 7 (18)
Stamford — Trans-Lux’s Ridgeway Twin (12)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington — Circle’s MacArthur Triplex (15)
Washington — GCC’s Jenifer Twin (18)

FLORIDA
Fort Lauderdale — GCC’s Galleria 4 (16)
Kendall — Wometco’s Dadeland Triplex (18)
Miami Beach — Wometco’s Byron Carlyle Triplex (10)
North Miami Beach — Wometco’s 163rd Street Triplex (21)
Orlando — GCC’s Fashion Square 6 (24)
Winter Park — Wometco’s Park Triplex (18)

GEORGIA
Atlanta — Plitt’s Phipps Plaza Triplex (23)

HAWAII
Honolulu — Consolidated’s Cinerama (24) [opened June 24th]

ILLINOIS
Belleville — BAC’s Cinema (18)
Calumet City — Plitt’s River Oaks 6 (16)
Chicago — GCC’s Ford City Triplex (19)
Chicago — Plitt’s Esquire (16)
Chicago — Plitt’s State Lake (8)
Forest Park — Essaness’ Forest Park Mall Triplex (22)
Lombard — GCC’s Yorktown 4 (19)
Moline — Redstone’s Parkway (21)
Niles — Essaness’ Golf Mill Triplex (15)
Northbrook — Center’s Edens Twin (16)
Schaumburg — Plitt’s Woodfield 4 (18)
Tinley Park — Essaness’ Bremen 4 (19)

INDIANA
Evansville — Stieler’s North Park 7 (19)
Fort Wayne — MSM’s Holiday Twin (21)
Indianapolis — Y&W’s Eastwood (18)

IOWA
Des Moines — Dubinsky’s River Hills (26)
Dubuque — Dubuque’s Cinema Center 5 (17)

KANSAS
Overland Park — Dickinson’s Glenwood Twin (21)
Wichita — Commonwealth’s Twin Lakes Twin (21)
Wichita — Dickinson’s Mall (18)

KENTUCKY
Florence — Mid States’ Florence 6 (41)
Louisville — Redstone’s Showcase 9 (29)

LOUISIANA
Metairie — GCC’s Lakeside 5 (18)

MANITOBA
Winnipeg — Odeon’s Grant Park (19)

MASSACHUSETTS
Boston — Sack’s Charles Triplex (17)
Chestnut Hill — GCC’s Chestnut Hill 5 (18)
Seekonk — Redstone’s Showcase 7 (18)
West Springfield — Redstone’s Showcase 9 (18)

MICHIGAN
Dearborn — UA’s The Movies at Fairlane 10 (29)
Flint — Butterfield’s Flint (25)
Livonia — NGT’s Mai Kai (18)
Southfield — NGT’s Americana 4 (27)
Southgate — NGT’s Southgate Triplex (19)
Troy — UA’s The Movies at Oakland 5 (23)

MINNESOTA
Bloomington — GCC’s Southtown Twin (21)
Minneapolis — Plitt’s Skyway 4 (17)
Minnetonka — Plitt’s Ridge Square Triplex (19)
Roseville — GCC’s Har-Mar 11 (21)
West St. Paul — Engler’s Signal Hills 4 (18)

MISSOURI
Hazelwood — Mid-America’s Village Triplex (29)
Independence — Mid-America’s Blue Ridge East 5 (18)
Kansas City — Commonwealth’s Bannister Mall 5 (18)
Richmond Heights — Mid-America’s Esquire 4 (17)

NEBRASKA
Omaha — Commonwealth’s Indian Hills Twin (29)
Omaha — Douglas’ Q Cinema 6 (22)

NEVADA
Las Vegas — Syufy’s Cinedome 6 (29) [70mm from Week 13]

NEW JERSEY
Edison — GCC’s Menlo Park Twin (18)
Lawrenceville — Sameric’s Eric Twin (21)
Moorestown — Sameric’s Eric Plaza Twin (29)
Paramus — RKO Century’s Route Four 7 (21)
Sayreville — Redstone’s Amboy 10 (13)

NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque — GCC’s Louisiana Blvd. Triplex (18)

NEW YORK
Colonie — RKO Century’s Fox Colonie Twin (21)
East Meadow — UA’s Meadowbrook 4 (16)
Garden City — RKO Century’s Roosevelt Field Triplex (17)
Hicksville — RKO Century’s Mid-Island Plaza Twin (18)
New York (Brooklyn) — RKO Century’s Kingsway 4 (21)
New York (Manhattan) — Loews’ 34th Street Showplace Triplex (16)
New York (Manhattan) — Loews’ Astor Plaza (21)
New York (Manhattan) — Loews’ Orpheum Twin (16)
Pittsford — Loews’ Pittsford Triplex (23)
Valley Stream — Redstone’s Sunrise 11 (17)
Yonkers — GCC’s Central Plaza Twin (18)

NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte — Plitt’s Park Terrace Triplex (19)
Winston-Salem — Plitt’s Thruway Twin (23)

NOVA SCOTIA
Halifax — Famous Players’ Scotia Square (18)

OHIO
Beavercreek — Mid States’ Beaver Valley 6 (18)
Dayton — Chakeres’ Dayton Mall 8 (18)
Springdale — Mid States’ Tri-County Cassinelli Square 5 (41)
Toledo — Redstone’s Showcase 5 (28)

ONTARIO
Hamilton — Famous Players’ Tivoli (18)
London — Famous Players’ Park (18)
North York — Famous Players’ Towne & Countrye Twin (19)
Ottawa — Odeon’s Somerset (18)
Scarborough — Famous Players’ Cedarbrae 6 (19)
Toronto — Famous Players’ Cumberland 4 (10) [La Reserve]
Toronto — Famous Players’ Runnymede Twin (19)
Toronto — Famous Players’ University (21) [includes film festival interruption Sep. 9-17]

OREGON
Beaverton — LT’s Westgate Triplex (29)
Portland — Moyer’s Rose Moyer 6 (#1: 41)
Portland — Moyer’s Rose Moyer 6 (#2: 6) [interlock]

PENNSYLVANIA
Allentown — Sameric’s Eric 5 (#1: 28) #
Allentown — Sameric’s Eric 5 (#2: 7) #
Easton — Sameric’s Eric 4 (#1: 13) #
Easton — Sameric’s Eric 4 (#2: 5) #
Harrisburg — Sameric’s Eric East Park Center Twin (18)
Montgomeryville — Sameric’s Eric Triplex (#1: 28)
Montgomeryville — Sameric’s Eric Triplex (#2: 2) #
Philadelphia — Sameric’s SamEric Triplex (#1: 28)
Philadelphia — Sameric’s SamEric Triplex (#2: 2) #
Philadelphia — Sameric’s SamEric Triplex (#3: 2) #

QUEBEC
Montreal — United’s Claremont (13) [opened May 27th]
Montreal — United’s Imperial (18)
Montreal — United’s Le Parisien 5 (25) [opened June 22nd] (Version Francaise)
Ste-Foy — United’s Canadien (7)

RHODE ISLAND
Warwick — Redstone’s Showcase 8 (18)

TENNESSEE
Nashville — Martin’s Belle Meade (18)

TEXAS
Addison — UA’s Prestonwood Creek 5 (29) [THX]
Austin — GCC’s Highland Mall Twin (25)
Dallas — GCC’s Northpark West Twin (21) [THX]
Fort Worth — UA’s Hulen 6 (18)
Houston — GCC’s Meyerland Plaza Triplex (21)
San Antonio — Santikos’ Northwest 10 (29)

UTAH
Riverdale — Tullis-Hansen’s Cinedome 70 Twin (#1: 24)
Riverdale — Tullis-Hansen’s Cinedome 70 Twin (#2: 1)
Salt Lake City — Plitt’s Centre (21) [includes temporary m/o to Regency, June 3-16]
South Salt Lake — Syufy’s Century 5 (#1: 43)
South Salt Lake — Syufy’s Century 5 (#2: 8) [70mm from Week 2]

VIRGINIA
Springfield — GCC’s Springfield Mall 6 (18)

WASHINGTON
Seattle — UA’s Cinema 150 (29)

WISCONSIN
Milwaukee — UA’s Southgate (19)
Wauwatosa — UA’s Mayfair (17)
West Allis — Marcus’ Southtown Triplex (19)

PART 2: SUBSEQUENT 70MM ENGAGEMENTS & SCREENINGS

1983-07-22 … Thornton, CO — Commonwealth’s North Star Drive-In (12)
1983-07-22 … Toronto, ON — Famous Players’ Palace Triplex (10)
1983-08-19 … Edmonton, AB — Famous Players’ West Mall 5 (6)
1983-09-30 … Montreal, QC — United’s York (4)
1983-10-21 … San Rafael, CA — Marin’s Regency 6 (7)
1983-10-21 … Toronto, ON — Famous Players’ Uptown 5 (8)
1983-12-16 … Montreal, QC — United’s Imperial (3) [Version Francaise]
1983-12-21 … Carmel, IN — Heaston’s Woodland Twin (4)
1983-12-23 … Cleveland, OH — Variety (3)
1983-12-23 … New York, NY — RKO Century’s Warner Twin (3)
1983-12-26 … Atlanta, GA — Fox (5 days) [Holiday Film Festival]

1984-03-28 … Toronto, ON — Cinesphere (5 days) [70mm festival]
1984-11-17 … Toronto, ON — Cinesphere*** (2 days)

PART 3: THE 1985 RE-RELEASE

“Return of the Jedi” was re-released in North America on March 29th, 1985, with approximately seventy-five extant 70mm prints included in the print inventory.

During the period of this re-release, circulating 70mm coming-attraction trailers from 20th Century Fox included “Cocoon” and “Moving Violations.” Trailers in 70mm from other studios circulated as well and ultimately any 70mm trailers included in a 70mm presentation of this re-release of “Jedi” varied by venue and screening.

One day prior to this re-release, on March 28th, a one-time-only “Star Wars” 70mm triple feature was held for charity in the following locales: Chicago (Carnegie), Dallas (Northpark), Denver (Continental), Los Angeles (Avco and Egyptian), New York (Warner), San Francisco (Coronet [originally announced for Galaxy]), Seattle (Cinema 150), and Toronto (Uptown). The “Star Wars” 70mm prints screened during this triple feature were newly struck while the “Empire” and “Jedi” prints were extant.

ALBERTA
Calgary — Famous Players’ Palace (5)
Edmonton — Famous Players’ Paramount (5)

ARIZONA
Tucson — AMC’s El Con 6 (3)

BRITISH COLUMBIA
Burnaby — Famous Players’ Lougheed Mall Triplex (4)
Vancouver — Famous Players’ Denman Place (3)

CALIFORNIA
Arroyo Grande — Festival Enterprises’ Festival 6 (3)
Campbell — UA’s Pruneyard Triplex (3)
Cerritos — UA’s Cerritos Mall Twin (2)
Corte Madera — Marin’s Cinema (3)
Costa Mesa — Edwards’ Town Center 4 (3)
El Cajon — UA’s Parkway Plaza Triplex (3)
Escondido — AIT’s Carousel 6 (3)
La Mirada — Pacific’s La Mirada 6 (3)
Laguna Hills — Edwards/SoCal’s Laguna Hills Mall Triplex (3)
Los Angeles (Hollywood) — UA’s Egyptian Triplex (4)
Los Angeles (Westwood) — GCC’s Avco Center Triplex (3) [THX]
Los Angeles (Woodland Hills) — UA’s Warner Center 6 (3)
National City — Pacific’s Sweetwater 6 (6)
Oakland — Renaissance Rialto’s Grand Lake Twin (5) [70mm from Week 4]
San Diego — Pacific’s La Jolla Village 4 (2)
San Diego — UA’s Glasshouse 6 (3)
San Francisco — UA’s Coronet (7)
Westminster — UA’s Westminster Mall Twin (2)

COLORADO
Denver — Commonwealth’s Continental (5)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington — Circle’s Uptown (2)

HAWAII
Honolulu — Consolidated’s Waikiki Twin (2) [HPS-4000]

ILLINOIS
Chicago — Essaness’ Lincoln Village Triplex (3)
Chicago — Plitt’s Carnegie (3)
Forest Park — Essaness’ Forest Park Mall Triplex (3) [70mm during Week 3]
Lombard — GCC’s Yorktown 6 (3) [THX]
Niles — Essaness’ Golf Mill Triplex (2)

INDIANA
Indianapolis — Y&W’s Eastwood (4)

LOUISIANA
Baton Rouge — GCC’s Cortana Mall Triplex (4)
Metairie — GCC’s Lakeside 5 (3)

MANITOBA
Winnipeg — Famous Players’ Metropolitan (2)

MASSACHUSETTS
Boston — Sack’s Charles Triplex (3)

MICHIGAN
Lansing — UA’s Spartan Triplex (3)

NEW JERSEY
Paramus — RKO Century’s Route Four 10 (3)

NEW YORK
Cheektowaga — AMC’s Holiday 6 (3)
Garden City — RKO Century’s Roosevelt Field 4 (2)
Guilderland — Cinema Centers’ Crossgates Mall 12 (3)
New York (Brooklyn) — RKO Century’s Kingsway 5 (3)
New York (Manhattan) — RKO Century’s Warner Twin (4)
New York (Queens) — UA’s Continental Triplex (2)
Syosset — UA’s Syosset Triplex (2)
Webster — Loews’ Webster 8 (4)
White Plains — UA’s Cinema (2)

NOVA SCOTIA
Halifax — Famous Players’ Scotia Square (1+)

ONTARIO
Hamilton — Famous Players’ Tivoli (3)
London — Famous Players’ Park (4)
Newmarket — Famous Players’ Glenway 5 (3)
North York — Famous Players’ Towne & Countrye Twin (3)
Ottawa — Famous Players’ Elgin Twin (3)
Scarborough — Famous Players’ Cedarbrae 6 (3)
Toronto — Famous Players’ Imperial 6 (3)
Toronto — Famous Players’ Palace Triplex (3)
Toronto — Famous Players’ Runnymede Twin (3)
Toronto — Famous Players’ Uptown 5 (3)

OREGON
Beaverton — LT’s Westgate Triplex (3) [70mm during Week 3]
Portland — Moyer’s Bagdad Triplex (2)

PENNSYLVANIA
Bensalem — AMC’s Premiere Twin (3)
Philadelphia — Budco’s Orleans 8 (3)
Philadelphia — Budco’s Regency Twin (3)

QUEBEC
Laval — United’s Laval 5 (3)
Montreal — United’s Le Parisien 5 (3) [Version Francaise]
Montreal — United’s Palace 6 (3)

TENNESSEE
Nashville — Martin’s Belle Meade (6)

TEXAS
Austin — AMC’s Americana (3)
Dallas — GCC’s Northpark West Twin (2) [THX]
Houston — GCC’s Galleria First Level Twin (2)

VIRGINIA
McLean — NTI’s Tysons Center 4 (3)
Richmond — NTI’s Ridge 7 (3)

WASHINGTON
Seattle — UA’s Cinema 150 (3)

PART 4: SUBSEQUENT 70MM RE-RELEASE ENGAGEMENTS & SCREENINGS

1985-04-12 … Houston, TX — GCC’s Meyerland Plaza Triplex (1)
1985-04-12 … Washington, DC — Circle’s MacArthur Triplex (1)
1985-04-19 … San Rafael, CA — Marin’s Regency 6 (2)
1985-04-26 … Dothan, AL — Davis’ Northside Mall 7 (1)
1985-05-03 … Carmel, IN — Heaston’s Woodland Twin (1)
1985-05-03 … Edmonton, AB — Famous Players’ Westmount Twin (2)
1985-05-24 … San Francisco, CA — Plitt’s Northpoint (2)
1985-05-26 … Norfolk, VA — ARF’s Naro (2 days)
1985-05-29 … Orem, UT — SCERA (3)
1985-07-03 … South San Francisco, CA — Syufy’s Century Plaza 8 (2)
1985-07-08 … Ottawa, ON — NAC’s Opera (2 days)
1985-08-02 … San Antonio, TX — Santikos’ Galaxy 10*** (1)
1985-08-02 … San Antonio, TX — Santikos’ Northwest 10*** (1)
1985-12-03 … Clovis, CA — UA’s Clovis Towne Center 8 [venue grand opening] (THX)

1986-02-19 … Toronto, ON — Cinesphere (5 days) [70mm festival]
1986-04-04 … Knoxville, TN — UA’s East Towne 7 (1) [THX]
1986-04-04 … Toronto, ON — Famous Players’ University*** (2)
1986-04-11 … Montreal, QC — United’s Imperial*** (4) [70mm from Week 3]
1986-12-29 … Toronto, ON — Cinesphere (1) [70mm festival]

1987-03-26 … Phoenix, AZ — Mann’s Chris-Town 5 [THX demo event]
1987-05-30 … Corte Madera, CA — Cinema*** [Star Wars 10th anniversary] #
1987-09-04 … Norfolk, VA — ARF’s Naro*** (3 days)
1987-10-02 … Los Angeles, CA — AMC’s Century 14*** (3 days) [Fox festival] (THX)
1987-12-03 … Los Angeles, CA — Mann’s Chinese Triplex [THX demo event]

1988-03-14 … Toronto, ON — Cinesphere (1) [70mm festival]
1988-03-19 … Tucson, AZ — Mann’s Galleria 6 [THX demo event]

1989-04-22 … Salt Lake City, UT — Mann’s Villa***

1990-05-25 … Denver, CO — UA’s Continental***
1990-06-26 … Santa Monica, CA — Mann’s Criterion 6*** [THX festival] #

1992-02-23 … New York, NY — Lincoln Center [ILM Tribute]
1992-02-25 … New York, NY — Lincoln Center [ILM Tribute]

1993-01-09 … Boston, MA — Wang Center*** (2 days) #

1994-01-22 … Dallas, TX — AMC’s Glen Lakes 8*** (2 days) [USA Film Festival KidFilm series] #

*** 70mm triple feature of “Star Wars,” “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.”

# Presentation not explicitly or consistently promoted as 70mm, suggesting it may have been 35mm.

Note that some of the presentations included in this listing were presented in 35mm during the latter week(s) of engagement due to contractual terms or because of print damage and the distributor’s 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 scenario 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 such cases, any 35mm portion of the engagement (or movement out of a branded auditorium) has been included in the duration figure.

The information included in this article was principally referenced from film industry trade publications, regional newspaper promotion, print enclosures, TAP records, Dolby records, etc. Special thanks to the librarians who have assisted with this project and Claude Ayakawa, David Ayers, Don Beelik, Raymond Caple, Andrew Crews, David C. Fein, Bobby Henderson, Jeffry Johnson, Bill Kallay, Bill Kretzel, William Kucharski, Stephen Leigh, Mark Lensenmayer, Stan Malone, Monty Marin, Mike Matessino, W.R. Miller, Jim Perry, Tim Schafbuch, Grant Smith, Cliff Stephenson, Joel Weide, Vince Young.

International 70mm engagements of this title have not been accounted for in this work.

If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor.
 
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