| Title | Format | Opening | Sound | Studio | Notes |
Absolute Beginners
| Super 35 | April 18 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Orion |  Originally released (in 35mm) in the UK on 4 April. 70mm trailer: “Pirates” & “Howard The Duck” |
| “Aliens” | Spherical (1.85:1) | July 18 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | 20th Century Fox |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. A great sequel ... even greater in 70mm. 151 70mm prints. 70mm trailer: “The Fly.” Expanded to 154 minutes in 1991, and released exclusively on LaserDisc (and subsequently, on DVD & VHS). |
“Big Trouble in Little China”
| Panavision | July 2 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | 20th Century Fox |  AKA: ‘John Carpenter’s Big Trouble In Little China.’ 70mm trailers: ‘Aliens’ & ‘The Fly.’ |
| “The Clan of the Cave Bear” | Technovision | Jan 17 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. |  |
| Cobra | Spherical (1.85:1) | May 23 (USA) | 6-Track Ultra Stereo | Cannon/Warner Bros. |  The one and only six-track release in Ultra Stereo. Prints note “Eagle Stereo,” while newspaper ads and one-sheets noted “Ultra Stereo.” Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailers: “Under The Cherry Moon,” “The Karate Kid II” & “Club Paradise.” Some theatres began screenings on the evening of May 22. |
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| “The Color of Money” | Spherical (1.85:1) | Oct 17 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Touchstone |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. |
| "Dayavan" | 35mm anamorphic | India 1986 | 6-Track Stereo | NA | See: 70mm Films in India
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| “Highlander” | Spherical (1.85:1) | Mar 26 (France) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | 20th Century Fox | Tested & trade screened prior to release in 70mm. International cut released with 70mm prints. US release (shortened to 111 min): March 7.
US in 70mm premiere: 13.08.2011, Los Angeles, Egyptian Theatre
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| Howard The Duck | Spherical (1.85:1) | Aug 1 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Universal |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. AKA: “Howard: A New Breed Of Hero.” |
| Karma | NA | NA 1986 (India) | 6-Track Stereo | NA | See: 70mm Films in India |
| “Little Shop of Horrors” | Spherical (1.85:1) | Dec 19 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Geffen |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailer: “Innerspace.” |
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| “Manhunter” | Super 35 | Aug 15 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | DEG |  The one and only 70mm release from DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG). AKA: “Red Dragon.” |
| “The Mission” | J-D-C | Nov 14 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. |  |
| “The Money Pit” | Spherical (1.85:1) | Mar 26 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Universal |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. Would a movie like this have been released in 70mm had Steven Spielberg not been one of the producers? 70mm trailer: “Howard The Duck” and “Legal Eagles.” |
| Name Der Rose, Der | Spherical (1.85:1) | Oct 16 (West Germany) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | 20th Century Fox | Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. US 35mm release: Sept 24. AKA: “The Name Of The Rose.” |
| Nutcracker: The Motion Picture | Spherical (1.85:1) | Nov 26 (USA)
| 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Atlantic |  |
| "Simhasanam" | NA | Mar 1986 (India) | 6-Track Stereo | NA | See: 70mm Films in India |
| “SpaceCamp” | Spherical (1.85:1) | June 6 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | 20th Century Fox |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailers: “Big Trouble In Little China” & “Aliens.” |
| “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home” | Panavision | Nov 26 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo SR | Paramount |  135 70mm prints. Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. A couple 70mm-Dolby SR prints tested during release. 70mm trailers: “The Golden Child” & “Little Shop Of Horrors.” AKA: “The Voyage Home: Star Trek IV” |
| "Tandra Paparayudu" | 35mm anamorphic | India 1986 | 6-Track Stereo | NA | See: 70mm Films in India
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| “Top Gun” | Super 35 | May 16 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo (SS) | Paramount |  100+ 70mm prints. Some sources suggest this may have been released with a dual inventory of 70mm prints (some full-width, others matted to 1.85:1). Sneak previewed in 70mm prior to release. 70mm trailers: “The Golden Child” (teaser), “Under The Cherry Moon,” “The Karate Kid II,” “Ruthless People,” “Legal Eagles” & “Deadly Friend.” |
| “Tough Guys” | Panavision | Oct 3 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Touchstone |  |
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