| Title | Format | Opening | Sound | Studio | Notes |
| “Adventures in Babysitting” | Spherical (1.85:1) | July 1 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Touchstone |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. AKA: “A Night On The Town.” 70mm trailers: “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Stakeout” & “Three Men And A Baby.” |
| "Apocalypse Now" (Re-Issue) | Technovision | Aug 28 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo (SS) | Zoetrope |  70mm re-issue in a few US cities.
See 70mm Blow Up List 1979
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| “Cry Freedom” | Super 35 | Nov 6 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Universal |  |
| “Empire of the Sun” | Spherical (1.85:1) | Dec 9 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. Another well-shot, well-scored and well-mixed Spielberg film, all the more apparent if experiencing a 70mm presentation. 70mm trailers: “Frantic” & “Big Top Pee-wee” |
| “Good Morning, Vietnam” | Spherical (1.85:1) | Dec 23 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Touchstone |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailer: “Shoot To Kill” |
| “Innerspace” | Spherical (1.85:1) | July 1 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo SR | Warner Bros. |  How this entertaining Joe Dante movie flopped remains a mystery to us. Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailers: “The Lost Boys” & “Who’s That Girl." Sneak previewed in 70mm prior to release. |
| “The Last Emperor” | Technovision | Nov 20 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Columbia |  |
| “Lethal Weapon” | Spherical (1.85:1) | Mar 6 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailers: “The Witches Of Eastwick,” “Full Metal Jacket,” “The Lost Boys” & “The Living Daylights” |
“The Lost Boys”
| Panavision | July 31 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. |  70mm trailer: “Burglar” |
| "Maaveeran" | 35mm anamorphic | India 1987 | 6-Track Stereo | NA | See: 70mm Films in India
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| Over The Top | Panavision | Feb 13 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Cannon/Warner Bros. |  70mm trailer: “Lethal Weapon” |
| Platoon | Spherical (1.85:1) | April 23 (UK) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Orion |  US 35mm release: Dec 25, 1986. 70mm print reportedly used in LA during Oscar consideration screenings. Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up.
See: 70mm Film Presentations in London
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“Predator”
| Spherical (1.85:1) | June 12 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | 20th Century Fox |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailers: “Revenge Of The Nerds II,” “Less Than Zero” & “The Pick-Up Artist.” |
| “The Running Man” | Spherical (1.85:1) | Nov 13 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | TriStar |  OAR blow-up. |
| “Spaceballs” | Spherical (Super 1.85:1) | June 24 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | MGM/UA |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailer: “The Living Daylights” |
| “Stakeout” | Spherical (1.85:1) | Aug 5 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Touchstone |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailer: “Hello Again” & “Three Men And A Baby” |
| “Three Men and a Baby” | Spherical (1.85:1) | Nov 25 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Touchstone |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailers: ‘Shoot To Kill’ & ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’ |
| “The Untouchables” | Panavision | June 3 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Paramount |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailers: “Summer School,” “Back To The Beach” & “Fatal Attraction” |
| “Who’s That Girl” | Spherical (1.85:1) | Aug 7 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. Madonna may sell millions of albums, but selling movie tickets (even if in 70mm) is another story. |
| “The Witches of Eastwick” | Panavision | June 12 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. |  70mm trailers: “Innerspace” & “Fatal Attraction” |
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