70mm Presentations in Minneapolis | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter |
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 24.06.2017 Updated: 19.09.2023 |
Part 1: The Cinemas | |
 What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Twin Cities region of Minnesota, USA.The focus of this work is 5-perf 70mm feature films and the cinemas in which they were exhibited. Short subjects, IMAX and Special Venue presentations have not been included. Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas APPLE VALLEY Apple Valley BLOOMINGTON France Ave. Drive-In Mall of America Southtown BROOKLYN CENTER Brookdale COLUMBIA HEIGHTS Chief / Apache Chief / Apache Heights EDINA Centennial Lakes Edina Southdale FRIDLEY 100 Drive-In MAPLE GROVE Maple Grove MAPLEWOOD Maple Leaf Drive-In The Movies at Maplewood II MINNEAPOLIS Academy Century Mann St. Anthony Main Skyway Uptown MINNETONKA Ridge Square PLYMOUTH Willow Creek ROSEVILLE Har-Mar Pavilion Place ST. LOUIS PARK Cooper Knollwood Park / St. Louis Park Shelard Park ST. PAUL Norstar Strand WEST ST. PAUL Signal Hills An overview of each cinema will be provided in a forthcoming revision. | More in 70mm reading: 70mm Cinemas in North America in70mm.com's list of films blown up to 70mm 70mm Engagements by Title 35mm to 70mm Engagements by Year Large Format 7OMM Engagements Month by month premiere list of wide gauge and 3-strip films Chronological premiere list of major 70mm films 70mm Blow Up List Dolby Stereo |
Part 2: The Engagements | |
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cinema (duration in weeks) [notes] * Reserved-seat engagement (i.e. roadshow) ** Duration undetermined because film ended during a newspaper strike. # Presentation not explicitly or consistently promoted as 70mm suggesting presentation may have been 35mm 1957-07-12 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* Academy (49) 1958-06-26 SOUTH PACIFIC* Academy (36) 1959-03-05 SLEEPING BEAUTY Academy (6) 1959-10-08 THE BIG FISHERMAN* Academy (6) 1959-12-25 PORGY AND BESS* Academy (9) 1959-12-25 SOLOMON AND SHEBA* Park (9) [reserved seating on smoking loge] 1960-02-26 BEN-HUR* Academy (49) 1960-06-03 SCENT OF MYSTERY Park (5) 1960-06-15 CAN-CAN* Century (9) 1960-09-16 CAN-CAN* Park (8) [reserved seats on smoking loge] 1961-01-25 EXODUS* Academy (20) 1961-03-16 SPARTACUS* Mann (12) 1961-08-04 SPARTACUS Park (9) 1961-11-08 KING OF KINGS* Academy (10) 1962-02-21 EL CID* Academy** 1962-02-16 WEST SIDE STORY* Mann (35) 1962-08-30 BEN-HUR Century (1) [70mm festival] 1962-09-06 EXODUS Century (1) [70mm festival] 1962-09-13 SOLOMON AND SHEBA Century (1) [70mm festival] 1962-09-20 BLACK TIGHTS Century (1) [70mm festival] 1962-09-27 EL CID Century (1) [70mm festival] 1962-10-25 SPARTACUS Century (1) 1962-11-01 OKLAHOMA! Century (1) 1962-12-21 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY* Academy (17) 1963-04-16 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* Academy (19) 1963-05-29 55 DAYS AT PEKING Mann (4) 1963-06-26 CLEOPATRA* Century (48) 1963-08-07 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY Maple Leaf Drive-In (2) 1963-08-07 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY 100 Drive-In (2) 1963-08-14 EL CID 100 Drive-In (2) 1964-04-15 THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE* Academy (11) 1964-07-08 THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN Century (11) 1964-07-22 BECKET Academy (10) # 1964-08-19 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Maple Leaf Drive-In (1) 1964-08-26 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 100 Drive-In (1) 1964-11-10 MY FAIR LADY* Academy (58) 1964-11-19 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* Cooper (47) 1965-01-15 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Mann [sneak preview] 1965-03-24 THE SOUND OF MUSIC* Mann (95) 1965-03-26 THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY Park [sneak preview] 1965-04-13 THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL* Cooper [sneak preview] 1965-06-23 THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES* Park (23) 1965-08-04 ZULU / MADAME Maple Leaf Drive-In (1) 1965-10-27 CIRCUS WORLD* Cooper (8) 1965-12-21 BATTLE OF THE BULGE* Park (23) 1965-12-21 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD* Cooper (26) 1965-12-22 THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY* Academy (13) 1966-03-23 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* Academy (51) # 1966-06-01 OKLAHOMA! Park (4) 1966-06-20 KHARTOUM* Cooper (19) 1966-10-26 THE BIBLE* Park (24) # 1966-11-03 RUSSIAN ADVENTURE* Cooper (7) 1967-02-08 GRAND PRIX* Cooper (40) 1967-02-15 HAWAII* Academy (24) # 1967-03-01 THE SAND PEBBLES* Mann (23) 1967-07-26 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Maple Leaf Drive-In (2) 1967-07-26 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO 100 Drive-In (2) 1967-09-08 DOCTOR DOLITTLE Mann [sneak preview] 1967-11-08 CAMELOT* Academy (49) 1967-11-15 GONE WITH THE WIND* Cooper (32) 1967-12-22 FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD Park (10) # 1968-01-24 DOCTOR DOLITTLE* Mann (17) # 1968-06-12 GRAND PRIX Maple Leaf Drive-In (1) 1968-06-25 GONE WITH THE WIND* Park m/o (16 [48]) 1968-06-26 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* Cooper (31) 1968-10-15 FUNNY GIRL* Academy (53) # 1968-11-08 FINIANS RAINBOW* Uptown (10) # 1968-11-12 STAR!* Mann (11) 1968-12-20 CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG* Park (10) # 1969-01-10 GONE WITH THE WIND Norstar (7) 1969-01-24 THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN* Mann (9) 1969-01-29 ICE STATION ZEBRA* Cooper (24) 1969-03-26 OLIVER!* Park (32) # 1969-06-18 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Southtown (1) 1969-07-16 SWEET CHARITY* Cooper (16) 1969-07-23 GONE WITH THE WIND Southtown (1) 1969-07-25 KRAKATOA EAST OF JAVA Mann (3) 1969-08-06 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Chief (1) 1969-09-10 CLEOPATRA Chief (1) 1969-11-05 PAINT YOUR WAGON* Cooper (19) 1969-11-14 GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS* Mann (9) 1969-12-19 HELLO, DOLLY!* Academy (28) # 1970-03-04 PATTON* Park (37) # 1970-03-18 AIRPORT Cooper (40) # 1970-05-06 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Southtown (1) 1970-05-13 GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS Chief (1) 1970-06-03 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY France Ave. Drive-In (1) 1970-06-03 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Southtown (3) 1970-07-31 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (1) 1970-08-12 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO France Ave. Drive-In (1) 1970-08-19 HELLO, DOLLY! Chief (3) 1970-09-09 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Brookdale (1) 1970-09-23 GONE WITH THE WIND Southtown (3) 1970-10-07 GONE WITH THE WIND Brookdale (1) 1970-11-18 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (1) 1970-12-25 SONG OF NORWAY* Academy (13) 1970-12-25 TORA! TORA! TORA! Cooper (21) # 1971-03-05 MY FAIR LADY Park (4) 1971-05-05 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Southtown (1) [MGM Showcase] 1971-05-12 GONE WITH THE WIND Southtown (1) [MGM Showcase] 1971-05-19 SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS Southtown (1) [MGM Showcase] 1971-05-21 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Cooper (6) # 1971-05-26 GRAND PRIX France Ave. Drive-In (1) [MGM Showcase] 1971-05-26 GRAND PRIX Southtown (1) [MGM Showcase] 1971-06-23 SONG OF NORWAY Brookdale (2) 1971-06-30 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY / KELLYS HEROES France Ave. Drive-In (1) 1971-09-18 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Mann [sneak preview] # 1971-10-06 GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS Academy (1) 1971-10-15 HOW THE WEST WAS WON Mann (1) 1971-11-03 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Brookdale (1) [MGM Fabulous Four] 1971-11-03 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Chief (1) [MGM Fabulous Four] 1971-11-03 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Southtown (1) [MGM Fabulous Four] 1971-11-03 GONE WITH THE WIND Brookdale (2) [MGM Fabulous Four] 1971-11-03 GONE WITH THE WIND Chief (2) [MGM Fabulous Four] 1971-11-03 GONE WITH THE WIND Southtown (2) [MGM Fabulous Four] 1971-12-14 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF* Academy (43) # 1972-04-26 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY France Ave. Drive-In (1) 1972-12-14 MAN OF LA MANCHA* Academy (10) # 1973-03-16 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Park (14) 1973-05-23 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Mann (1) [MGM 70mm Showcase] 1973-05-30 GONE WITH THE WIND Mann (1) [MGM 70mm Showcase] 1973-06-06 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Mann (1) [MGM 70mm Showcase] 1973-06-06 THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE / TORA! TORA! TORA! France Ave. Drive-In (1) 1973-06-27 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Brookdale (3) 1973-06-27 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Southtown (3) 1973-07-18 CAMELOT Southtown (1) 1973-09-14 THIS IS CINERAMA Cooper (8) 1974-07-19 THATS ENTERTAINMENT! Cooper (17) 1974-11-27 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Cooper (3) 1975-09-10 SWEET CHARITY Southtown (1) [70mm Musical festival] 1975-09-17 CAMELOT Southtown (1) [70mm Musical festival] 1975-09-24 FINIANS RAINBOW Southtown (1) [70mm Musical festival] 1975-10-01 HELLO, DOLLY! Southtown (1) [70mm Musical festival] 1975-10-08 THOSE WERE THE HAPPY TIMES Southtown (1) [70mm Musical festival] 1975-10-15 THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN Southtown (1) [70mm Musical festival] 1976-06-18 THATS ENTERTAINMENT PART 2 Cooper (3) 1976-06-23 LOGANS RUN Southtown (7) 1976-10-01 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Southtown (1) 1976-10-08 CAMELOT Southtown (1) 1976-10-15 CAMELOT Mann (3) 1976-11-12 THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE Mann (2) 1977-05-25 STAR WARS Park (57) [70mm from Week 31] 1977-06-03 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Chief (1) 1977-09-23 A STAR IS BORN Southtown (2) 1977-10-07 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Cooper (2) 1977-10-14 A STAR IS BORN Academy (1) 1977-11-11 CAMELOT Southtown (1) 1977-11-30 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Southtown (1) 1977-12-09 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Southtown (1) 1977-12-14 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Southtown (13) # 1978-07-21 STAR WARS Apache Chief (7) 1978-09-01 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Cooper (3) 1978-09-22 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Brookdale (1) 1978-09-29 CAMELOT Brookdale (1) 1978-10-20 DAYS OF HEAVEN Park (8) 1978-11-24 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Cooper (4) 1978-12-15 SUPERMAN Brookdale (23) [70mm from Week 3] 1978-12-15 SUPERMAN Southtown (23) [70mm from Week 3] 1979-05-25 ALIEN Skyway (12) 1979-10-17 SLEEPING BEAUTY Apache (8) 1979-11-09 THE ROSE Skyway (14) 1979-12-21 THE BLACK HOLE Cooper (8) 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Brookdale (30) 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Har-Mar (29) 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Southtown (24) 1980-08-01 RAISE THE TITANIC Cooper (7) 1980-09-26 DIVINE MADNESS Skyway (5) 1980-??-?? 2001 / CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Uptown 1981-01-25 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Uptown (3 days) 1981-01-29 ALTERED STATES Skyway [Minneapolis Film Festival] 1981-01-30 ALTERED STATES Har-Mar (7) 1981-01-30 ALTERED STATES Southtown (7) 1981-04-10 OUTLAND Skyway [sneak preview] 1981-05-22 OUTLAND Skyway (7) 1981-07-31 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Apache (6) 1981-09-20 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Uptown 1981-09-27 BEN-HUR Uptown 1981-12-25 HOUSE OF WAX Mann (4) [3-D] 1982-02-12 GONE WITH THE WIND Brookdale (1) 1982-03-05 QUEST FOR FIRE Har-Mar (11) 1982-03-05 QUEST FOR FIRE Skyway (11) 1982-03-05 QUEST FOR FIRE Southtown (11) 1982-06-04 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN Cooper (8) 1982-06-11 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Skyway (23) 1982-09-17 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Skyway (5) 1982-10-08 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN Ridge Square (2) 1982-10-22 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Signal Hills 1982-11-05 TRON Brookdale (2) 1982-11-19 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Brookdale (4) 1983-01-14 DAYS OF HEAVEN Brookdale (1) 1983-01-28 BLUE THUNDER Skyway [sneak preview] 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Har-Mar (21) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Ridge Square (19) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Skyway (17) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Southtown (21) 1983-07-15 OKLAHOMA! Cooper (2) 1983-07-29 OKLAHOMA! Brookdale (2) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Signal Hills 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Skyway (4) 1983-10-21 THE RIGHT STUFF Brookdale (7) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Har-Mar (22) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Ridge Square (20) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Signal Hills 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Skyway (12) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Southtown (18) 1984-09-19 AMADEUS Southtown (13) 1984-12-07 2010 Har-Mar (8) 1984-12-07 2010 Ridge Square (9) 1984-12-14 DUNE Knollwood (8) 1985-06-21 COCOON Movies at Maplewood II (1+) 1985-06-21 COCOON Shelard Park (15) 1985-06-21 COCOON Signal Hills (1+) 1985-06-21 COCOON Southtown (15) 1985-06-21 RETURN TO OZ Knollwood (5) 1985-07-10 SILVERADO Har-Mar (6) 1985-07-19 THE BLACK CAULDRON Knollwood [sneak preview] 1985-07-24 THE BLACK CAULDRON Knollwood (7) 1985-08-02 AMADEUS Cooper (8) 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Har-Mar (10) 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Ridge Square (6) 1986-05-10 TOP GUN Movies at Maplewood II [sneak preview] 1986-05-16 TOP GUN Movies at Maplewood II (1+) 1986-06-06 SPACECAMP Har-Mar (4) 1986-06-06 SPACECAMP Southtown (3) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Pavilion Place (11) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Shelard Park (12) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Southtown (11) 1986-11-14 THE MISSION Cooper (21) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Movies at Maplewood II (1+) 1987-04-10 THE MISSION Knollwood (2) 1987-07-01 INNERSPACE Har-Mar (6) 1987-08-05 STAKEOUT Cooper (12) 1987-08-05 STAKEOUT Southtown (12) 1988-01-15 GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM Ridge Square (15) 1988-01-15 GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM Southtown (20) 1988-05-20 WILLOW Cooper (5) 1988-05-20 WILLOW Pavilion Place (9) 1988-05-20 WILLOW Southtown (8) [70mm from Week 6] 1988-06-22 WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT Cooper (7) 1988-07-15 DIE HARD Southtown (12) 1988-08-12 WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT Knollwood (8) 1988-11-23 COCOON: THE RETURN Cooper (7) 1988-11-23 COCOON: THE RETURN Southtown (7) 1989-03-17 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Cooper (12) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Edina (12) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Har-Mar (11) 1989-06-09 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Ridge Square (6) 1989-07-07 LETHAL WEAPON 2 Knollwood (12) 1989-08-09 THE ABYSS Cooper (8) 1989-10-06 STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER Apple Valley (2) 1989-10-13 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS Cooper (5) 1989-10-20 THE ABYSS Apple Valley (6) 1989-10-27 BATMAN Apple Valley (7) 1989-12-22 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Apple Valley (6) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Har-Mar (10) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Shelard Park (10) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Southtown (13) 1990-10-05 FANTASIA Har-Mar (10) 1991-05-24 BACKDRAFT Willow Creek (7) 1992-05-09 FAR AND AWAY Edina [sneak preview] 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Edina [sneak preview] 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Har-Mar [sneak preview] 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Edina (7) 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Har-Mar (12) 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Willow Creek (6) [70mm from Week 4] 1992-08-07 FAR AND AWAY Apple Valley (7) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Edina (3) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Pavilion Place (4) 1993-06-17 LAST ACTION HERO Centennial Lakes (5) 1993-10-08 GETTYSBURG Southtown (10) 1993-11-05 THE REMAINS OF THE DAY Southtown (10) 1999-05-07 ALIENS Heights 1999-05-08 ALIENS Heights 2000-02-25 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Heights (2) 2000-08-04 OKLAHOMA! Heights (2) 2000-08-25 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Heights 2000-09-08 TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY Heights (2) 2000-09-21 THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBERER Heights (2) 2000-10-06 GHOSTBUSTERS Heights [Fri-Sat midnight] 2000-10-15 VERTIGO Heights (2) 2001-09-21 SPARTACUS Heights (3) 2001-09-29 TOMMY Heights [late show] 2001-10-06 TOTAL RECALL Heights [late show] 2001-10-12 VERTIGO Heights (2) 2001-10-13 THE DOORS Heights [late show] 2001-10-20 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Heights [midnight] 2001-10-26 THE WILD BUNCH Heights 2001-10-27 THE WILD BUNCH Heights 2001-10-28 THE WILD BUNCH Heights 2001-10-29 THE WILD BUNCH Heights 2001-10-30 THE WILD BUNCH Heights 2001-10-27 ALIENS Heights [late show] 2001-11-01 WAR AND PEACE: PART I Heights [Russian w/ English subtitles] 2001-11-02 WAR AND PEACE: PART II Heights [Russian w/ English subtitles] 2001-11-03 WAR AND PEACE: PART I & II Heights [Russian w/ English subtitles] 2001-11-10 HAMLET Heights 2001-11-16 TITANIC Heights 2001-11-17 TITANIC Heights 2001-11-18 TITANIC Heights 2001-11-21 OKLAHOMA! Heights (3) 2001-11-?? GODZILLA Heights (canceled) [Norwegian subtitles] 2001-12-01 WAR AND PEACE Heights [Russian with English subtitles] 2001-12-22 OKLAHOMA! Heights 2001-12-23 OKLAHOMA! Heights 2002-03-01 TOP GUN Heights 2002-04-26 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Heights (3) 2002-10-18 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Heights (4) 2006-03-17 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Heights 2009-06-19 WEST SIDE STORY Heights (1) 2011-09-22 WEST SIDE STORY Heights 2014-11-05 INTERSTELLAR Willow Creek (10) 2015-05-14 VERTIGO Heights 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Southdale (2) 2016-03-25 BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE Willow Creek (5) 2016-04-14 VERTIGO Heights [Hitchcock Film Festival] 2017-03-10 KONG: SKULL ISLAND Willow Creek (4) 2017-03-15 VERTIGO Heights 2017-03-16 VERTIGO Heights 2017-06-02 WONDER WOMAN Willow Creek (7) 2017-07-20 DUNKIRK Southdale (1+) 2017-07-20 DUNKIRK Willow Creek (9) 2017-11-15 JUSTICE LEAGUE Willow Creek (1+) 2018-03-28 READY PLAYER ONE Willow Creek (1+) 2018-06-29 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Willow Creek (1+) 2019-01-11 ROMA Willow Creek (1) 2019-10-04 JOKER Willow Creek (3) 2020-09-03 TENET Willow Creek (7) 2022-07-17 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Heights 2022-10-27 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Heights 2023-07-17 AIRPORT Heights [2023 Celebration of Cinema] 2023-07-20 OPPENHEIMER Southdale (8) 2023-07-20 OPPENHEIMER Willow Creek (5) 2023-10-19 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Heights 2024-02-23 TENET Willow Creek (1) 2024-02-29 DUNE: PART TWO Willow Creek (1+) Note that some of the titles included in this chronology were presented in 35mm (or, recently, DCP) during the latter week(s) of their engagement due to contractual terms or print damage (and the distributors 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 has been included in the duration figure. During the roadshow era, the reserved-seat policy, in some instances, was relaxed during the summer and/or latter weeks of the run. Any non-roadshow portion of such an engagement has been included in the applicable duration figure. References: Various issues of Boxoffice, The Minneapolis Star, Minneapolis Star and Tribune, Minneapolis Tribune, Star Tribune, St. Paul Pioneer Press, and Variety; projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records; Show Houses: Twin Cities Style (Kirk J. Besse, Victoria, 1995) and The Studio (John Gregory Dunne, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1969). Special Thanks: Kirk J. Besse, Stephen Bjork, Bill Carter, Hennepin County Library, David J. Hilsgen, Dave Holmgren, Bill Huelbig, Tom Letness, Adam Martin, and St. Paul Public Library. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. | |
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