| | 70mm Presentations in Boston A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1956-Present | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 22.10.2018 | Part 1: The Cinemas | | What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the Boston region of Massachusetts, USA.
The focus of this work is publicly-promoted 5-perf 70mm feature films and the cinemas in which they were exhibited. Short subjects, IMAX, special-venue presentations, etc., have not been included.
Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas
BOSTON Astor Beacon Hill Boston / Boston Cinerama Boston Common Capri Charles Cheri Cinema 57 Copley Place Exeter (?) Gary Metropolitan / Music Hall / Wang Center Music Hall (see: Metropolitan) Orpheum (?) Saxon Wang Center (see: Metropolitan)
BRAINTREE Braintree / South Shore Plaza
BROOKLINE Circle / Showcase Circle Coolidge Corner
CAMBRIDGE Fresh Pond Harvard Square Kendall Square
CHESTNUT HILL Chestnut Hill
DANVERS Danvers / Liberty Tree Mall Showcase Cinemas
DEDHAM Showcase Cinemas
LAWRENCE Showcase Cinemas
PEABODY GCC
REVERE Showcase Cinemas
SALEM Sack/USA/Loews
SOMERVILLE Somerville (Assembly Square) Somerville (Davis Square)
WOBURN Showcase Cinemas
WEYMOUTH Weymouth Drive-In
An overview of each cinema will be provided in a forthcoming revision.
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| Part 2: The 70mm Presentations | | Opening date YYYY-MM-DD
TITLE
cinema (duration in weeks) [notes]
* Reserved-seat engagement (i.e. roadshow)
m/o = continuation of a booking from another cinema
# Presentation not explicitly or consistently promoted as 70mm suggesting presentation may have been 35mm
1956-09-12
OKLAHOMA!*
Saxon (22)
1957-03-28
OKLAHOMA!
Saxon (3) 1957-04-20
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS*
Saxon (50)
1958-04-08
SOUTH PACIFIC*
Saxon (55)
1959-02-12
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Gary (8) 1959-08-06
PORGY AND BESS*
Astor (20) 1959-10-06
THE BIG FISHERMAN*
Gary (7) 1959-11-23
BEN-HUR*
Saxon (56) 1959-12-25
SOLOMON AND SHEBA*
Capri (7)
1960-03-23
CAN-CAN*
Gary (17) 1960-10-27
SPARTACUS*
Astor (22) 1960-12-21
EXODUS*
Saxon (28) 1960-12-23
THE ALAMO
Gary (7)
1961-10-25
KING OF KINGS*
Saxon (16) 1961-11-08
WEST SIDE STORY*
Gary (49) 1961-12-21
EL CID*
Astor (22)
1962-05-24
OKLAHOMA!
Astor (4) 1962-10-10
BARABBAS*
Gary (10) 1962-11-14
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY*
Saxon (28) 1962-12-21
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA*
Gary (33)
1963-05-29
55 DAYS AT PEKING
Saxon (4) # 1963-06-26
CLEOPATRA*
Music Hall (20) 1963-11-15
CLEOPATRA*
Gary m/o (12 [32]) 1963-11-19
ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD*
Boston (31) 1963-12-11
THE CARDINAL*
Saxon [world premiere] 1963-12-12
THE CARDINAL*
Saxon (22)
1964-05-15
BECKET*
Saxon (19) 1964-05-22
THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE*
Gary (7) 1964-06-25
CIRCUS WORLD*
Boston (18) 1964-10-27
MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY*
Boston (20) 1964-10-28
MY FAIR LADY*
Saxon (54)
1965-03-09
THE SOUND OF MUSIC*
Music Hall [invitational preview] 1965-03-11
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD*
Boston (28) 1965-03-17
THE SOUND OF MUSIC*
Gary (83) 1965-04-14
IN HARMS WAY
Astor (10) 1965-06-23
THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES*
Music Hall (14) 1965-09-28
THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL*
Boston (13) 1965-11-09
THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY*
Saxon (17) 1965-12-22
BATTLE OF THE BULGE*
Boston (21)
1966-03-16
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO*
Saxon (48) # 1966-05-20
MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY*
Boston (5) 1966-06-22
KHARTOUM*
Boston (14) 1966-09-28
RUSSIAN ADVENTURE*
Boston (7) 1966-10-20
HAWAII*
Gary / Music Hall [dual-venue premiere] # 1966-10-21
HAWAII*
Gary (29) # 1966-11-09
IS PARIS BURNING?*
Circle (14) # 1966-12-22
GRAND PRIX*
Boston (36)
1967-02-14
THE BIBLE*
Saxon (19) # 1967-05-09
THE SAND PEBBLES*
Gary (23) 1967-10-18
GONE WITH THE WIND*
Gary (30) 1967-10-25
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD*
Boston (21) 1967-10-30
CAMELOT*
Music Hall [regional premiere] 1967-11-01
CAMELOT*
Saxon (32)
1968-03-05
HALF A SIXPENCE*
Cheri 1 (7) # 1968-04-10
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY*
Boston (36) 1968-05-27
WAR AND PEACE*
Charles (9) 1968-06-18
DOCTOR DOLITTLE*
Gary (13) 1968-09-19
FUNNY GIRL*
Cheri 2 (42) # 1968-10-23
FINIANS RAINBOW*
Saxon (10) 1968-11-06
STAR!*
Gary (8) 1968-12-12
OLIVER!*
Cheri 3 (34) # 1968-12-18
ICE STATION ZEBRA*
Boston (19) 1968-12-19
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG*
Cheri 1 (10) #
1969-02-11
SWEET CHARITY*
Music Hall / Saxon [dual-venue world premiere] 1969-02-12
SWEET CHARITY*
Saxon (19) 1969-02-12
THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN*
Gary (10) 1969-06-25
MACKENNAS GOLD
Music Hall (2) 1969-07-22
KRAKATOA EAST OF JAVA
Gary (3) 1969-10-29
PAINT YOUR WAGON*
Circle (14) 1969-11-06
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS*
Gary / Music Hall [dual-venue premiere] 1969-11-07
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS*
Gary (12)
1970-03-04
PATTON*
Circle (18) 1970-03-10
HELLO, DOLLY!*
Saxon (15) 1970-10-07
TORA! TORA! TORA!*
Gary (10) # 1970-12-22
SONG OF NORWAY*
Saxon (9) 1970-12-25
RYANS DAUGHTER
Charles (27)
1971-01-07
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Astor (7) 1971-02-11
MY FAIR LADY
Cheri 2 (4) 1971-03-05
THE STEWARDESSES
Music Hall (5) [3-D] 1971-05-21
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Astor (3) 1971-09-22
RYANS DAUGHTER
Astor (2) 1971-11-10
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF*
Cheri 1 (11) # 1971-11-10
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF*
Cheri 2 (37) # 1971-12-23
HOUSE OF WAX
Astor (4) [3-D]
1972-03-29
THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH
Charles (11) 1972-11-03
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Charles (2) 1972-12-14
MAN OF LA MANCHA*
Cinema 57 (12) #
1973-03-16
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Cinema 57 (9) 1973-04-11
THIS IS CINERAMA
Beacon Hill (5)
1974-06-26
THATS ENTERTAINMENT!
Cinema 57 (16) 1974-08-21
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Beacon Hill (9)
1975-06-25
THE WIND AND THE LION
Beacon Hill (6) 1975-09-24
THE JOLSON STORY
Cinema 57 (2) 1975-10-10
CAMELOT
Cinema 57 (2)
1976-06-18
THATS ENTERTAINMENT PART II
Cinema 57 (3) 1976-06-23
LOGANS RUN
Cinema 57 (5) 1976-12-25
A STAR IS BORN
Cinema 57 (12)
1977-05-25
STAR WARS
Charles (45) [70mm from Week 18] 1977-06-13
A BRIDGE TOO FAR
Music Hall [world premiere] # 1977-12-14
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Cinema 57 (14)
1978-08-25
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Charles (6) 1978-10-04
DAYS OF HEAVEN
Charles (6) 1978-12-15
SUPERMAN
Cinema 57 (13) [70mm from Week 4]
1979-02-09
THE DEER HUNTER
Charles (15) 1979-04-27
THE EXORCIST
Cinema 57 (6) 1979-05-25
ALIEN
Charles (16) 1979-09-14
THE DEER HUNTER
Charles (1) 1979-09-21
SUPERMAN
Charles (1) 1979-09-28
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Cheri (4) 1979-10-10
APOCALYPSE NOW
Cinema 57 (10) 1979-11-09
THE ROSE
Charles (19) 1979-12-14
1941
Cheri (7)
1980-02-20
BLACK ORPHEUS
Coolidge Corner (1) 1980-02-29
DAYS OF HEAVEN
Coolidge Corner (2 days) 1980-05-04
DERSU UZALA
Coolidge Corner (3 days) 1980-05-21
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Charles (22) 1980-06-18
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Showcase Circle (15) 1980-07-30
RAISE THE TITANIC
Cinema 57 [world premiere] 1980-07-31
RAISE THE TITANIC
Cinema 57 (9) 1980-08-01
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Cheri (4) 1980-08-29
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Saxon (1) 1980-09-26
DIVINE MADNESS
Cheri (6)
1981-01-16
ALTERED STATES
Cinema 57 [sneak preview] 1981-01-23
ALTERED STATES
Cinema 57 (9) 1981-04-10
STAR WARS
Charles (2) 1981-05-22
OUTLAND
Charles (6) 1981-06-12
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Cinema 57 (27) 1981-06-19
SUPERMAN II
Cinema 57 (10) 1981-07-31
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Cheri (6)
1982-03-19
QUEST FOR FIRE
Charles (5) 1982-03-19
QUEST FOR FIRE
Chestnut Hill (6) 1982-03-19
QUEST FOR FIRE
Showcase Lawrence (4) 1982-05-09
DAYS OF HEAVEN
Coolidge Corner (3 days) 1982-05-28
ROCKY III
Cheri (8) 1982-06-04
POLTERGEIST
Cinema 57 (11) 1982-06-04
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN
Cinema 57 (8) 1982-09-17
PINK FLOYD: THE WALL
Cinema 57 (5) 1982-10-08
TRON
Charles (2)
1983-01-21
GANDHI
Charles (21) 1983-01-28
BLUE THUNDER
Cinema 57 [sneak preview] 1983-02-11
LETS SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER
Cinema 57 (3) 1983-03-09
HAIR
Coolidge Corner (1) 1983-03-16
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Coolidge Corner (1) 1983-05-13
BLUE THUNDER
Cinema 57 (4) 1983-05-20
NAPOLEON
Coolidge Corner (3) 1983-05-25
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Charles (17) 1983-05-25
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Chestnut Hill (18) 1983-06-03
WARGAMES
Cheri (9) 1983-06-10
OCTOPUSSY
Cheri (7) 1983-06-17
SUPERMAN III
Cinema 57 (6) 1983-07-15
STAYING ALIVE
Cheri (4) 1983-09-30
BRAINSTORM
Cinema 57 (3) 1983-09-30
BRAINSTORM
Danvers (4) 1983-09-30
BRAINSTORM
Showcase Circle (4) 1983-09-30
BRAINSTORM
Showcase Lawrence (3) 1983-09-30
BRAINSTORM
Showcase Revere (4) 1983-10-14
BRAINSTORM
Showcase Dedham (2) 1983-10-14
BRAINSTORM
Showcase Woburn (2) 1983-10-21
THE RIGHT STUFF
Cheri (17) 1983-10-21
THE RIGHT STUFF
Showcase Circle (8)
1984-05-23
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
Cinema 57 (9) 1984-05-23
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
Showcase Circle (12) 1984-05-23
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
Showcase Dedham (13) 1984-05-23
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
Showcase Revere (10) 1984-06-01
STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK
Cinema 57 (7) 1984-06-08
GHOSTBUSTERS
Cheri (16) 1984-06-08
GREMLINS
Charles (15) 1984-09-19
AMADEUS
Charles (11) 1984-12-07
AMADEUS
Copley Place (34) 1984-12-07
2010
Assembly Square (8) 1984-12-07
2010
Charles (9) 1984-12-07
2010
Danvers (8) 1984-12-07
2010
Showcase Circle (6) 1984-12-07
2010
Showcase Revere (7) 1984-12-14
DUNE
Cheri (5) 1984-12-14
STARMAN
Cheri (8) 1984-12-16
DAYS OF HEAVEN
Coolidge Corner (3 days)
1985-03-29
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Charles (3) 1985-04-12
LADYHAWKE
Cheri (6) 1985-05-05
DAYS OF HEAVEN
Coolidge Corner (3 days) 1985-06-21
COCOON
Chestnut Hill (15) 1985-06-21
COCOON
Cinema 57 (6) 1985-06-21
RETURN TO OZ
Charles (4) 1985-07-10
MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME
Cheri (5) 1985-07-10
SILVERADO
Cinema 57 (3) 1985-07-10
SILVERADO
Showcase Dedham (3) [70mm during Week 3] 1985-07-19
THE BLACK CAULDRON
Cheri [sneak preview] 1985-07-24
THE BLACK CAULDRON
Cheri (3) 1985-08-02
SILVERADO
Copley Place (4) 1985-11-27
ROCKY IV
Cinema 57 (10) 1985-11-27
ROCKY IV
Danvers (9) 1985-12-04
YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES
Charles (8) 1985-12-20
A CHORUS LINE
Charles (6)
1986-05-10
TOP GUN
Charles [sneak preview] 1986-05-16
TOP GUN
Charles (8) 1986-05-22
COBRA
Cinema 57 (5) 1986-06-06
SPACECAMP
Cheri (2) 1986-07-18
ALIENS
Cinema 57 (12) 1986-08-01
HOWARD THE DUCK
Charles (2) 1986-10-17
THE COLOR OF MONEY
Charles (9) 1986-11-14
THE MISSION
Cheri (5) 1986-11-26
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME
Cinema 57 (11) 1986-12-19
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Charles (8)
1987-03-06
LETHAL WEAPON
Cinema 57 (7) 1987-06-03
THE UNTOUCHABLES
Cheri (10) 1987-06-12
THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK
Cheri (8) 1987-07-01
INNERSPACE
Charles (3) 1987-07-24
INNERSPACE
Copley Place (5) 1987-08-05
STAKEOUT
Cheri (9) 1987-12-11
EMPIRE OF THE SUN
Cheri (5) 1987-12-18
THE LAST EMPEROR
Charles (12)
1988-01-15
EMPIRE OF THE SUN
Copley Place (6) 1988-01-15
GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM
Cheri (9) 1988-05-20
WILLOW
Charles (9) 1988-06-22
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT
Charles (13) 1988-07-15
DIE HARD
Cinema 57 (11) 1988-09-23
GORILLAS IN THE MIST
Charles (8) 1988-11-23
COCOON: THE RETURN
Cheri (3)
1989-01-13
BEACHES
Charles (5) 1989-03-17
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Charles (17) 1989-05-24
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Cheri (11) 1989-06-09
STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER
Cinema 57 (5) 1989-06-22
BATMAN
Cheri (11) 1989-07-07
LETHAL WEAPON 2
Cinema 57 (10) 1989-07-14
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Copley Place (1) 1989-08-09
THE ABYSS
Cheri (5) 1989-12-22
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
Coolidge Corner (2)
1990-01-07
DAYS OF HEAVEN
Coolidge Corner (3 days) 1990-01-12
GLORY
Charles (9) 1990-03-05
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Wang Center 1990-03-19
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Wang Center 1990-03-23
MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON
Charles (3) 1990-04-02
WEST SIDE STORY
Wang Center 1990-04-09
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Wang Center 1990-05-21
OKLAHOMA!
Wang Center 1990-06-01
TOTAL RECALL
Cheri (6) 1990-06-15
DICK TRACY
Braintree (12) 1990-06-15
DICK TRACY
Charles (8) 1990-06-15
DICK TRACY
Showcase Revere (9) 1990-06-15
GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH
Cheri (3) 1990-07-03
DIE HARD 2
Cheri (5) 1990-07-18
ARACHNOPHOBIA
Cinema 57 (5) 1990-07-18
ARACHNOPHOBIA
Showcase Circle (3) 1990-08-10
DIE HARD 2
Cinema 57 (1) 1990-08-17
DIE HARD 2
Copley Place (7) 1990-09-15
FANTASIA
Charles [Boston Film Festival] 1990-10-05
FANTASIA
Coolidge Corner (10) 1990-12-12
HAVANA
Cheri (1) 1990-12-14
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
Cheri (8)
1991-02-11
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Wang Center 1991-02-22
BEN-HUR
Wang Center 1991-03-01
THE DOORS
Cinema 57 (8) 1991-03-04
APOCALYPSE NOW
Wang Center 1991-03-25
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
Wang Center 1991-05-03
SPARTACUS
Charles (5) 1991-05-24
BACKDRAFT
Cinema 57 (7) 1991-06-21
THE ROCKETEER
Charles (5) 1991-07-02
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
Cheri (14) 1991-09-13
HEAVENS GATE
Cheri [Boston Film Festival] 1991-09-13
WEST SIDE STORY
Charles (1) 1991-09-20
HEAVENS GATE
Charles (1) 1991-09-27
BEN-HUR
Charles (1) 1991-11-01
GLORY
Coolidge Corner (2 days) [Freddie Francis tribute] 1991-12-11
HOOK
Cheri (4)
1992-05-09
FAR AND AWAY
Cheri [sneak preview] 1992-05-09
FAR AND AWAY
Showcase Circle [sneak preview] 1992-05-16
FAR AND AWAY
Charles [sneak preview] 1992-05-16
FAR AND AWAY
Showcase Circle [sneak preview] 1992-05-22
FAR AND AWAY
Charles (8) 1992-05-22
FAR AND AWAY
Showcase Circle (7) 1992-05-22
FAR AND AWAY
Showcase Dedham (9) [70mm from Week 6] 1992-09-25
THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
Cheri (11) 1992-12-25
HOFFA
Cheri (3) 1992-12-25
HOFFA
Chestnut Hill (4) 1992-12-25
HOFFA
Showcase Dedham (4) 1992-12-25
HOFFA
Showcase Revere (4)
1993-01-09
STAR WARS
Wang Center (2 days) 1993-01-09
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Wang Center (2 days) 1993-01-09
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Wang Center (2 days) 1993-06-17
LAST ACTION HERO
Cheri (3) 1993-10-08
GETTYSBURG
Charles (13) 1993-10-22
SHORT CUTS
Cheri (5) 1993-12-10
GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND
Cheri (4)
1994-01-08
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Wang Center (2 days) # 1994-01-08
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
Wang Center (2 days) # 1994-01-08
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Wang Center (2 days) # 1994-01-21
BARAKA
Charles (2)
1995-02-20
GLORY
Wang Center 1995-03-27
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Wang Center
1996-10-25
VERTIGO
Harvard Square (3)
1997-01-24
HAMLET
Kendall Square (12) 1997-07-16
HAMLET
Coolidge Corner 1997-07-23
MY FAIR LADY
Coolidge Corner 1997-07-30
THE LAST EMPEROR
Coolidge Corner
1998-03-09
OKLAHOMA!
Wang Center 1998-03-23
VERTIGO
Wang Center 1998-07-01
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Coolidge Corner
1999-04-03
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Coolidge Corner [Columbia 75th anniversary]
2002-01-25
2001: A SPACE ODYSEY
Coolidge Corner (2) 2002-11-01
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Coolidge Corner (1)
2004-09-04
GHOSTBUSTERS
Sheraton Hotel [Noreascon 4] 2004-09-??
THE ABYSS
Sheraton Hotel [Noreascon 4] 2004-09-??
STARMAN
Sheraton Hotel [Noreascon 4]
2012-09-21
THE MASTER
Coolidge Corner (6)
2015-07-15
THE WILD BUNCH
Somerville 2015-12-25
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Boston Common (1+) 2015-12-25
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Coolidge Corner (1+) 2015-12-25
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Somerville (1+)
2016-09-16
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Somerville 2016-09-17
LORD JIM
Somerville 2016-09-17
ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD
Somerville 2016-09-18
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Somerville 2016-09-18
TRON
Somerville 2016-09-19
THE WILD BUNCH
Somerville 2016-09-20
INTERSTELLAR
Somerville 2016-09-22
WEST SIDE STORY
Somerville 2016-09-23
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Somerville 2016-09-23
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME
Somerville 2016-09-24
SPARTACUS
Somerville 2016-10-15
GHOSTBUSTERS
Somerville
2017-07-20
DUNKIRK
Boston Common (1+) 2017-07-20
DUNKIRK
Coolidge Corner (1+) 2017-07-20
DUNKIRK
Somerville (9) 2017-09-20
THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY
Somerville 2017-09-21
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Somerville 2017-09-22
THE DARK CRYSTAL
Somerville 2017-09-22
HOWARD THE DUCK
Somerville 2017-09-23
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Somerville 2017-09-24
THE DARK CRYSTAL
Somerville 2017-09-24
HOOK
Somerville 2017-09-24
THE UNTOUCHABLES
Somerville 2017-09-25
DAYS OF THUNDER
Somerville 2017-09-26
WONDER WOMAN
Somerville 2017-09-27
TOP GUN
Somerville 2017-09-27
BLUE THUNDER
Somerville 2017-09-28
CLEOPATRA
Somerville 2017-09-29
GETTYSBURG
Somerville 2017-10-01
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Somerville 2017-12-30
PHANTOM THREAD
Coolidge Corner [sneak preview]
2018-01-12
PHANTOM THREAD
Coolidge Corner (1+) 2018-03-28
READY PLAYER ONE
Somerville (1+) 2018-06-01
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Somerville (2) 2018-06-15
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Coolidge Corner (1+) 2018-09-20
STARMAN
Somerville (postponed) 2018-09-21
BRAINSTORM
Somerville 2018-09-21
LIFEFORCE
Somerville 2018-09-22
KONG: SKULL ISLAND
Somerville 2018-09-22
THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES
Somerville 2018-09-23
MALCOLM X
Somerville 2018-09-25
SPARTACUS
Somerville 2018-09-26
KHARTOUM
Somerville 2018-09-27
STARMAN
Somerville 2018-09-28
THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK
Somerville 2018-09-28
THE THING
Somerville 2018-09-29
70mm Odds & Ends!
Somerville 2018-09-29
PATTON
Somerville 2018-09-30
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Somerville 2018-11-04
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Somerville
2019-05-17
WEST SIDE STORY
Somerville 2019-05-18
WEST SIDE STORY
Somerville 2019-05-18
THE DARK CRYSTAL
Somerville 2019-05-19
ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD
Somerville 2019-05-20
POLTERGEIST
Somerville 2019-05-21
THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
Somerville 2019-05-21
DUNKIRK
Somerville 2019-05-22
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Somerville 2019-10-04
JOKER
Somerville (1+) 2019-12-02
THE AERONAUTS
Coolidge Corner
2020-05-29
STREETS OF FIRE
Somerville [canceled] 2020-09-03
TENET
Coolidge Corner [canceled]
2021-12-11
LICORICE PIZZA
Coolidge Corner [sneak preview] 2021-12-24
LICORICE PIZZA
Coolidge Corner (1+)
2022-05-14
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Somerville 2022-05-15
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Somerville 2022-05-22
THE WILD BUNCH
Somerville 2022-06-09
VERTIGO
Somerville 2022-06-10
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD / THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Somerville 2022-06-11
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD / THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Somerville 2022-06-12
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD / THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Somerville 2022-06-19
70mm Odds & Ends
Somerville 2022-06-23
EARTHQUAKE
Somerville 2022-06-24
LAST ACTION HERO / STREETS OF FIRE
Somerville 2022-06-26
JOKER
Somerville 2022-06-30
SPARTACUS
Somerville 2022-07-01
SPARTACUS
Somerville 2022-07-02
AIRPORT
Somerville 2022-07-03
AIRPORT
Somerville 2022-07-03
SPARTACUS
Somerville 2022-07-04
AIRPORT
Somerville 2022-07-04
SPARTACUS
Somerville
2023-02-19
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II
Somerville 2023-04-25
NOPE
Coolidge Corner 2023-06-02
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Somerville 2023-06-03
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Somerville 2023-06-04
GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND
Somerville 2023-06-09
BOOGIE NIGHTS
Coolidge Corner 2023-06-09
THE WILD BUNCH
Somerville 2023-06-10
BOOGIE NIGHTS
Coolidge Corner 2023-06-10
THE DARK CRYSTAL
Somerville 2023-06-11
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Coolidge Corner 2023-06-11
THE DARK CRYSTAL
Somerville 2023-06-11
NOPE
Coolidge Corner 2023-06-12
NOPE
Coolidge Corner 2023-06-13
BOOGIE NIGHTS
Coolidge Corner 2023-06-14
BOOGIE NIGHTS
Coolidge Corner 2023-06-15
NOPE
Coolidge Corner 2023-06-16
PHANTOM THREAD
Somerville 2023-06-19
TENET
Somerville 2023-06-24
ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD
Somerville 2023-06-25
ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD
Somerville 2023-07-20
OPPENHEIMER
Boston Common (10) 2023-07-20
OPPENHEIMER
Coolidge Corner (7) 2023-07-20
OPPENHEIMER
Somerville (10) 2023-11-22
NAPOLEON
Coolidge Corner (2) 2023-12-08
OPPENHEIMER
Boston Common (1)
2024-01-26
OPPENHEIMER
Boston Common (1) 2024-01-26
OPPENHEIMER
Somerville (1) 2024-02-18
READY PLAYER ONE
Somerville 2024-02-19
READY PLAYER ONE
Somerville 2024-02-23
TENET
Somerville (1) 2024-02-29
DUNE: PART TWO
Coolidge Corner (3) 2024-02-29
DUNE: PART TWO
Somerville (6) 2024-03-15
OPPENHEIMER
Somerville (1) 2024-06-12
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Somerville 2024-06-15
LORD JIM
Somerville 2024-06-21
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Somerville 2024-06-23
IN THE LINE OF FIRE
Somerville 2024-09-06
THE MASTER
Coolidge Corner 2024-09-07
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Coolidge Corner 2024-09-08
AIRPORT
Coolidge Corner 2024-09-10
THE MASTER
Coolidge Corner 2024-09-11
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Coolidge Corner 2024-09-13
VERTIGO
Coolidge Corner 2024-09-14
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
Coolidge Corner 2024-09-15
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Coolidge Corner 2024-09-17
VERTIGO
Coolidge Corner 2024-09-18
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
Coolidge Corner 2024-09-19
THE SEARCHERS
Somerville 2024-09-20
THE SEARCHERS
Somerville 2024-09-20
SPARTACUS
Coolidge Corner 2024-09-21
INCEPTION
Coolidge Corner 2024-09-22
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Coolidge Corner 2024-09-23
SPARTACUS
Coolidge Corner 2024-09-25
INCEPTION
Coolidge Corner 2024-10-04
JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX
cinema(s) TBD [canceled] 2024-10-21
NORTH BY NORTHWEST
Somerville 2024-10-22
NORTH BY NORTHWEST
Somerville 2024-10-23
NORTH BY NORTHWEST
Somerville
Note that some of the titles included in this chronology may have been 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 Boston Globe, The Boston Herald, The Boston Herald-American, The Hollywood Reporter, Motion Picture Exhibitor and Variety; plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and Dolby sound system installation records.
Special Thanks: Matt Belson, Jim Cartwright, Theo Gluck, Ian Judge (Somerville Theatre), and Scott Norwood.
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