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70mm Presentations in Boston
A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1956-Present

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The 70mm Newsletter
Compiled by: Michael CoateDate: 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 … IT’S 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 HARM’S 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 … FINIAN’S 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 … MACKENNA’S 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 … RYAN’S 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 … RYAN’S 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 … THAT’S 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 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT PART II … Cinema 57 (3)
1976-06-23 … LOGAN’S 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 … LET’S 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 … HEAVEN’S GATE … Cheri [Boston Film Festival]
1991-09-13 … WEST SIDE STORY … Charles (1)
1991-09-20 … HEAVEN’S 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 … IT’S 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 … IT’S 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 … IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD … Somerville
2023-06-25 … IT’S 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 distributor’s 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.

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