| | 70mm Presentations in Minneapolis A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1957-Present | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 31.05.2024 | 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, special venue presentations, etc., have not been included. A 70mm presentation provided a superior projection and audio experience in comparison to same motion pictures 35mm presentation.
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:
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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 | | Opening date YYYY-MM-DD
TITLE
cinema (duration in weeks) [notes]
* Reserved-seat engagement (i.e. roadshow)
** Duration undetermined because booking closed 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) 1962-07-25
EL CID
Maple Leaf Drive-In (2) 1962-08-08
KING OF KINGS
Maple Leaf Drive-In (1) 1962-08-22
SPARTACUS
Maple Leaf Drive-In (1) 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) # 1969-03-28
THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN
Norstar (2) 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) 1969-11-12
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS*
Mann (9) 1969-12-19
HELLO, DOLLY!*
Academy (28) #
1970-03-04
PATTON*
Park (37) # 1970-03-18
AIRPORT
Cooper (40) # 1970-03-20
PAINT YOUR WAGON
Norstar (6) 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) 1970-06-12
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Norstar (1) 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
Norstar (2) 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] 1971-06-18
GONE WITH THE WIND
Norstar (1) 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] # 1971-09-24
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Norstar (1) [MGM Fabulous Four] 1971-10-01
GONE WITH THE WIND
Norstar (1) [MGM Fabulous Four] 1971-10-06
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS
Academy (1) 1971-10-08
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS
Norstar (1) [MGM Fabulous Four] 1971-10-16
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Norstar (1) [MGM Fabulous Four] 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) 1973-04-13
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Norstar (8) 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) 1973-09-26
CAMELOT
Southtown (1)
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)
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) 1982-09-04
2001 / CLOSE ENCOUNTERS
Uptown 1982-09-17
PINK FLOYD: THE WALL
Skyway (5) 1982-10-08
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN
Ridge Square (2) 1982-10-15
ANNIE
Signal Hills (1) 1982-10-22
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
Signal Hills (25) 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
Signal Hills (18) 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 (4) 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 (13) 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
Maplewood II (6) 1984-12-07
2010
Ridge Square (9) 1984-12-14
DUNE
Knollwood (8)
1985-06-21
COCOON
Maplewood II (18) 1985-06-21
COCOON
Shelard Park (15) 1985-06-21
COCOON
Signal Hills (16) 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) 1985-11-15
SILVERADO
Pavilion Place (2) 1985-12-04
YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES
Har-Mar (10) 1985-12-04
YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES
Ridge Square (6)
1986-05-10
TOP GUN
Maplewood II [sneak preview] 1986-05-16
TOP GUN
Maplewood II (30) 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) 1986-12-25
THE MISSION
Har-Mar (21)
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) 1988-07-13
DIE HARD
Southtown [sneak preview] 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 (10) 2024-10-07
THE SEARCHERS
Heights 2024-10-17
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Heights
2025-03-31
LICORICE PIZZA
Heights 2025-04-24
VERTIGO
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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 because of 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.
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