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70mm Presentations in Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley
A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1960-Present

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Compiled by: Michael Coate & William Kallay Date: 08.02.2023
What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley region of California, USA.

The focus of this work is 5-perf 70mm feature films and the cinemas in which they were exhibited. Short subjects, 8-perf and 15-perf (IMAX, Iwerks, etc.) and Special Venue presentations have not been included (but consideration will be given to adding them in a revision).

The emphasis is on the titles that were given publicly-promoted, commercial exhibition in the 70mm format in the region along with their playdates. To facilitate an easy-to-reference title- and date-based layout, no details have been provided pertaining to the brand of 70mm (i.e. Todd-AO, Super Panavision, Ultra Panavision, Cinerama, D-150, etc.) or technical particulars of each presentation (i.e. O-neg source, inter-neg source, blow-up, pillarboxed, letterboxed, Dolby A, Dolby SR, five screen channels vs. three, baby boom, split surround, digital sound, etc.).

Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas

ALHAMBRA
Alhambra Place 5

AZUSA
Foothill Center 10

CITY OF INDUSTRY
Puente Hills East 6 / Mann 6
Puente Hills Plaza 10

GLENDORA
Glendora 6

MONROVIA
Huntington Oaks 6

PASADENA
Hastings / Hastings 4 / Hastings 5
Marketplace 6
United Artists
Uptown

TEMPLE CITY
Temple 4

WEST COVINA
Eastland / Eastland Triplex / Eastland 5
Wescove Twin / Wescove Triplex

An overview of each cinema will be provided in a forthcoming revision.

Part 2: The 70mm Presentations

Opening date YYYY-MM-DD … TITLE … Cinema (duration in weeks) [notes]

1960-10-26 … CAN-CAN … United Artists (8)

1962-02-28 … OKLAHOMA! … United Artists (5)

1966-02-09 … THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD … United Artists (7)

1973-07-20 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Hastings (5)
1973-08-22 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … United Artists (3)

1975-12-25 … JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR … United Artists (2)

1977-12-14 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Hastings (22)

1979-06-08 … ALIEN … United Artists (16)

1980-06-27 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Wescove (26) [70mm during final week]
1980-10-24 … DIVINE MADNESS … Hastings (1)
1980-10-31 … DIVINE MADNESS … United Artists (3)
1980-11-07 … RAISE THE TITANIC … Hastings (2)

1981-06-05 … OUTLAND … Hastings (4)

1982-05-28 … ROCKY III … United Artists (16)
1982-06-25 … BLADE RUNNER … Hastings (4)
1982-10-22 … SUPERMAN II … Hastings (1)
1982-10-29 … POLTERGEIST … Hastings (1)

1983-04-29 … BLUE THUNDER … Hastings [sneak preview]
1983-05-07 … BLUE THUNDER … Hastings [sneak preview]
1983-05-13 … BLUE THUNDER … Hastings (6)
1983-06-03 … WARGAMES … Temple (8) [70mm from Week 3]
1983-07-29 … KRULL … Hastings (5)
1983-07-29 … WARGAMES / SUPERMAN III … Temple (3)
1983-08-19 … WARGAMES / STAYING ALIVE … Temple (6)
1983-09-30 … BRAINSTORM … Temple (5)
1983-09-30 … BRAINSTORM … United Artists (7)
1983-10-21 … THE RIGHT STUFF … Hastings (7)
1983-12-16 … THE RIGHT STUFF … Huntington Oaks (14)

1984-04-20 … THE RIGHT STUFF … Huntington Oaks (1)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Huntington Oaks (#1: 14)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Huntington Oaks (#2: 6)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Temple (12)
1984-06-01 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK … Eastland (8)
1984-08-31 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Hastings (5)
1984-08-31 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Eastland (4)
1984-09-28 … GHOSTBUSTERS … Eastland (3)
1984-12-07 … 2010 … Eastland (8)
1984-12-07 … 2010 … Hastings (10)

1985-02-01 … AMADEUS … Eastland (19)
1985-06-21 … COCOON … Alhambra Place (12)
1985-06-21 … COCOON … Eastland (16)
1985-06-21 … COCOON … United Artists (13)
1985-06-21 … RETURN TO OZ … Hastings (2)
1985-06-21 … RETURN TO OZ … Temple (3)
1985-07-19 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Hastings [sneak preview]
1985-07-24 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Hastings (5)
1985-11-27 … ROCKY IV … Temple (9)
1985-12-04 … YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES … Huntington Oaks (7)

1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Eastland (21) [70mm from Week 17]
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Glendora (31) [70mm from Week 16]
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Huntington Oaks (23) [70mm from Week 22]
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Temple (20) [70mm from Week 14]
1986-07-18 … ALIENS … Alhambra Place (11)
1986-07-18 … ALIENS … United Artists (9)
1986-12-05 … TOP GUN … Puente Hills East (1)
1986-11-26 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Eastland (15) [70 from Week 10]
1986-11-26 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Huntington Oaks (7) [70 from Week 4]
1986-11-26 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Temple (11)
1986-12-25 … THE MISSION … Hastings (15)

1987-07-24 … ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING … Puente Hills East (4)
1987-08-05 … STAKEOUT … Temple (7)
1987-11-25 … THREE MEN AND A BABY … Temple (14)

1988-01-15 … GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM … Temple (9)

1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Hastings (12)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Puente Hills East (18)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Temple (11)

1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Foothill Center (15)
1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Hastings (10)
1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Puente Hills Plaza (14)
1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Temple (6)
1990-07-18 … ARACHNOPHOBIA … Temple (4)

1991-07-02 … TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY … Hastings (12) [70mm from Week 7]
1991-11-22 … BEAUTY AND THE BEAST … Hastings (20) [70mm during Weeks 5-7]

1992-05-16 … FAR AND AWAY … Hastings [sneak preview]
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Hastings (8)
1992-12-25 … HOFFA … Marketplace (4)

1993-06-17 … LAST ACTION HERO … Alhambra Place (2)
1993-06-17 … LAST ACTION HERO … Hastings (4)

Note that some of the titles included in this chronology were presented in 35mm 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.

References: Various issues of Los Angeles Times and Pasadena Star-News, plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. other

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