| | Showcase Presentations in Philadelphia: A History of Large Format and Roadshow Exhibition, 1953-Present | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter
| Compiled by: Michael Coate & Vince Young | Date: 10.03.2017 | The Boyd (aka SamEric) Theater. Illustration by Davis Cone.
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Part 1: The Cinemas
PHILADELPHIA, PA Boyd / SamEric Cheltenham Cinema 19 / Sams Place Erics Place (see: Trans-Lux) Fox Goldman Leo Mark I Midtown Olde City Orleans Parkwood / Parkwood Manor Pilgrim Gardens Randolph Regency Riverview Plaza SamEric (see: Boyd) Sams Place (see: Cinema 19) Stanley 309 Trans-Lux / Erics Place
BENSALEM, PA Neshaminy 24 Premiere
CHERRY HILL, NJ Cherry Hill 24
CLAYMONT, DE Eric Tri-State Mall
CONCORDVILLE, PA Eric
FAIRLESS HILLS, PA Eric Eric Penn Jersey
FEASTERVILLE, PA Eric
HAMILTON, NJ Hamilton 24
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA Eric King of Prussia Plaza
LAWNSIDE, NJ White Horse Pike Drive-In
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ Eric
LEVITTOWN, PA Fox
MEDIA, PA Granite Run
MONTGOMERYVILLE, PA Eric
MOORESTOWN, NJ Plaza
PENNSAUKEN, NJ Eric
PRINCETON, NJ Market Fair
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| Part 2: The Engagements | | The (majority of the) titles cited in this section were presented in 70-millimeter and with some flavor of stereophonic sound (typically six-track). Other large format processes (i.e. Cinerama, VistaVision, etc.) are noted in brackets where applicable. The Cinerama-branded 70mm presentations during the 1963-69 period are noted as Cinerama (with an emphasis on the quotation marks to signify that it wasnt the original, genuine 3-panel Cinerama process). Details pertaining to origination format (i.e. 65mm or 35mm blow-up) have not been addressed since the listing is meant to be an exhibition-based chronology.
The roadshows have been listed with an asterisk following the applicable titles. These were reserved-seat engagements with advanced pricing and limited, scheduled showtimes (typically ten-per-week or two-a-day). Souvenir programs were usually sold and often the presentations included an overture, intermission, entracte, and exit music. Despite a popular misconception, many of the roadshows were screened in a 35mm presentation (rather than in 70mm) and effort has been made to identify these with a 35mm notation or format undetermined whenever the projection process could not be determined or was vaguely or ambiguously addressed in promotional material. Pre-1953 roadshows have not been addressed in this work.
The duration of the engagements, measured in weeks, is included in parenthesis after each entry.
IMAX and other special venue presentations have not been included (though they might be added in a future revision).
m/o = a move-over engagement (i.e. a continuation of a booking from another theater)
1953-09-24
THE ROBE*
Fox (reserved seats for premiere screening only) [35mm] 1953-10-05
THIS IS CINERAMA*
Boyd (72 weeks) [Cinerama]
1955-02-16
CINERAMA HOLIDAY*
Boyd (63) [Cinerama] 1955-05-05
STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND
Stanley (4) [VistaVision 8-perf horizontal] 1955-06-16
THE FAR HORIZONS
Stanley (1) [VistaVision 8-perf horizontal]
1956-03-07
CAROUSEL
Fox (8) [35mm w/ interlocked 6-track stereo] 1956-04-24
SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD*
Boyd (68) [Cinerama] 1956-07-12
THE KING AND I
Fox (11) [35mm w/ interlocked 6-track stereo] 1956-08-29
OKLAHOMA!*
Midtown (17) 1956-11-20
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS*
Randolph (31) [35mm] 1956-12-27
AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS*
Midtown (53)
1957-01-21
THRILLARAMA
Fox (1) [Thrillarama] 1957-10-02
SEARCH FOR PARADISE*
Boyd (21) [Cinerama]
1958-03-26
SOUTH PACIFIC*
Midtown (46) 1958-06-25
GIGI*
Boyd (17) [35mm] 1958-10-29
WINDJAMMER*
Boyd (16) [Cinerama] 1958-11-09
THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA*
Goldman (6) [35mm]
1959-02-17
SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE*
Boyd (35) [Cinerama] 1959-03-18
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Goldman (7) 1959-05-13
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK*
Midtown (6) [35mm] 1959-09-30
THE BIG FISHERMAN*
Midtown (7) 1959-10-07
PORGY AND BESS*
Goldman (15) 1959-11-24
BEN-HUR*
Boyd (62) 1959-12-25
SOLOMON AND SHEBA
Fox (9)
1960-05-03
CAN-CAN*
Midtown (25) 1960-10-12
WINDJAMMER*
Keswick (10) [Cinemiracle] 1960-10-26
THE ALAMO*
Midtown (13) 1960-11-02
SPARTACUS*
Goldman (23) 1960-12-30
CIMARRON*
Stanton (7) [35mm]
1961-02-01
EXODUS*
Boyd (24) 1961-07-19
LA DOLCE VITA*
Boyd (13) [35mm] 1961-08-09
SPARTACUS
Midtown (7) 1961-09-27
THE KING AND I
Midtown (2) 1961-10-25
SPARTACUS
Cheltenham (5) 1961-10-26
KING OF KINGS*
Boyd (17) 1961-11-07
WEST SIDE STORY*
Midtown (52) 1961-12-20
EL CID*
Goldman (22)
1962-02-21
JUDGMENT AT NUREMBURG*
Boyd (17) [35mm] 1962-03-21
OKLAHOMA!
Cheltenham (3) 1962-04-18
OKLAHOMA!
Fox Levittown (1) 1962-06-27
KING OF KINGS
Cheltenham (1) 1962-08-08
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM*
Boyd (30) [Cinerama] 1962-10-10
THE LONGEST DAY*
Goldman (30) [35mm] 1962-11-15
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY*
Stanley (22) 1962-12-21
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA*
Midtown (40)
1963-03-07
HOW THE WEST WAS WON*
Boyd (39) [Cinerama] 1963-06-26
CLEOPATRA*
Stanley (41) 1963-07-17
55 DAYS AT PEKING
Orleans (2) 1963-07-31
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY
Orleans (3) 1963-10-09
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Cheltenham (3) 1963-10-30
OKLAHOMA!
Orleans (1) 1963-12-19
ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD*
Boyd (27) [Cinerama]
1964-01-23
MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY
Trent (engagement canceled) [Wonderama] 1964-04-01
WEST SIDE STORY
Cheltenham (1) 1964-04-08
THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE*
Stanley (11) 1964-05-27
WEST SIDE STORY
White Horse Pike Drive-In (1) 1964-06-03
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
White Horse Pike Drive-In (1) 1964-06-17
BECKET*
Cheltenham (10) [35mm] 1964-06-17
SPARTACUS
Orleans (1) 1964-06-25
CIRCUS WORLD*
Boyd (9) [Cinerama] 1964-07-03
THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN
Stanley (8) 1964-07-29
ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD
Orleans (3) 1964-08-05
THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN
Plaza Moorestown (3) 1964-08-19
ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD
White Horse Pike Drive-In (2) 1964-08-26
BECKET
Boyd (8) 1964-08-26
THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Plaza Moorestown (3) 1964-09-23
THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE / ZULU
White Horse Pike Drive-In (1) 1964-09-30
BECKET
Eric Fairless Hills (3) 1964-10-14
THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Cheltenham (1) 1964-10-14
THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Parkwood (1) 1964-10-28
MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY
Cheltenham (1) 1964-10-28
MY FAIR LADY*
Stanley (53) 1964-11-18
BECKET
Eric King (1) 1964-11-18
BECKET
Plaza Moorestown (2) 1964-12-02
WEST SIDE STORY
Parkwood (1) 1964-12-09
WEST SIDE STORY
Plaza Moorestown (1) 1964-12-16
WEST SIDE STORY
Orleans (1)
1965-03-09
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD*
Boyd (20) [Cinerama] 1965-03-17
THE SOUND OF MUSIC*
Midtown (93) 1965-05-12
CHEYENNE AUTUMN
White Horse Pike Drive-In (3) 1965-05-26
ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD
Plaza Moorestown 1965-06-02
CLEOPATRA
Cheltenham (1) 1965-06-09
CHEYENNE AUTUMN
Orleans (1) 1965-06-09
ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD
Plaza King of Prussia (1) 1965-06-09
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Leo (1) 1965-06-30
THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES*
Trans-Lux (19) [35mm] 1965-07-27
THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL*
Boyd (8) [Cinerama] 1965-09-22
MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY
Boyd (4) [Cinerama] 1965-11-10
THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY*
Goldman (16) 1965-12-22
BATTLE OF THE BULGE*
Boyd (11) [Cinerama]
1966-03-09
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO*
Boyd (49) 1966-03-30
MY FAIR LADY
Leo (3) 1966-07-27
THE BLUE MAX*
Goldman (15) [35mm] 1966-08-31
THE SOUND OF MUSIC*
Eric Fairless Hills (28) 1966-09-28
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
Orleans (1) 1966-10-07
OKLAHOMA!
Stanley (3) 1966-10-14
THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES
Eric King (1) 1966-10-25
HAWAII*
Stanley (28) [format undetermined] 1966-11-09
OKLAHOMA!
Cheltenham (1) 1966-11-09
OKLAHOMA!
Orleans (1) 1966-11-09
OKLAHOMA!
Plaza King of Prussia (1) 1966-11-10
IS PARIS BURNING?*
Goldman (8) 1966-12-14
ZULU
Eric King (1)
1967-01-26
THE SAND PEBBLES*
Cheltenham (25) [35mm] 1967-02-01
GRAND PRIX*
Randolph (37) [Cinerama] 1967-02-16
THE BIBLE*
Boyd (22) 1967-03-14
ULYSSES*
Town Hall (3 days) [35mm] 1967-03-15
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Eric Fairless Hills (6) 1967-03-15
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Eric King (8) 1967-03-15
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Orleans (10) 1967-03-15
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Plaza Moorestown (8) 1967-03-15
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW*
Midtown (13) [35mm] 1967-05-10
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE*
Stanley (26) [35mm] 1967-07-19
ULYSSES*
Boyd (13) [35mm] 1967-10-18
GONE WITH THE WIND*
Randolph (31) 1967-10-20
THE HAPPIEST MILLIONAIRE*
Boyd (13) [35mm] 1967-10-25
GRAND PRIX
Eric Fairless Hills (2) 1967-10-25
GRAND PRIX
Orleans (3) 1967-10-25
GRAND PRIX
White Horse Pike Drive-In (3) 1967-11-01
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD*
Midtown (11) 1967-11-09
CAMELOT*
Stanley (33)
1968-01-24
DOCTOR DOLITTLE*
Boyd (29) 1968-03-06
HALF A SIXPENCE*
Midtown (8) [35mm] 1968-03-13
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
Eric Penn Jersey (4) 1968-05-22
2001: A Space Odyssey*
Randolph (30) [Cinerama] 1968-05-22
GONE WITH THE WIND*
Midtown m/o (10 [41]) 1968-10-03
FUNNY GIRL*
Goldman (60) 1968-10-23
FINIANS RAINBOW*
Stanley (16) 1968-11-03
THE LION IN WINTER*
Theatre 1812 (39) [35mm] 1968-11-06
STAR!*
Boyd (14) 1968-12-18
GONE WITH THE WIND
Eric Fairless Hills (8) 1968-12-18
GONE WITH THE WIND
Orleans (8) 1968-12-18
ICE STATION ZEBRA*
Randolph (10) [Cinerama] 1968-12-18
OLIVER!*
Midtown (42) 1968-12-19
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG*
Cinema 19 (13)
1969-02-12
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Cheltenham (4) 1969-02-12
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Fox Willingboro (4) 1969-02-12
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Plaza King of Prussia (4) 1969-02-12
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Plaza Moorestown (4) 1969-02-12
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Orleans (4) 1969-02-21
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Stanley (2) 1969-02-26
THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN*
Randolph (8) 1969-03-19
SWEET CHARITY*
Stanley (16) 1969-03-26
WHERE EAGLES DARE
Fox (6) 1969-06-25
BEN-HUR*
Boyd (9) 1969-06-25
FINIANS RAINBOW
Eric Fairless Hills (2) 1969-06-25
FINIANS RAINBOW
Orleans (3) 1969-06-25
FINIANS RAINBOW
Premiere (3) 1969-07-23
CLEOPATRA
Randolph (1) 1969-07-29
KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA
Stanley (4) 1969-07-30
ICE STATION ZEBRA
Plaza King of Prussia (1) 1969-08-06
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Eric Penn Jersey (1) 1969-09-10
GONE WITH THE WIND
Premiere (1) 1969-10-15
SWEET CHARITY
Plaza King of Prussia (2) 1969-10-15
SWEET CHARITY
Plaza Moorestown (2) 1969-10-22
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Premiere (1) 1969-10-29
PAINT YOUR WAGON*
Randolph (13) 1969-11-05
SWEET CHARITY
Plaza Moorestown (2) 1969-11-12
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS*
Boyd (18)
1970-03-11
PATTON*
Goldman (14) 1970-03-18
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS
Eric Penn Jersey (2) 1970-03-25
HELLO, DOLLY!*
Randolph (28) 1970-04-22
AIRPORT
Boyd (15) 1970-04-29
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Cheltenham (4) 1970-04-29
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Eric Fairless Hills (2) 1970-06-17
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Plaza King of Prussia (1) 1970-07-08
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Orleans (1) 1970-07-15
PATTON
Orleans (4) 1970-08-12
AIRPORT
Plaza Moorestown (9) 1970-10-07
TORA! TORA! TORA!*
Randolph (13) 1970-11-11
HELLO, DOLLY!
Orleans (6) 1970-11-11
HELLO, DOLLY!
Plaza King of Prussia (6) 1970-11-11
HELLO, DOLLY!
Premiere (6) 1970-12-16
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Plaza Moorestown (1) 1970-12-25
SONG OF NORWAY*
Mark I (17)
1971-02-03
TORA! TORA! TORA!
Eric Fairless Hills (3) 1971-02-03
TORA! TORA! TORA!
Orleans (3) 1971-02-10
MY FAIR LADY
Goldman (4) 1971-04-02
MY FAIR LADY
Orleans (1) 1971-04-09
MY FAIR LADY
Parkwood Manor (1) 1971-12-14
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF*
SamEric (27) [format undetermined]
1972-02-02
NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA*
Midtown (16) [35mm] 1972-03-29
THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH
Regency (4) 1972-06-21
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Mark I m/o (14 [41]) [format undetermined] 1972-12-13
YOUNG WINSTON*
Midtown (9) [35mm] 1972-12-14
MAN OF LA MANCHA*
Pennsauken (10) [format undetermined] 1972-12-14
MAN OF LA MANCHA*
SamEric (16) [format undetermined]
1973-03-28
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Fox (8) 1973-04-25
LAST TANGO IN PARIS*
Eric Rittenhouse Square (23) [35mm]
1974-06-26
THATS ENTERTAINMENT!
SamEric (13) 1974-08-21
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Eric Fairless Hills (4) 1974-08-21
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Eric King (5) 1974-08-21
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Eric Pennsauken (5) 1974-08-21
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Eric Tri-State Mall (4) 1974-08-21
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Mark I (6) 1974-09-25
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Plaza Moorestown (2)
1975-06-25
GONE WITH THE WIND
SamEric (1) 1975-06-25
THE WIND AND THE LION
Mark I (7) 1975-07-02
ROLLERBALL
SamEric (10) 1975-09-10
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Eric Fairless Hills (2) 1975-09-10
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Eric King (2) 1975-09-10
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Eric Lawrenceville (2) 1975-09-10
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Eric Pennsauken (2) 1975-09-10
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Eric Tri-State Mall (2) 1975-09-10
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
SamEric (2) 1975-09-24
GONE WITH THE WIND
Eric Fairless Hills (2) 1975-09-24
GONE WITH THE WIND
Eric King (3) 1975-09-24
GONE WITH THE WIND
Eric Lawrenceville (3) 1975-09-24
GONE WITH THE WIND
Eric Pennsauken (2) 1975-09-24
GONE WITH THE WIND
Eric Tri-State Mall (3) 1975-09-24
GONE WITH THE WIND
SamEric (2)
1976-06-18
THATS ENTERTAINMENT, PART 2
Mark I (6) 1976-06-23
LOGANS RUN
SamEric (6) 1976-08-04
LOGANS RUN / ROLLERBALL
SamEric (1) 1976-10-13
THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE
Eric King (1) 1976-10-13
THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE
Mark I (2) 1976-10-20
THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE
Eric Pennsauken (1)
1977-11-04
STAR WARS
Mark I (37) 1977-12-14
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
SamEric (22)
1978-06-02
CAPRICORN ONE
Fox (5) 1978-07-21
STAR WARS
Midtown (2)
1979-05-25
ALIEN
Eric Fairless Hills (10) 1979-05-25
ALIEN
Eric King (12) 1979-05-25
ALIEN
Eric Lawrenceville (10) 1979-05-25
ALIEN
Eric Montgomeryville (13) 1979-05-25
ALIEN
Eric Pennsauken (18) 1979-05-25
ALIEN
Eric Tri-State Mall (12) 1979-05-25
ALIEN
Erics Place (21) 1979-06-27
THE EXORCIST
Parkwood Manor (1) 1979-07-25
SUPERMAN
Parkwood Manor (2) 1979-08-15
STAR WARS
Fox (2) 1979-08-18
DULHAN WAHI JO PIYA MAN BHAAYE
Nesbitt Hall, Drexel University (2 days) 1979-09-26
SUPERMAN
Parkwood Manor (1) 1979-11-02
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Eric Feasterville (7) 1979-11-02
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Eric King (7) 1979-11-02
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Eric Lawrenceville (6) 1979-11-02
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Eric Montgomeryville (7) 1979-11-02
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Eric Pennsauken (7) 1979-11-02
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Eric Tri-State Mall (6) 1979-11-02
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Mark I (8) 1979-11-08
THE ROSE
SamEric (14) 1979-12-21
THE BLACK HOLE
Midtown (8)
1980-05-21
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Eric Lawrenceville (20) 1980-05-21
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Eric Plaza King of Prussia (20) 1980-05-21
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Eric Plaza Moorestown (22) 1980-05-21
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Eric Tri-State Mall (30) 1980-05-21
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Premiere (30) 1980-05-21
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
SamEric (30) 1980-08-01
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND The Special Edition
Sams Place (3) 1980-09-26
DIVINE MADNESS
Erics Place (5)
1981-01-16
ALTERED STATES
Regency (sneak preview screening) 1981-01-23
ALTERED STATES
Regency (9) [Megasound] 1981-05-22
OUTLAND
Regency (7) [Megasound] 1981-06-12
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
SamEric (20) 1981-07-17
OUTLAND
Parkwood (2) 1981-07-31
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Mark I (4)
1982-03-19
QUEST FOR FIRE
Eric Concordville (6) 1982-03-19
QUEST FOR FIRE
Eric Feasterville (6) 1982-03-19
QUEST FOR FIRE
Eric Lawrenceville (6) 1982-03-19
QUEST FOR FIRE
Eric Montgomeryville (6) 1982-03-19
QUEST FOR FIRE
Eric Plaza King of Prussia (6) 1982-03-19
QUEST FOR FIRE
Eric Plaza Moorestown (7) 1982-03-19
QUEST FOR FIRE
Pilgrim Gardens (7) 1982-03-19
QUEST FOR FIRE
SamEric (7) 1982-04-02
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Mark I (4) 1982-04-30
QUEST FOR FIRE
Eric Tri-State Mall (1) 1982-05-07
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Eric King (3) 1982-05-07
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Pilgrim Gardens (2) 1982-05-07
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Eric Plaza Moorestown (1) 1982-05-07
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
SamEric (3) 1982-05-14
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Eric Pennsauken (1) 1982-05-24
ROCKY III
SamEric (world premiere screening) 1982-05-28
ROCKY III
SamEric (17) 1982-06-04
POLTERGEIST
Eric Feasterville (11) 1982-06-04
POLTERGEIST
Eric King (11) 1982-06-04
POLTERGEIST
Eric Pennsauken (15) 1982-06-04
POLTERGEIST
Eric Tri-State Mall (12) 1982-06-04
POLTERGEIST
Erics Place (15) 1982-06-04
QUEST FOR FIRE
Premiere (1) 1982-06-04
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN
Eric Fairless Hills (6) 1982-06-04
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN
Eric Montgomeryville (11) 1982-06-04
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN
Eric Plaza King of Prussia (8) 1982-06-04
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN
Eric Plaza Moorestown (11) 1982-06-04
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN
Mark I (14) 1982-07-23
TRON
Regency (5) 1982-09-01
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
SamEric (1) 1982-09-17
PINK FLOYD: THE WALL
SamEric (6) 1982-09-17
POLTERGEIST
Sams Place (2) 1982-09-24
FAME
SamEric (4) 1982-10-01
POLTERGEIST / STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN
Erics Place (3) 1982-10-15
APOCALYPSE NOW
Mark I (1) 1982-10-29
SUPERMAN II
Regency (1) 1982-11-19
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
SamEric (5) 1982-11-24
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
SamEric (1) 1982-12-03
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
SamEric (1) 1982-12-17
THE DARK CRYSTAL
Regency (6) 1982-12-17
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
Regency (17) [70mm from Week #7]
1983-01-28
BLUE THUNDER
SamEric (sneak preview screening) 1983-05-25
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Eric Lawrenceville (21) 1983-05-25
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Eric Montgomeryville (#1: 28) 1983-05-25
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Eric Montgomeryville (#2: 2) 1983-05-25
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Eric Plaza Moorestown (29) 1983-05-25
RETURN OF THE JEDI
SamEric (#1: 28) 1983-05-25
RETURN OF THE JEDI
SamEric (#2: 2) 1983-05-25
RETURN OF THE JEDI
SamEric (#3: 2) 1983-06-03
WARGAMES
Sams Place (#1: 15) 1983-06-03
WARGAMES
Sams Place (#2: 3) 1983-07-15
STAYING ALIVE
Mark I (12) 1983-09-07
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
SamEric (1) 1983-09-30
BRAINSTORM
Eric Concordville (5) 1983-09-30
BRAINSTORM
Eric Feasterville (4) 1983-09-30
BRAINSTORM
Eric Lawrenceville (5) 1983-09-30
BRAINSTORM
Eric Montgomeryville (4) 1983-09-30
BRAINSTORM
Eric Pennsauken (7) 1983-09-30
BRAINSTORM
Eric Pilgrim Gardens (7) 1983-09-30
BRAINSTORM
Eric Plaza King of Prussia (4) 1983-09-30
BRAINSTORM
Sams Place (7) 1983-10-15
THE RIGHT STUFF
Eric King (sneak preview screening) 1983-10-15
THE RIGHT STUFF
Eric Plaza Moorestown (sneak preview screening) 1983-10-15
THE RIGHT STUFF
Eric Tri-State Mall (sneak preview screening) 1983-10-15
THE RIGHT STUFF
SamEric (sneak preview screening) 1983-10-21
THE RIGHT STUFF
Eric King (8) 1983-10-21
THE RIGHT STUFF
Eric Plaza Moorestown (8) 1983-10-21
THE RIGHT STUFF
Eric Tri-State Mall (8) 1983-10-21
THE RIGHT STUFF
SamEric (9)
1984-05-23
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
Eric Pennsauken (#1: 19) 1984-05-23
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
Eric Pennsauken (#2: 4) 1984-05-23
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
Eric Pennsauken (#3: 2) 1984-05-23
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
SamEric (#1: 19) 1984-05-23
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
SamEric (#2: 7) 1984-05-23
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
SamEric (#3: 4) 1984-06-01
STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK
Eric Plaza Moorestown (9) 1984-06-01
STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK
Mark I (7) 1984-06-08
GHOSTBUSTERS
Erics Place (20) 1984-07-13
THE LAST STARFIGHTER
SamEric (5) 1984-09-19
AMADEUS
Olde City (13) 1984-12-07
2010
Eric Concordville (#1: 7) 1984-12-07
2010
Eric Concordville (#2: 2) 1984-12-07
2010
Eric Fairless Hills (6) 1984-12-07
2010
Eric Feasterville (#1: 7) 1984-12-07
2010
Eric Feasterville (#2: 1) 1984-12-07
2010
Eric Lawrenceville (7) 1984-12-07
2010
Eric Montgomeryville (6) 1984-12-07
2010
Eric Pennsauken (#1: 7) 1984-12-07
2010
Eric Pennsauken (#2: 1) 1984-12-07
2010
Eric Plaza King of Prussia (6) 1984-12-07
2010
SamEric (#1: 7) 1984-12-07
2010
SamEric (#2: 1) 1984-12-07
2010
SamEric (#3: 1) 1984-12-14
DUNE
Mark I (6) 1984-12-14
STARMAN
Eric Pilgrim Gardens (8) 1984-12-14
STARMAN
Eric Plaza King of Prussia (6) 1984-12-14
STARMAN
Sams Place (8)
1985-01-11
AMADEUS
SamEric (10) [70mm from Week #2] 1985-03-29
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Orleans (3) 1985-03-29
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Premiere (3) 1985-03-29
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Regency (3) 1985-06-21
COCOON
Olde City (10+) 1985-06-21
COCOON
Orleans (10+) 1985-06-21
COCOON
Premiere (10+) 1985-06-21
RETURN TO OZ
Eric Plaza King of Prussia (3) 1985-06-21
RETURN TO OZ
Eric Plaza Moorestown (4) 1985-06-21
RETURN TO OZ
SamEric (4) 1985-07-10
SILVERADO
Sams Place (5) 1985-07-19
THE BLACK CAULDRON
Eric Plaza Moorestown (sneak preview screening) 1985-07-19
THE BLACK CAULDRON
SamEric (sneak preview screening) 1985-07-24
THE BLACK CAULDRON
Eric Plaza Moorestown (3) 1985-07-24
THE BLACK CAULDRON
SamEric (4) 1985-11-27
ROCKY IV
SamEric (#1: 13) 1985-11-27
ROCKY IV
SamEric (#2: 5) 1985-12-04
YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES
SamEric (#1: 6) 1985-12-04
YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES
SamEric (#2: 3) 1985-12-20
A CHORUS LINE
Olde City (6) 1985-12-20
OUT OF AFRICA
Mark I (12)
1986-05-10
TOP GUN
Orleans (sneak preview screening) 1986-05-10
TOP GUN
Sams Place (sneak preview screening) 1986-05-10
TOP GUN
309 (sneak preview screening) 1986-05-16
TOP GUN
Orleans (25) 1986-05-16
TOP GUN
Sams Place (6) 1986-05-16
TOP GUN
309 (25) 1986-07-18
ALIENS
Orleans (13) 1986-07-18
ALIENS
Premiere (10) 1986-07-18
ALIENS
Regency (12) 1986-07-18
ALIENS
309 (14) 1986-08-01
HOWARD THE DUCK
Sams Place (3) 1986-11-26
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME
Mark I (9) 1986-11-26
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME
Orleans (12) 1986-11-26
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME
309 (15) 1986-12-19
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Regency (8) 1986-12-25
THE MISSION
Olde City (9)
1987-06-03
THE UNTOUCHABLES
Olde City (10) 1987-06-03
THE UNTOUCHABLES
Orleans (9) 1987-06-03
THE UNTOUCHABLES
Premiere (9) 1987-06-03
THE UNTOUCHABLES
309 (11) 1987-07-01
INNERSPACE
Granite Run (5) 1987-08-05
STAKEOUT
Eric Feasterville (9) 1987-08-05
STAKEOUT
Eric Pennsauken (11) 1987-08-05
STAKEOUT
Eric Plaza King of Prussia (11) 1987-08-05
STAKEOUT
Sams Place (9)
1988-05-20
WILLOW
Mark I (7) 1988-07-15
DIE HARD
SamEric (16)
1989-04-07
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Mark I (8) [SR] 1989-05-24
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Eric Pennsauken (#1: 12) 1989-05-24
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Eric Pennsauken (#2: 5) 1989-05-24
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Orleans (12) 1989-05-24
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
SamEric (#1: 12) 1989-05-24
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
SamEric (#2: 5) 1989-06-09
STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER
Olde City (5) 1989-08-09
THE ABYSS
Sams Place (6)
1990-06-01
TOTAL RECALL
Sams Place (5) 1990-06-08
TOTAL RECALL
Sams Place (#2: 3) 1990-06-15
DICK TRACY
Granite Run (9) 1990-06-15
DICK TRACY
Olde City (9) 1990-06-15
DICK TRACY
Orleans (8) 1990-06-15
DICK TRACY
Premiere (9) 1990-06-15
DICK TRACY
309 (10) 1990-10-05
FANTASIA
Olde City (7)
1991-05-24
BACKDRAFT
SamEric (6) 1991-07-02
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
SamEric (#1: 14) 1991-07-02
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
SamEric (#2: 3) 1991-12-11
HOOK
Riverview Plaza (#1: 13) 1991-12-11
HOOK
Riverview Plaza (#2: 4)
1992-05-09
FAR AND AWAY
Riverview Plaza (sneak preview screening) 1992-05-16
FAR AND AWAY
Riverview Plaza (sneak preview screening) 1992-05-22
FAR AND AWAY
Riverview Plaza (7) 1992-12-25
HOFFA
Market Fair (#1: 7) 1992-12-25
HOFFA
Market Fair (#2: 3) 1992-12-25
HOFFA
Plaza Moorestown (canceled due to theater fire) 1992-12-25
HOFFA
Riverview Plaza (6)
1993-06-17
LAST ACTION HERO
SamEric (5) 1993-10-08
GETTYSBURG
Riverview Plaza (5) 1993-11-12
GETTYSBURG
SamEric (2)
1994-09-23
MY FAIR LADY
Riverview Plaza (2) [format undetermined]
1997-01-06
HAMLET
Riverview Plaza (trade screening)
2015-12-25
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
AMC Cherry Hill 24 [Datasat] 2015-12-25
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
AMC Hamilton 24 [Datasat] 2015-12-25
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
AMC Neshaminy 24 [Datasat] 2015-12-25
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
UA King of Prussia 16 & IMAX (4) [Datasat] 2015-12-25
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
UA Riverview Plaza Stadium 17 & RPX (5) [Datasat]
Note that some of the movies included in this listing were presented in 35mm during the latter week(s) of engagement due to print damage or, in the case of a multiplex booking, movement to a smaller, 35mm-only auditorium within a cinema complex. And in a few cases the reverse was true whereas a booking began with a 35mm print and switched mid-run to 70mm. In these cases, the 35mm portion of the engagement has been included in the duration figure. | | Part 3: Which 70mm releases were not presented in 70mm in Philadelphia? | | Here is a listing of movies with a confirmed 70mm release in North America that played the Philadelphia market only in 35mm (or not at all). Titles marked with a triple asterisk played the Philly area in 70mm only during a second run or subsequent booking, and titles marked # played in 70mm only during advance pre-release screening(s). Titles marked ## were photographed in 70mm (65mm) but which there is no record of any 70mm prints being struck for release.
1957 Raintree County ##
1960 Scent of Mystery (aka Holiday in Spain)
1962 Barabbas Black Tights
1963 The Cardinal 55 Days at Peking*** Lafayette Madame
1964 Becket*** Cheyenne Autumn*** Zulu***
1965 The Great Race In Harms Way Lord Jim The Sleeping Beauty (Kirov Ballet)
1966 Born Free Khartoum Russian Adventure
1967 The Dirty Dozen
1968 Around the World in Eighty Days (re-release) Custer of the West Dr. Coppelius Half a Sixpence War and Peace
1969 Anne of the Thousand Days MacKennas Gold Marooned The Wild Bunch
1970 Brewster McCloud Darling Lili Kellys Heroes Ryans Daughter Scrooge Too Late the Hero
1971 The Horsemen ## House of Wax (re-release) The Last Valley Lawrence of Arabia (re-release) Mary, Queen of Scots The Stewardesses Waterloo
1972 The Cowboys Deliverance The Great Waltz The Poseidon Adventure
1973 This is Cinerama (re-release) Tom Sawyer
1974 Jesus Christ Superstar (re-release) One by One Panorama Blue The Towering Inferno The Trial of Billy Jack
1975 The Jolson Story (re-release) Lucky Lady Paper Tiger
1976 A Star is Born
1977 Metemorphoses Nights and Days Star Wars*** Tommy (re-release)
1978 Comes a Horseman Crossed Swords Days of Heaven The Deer Hunter Dersu Uzala Grease The Manitou Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band The Sound of Music (re-release) Superman***
1979 Apocalypse Now*** The Exorcist*** (re-release) Hanover Street Hurricane The Muppet Movie 1941 Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1980 The Blue Lagoon Cant Stop the Music Fame*** The Island The Jazz Singer The Ninth Configuration (aka Twinkle, Twinkle, Killer Kane) Raise the Titanic
1981 Dance Craze Dragonslayer Heavens Gate Sharkys Machine Star Wars (re-release) Superman II*** Wolfen Zoot Suit
1982 Annie Blade Runner E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial*** Firefox Gandhi Grease 2 Napoleon (re-release) One from the Heart The Road Warrior Star Wars (re-release) Tempest The Thing Tron*** Yes, Georgio
1983 Around the World in Eighty Days (re-release) Blue Thunder # The Entity Krull Lets Spend the Night Together Never Say Never Again Octopussy Oklahoma! (re-release) The Star Chamber Star Wars / The Empire Strikes Back (double feature re-release) Superman III
1984 The Bear Carmen City Heat The Cotton Club Fort Saganne Gremlins Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan The Razors Edge The River Streets of Fire
1985 American Flyers Back to the Future Bring on the Night The Emerald Forest E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (re-release) Explorers Ghostbusters (re-release) The Goonies Gremlins (re-release) Ladyhawke Lifeforce Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Rambo: First Blood Part II Revolution Santa Claus Spies Like Us White Nights Year of the Dragon
1986 Absolute Beginners Big Trouble in Little China The Clan of the Cave Bear Cobra The Color of Money Highlander Manhunter The Money Pit Nutcracker Sleeping Beauty (re-release) Spacecamp Tough Guys
1987 Adventures in Babysitting Apocalypse Now (re-release) Cry Freedom Empire of the Sun Good Morning, Vietnam The Last Emperor Lethal Weapon The Lost Boys Over the Top Predator The Running Man Spaceballs Three Men and a Baby Whos That Girl The Witches of Eastwick
1988 Alien Nation Beaches The Big Blue Cocoon: The Return Gorillas in the Mist The Last Temptation of Christ The Presidio Shoot to Kill Tucker: The Man and his Dream Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1989 Always Back to the Future Part II Batman The Bear Black Rain Born on the Fourth of July Casualties of War Dead Poets Society Glory In Country Lethal Weapon 2 The Little Mermaid Tango & Cash The Ten Commandments (re-release) Valmont
1990 Air America Arachnophobia Back to the Future Part III The Bonfire of the Vanities Days of Thunder Die Hard 2 Edward Scissorhands Flatliners The Godfather Part III Gremlins 2: The New Batch Havana The Hunt for Red October Memphis Belle Mountains of the Moon Predator 2 The Rookie The Sheltering Sky The Sound of Music (re-release) The Two Jakes
1991 Beauty and the Beast The Doors For the Boys The Last Boy Scout Point Break The Rocketeer Spartacus (re-release) Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1992 Alien 3 1492: Conquest of Paradise Howards End The Last of the Mohicans Lethal Weapon 3 Malcolm X Patriot Games Shining Through
1993 Baraka Cliffhanger Geronimo: An American Legend In the Line of Fire The Remains of the Day Short Cuts
1994 Little Buddha True Lies
1995 The Wild Bunch (re-release)
1996 Hamlet # Vertigo (re-release)
1997 Titanic
2001 2001: A Space Odyssey (re-release)
2002 Lawrence of Arabia (re-release)
2012 The Master Samsara ##
2014 Inherent Vice Interstellar
2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2017 Kong: Skull Island | | References | | Various issues of Boxoffice, Philadelphia Daily News, The Philadelphia Inquirer and Variety, plus Dolby sound system installation records, projector and sound system trade advertisements, and the book Popcorn Palaces: The Art Deco Movie Theatre Paintings of Davis Cone (Michael D. Kinerk and Dennis W. Wilhelm; Harry N. Abrams, Inc.; 2001).
Special Thanks: Neil S. Bulk, Allen Hause, Mark Marshall, Jim Perry, Joe Tommassello. | | | | Go: back - top - back issues - news index Updated 06-05-22 | |
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