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 The Boyd (aka SamEric) Theater. Illustration by Davis Cone.A work in progress . 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 WILLINGBORO, NJ Fox | More in 70mm reading: 70mm Engagements 70mm Blow Up List Internet link: |
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| 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. | |
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