| | 70mm Presentations in Portland A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1956-Present | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 02.10.2021 | Star Wars 70mm upgrade advert, The Oregonian, 21st October 1977
What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the Portland region of Oregon (and Washington), 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 here is on the titles that received publicly-promoted, commercial exhibition in 70mm and 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
BEAVERTON Town Center / Tanasbourne Valley Westgate
PORTLAND 82nd Avenue Bagdad Broadway CineMagic Eastgate Fox Hollywood KOIN Center Lloyd Music Box Paramount Rose Moyer Roseway Village
TIGARD Bridgeport Village / Regal Bridgeport Village Stadium 18 + IMAX Tigard
VANCOUVER (Washington) Vancouver Plaza
WILSONVILLE Grand Parkway
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]
* Reserved-seat engagement (i.e. roadshow)
1956-11-09
OKLAHOMA!*
Broadway (20)
1957-04-17
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS*
Broadway (36)
1958-05-27
SOUTH PACIFIC*
Broadway (30)
1959-03-06
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Broadway (5) 1959-11-12
THE BIG FISHERMAN*
Broadway (5) 1959-12-25
SOLOMON AND SHEBA
Hollywood (10)
1960-01-20
BEN-HUR*
Music Box (52) 1960-06-29
CAN-CAN*
Hollywood (13)
1961-01-18
EXODUS*
Music Box (18) 1961-02-02
SPARTACUS*
Broadway (8) 1961-12-21
KING OF KINGS*
Music Box (11)
1962-03-14
WEST SIDE STORY*
Music Box (36)
1963-02-08
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY*
Music Box (19) 1963-04-10
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA*
Fox (11) 1963-06-26
CLEOPATRA*
Paramount (37) 1963-12-19
ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD*
Hollywood (44)
1964-04-15
THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE*
Music Box (14) 1964-10-22
CIRCUS WORLD*
Hollywood (11) 1964-11-16
MY FAIR LADY*
Paramount (46)
1965-01-07
MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY*
Hollywood (12) 1965-04-07
THE SOUND OF MUSIC*
Fox (116) 1965-04-15
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD*
Hollywood (14) 1965-07-20
THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL*
Hollywood (12) 1965-08-18
THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES*
Broadway (30)
1966-01-19
BATTLE OF THE BULGE*
Hollywood (14) 1966-04-06
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO*
Paramount (45) 1966-04-27
THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY*
Hollywood (9) 1966-06-29
KHARTOUM*
Hollywood (8) 1966-08-24
RUSSIAN ADVENTURE*
Hollywood (4) 1966-12-22
IS PARIS BURNING?*
Broadway (6) [70mm?]
1967-02-01
GRAND PRIX*
Hollywood (30) 1967-02-02
THE BIBLE*
Broadway (21) 1967-05-10
HAWAII*
Paramount (27) [70mm?] 1967-06-28
THE SAND PEBBLES*
Fox (20) 1967-11-01
GONE WITH THE WIND*
Broadway (32) 1967-11-08
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD*
Hollywood (11) 1967-11-15
CAMELOT*
Paramount (29)
1968-01-25
CUSTER OF THE WEST*
Hollywood (7) 1968-03-13
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
Hollywood (6) 1968-06-12
DOCTOR DOLITTLE*
Broadway (14) 1968-06-13
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY*
Hollywood (42) 1968-11-13
FUNNY GIRL*
Paramount (28) [70mm?] 1968-12-19
STAR!*
Fox (6) 1968-12-20
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG*
Broadway (12) 1968-12-25
FINIANS RAINBOW*
Westgate (16) [70mm?]
1969-01-29
OLIVER!*
Eastgate (38) [70mm?] 1969-03-12
THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN*
Broadway (8) 1969-04-02
ICE STATION ZEBRA*
Hollywood (8) 1969-05-16
SWEET CHARITY*
Fox (8) 1969-06-19
BEN-HUR*
Broadway (8) 1969-06-24
KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA
Hollywood (17) 1969-10-29
PAINT YOUR WAGON*
Paramount (30) 1969-12-18
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS*
Broadway (7)
1970-02-04
HELLO, DOLLY!*
Fox (21) 1970-03-04
PATTON*
Broadway (16) 1970-09-23
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Broadway (2) 1970-12-25
SONG OF NORWAY*
Hollywood (21)
1971-03-11
RYANS DAUGHTER
Paramount (15) 1971-05-21
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Hollywood (5) 1971-08-18
RYANS DAUGHTER
Eastgate (13) 1971-12-15
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF*
Hollywood (53) [70mm?]
1973-03-16
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Fox (10) 1973-03-28
MAN OF LA MANCHA*
Hollywood (4) [70mm?] 1973-06-08
THIS IS CINERAMA
Hollywood (4)
1974-08-28
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Hollywood (9)
1975-06-25
THE WIND AND THE LION
Hollywood (16)
1976-06-18
THATS ENTERTAINMENT PART 2
Hollywood (8) 1976-06-23
LOGANS RUN
Music Box (10)
1977-05-25
STAR WARS
Westgate (76) [70mm from Week 22] 1977-12-14
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Eastgate (27) 1977-12-14
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Town Center (27)
1978-08-16
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Music Box (7) 1978-10-18
DERSU UZALA
Hollywood (1) 1978-12-15
SUPERMAN
Eastgate (23) [70mm from Week 2] 1978-12-15
SUPERMAN
Westgate (23) [70mm from Week 2]
1979-02-23
DAYS OF HEAVEN
Hollywood (7) 1979-05-25
ALIEN
Eastgate (12) 1979-05-25
ALIEN
Westgate (12) 1979-11-02
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Rose Moyer (6) 1979-11-02
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Valley (7) [70mm?] 1979-11-09
THE ROSE
Music Box (14) 1979-11-20
THE BLACK HOLE
Westgate (sneak preview) 1979-12-21
THE BLACK HOLE
Eastgate (12)
1980-05-21
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Westgate (37) 1980-09-26
DIVINE MADNESS
Music Box (7)
1981-05-22
OUTLAND
Westgate (7)
1982-03-12
QUEST FOR FIRE
Bagdad (13) 1982-03-12
QUEST FOR FIRE
Town Center (14) 1982-04-16
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Music Box (6) 1982-06-04
POLTERGEIST
Fox (27) 1982-06-04
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN
Rose Moyer (45) 1982-06-04
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN
Westgate (7) 1982-06-11
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
Eastgate (43) 1982-06-11
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
Westgate (43) 1982-07-09
TRON
Bagdad (9) 1982-07-09
TRON
Rose Moyer (23) 1982-08-13
TRON / STAR TREK II
Rose Moyer (17) 1982-09-10
THATS ENTERTAINMENT! / THATS ENTERTAINMENT 2
Bagdad (5 days) 1982-09-15
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Bagdad (4 days) 1982-09-19
CAMELOT
Bagdad (3 days) 1982-09-22
ALTERED STATES
Bagdad (4 days) 1982-09-24
POLTERGEIST / DRAGONSLAYER
Fox (5) 1982-09-26
THE WIND AND THE LION / FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
Bagdad (3 days) 1982-09-29
THE ROSE / DIVINE MADNESS
Bagdad (4 days) 1982-10-03
THE DEER HUNTER
Bagdad (3 days) 1982-10-06
ALIEN
Bagdad (4 days) 1982-10-10
DAYS OF HEAVEN / HANOVER STREET
Bagdad (3 days) 1982-10-13
A STAR IS BORN / THE JAZZ SINGER
Bagdad (4 days) 1982-10-15
TRON
Music Box (3) 1982-10-17
GONE WITH THE WIND
Bagdad (5 days)
1983-02-11
LETS SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER
Fox (4) 1983-05-07
KRULL
Westgate (sneak preview) 1983-05-25
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Rose Moyer (#1: 41) 1983-05-25
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Rose Moyer (#2: 6) [interlock] 1983-05-25
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Westgate (29) 1983-07-15
STAYING ALIVE
Bagdad (10) 1983-07-29
OKLAHOMA!
Hollywood (4) 1983-08-26
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
Music Box (2) 1983-08-26
CAMELOT
Hollywood (2) 1983-09-09
DELIVERANCE
Music Box (1) 1983-09-09
FINIANS RAINBOW
Hollywood (1) 1983-09-16
ALTERED STATES
Music Box (1) 1983-09-16
THE EXORCIST
Hollywood (1) 1983-09-23
DIVINE MADNESS
Hollywood (1) 1983-09-30
BRAINSTORM
Eastgate (5) 1983-09-30
BRAINSTORM
Westgate (5) 1983-10-21
THE RIGHT STUFF
Eastgate (7) 1983-10-21
THE RIGHT STUFF
Westgate (8) 1983-12-09
THE RIGHT STUFF
Hollywood (13)
1984-05-23
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
Rose Moyer (22) 1984-05-23
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
Westgate (18) 1984-06-01
STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK
Eastgate (7) 1984-06-01
STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK
Fox (8) 1984-06-01
STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK
Town Center (7) 1984-06-08
GHOSTBUSTERS
Westgate (19) 1984-07-13
THE LAST STARFIGHTER
Eastgate (5) 1984-12-07
2010
Eastgate (7) 1984-12-07
2010
Fox (8) 1984-12-07
2010
Tanasbourne (10) 1984-12-14
DUNE
Eastgate (9)
1985-03-29
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Bagdad (2) 1985-03-29
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Westgate (3) [70mm during Week 3] 1985-06-21
COCOON
Bagdad (16) 1985-06-21
COCOON
Westgate (14) 1985-06-21
RETURN TO OZ
Eastgate (2) 1985-07-10
SILVERADO
Westgate (11) 1985-12-04
YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES
Bagdad (9) [70mm from Week 3]
1986-02-07
THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR
Westgate (3) 1986-02-28
THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR
Hollywood (3) 1986-05-02
REVOLUTION
Hollywood (2) 1986-05-10
TOP GUN
Bagdad (sneak preview) 1986-05-16
TOP GUN
Bagdad (28) 1986-05-16
TOP GUN
Grand Parkway (30) [70mm from Week 12] 1986-07-18
ALIENS
Eastgate (12) 1986-07-18
ALIENS
Tanasbourne (11) 1986-12-25
THE MISSION
Lloyd (11)
1987-03-13
THE MISSION
Music Box (15) 1987-06-03
THE UNTOUCHABLES
82nd Ave (#1) (9) 1987-06-03
THE UNTOUCHABLES
82nd Ave (#2: 2) [interlock] 1987-06-03
THE UNTOUCHABLES
Grand Parkway (5) 1987-06-03
THE UNTOUCHABLES
Rose Moyer (9) 1987-08-05
STAKEOUT
82nd Ave (13) 1987-08-05
STAKEOUT
Lloyd (10) 1987-12-11
EMPIRE OF THE SUN
Lloyd (1+)
1988-01-15
GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM
cinema (?) 1988-05-20
WILLOW
cinema (?) 1988-11-23
COCOON: THE RETURN
cinema ()
1989-05-12
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Lloyd (5) 1989-05-24
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
82nd Ave (1+) 1989-05-24
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Lloyd (1+) 1989-05-24
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Tigard (1+) 1989-06-15
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Music Box (1+) 1989-06-22
BATMAN
Lloyd (1+) 1989-07-07
LETHAL WEAPON 2
Lloyd (1+) 1989-08-09
THE ABYSS
Lloyd (1+)
1990-05-25
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III
Eastgate (1+) 1990-06-15
DICK TRACY
Eastgate (1+) 1990-06-15
DICK TRACY
Lloyd (1+) 1990-06-15
GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH
Eastgate (1+) 1990-06-15
GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH
Lloyd (1+) 1990-10-05
FANTASIA
cinema (?)
1991-04-??
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Roseway (1) 1991-08-23
STAR WARS
CineMagic 1991-10-??
THE WIND AND THE LION
CineMagic
1992-05-09
FAR AND AWAY
cinema (?) (sneak preview) 1992-05-16
FAR AND AWAY
cinema (?) (sneak preview) 1992-05-22
FAR AND AWAY
Eastgate (1+) 1992-05-22
FAR AND AWAY
Lloyd (1+) 1992-05-22
FAR AND AWAY
Tigard (1+) 1992-05-22
FAR AND AWAY
Vancouver Plaza (1+) 1992-12-25
HOFFA
Lloyd (1+) 1992-12-25
HOFFA
Westgate (1+)
1993 (?)
1994 (?)
1995 (?)
1996-??-??
VERTIGO
cinema (?)
2015-03-20
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Hollywood 2015-03-21
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Hollywood 2015-03-22
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Hollywood 2015-03-23
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Hollywood 2015-07-17
VERTIGO
Hollywood 2015-07-19
VERTIGO
Hollywood 2015-11-08
THE WILD BUNCH
Hollywood 2015-12-25
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Bridgeport Village (1+) 2015-12-25
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Hollywood (1+) 2015-??-??
DIE HARD
Hollywood
2016-04-22
BARAKA
Hollywood 2016-04-23
BARAKA
Hollywood 2016-04-23
LIFEFORCE
Hollywood 2016-04-24
BARAKA
Hollywood 2016-04-24
LIFEFORCE
Hollywood 2016-04-25
LIFEFORCE
Hollywood 2016-07-01
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Hollywood 2016-07-02
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Hollywood 2016-07-03
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Hollywood 2016-07-08
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Hollywood 2016-07-09
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Hollywood 2016-07-10
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Hollywood 2016-07-15
WEST SIDE STORY
Hollywood 2016-07-15
ALIENS
Hollywood 2016-07-16
WEST SIDE STORY
Hollywood 2016-07-16
ALIENS
Hollywood 2016-07-17
WEST SIDE STORY
Hollywood 2016-07-17
ALIENS
Hollywood 2016-12-11
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Hollywood
2017-04-07
GHOSTBUSTERS
Hollywood 2017-04-07
TRON
Hollywood 2017-04-08
INTERSTELLAR
Hollywood 2017-07-20
DUNKIRK
Bridgeport Village (1+) 2017-07-20
DUNKIRK
Hollywood (1+) 2017-10-14
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Hollywood 2017-10-14
THE THING
Hollywood 2017-11-15
JUSTICE LEAGUE
Bridgeport Village
2018-02-25
CLEOPATRA
Hollywood 2018-02-27
STREETS OF FIRE
Hollywood 2018-06-01
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Hollywood 2018-07-13
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Hollywood 2018-07-14
THE DARK CRYSTAL
Hollywood 2018-07-14
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Hollywood 2018-07-15
THE DARK CRYSTAL
Hollywood 2018-07-15
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Hollywood 2018-07-21
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Hollywood (2 days) 2018-07-21
VERTIGO
Hollywood (2 days) 2018-12-07
HOWARD THE DUCK
Hollywood 2018-12-08
TOP GUN
Hollywood
2019-02-03
ROMA
Hollywood 2019-06-15
LIFEFORCE
Hollywood 2019-06-15
THE UNTOUCHABLES
Hollywood 2019-06-15
WEST SIDE STORY
Hollywood 2019-09-24
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
Hollywood 2019-11-??
DUNKIRK
Hollywood 2019-11-??
INTERSTELLAR
Hollywood 2019-11-??
ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD
Hollywood 2019-11-??
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Hollywood 2019-11-??
MALCOLM X
Hollywood 2019-11-??
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
Hollywood 2019-11-??
THE UNTOUCHABLES
Hollywood 2019-11-??
VERTIGO
Hollywood
2020-01-02
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Hollywood 2020-01-03
BARAKA
Hollywood 2020-01-04
PHANTOM THREAD
Hollywood 2020-01-05
TOTAL RECALL
Hollywood 2020-01-08
DUNKIRK
Hollywood 2020-02-08
MALCOLM X
Hollywood
2021-07-17
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Hollywood 2021-07-17
TENET
Hollywood 2021-07-20
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
Hollywood
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 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, Motion Picture Exhibitor, The Oregonian, Variety, AND projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records.
Special Thanks: Morgan Montague, Multnomah County Library, and Brian Whitish.
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