“Young Sherlock Holmes”: The North American 70mm Engagements | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter |
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 11.10.2020 |
 The following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter engagements of “Young Sherlock Holmes” in the United States and Canada. These were the best cinemas in which to experience this motion picture.“Young Sherlock Holmes” was among twenty-three confirmed first-run films released in 1985 with 70mm prints for selected engagements. The Amblin Entertainment production and Paramount release — directed by Barry Levinson and starring Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox and Anthony Higgins — opened December 4th. Pre-release screenings included an invitational preview held November 25th and December 3rd at the National in Los Angeles. For the release of “Young Sherlock Holmes,” Paramount employed the services of Lucasfilm’s Theatre Alignment Program (TAP) to evaluate and approve the cinemas selected to book a 70mm print. The 70mm prints of “Young Sherlock Holmes” featured pillarboxed imagery (approximately 1.85:1) blown up from spherical 35mm and Six-Track Dolby Stereo (“A” encoded “baby boom” format). Seventy-millimeter trailers for Paramount’s “April Fool’s Day,” “Clue,” “Gung Ho,” “Pretty in Pink” and “Top Gun” circulated during the release of “Young Sherlock Holmes” and which the distributor recommended be screened with the presentation. Additional 70mm trailers from other studios circulated during this period as well. Which trailers, if any, seen during the “Young Sherlock Holmes” presentations varied by venue and screening. The duration of the engagements (measured in weeks) has been included in parenthesis following the applicable cinema name. ALASKA Anchorage — Festival Enterprises’ University 6-plex (4+) ALBERTA Calgary — Famous Players’ Palliser Square Twin (8) Edmonton — Famous Players’ Londonderry Twin (6) Edmonton — Famous Players’ Westmount Twin (8) ARIZONA Mesa — Mann’s Superstition 5-plex (6) Phoenix — Mann’s Chris-Town 5-plex (5) [THX] Phoenix — Plitt’s Cine Capri (4) Scottsdale — Blair’s Kachina (8) Tucson — Mann’s Buena Vista Twin (2) ARKANSAS Little Rock — UA’s Cinema 150 (4) BRITISH COLUMBIA Burnaby — Famous Players’ Lougheed Mall Triplex (6) Vancouver — Famous Players’ Stanley (9) [THX] CALIFORNIA Berkeley — Cinerama’s Berkeley (5) Burlingame — Syufy’s Hyatt Triplex (8) Corte Madera — Marin’s Cinema (6) Daly City — Plitt’s Plaza Twin (8) El Toro — Edwards’ El Toro 5-plex (4) [70mm from Week 3] Fremont — Syufy’s Cinedome East 7-plex (6) Hayward — Festival Enterprises’ Festival 6-plex (8) La Mirada — Pacific’s La Mirada 6-plex (6) Lakewood — Pacific’s Lakewood Center 4-plex (6) Los Angeles (Hollywood) — Mann’s Chinese Triplex (6) [THX] Los Angeles (Northridge) — Pacific’s Northridge 6-plex (4) Los Angeles (Sherman Oaks) — Pacific’s Galleria 4-plex (5) Los Angeles (Tarzana) — Mann’s Valley West 6-plex (6) Los Angeles (Westwood Village) — Mann’s National (6) [THX] Los Angeles (Woodland Hills) — Pacific’s Topanga Twin (6) Monrovia — Mann’s Huntington Oaks 6-plex (7) National City — Pacific’s Sweetwater 6-plex (4+) Newport Beach — Edwards’ Newport Twin (2) Orange — Syufy’s Cinedome 6-plex (4) Riverside — SoCal’s Canyon Crest 9-plex (5) Sacramento — Syufy’s Century 5-plex (8) Sacramento — Syufy’s Cinedome 6-plex (5) San Diego — Mann’s Loma (4) San Diego — Pacific’s Cinerama (6) San Francisco — Blumenfeld’s Regency I (2) San Jose — Syufy’s Century 22 Triplex (4+) Stanton — Edwards’ Village Center 6-plex (3) Torrance — Mann’s Old Towne 6-plex (8)  COLORADODenver — Mann’s Century 21 (4+) [THX] DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington — K-B’s Cinema (9) FLORIDA Kendall — AMC’s Town & Country 10-plex (6) Winter Park — Wometco’s Winter Park Triplex (5) HAWAII Honolulu — Consolidated’s Waikiki Twin (2) [HPS-4000] ILLINOIS Calumet City — Plitt’s River Oaks 8-plex (5) Hillside — M&R’s Hillside Square 6-plex (5) Schaumburg — Plitt’s Woodfield 9-plex (5) Skokie — M&R’s Old Orchard 4-plex (6) INDIANA Indianapolis — Loews’ College Park 6-plex (5) KANSAS Overland Park — Dickinson’s Glenwood 4-plex (8) KENTUCKY Louisville — Redstone’s Showcase 11-plex (7) MANITOBA Winnipeg — Famous Players’ Northstar Twin (8) MARYLAND Timonium — Loews’ Timonium Triplex (7) MASSACHUSETTS Boston — USA/Sack’s Charles Triplex (8) MICHIGAN Southfield — SDT’s Northland Twin (6) MINNESOTA Minnetonka — Plitt’s Ridge Square Triplex (6) Roseville — GCC’s Har-Mar 11-plex (10) [THX] MISSOURI Creve Coeur — Wehrenberg’s Creve Coeur Triplex (8) NEVADA Las Vegas — Syufy’s Cinedome 6-plex (10) Reno — Syufy’s Century 6-plex (5) NEW YORK New York — Loews’ 34th Street Showplace Triplex (8) New York — Loews’ 84th Street 6-plex (8) New York — Loews’ Astor Plaza (8) New York — Loews’ Orpheum Twin (10) OHIO Springdale — Redstone’s Showcase 8-plex (6) Toledo — Redstone’s Showcase 5-plex (6) ONTARIO Mississauga — Famous Players’ Square One 4-plex (6) North York — Famous Players’ Town & Countrye Twin (6) Ottawa — Famous Players’ Rideau Centre Triplex (8) Scarborough — Famous Players’ Cedarbrae 6-plex (6) Toronto — Famous Players’ University (7) OREGON Portland — Moyer’s Bagdad Triplex (9) [70mm from Week 3] PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia — Sameric’s SamEric 4-plex (#1: 6) Philadelphia — Sameric’s SamEric 4-plex (#2: 3) QUEBEC Montreal — United’s Imperial (9) [THX] Westmount — United’s Westmount Square (9) TEXAS Austin — AMC’s Americana (8) Austin — Presidio’s Arbor 4-plex (7) [THX] Dallas (?) UTAH Salt Lake City — Mann’s Villa (6) Salt Lake City — Plitt’s Centre (6) WASHINGTON Seattle (?) Tacoma — SRO’s Tacoma Mall Twin (6) WISCONSIN Brookfield — GCC’s Brookfield Square Twin (5) Note that some of the presentations included in this listing may have been presented in 35mm during the latter week(s) of 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 (or movement out of a branded auditorium) has been included in the duration figure. SUBSEQUENT 70MM ENGAGEMENTS AND SCREENINGS 1985-12-20 … San Francisco, CA — Blumenfeld’s Regency II (6) 1986-01-17 … Newmarket, ON — Famous Players’ Glenway 5-plex (2) 1986-01-24 … Toronto, ON — Famous Players’ Hollywood Twin (2) 1986-01-31 … Downers Grove, IL — Classic Cinemas’ Tivoli (1) The information included in this article was principally referenced from film industry trade publications and regional newspaper promotion, with thanks to David Ayers, Bill Kretzel and Monty Marin. International 70mm engagements of this title have not been accounted for in this article. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. | More in 70mm reading: 70mm Engagements 70mm Blow Up List Dolby Stereo Internet link: |
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