“Outland”: The North American 70mm Engagements | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter |
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 26.10.2019 |
 The following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter large-format engagements of “Outland” in the United States and Canada. These were the best cinemas in which to experience this motion picture. “Outland” was among eight confirmed first-run films released in 1981 with 70mm prints for selected engagements. Approximately fifty 70mm prints were struck for distribution in North America and represented about fifteen percent of the film’s total initial print run. The Ladd Company release (through Warner Bros.) — directed by Peter Hyams and starring Sean Connery — opened May 22nd. Pre-release screenings included a sneak preview April 10th at the Skyway in Minneapolis. The 70mm prints of “Outland” featured full-frame imagery blown up from anamorphic 35mm and Six-Track Dolby Stereo (“A” encoded “baby boom” format with Megasound enhancement). Seventy-millimeter trailers for “Arthur,” “Body Heat,” “So Fine,” “Prince of the City,” “Superman II” and “Wolfen” circulated during the release of “Outland” 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 presentations of “Outland” varied by venue and screening. The duration of the engagements (measured in weeks) has been included in parenthesis following the applicable cinema name. Note that some of the presentations included in this listing may have been presented in 35mm during the latter week(s) of engagement because the booking was moved to a smaller, non-70mm-equipped auditorium within a multiplex or due to print damage and the distributor’s unwillingness to supply a 70mm replacement print. 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. ALBERTA Calgary — Famous Players’ Palliser Square Twin (5) Edmonton — Famous Players’ Paramount (5) ARIZONA Phoenix — Plitt’s Cine Capri (9) Tucson — Plitt’s El Dorado Twin (8) BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver — Famous Players’ Stanley (7) CALIFORNIA Corte Madera — Marin’s Cinema (3) Los Angeles — Mann’s Bruin (6) Los Angeles — Mann’s Chinese Triplex (4) Newport Beach — Edwards’ Newport Twin (8) Orange — Plitt’s City Center Twin (5) Pasadena — SRO’s Hastings (4) [opened June 5th] Sacramento — Syufy’s Century 6-plex (5) San Diego — Mann’s Valley Circle (8) San Francisco — UA’s Coronet (8) San Jose — Mann’s Town & Country (6) COLORADO Colorado Springs — UA’s Cinema 150 (8) Denver — Commonwealth’s Continental (4+) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington — Circle’s Uptown (4) FLORIDA Kendall — Wometco’s Dadeland Twin (9) HAWAII Honolulu — Consolidated’s Cinerama (5) ILLINOIS Chicago — Plitt’s Esquire (5) INDIANA Indianapolis — Y&W’s Eastwood (4) [70mm from Week 3] KANSAS Overland Park — Dickinson’s Glenwood Twin (6) Wichita — Dickinson’s Mall (8) KENTUCKY Louisville — Redstone’s Showcase 9-plex (6) LOUISIANA Metairie — GCC’s Lakeside 5-plex (5) MANITOBA Winnipeg — Famous Players’ Metropolitan (4) MASSACHUSETTS Boston — Sack’s Charles Triplex (6) West Springfield — Redstone’s Showcase 8-plex (5) MINNESOTA Minneapolis — Plitt’s Skyway 4-plex (7) MISSOURI Richmond Heights — Mid-America’s Esquire 4-plex (6) NEBRASKA Lincoln — Commonwealth’s Cooper/Lincoln (5) NEVADA Las Vegas — Plitt’s Parkway Triplex (9) NEW JERSEY Sayreville — Redstone’s Amboy 6-plex (4) Totowa — UA’s Cinema 46 Triplex (4) NEW YORK New York — Loews’ 34th Street Showplace Triplex (5) New York — Loews’ Orpheum Twin (3) New York — Moss’ Criterion Center 6-plex (9) Syosset — UA’s Syosset (5) Valley Stream — Redstone’s Sunrise 6-plex (5) [venue renovated to 8-plex during run] ONTARIO Ottawa — Famous Players’ Nelson (5) Toronto — Famous Players’ University (6) OREGON Beaverton — LT’s Westgate Triplex (7) PENNSYLVANIA Allentown — Sameric’s Eric Triplex (5) Philadelphia — Budco’s Regency Twin (7) QUEBEC Montreal — United’s York (6) TEXAS Dallas — GCC’s Northpark West Twin (8) UTAH Salt Lake City — Plitt’s Regency (8) WASHINGTON Seattle — SRO’s Cinerama (8) SUBSEQUENT 70MM ENGAGEMENTS & SCREENINGS 1981-06-12 … New York, NY — Loews’ New York Twin (3) 1981-07-03 … San Jose, CA — Syufy’s Century 25 Twin (1) 1981-07-03 … Toronto, ON — Famous Players’ Uptown 5-plex (3) 1981-07-15 … Carmel, IN — Heaston’s Woodland Twin (1) 1981-07-17 … Philadelphia, PA — RAM’s Parkwood Twin (2) 1981-07-17 … San Diego, CA — UA’s Glasshouse 6-plex (1) 1981-07-24 … Toronto, ON — Famous Players’ Cumberland 4-plex (2) [La Reserve] 1981-08-07 … Cleveland, OH — Colony (1) 1981-11-06 … Lynnwood, WA — SRO’s Grand Alderwood 5-plex (4) [w/ “Altered States”] 1982-02-08 … Ottawa, ON — National Arts Centre Opera 1982-03-31 … Toronto, ON — Cinesphere (5 days) [70mm fest] 1982-11-12 … Renton, WA — MCR’s Roxy (1) [w/ “The Thing”] 1982-11-19 … Seattle, WA — Seven Gables’ Crest 4-plex (2) [w/ “The Road Warrior”] 1982-12-10 … Dallas, TX — Plitt’s Cinema Twin (1) 1983-05-13 … Ottawa, ON — Famous Players’ Nelson (1) [w/ “Firefox”] 1992-09-20 … Los Angeles, CA — Mann’s Plaza (Sunday Night Late Show series) 1996-04-27 … Toronto, ON — Famous Players’ Eglinton (venue 60th anniversary fest) [THX] The information included in this article was principally referenced from film industry trade publications and regional newspaper promotion, with thanks to Bill Kretzel and Kenneth Mitchell, and an extra special thank-you to all of the librarians who helped with this project. 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