“Over the Top”: The North American 70mm
Engagements |
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 17.08.2018 |
 The following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter
presentations of “Over the Top” in North America. These were the best cinemas in
which to experience the film. “Over the Top” was among seventeen confirmed first-run films released in 1987 with 70mm prints for selected engagements. The Cannon Group and Golan/Globus production and Warner Bros. release — directed by Menahem Golan and starring Sylvester Stallone — opened February 12th. The 70mm prints of “Over the Top” consisted of full-frame imagery blown up from anamorphic 35mm photography. The audio was Six-Track Dolby Stereo (“A” encoded “baby boom” format). For the release of “Over the Top”, Warner Bros. employed the services of Lucasfilm’s Theatre Alignment Program (TAP) to evaluate and approve the cinemas selected to book a 70mm print. Seventy-millimeter trailers for “Burglar” and “Lethal Weapon” circulated with the “Over the Top” prints and which the distributor recommended be screened with the presentation. The duration of the engagements (measured in weeks) has been included in parenthesis following the cinema name. Note that some of the presentations included in this listing were presented in 35mm during the latter week(s) of engagement due to print damage and the distributor’s unwillingness to supply a 70mm replacement print or because the booking was moved to a smaller, 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, the 35mm portion of the engagement has been included in the duration figure. *Opened Thursday, February 12th **Opened Friday, February 13th with a late-night sneak preview on the 12th ***Opened Friday, February 13th CALIFORNIA Los Angeles — Mann’s Chinese Triplex** (4) [THX] Los Angeles — Mann’s Village** (3) [THX] San Jose — Syufy’s Town & Country*** (3) GEORGIA Atlanta — Columbia*** (2) NEW YORK New York — Loews’ 84th Street 6-plex* (2) New York — Moss’ Criterion Center 6-plex* (6) The information in this article was principally referenced from film industry trade publications and regional newspaper promotion. International 70mm presentations 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. |
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