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Title |
Format |
Opening |
Sound |
Studio |
Notes |
Absolute Beginners
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Super 35 |
April 18 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Orion |
 Originally released (in 35mm) in the UK on 4 April. 70mm
trailer: “Pirates” & “Howard The Duck” |
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“Aliens” |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
July 18 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
20th Century Fox |
 OAR blow-up. A great sequel...even greater in 70mm. 151
70mm prints. 70mm trailer: “The Fly.”
Expanded to 154 minutes in 1991, and released exclusively on
LaserDisc (and subsequently, on DVD & VHS). |
“Big
Trouble in Little China”
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Panavision |
July 2 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
20th Century Fox |
 AKA: ‘John Carpenter’s Big Trouble In Little China.’
70mm trailers: ‘Aliens’ & ‘The Fly.’ |
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“The Clan of the Cave Bear” |
Technovision |
Jan 17 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Warner Bros. |
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Cobra |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
May 23 (USA) |
6-Track Ultra Stereo |
Cannon/Warner Bros. |
 The one and only six-track release in Ultra Stereo.
Prints note “Eagle Stereo,” while newspaper ads and one-sheets
noted “Ultra Stereo.” OAR blow-up. 70mm trailers: “Under The Cherry Moon,”
“The Karate Kid II” & “Club Paradise.”
Some theatres began screenings on the evening of May 22. |
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“The Color of
Money” |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Oct 17 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Touchstone |
 OAR blow-up. |
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Down And Out In Beverly Hills |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Jan 31 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Touchstone |
US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in Dolby’s
records and the book “Wide Screen Movies.” |
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“Highlander” |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Mar 26 (France) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
20th Century Fox |
Tested & trade screened prior to release in 70mm.
International cut released with 70mm prints. US release (shortened to 111
min): March 7. US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in the book
“Wide Screen Movies.” |
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Howard The Duck |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Aug 1 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Universal |
 OAR
blow-up. AKA: “Howard: A
New Breed Of Hero.” AKA: a
terrible movie. |
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Karma |
NA |
NA (India) |
6-Track Stereo |
NA |
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“Little Shop of Horrors” |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Dec 19 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Geffen |
 OAR blow-up. 70mm trailer: “Innerspace.” |
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“Manhunter” |
Super 35 |
Aug 15 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
DEG |
 The one and only 70mm release from DeLaurentiis
Entertainment Group (DEG). AKA:
“Red Dragon.” |
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“The Mission” |
J-D-C |
Nov 14 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Warner Bros. |
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“The Money Pit” |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Mar 26 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Universal |
 OAR blow-up. Would a movie like this have been released in
70mm had Steven Spielberg not been one of the producers?
70mm trailer: “Howard The Duck” and “Legal Eagles.” |
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Name Der Rose, Der |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Oct 16 (West Germany) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
20th Century Fox |
OAR blow-up. US 35mm release: Sept 24.
AKA: “The Name Of The Rose.” |
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Nutcracker: The Motion Picture |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Nov 26 (USA)
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6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Atlantic |
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Pirates |
Panavision |
May 8 (France) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Cannon |
US 35mm release: July 18. |
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Singhasan |
NA |
Mar (India) |
6-Track Stereo |
NA |
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“SpaceCamp” |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
June 6 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
20th Century Fox |
 OAR blow-up. 70mm trailers: “Big Trouble In Little
China” & “Aliens.” |
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“Star Trek IV: The Voyage
Home” |
Panavision |
Nov 26 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo SR |
Paramount |
135 70mm prints. OAR blow-up. A couple 70mm-Dolby SR
prints tested during release. 70mm trailers: “The Golden Child” &
“Little Shop Of Horrors.” AKA:
“The Voyage Home: Star Trek IV” |
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“Top Gun” |
Super 35 |
May 16 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo (SS) |
Paramount |
 100+ 70mm prints. Some sources suggest this may have been
released with a dual inventory of 70mm prints (some full-width, others
matted to 1.85:1). Sneak
previewed in 70mm prior to release. 70mm
trailers: “The Golden Child” (teaser), “Under The Cherry Moon,”
“The Karate Kid II,” “Ruthless People,” “Legal Eagles” &
“Deadly Friend.” |
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“Tough Guys” |
Panavision |
Oct 3 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Touchstone |
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