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70mm Presentations in Montreal
A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1956-Present

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The 70mm Newsletter
Compiled by: Bill Kretzel & Michael Coate Date: 01.04.2023
What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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 focus 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

DORVAL
Dorval

LAVAL
Laval / Centre Laval

MONTREAL
Alouette
Atwater (see: Plaza Alexis-Nihon)
Banque Scotia
Capitol
Le Centre Eaton
Champlain
Claremont (see: Westmount)
Cote-des-Neiges (twin)
Cote-des-Neiges (7-plex)
Cremazie
Le Faubourg
Imperial
Kent
Loews
Palace
Le Parisien
Place du Canada
Plaza Alexis-Nihon / Place Alexis-Nihon / Atwater
Quartier Latin
Seville
Versailles
Westmount / Claremont
York

POINTE-CLAIRE
Fairview (?)
Pointe-Claire 6 (Cineplex Odeon)
Pointe-Claire 8 (Famous Players)

WESTMOUNT
Westmount Square

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)
m/o = continuation of a booking from another cinema
VF = Version Francaise

1956-05-11 … OKLAHOMA!* … Alouette (34)

1957-03-01 … AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* … Alouette (44)

1958-01-03 … AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* … Alouette (11) [VF]
1958-04-25 … SOUTH PACIFIC* … Alouette (45)

1959-05-22 … SOUTH PACIFIC* … Alouette (5)
1959-10-09 … AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* … Alouette (4)
1959-11-06 … THE BIG FISHERMAN* … Seville (8)
1959-12-17 … BEN-HUR* … Alouette (52)

1960-01-01 … SOLOMON AND SHEBA* … Seville (7)
1960-02-19 … PORGY AND BESS* … Seville (10)
1960-04-27 … CAN-CAN* … Seville (22)
1960-11-10 … THE ALAMO* … Seville (13)
1960-12-22 … SPARTACUS* … Alouette (22)

1961-05-25 … EXODUS* … Alouette (23)
1961-11-02 … KING OF KINGS* … Alouette (16)
1961-12-21 … EL CID* … Seville (19)

1962-02-22 … WEST SIDE STORY* … Alouette (31)
1962-05-03 … OKLAHOMA!* … Seville (5)
1962-11-22 … MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY* … Alouette (23)

1963-03-20 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* … Seville (32)
1963-06-26 … CLEOPATRA* … Alouette (35)
1963-10-31 … 55 DAYS AT PEKING* … Seville (12)
1963-12-18 … IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* … Imperial (58)

1964-03-27 … THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE* … Alouette (12)
1964-05-28 … BECKET* … Seville (22)
1964-10-09 … OKLAHOMA! … Alouette (3)
1964-10-28 … MY FAIR LADY* … Alouette (56)
1964-10-29 … MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY* … Seville (8)

1965-01-27 … CIRCUS WORLD* … Imperial (22)
1965-03-18 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC* … Seville (98)
1965-06-30 … THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL* … Imperial (14)
1965-08-04 … THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES* … Westmount (21)
1965-10-05 … THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD* … Imperial (17)
1965-11-25 … THE SLEEPING BEAUTY* … Alouette (5) [Kirov Ballet]
1965-12-25 … THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY* … Alouette (8)

1966-02-01 … BATTLE OF THE BULGE* … Imperial (20)
1966-03-31 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* … Alouette (30)
1966-06-22 … KHARTOUM* … Imperial (19)
1966-10-24 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* … Kent m/o (37 [67]) [70mm?]
1966-10-25 … HAWAII* … Alouette (24) [70mm?]
1966-11-02 … RUSSIAN ADVENTURE* … Imperial (29)
1966-11-10 … IS PARIS BURNING?* … York (12) [70mm?]

1967-02-01 … THE BIBLE* … Seville (14)
1967-02-01 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC* … York m/o (7 [105])
1967-03-24 … THE SAND PEBBLES* … York (19) [70mm?]
1967-05-24 … GRAND PRIX* … Imperial (36)
1967-10-25 … GONE WITH THE WIND* … Alouette (23)
1967-11-02 … CAMELOT* … Westmount (15) [70mm?]

1968-02-01 … CUSTER OF THE WEST* … Imperial (12)
1968-03-14 … HALF A SIXPENCE* … Seville (5) [70mm?]
1968-04-04 … DOCTOR DOLITTLE* … Alouette (15)
1968-04-24 … MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY* … Imperial (5)
1968-05-29 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* … Imperial (24)
1968-10-03 … FUNNY GIRL* … Place du Canada (39)
1968-11-13 … ICE STATION ZEBRA* … Imperial (15)
1968-12-19 … CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG* … Alouette (10)
1968-12-19 … THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN* … Seville (6)
1968-12-25 … FINIAN’S RAINBOW* … Westmount (5) [70mm?]
1968-12-26 … STAR!* … Westmount Square (14)

1969-01-29 … OLIVER!* … Cote-des-Neiges I (39) [70mm?]
1969-02-26 … BEN-HUR* … Imperial (18)
1969-04-24 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Alouette (1) [70mm?]
1969-05-01 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Alouette (5) [70mm?]
1969-05-22 … SWEET CHARITY* … Seville (10)
1969-06-05 … CAMELOT … Alouette (1) [70mm?]
1969-06-12 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Alouette (1) [70mm?]
1969-07-02 … KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA* … Imperial (14)
1969-08-08 … FINIAN’S RAINBOW … Alouette (1) [70mm?]
1969-10-08 … MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY* … Imperial (16)
1969-10-29 … OLIVER!* … Cote-des-Neiges II m/o (24 [63]) [70mm?]
1969-10-30 … PAINT YOUR WAGON* … Alouette (11)
1969-11-13 … GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS* … Westmount Square (12)
1969-12-17 … HELLO, DOLLY!* … Westmount (23) [70mm?]
1969-12-25 … THE JOLSON STORY … Cote-des-Neiges (4)

1970-01-15 … PAINT YOUR WAGON* … Kent m/o (2 [13])
1970-01-28 … RUSSIAN ADVENTURE* … Imperial (10)
1970-03-11 … PATTON* … Alouette (8)
1970-04-08 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* … Imperial (10)
1970-06-19 … BEN-HUR* … Imperial (2)
1970-07-03 … HELLO, DOLLY!* … Imperial (23) [VF]
1970-12-18 … SONG OF NORWAY* … York (9)
1970-12-25 … RYAN’S DAUGHTER … Westmount (15) [70mm?]

1971-03-19 … PATTON … Kent (12) [70mm?]
1971-12-14 … FIDDLER ON THE ROOF* … Place du Canada (31) [70mm?]

1972-10-25 … YOUNG WINSTON* … Cote-des-Neiges I (8) [70mm?]
1972-12-13 … MAN OF LA MANCHA* … Place du Canada (12) [70mm?]

1973-03-02 … SONG OF NORWAY … Seville (2)
1973-03-16 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Seville (12)
1973-06-01 … THIS IS CINERAMA … Alouette (5)
1973-06-08 … CAMELOT … Seville (3)

1974-07-19 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! … Westmount Square (15)

1976-10-08 … THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE … Westmount Square (2)
1976-10-22 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Westmount Square (4)

1977-05-27 … STAR WARS … Westmount Square [canceled]

1978-09-01 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Westmount Square (5)
1978-10-20 … DAYS OF HEAVEN … York (3)

1979-06-22 … ALIEN … York (15)
1979-10-05 … APOCALYPSE NOW … York (25)

1980-05-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Place du Canada (17)
1980-10-08 … DIVINE MADNESS … York (5)
1980-12-05 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Kent (2)
1980-12-19 … FAME … Le Parisien (5) [VF]
1980-12-19 … THE JAZZ SINGER … Place du Canada (10)

1981-02-06 … FAME … Le Parisien (2) [VF]
1981-05-08 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … York (1)
1981-05-22 … OUTLAND … York (6)
1981-06-05 … KHARTOUM … Kent (2)
1981-06-12 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Imperial (26)
1981-07-03 … APOCALYPSE NOW … York (2)
1981-08-28 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Westmount Square (1)
1981-09-18 … SUPERMAN … York (3)
1981-12-11 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Imperial (9) [VF]
1981-12-11 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … York (7)
1981-12-11 … TOMMY … Place du Canada (1)

1982-02-11 … QUEST FOR FIRE … Imperial (17)
1982-02-12 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Palace (14) [VF]
1982-05-28 … ROCKY III … Palace (29)
1982-06-04 … POLTERGEIST … York (10)
1982-06-11 … STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN … Imperial (17)
1982-06-18 … ANNIE … Place du Canada (8)
1982-07-16 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Le Parisien (5) [VF]
1982-07-23 … TRON … Claremont (11)
1982-07-30 … QUEST FOR FIRE … Champlain (1)
1982-08-13 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … York (32)
1982-10-01 … STAR WARS / THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Imperial (6)
1982-11-12 … STAR WARS / THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Imperial (5) [VF]
1982-11-12 … TRON … Place du Canada (1)
1982-11-19 … STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN … Cote-des-Neiges (1)
1982-11-26 … FAME … Champlain (2) [VF]
1982-12-03 … FAME … Cote-des-Neiges (1)
1982-12-17 … STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN … Imperial (5) [VF]
1982-12-17 … STAR WARS / THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Palace (5)

1983-01-28 … GANDHI … Place du Canada (15)
1983-03-25 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Imperial (2) [VF]
1983-04-29 … BLUE THUNDER … Place du Canada [sneak preview]
1983-05-06 … ROCKY III … Palace (1)
1983-05-07 … BLUE THUNDER … Place du Canada [sneak preview]
1983-05-13 … ALIEN / QUEST FOR FIRE … Palace (1)
1983-05-13 … BLUE THUNDER … Place du Canada (5)
1983-05-13 … FAME … Claremont (1)
1983-05-13 … GANDHI … Cote-des-Neiges (5)
1983-05-20 … POLTERGEIST … York (1)
1983-05-21 … ANNIE … Claremont (3 days) [matinee]
1983-05-25 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Imperial (18)
1983-05-27 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Claremont (13)
1983-06-10 … OCTOPUSSY … York (11)
1983-06-17 … GANDHI … Place du Canada (6)
1983-06-17 … BLUE THUNDER … Cote-des-Neiges (2)
1983-06-17 … SUPERMAN III … Palace (6)
1983-06-22 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Le Parisien (25) [VF]
1983-07-15 … TRON … Champlain (5) [VF]
1983-07-29 … KRULL … Place du Canada (5)
1983-09-09 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Place du Canada (1)
1983-09-16 … TOMMY … Cote-des-Neiges (1)
1983-09-23 … TRON … Claremont (1)
1983-09-30 … BRAINSTORM … Imperial (4)
1983-09-30 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … York (4)
1983-10-28 … THE RIGHT STUFF … Imperial (7)
1983-10-28 … BRAINSTORM … York (3)
1983-12-16 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Imperial (3) [VF]
1983-12-16 … THE RIGHT STUFF … Palace (13)

1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Imperial (21)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Laval (19)
1984-06-01 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK … Palace (11)
1984-06-01 … STREETS OF FIRE … York (6)
1984-06-08 … GHOSTBUSTERS … Place du Canada (27)
1984-07-13 … THE LAST STARFIGHTER … Plaza Alexis-Nihon (4)
1984-09-19 … AMADEUS … Plaza Alexis-Nihon (12)
1984-10-05 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Le Parisien (10) [VF]
1984-11-23 … GANDHI … Imperial (1)
1984-11-30 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Imperial (1) [70mm?]
1984-12-07 … 2010 … Imperial (11)
1984-12-07 … 2010 … Laval (7)
1984-12-07 … CITY HEAT … Loews (6) [70mm from Week 2]
1984-12-14 … AMADEUS … Place du Canada (14)
1984-12-14 … DUNE … Palace (10)
1984-12-14 … FORT SAGANNE … Le Parisien (8) [VF]
1984-12-14 … STARMAN … York (14)

1985-01-25 … DUNE … Laval (1)
1985-03-29 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Laval (3)
1985-03-29 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Palace (3)
1985-03-29 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Le Parisien (3) [VF]
1985-04-03 … CARMEN … Cremazie (27) [VF]
1985-04-12 … LADYHAWKE … Imperial (9)
1985-06-07 … THE GOONIES … Loews (10)
1985-06-14 … ROCKY III … Capitol (1)
1985-06-21 … COCOON … Dorval (16)
1985-06-21 … COCOON … York (16)
1985-06-21 … RETURN TO OZ … Capitol (3)
1985-06-21 … RETURN TO OZ … Westmount Square (5)
1985-07-12 … MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME … Palace (9)
1985-07-12 … SILVERADO … Place du Canada (5)
1985-07-19 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Imperial [sneak preview]
1985-07-19 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Champlain (5) [VF]
1985-07-24 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Imperial (7)
1985-07-24 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Westmount Square (7)
1985-08-16 … YEAR OF THE DRAGON … Loews (8)
1985-08-30 … GREMLINS … Capitol (1)
1985-11-27 … ROCKY IV … Laval (9)
1985-11-27 … ROCKY IV … Palace (9)
1985-11-27 … ROCKY IV … York (7)
1985-12-04 … YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES … Imperial (9)
1985-12-04 … YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES … Westmount Square (9)
1985-12-20 … A CHORUS LINE … Place du Canada (6)

1986-02-07 … THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR … Imperial (3)
1986-03-07 … SLEEPING BEAUTY … Imperial (5)
1986-04-11 … SLEEPING BEAUTY … York (2)
1986-04-11 … STAR WARS / EMPIRE / JEDI … Imperial (4) [70mm from Week 3]
1986-05-10 … TOP GUN … Imperial [sneak preview]
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Dorval (8)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Imperial (9)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Laval (8)
1986-05-22 … COBRA … Palace (7)
1986-06-06 … SPACECAMP …Le Parisien (4)
1986-07-02 … BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA … York (3)
1986-07-18 … ALIENS … Dorval (8)
1986-07-18 … ALIENS … Imperial (8)
1986-07-18 … ALIENS … Laval (8)
1986-07-18 … TOP GUN … Palace (20)
1986-08-01 … HOWARD THE DUCK … Alexis Nihon Plaza (5)
1986-09-12 … ALIENS … Imperial (11) [VF]
1986-09-12 … ALIENS … Loews (5)
1986-09-12 … ALIENS … Westmount Square (1)
1986-10-17 … THE COLOR OF MONEY … Loews (8)
1986-11-14 … THE MISSION … York (21)
1986-11-26 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Dorval (12)
1986-11-26 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Imperial (13)
1986-11-26 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Laval (2)
1986-11-28 … ALIENS … Champlain (3) [VF]
1986-12-12 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Versailles (10)
1986-12-19 … LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS … Palace (8)
1986-12-19 … THE MISSION … Laval (4)
1986-12-19 … THE MISSION … Champlain (3) [VF]

1987-01-30 … FORT SAGANNE … Cremazie (2) [VF]
1987-02-20 … THE MISSION … Champlain (5) [VF]
1987-02-27 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Palace (6)
1987-04-10 … THE MISSION … Palace (4)
1987-06-03 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Dorval (9)
1987-06-03 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Imperial (15)
1987-06-03 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Laval (7)
1987-06-03 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Versailles (7)
1987-06-26 … SPACEBALLS … Palace (5)
1987-07-01 … ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING … Loews (5)
1987-08-05 … STAKEOUT … Loews (16)
1987-11-13 … INNERSPACE … York (2)
1987-11-20 … CRY FREEDOM … Place du Canada (4)
1987-11-25 … THREE MEN AND A BABY … York (14)
1987-12-11 … EMPIRE OF THE SUN … Dorval (7)
1987-12-11 … EMPIRE OF THE SUN … Imperial (9)
1987-12-11 … EMPIRE OF THE SUN … Laval (6)
1987-12-18 … CRY FREEDOM … Le Faubourg (7)
1987-12-18 … THE LAST EMPEROR … Place du Canada (26)

1988-01-15 … GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM … Loews (21)
1988-05-20 … WILLOW … Dorval (8)
1988-05-20 … WILLOW … Imperial (12)
1988-06-10 … THE PRESIDIO … York (7)
1988-06-22 … WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT … Loews (17)
1988-07-15 … DIE HARD … Place Alexis-Nihon (16)
1988-08-12 … THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST … Place du Canada (12) [70mm from Week 10]
1988-08-19 … THE BIG BLUE … Le Faubourg (2)
1988-09-23 … GORILLAS IN THE MIST … Le Faubourg (8)
1988-11-04 … DIE HARD … Place du Canada (3)
1988-11-23 … COCOON: THE RETURN … Place Alexis-Nihon (7)

1989-03-17 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Place du Canada (15)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Dorval (18)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Imperial (17)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Laval (7)
1989-06-09 … STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER … Loews (8)
1989-06-22 … BATMAN … Palace (14)
1989-06-22 … BATMAN … Versailles (8)
1989-08-09 … THE ABYSS … Place Alexis-Nihon (8)
1989-09-08 … BATMAN … Dorval (3)
1989-09-22 … BLACK RAIN … Imperial (12)
1989-10-27 … THE BEAR … Loews (7)

1990-03-02 … THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER … Imperial (13)
1990-06-01 … MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON … Imperial (4)
1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Dorval (8)
1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Loews (9)
1990-06-15 … GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH … Palace (4)
1990-06-27 … DAYS OF THUNDER … Imperial (8)
1990-07-03 … DIE HARD 2 … Place Alexis-Nihon (13)
1990-07-20 … ARACHNOPHOBIA … Palace (6)
1990-08-25 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Imperial [Festival des films du monde] (canceled)
1990-09-01 … FANTASIA … Imperial [Festival des films du monde]
1990-10-05 … FANTASIA … Loews (7)
1990-12-14 … EDWARD SCISSORHANDS … Place Alexis-Nihon (9)
1990-12-25 … THE GODFATHER PART III … Imperial (9)

1991-03-01 … THE DOORS … Imperial (9)
1991-05-03 … THE DOORS … Palace (3)
1991-05-24 … BACKDRAFT … Place Alexis-Nihon (7)
1991-06-21 … THE ROCKETEER … Imperial (5)
1991-12-06 … STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY … Imperial (8)

1992-05-09 … FAR AND AWAY … Place Alexis-Nihon [sneak preview]
1992-05-15 … LETHAL WEAPON 3 … Palace (9)
1992-05-16 … FAR AND AWAY … Place Alexis-Nihon [sneak preview]
1992-05-16 … FAR AND AWAY … Pointe-Claire 6 [sneak preview]
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Place Alexis-Nihon (9)
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Pointe-Claire 6 (8)
1992-06-05 … PATRIOT GAMES … Imperial (6)
1992-06-05 … PATRIOT GAMES … Pointe-Claire 8 (9)
1992-08-30 … BARAKA … Imperial (2 days) [Festival des films du monde]
1992-10-09 … 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE … Imperial (6)
1992-11-18 … MALCOLM X … Imperial (8)
1992-12-25 … HOFFA … Le Faubourg (5)
1992-12-25 … HOFFA … Pointe-Claire 6 (4)

1993-08-13 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Palace (2)
1993-10-08 … SHORT CUTS … Le Faubourg (7)
1993-11-05 … BARAKA … Imperial (7)
1993-11-05 … THE REMAINS OF THE DAY … Le Faubourg (6)
1993-12-10 … GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND …Le Faubourg (5)
1993-12-25 … BARAKA … Palace (4)

1994-10-08 … STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE … Imperial [70mm?]
1994-10-15 … STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN … Imperial [70mm?]
1994-10-22 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK … Imperial [70mm?]
1994-10-29 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Imperial [70mm?]
1994-11-05 … STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER … Imperial [70mm?]
1994-11-12 … STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY … Imperial [70mm?]

1995-06-03 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Imperial
1995-07-13 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Imperial
1995-07-21 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Imperial
1995-12-01 … BARAKA / PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Imperial
1995-12-08 … BARAKA … Imperial
1995-12-09 … THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER … Imperial
1995-12-28 … BARAKA / HOWARDS END … Imperial

1996-01-06 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Imperial
1996-01-13 … STAR TREK VI / THE DOORS … Imperial
1996-01-18 … GANDHI … Imperial
1996-01-19 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE / THE LAST EMPEROR … Imperial
1996-01-20 … AMADEUS … Imperial
1996-01-25 … MALCOLM X … Imperial
1996-01-27 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Imperial
1996-02-02 … BARAKA … Imperial
1996-02-03 … THE MISSION / PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Imperial
1996-02-09 … BARAKA … Imperial
1996-02-17 … SPARTACUS … Imperial
1996-02-23 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Imperial
1996-02-24 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Imperial
1996-02-25 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Imperial
1996-05-03 … BARAKA … Imperial
1996-05-04 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Imperial
1996-05-11 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Imperial
1996-05-18 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Imperial
1996-05-30 … BARAKA … Imperial
1996-06-12 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Imperial
1996-11-29 … VERTIGO … Le Faubourg (4)

1997-05-27 … BARAKA … Imperial

2000-??-?? … AMADEUS … Imperial [70mm?]

2001-08-04 … BARAKA … Imperial [25 ans de Festival des films du monde]

2015-12-25 … THE HATEFUL EIGHT … Banque Scotia (5)
2015-12-25 … THE HATEFUL EIGHT … Quartier Latin (5) [VF]

2017-03-10 … KONG: SKULL ISLAND … Banque Scotia (1+)
2017-07-20 … DUNKIRK … Banque Scotia (1+)
2017-11-15 … JUSTICE LEAGUE … Banque Scotia (1+)

2018-03-28 … READY PLAYER ONE … Banque Scotia (1+)

2019-10-04 … JOKER … Banque Scotia (1+)

2020-08-27 … TENET … Banque Scotia (1+)

2023-07-20 … OPPENHEIMER … Banque Scotia (8)

2024-02-23 … TENET … Banque Scotia (1)
2024-02-29 … DUNE: PART TWO … Banque Scotia (12)
2024-10-04 … JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX … cinema(s) TBD

Note that some of the titles included in this chronology were presented in 35mm (or, recently, DCP) during the latter week(s) of their 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 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, The (Montreal) Gazette, Motion Picture Exhibitor, Variety; projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records.

Special Thanks: Stephen Leigh, Library and Archives Canada, Montreal Public Library, Saul Pincus.

If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor.
 
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