70mm Presentations in Baltimore |
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date:
10.05.2018 Updated: 16.10.2023 |
 What
follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film
presentations in the Baltimore region of Maryland, USA.The focus of this work is publicly-promoted 5-perf 70mm feature films and the cinemas in which they were exhibited. Short subjects, IMAX and Special Venue presentations have not been included. Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas ANNAPOLIS Annapolis Mall Harbour 9 BALTIMORE Film Centre Harbor Park / The Movies at Harbor Park Hippodrome Mayfair New North Point Plaza Reisterstown Plaza Reisterstown Plaza 5-Star Senator Town White Marsh CATONSVILLE Westview GLEN BURNIE Glen Burnie Town Center HANOVER Egyptian JOPPA Joppatowne LUTHERVILLE Yorkridge TIMONIUM Timonium TOWSON Hillendale WOODLAWN Security Mall Security 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) # Presentation not explicitly or consistently promoted as 70mm suggesting presentation may have been 35mm 1956-02-28 OKLAHOMA!* Film Centre (42) 1956-12-21 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* Film Centre (54) 1958-04-01 SOUTH PACIFIC* New (38) 1959-02-18 SLEEPING BEAUTY New (8) 1959-10-07 THE BIG FISHERMAN New (6) 1959-10-28 PORGY AND BESS* Town (7) 1959-12-25 SOLOMON AND SHEBA New (5) 1960-03-29 BEN-HUR* Town (42) 1960-05-25 CAN-CAN* Mayfair (22) 1960-12-19 EXODUS* Mayfair (20) 1961-01-19 SPARTACUS* Town (11) 1961-03-01 THE ALAMO New (7) 1961-12-21 KING OF KINGS* Town (11) 1962-02-14 WEST SIDE STORY* Mayfair (17) 1962-03-09 EL CID* Town (12) 1962-06-13 OKLAHOMA! Mayfair (2) 1962-12-21 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY* Town (11) 1963-05-27 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* Mayfair (20) 1963-06-26 CLEOPATRA* Hippodrome (35) 1964-02-20 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* Town (18) 1964-05-27 THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE New (6) 1964-08-12 BECKET Mayfair (10) 1964-11-06 CIRCUS WORLD* Town (4) 1964-11-18 MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY Mayfair (3) 1964-11-25 MY FAIR LADY* Hippodrome (37) 1965-03-24 THE SOUND OF MUSIC* New (91) 1965-04-14 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD* Town (14) 1965-07-20 THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL* Town (9) 1965-08-11 THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES* Hippodrome (17) 1966-01-26 THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY* Mayfair (10) 1966-04-07 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* Mayfair (45) 1966-06-29 KHARTOUM* Town (5) 1966-11-09 THE BIBLE* Hippodrome (35) 1966-12-21 HAWAII* New (19) # 1967-02-17 THE SAND PEBBLES* Mayfair (25) 1967-05-25 GRAND PRIX* Town (13) 1967-11-01 GONE WITH THE WIND* Hippodrome (34) 1967-11-08 FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD* Mayfair (9) 1967-12-20 CAMELOT* New (18) 1968-05-29 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* Town (22) 1968-06-19 DOCTOR DOLITTLE* New (9) 1968-11-06 FINIANS RAINBOW* Town (10) # 1968-11-06 FUNNY GIRL* New (33) # 1968-12-18 STAR!* Hippodrome (6) 1968-12-20 CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG* Mayfair (11) 1969-02-07 ICE STATION ZEBRA* Town (7) 1969-03-26 OLIVER!* Mayfair (26) # 1969-06-26 SWEET CHARITY* New (5) 1969-07-30 BEN-HUR New (3) 1969-08-20 KRAKATOA EAST OF JAVA New (3) 1969-11-20 PAINT YOUR WAGON* Town (9) 1969-12-17 GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS* Mayfair (1+) 1969-12-17 HELLO, DOLLY!* New (23) 1970-03-04 PATTON* Westview (16) 1970-08-19 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Mayfair (5) 1970-11-25 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Mayfair (10) 1970-12-25 SONG OF NORWAY* Hillendale (11) 1971-02-23 RYANS DAUGHTER Westview (17) 1971-03-19 MY FAIR LADY Mayfair (7) 1971-05-26 PATTON Mayfair (3) 1978-06-16 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Reisterstown Plaza (5) 1978-09-29 CAMELOT Hillendale (1) 1979-02-23 DAYS OF HEAVEN Westview (1) 1979-07-27 THE MUPPET MOVIE Hillendale (10) 1979-11-16 SLEEPING BEAUTY Hillendale (5) 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Hillendale (19) 1980-06-25 CANT STOP THE MUSIC Reisterstown Plaza (5) 1981-07-31 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Westview (4) 1982-03-19 QUEST FOR FIRE Hillendale (6) 1982-06-18 ANNIE Westview (16) 1982-07-09 TRON Westview (6) 1982-09-03 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Hillendale (1) 1982-09-03 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Westview (1) 1982-09-10 APOCALYPSE NOW Hillendale (1) 1982-09-10 APOCALYPSE NOW Westview (1) 1982-09-17 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Hillendale (1) 1982-09-17 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Westview (1) 1982-09-24 TOMMY Hillendale (1) 1982-10-08 TRON Hillendale (1) 1983-05-13 BLUE THUNDER Westview (6) 1983-06-03 WARGAMES Westview (10) 1983-09-23 GANDHI Senator (1) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Senator (6) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Westview (7) 1984-02-03 OKLAHOMA! Senator (2) 1984-02-17 THE RIGHT STUFF Senator (4) 1984-05-11 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Hillendale (1) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Security Mall (#1: 18) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Security Mall (#2: 4) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Senator (13) 1984-06-08 GHOSTBUSTERS Westview (23) [70mm from Week 2] 1984-09-19 AMADEUS Senator (12) 1984-12-07 2010 Westview (7) 1984-12-07 2010 Yorkridge (12) 1984-12-14 STARMAN Senator (8) 1985-03-29 AMADEUS Senator (15) 1985-06-21 RETURN TO OZ Westview (4) 1985-07-06 SILVERADO Senator [sneak preview] 1985-07-10 SILVERADO 5-Star Reisterstown Plaza (9) 1985-07-10 SILVERADO Senator (10) 1985-07-10 SILVERADO Westview (14) 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Timonium (7) 1986-05-02 GONE WITH THE WIND Yorkridge (1) 1986-05-10 TOP GUN Security Mall [sneak preview] 1986-05-10 TOP GUN Timonium [sneak preview] 1986-05-16 TOP GUN Security Mall (13) 1986-05-16 TOP GUN Senator (20) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Westview (12) 1987-05-08 THE MISSION Senator (1) 1987-12-11 EMPIRE OF THE SUN Senator (10) 1989-04-07 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Senator (5) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Security Square (16) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Senator (16) 1989-06-22 BATMAN Timonium (13) 1990-05-17 GLORY Senator (1) 1990-05-23 AMADEUS Senator (3) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Senator (8) 1990-09-14 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Senator (3) 1991-03-15 WEST SIDE STORY Senator (1) [70mm festival] 1991-03-22 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Senator (2) [70mm festival] 1991-04-19 BEN-HUR Senator (2) [70mm festival] 1991-05-03 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS Senator (1) [70mm festival] 1991-05-10 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Senator (2) [70mm festival] 1991-05-24 SPARTACUS Senator (3) 1991-07-02 TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY Harbour 9 (17) [70mm from Week ?] 1992-02-26 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Senator (8) 1992-03-20 STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY Senator (1) 1992-05-09 FAR AND AWAY Senator [sneak preview] 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Senator [sneak preview] 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Senator (7) 1993-02-10 HOWARDS END Senator (2) 1993-11-05 THE REMAINS OF THE DAY Senator (9) 1994-01-22 STAR WARS Senator # 1994-01-29 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Senator # 1994-02-05 RETURN OF THE JEDI Senator # 1994-02-23 GETTYSBURG Senator (1) 1994-03-04 BARAKA Senator (4) 1994-11-23 MY FAIR LADY Senator (2) 1996-11-01 VERTIGO Senator (3) 1997-10-31 GHOSTBUSTERS Senator (2 days) 2000-04-29 MY FAIR LADY Senator [Maryland Film Festival] 2000-04-29 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Senator [Maryland Film Festival] 2000-04-30 SPARTACUS Senator [Maryland Film Festival] 2000-05-19 TOP GUN Senator (2 days) 2002-09-20 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Senator (2) 2002-11-06 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Senator (1) 2004-04-24 BARAKA Senator [Earth Day/Belvedere Springfest] 2007-11-21 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Senator (2) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Annapolis Mall (2) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Egyptian (2) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT White Marsh (2) 2017-07-21 DUNKIRK Egyptian (1+) 2017-07-21 DUNKIRK White Marsh (1+) 2023-07-20 OPPENHEIMER Annapolis Mall (7) 2023-07-20 OPPENHEIMER Egyptian (6) Note that some of the titles included in this chronology may have been presented in 35mm (or, recently, DCP) during the latter week(s) of their engagement due to contractual terms or print damage (and the distributors 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 Hollywood Reporter, Motion Picture Exhibitor, The Sun, and Variety; projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. Special Thanks: Enoch Pratt Free Library, Steve Guttag and Vince Young. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. |
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