70mm Presentations in Washington, DC | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter |
| Compiled by: David Ayers & Michael Coate | Date: 02.04.2018 |
 Stanley Kubricks 2001: A Space Odyssey world premiere advert, Washington Post, 2nd April 1968What follows is a chronology of 70-millimeter six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the Washington, DC region of the USA. 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.), Special Venue presentations, and some premiere events have not been included (but consideration will be given to adding them in a revision). The Kennedy Center, in particular, held numerous premieres and special screenings, and while the venue was not equipped with 70mm projection, they did screen 35mm prints interlocked with discrete audio print-masters. Such presentations, in this draft at least, have not been included in the chronology. The emphasis 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.). | More in 70mm reading: 70mm Cinemas in North America in70mm.com's list of films blown up to 70mm 70mm Engagements by Title 35mm to 70mm Engagements by Year Large Format 7OMM Engagements Month by month premiere list of wide gauge and 3-strip films Chronological premiere list of major 70mm films 70mm Blow Up List Dolby Stereo |
Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas | |
| What follows is a chronology of 70-millimeter six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the Washington, DC region of the USA. The focus of this work is 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 WASHINGTON (District of Columbia) Apex Avalon Cinema Embassy Circle Fine Arts Gallery Place Jenifer Kennedy Center (35mm only w/ discrete print-master interlock capability) LEnfant MacArthur Ontario Palace Tenley Circle Union Station Uptown Warner Wisconsin Avenue ALEXANDRIA (Virginia) Hoffman Center Mt. Vernon Multiplex Cinemas ANNANDALE (Virginia) Annandale Bradlick ARLINGTON (Virginia) Pentagon City Shirlington BAILEYS CROSSROADS (Virginia) Cinema 7 BETHESDA (Maryland) Montgomery Mall CHANTILLY (Virginia) Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center IMAX CENTREVILLE Centreville Multiplex Cinemas FAIRFAX (Virginia) Fairfax Circle Fair City Mall The Movies at Fair Oaks GAITHERSBURG (Maryland) Rio GREENBELT (Maryland) Academy Beltway Plaza MARLOW HEIGHTS (Maryland) Marlow McLEAN (Virginia) Tysons Center Tysons Corner MERRIFIELD (Virginia) Arlington Blvd/Lee Highway Multiplex Cinemas RESTON (Virginia) Town Center SILVER SPRING (Maryland) AFI Silver Cultural Center SPRINGFIELD (Virginia) Springfield Mall VIENNA (Virginia) Tysons Tysons Fairfax Square Vienna WOODBRIDGE (Virginia) Potomac Mills An overview of each cinema will be provided in a forthcoming revision. | |
Part 2: The 70mm Presentations | |
| Part 2: The 70mm Presentations Opening date YYYY-MM-DD TITLE Cinema (duration in weeks) [notes] * Reserved-seat engagement (i.e. roadshow) m/o = a move-over engagement (i.e. a continuation of a booking from another cinema) # Presentation not explicitly or consistently promoted as 70mm suggesting presentation may have been 35mm 1956-11-01 Oklahoma!* Uptown (23) 1957-04-08 Around the World in 80 Days* Uptown (51) 1958-04-01 SOUTH PACIFIC* Uptown (32) 1958-12-23 SOUTH PACIFIC* Uptown (8) 1959-02-18 SLEEPING BEAUTY Uptown (11) 1959-10-07 THE BIG FISHERMAN* Warner (10) 1959-10-14 PORGY AND BESS* Uptown (12) 1959-12-25 SOLOMON AND SHEBA Palace (7) 1960-03-15 BEN-HUR* Warner (44) 1960-05-25 CAN-CAN* Uptown (19) 1960-12-23 THE ALAMO* Uptown (8) 1961-01-18 SPARTACUS* Warner (24) 1961-02-20 EXODUS* Uptown (18) 1961-06-28 SPARTACUS Uptown m/o (11 [35]) 1961-11-02 KING OF KINGS* Warner (15) 1961-11-14 WEST SIDE STORY* Uptown (42) 1962-03-23 OKLAHOMA! Palace (2) 1962-06-12 EL CID Warner (11) 1962-09-12 WEST SIDE STORY Warner (10) 1962-11-20 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY* Warner (22) 1963-02-25 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* Ontario (34) 1963-05-29 55 DAYS AT PEKING Warner (4) # 1963-06-26 CLEOPATRA* Warner (40) 1964-02-19 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* Uptown (36) 1964-04-01 THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE* Warner (12) 1964-06-24 THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN Warner (9) 1964-07-08 SPARTACUS Beltway Plaza (4 days) 1964-07-08 SPARTACUS Bradlick (4 days) 1964-07-09 BECKET Ontario (15) 1964-07-15 EL CID Beltway Plaza (4 days) 1964-07-19 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Beltway Plaza (3 days) 1964-07-19 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Bradlick (3 days) 1964-10-07 THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE Annandale (1) 1964-10-28 CIRCUS WORLD* Uptown (3) 1964-11-24 MY FAIR LADY* Warner (48) 1965-02-03 BECKET Marlow (1) 1965-03-03 BECKET Beltway Plaza (2) 1965-03-10 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD* Uptown (19) 1965-03-11 LORD JIM* Apex (12) 1965-03-17 THE SOUND OF MUSIC* Ontario (97) 1965-04-07 IN HARMS WAY* Palace (6) 1965-06-30 THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES* Apex (27) 1965-07-20 THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL* Uptown (9) 1965-09-22 MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY* Uptown (6) 1965-11-03 THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY* Uptown (18) 1966-02-02 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* Warner (54) 1966-03-09 BATTLE OF THE BULGE* Uptown (15) 1966-06-23 KHARTOUM* Uptown (13) 1966-10-26 THE BIBLE* Uptown (29) 1966-10-26 OKLAHOMA! Cinema 7 (1) 1966-11-22 IS PARIS BURNING?* Apex (9) # 1967-02-14 HAWAII* Warner (22) # 1967-01-25 THE SAND PEBBLES* Ontario (30) 1967-05-24 GRAND PRIX* Uptown (21) 1967-10-19 FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD* Uptown (14) 1967-10-25 GONE WITH THE WIND* Apex (51) 1967-11-08 CAMELOT* Warner (31) 1968-03-06 HALF A SIXPENCE* Ontario (8) # 1968-04-02 2OO1: A Space Odyssey* Uptown (52) 1968-05-06 WAR AND PEACE* Ontario (12) # 1968-06-12 DOCTOR DOLITTLE* Warner (14) 1968-10-16 FINIANS RAINBOW* Apex (15) # 1968-10-23 FUNNY GIRL* Ontario (19) # 1968-11-07 STAR!* Warner (13) 1968-11-14 THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN* LEnfant (20) # 1968-12-18 GONE WITH THE WIND Cinema 7 (11) 1968-12-18 OLIVER!* MacArthur (43) # 1969-01-09 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Tysons (1) 1969-04-02 BEN-HUR* LEnfant (9) 1969-04-02 ICE STATION ZEBRA* Uptown (12) 1969-04-09 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Tysons (1) 1969-06-11 THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN Tysons (2) 1969-06-25 KRAKATOA EAST OF JAVA LEnfant (7) 1969-06-25 SWEET CHARITY* Uptown (13) 1969-10-29 PAINT YOUR WAGON* Apex (16) 1969-12-06 AIRPORT Warner [sneak preview] 1969-12-17 GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS* MacArthur (13) 1969-12-18 HELLO, DOLLY!* Warner (23) 1970-01-16 GONE WITH THE WIND Uptown (3) 1970-02-08 MAROONED* Uptown (10) 1970-03-03 PATTON* Apex (20) 1970-04-22 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (5) 1970-05-27 HELLO, DOLLY! Uptown m/o (17 [40]) 1970-09-24 TORA! TORA! TORA!* Uptown (20) 1970-12-25 SONG OF NORWAY* MacArthur (9) 1971-02-24 MY FAIR LADY Uptown (6) 1971-04-30 PATTON Bradlick (3) 1971-04-30 PATTON Vienna (3) 1971-06-02 MY FAIR LADY Vienna (1) 1971-07-07 SONG OF NORWAY Vienna (2) 1971-07-28 TORA! TORA! TORA! Vienna (1) 1971-08-25 GONE WITH THE WIND Uptown (4) 1971-10-06 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS / WEST SIDE STORY Uptown (5) 1971-10-20 MY FAIR LADY Bradlick (1) 1971-11-10 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF* Uptown (57) # 1971-12-08 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD Vienna (1) 1972-12-13 MAN OF LA MANCHA* Uptown (18) # 1973-03-21 THE SOUND OF MUSIC MacArthur (14) 1973-04-18 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (8) 1973-10-03 THIS IS CINERAMA Uptown (6) 1974-06-26 THATS ENTERTAINMENT! Uptown (20) 1974-08-28 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY MacArthur (9) 1974-12-25 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR MacArthur (3) 1975-05-23 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (2) 1975-06-06 GONE WITH THE WIND Uptown (4) 1975-06-25 THE WIND AND THE LION Apex (8) 1975-07-01 ROLLERBALL Uptown (9) 1975-08-20 GONE WITH THE WIND Apex (1) 1975-09-03 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Apex (1) 1975-09-24 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Apex (1) 1975-10-03 THE JOLSON STORY Apex (2) 1975-10-10 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Uptown (2) 1975-11-05 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (1) 1976-03-10 GONE WITH THE WIND Uptown (2) 1976-03-31 GONE WITH THE WIND Uptown (1) 1976-06-16 THATS ENTERTAINMENT PART II Uptown (8) 1976-06-23 LOGANS RUN Apex (7) 1976-12-01 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (2) 1977-04-27 PANORAMA BLUE Fairfax Circle (1) 1977-05-04 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (1) 1977-05-25 STAR WARS Uptown (55) [70mm from Week 30] 1978-06-16 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND MacArthur (4) 1978-06-16 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Tysons (8) 1978-06-16 GREASE Uptown (16) [70mm from Week 11] 1978-10-04 DAYS OF HEAVEN Tenley (11) 1978-12-01 MY FAIR LADY MacArthur (3) 1979-01-26 SUPERMAN Embassy Circle (19) 1979-05-25 ALIEN Uptown (19) 1979-10-03 APOCALYPSE NOW Uptown (11) 1979-11-16 SLEEPING BEAUTY Tenley (5) 1979-11-16 SLEEPING BEAUTY Tysons (5) 1979-11-30 BLACK ORPHEUS Embassy Circle (3) 1979-12-21 APOCALYPSE NOW Embassy Circle (8) 1979-12-21 THE BLACK HOLE Uptown (8) 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Cinema (29) 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Springfield Mall (30) 1980-06-18 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Cinema 7 (19) 1980-06-18 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Tysons (26) 1980-08-01 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Tenley (6) 1980-08-01 RAISE THE TITANIC Uptown (8) 1980-09-26 DIVINE MADNESS Uptown (7) 1980-12-12 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Cinema (2) 1980-12-19 THE JAZZ SINGER Uptown (5) 1981-01-16 ALTERED STATES Springfield Mall [sneak preview] 1981-01-16 ALTERED STATES Uptown [sneak preview] 1981-01-23 ALTERED STATES Springfield Mall (10) 1981-01-23 ALTERED STATES Uptown (10) 1981-02-06 APOCALYPSE NOW Cinema (1) 1981-04-10 STAR WARS Uptown (2) 1981-04-24 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (1) 1981-05-01 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Uptown (4 days) 1981-05-05 APOCALYPSE NOW Uptown (5 days) 1981-05-10 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Uptown (2 days) 1981-05-12 DAYS OF HEAVEN Uptown (3 days) 1981-05-15 PATTON Uptown (2 days) 1981-05-17 THE ROSE Uptown (2 days) 1981-05-20 THE SAND PEBBLES Uptown (2 days) 1981-05-22 OUTLAND Uptown (4) 1981-06-12 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Cinema (25) 1981-06-19 SUPERMAN II Springfield Mall (14) 1981-06-19 SUPERMAN II Uptown (15) 1982-03-05 QUEST FOR FIRE Springfield Mall (9) 1982-03-05 QUEST FOR FIRE Uptown (6) 1982-04-16 QUEST FOR FIRE Tenley (3) 1982-05-14 APOCALYPSE NOW Cinema (11 days) 1982-05-25 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Cinema (3 days) 1982-05-28 CAMELOT Cinema (3 days) 1982-05-31 THE DEER HUNTER Cinema (4 days) 1982-06-04 2001; A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (2) 1982-06-04 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Cinema (3 days) 1982-06-04 POLTERGEIST Embassy Circle (10) 1982-06-04 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN MacArthur (6) 1982-06-07 DELIVERANCE Cinema (2 days) 1982-06-09 DAYS OF HEAVEN Cinema (2 days) 1982-06-11 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Cinema (26) 1982-06-18 ANNIE Uptown (6) 1982-07-16 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK MacArthur (3) 1982-07-30 ANNIE / APOCALYPSE NOW Uptown (2) 1982-08-13 STAR WARS Uptown (5) 1982-09-17 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Uptown (4) 1982-10-15 TRON Uptown (2) 1982-11-19 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Uptown (3) 1982-12-08 GANDHI Uptown (27) 1982-12-17 THE DARK CRYSTAL MacArthur (8) 1983-01-28 BLUE THUNDER MacArthur [sneak preview] 1983-02-11 LETS SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER MacArthur (2) 1983-05-13 BLUE THUNDER Tenley (6) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Jenifer (18) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI MacArthur (15) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Springfield Mall (18) 1983-06-03 WARGAMES Cinema (16) 1983-06-17 SUPERMAN III Uptown (4) 1983-07-15 STAYING ALIVE Cinema 7 (6) 1983-07-15 STAYING ALIVE Uptown (4) 1983-07-15 SUPERMAN III Tenley (2) 1983-07-29 KRULL Tenley (2) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM MacArthur (4) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Springfield Mall (6) 1983-10-07 OKLAHOMA! Uptown (2) 1983-10-21 THE RIGHT STUFF Uptown (7) 1983-12-09 THE RIGHT STUFF MacArthur (11) 1984-03-30 GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN Uptown (9) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Cinema (17) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Cinema 7 (12) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Fair Oaks (20) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Springfield Mall (17) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Tysons Center (16) 1984-06-01 STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK Fine Arts (7) 1984-06-01 STREETS OF FIRE Uptown (1) 1984-06-08 GHOSTBUSTERS Uptown (17) 1984-07-13 THE LAST STARFIGHTER MacArthur (5) 1984-09-19 AMADEUS Cinema (9) 1984-11-21 AMADEUS Fine Arts (2) 1984-12-07 2010 Fair Oaks (6) 1984-12-07 2010 Jenifer (9) 1984-12-07 2010 Springfield Mall (7) 1984-12-14 DUNE Uptown (5) 1984-12-14 STARMAN MacArthur (5) 1984-12-21 AMADEUS MacArthur (19) [70mm from Week 6] 1985-01-18 DUNE MacArthur (1) 1985-03-29 RETURN OF THE JEDI Tysons Center (3) 1985-03-29 RETURN OF THE JEDI Uptown (2) 1985-04-12 AMADEUS Cinema (1) 1985-04-12 LADYHAWKE Uptown (8) 1985-04-12 RETURN OF THE JEDI MacArthur (1) 1985-04-26 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Cinema (3 days) 1985-05-08 OKLAHOMA! Cinema (3 days) 1985-06-05 HELLO, DOLLY! Cinema (2 days) 1985-06-07 THE GOONIES Avalon (6) 1985-06-21 COCOON Fair Oaks (17) 1985-06-21 COCOON Fine Arts (7) 1985-06-21 COCOON Springfield Mall (15) 1985-06-21 COCOON Tysons Center (14) 1985-06-21 LIFEFORCE Ontario (3) 1985-06-21 RETURN TO OZ Uptown (2) 1985-06-29 SILVERADO Avalon [sneak preview] 1985-07-03 BACK TO THE FUTURE Avalon (24) 1985-07-03 RETURN TO OZ / APOCALYPSE NOW Uptown (1) 1985-07-06 SILVERADO Uptown [sneak preview] 1985-07-10 MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME Embassy Circle (5) 1985-07-10 SILVERADO Uptown (12) 1985-07-19 THE BLACK CAULDRON Jenifer [sneak preview] 1985-07-19 E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL MacArthur (4) 1985-07-24 THE BLACK CAULDRON Jenifer (5) 1985-07-26 AMADEUS Cinema (2) 1985-10-04 SILVERADO Tenley (1) 1985-10-11 SILVERADO MacArthur (2) 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Cinema (9) 1985-12-06 WHITE NIGHTS MacArthur (8) 1985-12-20 A CHORUS LINE Avalon (4) 1985-12-20 OUT OF AFRICA Uptown (21) 1986-02-07 REVOLUTION Cinema (2) 1986-02-21 THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR Cinema (3) 1986-03-26 THE MONEY PIT Tenley (5) 1986-05-02 APOCALYPSE NOW Cinema (1) 1986-05-09 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Cinema (2) 1986-05-09 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Cinema (2) 1986-05-19 TOP GUN Academy (#1: 30) 1986-05-19 TOP GUN Academy (#2: 3) [interlock] 1986-05-19 TOP GUN Cinema (10) 1986-05-19 TOP GUN Springfield Mall (22) 1986-05-22 COBRA Embassy Circle (6) 1986-05-23 ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS Uptown (4) 1986-06-06 SPACECAMP Jenifer (3) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Fine Arts (13) 1986-07-25 TOP GUN Jenifer (4) 1986-08-01 HOWARD THE DUCK Springfield Mall (3) 1986-08-01 HOWARD THE DUCK Uptown (2) 1986-08-15 MANHUNTER Uptown (6) 1986-09-26 MANHUNTER Tenley (1) 1986-10-17 THE COLOR OF MONEY Avalon (10) 1986-10-17 THE COLOR OF MONEY Fine Arts (8) 1986-11-14 THE MISSION Uptown (9) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Fair Oaks (10) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Jenifer (11) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Montgomery Mall (9) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Mt. Vernon (13) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Tysons Center (9) 1986-12-19 LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Tenley (10) 1987-02-13 THE MISSION Ontario (4) 1987-03-06 LETHAL WEAPON Fine Arts (8) 1987-06-03 THE UNTOUCHABLES Cinema (12) 1987-06-03 THE UNTOUCHABLES Fair Oaks (10) 1987-06-03 THE UNTOUCHABLES Montgomery Mall (9) 1987-06-03 THE UNTOUCHABLES Tysons Center (9) 1987-07-01 INNERSPACE Tenley (4) 1987-08-05 STAKEOUT Avalon (9) 1987-11-06 CRY FREEDOM Uptown (7) 1987-11-13 THE RUNNING MAN Embassy Circle (5) 1987-12-11 EMPIRE OF THE SUN Cinema (8) 1987-12-18 THE LAST EMPEROR Jenifer (1) 1987-12-25 CRY FREEDOM Jenifer (12) 1987-12-25 THE LAST EMPEROR Uptown (21) 1988-01-15 GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM Fine Arts (10) 1988-01-15 GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM Tenley (13) 1988-05-20 WILLOW Uptown (5) 1988-06-22 WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT Uptown (13) 1988-06-22 WILLOW Tenley (3) 1988-07-15 DIE HARD Wisconsin Ave (10) 1988-09-23 GORILLAS IN THE MIST Uptown (11) 1988-11-23 COCOON: THE RETURN Wisconsin Ave (4) 1989-01-12 BEACHES Cinema (4) 1989-02-08 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Uptown (10) 1989-04-21 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Avalon (8) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Cinema (12) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Cinema 7 (17) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Fair Oaks (20) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Lee Hwy (10) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Montgomery Mall (12) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Mt. Vernon (8) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Springfield Mall (10) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Tysons Center (12) 1989-06-09 STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER Wisconsin Ave (5) 1989-06-15 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Shirlington (18) 1989-06-22 BATMAN Fine Arts (7) 1989-06-22 BATMAN Lee Hwy (12) 1989-06-22 BATMAN Wisconsin Ave (8) 1989-07-07 LETHAL WEAPON 2 Cinema 7 (15) 1989-07-07 LETHAL WEAPON 2 Embassy Circle (5) 1989-07-07 LETHAL WEAPON 2 Lee Hwy (14) 1989-07-07 LETHAL WEAPON 2 Tenley (12) 1989-08-09 THE ABYSS Fine Arts (5) 1989-08-09 THE ABYSS Wisconsin Ave (5) 1989-09-15 IN COUNTRY Wisconsin Ave (2) 1989-11-03 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Fine Arts (2) 1989-11-16 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS Cinema (2) 1989-11-22 BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II Uptown (6) 1990-01-05 BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II Jenifer (1) 1990-01-05 BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY Uptown (11) 1990-01-12 GLORY Cinema (7) 1990-03-02 THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER Cinema (14) 1990-03-23 MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON Uptown (8) 1990-05-18 MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON Tenley (6) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Fine Arts (6) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Lee Hwy (7) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Montgomery Mall (9) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Pentagon City (9) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Springfield Mall (6) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Union Station (5) 1990-06-15 GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH Wisconsin Ave. (5) 1990-06-29 MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON Jenifer (2) 1990-07-03 DIE HARD 2 Uptown (10) 1990-07-06 MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON Avalon (2) 1990-07-18 ARACHNOPHOBIA Lee Hwy (3) 1990-07-18 ARACHNOPHOBIA Union Station (3) 1990-10-05 FANTASIA Avalon (11) 1990-12-12 HAVANA Wisconsin Ave (3) 1990-12-14 EDWARD SCISSORHANDS Wisconsin Ave (5) 1990-12-25 THE GODFATHER PART III Cinema (11) 1991-04-26 SPARTACUS Uptown (4) 1991-05-24 BACKDRAFT Uptown (4) 1991-07-02 TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY Fine Arts (4) 1991-07-02 TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY Lee Hwy (13) 1991-07-02 TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY Reston Town Center (17) 1991-07-19 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (1) 1991-07-26 2010 Uptown (1) 1991-08-02 BLADE RUNNER Uptown (1) 1991-08-09 BEN-HUR Uptown (1) 1991-08-16 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Uptown (1) 1991-08-23 THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI Uptown (1) 1991-08-30 ALIEN Uptown (1) 1991-09-06 DAYS OF HEAVEN Uptown (1) 1991-09-13 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Uptown (1) 1991-09-20 FANTASIA Uptown (1) 1991-09-27 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Uptown (1) 1991-10-04 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Uptown (1) 1991-10-11 WEST SIDE STORY Uptown (1) 1991-10-18 AMADEUS Uptown (1) 1991-10-25 GONE WITH THE WIND Uptown (1) 1991-11-01 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Uptown (1) 1991-11-27 FOR THE BOYS Uptown (3) 1991-12-10 HOOK Fine Arts (4) 1992-05-09 FAR AND AWAY Uptown [sneak preview] 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Lee Hwy [sneak preview] 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Reston Town Center [sneak preview] 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Wisconsin Ave [sneak preview] 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Lee Hwy (7) 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Pentagon City (4) 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Reston Town Center (4) 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Uptown (6) 1992-06-05 PATRIOT GAMES Cinema (9) 1992-09-25 THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS Uptown (7) 1992-10-09 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE Cinema (6) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Lee Hwy (3) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Reston Town Center (3) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Rio (4) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Shirlington (3) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Tysons Fairfax Square (4) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Uptown (4) 1993-04-01 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (1) 1993-06-17 LAST ACTION HERO Wisconsin Ave (2) 1993-10-08 GETTYSBURG Uptown (2) 1993-10-22 GETTYSBURG Wisconsin Ave (3) 1993-10-22 SHORT CUTS Uptown (2) 1993-10-27 BARAKA Embassy Circle (9) 1993-11-03 GETTYSBURG Tysons Fairfax Square (2) 1993-11-05 THE REMAINS OF THE DAY Uptown (6) 1994-07-15 TRUE LIES Uptown (6) 1994-09-23 MY FAIR LADY Uptown (1) 1994-09-30 MY FAIR LADY Wisconsin Ave (1) 1994-10-07 MY FAIR LADY MacArthur (2) 1996-10-08 VERTIGO Uptown (4) 1996-11-08 VERTIGO Wisconsin Ave (2) 1996-11-22 VERTIGO Town Center (2) 1996-12-06 HAMLET Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center IMAX [invitational preview ?] 1997-01-24 HAMLET Avalon (8) 1997-12-16 TITANIC Uptown [premiere only] 2001-03-30 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Uptown (1) 2001-11-02 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (2) 2002-11-01 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Uptown (2) 2003-09-12 BARAKA AFI Silver 2003-09-13 BARAKA AFI Silver 2003-09-14 BARAKA AFI Silver 2003-09-15 BARAKA AFI Silver 2003-09-16 BARAKA AFI Silver 2003-09-17 BARAKA AFI Silver 2003-12-19 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD AFI Silver (2) 2004-01-04 DAYS OF THUNDER AFI Silver [Nicole Kidman series] 2004-01-07 FAR AND AWAY AFI Silver [Nicole Kidman series] 2004-05-07 WAR AND PEACE AFI Silver [Part I] 2004-05-08 WAR AND PEACE AFI Silver [Part I] 2004-05-08 WAR AND PEACE AFI Silver [Part II] 2004-05-09 WAR AND PEACE AFI Silver [Part I] 2004-05-09 WAR AND PEACE AFI Silver [Part II] 2007-02-16 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY AFI Silver (3 days) [Kubrick retrospective] 2007-??-?? BARAKA AFI Silver 2007-??-?? HELLO, DOLLY! AFI Silver 2007-??-?? ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD AFI Silver 2007-??-?? PLAYTIME AFI Silver 2008-04-25 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY AFI Silver (1) 2008-??-?? LAWRENCE OF ARABIA AFI Silver 2010-03-20 PLAYTIME AFI Silver 2010-03-21 PLAYTIME AFI Silver 2011-02-11 WEST SIDE STORY AFI Silver 2011-02-12 WEST SIDE STORY AFI Silver 2011-02-13 WEST SIDE STORY AFI Silver 2011-07-01 TRON AFI Silver 2011-08-26 LIFEFORCE AFI Silver 2012-03-24 HELLO, DOLLY! AFI Silver 2012-06-29 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY AFI Silver 2012-06-30 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY AFI Silver 2012-07-01 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY AFI Silver 2012-07-04 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY AFI Silver 2012-07-07 VERTIGO AFI Silver 2012-07-08 VERTIGO AFI Silver 2012-07-14 CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG AFI Silver 2012-07-15 CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG AFI Silver 2012-07-18 WEST SIDE STORY AFI Silver 2012-07-20 WEST SIDE STORY AFI Silver 2012-07-21 WEST SIDE STORY AFI Silver 2012-07-22 WEST SIDE STORY AFI Silver 2012-07-28 SPARTACUS AFI Silver 2012-07-29 SPARTACUS AFI Silver 2012-08-03 BARAKA AFI Silver 2012-08-04 BARAKA AFI Silver 2012-08-05 BARAKA AFI Silver 2012-08-11 THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES AFI Silver 2012-08-12 THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES AFI Silver 2012-08-18 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD AFI Silver 2012-08-19 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD AFI Silver 2012-08-25 KHARTOUM AFI Silver 2012-08-26 LORD JIM AFI Silver 2012-08-27 LORD JIM AFI Silver 2012-08-28 KHARTOUM AFI Silver 2012-08-29 LORD JIM AFI Silver 2012-08-30 KHARTOUM AFI Silver 2012-08-31 TRON AFI Silver 2012-09-01 TRON AFI Silver 2012-09-02 PORGY AND BESS AFI Silver [canceled] 2012-09-02 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY AFI Silver [PORGY AND BESS substitution] 2012-09-02 TRON AFI Silver 2012-09-03 TRON AFI Silver 2012-09-03 PORGY AND BESS AFI Silver [canceled] 2012-09-03 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY AFI Silver [PORGY AND BESS substitution] 2012-09-15 SOUTH PACIFIC AFI Silver 2012-09-16 SOUTH PACIFIC AFI Silver 2012-09-21 THE MASTER AFI Silver (7) 2013-07-04 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA AFI Silver 2013-07-06 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA AFI Silver 2013-07-07 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA AFI Silver 2013-07-09 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA AFI Silver 2013-07-10 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA AFI Silver 2013-07-11 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA AFI Silver 2013-07-13 PATTON AFI Silver 2013-07-14 STAR! AFI Silver 2013-07-19 LIFEFORCE AFI Silver 2013-07-20 LIFEFORCE AFI Silver 2013-07-21 LIFEFORCE AFI Silver 2013-07-27 SOUND OF MUSIC AFI Silver 2013-07-28 SOUND OF MUSIC AFI Silver 2013-08-24 THE MASTER AFI Silver 2013-08-25 THE MASTER AFI Silver 2013-10-31 GHOSTBUSTERS AFI Silver [Halloween series] 2013-11-02 GHOSTBUSTERS AFI Silver [Halloween series] 2013-11-03 GHOSTBUSTERS AFI Silver [Halloween series] 2014-08-03 HAMLET AFI Silver 2014-08-16 THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY AFI Silver 2014-08-17 THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY AFI Silver 2014-08-29 RYANS DAUGHTER AFI Silver [w/ Swedish subtitles] 2014-08-29 CHEYENNE AUTUMN AFI Silver [w/ Swedish subtitles] 2014-08-31 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS AFI Silver 2014-09-01 RYANS DAUGHTER AFI Silver [w/ Swedish subtitles] 2014-09-02 CHEYENNE AUTUMN AFI Silver [w/ Swedish subtitles] 2014-??-?? LAWRENCE OF ARABIA AFI Silver 2014-??-?? WEST SIDE STORY AFI Silver 2015-12-25 The Hateful Eight AFI Silver (1+) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Gallery Place (2) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Hoffman Center (2) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Potomac Mills (2) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Tysons Corner (2) 2016-??-?? 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY AFI Silver (2) 2017-07-21 DUNKIRK AFI Silver (7) 2017-07-21 DUNKIRK Gallery Place (3) 2017-07-21 DUNKIRK Hoffman Center (1) 2017-07-21 DUNKIRK Tysons Corner (1) 2018-01-12 PHANTOM THREAD AFI Silver (3) 2018-07-05 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY AFI Silver (1) 2019-10-03 JOKER AFI Silver (3) 2023-07-20 OPPENHEIMER AFI Silver (8) 2023-07-20 OPPENHEIMER Gallery Place (10) 2023-07-20 OPPENHEIMER Hoffman Center (8) 2023-07-20 OPPENHEIMER Potomac Mills (6) 2023-07-20 OPPENHEIMER Tysons Corner (10) 2023-09-16 BOOGIE NIGHTS AFI Silver 2023-12-08 OPPENHEIMER Tysons Corner (1) 2024-01-26 OPPENHEIMER Tysons Corner (1) 2024-02-17 NAPOLEON AFI Silver 2024-02-19 NAPOLEON AFI Silver 2024-02-23 TENET AFI Silver (1) 2024-03-01 DUNE: PART TWO AFI Silver (5) 2024-04-05 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA AFI Silver 2024-04-06 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA AFI Silver 2024-04-07 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA AFI Silver 2024-04-13 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA AFI Silver 2024-04-14 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA AFI Silver 2024-07-04 THE HATEFUL EIGHT AFI Silver 2024-07-05 THE HATEFUL EIGHT AFI Silver 2024-08-30 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY AFI Silver 2024-08-31 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY AFI Silver 2024-09-01 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY AFI Silver 2024-09-02 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY AFI Silver 2024-10-04 JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX cinema(s) TBD [canceled] | |
| 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 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 Washington Post, The Washington Times, and Variety; projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. Special Thanks: American Film Institute (Todd Hitchcock), Bob Collins, Dennis T. Gallagher, Jonathan Goeldner, Steven Guttag, Howard B. Haas, Library of Congress, Scott Norwood, Joe Odenthal and Phil Piga. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. | |
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