70mm Presentations in the Inland Empire | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter |
| Compiled by: Michael Coate & William Kallay | Date: 08.02.2023 |
 What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the Inland Empire region of Southern California.The focus of this work is 5-perf 70mm feature films and the cinemas in which they were exhibited. Short subjects, IMAX, special venue presentations, etc., have not been included. A 70mm presentation provided a superior projection and audio experience in comparison to same motion pictures 35mm presentation. Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas MONTCLAIR Montclair Montclair Plaza Towne Center Plaza / UA Movies 6 MORENO VALLEY Canyon Springs Towngate RIVERSIDE Canyon Crest Park Sierra Tyler Mall SAN BERNARDINO Inland Inland Center TEMECULA Temeku UPLAND Foothill 8 / Upland 8 VICTORVILLE Victor Valley 10 An overview of each cinema will be provided in a forthcoming revision. Note that the 70mm presentations in the Palm Springs region (which some will argue ought to be included in the definition of the Inland Empire) have been included in a separate, stand-alone article. Part 2: The 70mm Presentations Opening date YYYY-MM-DD TITLE cinema (duration in weeks) [notes] 1970-11-21 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Tyler Mall (3) 1970-12-09 ELVIS: THATS THE WAY IT IS Tyler Mall (1) 1970-12-16 PATTON Tyler Mall (1) 1971-03-03 AIRPORT Tyler Mall (5) 1971-03-31 MY FAIR LADY Tyler Mall (4) [70mm during Week 4] 1971-04-07 BREWSTER MCCLOUD Tyler Mall (1) 1971-05-05 CROMWELL Tyler Mall (1) 1971-05-12 PATTON Tyler Mall (2) 1971-06-09 WATERLOO Tyler Mall (1) 1971-06-16 CLEOPATRA Tyler Mall (1) 1971-06-30 ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES Tyler Mall (1) # 1971-08-11 SONG OF NORWAY Tyler Mall (5) 1971-10-20 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Tyler Mall (1) 1971-10-27 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Tyler Mall (1) 1972-03-22 THE BOY FRIEND Tyler Mall (6) # 1972-05-31 HELLO, DOLLY! / THE KING AND I Tyler Mall (1) 1972-12-14 THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE Tyler Mall (13) [70mm during Weeks 10-12] 1974-06-19 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Tyler Mall (1) 1974-10-02 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Tyler Mall (4) 1974-11-20 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Tyler Mall (4) 1979-06-22 ALIEN Montclair (14) 1979-11-09 SLEEPING BEAUTY Montclair (6) 1980-06-27 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Towne Center Plaza (32) 1980-11-07 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Montclair [Fri-Sat midnight] 1980-11-07 RAISE THE TITANIC Montclair (2) 1981-05-22 SLEEPING BEAUTY Montclair (3) 1981-06-12 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Montclair (27) [70mm from Week 23] 1981-07-31 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Towne Center Plaza (6) 1982-06-04 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN Canyon Crest (8) 1982-07-09 TRON Montclair (12) 1982-07-16 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Canyon Crest (39) 1983-01-21 GANDHI Canyon Crest (18) [70mm from Week 16] 1983-03-25 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Canyon Crest (6) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Towne Center Plaza (28) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Tyler Mall (41) 1983-06-24 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Canyon Crest (1) [MGMs Fabulous Four] 1983-07-01 GONE WITH THE WIND Canyon Crest (1) [MGMs Fabulous Four] 1983-07-08 BEN-HUR Canyon Crest (1) [MGMs Fabulous Four] 1983-07-15 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Canyon Crest (1) [MGMs Fabulous Four] 1983-07-15 STAYING ALIVE Canyon Crest (15) [70mm from Week 3] 1983-07-22 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Tyler Mall (18) [Fri-Sat midnight] 1983-08-19 APOCALYPSE NOW Canyon Crest (1) 1983-09-16 SUPERMAN III / WARGAMES Montclair (7) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Towne Center Plaza (10) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Tyler Mall (7) 1983-11-04 STAR TREK II / WARGAMES Montclair (1) 1983-11-04 SUPERMAN III / WARGAMES Canyon Crest (5) 1983-11-11 STAYING ALIVE / WARGAMES Montclair (1) 1983-12-09 THE RIGHT STUFF Montclair (1) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Canyon Crest (18) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Montclair (19) 1984-06-01 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Park Sierra [Fri-Sat midnight] 1984-06-01 STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK Tyler Mall (7) 1984-06-08 GHOSTBUSTERS Park Sierra (19) 1984-06-15 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Tyler Mall [Fri-Sat midnight] 1984-06-29 STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK Canyon Crest (7) 1984-12-07 2010 Canyon Crest (9) 1984-12-07 2010 Towne Center Plaza (10) 1984-12-07 2010 Tyler Mall (5) 1984-12-21 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Tyler Mall (3) [Fri-Sat midnight] 1985-01-04 AMADEUS Canyon Crest (20) [70mm from Week 5] 1985-05-24 AMADEUS Montclair (2) 1985-06-07 AMADEUS / LADYHAWKE Montclair (3) 1985-06-21 COCOON Canyon Crest (14) 1985-06-21 COCOON Tyler Mall (8) 1985-06-21 RETURN TO OZ Towne Center Plaza (4) 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Canyon Crest (5) 1986-05-16 TOP GUN Montclair (25) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Montclair (14) 1987-06-03 THE UNTOUCHABLES Montclair (9) 1987-12-11 EMPIRE OF THE SUN Montclair (13) 1989-05-12 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Towngate (4) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Canyon Crest (17) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Inland Center (18) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Montclair (16) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Canyon Springs (13) 1993-06-17 LAST ACTION HERO Park Sierra (4) [70mm from Week 3] Note that some of the titles included in this chronology were presented in 35mm 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. References: Various issues of Boxoffice, Motion Picture Exhibitor, and Variety; The Desert Sun, Los Angeles Times, The (Riverside) Press-Enterprise, The San Bernardino County Sun; projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. 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