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70mm Presentations in Minneapolis
A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1957-Present

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The 70mm Newsletter
Compiled by: Michael Coate Date: 31.05.2024

Part 1: The Cinemas

 
What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the Minneapolis/St. Paul “Twin Cities” region of Minnesota, USA.

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 picture’s 35mm presentation.

Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas

APPLE VALLEY
Apple Valley

BLOOMINGTON
France Ave. Drive-In
Mall of America
Southtown

BROOKLYN CENTER
Brookdale

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
Chief / Apache Chief / Apache
Heights

EDINA
Centennial Lakes
Edina
Southdale

FRIDLEY
100 Drive-In

MAPLE GROVE
Maple Grove

MAPLEWOOD
Maple Leaf Drive-In
The Movies at Maplewood II

MINNEAPOLIS
Academy
Century
Mann
St. Anthony Main
Skyway
Uptown

MINNETONKA
Ridge Square

PLYMOUTH
Willow Creek

ROSEVILLE
Har-Mar
Pavilion Place

ST. LOUIS PARK
Cooper
Knollwood
Park / St. Louis Park
Shelard Park

ST. PAUL
Norstar
Strand

WEST ST. PAUL
Signal Hills

An overview of each cinema will be provided in a forthcoming revision.
 
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Part 2: The Engagements

 
Opening date YYYY-MM-DD … TITLE … cinema (duration in weeks) [notes]

* Reserved-seat engagement (i.e. roadshow)

** Duration undetermined because booking closed during a newspaper strike.

# Presentation not explicitly or consistently promoted as 70mm suggesting presentation may have been 35mm

1957-07-12 … AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* … Academy (49)

1958-06-26 … SOUTH PACIFIC* … Academy (36)

1959-03-05 … SLEEPING BEAUTY … Academy (6)
1959-10-08 … THE BIG FISHERMAN* … Academy (6)
1959-12-25 … PORGY AND BESS* … Academy (9)
1959-12-25 … SOLOMON AND SHEBA* … Park (9) [reserved seating on smoking loge]

1960-02-26 … BEN-HUR* … Academy (49)
1960-06-03 … SCENT OF MYSTERY … Park (5)
1960-06-15 … CAN-CAN* … Century (9)
1960-09-16 … CAN-CAN* … Park (8) [reserved seats on smoking loge]

1961-01-25 … EXODUS* … Academy (20)
1961-03-16 … SPARTACUS* … Mann (12)
1961-08-04 … SPARTACUS … Park (9)
1961-11-08 … KING OF KINGS* … Academy (10)

1962-02-21 … EL CID* … Academy**
1962-02-16 … WEST SIDE STORY* … Mann (35)
1962-07-25 … EL CID … Maple Leaf Drive-In (2)
1962-08-08 … KING OF KINGS … Maple Leaf Drive-In (1)
1962-08-22 … SPARTACUS … Maple Leaf Drive-In (1)
1962-08-30 … BEN-HUR … Century (1) [70mm festival]
1962-09-06 … EXODUS … Century (1) [70mm festival]
1962-09-13 … SOLOMON AND SHEBA … Century (1) [70mm festival]
1962-09-20 … BLACK TIGHTS … Century (1) [70mm festival]
1962-09-27 … EL CID … Century (1) [70mm festival]
1962-10-25 … SPARTACUS … Century (1)
1962-11-01 … OKLAHOMA! … Century (1)
1962-12-21 … MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY* … Academy (17)

1963-04-16 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* … Academy (19)
1963-05-29 … 55 DAYS AT PEKING … Mann (4)
1963-06-26 … CLEOPATRA* … Century (48)
1963-08-07 … MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY … Maple Leaf Drive-In (2)
1963-08-07 … MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY … 100 Drive-In (2)
1963-08-14 … EL CID … 100 Drive-In (2)

1964-04-15 … THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE* … Academy (11)
1964-07-08 … THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN … Century (11)
1964-07-22 … BECKET … Academy (10) #
1964-08-19 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Maple Leaf Drive-In (1)
1964-08-26 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … 100 Drive-In (1)
1964-11-10 … MY FAIR LADY* … Academy (58)
1964-11-19 … IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* … Cooper (47)

1965-01-15 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Mann [sneak preview]
1965-03-24 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC* … Mann (95)
1965-03-26 … THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY … Park [sneak preview]
1965-04-13 … THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL* … Cooper [sneak preview]
1965-06-23 … THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES* … Park (23)
1965-08-04 … ZULU / MADAME … Maple Leaf Drive-In (1)
1965-10-27 … CIRCUS WORLD* … Cooper (8)
1965-12-21 … BATTLE OF THE BULGE* … Park (23)
1965-12-21 … THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD* … Cooper (26)
1965-12-22 … THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY* … Academy (13)

1966-03-23 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* … Academy (51) #
1966-06-01 … OKLAHOMA! … Park (4)
1966-06-20 … KHARTOUM* … Cooper (19)
1966-10-26 … THE BIBLE* … Park (24) #
1966-11-03 … RUSSIAN ADVENTURE* … Cooper (7)

1967-02-08 … GRAND PRIX* … Cooper (40)
1967-02-15 … HAWAII* … Academy (24) #
1967-03-01 … THE SAND PEBBLES* … Mann (23)
1967-07-26 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Maple Leaf Drive-In (2)
1967-07-26 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … 100 Drive-In (2)
1967-09-08 … DOCTOR DOLITTLE … Mann [sneak preview]
1967-11-08 … CAMELOT* … Academy (49)
1967-11-15 … GONE WITH THE WIND* … Cooper (32)
1967-12-22 … FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD … Park (10) #

1968-01-24 … DOCTOR DOLITTLE* … Mann (17) #
1968-06-12 … GRAND PRIX … Maple Leaf Drive-In (1)
1968-06-25 … GONE WITH THE WIND* … Park m/o (16 [48])
1968-06-26 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* … Cooper (31)
1968-10-15 … FUNNY GIRL* … Academy (53) #
1968-11-08 … FINIAN’S RAINBOW* … Uptown (10)
1968-11-12 … STAR!* … Mann (11)
1968-12-20 … CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG* … Park (10) #

1969-01-10 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Norstar (7)
1969-01-24 … THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN* … Mann (9)
1969-01-29 … ICE STATION ZEBRA* … Cooper (24)
1969-03-26 … OLIVER!* … Park (32) #
1969-03-28 … THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN … Norstar (2)
1969-06-18 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Southtown (1)
1969-07-16 … SWEET CHARITY* … Cooper (16)
1969-07-23 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Southtown (1)
1969-07-25 … KRAKATOA EAST OF JAVA … Mann (3)
1969-08-06 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Chief (1)
1969-09-10 … CLEOPATRA … Chief (1)
1969-11-05 … PAINT YOUR WAGON* … Cooper (19)
1969-11-12 … GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS* … Mann (9)
1969-12-19 … HELLO, DOLLY!* … Academy (28) #

1970-03-04 … PATTON* … Park (37) #
1970-03-18 … AIRPORT … Cooper (40) #
1970-03-20 … PAINT YOUR WAGON … Norstar (6)
1970-05-06 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Southtown (1)
1970-05-13 … GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS … Chief (1)
1970-06-03 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … France Ave. Drive-In (1)
1970-06-03 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Southtown (3)
1970-06-12 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Norstar (1)
1970-07-31 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Uptown (1)
1970-08-12 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … France Ave. Drive-In (1)
1970-08-19 … HELLO, DOLLY! … Chief (3)
1970-09-09 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Brookdale (1)
1970-09-23 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Southtown (3)
1970-10-07 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Brookdale (1)
1970-11-18 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Uptown (1)
1970-12-25 … SONG OF NORWAY* … Academy (13)
1970-12-25 … TORA! TORA! TORA! … Cooper (21) #

1971-03-05 … MY FAIR LADY … Norstar (2)
1971-03-05 … MY FAIR LADY … Park (4)
1971-05-05 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Southtown (1) [MGM Showcase]
1971-05-12 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Southtown (1) [MGM Showcase]
1971-05-19 … SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS … Southtown (1) [MGM Showcase]
1971-05-21 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Cooper (6) #
1971-05-26 … GRAND PRIX … France Ave. Drive-In (1) [MGM Showcase]
1971-05-26 … GRAND PRIX … Southtown (1) [MGM Showcase]
1971-06-18 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Norstar (1)
1971-06-23 … SONG OF NORWAY … Brookdale (2)
1971-06-30 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY / KELLY’S HEROES … France Ave. Drive-In (1)
1971-09-18 … FIDDLER ON THE ROOF … Mann [sneak preview] #
1971-09-24 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Norstar (1) [MGM Fabulous Four]
1971-10-01 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Norstar (1) [MGM Fabulous Four]
1971-10-06 … GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS … Academy (1)
1971-10-08 … GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS … Norstar (1) [MGM Fabulous Four]
1971-10-16 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Norstar (1) [MGM Fabulous Four]
1971-10-15 … HOW THE WEST WAS WON … Mann (1)
1971-11-03 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Brookdale (1) [MGM Fabulous Four]
1971-11-03 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Chief (1) [MGM Fabulous Four]
1971-11-03 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Southtown (1) [MGM Fabulous Four]
1971-11-03 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Brookdale (2) [MGM Fabulous Four]
1971-11-03 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Chief (2) [MGM Fabulous Four]
1971-11-03 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Southtown (2) [MGM Fabulous Four]
1971-12-14 … FIDDLER ON THE ROOF* … Academy (43) #

1972-04-26 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … France Ave. Drive-In (1)
1972-12-14 … MAN OF LA MANCHA* … Academy (10) #

1973-03-16 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Park (14)
1973-04-13 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Norstar (8)
1973-05-23 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Mann (1) [MGM 70mm Showcase]
1973-05-30 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Mann (1) [MGM 70mm Showcase]
1973-06-06 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Mann (1) [MGM 70mm Showcase]
1973-06-06 … THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE / TORA! TORA! TORA! … France Ave. Drive-In (1)
1973-06-27 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Brookdale (3)
1973-06-27 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Southtown (3)
1973-07-18 … CAMELOT … Southtown (1)
1973-09-14 … THIS IS CINERAMA … Cooper (8)
1973-09-26 … CAMELOT … Southtown (1)

1974-07-19 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! … Cooper (17)
1974-11-27 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Cooper (3)

1975-09-10 … SWEET CHARITY … Southtown (1) [70mm Musical festival]
1975-09-17 … CAMELOT … Southtown (1) [70mm Musical festival]
1975-09-24 … FINIAN’S RAINBOW … Southtown (1) [70mm Musical festival]
1975-10-01 … HELLO, DOLLY! … Southtown (1) [70mm Musical festival]
1975-10-08 … THOSE WERE THE HAPPY TIMES … Southtown (1) [70mm Musical festival]
1975-10-15 … THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN… … Southtown (1) [70mm Musical festival]

1976-06-18 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT PART 2 … Cooper (3)
1976-06-23 … LOGAN’S RUN … Southtown (7)
1976-10-01 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Southtown (1)
1976-10-08 … CAMELOT … Southtown (1)
1976-10-15 … CAMELOT … Mann (3)
1976-11-12 … THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE … Mann (2)

1977-05-25 … STAR WARS … Park (57) [70mm from Week 31]
1977-06-03 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Chief (1)
1977-09-23 … A STAR IS BORN … Southtown (2)
1977-10-07 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Cooper (2)
1977-10-14 … A STAR IS BORN … Academy (1)
1977-11-11 … CAMELOT … Southtown (1)
1977-11-30 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Southtown (1)
1977-12-09 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Southtown (1)
1977-12-14 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Southtown (13) #

1978-07-21 … STAR WARS … Apache Chief (7)
1978-09-01 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Cooper (3)
1978-09-22 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Brookdale (1)
1978-09-29 … CAMELOT … Brookdale (1)
1978-10-20 … DAYS OF HEAVEN … Park (8)
1978-11-24 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Cooper (4)
1978-12-15 … SUPERMAN … Brookdale (23) [70mm from Week 3]
1978-12-15 … SUPERMAN … Southtown (23) [70mm from Week 3]

1979-05-25 … ALIEN … Skyway (12)
1979-10-17 … SLEEPING BEAUTY … Apache (8)
1979-11-09 … THE ROSE … Skyway (14)
1979-12-21 … THE BLACK HOLE … Cooper (8)

1980-05-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Brookdale (30)
1980-05-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Har-Mar (29)
1980-05-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Southtown (24)
1980-08-01 … RAISE THE TITANIC … Cooper (7)
1980-09-26 … DIVINE MADNESS … Skyway (5)

1981-01-25 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Uptown (3 days)
1981-01-29 … ALTERED STATES … Skyway [Minneapolis Film Festival]
1981-01-30 … ALTERED STATES … Har-Mar (7)
1981-01-30 … ALTERED STATES … Southtown (7)
1981-04-10 … OUTLAND … Skyway [sneak preview]
1981-05-22 … OUTLAND … Skyway (7)
1981-07-31 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Apache (6)
1981-09-20 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Uptown
1981-09-27 … BEN-HUR … Uptown
1981-12-25 … HOUSE OF WAX … Mann (4) [3-D]

1982-02-12 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Brookdale (1)
1982-03-05 … QUEST FOR FIRE … Har-Mar (11)
1982-03-05 … QUEST FOR FIRE … Skyway (11)
1982-03-05 … QUEST FOR FIRE … Southtown (11)
1982-06-04 … STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN … Cooper (8)
1982-06-11 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Skyway (23)
1982-09-04 … 2001 / CLOSE ENCOUNTERS … Uptown
1982-09-17 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Skyway (5)
1982-10-08 … STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN … Ridge Square (2)
1982-10-15 … ANNIE … Signal Hills (1)
1982-10-22 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Signal Hills (25)
1982-11-05 … TRON … Brookdale (2)
1982-11-19 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Brookdale (4)

1983-01-14 … DAYS OF HEAVEN … Brookdale (1)
1983-01-28 … BLUE THUNDER … Skyway [sneak preview]
1983-05-25 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Har-Mar (21)
1983-05-25 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Ridge Square (19)
1983-05-25 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Signal Hills (18)
1983-05-25 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Skyway (17)
1983-05-25 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Southtown (21)
1983-07-15 … OKLAHOMA! … Cooper (2)
1983-07-29 … OKLAHOMA! … Brookdale (2)
1983-09-30 … BRAINSTORM … Signal Hills (4)
1983-09-30 … BRAINSTORM … Skyway (4)
1983-10-21 … THE RIGHT STUFF … Brookdale (7)

1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Har-Mar (22)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Ridge Square (20)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Signal Hills (13)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Skyway (12)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Southtown (18)
1984-09-19 … AMADEUS … Southtown (13)
1984-12-07 … 2010 … Har-Mar (8)
1984-12-07 … 2010 … Maplewood II (6)
1984-12-07 … 2010 … Ridge Square (9)
1984-12-14 … DUNE … Knollwood (8)

1985-06-21 … COCOON … Maplewood II (18)
1985-06-21 … COCOON … Shelard Park (15)
1985-06-21 … COCOON … Signal Hills (16)
1985-06-21 … COCOON … Southtown (15)
1985-06-21 … RETURN TO OZ … Knollwood (5)
1985-07-10 … SILVERADO … Har-Mar (6)
1985-07-19 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Knollwood [sneak preview]
1985-07-24 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Knollwood (7)
1985-08-02 … AMADEUS … Cooper (8)
1985-11-15 … SILVERADO … Pavilion Place (2)
1985-12-04 … YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES … Har-Mar (10)
1985-12-04 … YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES … Ridge Square (6)

1986-05-10 … TOP GUN … Maplewood II [sneak preview]
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Maplewood II (30)
1986-06-06 … SPACECAMP … Har-Mar (4)
1986-06-06 … SPACECAMP … Southtown (3)
1986-07-18 … ALIENS … Pavilion Place (11)
1986-07-18 … ALIENS … Shelard Park (12)
1986-07-18 … ALIENS … Southtown (11)
1986-11-14 … THE MISSION… Cooper (21)
1986-12-25 … THE MISSION… Har-Mar (21)

1987-04-10 … THE MISSION… Knollwood (2)
1987-07-01 … INNERSPACE … Har-Mar (6)
1987-08-05 … STAKEOUT … Cooper (12)
1987-08-05 … STAKEOUT … Southtown (12)

1988-01-15 … GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM … Ridge Square (15)
1988-01-15 … GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM … Southtown (20)
1988-05-20 … WILLOW … Cooper (5)
1988-05-20 … WILLOW … Pavilion Place (9)
1988-05-20 … WILLOW … Southtown (8) [70mm from Week 6]
1988-06-22 … WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT … Cooper (7)
1988-07-13 … DIE HARD … Southtown [sneak preview]
1988-07-15 … DIE HARD … Southtown (12)
1988-08-12 … WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT … Knollwood (8)
1988-11-23 … COCOON: THE RETURN … Cooper (7)
1988-11-23 … COCOON: THE RETURN … Southtown (7)

1989-03-17 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Cooper (12)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Edina (12)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Har-Mar (11)
1989-06-09 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Ridge Square (6)
1989-07-07 … LETHAL WEAPON 2 … Knollwood (12)
1989-08-09 … THE ABYSS … Cooper (8)
1989-10-06 … STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER … Apple Valley (2)
1989-10-13 … THE TEN COMMANDMENTS … Cooper (5)
1989-10-20 … THE ABYSS … Apple Valley (6)
1989-10-27 … BATMAN … Apple Valley (7)
1989-12-22 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Apple Valley (6)

1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Har-Mar (10)
1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Shelard Park (10)
1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Southtown (13)
1990-10-05 … FANTASIA … Har-Mar (10)

1991-05-24 … BACKDRAFT … Willow Creek (7)

1992-05-09 … FAR AND AWAY … Edina [sneak preview]
1992-05-16 … FAR AND AWAY … Edina [sneak preview]
1992-05-16 … FAR AND AWAY … Har-Mar [sneak preview]
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Edina (7)
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Har-Mar (12)
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Willow Creek (6) [70mm from Week 4]
1992-08-07 … FAR AND AWAY … Apple Valley (7)
1992-12-25 … HOFFA … Edina (3)
1992-12-25 … HOFFA … Pavilion Place (4)

1993-06-17 … LAST ACTION HERO … Centennial Lakes (5)
1993-10-08 … GETTYSBURG … Southtown (10)
1993-11-05 … THE REMAINS OF THE DAY … Southtown (10)

1999-05-07 … ALIENS … Heights
1999-05-08 … ALIENS … Heights

2000-02-25 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Heights (2)
2000-08-04 … OKLAHOMA! … Heights (2)
2000-08-25 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Heights
2000-09-08 … TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY … Heights (2)
2000-09-21 … THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBERER … Heights (2)
2000-10-06 … GHOSTBUSTERS … Heights [Fri-Sat midnight]
2000-10-15 … VERTIGO … Heights (2)

2001-09-21 … SPARTACUS … Heights (3)
2001-09-29 … TOMMY … Heights [late show]
2001-10-06 … TOTAL RECALL … Heights [late show]
2001-10-12 … VERTIGO … Heights (2)
2001-10-13 … THE DOORS … Heights [late show]
2001-10-20 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Heights [midnight]
2001-10-26 … THE WILD BUNCH … Heights
2001-10-27 … THE WILD BUNCH … Heights
2001-10-28 … THE WILD BUNCH … Heights
2001-10-29 … THE WILD BUNCH … Heights
2001-10-30 … THE WILD BUNCH … Heights
2001-10-27 … ALIENS … Heights [late show]
2001-11-01 … WAR AND PEACE: PART I … Heights [Russian w/ English subtitles]
2001-11-02 … WAR AND PEACE: PART II … Heights [Russian w/ English subtitles]
2001-11-03 … WAR AND PEACE: PART I & II … Heights [Russian w/ English subtitles]
2001-11-10 … HAMLET … Heights
2001-11-16 … TITANIC … Heights
2001-11-17 … TITANIC … Heights
2001-11-18 … TITANIC … Heights
2001-11-21 … OKLAHOMA! … Heights (3)
2001-11-?? … GODZILLA … Heights (canceled) [Norwegian subtitles]
2001-12-01 … WAR AND PEACE … Heights [Russian with English subtitles]
2001-12-22 … OKLAHOMA! … Heights
2001-12-23 … OKLAHOMA! … Heights

2002-03-01 … TOP GUN … Heights
2002-04-26 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Heights (3)
2002-10-18 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Heights (4)

2006-03-17 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Heights

2009-06-19 … WEST SIDE STORY … Heights (1)

2011-09-22 … WEST SIDE STORY … Heights

2014-11-05 … INTERSTELLAR … Willow Creek (10)

2015-05-14 … VERTIGO … Heights
2015-12-25 … THE HATEFUL EIGHT … Southdale (2)

2016-03-25 … BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE … Willow Creek (5)
2016-04-14 … VERTIGO … Heights [Hitchcock Film Festival]

2017-03-10 … KONG: SKULL ISLAND … Willow Creek (4)
2017-03-15 … VERTIGO … Heights
2017-03-16 … VERTIGO … Heights
2017-06-02 … WONDER WOMAN … Willow Creek (7)
2017-07-20 … DUNKIRK … Southdale (1+)
2017-07-20 … DUNKIRK … Willow Creek (9)
2017-11-15 … JUSTICE LEAGUE … Willow Creek (1+)

2018-03-28 … READY PLAYER ONE … Willow Creek (1+)
2018-06-29 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Willow Creek (1+)

2019-01-11 … ROMA … Willow Creek (1)
2019-10-04 … JOKER … Willow Creek (3)

2020-09-03 … TENET … Willow Creek (7)

2022-07-17 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Heights
2022-10-27 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Heights

2023-07-17 … AIRPORT … Heights [2023 Celebration of Cinema]
2023-07-20 … OPPENHEIMER … Southdale (8)
2023-07-20 … OPPENHEIMER … Willow Creek (5)
2023-10-19 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Heights

2024-02-23 … TENET …Willow Creek (1)
2024-02-29 … DUNE: PART TWO …Willow Creek (10)
2024-10-?? … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Heights

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 because of 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 Minneapolis Star, Minneapolis Star and Tribune, Minneapolis Tribune, Star Tribune, St. Paul Pioneer Press, and Variety; projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records; “Show Houses: Twin Cities Style” (Kirk J. Besse, Victoria, 1995) and “The Studio” (John Gregory Dunne, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1969).

Special Thanks: Kirk J. Besse, Stephen Bjork, Bill Carter, Hennepin County Library, David J. Hilsgen, Dave Holmgren, Bill Huelbig, Tom Letness, Adam Martin, and St. Paul Public Library.

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