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70mm Presentations in San Diego
A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1957-Present
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All
70mm film lists
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Compiled by: Michael Coate, William
Kallay & Gabriel Neeb |
Date: 31.05.2024 |
Part 1: The Cinemas
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What
follows is a title-based chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound
feature-film presentations in the San Diego region of California, 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
CARLSBAD
Plaza Camino Real
CHULA VISTA
Chula Vista (Nickelodeon) / Chula Vista Center
Chula Vista (United Artists) / Movies / Park Plaza
DEL MAR
Flower Hill
EL CAJON
Parkway Plaza
ESCONDIDO
Carousel
Movies / Del Norte Plaza
LA MESA
Cinema Grossmont
Grossmont Center
Grossmont Mall
NATIONAL CITY
Sweetwater
SAN DIEGO
ArcLight La Jolla
Capri
Center
Cinema 21
Cinerama
Clairemont
College (?)
Fox
Glasshouse
Grove / 9 at the Grove
Hazard Center
Horton Plaza
La Jolla Village
Loma
Midway Drive-In
Mission Valley / AMC Mission Valley 20
Pacific Drive-In
Rancho Drive-In
Rueben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center
San Diego Sports Arena [special events]
Valley Circle
An overview of each cinema will be provided in a forthcoming revision.
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Dolby
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Part 2: The 70mm Presentations
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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
1957-08-01
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS*
Capri (45)
1958-07-01
SOUTH PACIFIC*
Capri (21)
1959-03-20
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Capri (8)
1959-10-22
THE BIG FISHERMAN*
Capri (10)
1959-12-25
SOLOMON AND SHEBA
Fox (5)
1959-12-31
PORGY AND BESS*
Capri (11)
1960-03-23
SOLOMON AND SHEBA / THE BIG FISHERMAN
Pacific Drive-In (1)
1960-06-01
CAN-CAN*
Loma (17)
1960-06-16
BEN-HUR*
Capri (49)
1961-05-24
EXODUS*
Capri (11)
1961-08-09
SPARTACUS*
Capri (20)
1962-01-31
CAN-CAN
Midway Drive-In (1)
1962-02-14
WEST SIDE STORY*
Capri (36)
1962-03-21
OKLAHOMA!
Fox (3)
1962-04-11
KING OF KINGS
Midway Drive-In (2)
1962-04-25
OKLAHOMA!
Midway Drive-In (1)
1962-05-04
EL CID
Fox (8)
1962-05-23
SPARTACUS
Midway Drive-In (3)
1962-05-23
SPARTACUS
Rancho Drive-In (3)
1962-08-01
EL CID
Midway Drive-In (3)
1963-02-28
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY*
Capri (17)
1963-03-27
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA*
Loma (23)
1963-06-26
CLEOPATRA*
Capri (42)
1963-07-19
55 DAYS AT PEKING
Cinema 21 (4) #
1964-04-22
ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD*
Cinerama (50)
1964-06-11
THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE*
Capri (10)
1964-06-18
BECKET
Loma (8) #
1965-02-17
CIRCUS WORLD*
Center (8)
1965-02-19
MY FAIR LADY*
Capri (44)
1965-03-31
THE SOUND OF MUSIC*
Loma (133)
1965-04-13
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD*
Center (15)
1965-07-27
THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL*
Center (13)
1965-08-04
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD*
Cinerama m/o (9 [24])
1965-08-04
THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN
*
Cinema Grossmont (12)
1965-10-27
MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY*
Center (8)
1965-12-22
THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY*
Capri (13)
1965-12-22
BATTLE OF THE BULGE*
Center (20)
1966-03-31
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO*
Cinerama (46)
1966-05-11
RUSSIAN ADVENTURE*
Center (6)
1966-06-23
KHARTOUM*
Center (8)
1966-10-26
THE BIBLE*
Capri (38)
1966-12-21
IS PARIS BURNING?*
Cinema 21 (7) #
1967-02-09
THE SAND PEBBLES*
Cinema 21 (33)
1967-02-21
GRAND PRIX*
Center (35)
1967-10-25
GONE WITH THE WIND*
Center (31)
1967-12-21
CAMELOT*
Cinerama (41)
1968-02-15
DOCTOR DOLITTLE*
Cinema 21 (22)
1968-05-03
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
Capri (7)
1968-05-28
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY*
Center (44)
1968-11-06
FINIANS RAINBOW*
Cinerama (15)
1968-12-18
STAR!*
Loma (12)
1968-12-19
FUNNY GIRL*
Capri (39) #
1968-12-20
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG*
Valley Circle (14)
1969-02-20
THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN*
Cinerama (12)
1969-03-26
OLIVER!*
Valley Circle (26) #
1969-04-02
ICE STATION ZEBRA*
Center (12)
1969-05-15
SWEET CHARITY*
Cinerama (13)
1969-06-25
KRAKATOA EAST OF JAVA*
Center (16)
1969-12-17
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS*
Cinerama (11)
1969-12-20
HELLO, DOLLY!*
College (23) #
1969-12-25
PAINT YOUR WAGON*
Cinema 21 (39)
1970-03-11
PATTON*
Center (16)
1970-04-15
ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS
Cinerama (10)
1970-05-08
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Cinema Grossmont (3)
1970-05-27
GONE WITH THE WIND
Cinema Grossmont (4)
1970-06-26
DARLING LILI
Cinerama (4)
1970-07-01
AIRPORT
Center (25)
1970-07-22
GONE WITH THE WIND
Cinerama (1)
1970-07-29
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Cinerama (1)
1970-10-07
TORA! TORA! TORA!*
Loma (25)
1970-12-25
SONG OF NORWAY*
Capri (22)
1971-02-10
RYANS DAUGHTER
Center (21)
1971-02-19
MY FAIR LADY
Cinerama (3)
1971-08-04
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY / GRAND PRIX
Valley Circle (1)
1971-12-14
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF*
Loma (52) #
1972-12-14
MAN OF LA MANCHA*
Loma (16) #
1972-12-22
DELIVERANCE
Cinerama (22)
1973-03-16
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Valley Circle (15)
1973-07-18
TOM SAWYER
Valley Circle (3)
1973-08-17
THIS IS CINERAMA
Cinerama (4)
1974-07-17
THATS ENTERTAINMENT!
Valley Circle (14)
1974-08-21
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Cinerama (4)
1974-11-20
THATS ENTERTAINMENT!
Capri (4)
1975-07-16
ROLLERBALL
Cinerama (9)
1975-07-30
THE WIND AND THE LION
Cinema Grossmont (8)
1976-05-07
LOGANS RUN
Valley Circle [sneak preview]
1976-06-16
THATS ENTERTAINMENT PART II
Valley Circle (7)
1976-06-23
LOGANS RUN
Cinema Grossmont (6)
1976-09-22
THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE
Cinema Grossmont (2)
1977-05-25
STAR WARS
Valley Circle (57) [70mm from Week 38]
1977-12-14
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Cinema 21 (13)
1978-03-17
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Parkway Plaza (20)
1978-07-21
STAR WARS
Parkway Plaza (7)
1978-08-25
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Loma (5)
1978-09-01
TOMMY
Cinerama [Fri/Sat/Sun midnight]
1978-12-08
DERSU UZALA
Cinema Grossmont (1)
1978-12-15
SUPERMAN
Cinema 21 (7) [70mm from Week 2]
1979-02-23
DAYS OF HEAVEN
Valley Circle (3)
1979-03-28
THE DEER HUNTER
Cinema Grossmont (12)
1979-11-02
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Loma (6)
1979-12-21
THE ROSE
Cinema Grossmont (9)
1980-04-12
THE ISLAND
Loma [sneak preview]
1980-05-21
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Cinerama (30)
1980-06-13
THE ISLAND
Loma (4)
1980-07-11
THE BLUE LAGOON
Loma (11) [70mm from Week 2]
1980-08-01
RAISE THE TITANIC
Valley Circle (8)
1980-09-26
DIVINE MADNESS
Loma (4)
1980-11-21
FAME
La Jolla Village (1)
1980-11-26
SLEEPING BEAUTY / THE BLACK HOLE
La Jolla Village (1)
1980-12-05
APOCALYPSE NOW
La Jolla Village (1)
1980-12-12
DIVINE MADNESS
La Jolla Village (1)
1981-01-30
ALTERED STATES
Cinema Grossmont [sneak preview]
1981-02-06
ALTERED STATES
Cinerama (9)
1981-04-10
ALTERED STATES
Cinema Grossmont (1)
1981-05-22
OUTLAND
Valley Circle (8)
1981-05-22
SLEEPING BEAUTY / THE BLACK HOLE
Cinema Grossmont (1)
1981-05-29
APOCALYPSE NOW
Cinema Grossmont (1)
1981-05-29
DAYS OF HEAVEN
La Jolla Village (1)
1981-06-05
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Cinema Grossmont (1)
1981-06-05
DERSU UZALA
La Jolla Village (1)
1981-06-12
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Cinema Grossmont (58)
1981-07-17
OUTLAND
Glasshouse (1)
1981-07-31
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Glasshouse (4)
1981-07-31
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
La Jolla Village (4)
1981-12-04
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY / STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE
Loma
(2)
1982-03-12
QUEST FOR FIRE
Cinerama (9)
1982-05-08
BLADE RUNNER
Cinema 21 [sneak preview] #
1982-05-14
QUEST FOR FIRE
Glasshouse (4)
1982-05-14
QUEST FOR FIRE
La Jolla Village (3)
1982-06-04
POLTERGEIST
Valley Circle (27)
1982-06-04
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN
Cinerama (8)
1982-06-11
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
Loma (52)
1982-06-18
ANNIE
Cinema 21 (5)
1982-07-09
TRON
Glasshouse (19)
1982-07-09
TRON
La Jolla Village (6)
1982-07-09
TRON
Parkway Plaza (4)
1982-07-30
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN
Glasshouse (12)
1982-07-30
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN
Parkway Plaza (8)
1982-09-10
ANNIE / THE JAZZ SINGER
La Jolla Village (1)
1982-09-17
PINK FLOYD: THE WALL
Cinema Grossmont (7)
1983-01-21
GANDHI
Cinema Grossmont (20)
1983-02-11
LETS SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER
Glasshouse (2)
1983-03-25
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Valley Circle (1)
1983-05-07
BLUE THUNDER
Cinema 21 [sneak preview]
1983-05-13
BLUE THUNDER
Cinema 21 (9)
1983-05-20
TRON
Cinerama (1)
1983-05-25
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Glasshouse (22)
1983-05-25
RETURN OF THE JEDI
La Jolla Village (21)
1983-05-25
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Parkway Plaza (23)
1983-05-25
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Sweetwater (#1: 41)
1983-05-25
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Sweetwater (#2: 6) [interlock]
1983-06-03
WARGAMES
Cinerama (17)
1983-06-10
OCTOPUSSY
Cinema Grossmont (14)
1983-07-08
PINK FLOYD: THE WALL / LETS SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER
Sweetwater (1)
1983-07-14
QUEEN: WE WILL ROCK YOU
Sports Arena (3 days) [Mobile Vision]
1983-07-15
STAYING ALIVE
Cinema 21 (13)
1983-07-29
KRULL
Valley Circle (6)
1983-09-21
GANDHI
Valley Circle (1)
1983-09-30
BRAINSTORM
Cinerama (11)
1983-09-30
WARGAMES
Glasshouse (5)
1983-09-30
WARGAMES
Sweetwater (11)
1983-10-15
THE RIGHT STUFF
Cinema Grossmont [sneak preview]
1983-10-21
THE RIGHT STUFF
Cinema Grossmont (7)
1983-12-09
THE RIGHT STUFF
Chula Vista Park Plaza (15) [70mm from Week
6]
1984-02-03
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
Cinerama (2)
1984-05-23
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
Cinema Grossmont (19)
1984-05-23
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
La Jolla Village (12)
1984-05-23
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
Loma (18)
1984-06-01
STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK
Carousel (17)
1984-06-01
STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK
Cinerama (7)
1984-06-01
STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK
Flower Hill (10)
1984-06-01
STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK
Sweetwater (13)
1984-09-14
THE RIGHT STUFF
Cinerama (1)
1984-09-19
AMADEUS
Cinerama (11)
1984-12-05
AMADEUS
Grossmont Mall (16)
1984-12-07
2010
Carousel (7)
1984-12-07
2010
Valley Circle (9)
1984-12-21
AMADEUS
Chula Vista Park Plaza (18) [70mm from Week 6]
1985-01-25
2010 / STARMAN
Carousel (3)
1985-03-29
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Carousel (3)
1985-03-29
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Glasshouse (3)
1985-03-29
RETURN OF THE JEDI
La Jolla Village (2)
1985-03-29
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Parkway Plaza (3)
1985-03-29
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Sweetwater (6)
1985-06-21
COCOON
Carousel (16)
1985-06-21
COCOON
Glasshouse (12)
1985-06-21
COCOON
La Jolla Village (14)
1985-06-21
COCOON
Parkway Plaza (10)
1985-06-21
COCOON
Sweetwater (19)
1985-06-21
RETURN TO OZ
Cinema 21 (3)
1985-06-29
SILVERADO
Cinema 21 [sneak preview]
1985-07-03
AMADEUS
Cinerama (1)
1985-07-06
SILVERADO
Cinema 21 [sneak preview]
1985-07-10
SILVERADO
Cinema 21 (12)
1985-07-19
THE BLACK CAULDRON
Loma [sneak preview]
1985-07-24
THE BLACK CAULDRON
Valley Circle (3)
1985-08-09
AMADEUS
Cinerama (1)
1985-09-06
AMADEUS
Grossmont Mall (2)
1985-11-22
AMERICAN FLYERS
Loma (1)
1985-11-27
ROCKY IV
Cinema 21 (9)
1985-12-04
YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES
Cinerama (6)
1985-12-04
YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES
Loma (4)
1985-12-04
YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES
Sweetwater (6)
1985-12-06
WHITE NIGHTS
Valley Circle (8)
1985-12-20
A CHORUS LINE
Cinema Grossmont (7)
1985-12-20
OUT OF AFRICA
Sweetwater (19)
1986-05-15
TOP GUN
Cinema 21 [west coast premiere]
1986-05-16
TOP GUN
Cinerama (20)
1986-05-16
TOP GUN
Loma (28)
1986-07-18
ALIENS
Glasshouse (17)
1986-07-18
ALIENS
Horton Plaza (11)
1986-07-18
ALIENS
Parkway Plaza (10)
1986-07-18
ALIENS
Sweetwater (14)
1986-08-01
HOWARD THE DUCK
Cinema 21 (2)
1986-10-17
THE COLOR OF MONEY
Valley Circle (10)
1986-11-26
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME
Cinema Grossmont (9)
1986-11-26
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME
Del Norte Plaza (32) [70mm from
Week 8]
1986-11-26
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME
Horton Plaza (9)
1986-11-26
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME
Loma (13)
1986-11-26
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME
Plaza Camino Real (10)
1986-12-05
TOP GUN
Cinema 21 (1)
1986-12-25
THE MISSION
Valley Circle (11)
1987-06-03
THE UNTOUCHABLES
Cinema Grossmont (10)
1987-06-03
THE UNTOUCHABLES
Plaza Camino Real (12)
1987-07-01
INNERSPACE
Valley Circle (3)
1987-08-05
STAKEOUT
Cinema 21 (9)
1987-12-09
THE LAST EMPEROR
Cinema 21 (18)
1987-12-11
EMPIRE OF THE SUN
Valley Circle (8)
1988-01-15
GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM
Cinema Grossmont (13)
1988-02-12
SHOOT TO KILL
Plaza Camino Real (3)
1988-05-20
WILLOW
Cinema 21 (5)
1988-06-10
THE PRESIDIO
Cinema Grossmont (6)
1988-06-22
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT
Cinema 21 (15)
1988-11-10
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Rueben H. Fleet (7) [Thurs-Sun]
1989-03-17
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Cinema 21 (12)
1989-05-24
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Grossmont Mall (10)
1989-05-24
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Grove (9)
1989-05-24
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Plaza Camino Real (11)
1989-05-24
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Sweetwater (12)
1989-06-03
DEAD POETS SOCIETY
Cinema 21 [sneak preview]
1989-06-09
DEAD POETS SOCIETY
Cinema 21 (7)
1989-06-09
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Valley Circle (1)
1989-06-09
STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER
Cinema Grossmont (6)
1989-06-22
BATMAN
Grove (16)
1989-06-22
BATMAN
Horton Plaza (9)
1989-08-09
THE ABYSS
Grove (8) [70mm from Week 6]
1989-08-09
THE ABYSS
Horton Plaza (8)
1989-08-18
CASUALTIES OF WAR
Cinema 21 (7)
1989-11-17
THE LITTLE MERMAID
Cinema 21 (12)
1990-01-12
GLORY
Cinema Grossmont (7)
1990-03-02
GLORY
Grossmont Mall (1)
1990-03-02
THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
Cinema Grossmont (14)
1990-05-25
FIREBIRDS
Cinema 21 (3) #
1990-06-15
DICK TRACY
Cinema 21 (6)
1990-06-15
DICK TRACY
Grove (9)
1990-06-15
DICK TRACY
Plaza Camino Real (21)
1990-07-18
ARACHNOPHOBIA
Valley Circle (5)
1990-08-31
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III / DICK TRACY
Plaza Camino Real
(3)
1990-10-05
FANTASIA
Cinema 21 (6)
1990-12-25
THE GODFATHER PART III
Cinema 21 (6)
1991-03-01
THE DOORS
Cinema Grossmont (8) [70mm from Week 6]
1991-05-24
FANTASIA
Valley Circle (1)
1991-06-21
THE ROCKETEER
Cinema 21 (5)
1991-11-22
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Cinema 21 (13)
1992-05-09
FAR AND AWAY
Grossmont Mall [sneak preview]
1992-05-16
FAR AND AWAY
Grossmont Mall [sneak preview]
1992-05-22
FAR AND AWAY
Grossmont Mall (9)
1992-06-05
PATRIOT GAMES
Valley Circle (6)
1992-12-25
HOFFA
Grossmont Mall (5)
1992-12-25
HOFFA
Hazard Center (4)
1993-04-26
GANDHI
Chula Vista Center
1993-04-26
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Chula Vista Center
1993-04-26
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
Chula Vista Center
1993-04-27
GANDHI
Chula Vista Center
1993-04-27
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Chula Vista Center
1993-04-27
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
Chula Vista Center
1993-04-28
DAYS OF THUNDER
Chula Vista Center
1993-04-29
TUCKER: THE MAN AND HIS DREAM
Chula Vista Center
1993-04-30
THE PRESIDIO
Chula Vista Center
1993-05-03
BATMAN
Chula Vista Center
1993-05-04
THE LAST BOY SCOUT
Chula Vista Center
1993-05-05
HOOK
Chula Vista Center
1993-05-28
CLIFFHANGER
Grossmont Mall (6) [70mm from Week 4]
1993-06-17
LAST ACTION HERO
Chula Vista Park Plaza (6)
1993-06-17
LAST ACTION HERO
Valley Circle (4)
1993-11-12
GETTYSBURG
Chula Vista Park Plaza (12)
1994-08-31
TRUE LIES
Chula Vista Center (3)
2015-12-25
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
ArcLight La Jolla (10)
2015-12-25
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Grossmont Center (5)
2015-12-25
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Mission Valley (1+)
2016-03-25
BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE
ArcLight La Jolla (9)
2016-11-18
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
ArcLight La Jolla (9)
2017-07-20
DUNKIRK
ArcLight La Jolla (9)
2017-07-20
DUNKIRK
Grossmont Center (7)
2017-07-20
DUNKIRK
Mission Valley (2)
2018-03-28
READY PLAYER ONE
ArcLight La Jolla (1+)
2018-03-28
READY PLAYER ONE
Grossmont Center (1+)
2018-06-01
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Grossmont Center (4 days)
2019-10-04
JOKER
ArcLight La Jolla (1+)
2019-10-04
JOKER
Grossmont Center (1+)
2020-08-31
TENET
Grossmont Center (1+)
2023-07-20
OPPENHEIMER
Grossmont Center (6)
2023-07-20
OPPENHEIMER
Mission Valley (6)
2024-02-23
TENET
Grossmont Center (1)
2024-02-29
DUNE: PART TWO
Grossmont Center (8)
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 San Diego Union, The San Diego Union-Tribune, and
Variety; projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation
records.
Special Thanks: Marshall Crawford and Paul Linfesty. Marshall Crawford, Paul
Linfesty and Tim ONeill. Extra special thanks to the staff of the
California State Library, Carlsbad City Library, Georgina Cole Library and
San Diego Pubic Library and the library staff of California State University
San Marcos and San Diego State University.
If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please
consider emailing the
author or editor.
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