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70mm Presentations in San Francisco
A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1956-Present

All 70mm film lists
Compiled by: Michael Coate and William Kallay (Copyright 2003)Date: 30.05.2023
Northpoint Theatre, San Francisco May 1980, courtesy Dolby Labs

What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in San Francisco, California, 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.) and Special Venue presentations have not been included.

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.).

Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas

Alexandria
Alhambra
Castro
Cinema (see: United Artists)
Cinema 21
Coronet
Empire
Galaxy
Golden Gate / Golden Gate 1
Golden Gate Penthouse / Golden Gate 2
Kabuki
Loew’s (see: United Artists)
Market Street (see: United Artists)
Metreon
Metro
New Mission
Northpoint
Orpheum
Parkside / Fox Parkside
Presidio
Regency I
Regency II
Regency III
Royal
St. Francis
San Francisco Centre
Stonestown
United Artists / Loew’s / Market Street / Cinema
Warfield

An overview of each cinema will be provided in a forthcoming revision.

The 70mm cinemas and playdates in the surrounding Bay Area counties have/will have separate articles specific to those regions.

Part 2: The 70mm Presentations

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

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

m/o = continuation of a booking from another cinema

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

SFIFF = San Francisco International Film Festival

1956-02-16 … OKLAHOMA!* … Coronet (45)
1956-12-26 … AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* … Coronet (95)

1958-07-01 … SOUTH PACIFIC* … Alexandria (48)

1959-02-11 … SLEEPING BEAUTY … Coronet (8)
1959-07-22 … PORGY AND BESS* … Coronet (19)
1959-12-23 … BEN-HUR* … Coronet (75)

1960-05-20 … CAN-CAN* … Alexandria (20)
1960-10-26 … THE ALAMO* … Alexandria (15)
1960-12-22 … SPARTACUS* … United Artists (15)

1961-02-08 … EXODUS* … Alexandria (21)
1961-05-26 … KING OF KINGS … Coronet [sneak preview]
1961-06-16 … THE KING AND I … Coronet (4)
1961-10-25 … KING OF KINGS* … Coronet (15)
1961-08-11 … WEST SIDE STORY … United Artists [sneak preview]
1961-12-14 … WEST SIDE STORY* … United Artists (46)
1961-12-20 … EL CID* … Alexandria (20)

1962-06-27 … OKLAHOMA! … Coronet (2)
1962-11-20 … MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY* … Coronet (26)

1963-01-24 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* … United Artists (47)
1963-05-29 … 55 DAYS AT PEKING … Coronet (5) #
1963-06-26 … CLEOPATRA* … Alexandria (56)
1963-12-18 … IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* … Orpheum (52)

1964-05-27 … BECKET* … United Artists (14)
1964-07-22 … THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE … Alexandria (5)
1964-10-29 … MY FAIR LADY* … Coronet (50)
1964-12-21 … CIRCUS WORLD* … Orpheum (13)

1965-03-18 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC* … United Artists (92)
1965-03-23 … THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD* … Orpheum (26)
1965-07-01 … THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL* … Golden Gate (13)
1965-07-07 … THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES* … Parkside (24)
1965-09-21 … MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY* … Orpheum (19)
1965-12-22 … BATTLE OF THE BULGE* … Golden Gate (14)
1965-12-23 … THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY* … Parkside (15)

1966-02-09 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* … Orpheum (66)
1966-03-31 … RUSSIAN ADVENTURE* … Golden Gate (7)
1966-06-22 … KHARTOUM* … Golden Gate (13)
1966-09-28 … OKLAHOMA! … Coronet (3)
1966-10-19 … HAWAII* … Coronet (35) #
1966-12-21 … IS PARIS BURNING?* … Golden Gate Penthouse (7)
1966-12-23 … THE BIBLE* … United Artists (22)

1967-01-25 … GRAND PRIX* … Golden Gate (39)
1967-03-01 … THE SAND PEBBLES* … Golden Gate Penthouse (22)
1967-06-28 … THE DIRTY DOZEN … Northpoint (9)
1967-10-25 … GONE WITH THE WIND* … Golden Gate (34)
1967-11-01 … CAMELOT* … Coronet (39)
1967-11-02 … FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD* … Golden Gate Penthouse (1+)

1968-01-24 … DOCTOR DOLITTLE* … United Artists (26)
1968-06-18 … GONE WITH THE WIND* … Golden Gate Penthouse m/o (22 [56])
1968-06-19 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* … Golden Gate (73)
1968-10-10 … FUNNY GIRL* … Coronet (60)
1968-10-25 … FINIAN’S RAINBOW* … St. Francis (16)
1968-11-07 … STAR!* … United Artists (14)
1968-11-13 … ICE STATION ZEBRA* … Orpheum (9)
1968-11-20 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Northpoint (5)
1968-11-21 … THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN* … Golden Gate Penthouse (18)
1968-12-19 … CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG* … Cinema 21 (8)
1968-12-19 … OLIVER!* … Alexandria (43)

1969-03-26 … BEN-HUR* … Golden Gate Penthouse (13)
1969-03-28 … SWEET CHARITY* … St. Francis (9)
1969-06-04 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Northpoint (1)
1969-06-25 … KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA … Golden Gate Penthouse (11)
1969-06-25 … MACKENNA’S GOLD … United Artists (7)
1969-10-29 … PAINT YOUR WAGON* … St. Francis (20)
1969-11-11 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* … Golden Gate Penthouse m/o (15 [88])
1969-11-12 … GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS* … Golden Gate (14)
1969-12-17 … HELLO, DOLLY!* … Cinema 21 (26)

1970-02-18 … MAROONED* … Coronet [canceled]
1970-03-04 … PATTON* … Golden Gate (13)
1970-04-29 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Coronet (10)
1970-05-13 … GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS … Alexandria (3)
1970-10-07 … TORA! TORA! TORA!* … Golden Gate 2 (19)
1970-12-21 … SONG OF NORWAY* … Regency II (12)

1971-02-18 … MY FAIR LADY … Alexandria (6)
1971-09-22 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Alexandria (6) [MGM’s Fabulous Four]
1971-11-03 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Alexandria (1) [MGM’s Fabulous Four]
1971-11-10 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Alexandria (1) [MGM’s Fabulous Four]
1971-11-10 … FIDDLER ON THE ROOF* … Golden Gate 1 (57)
1971-11-17 … RYAN’S DAUGHTER … Alexandria (1) [MGM’s Fabulous Four]
1971-11-24 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Northpoint (1) [MGM’s Fabulous Four]
1971-12-01 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Northpoint (1) [MGM’s Fabulous Four]
1971-12-08 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Northpoint (1) [MGM’s Fabulous Four]
1971-12-15 … RYAN’S DAUGHTER … Northpoint (1) [MGM’s Fabulous Four]

1972-03-02 … MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS … Regency II (8)
1972-03-24 … THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH … Warfield (5)
1972-06-09 … PATTON … Alexandria (1)
1972-06-16 … HELLO, DOLLY! … Alexandria (2)
1972-10-16 … THE WHITE BIRD WITH THE BLACK MARK … Coronet [SFIFF]
1972-12-14 … MAN OF LA MANCHA* … Golden Gate 1 (16)
1972-12-22 … THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE … Alexandria (16)

1974-05-15 … PANORAMA BLUE … St. Francis (2)
1974-06-26 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! … Northpoint (14)
1974-08-21 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Regency II (8)
1974-10-25 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Regency II (9)
1974-12-19 … THE TOWERING INFERNO … Alexandria (22)
1974-12-19 … THE TOWERING INFERNO … Parkside (18)

1975-04-23 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! … Parkside (1)
1975-04-30 … 2001: SPACE ODYSSEY … Parkside (1)
1975-05-07 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Parkside (1)
1975-06-25 … THE WIND AND THE LION … Parkside (9)
1975-06-25 … THE WIND AND THE LION … Royal (4)
1975-07-01 … ROLLERBALL … Regency I (15)
1975-07-25 … THE WIND AND THE LION / MAN OF LA MANCHA … Royal (2)
1975-12-10 … THE JOLSON STORY … Alexandria (1)
1975-12-17 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Alexandria (1)
1975-12-25 … LUCKY LADY … Alexandria (8)

1976-06-23 … LOGAN’S RUN … Alexandria (4)
1976-07-21 … LOGAN’S RUN / THE WIND AND THE LION … Alexandria (2)
1976-08-04 … LOGAN’S RUN / 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Alexandria (3)
1976-09-03 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Northpoint (1)
1976-09-10 … JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR … Northpoint (3)
1976-10-01 … CAMELOT … Northpoint (2)
1976-10-19 … DERSU UZALA … Royal [SFIFF / 35mm substitution]
1976-12-25 … A STAR IS BORN … Northpoint (13)

1977-05-25 … STAR WARS … Coronet (29)
1977-12-14 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Coronet (27)
1977-12-21 … STAR WARS … Cinema 21 (24) [w/ DUCK DODGERS cartoon]

1978-05-05 … CAPRICORN ONE … Northpoint [sneak preview]
1978-05-19 … CAPRICORN ONE … Coronet [sneak preview]
1978-06-02 … CAPRICORN ONE … Northpoint (7)
1978-06-28 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Warfield (2)
1978-07-12 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS / LOGAN’S RUN … Warfield (1)
1978-07-21 … SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND … Northpoint (11)
1978-08-25 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Coronet (6)
1978-09-01 … STAR WARS … Warfield (1)
1978-10-18 … CAMELOT … Northpoint (1)
1978-10-26 … DERSU UZALA … Northpoint (1)
1978-11-08 … DERSU UZALA … Warfield (1)
1978-12-15 … SUPERMAN … Northpoint (23) [70mm from Week 2]

1979-02-23 … DAYS OF HEAVEN … Regency II (6)
1979-03-23 … HURRICANE … Royal [sneak preview]
1979-04-13 … THE EXORCIST … Regency II (2)
1979-04-25 … CAPRICORN ONE … Regency II (1)
1979-05-25 … ALIEN … Northpoint (17)
1979-05-25 … SUPERMAN … Royal (3)
1979-08-15 … STAR WARS … Warfield (3)
1979-08-31 … SUPERMAN … Market Street (1)
1979-09-20 … ALIEN … Cinema 21 (7)
1979-09-21 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Northpoint (12)
1979-10-19 … MY FAIR LADY / FUNNY GIRL … Market Street (1)
1979-11-08 … THE ROSE … Metro (14)
1979-11-09 … SLEEPING BEAUTY … Alexandria (10)
1979-12-14 … 1941 … Northpoint (9)
1979-12-14 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Royal (8)

1980-01-11 … ALIEN … Market Street (1)
1980-01-18 … THE DEER HUNTER … Market Street (1)
1980-02-15 … THE ROSE … Market Street (3)
1980-03-14 … 1941 … Market Street (1) #
1980-03-14 … DERSU UZALA … Regency I (1)
1980-05-02 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Market Street (1)
1980-05-09 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Market Street (1)
1980-05-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Northpoint (28)
1980-06-07 … DIVINE MADNESS … Royal [sneak preview]
1980-06-20 … THE BLACK HOLE / SLEEPING BEAUTY … Market Street (1)
1980-07-02 … SUPERMAN … Cinema 21 (3)
1980-07-11 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Metro (1)
1980-08-22 … FAME … Regency II (5)
1980-08-29 … THE ROSE … Market Street (2)
1980-08-30 … 70mm sneak preview … Metro [title not advertised]
1980-09-26 … DIVINE MADNESS … Metro (13)
1980-09-26 … TWINKLE, TWINKLE, ‘KILLER’ KANE … Cinema 21 (2)
1980-10-10 … FAME … Cinema 21 (1)
1980-10-17 … 2001 / CLOSE ENCOUNTERS … Cinema 21 (1)

1981-01-16 … ALTERED STATES … Metro [sneak preview]
1981-01-23 … ALTERED STATES … Metro (11)
1981-03-20 … DIVINE MADNESS … Northpoint (1)
1981-03-27 … SLEEPING BEAUTY … Northpoint (3)
1981-05-22 … OUTLAND … Coronet (8)
1981-06-05 … ALIEN … Alexandria (2)
1981-06-12 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Regency I (23)
1981-10-23 … NAPOLEON … Opera House [70mm for triptych sequence?]
1981-10-25 … NAPOLEON … Opera House [70mm for triptych sequence?]
1981-11-20 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Royal (4)

1982-01-06 … NAPOLEON … Opera House (5 days) [70mm for triptych sequence?]
1982-03-05 … QUEST FOR FIRE … Coronet (12)
1982-03-26 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Cinema 21 (6)
1982-04-23 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Regency I (1)
1982-05-28 … ROCKY III … Alexandria (14)
1982-06-04 … POLTERGEIST … Northpoint (7)
1982-06-04 … STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN … Regency I (6)
1982-06-04 … STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN … Regency II (1)
1982-06-11 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Regency II (5)
1982-06-18 … ANNIE … Cinema 21 (9)
1982-06-25 … BLADE RUNNER … Coronet (4)
1982-06-25 … THE THING … Royal (5)
1982-07-16 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Regency I (22)
1982-07-16 … STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN … Regency II (2)
1982-07-23 … POLTERGEIST … Regency III (8)
1982-07-30 … STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN … Royal (1)
1982-08-20 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Alexandria (3)
1982-09-10 … THE ROAD WARRIOR … Royal (2)
1982-09-17 … ANNIE … Regency III (1)
1982-09-17 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Alexandria (7)
1982-09-24 … STAR TREK / STAR TREK II … Regency III (1)
1982-10-01 … QUEST FOR FIRE … Regency III (1)
1982-10-15 … DAYS OF HEAVEN … Royal (1)
1982-10-15 … TRON … Northpoint (1)
1982-10-22 … TRON … Cinema 21 (1)
1982-10-29 … POLTERGEIST … Cinema 21 (2)
1982-11-05 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Regency III (1)
1982-11-17 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Northpoint (3)
1982-12-03 … POLTERGEIST / TRON … Cinema 21 (2)
1982-12-17 … THE DARK CRYSTAL … Regency I (6)
1982-12-29 … GANDHI … Northpoint (19)

1983-01-28 … BLUE THUNDER … Coronet [sneak preview]
1983-01-28 … THE DARK CRYSTAL … Royal (1)
1983-02-11 … LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER … Royal (2)
1983-02-25 … LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER / PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Royal (1)
1983-04-15 … TRON … Regency II (1)
1983-04-22 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Regency II (1)
1983-04-29 … BLUE THUNDER … Northpoint [sneak preview]
1983-05-07 … BLUE THUNDER … Northpoint [sneak preview]
1983-05-13 … BLUE THUNDER … Northpoint (6)
1983-05-25 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Coronet (28)
1983-05-27 … OKLAHOMA! … Metro (2)
1983-06-03 … WARGAMES … Regency III (16)
1983-07-08 … GANDHI … Northpoint (1)
1983-07-15 … STAYING ALIVE … Regency I (10)
1983-07-29 … KRULL … Cinema 21 (3)
1983-09-02 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Cinema 21 (3)
1983-09-23 … AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS … Regency I (1)
1983-09-30 … AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS … Metro (2)
1983-09-30 … BRAINSTORM … Regency I (5)
1983-10-21 … THE RIGHT STUFF … Northpoint (7)
1983-12-28 … THE RIGHT STUFF … Northpoint (9)

1984-03-30 … GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN … Coronet (10)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Regency I (20)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Regency II (1)
1984-06-01 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK … Royal (7)
1984-06-01 … STREETS OF FIRE … Regency II (3)
1984-06-08 … GHOSTBUSTERS … Northpoint (19)
1984-06-08 … GREMLINS … Coronet (15)
1984-06-22 … STREETS OF FIRE … Regency III (1)
1984-06-29 … STREETS OF FIRE / GREYSTOKE … Regency III (1)
1984-07-13 … THE LAST STARFIGHTER … Regency II (4)
1984-08-10 … THE LAST STARFIGHTER … Royal (2)
1984-08-24 … THE LAST STARFIGHTER / STAR TREK III … Royal (1)
1984-09-19 … AMADEUS … Coronet (11)
1984-12-07 … 2010 … Coronet (9)
1984-12-07 … 2010 … Empire (8)
1984-12-07 … INDIANA JONES / STAR TREK III … Cinema 21 (1)
1984-12-14 … THE COTTON CLUB … Regency III (9)
1984-12-14 … DUNE … Regency I (8)
1984-12-14 … STARMAN … Northpoint (8)

1985-03-28 … STAR WARS / EMPIRE / JEDI … Galaxy [triple feature] (canceled)
1985-03-28 … STAR WARS / EMPIRE / JEDI … Coronet [triple feature]
1985-03-29 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Coronet (7)
1985-04-12 … LADYHAWKE … Galaxy (6)
1985-05-17 … AMADEUS … Coronet (3)
1985-05-17 … THE COTTON CLUB … Northpoint (1)
1985-05-24 … LADYHAWKE … Alexandria (3)
1985-05-24 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Northpoint (2)
1985-06-07 … THE GOONIES … Coronet (7)
1985-06-21 … COCOON … Galaxy (18)
1985-06-21 … LIFEFORCE … Alexandria (4)
1985-06-21 … RETURN TO OZ … Regency I (2)
1985-06-29 … SILVERADO … Northpoint [sneak preview]
1985-07-03 … BACK TO THE FUTURE … Regency I (22)
1985-07-03 … THE EMERALD FOREST … Regency III (5)
1985-07-03 … RETURN TO OZ … Royal (1)
1985-07-06 … SILVERADO … Northpoint [sneak preview]
1985-07-10 … MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME … Galaxy (11)
1985-07-10 … SILVERADO … Northpoint (5)
1985-07-19 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Regency II [sneak preview]
1985-07-19 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Royal (2)
1985-07-24 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Regency II (2)
1985-08-09 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Regency III (3)
1985-08-16 … YEAR OF THE DRAGON … Northpoint (6)
1985-08-30 … AMADEUS … Regency III (3)
1985-08-30 … SILVERADO … Cinema 21 (2)
1985-11-08 … BRING ON THE NIGHT … Galaxy (7)
1985-11-27 … ROCKY IV … Cinema 21 (9)
1985-12-04 … BACK TO THE FUTURE … Regency II (2)
1985-12-04 … YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES … Regency I (2)
1985-12-06 … WHITE NIGHTS … Northpoint (8)
1985-12-20 … BACK TO THE FUTURE … Regency III (4)
1985-12-20 … A CHORUS LINE … Metro (9)
1985-12-20 … OUT OF AFRICA … Regency I (10)
1985-12-20 … YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES … Regency II (6)

1986-01-24 … THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR … Galaxy (5)
1986-02-28 … OUT OF AFRICA … Regency II (2)
1986-03-14 … OUT OF AFRICA … Regency III (13)
1986-03-21 … SLEEPING BEAUTY … Galaxy (4)
1986-03-26 … THE MONEY PIT … Royal (6)
1986-04-18 … ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS … Galaxy (10)
1986-04-18 … BACK TO THE FUTURE … Northpoint (2)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Regency I (10)
1986-05-22 … COBRA … Galaxy (7)
1986-06-06 … SPACECAMP … Coronet (4)
1986-07-02 … BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA … Alexandria (6)
1986-07-18 … ALIENS … Coronet (12)
1986-07-25 … TOP GUN … Regency III (10)
1986-08-01 … HOWARD THE DUCK … Regency I (4)
1986-08-29 … HOWARD THE DUCK / BACK TO THE FUTURE … Regency I (1)
1986-10-17 … THE COLOR OF MONEY … Royal (8)
1986-11-14 … THE MISSION… Cinema 21 (24)
1986-11-26 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Regency I (13)
1986-12-05 … TOP GUN … Northpoint (2)
1986-12-19 … LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS … Coronet (11)

1987-02-27 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Regency II (1)
1987-03-06 … LETHAL WEAPON … Coronet (9)
1987-03-06 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Regency III (2)
1987-05-08 … LETHAL WEAPON … Galaxy (5)
1987-06-03 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Regency II (1)
1987-06-10 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Regency I (8)
1987-06-12 … THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK … Coronet (9)
1987-06-24 … SPACEBALLS … Cinema 21 (4)
1987-07-01 … ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING … Royal (5)
1987-07-01 … INNERSPACE … Galaxy (11)
1987-08-05 … STAKEOUT … Regency I (6)
1987-08-05 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Regency II (3)
1987-08-28 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Presidio (2)
1987-08-28 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Regency III (4)
1987-09-18 … STAKEOUT … Regency II (10)
1987-09-25 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Royal (3)
1987-11-06 … CRY FREEDOM … Kabuki (17)
1987-11-13 … THE RUNNING MAN … Alexandria (9)
1987-11-25 … THREE MEN AND A BABY … Regency II (3)
1987-12-09 … THE LAST EMPEROR … Northpoint (16)
1987-12-11 … EMPIRE OF THE SUN … Metro (9)
1987-12-18 … THREE MEN AND A BABY … Regency I (4)

1988-01-15 … GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM … Regency I (10)
1988-01-15 … THREE MEN AND A BABY … Regency II (3)
1988-02-05 … THREE MEN AND A BABY … Regency III (4)
1988-03-25 … GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM … Royal (7)
1988-05-13 … GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM … Regency II (2)
1988-05-20 … WILLOW … Cinema 21 (11)
1988-05-20 … WILLOW … Presidio (5)
1988-05-25 … GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM … Royal (2)
1988-06-03 … THE LAST EMPEROR … Northpoint (2)
1988-06-10 … THE PRESIDIO … Regency I (3)
1988-06-22 … WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT … Alhambra (17)
1988-06-28 … THE PRESIDIO … Regency II (3)
1988-07-15 … DIE HARD … Coronet (10)
1988-07-22 … THE PRESIDIO … Regency III (4)
1988-09-23 … GORILLAS IN THE MIST … Kabuki (10)
1988-10-21 … WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT … Royal (2)
1988-11-04 … WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT … Alhambra (2)
1988-11-23 … COCOON: THE RETURN … Coronet (7)
1988-12-23 … BEACHES … Alhambra (10)

1989-01-20 … TUCKER: THE MAN AND HIS DREAM … Regency I (1)
1989-03-17 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Northpoint (17)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Regency I (17)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Regency II (4)
1989-06-02 … DEAD POETS SOCIETY … Royal (20)
1989-06-09 … STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER … Alhambra (7)
1989-06-22 … BATMAN … Coronet (16)
1989-07-07 … LETHAL WEAPON 2 … Alexandria (16)
1989-07-12 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Galaxy (4)
1989-08-09 … THE ABYSS … Galaxy (#1: 11)
1989-08-09 … THE ABYSS … Galaxy (#2: 7)
1989-09-01 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Regency III (2)
1989-09-22 … INDIANA JONES / STAR TREK V … Alhambra (2)
1989-10-13 … BATMAN … Galaxy (3)
1989-11-17 … THE LITTLE MERMAID … Alhambra (15)
1989-12-22 … VALMONT … Metro (3)
1989-12-25 … BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY … Kabuki (19)

1990-01-05 … BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY … Northpoint (9) [70mm during Week 9]
1990-01-12 … GLORY … Coronet (8)
1990-03-02 … THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER … Regency I (15)
1990-03-09 … GLORY … Galaxy (4)
1990-03-23 … MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON … Kabuki (5)
1990-05-07 … APOCALYPSE NOW / ONE FROM THE HEART … Kabuki [Zoetrope 20th]
1990-05-24 … BACK TO THE FUTURE … Kabuki [triple feature] #
1990-05-24 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II … Kabuki [triple feature] #
1990-05-24 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III … Kabuki [triple feature]
1990-05-25 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III … Kabuki (11)
1990-06-01 … TOTAL RECALL … Galaxy (11)
1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Regency I (8)
1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Regency II
1990-06-15 … GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH … Coronet (3)
1990-06-15 … THE TEN COMMANDMENTS … Metro (1)
1990-06-27 … DAYS OF THUNDER … Alhambra (6)
1990-07-03 … DIE HARD 2 … Coronet (11)
1990-07-03 … GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH … Galaxy (2)
1990-07-14 … ARACHNOPHOBIA … Royal [sneak preview]
1990-07-18 … ARACHNOPHOBIA … Royal (8)
1990-08-08 … DICK TRACY … Regency II (2 days)
1990-08-10 … DICK TRACY … Alhambra (1)
1990-09-07 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Alhambra (1) [70mm series]
1990-09-14 … WEST SIDE STORY … Alhambra (1) [70mm series]
1990-09-21 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Alhambra (1) [70mm series]
1990-09-28 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Alhambra (1) [70mm series]
1990-10-05 … FANTASIA … Regency I (10)
1990-10-05 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! … Alhambra (1) [70mm series]
1990-10-12 … MEMPHIS BELLE … Metro (4)
1990-12-07 … THE ROOKIE … Galaxy (5)
1990-12-12 … HAVANA … Kabuki (5)
1990-12-14 … EDWARD SCISSORHANDS … Coronet (8)
1990-12-21 … THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES … Metro (4)
1990-12-25 … THE GODFATHER PART III … Regency I (15)

1991-01-09 … BEN-HUR … Royal (1)
1991-05-05 … SPARTACUS … Kabuki [SFIFF]
1991-05-10 … SPARTACUS … Kabuki (6)
1991-05-24 … BACKDRAFT … Kabuki (9)
1991-05-31 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Northpoint (1)
1991-06-07 … FANTASIA … Regency I (1)
1991-06-21 … THE ROCKETEER … Alhambra (5)
1991-07-02 … TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY … Galaxy (16)
1991-07-25 … THE ROCKETEER … Regency II (1)
1991-11-22 … BEAUTY AND THE BEAST … Regency II (23)
1991-11-27 … FOR THE BOYS … Alhambra (6)
1991-12-06 … STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY … Galaxy (13)
1991-12-11 … HOOK … Coronet (7)
1991-12-13 … THE LAST BOY SCOUT … Alexandria (6)

1992-01-31 … HOOK … Alexandria (6)
1992-05-02 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Northpoint (noon, 2 days)
1992-05-09 … FAR AND AWAY … Kabuki [sneak preview]
1992-05-15 … LETHAL WEAPON 3 … Coronet (5)
1992-05-16 … FAR AND AWAY … Kabuki [sneak preview]
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Kabuki (11)
1992-05-29 … BEAUTY AND THE BEAST … Regency II (2)
1992-06-05 … PATRIOT GAMES … Metro (9)
1992-06-12 … WEST SIDE STORY … Regency II (1)
1992-06-18 … LETHAL WEAPON 3 … Galaxy (8)
1992-06-19 … BEAUTY AND THE BEAST … Regency II (1)
1992-06-26 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Presidio (4)
1992-08-07 … PATRIOT GAMES … Galaxy (2)
1992-09-25 … THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS … Galaxy (12)
1992-10-09 … 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE … Galaxy (3)
1992-12-25 … HOFFA … Kabuki (7)

1993-05-28 … CLIFFHANGER … Coronet (10)
1993-06-17 … LAST ACTION HERO … Northpoint (3)
1993-07-09 … IN THE LINE OF FIRE … Northpoint (11)
1993-07-23 … OKLAHOMA! … Galaxy (1)
1993-10-08 … GETTYSBURG … Galaxy (6)
1993-10-22 … SHORT CUTS … Cinema 21 (9)
1993-10-29 … THE EXORCIST … Galaxy [Fri-Sat midnight]
1993-11-05 … THE REMAINS OF THE DAY … Presidio (21)
1993-12-10 … GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND … Northpoint (5)
1993-12-25 … SHORT CUTS … Alexandria (14)

1994-07-15 … TRUE LIES … Coronet (12)
1994-09-23 … MY FAIR LADY … Kabuki (2)
1994-12-25 … MY FAIR LADY … Castro (1)

1995-02-20 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Castro
1995-02-24 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Castro (2 days)
1995-02-26 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Castro
1995-03-03 … THE WILD BUNCH … Castro (2)
1995-03-17 … THE WILD BUNCH … Regency I (2)
1995-11-11 … PINK FLOYD; THE WALL … Castro (2 days)
1995-12-25 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Castro (11 days)

1996-02-02 … THE WILD BUNCH … Castro
1996-02-03 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Castro
1996-04-21 … VERTIGO … Castro [SFIFF / Restoration in Progress]
1996-09-27 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Northpoint (1)
1996-10-04 … TOMMY / THE DOORS … Northpoint (1)
1996-10-11 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Northpoint (1)
1996-10-18 … VERTIGO … Castro (4)
1996-10-18 … THE WILD BUNCH … Northpoint (1)
1996-10-25 … MY FAIR LADY … Northpoint (1)
1996-11-01 … THE LAST EMPEROR … Northpoint (1)
1996-11-08 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Northpoint (1)
1996-11-15 … VERTIGO … Kabuki (3)
1996-12-14 … DELIVERANCE / THE EXORCIST … Castro
1996-12-15 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Castro

1997-07-01 … HAMLET … Castro
1997-12-21 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Castro (2 days)

1999-03-12 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Metro (2 days)
1999-04-02 … VERTIGO … Castro (4 days)

2000-07-30 … SPARTACUS … Castro

2001-11-21 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Castro (2)

2002-08-30 … BARAKA … Castro (2)
2002-09-27 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Castro (1)
2002-11-21 … VERTIGO … Castro [Alfred Hitchcock Day]

2005-08-01 … VERTIGO … Castro
2005-08-02 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Castro
2005-08-03 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Castro
2005-08-04 … THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI … Castro
2005-08-05 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Castro
2005-08-06 … THE ROAD WARRIOR … Castro
2005-08-07 … GHOSTBUSTERS … Castro
2005-08-08 … DRAGONSLAYER … Castro
2005-08-09 … TOMMY … Castro
2005-08-10 … EDWARD SCISSORHANDS … Castro
2005-08-11 … HELLO, DOLLY! … Castro [canceled]
2005-08-11 … VERTIGO … Castro

2006-08-11 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Castro
2006-08-12 … CLEOPATRA … Castro [postponed]
2006-08-13 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Castro (2 days)
2006-08-15 … THE RAZOR’S EDGE … Castro
2006-08-16 … BARAKA … Castro (2 days)
2006-08-18 … THE DOORS … Castro
2006-08-19 … SOUTH PACIFIC … Castro
2006-08-19 … TRON … Castro [midnight]
2006-08-20 … HAMLET … Castro
2006-08-21 … CLEOPATRA … Castro
2006-08-22 … PLAYTIME … Castro
2006-08-23 … IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD … Castro
2006-08-24 … TITANIC … Castro

2007-09-18 … PATTON … Castro
2007-09-19 … LORD JIM … Castro (2 days)
2007-09-21 … GHOSTBUSTERS / LIFEFORCE … Castro
2007-09-22 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Castro (2 days)
2007-09-24 … BRAINSTORM / STARMAN … Castro
2007-09-25 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Castro (2 days)
2007-09-27 … TOTAL RECALL / TERMINATOR 2 … Castro

2008-03-28 … VERTIGO … Castro (3 days)
2008-07-01 … BLUE THUNDER / 2010 … Castro [2010 canceled]
2008-07-02 … LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS … Castro (2 days)
2008-07-04 … TRON / BRAINSTORM … Castro
2008-07-05 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Castro (2 days)
2008-07-07 … THE WILD BUNCH … Castro
2008-07-08 … PLAYTIME … Castro (2 days)
2008-08-29 … WEST SIDE STORY … Castro (1)

2011-06-04 … WEST SIDE STORY … Castro (2 days)
2011-06-06 … PLAYTIME … Castro (2 days)
2011-06-08 … VERTIGO … Castro (3 days)
2011-06-11 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Castro (2 days)

2012-08-21 … THE MASTER … Castro [sneak preview]
2012-08-31 … VERTIGO … Castro (4 days)

2013-03-25 … THE MASTER … Castro (2 days)
2013-05-14 … THE MASTER … Castro
2013-08-30 … VERTIGO … Castro (4 days)

2015-02-10 … INTERSTELLAR … Castro (2 days)
2015-02-28 … VERTIGO … Castro (3 days)
2015-03-23 … INHERENT VICE … Castro (2 days)
2015-09-04 … VERTIGO … Castro (4 days)
2015-09-18 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Castro (3 days)
2015-12-25 … THE HATEFUL EIGHT … Kabuki (4)
2015-12-25 … THE HATEFUL EIGHT … San Francisco Centre (1+)

2016-04-01 … THE HATEFUL EIGHT … Castro (2 days)
2016-04-03 … INHERENT VICE / THE MASTER … Castro
2016-10-01 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Castro (3 days)
2016-10-13 … VERTIGO … Castro (4 days)

2017-07-13 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Castro (4 days)
2017-07-20 … DUNKIRK … New Mission (1+)
2017-07-20 … DUNKIRK … San Francisco Center (1+)
2017-08-31 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Castro (5 days)
2017-09-25 … DUNKIRK … Castro (2 days)
2017-12-30 … PHANTOM THREAD … New Mission [sneak preview]

2018-01-06 … INHERENT VICE … New Mission (2 days)
2018-01-11 … PHANTOM THREAD … New Mission (1+)
2018-01-15 … MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS … Castro (2 days)
2018-01-24 … DUNKIRK … Castro (2 days)
2018-01-27 … HOWARD THE DUCK … New Mission (2 days)
2018-02-20 … DUNKIRK … Castro (2 days)
2018-03-28 … READY PLAYER ONE … New Mission (1+)
2018-05-18 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Castro (2 days)
2018-05-21 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Castro
2018-05-23 … READY PLAYER ONE … Castro (2 days)
2018-05-25 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Castro (4 days)
2018-06-07 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Castro (1)
2018-07-30 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … New Mission (1+)
2018-08-10 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Castro (3 days)
2018-08-24 … VERTIGO … Castro (3 days)
2018-12-20 … WEST SIDE STORY … Castro (2 days)
2018-12-28 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Castro (5 days) [70mm / 4K comparison test]

2019-01-02 … ROMA … Castro (4 days)
2019-01-12 … ROMA … New Mission (3 days)
2019-02-15 … ROMA … Castro (4 days)
2019-07-26 … ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD … New Mission
2019-10-04 … JOKER … New Mission
2019-12-02 … THE AERONAUTS … Castro

2020-02-19 … STREETS OF FIRE … New Mission (2 days) [Weird Wednesday]

2021-12-04 … LICORICE PIZZA … New Mission [sneak preview]
2021-12-24 … LICORICE PIZZA … New Mission (1+)

2023-07-16 … TENET … New Mission
2023-07-18 … TENET … New Mission
2023-07-18 … LIFEFORCE … New Mission
2023-07-19 … THE LAST BOY SCOUT … New Mission
2023-07-20 … OPPENHEIMER …Kabuki (9)
2023-07-20 … OPPENHEIMER …New Mission (5)
2023-07-28 … TRON …Castro
2023-10-06 … BOOGIE NIGHTS …New Mission
2023-10-07 … BOOGIE NIGHTS …New Mission
2023-12-08 … OPPENHEIMER …Kabuki (1)

2024-01-25 … OPPENHEIMER …Kabuki (1)
2024-01-28 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Castro
2024-02-29 … DUNE: PART TWO … New Mission (8)
2024-09-28 … VERTIGO … New Mission
2024-09-30 … VERTIGO … New Mission

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 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 Hollywood Reporter, Motion Picture Exhibitor, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner and Variety; plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records.

Special Thanks: Brecht Andersch, California State Library, Jim Cassedy, Matthew Kennedy, Paul Linfesty, Adam Martin, Carl Martin, Anita Monga, Morgan Montague, Scott Neff, San Francisco Public Library, Sean Weitzel, and Vince Young.

If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor.
 
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