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Cinerama Dome - Playdates Chronology, 1963-Present
“Where movie-going is an event!” — Pacific Theatres

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Compiled by: Michael Coate Date: 17.09.2021
Cinerama Dome, 1977. Photo by Richard Greenhalgh

What follows is a chronology of bookings at the Cinerama Dome Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA.

The Dome’s Tech Timeline
• 70mm (i.e. single-lens Cinerama) … first presentation November 1963
• Six-track stereophonic sound … first presentation November 1963
• Reserved-seat engagement … first presentation November 1963
• 70mm (non-branded) … first presentation November 1967
• 35mm … first presentation July 1971
• Four-track stereophonic sound … first presentation April 1976
• Dolby Stereo (CP100) … first presentation June 1976
• Dolby Stereo (70mm six-track w/ baby boom) … first presentation November 1977
• Dolby Stereo (70mm six-track w/ split surrounds) … first presentation August 1979
• SENSURROUND Plus … first presentation October 1981
• Dolby Stereo SR (Spectral Recording) … first presentation December 1988
• Cinema Digital Sound (CDS) … first presentation July 1991
• Dolby Digital (SR-D) … first presentation April 1993
• Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (SDDS) … first presentation June 1993
• Digital Theater Systems (DTS) … first presentation August 1995
• Cinerama (3-panel) … first presentation October 2002
• DTS (70mm/Special Venue) … first presentation October 2003
• Digital Projection … first presentation May 2005
• 3-D … first presentation December 2009
• Laser Projection … first presentation December 2015
• High Frame Rate Projection … first presentation November 2016

Article Breakdown
Part I: Roadshow Era (1963-1971)
Part II: Exclusive Engagement Era (1971-1982)
Part III: General Release Era (1982-2000)
Part IV: ArcLight Era (2002-Present)
Part V: Festivals, Retrospectives and Special Screenings

Not included in this chronology are test screenings, sneak-preview screenings, un-promoted premieres and other private events. The dates represent the first day of commercial release (except in cases during Parts I and II where there was a publicly promoted premiere or invitational preview held the day prior).

Any formats cited in the notes section represent the exhibition format, not the photography process. Any formats followed by a question mark represent an unconfirmed presentation process or one in which conflicting details exist as to which print type was exhibited. A lack of a format notation implies a 35mm presentation with monaural sound.

Opening date YYYY-MM-DD … TITLE (duration in weeks) [notes]
 
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PART I: ROADSHOW ERA

 
1963-11-07 … It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World (66) [70mm “Cinerama”]

1965-02-17 … THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (43) [70mm “Cinerama”]
1965-12-16 … BATTLE OF THE BULGE (27) [70mm “Cinerama”]

1966-06-23 … Khartoum (24) [70mm “Cinerama”]
1966-12-22 … Grand Prix (44) [70mm “Cinerama”]

1967-11-01 … CAMELOT (51) [70mm]

1968-10-23 … ICE STATION ZEBRA (29) [70mm “Cinerama”]

1969-05-14 … Krakatoa, East of Java (23) [70mm “Cinerama”]
1969-10-22 … PAINT YOUR WAGON (35) [70mm]

1970-06-23 … DARLING LILI (20) [70mm]
1970-11-10 … SONG OF NORWAY (35) [70mm]
 
 

PART II: EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT ERA
GSE = Guaranteed-Seat Engagement

 
1971-07-14 … BLUE WATER, WHITE DEATH (13)
1971-10-13 … theater closed “for exciting rehabilitation” (1)
1971-10-20 … PLAY MISTY FOR ME (5)
1971-11-24 … THE SECRET ADVENTURES OF THE RAILWAY CHILDREN (3)
1971-12-17 … SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION (12)

1972-03-10 … SILENT RUNNING (7)
1972-04-28 … THE GREAT NORTHFIELD MINNESOTA RAID (4)
1972-05-24 … THE WAR BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN (5)
1972-06-28 … FRENZY (7)
1972-08-16 … Deliverance (18) [70mm]
1972-12-20 … YOU’LL LIKE MY MOTHER (5)

1973-01-22 … theater closed (3)
1973-02-15 … This is Cinerama (13) [70mm] (GSE)
1973-05-17 … THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (13)
1973-08-15 … MAURIE (6)
1973-09-28 … WINDJAMMER (3)
1973-10-19 … CHARLEY VARRICK (4)
1973-11-16 … THE DON IS DEAD (6)
1973-12-25 … THE STING (13)

1974-03-26 … MAME (13)
1974-06-25 … ZANDY’S BRIDE (4)
1974-07-24 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (5) [70mm]
1974-08-28 … RUN RUN, JOE! (3) [70mm?]
1974-09-20 … JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (4) [70mm]
1974-10-18 … AIRPORT 1975 (9)
1974-12-18 … THE LITTLE PRINCE (6)

1975-01-29 … REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER (6)
1975-03-12 … THE GREAT WALDO PEPPER (10)
1975-05-21 … THE RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER (5)
1975-06-25 … Rollerball (19) [70mm]
1975-11-05 … PAPER TIGER (5) [70mm]
1975-12-12 … theater closed (1)
1975-12-19 … BARRY LYNDON (8)

1976-02-11 … BLAZING SADDLES (4)
1976-03-10 … 1776 (2)
1976-03-26 … AMERICAN GRAFFITI (2)
1976-04-09 … PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (5) [stereo]
1976-05-19 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT, PART II (5) [70mm]
1976-06-22 … LOGAN’S RUN (6) [70mm-Dolby]
1976-08-04 … THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE (9) [70mm]
1976-10-06 … WOODSTOCK (4) [stereo]
1976-11-03 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT, PART II (1) [70mm]
1976-11-11 … ALL THIS AND WORLD WAR II (5) [stereo]
1976-12-15 … THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN (11)

1977-03-02 … JAWS (3)
1977-03-24 … THE SLIPPER AND THE ROSE (8) [stereo]
1977-05-20 … FANTASIA (5) [stereo]
1977-06-22 … NEW YORK, NEW YORK (4)
1977-07-20 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (4) [70mm]
1977-08-17 … FANTASIA (5) [stereo]
1977-09-23 … Tommy (4) [70mm]
1977-10-21 … THE CHICKEN CHRONICLES (4)
1977-11-18 … Close Encounters of the Third Kind (4) [70mm-Dolby]
1977-12-14 … SEMI-TOUGH (9)

1978-02-15 … ANNIE HALL (2)
1978-03-02 … SEXTETTE (4)
1978-03-29 … THE BIG SLEEP (5)
1978-05-03 … THE LAST WALTZ (6) [Dolby]
1978-06-13 … THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY (5) [stereo]
1978-07-18 … REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER (5)
1978-08-23 … FANTASIA (5) [stereo]
1978-09-28 … BULLY (2)
1978-10-12 … THE LAST WALTZ (2) [Dolby]
1978-10-26 … THE WIZ (20) [Dolby]

1979-03-15 … HAIR (14) [Dolby]
1979-06-21 … The Muppet Movie (6) [70mm-Dolby]
1979-08-02 … THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT (2) [Dolby]
1979-08-15 … Apocalypse Now (13) [70mm-Dolby] (GSE)
1979-11-16 … FANTASIA (4) [stereo]
1979-12-13 … 1941 (9) [70mm]

1980-02-15 … SATURN 3 (6) [Dolby]
1980-03-26 … DON GIOVANNI (2) [stereo] (GSE)
1980-04-11 … The Black Hole / SLEEPING BEAUTY (5) [70mm-Dolby / 70mm]
1980-05-15 … Fame (5) [70mm-Dolby]
1980-06-19 … THE BLUE LAGOON (6) [70mm]
1980-08-01 … RAISE THE TITANIC (12) [70mm-Dolby]
1980-10-24 … GLORIA (4)
1980-11-21 … ALL THAT JAZZ (4) [Dolby]
1980-12-18 … THE JAZZ SINGER (8) [70mm-Dolby]

1981-02-13 … THE EARTHLING (2)
1981-02-27 … GLORIA (1)
1981-03-06 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (3) [70mm-Dolby]
1981-03-26 … PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS: ROCKSHOW (3) [Dolby]
1981-04-17 … LION OF THE DESERT (8) [Dolby]
1981-06-12 … APOCALYPSE NOW (5) [70mm-Dolby]
1981-07-16 … ON ANY SUNDAY II (3)
1981-08-06 … HEAVY METAL (3) [Dolby]
1981-08-28 … PRINCE OF THE CITY (5)
1981-10-01 …Zoot Suit (11) [70mm-Sensuround Plus]
1981-12-16 … GHOST STORY (8)

1982-02-12 … Quest for Fire (7) [70mm-Dolby]
1982-04-02 … Raiders of the Lost Ark (10) [70mm-Dolby]
1982-06-10 … E.T. - The Extra Terrestrial (5) [70mm-Dolby]
1982-07-16 … NAPOLEON (5) [70mm-Dolby] (GSE)
 
 

PART III: GENERAL RELEASE ERA

 
1982-08-20 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (5) [70mm-Dolby]
1982-09-24 … YES, GEORGIO (2) [70mm-Dolby]
1982-10-08 … SUPERMAN II (2) [70mm-Dolby]
1982-10-22 … JINXED (2)
1982-11-05 … DAYS OF HEAVEN (1) [70mm-Dolby]
1982-11-12 … POLTERGEIST (1) [70mm-Dolby]
1982-11-19 … STILL OF THE NIGHT (4)
1982-12-17 … TRAIL OF THE PINK PANTHER (3)

1983-01-07 … ENIGMA (3)
1983-01-28 … WOODSTOCK (1) [stereo]
1983-02-04 … THE ENTITY (2) [70mm-Dolby]
1983-02-18 … THE STING II (3)
1983-03-11 … TRENCHCOAT (2)
1983-03-25 … THE BLACK STALLION RETURNS (3) [Dolby]
1983-04-15 … LONE WOLF McQUADE (2)
1983-04-29 … THE HUNGER (2)
1983-05-13 … BREATHLESS (3)
1983-06-03 … WARGAMES (9) [70mm-Dolby]
1983-08-05 … THE STAR CHAMBER (3) [70mm-Dolby]
1983-08-26 … FIRE AND ICE (3) [Dolby]
1983-09-16 … MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE (2) [Dolby]
1983-09-30 … BRAINSTORM (7) [70mm-Dolby]
1983-11-18 … YENTL (16) [Dolby (magnetic)]

1984-03-09 … THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE (3) [Dolby]
1984-03-30 … SPLASH (5) [Dolby]
1984-05-04 … THE BOUNTY (4) [Dolby]
1984-06-01 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK (6) [70mm-Dolby]
1984-07-13 … THE LAST STARFIGHTER (4) [70mm-Dolby]
1984-08-10 … RED DAWN (6) [Dolby]
1984-09-21 … ALL OF ME (2)
1984-10-05 … TEACHERS (3) [Dolby]
1984-10-26 … AMERICAN DREAMER (3)
1984-11-16 … NIGHT OF THE COMET (3)
1984-12-07 … 2010 (9) [70mm-Dolby]

1985-02-08 … MASS APPEAL (2)
1985-02-22 … INTO THE NIGHT (2)
1985-03-08 … MASK (8)
1985-05-03 … GOTCHA (4)
1985-05-31 … FLETCH (5) [Dolby]
1985-07-03 … BACK TO THE FUTURE (14) [70mm-Dolby]
1985-10-11 … REMO WILLIAMS: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS (4) [Dolby]
1985-11-08 … BRING ON THE NIGHT (6) [70mm-Dolby]
1985-12-18 … OUT OF AFRICA (13) [70mm-Dolby]

1986-03-21 … JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS (4)
1986-04-18 … ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS (3) [70mm-Dolby]
1986-05-09 … SHORT CIRCUIT (6) [Dolby]
1986-06-18 … LEGAL EAGLES (4) [Dolby]
1986-07-18 … PIRATES (2) [Dolby]
1986-08-01 … HOWARD THE DUCK (3) [70mm-Dolby]
1986-08-22 … TOUCH AND GO (2)
1986-09-05 … TOP GUN (5) [70mm-Dolby]
1986-10-08 … PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED (7)
1986-11-26 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME (9) [70mm-Dolby SR]

1987-01-30 … OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE (8) [Dolby]
1987-03-27 … BLIND DATE (6) [Dolby]
1987-05-08 … GARDENS OF STONE (4) [Dolby]
1987-06-03 … THE UNTOUCHABLES (9) [70mm-Dolby]
1987-08-05 … STAKEOUT (7) [70mm-Dolby]
1987-09-25 … BEST SELLER (4)
1987-10-23 … SUSPECT (9) [Dolby]
1987-12-25 … GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM (12) [70mm-Dolby]

1988-03-18 … D.O.A. (4) [Dolby]
1988-04-15 … TOKYO POP (2) [Dolby]
1988-04-29 … SUNSET (3) [Dolby]
1988-05-20 … CALL ME (2) [Dolby]
1988-06-03 … DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION PART II: THE METAL YEARS (3) [Ultra]
1988-06-22 … WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (19) [70mm-Dolby]
1988-11-03 … Pacific’s Cinerama Dome 25th Anniversary Retrospective
1988-11-18 … OLIVER & COMPANY (3) [Dolby]
1988-12-09 … MISSISSIPPI BURNING (12) [Dolby SR]

1989-03-03 … NEW YORK STORIES (7)
1989-04-21 … RED SCORPION (2) [Dolby]
1989-05-05 … GONE WITH THE WIND (2) [Dolby]
1989-05-19 … THE WIZARD OF OZ (2)
1989-06-02 … DEAD POETS SOCIETY (8) [70mm-Dolby]
1989-07-28 … TURNER & HOOCH (3) [Dolby]
1989-08-18 … BATMAN (6) [70mm-Dolby]
1989-09-29 … WEST SIDE STORY (1) [70mm]
1989-10-06 … AN INNOCENT MAN (2) [Dolby]
1989-10-20 … GROSS ANATOMY (4) [Dolby]
1989-11-15 … THE LITTLE MERMAID (4) [70mm-Dolby]
1989-12-13 … BLAZE (5) [Dolby]

1990-01-19 … FOR ALL MANKIND (2) [Dolby]
1990-02-02 … STELLA (4) [Dolby]
1990-03-01 … XX Years of Zoetrope
1990-03-02 … The Hunt for Red October (11) [70mm-Dolby]
1990-05-16 … THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1) [70mm-Dolby]
1990-05-24 … See the Future Back to Back to Back
1990-05-25 … Back to the Future Part III (4) [70mm-Dolby]
1990-06-22 … ROBOCOP 2 (4) [Dolby SR]
1990-07-18 … ARACHNOPHOBIA (8) [70mm-Dolby]
1990-09-14 … BEN-HUR (3) [70mm]
1990-10-05 … Fantasia (4) [70mm-Dolby SR Fantasound]
1990-11-02 … JACOB’S LADDER (3) [Dolby SR]
1990-11-21 … THREE MEN AND A LITTLE LADY (7) [Dolby]

1991-01-11 … WARLOCK (1) [Dolby]
1991-01-18 … WHITE FANG (6) [Dolby]
1991-03-01 … THE DOORS (8) [70mm-Dolby SR]
1991-04-26 … OSCAR (3) [Dolby]
1991-05-17 … WHAT ABOUT BOB? (7) [Dolby]
1991-07-03 … TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (14) [70mm-CDS]
1991-10-11 … SHATTERED (3) [Dolby SR]
1991-11-01 … BILLY BATHGATE (4) [Dolby]
1991-11-27 … MY GIRL (2) [Dolby]
1991-12-11 … HOOK (8) [70mm-Dolby SR]

1992-02-07 … MEDICINE MAN (4) [Dolby]
1992-03-06 … GLADIATOR (2) [Dolby SR]
1992-03-20 … FINAL APPROACH (2) [CDS]
1992-04-03 … THUNDERHEART (2) [Dolby SR]
1992-04-17 … CITY OF JOY (4) [Dolby]
1992-05-15 … Exclusive 7 Day 70mm Film Festival
1992-05-22 … Far and Away (6) [70mm-Dolby SR]
1992-07-01 … A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (6) [Dolby SR]
1992-08-14 … DIGGSTOWN (2) [Dolby]
1992-08-28 … HONEYMOON IN VEGAS (5) [Dolby]
1992-10-02 … HERO (5) [Dolby SR]
1992-11-04 … The All-Time Classics Retrospective
1992-12-11 … A FEW GOOD MEN (9) [Dolby SR]

1993-02-12 … GROUNDHOG DAY (5) [Dolby]
1993-03-19 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1) [70mm]
1993-03-26 … MARRIED TO IT (1) [Dolby SR]
1993-04-02 … ALADDIN (3) [Dolby Digital]
1993-04-23 … INDIAN SUMMER (3) [Dolby]
1993-05-14 … LOST IN YONKERS (4) [Dolby SR]
1993-06-09 … WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT (1) [Dolby Digital]
1993-06-18 … LAST ACTION HERO (5) [SDDS-8]
1993-07-23 … POETIC JUSTICE (3) [Dolby SR]
1993-08-13 … CLIFFHANGER (1) [70mm-Dolby SR]
1993-08-20 … EL CID (2) [Dolby]
1993-09-03 … BOXING HELENA (2) [Ultra]
1993-09-17 … THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (6) [Dolby SR]
1993-10-29 … FATAL INSTINCT (2) [Dolby]
1993-11-12 … MY LIFE (4) [Dolby SR]
1993-12-10 … GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND (4) [SDDS-8]

1994-01-07 … SHADOWLANDS (4) [Dolby SR]
1994-02-04 … I’LL DO ANYTHING (3) [Dolby SR]
1994-02-25 … THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (1) [Dolby SR]
1994-03-04 … CHINA MOON (1) [Dolby]
1994-03-11 … GUARDING TESS (4) [Dolby]
1994-04-08 … LEPRECHAUN 2 (1) [Ultra]
1994-04-15 … D2: THE MIGHTY DUCKS (1) [Dolby Digital]
1994-04-22 … BAD GIRLS (2) [Dolby Digital]
1994-05-06 … CLEAN SLATE (2) [Dolby]
1994-05-20 … Columbia Classics Festival
1994-06-17 … WOLF (5) [SDDS-8]
1994-07-22 … NORTH (2) [SDDS]
1994-08-05 … WYATT EARP / MAVERICK (1) [Dolby Digital / Dolby SR]
1994-08-12 … LITTLE BUDDHA (1) [Dolby SR]
1994-08-19 … BLANKMAN (2) [SDDS-8]
1994-09-02 … A SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE (2) [Dolby]
1994-09-16 … CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (1) [Dolby Digital]
1994-09-23 … THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (5) [Dolby]
1994-10-28 … SILENT FALL (2) [Dolby]
1994-11-11 … THE SANTA CLAUSE (6) [Dolby Digital]
1994-12-25 … LITTLE WOMEN (3) [SDDS]

1995-01-13 … LEGENDS OF THE FALL (4) [SDDS-8]
1995-02-10 … THE QUICK AND THE DEAD (3) [SDDS-8]
1995-03-03 … THE WILD BUNCH (5) [70mm]
1995-04-07 … BAD BOYS (5) [SDDS-8]
1995-05-12 … CRIMSON TIDE (8) [Dolby Digital]
1995-07-07 … FIRST KNIGHT (4) [SDDS-8]
1995-08-04 … APOLLO 13 (3) [DTS]
1995-08-25 … DESPERADO (5) [SDDS-8]
1995-09-29 … DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (3) [SDDS-8]
1995-10-20 … NOW AND THEN (4) [Dolby Digital]
1995-11-10 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1) [70mm]
1995-11-17 … THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (5) [SDDS]
1995-12-22 … DRACULA: DEAD AND LOVING IT (2) [SDDS-8]

1996-01-05 … GOLDENEYE (2) [DTS]
1996-01-19 … FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (4) [SDDS-8]
1996-02-16 … CITY HALL (3) [SDDS]
1996-03-08 … HEAVY METAL (1) [SDDS-8]
1996-03-15 … TWO MUCH (1) [Dolby SR]
1996-03-22 … MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS (2) [Dolby Digital]
1996-04-03 … A THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE & HATE (2) [SDDS]
1996-04-19 … MRS. WINTERBOURNE (2) [SDDS-8]
1996-05-03 … TAXI DRIVER (1) [Dolby SR]
1996-05-10 … ORIGINAL GANGSTAS (2) [DTS]
1996-05-24 … APOCALYPSE NOW (1) [70mm-Dolby]
1996-05-31 … THE ARRIVAL (2) [SDDS]
1996-06-14 … THE CABLE GUY (5) [SDDS-8]
1996-07-17 … MULTIPLICITY (2) [SDDS-8]
1996-08-02 … MATILDA (1) [SDDS-8]
1996-08-09 … JACK (3) [Dolby Digital]
1996-08-30 … FIRST KID (2) [SDDS]
1996-09-13 … FEELING MINNESOTA (2) [SDDS]
1996-09-27 … GIANT (3) [Dolby]
1996-10-16 … GET ON THE BUS (2) [SDDS]
1996-11-01 … THE FIRST WIVES CLUB (1) [Dolby Digital]
1996-11-08 … RANSOM (7) [SDDS]
1996-12-25 … EVITA (9) [Dolby Digital]

1997-02-28 … DONNIE BRASCO (4) [SDDS]
1997-03-26 … THE DEVIL’S OWN (4) [SDDS]
1997-04-25 … ROMY AND MICHELE’S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION (2) [SDDS]
1997-05-09 … THE FIFTH ELEMENT (4) [SDDS-8]
1997-06-06 … CON AIR (4) [SDDS-8]
1997-07-02 … MEN IN BLACK (7) [SDDS-8]
1997-08-22 … G.I. JANE (5) [SDDS]
1997-09-26 … THE ASSIGNMENT (2) [SDDS-8]
1997-10-10 … SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET (4) [SDDS-8]
1997-11-07 … STARSHIP TROOPERS (5) [SDDS-8]
1997-12-10 … AMISTAD (6) [SDDS]

1998-01-23 … SPICE WORLD (2) [SDDS]
1998-02-06 … THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS (3) [SDDS-8]
1998-02-27 … DARK CITY (3) [SDDS]
1998-03-20 … MR. NICE GUY (2) [SDDS]
1998-04-03 … LOST IN SPACE (5) [SDDS]
1998-05-08 … WOO (2) [SDDS]
1998-05-20 … GODZILLA (7) [SDDS-8]
1998-07-10 … SMALL SOLDIERS (4) [SDDS]
1998-08-05 … THE PARENT TRAP (2) [SDDS]
1998-08-21 … DANCE WITH ME (3) [SDDS]
1998-09-11 … SIMON BIRCH (3) [SDDS]
1998-10-02 … ANTZ (4) [SDDS]
1998-10-30 … VAMPIRES (3) [SDDS]
1998-11-20 … THE RUGRATS MOVIE (5) [Dolby Digital]
1998-12-25 … STEPMOM (4) [SDDS]

1999-01-22 … GLORIA (2) [SDDS]
1999-02-05 … BLADE RUNNER (1) [70mm-Dolby] (preview cut)
1999-02-12 … The Columbia Pictures 75th Anniversary Film Festival
1999-02-26 … EIGHT MILLIMETER (3) [SDDS]
1999-03-19 … TRUE CRIME (3) [SDDS]
1999-04-09 … TWIN DRAGONS (2) [SDDS]
1999-04-23 … PUSHING TIN (3) [Dolby Digital]
1999-05-12 … TRIPPIN’ (2) [Dolby Digital]
1999-05-28 … THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR (3) [SDDS]
1999-06-18 … THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR / THE MATRIX (2) [SDDS]
1999-06-30 … WILD WILD WEST (4) [SDDS]
1999-07-28 … DEEP BLUE SEA (4) [SDDS]
1999-08-27 … THE ASTRONAUT’S WIFE (3) [SDDS]
1999-09-17 … BLUE STREAK (4) [SDDS]
1999-10-15 … FIGHT CLUB (4) [SDDS]
1999-11-12 … THE MESSENGER: THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC (4) [SDDS]
1999-12-10 … DEUCE BIGALOW: MALE GIGOLO (2) [SDDS]
1999-12-25 … GALAXY QUEST (4) [SDDS]

2000-01-21 … PLAY IT TO THE BONE (1) [SDDS]
2000-01-28 … GALAXY QUEST (1) [SDDS]
2000-02-04 … AMERICAN BEAUTY (2) [SDDS]
2000-02-18 … HANGING UP (3) [SDDS]
2000-03-10 … AMERICAN BEAUTY (1) [SDDS]
2000-03-17 … FINAL DESTINATION (2) [SDDS]
2000-03-31 … THE ROAD TO EL DORADO (3) [SDDS]
2000-04-21 … LOVE & BASKETBALL (2) [SDDS]
2000-05-05 … GLADIATOR (8) [SDDS]
2000-06-28 … THE PATRIOT (4) [SDDS-8]
2000-07-28 … Celebration Weekend
2000-07-31 … theater closed for renovation (86)
 
 

PART IV: ARCLIGHT ERA (Dome’s large-format presentations only)

 
2002-09-25 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1) [70mm-Dolby SR]
2002-10-04 … THIS IS CINERAMA (2) [Cinerama]
2002-12-07 … HOW THE WEST WAS WON [Cinerama] (SMPTE screening)

2003-09-12 … HOW THE WEST WAS WON (2) [Cinerama]
2003-10-16 … IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD (1) [70mm-DTS]

2004-10-21 … THIS IS CINERAMA [Cinerama]
2004-10-23 … THIS IS CINERAMA [Cinerama]

2005-10-28 … HOW THE WEST WAS WON (1) [Cinerama]

2009-08-24 … IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD [70mm-DTS]

2012-09-14 … THE MASTER (2) [70mm-Datasat]

2014-11-04 … INTERSTELLAR (2) [70mm-Datasat]
2014-12-12 … INHERENT VICE (2) [70mm-Datasat]

2015-12-07 … THE HATEFUL EIGHT [70mm-Datasat] (premiere only)

2017-07-20 … DUNKIRK (1+) [70mm-Datasat]

2018-05-?? … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1+) [70mm-Datasat]

2019-07-26 … ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (1+) [70mm-Datasat]
2019-10-04 … JOKER (1+) [70mm-Datasat]
 
 

PART V: FESTIVALS, RETROSPECTIVES AND SPECIAL SCREENINGS

 
Pacific’s Cinerama Dome 25th Anniversary Retrospective

1988-11-03 … Opening Night Gala!
IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD

1988-11-04 … Science Fiction Day
STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK [Dolby]
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME [70mm-Dolby]
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY [70mm]

1988-11-05 … Steven Spielberg Day
1941
JAWS
BACK TO THE FUTURE [70mm-Dolby]
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK [Dolby]
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND [Dolby]

1988-11-06 …
THIS IS CINERAMA [70mm]

1988-11-07 … 25th Anniversary Day!
IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD

1988-11-08 …
GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM [70mm-Dolby]
APOCALYPSE NOW [70mm-Dolby]
WOODSTOCK

1988-11-09 … Broadway Musical Day
CAMELOT
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

1988-11-10 … Stanley Kubrick Day
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY [70mm]
BARRY LYNDON

1988-11-11 … Francis Ford Coppola Day
SLEEPING BEAUTY [Dolby]
PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED
NAPOLEON
APOCALYPSE NOW [70mm-Dolby]

1988-11-12 … Academy Award Evening
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT [70mm-Dolby]
SLEEPING BEAUTY [Dolby]
THE STING
OUT OF AFRICA [Dolby]
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND [Dolby]

1988-11-13 …
FAME [70mm-Dolby]
ZOOT SUIT

1988-11-14 … Comedy Day
SPLASH [Dolby]
OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE [Dolby]
BLAZING SADDLES
AMERICAN GRAFFITI [Dolby]

1988-11-15 … High Adventure Day
THE UNTOUCHABLES [Dolby]
TOP GUN [70mm-Dolby]
DELIVERANCE

1988-11-16 … Great Musicals Day
YENTL [Dolby]
ALL THAT JAZZ
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
TOMMY

1988-11-17 …
THIS IS CINERAMA [70mm]
IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD

XX Years of Zoetrope
1990-03-01 … APOCALYPSE NOW [70mm-Dolby]
1990-03-01 … ONE FROM THE HEART [70mm-Dolby]

See the Future Back to Back to Back
1990-05-24 … BACK TO THE FUTURE [Dolby]
1990-05-24 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II [70mm-Dolby]
1990-05-24 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III [70mm-Dolby]

Exclusive 7 Day 70mm Film Festival
1992-05-15 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (2 days) [70mm]
1992-05-17 … WEST SIDE STORY (2 days) [70mm]
1992-05-19 … OKLAHOMA! (3 days) [70mm]

The All-Time Classics Retrospective
1992-11-04 … APOCALYPSE NOW (14 days) [70mm-Dolby]
1992-11-18 … GONE WITH THE WIND (7 days)
1992-11-25 … THE WIZARD OF OZ (7 days)
1992-12-02 … CASABLANCA (4 days)
1992-12-06 … CITIZEN KANE (5 days)

Columbia Classics Festival
1994-05-20… THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1) [Dolby SR]
1994-05-27… LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1) [70mm-Dolby SR]
1994-06-03… THE GUNS OF NAVARONE (1) [Dolby SR]
1994-06-10… TOMMY (1) [Dolby SR]

The Columbia Pictures 75th Anniversary Film Festival
1999-02-12 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA [70mm-Dolby SR]
1999-02-14 … DR. STRANGELOVE (2 days)
1999-02-14 … EASY RIDER (2 days) [SDDS]
1999-02-16 … IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
1999-02-16 … MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON
1999-02-17 … THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI [Dolby SR]
1999-02-18 … GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER
1999-02-18 … TOOTSIE
1999-02-19 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (3 days) [DTS] (Director’s Cut)
1999-02-22 … FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (2 days)
1999-02-22 … ON THE WATERFRONT (2 days)
1999-02-24 … TAXI DRIVER (2 days) [Dolby SR]

Celebration Weekend
2000-07-28 … TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY [70mm-Dolby SR]
2000-07-29 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (2 days) [70mm-Dolby SR]
2000-07-29 … BEN-HUR (2 days) [Dolby]

Best Of Showcase
2003-02-14 … CHICAGO
2003-02-15 … SPIRITED AWAY / CHICAGO
2003-02-16 … SPIRITED AWAY / THE PIANIST
2003-02-17 … THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
2003-02-18 … THE HOURS
2003-02-19 … FRIDA
2003-02-20 … CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

Cinerama Showcase
2008-09-05 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY [70mm]
2008-09-07 … HOW THE WEST WAS WON [Cinerama]

Septemberama
2009-09-08 … THIS IS CINERAMA [Cinerama]
2009-09-08 … HOW THE WEST WAS WON [Cinerama]
2009-09-08 … THE GOLDEN HEAD [70mm]
2009-09-08 … HOLIDAY IN SPAIN [70mm]
2009-09-09 … HOW THE WEST WAS WON [Cinerama]
2009-09-09 … THIS IS CINERAMA [Cinerama]
2009-09-10 … THIS IS CINERAMA [Cinerama]
2009-09-10 … HOW THE WEST WAS WON [Cinerama]

2010-09-05 … WINDJAMMER [DCP]

TCM Classic Festival
2012-04-15 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY [DCP]
2012-04-15 … HOW THE WEST WAS WON [Cinerama]

Cinerama 60th Anniversary
2012-09-28 … IN THE PICTURE [Cinerama]
2012-09-28 … SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE [DCP]
2012-09-28 … CINERAMA HOLIDAY [DCP]
2012-09-28 … HOW THE WEST WAS WON / RENAULT DAUPHINE [Cinerama]
2012-09-28 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY [DCP]
2012-09-29 … THE GOLDEN HEAD [DCP]
2012-09-29 … THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM [Cinerama]
2012-09-29 … SEARCH FOR PARADISE [Cinerama]
2012-09-29 … SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD [Act I DCP; Act II Cinerama]
2012-09-29 … IN THE PICTURE [Cinerama]
2012-09-29 … HOLIDAY IN SPAIN [DCP]
2012-09-30 … CINERAMA’S RUSSIAN ADVENTURE [DCP]
2012-09-30 … WINDJAMMER [DCP]
2012-09-30 … IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD [70mm]
2012-09-30 … THIS IS CINERAMA [Cinerama]
2012-09-30 … IN THE PICTURE [Cinerama]
2012-10-01 … SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD [Act I DCP; Act II Cinerama]
2012-10-01 … SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE [DCP]
2012-10-01 … IN THE PICTURE [Cinerama]
2012-10-01 … THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM [Cinerama]
2012-10-01 … CINERAMA HOLIDAY [DCP]
2012-10-01 … IN THE PICTURE [Cinerama]
2012-10-02 … CINERAMA’S RUSSIAN ADVENTURE [DCP]
2012-10-02 … WINDJAMMER [DCP]
2012-10-02 … IN THE PICTURE [Cinerama]
2012-10-02 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY [DCP]
2012-10-04 … SEARCH FOR PARADISE [Cinerama]
2012-10-04 … THIS IS CINERAMA [Cinerama]
2012-10-04 … HOW THE WEST WAS WON / RENAULT DAUPHINE [Cinerama]

TCM Classic Festival
2013-04-28 … IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD (1) [70mm-DTS]

2013-05-03 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY [DCP]

Cinerama Weekend
2014-11-01 … SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD [DCP]
2014-11-02 … SEARCH FOR PARADISE [DCP]
2014-11-02 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY [DCP]

Cinerama series
2015-04-19 … HOW THE WEST WAS WON [Cinerama]
2015-04-26 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY [70mm] (canceled)
2015-05-10 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY [70mm]

Event?
2016-03-?? … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY [70mm]

Cinerama Extravaganza
2016-12-06 … CINERAMA’S RUSSIAN ADVENTURE [DCP]
2016-12-07 … THE BEST OF CINERAMA [DCP]

Fall Cinerama Roadshow Event / Cinerama Dome 55th Anniversary
2018-09-30 … BATTLE OF THE BULGE [DCP]
2018-10-07 … GRAND PRIX [DCP]
2018-10-21 … HOW THE WEST WAS WON [DCP]
2018-11-07 … IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD [DCP]

Once Upon a…Tarantino tribute
2019-07-20 … ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD [70mm-Datasat]
2019-07-21 … ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD [70mm-Datasat]
2019-07-21 … THE HATEFUL EIGHT [70mm-Datasat]

Cinerama Series
2019-09-09 … SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD [DCP]
2019-09-09 … WINDJAMMER [DCP]
2019-09-16 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY [70mm]
2019-09-22 … GRAND PRIX [DCP]
2019-09-29 … IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD [DCP]
2019-10-01 … HOW THE WEST WAS WON [Cinerama]
2019-10-02 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA [DCP]

References: Various issues of Los Angeles Times and Variety.

Special Thanks: Richard Greenhalgh, Bill Kallay, Rick Mitchell, John Sittig, Cliff Stephenson, Dave Strohmaier, Chris Utley, Vince Young.

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