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“Beauty and the Beast”: The North American 70mm
Engagements
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Compiled by:
Michael Coate |
Date:
05.06.2022 |
The following is a reference / historical
listing of the 70-millimeter presentations of Disney’s “Beauty and the
Beast” in North America. These were the cinemas worth seeking out to
experience this motion picture.
“Beauty and the Beast” was among ten confirmed first-run films released in
1991 with 70mm prints for selected engagements. The Walt Disney (Buena
Vista) release — directed by Gary Trousdale and Kik Wise (“The Hunchback of
Notre Dame”) and starring the voice talents of Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson,
Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury, Rex
Everhart and Jesse Corti — opened in limited release November 13th.
For the release of “Beauty and the Beast,” Buena Vista employed the services
of Lucasfilm’s Theatre Alignment Program (TAP) to evaluate and approve the
cinemas selected to book a 70mm print.
The 70mm prints of “Beauty and the Beast” featured Six-Track Dolby Stereo
(“A”-encoded Baby Boom format) and pillarboxed imagery (approximately
1.66:1) blown up from spherical Successive Exposure 35mm.
Buena Vista circulated 70mm Six-Track Dolby coming-attraction trailers for
“The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective” (re-issue), “Blame it on the
Bellboy,” “Encino Man,” “Father of the Bride,” “The Hand that Rocks the
Cradle,” “Medicine Man,” “Newsies,” “Noises Off,” “Passed Away,” “Sister
Act” and “Straight Talk” during the release of “Beauty and the Beast.” Other
studios circulated 70mm trailers during this period, as well. Ultimately,
any 70mm trailers screened during 70mm presentations of “Beauty and the
Beast” varied by venue and screening.
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Opening date YYYY-MM-DD … City — Cinema (duration in weeks) [notes]
1991-11-13 … Los Angeles, CA — Pacific’s El Capitan (8) [THX]
1991-11-13 … New York, NY — City Cinemas’ Cinema 1,2,3 (18)
1991-11-22 … Honolulu, HI — Consolidated’s Waikiki 3 (5) [HPS-4000]
1991-11-22 … Los Angeles, CA — AMC’s Century 14 (4) [THX]
1991-11-22 … Los Angeles, CA — Pacific’s Crest (7) [THX]
1991-11-22 … Mountain View, CA — Syufy’s Century 10 (22) [70mm during Week
9]
1991-11-22 … New York, NY — City Cinemas’ Murray Hill 4 (7)
1991-11-22 … New York, NY — City Cinemas’ Village East 7 (26) [THX]
1991-11-22 … New York, NY — Guild’s 50th Street (22)
1991-11-22 … Pasadena, CA — Pacific’s Hastings 5 (20) [70mm during Weeks
5-7]
1991-11-22 … Redwood City, CA — Syufy’s Century Park 12 (26) [70mm during
Weeks 10-11]
1991-11-22 … Sacramento, CA — Syufy’s Century 6 (21)
1991-11-22 … Sacramento, CA — Syufy’s Cinedome 8 (26)
1991-11-22 … Salt Lake City, UT — Mann’s Villa (11)
1991-11-22 … San Diego, CA — Mann’s Cinema 21 (13)
1991-11-22 … San Francisco, CA — Blumenfeld’s Regency II (23)
1991-11-22 … San Jose, CA — Syufy’s Century 22 Triplex (1+)
Note that some of the presentations included in this listing may have been
presented in 35mm during the latter week(s) of 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 (or movement out of a branded auditorium) has
been included in the duration figure.
SUBSEQUENT 70MM ENGAGEMENTS & SCREENINGS
1991-12-25 … Honolulu, HI — Consolidated’s Kahala 8 (21) [HPS-4000]
1992-01-10 … Los Angeles, CA — Mann’s Plaza (8)
1992-02-07 … Holladay, UT — Mann’s Creekside Triplex (1)
1992-02-26 … Baltimore, MD — Durkee’s Senator (8)
1992-03-20 … New York, NY — City Cinemas’ Sutton Twin (2)
1992-03-31 … Los Angeles, CA — Pacific’s El Capitan (2) [THX]
1992-04-01 … New York, NY — City Cinemas’ Cinema 1,2,3 (3)
1992-04-01 … Orem, UT — SCERA (1)
1992-04-10 … Los Angeles, CA — Mann’s Chinese Triplex (1) [THX]
1992-04-17 … New York, NY — Guild’s Embassy Triplex (10)
1992-04-24 … Los Angeles, CA — Pacific’s El Capitan (4) [THX]
1992-04-24 … New York, NY — City Cinemas’ Sutton Twin (2)
1992-05-08 … Metairie, LA — Cobb’s Lakeside 4 (5)
1992-05-22 … Casper, WY — Movie Palaces’ America (2)
1992-05-22 … Downers Grove, IL — Classic Cinemas’ Tivoli (3)
1992-05-29 … San Francisco, CA — Blumenfeld’s Regency II (2)
1992-06-15 … Atlanta, GA — Fox (2 days) [15th Annual Summer Film Festival]
1992-06-19 … San Francisco, CA — Blumenfeld’s Regency II (1)
1992-07-31 … Casper, WY — Movie Palaces’ America (2)
1993-05-14 … Los Angeles, CA — Pacific’s Crest (2) [THX]
1993-05-14 … Los Angeles, CA — Pacific’s El Capitan (2) [THX]
The information included in this article was principally referenced from
film industry trade publications, regional newspaper promotion, print
enclosures, TAP records, and Dolby records. Special thanks to Bill Kallay,
Bill Kretzel and Cliff Stephenson.
International 70mm engagements of this title have not been accounted for in
this article.
If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please
consider emailing the
author or editor.
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