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“Hoffa”: The 70mm Engagements
“He did what he had to do.”

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Compiled by: Michael Coate Date: 21.09.2017
The following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter engagements of “Hoffa” in the United States and Canada. These were the cinemas worth seeking out to experience this motion picture.

“Hoffa” was among ten confirmed first-run films released in 1992 with 70mm prints for selected engagements. Approximately one-hundred twenty-five 70mm prints were struck for distribution in North America, representing about twelve percent of the film’s total print run. The 20th Century Fox release — directed by Danny DeVito (“The War of the Roses”) and starring Jack Nicholson — opened December 25th.

For the release of “Hoffa,” Fox 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 “Hoffa” featured letterboxed imagery (approximately 2.39:1) blown up from anamorphic 35mm and a dual inventory of A- and SR-encoded Six-Track Dolby Stereo (Baby Boom format).

Fox circulated 70mm Six-Track Dolby coming-attraction trailers for “Hear No Evil,” “Jack the Bear” and “The Vanishing” during the release of “Hoffa.” Other studios circulated 70mm trailers during this period, as well. Ultimately, any 70mm trailers screened during 70mm presentations of “Hoffa” varied by venue and screening.

The duration of the engagements (measured in weeks) has been included in parenthesis following the applicable cinema name.

ALBERTA
Edmonton — Cineplex Odeon’s Eaton Centre 9 (5)
Edmonton — Cineplex Odeon’s West Mall 8 (5)

BRITISH COLUMBIA
Burnaby — Cineplex Odeon’s Station Square 5 (5)
Vancouver — Cineplex Odeon’s Granville 7 (5) [THX]

CALIFORNIA
Anaheim — SoCal’s Cinemapolis 10 (5)
Burbank — AMC’s Burbank 14 (5)
Citrus Heights — UA’s The Movies 6 (4) [THX]
Colma — UA’s The Movies at Metro Center 6 (4)
Corte Madera — Pacific’s Cinema (4)
Glendale — GCC’s Glendale Central 5 (4) [THX]
La Mesa — Pacific’s Grossmont Mall Triplex (5)
La Mirada — Pacific’s Gateway 5 (3)
Laguna Niguel — Edwards’ Rancho Niguel 8 (4) [THX]
Lakewood — Pacific’s Lakewood Center 4 (3)
Long Beach — UA’s Marketplace 6 (4)
Los Angeles (Century City) — AMC’s Century 14 (6) [THX]
Los Angeles (Fairfax) — Cineplex Odeon’s Showcase (6)
Los Angeles (North Hollywood) — UA’s Valley Plaza 6 (4)
Los Angeles (Sherman Oaks) — GCC’s Sherman Oaks 5 (4) [THX]
Los Angeles (West Hills) — GCC’s Fallbrook 7 (5) [THX]
Los Angeles (Westwood) — GCC’s Avco Center Triplex (4) [THX]
Newport Beach — Edwards’ Newport Triplex (3)
Oxnard — Pacific’s Carriage Square 5 (5)
Pasadena — UA’s Marketplace 6 (4) [THX]
Redwood City — Syufy’s Century Park 12 (4)
Sacramento — Landmark’s Tower Triplex (4)
San Diego — Mann’s Hazard Center 7 (4) [THX]
San Francisco — AMC’s Kabuki 8 (7) [THX]
San Jose — AMC’s Town & Country (4)
Santa Ana — AMC’s MainPlace 6 (4) [THX]
Santa Monica — Cineplex Odeon’s Broadway 4 (4)
Torrance — Mann’s Del Amo 9 (5) [THX]
Universal City — Cineplex Odeon’s Universal City 18 (4) [THX]

COLORADO
Boulder — UA’s Village 4 (1+)
Denver — Mann’s Century 21 (1+) [THX]
Denver — UA’s Continental (1+)

CONNECTICUT
Berlin — National Amusements’ Showcase 12 (4)
East Hartford — National Amusements’ Showcase 12 (3)
Greenwich — Crown’s Plaza Triplex (5)
Milford — National Amusements’ Showcase 5 (1+)
North Haven — National Amusements’ Showcase 12 (1+)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington — Cineplex Odeon’s Uptown (4)

FLORIDA
Clearwater — UA’s The Movies at Clearwater 8 (6)
Fort Lauderdale — GCC’s Galleria 4 (5)
Kendall — AMC’s Town & Country 10 (6)
Miami — GCC’s Miracle Center 10 (4) [THX]
Orlando — GCC’s Fashion Square 6 (5)
Sunrise — Cobb’s Sawgrass 18 (7)
Tampa — Cineplex Odeon’s Hillsboro 8 (4)

GEORGIA
Atlanta — AMC’s Phipps Plaza 12 (5)
Kennesaw — Storey’s Town 12 (6)

HAWAII
Honolulu — Consolidated’s Waikiki Twin (3) [HPS-4000]

ILLINOIS
Chicago — Cineplex Odeon’s McClurg Court Triplex (7) [THX]
Oak Brook — Cineplex Odeon’s Oakbrook 7 (6)
Schaumburg — Cineplex Odeon’s Woodfield 9 (4)

IOWA
Des Moines — Carmike’s River Hills (5)

KANSAS
Overland Park — Dickinson’s Glenwood 4 (4)

KENTUCKY
Louisville — National Amusements’ Showcase 13 (7)

LOUISIANA
Metairie — GCC’s Lakeside 5 (4)

MARYLAND
Gaithersburg — Cineplex Odeon’s Rio 8 (4) [THX]

MASSACHUSETTS
Boston — Loews’ Cheri 4 (3)
Chestnut Hill — GCC’s Chestnut Hill 5 (4) [THX]
Dedham — National Amusements’ Showcase 12 (4)
Revere — National Amusements’ Showcase 14 (4)
Seekonk — National Amusements’ Showcase 12 (1+)
West Springfield — National Amusements’ Showcase 14 (4)

MICHIGAN
Lansing — UA’s Spartan Triplex (4)
Sterling Heights — National Amusements’ Showcase 15 (4)
Ypsilanti — National Amusements’ Showcase 14 (4)

MINNESOTA
Edina — Cineplex Odeon’s Edina 4 (3) [THX]
Roseville — UA’s Pavilion Place 7 (4)

MISSOURI
Richmond Heights — AMC’s Esquire 7 (5)

NEBRASKA
Omaha — First International’s Indian Hills (5)

NEW JERSEY
Moorestown — UA’s Plaza Twin [canceled due to fire damage]
Paramus — Cineplex Odeon’s Route Four 10 (5)
Princeton — UA’s Market Fair 9 (#1: 7)
Princeton — UA’s Market Fair 9 (#2: 3)
Ridgefield Park — Loews’ Ridgefield Park 10 (5)
Wayne — Loews’ Wayne 8 (4)

NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque — UA’s Winrock 6 (4) [THX]

NEW YORK
Amherst — GCC’s University 8 (4) [THX]
Coram — UA’s The Movies at Coram 10 (4)
Garden City — Loews’ Roosevelt Field 8 (4)
New York (Brooklyn) — UA’s The Movies at Sheepshead Bay 9 (5)
New York (Manhattan) — Cineplex Odeon’s Chelsea 9 (4) [THX]
New York (Manhattan) — Cineplex Odeon’s Ziegfeld (5)
New York (Manhattan) — Crown’s Gotham (7)
New York (Manhattan) — Loews’ Orpheum 7 (5) [THX]
New York (Queens) — UA’s Continental Triplex (5)
New York (Staten Island) — UA’s The Movies at Staten Island 10 (5)
Pittsford — Loews’ Pittsford Triplex (4)
Spring Valley — UA’s The Movies at Spring Valley 11 (6)
Syracuse — Loews’ Carousel Center 12 (4)
Woodbury — UA’s The Syosset (4)
Yonkers — GCC’s Central Plaza 4 (6)

NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte — GCC’s Southpark Triplex (4)

OHIO
Cincinnati — National Amusements’ Showcase Cincinnati 12 (6) [THX]
Springdale — National Amusements’ Showcase 9 (5)
Toledo — National Amusements’ Showcase 5 (5)

ONTARIO
North York — Cineplex Odeon’s Fairview 6 (3) [THX]
Toronto — Cineplex Odeon’s York Twin (4)

OREGON
Beaverton — Act III’s Westgate 5 (1+)
Portland — Act III’s Lloyd 10 (1+) [THX]

PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia — UA’s Riverview Plaza 11 (6)

QUEBEC
Montreal — Cineplex Odeon’s Le Faubourg 4 (5) [THX]
Pointe-Claire — Cineplex Odeon’s Pointe-Claire 6 (4) [THX]

RHODE ISLAND
Warwick — National Amusements’ Showcase 12 (1+)

TEXAS
Addison — UA’s Prestonwood Creek 5 (7) [THX]
Austin — GCC’s Highland Mall 10 (4) [THX]
Austin — Presidio’s Arbor 7 (4) [THX]
Dallas — GCC’s Northpark West Twin (3) [THX]
Fort Worth — Loews’ City View 8 (7)
Houston — Cineplex Odeon’s River Oaks Plaza 12 (4)
Houston — Cineplex Odeon’s Spectrum 9 (5) [THX]
San Antonio — Santikos’ Embassy 14 (4) [THX]

UTAH
Riverdale — Cineplex Odeon’s Cinedome Twin (1+)
Salt Lake City — Cineplex Odeon’s Trolley Corners Triplex (5)

VIRGINIA
Arlington — Cineplex Odeon’s Shirlington 7 (3)
Merrifield — National Amusements’ Arlington Blvd/Lee Highway 14 (3) [THX]
Reston — National Amusements’ Reston Town Center 11 (3)
Richmond — NEI’s Ridge 7 (4)
Vienna — Cineplex Odeon’s Tysons Fairfax Square 8 (4)

WASHINGTON
Bellevue — Cineplex Odeon’s John Danz (1+)
Lynnwood — Cineplex Odeon’s Grand Alderwood 8 (1+)
Renton — GCC’s Renton Village 8 (1+) [THX]
Seattle — Cineplex Odeon’s Oak Tree 6 (1+) [THX]
Seattle — Seven Gables’ Guild 45th Twin (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

1993-01-29 … New York, NY — Cineplex Odeon’s Worldwide 6 (2) [THX]
1993-03-05 … Casper, WY — Movie Palaces’ America (2)

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 David Ayers, Don Beelik, Bill Kallay, Bill Kretzel, , Mark Lensenmayer, Adam Martin, J. Odenthal, Cliff Stephenson, John Stewart, Vince Young, and a very special thank-you to all of the librarians who assisted with research.

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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