The following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter
engagements of “Jesus Christ Superstar” in the United States and Canada.
The Robert Stigwood presentation and Universal release was directed by Norman
Jewison (“Fiddler on the Roof,” “Rollerball”) and starred Ted Neeley, Carl
Anderson, Yvonne Elliman and Barry Dennen.
“Jesus Christ Superstar” originally was released in 1973 in 35mm (with 70mm
prints for some international regions).
The 70mm prints of “Jesus Christ Superstar” featured six-track stereophonic
sound and full-frame imagery blown up from anamorphic 35mm.
Opening date YYYY-MM-DD … city — venue (duration in weeks) [notes]
1974-09-20 … Los Angeles, CA — Cinerama Dome (4)
1974-12-25 … Washington, DC — MacArthur (3)
1975-09-26 … Scottsdale, AZ — Kachina (3)
1975-11-21 … Los Angeles, CA — Century Plaza 2 (4)
1975-12-25 … Pasadena, CA — United Artists (2)
1976-02-18 … Henrietta, NY — Towne 1 (3)
1976-04-07 … Beverly Hills, CA — Wilshire (3)
1976-07-02 … Las Vegas, NV — Cinerama (3)
1976-09-10 … San Francisco, CA — Northpoint (3)
1977-09-14 … Kansas City, MO — Midland (1) [70mm series]
1977-09-23 … Houston, TX — Windsor (2)
1979-07-27 … Renton, WA — Roxy (1)
1980-12-26 … Wichita, KS — Mall [Fri-Tues midnight]
1982-06-04 … Washington, DC — Cinema (3 days) [70mm festival]
1983-04-01 … Wichita, KS — Mall [Fri-Sat midnight]
1984-04-20 … Wichita, KS — Mall [Fri-Sat midnight]
The information included in this article was principally referenced from film
industry trade publications, regional newspaper promotion, and print enclosures.
Special thanks to Bill Kallay and Bill Kretzel.
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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