The
following is a reference / historical listing of the Six-Track (both 70mm
and 35mm) presentations of “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” in North America.
These were the cinemas worth seeking out to experience this motion picture.
“Terminator 2” was among ten confirmed first-run films released in 1991 with
70mm prints for selected engagements. The TriStar release — directed by
James Cameron (“The Abyss,” “Titanic”) and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Linda Hamilton and Robert Patrick — opened July 3rd.
Pre-release screenings included the world premiere held July 1st at Century
Plaza in Los Angeles and one-day-early sneak preview screenings held during
the evening of July 2nd at numerous locales.
For the release of “Terminator 2” TriStar employed the services of
Lucasfilm’s Theatre Alignment Program (TAP) to evaluate and approve the
cinemas selected to book a 70mm print.
There was a triple inventory of 70mm prints of “Terminator 2”: (1) Cinema
Digital Sound, (2) A-encoded Six-Track Dolby Stereo, and (3) SR-encoded
Six-Track Dolby Stereo, each with a split surround playback option. The 70mm
prints featured full-frame imagery (2.20:1) blown up from Super-35. And
there was a triple inventory of 35mm prints: (1) Cinema Digital Sound, (2)
Dolby A, and (3) Dolby SR. The film’s 35mm prints were blown up from
Super-35 and optically re-photographed in anamorphic format (2.39:1).
Historical footnote: Cinema Digital Sound (CDS), one of a few digital audio
formats introduced between 1990-1993, accelerated an industry trend of fewer
titles released with 70mm prints.
TriStar circulated trailers for “Another You,” “The Fisher King” and “Hook”
during the release of “Terminator 2” As well, other studios circulated
trailers during this period. Ultimately, the trailers, if any, seen during
the presentations of “T2” varied by venue and screening.
The duration of the engagements (measured in weeks) is included in
parenthesis following the cinema name.
* 35mm Cinema Digital Sound
** 70mm Cinema Digital Sound
*** 70mm Six-Track Dolby Stereo
ARIZONA
Scottsdale — UA’s Scottsdale Pavilions 11* (1+) [THX]
CALIFORNIA
Citrus Heights — UA’s The Movies at Greenback Lane 6*** (16) [THX]
Emeryville — UA’s Emery Bay 10* (20) [THX]
La Mesa — Pacific’s Grossmont Trolley 8* (16)
Lakewood — Pacific’s Regency 8* (13) [THX]
Los Angeles (Century City) — AMC’s Century 14** (12) [THX]
Los Angeles (Hollywood) — Pacific’s Cinerama Dome** (14)
Los Angeles (Westwood) — UA’s Coronet Triplex** (12) [THX]
Marina del Rey — UA’s Marina Marketplace 6* (13)
Newport Beach — Edwards’ Newport Triplex*** (8)
Orange — Syufy’s Cinedome 8*** (14)
Pasadena — Pacific’s Hastings 8* (12) [70mm** from Week 7]
Sacramento — Syufy’s Century 6*** (14)
San Diego — UA’s Horton Plaza 7* (13) [THX]
San Francisco — UA’s Galaxy 4* (16) [THX]
San Francisco — UA’s Galaxy 4*** (16) [THX]
San Jose — Syufy’s Century 22 Triplex*** (1+)
San Rafael — Pacific’s Regency 6* (14)
Universal City — Cineplex Odeon’s Universal City 18*** (14) [THX]
COLORADO
Denver — UA’s Continental** (1+)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington — K-B’s Fine Arts*** (4)
FLORIDA
Miami — UA’s The Movies at the Falls 7* (11)
GEORGIA
Atlanta — UA’s Lenox Square 6* (14)
HAWAII
Honolulu — Consolidated’s Waikiki 3*** (14) [HPS-4000]
ILLINOIS
Chicago — Cineplex Odeon’s McClurg Court Triplex*** (15) [THX]
Skokie — Loews’ Old Orchard 4*** (7)
MARYLAND
Annapolis — K-B’s Harbour 9*** (17) [70mm from Week ?]
Bethesda — UA’s Bethesda 10* (1+)
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston — Loews’ Cheri 4*** (14)
NEW JERSEY
Princeton — UA’s Market Fair 10* (16) [CDS promoted during weeks 11-13]
NEW YORK
New York (Brooklyn) — UA’s Movies at Sheepshead Bay 9* (1+)
New York (Manhattan) — Loews 19th Street East 6*** (14)
New York (Manhattan) — Loews’ 84th Street 6** (13)
New York (Manhattan) — UA’s Criterion Center 6*** (14)
New York (Manhattan) — UA’s Gemini Twin** (13)
Woodbury — UA’s The Syosset*** (7)
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia — UA’s SamEric 4*** (#1: 14)
Philadelphia — UA’s SamEric 4*** (#2: 3)
TEXAS
Dallas — UA’s The United Artists 8* (14) [THX]
Dallas — UA’s The United Artists 8*** (14) [THX]
Fort Worth — UA’s Hulen 10* (16) [THX] 10-24
VIRGINIA
Merrifield — National Amusements’ Arlington Blvd/Lee Highway 14*** (8) [THX]
Reston — National Amusements’ Reston Town Center 11*** (4)
Note that some of the 70mm 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
smaller, non-70mm-equipped auditorium within a multiplex. As well, the
reverse scenario 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. And in the cases of a 35mm-CDS presentation, some
switched to 35mm-Dolby during the latter week(s). In such cases, any 35mm
(or standard Dolby) portion of the engagement (or movement out of a branded
auditorium) has been included in the duration figure.
SUBSEQUENT 70MM-DOLBY ENGAGEMENTS & SCREENINGS
1991-08-23 … Syosset, NY — UA’s Syosset Triplex (5)
1991-09-06 … Los Angeles (Sherman Oaks) — Pacific’s Galleria 4 (2)
1991-09-20 … Casper, WY — Movie Palaces’ America (4)
1991-11-01 … San Antonio, TX — Rivercenter IMAX (13)
1991-11-08 … Marietta, GA — Town & Country Triplex (4)
1991-11-15 … Cincinnati, OH — American Cinemas’ Carousel Twin (5)
1991-11-15 … Downers Grove, IL — Classic Cinemas’ Tivoli (4) [HPS-4000]
1991-11-22 … Los Angeles (Hollywood), CA — UA’s Egyptian Triplex (3) [THX]
1992-01-15 … Toronto, ON — Cinesphere (11 days) [70mm festival]
1992-01-31 … Cleveland, OH — Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1992-02-23 … New York, NY — Walter Reade [ILM tribute]
1992-02-25 … New York, NY — Walter Reade [ILM tribute]
1992-03-16 … Toronto, ON — Cinesphere (5 days) [70mm festival; w/ “The
Bear”]
1992-08-19 … Los Angeles (Mid-Wilshire), CA — Four Star [70mm festival; w/
“Superman”]
1994-02-18 … Vancouver, BC — Caprice [Fri-Sat midnight]
1994-05-28 … Calgary, AB — Famous Players’ Palliser Square Twin [midnight]
(70mm?)
1996-06-28 … Dallas, TX — GCC’s Northpark West Twin [Fri-Sat lateshow]
1996-06-28 … Los Angeles (Westwood Village), CA — Mann’s Plaza [Fri-Sat
lateshow]
1996-07-20 … Calgary, AB — Cineplex Odeon’s Eau Claire Market 5 [midnight]
1996-12-20 … Chicago, IL — Cineplex Odeon’s Navy Pier IMAX (1) [latenight
series]
1997-11-15 … Long Beach, CA — CSULB’s Carpenter Center [widescreen festival]
1999-12-31 … Addison, TX — Granada Prestonwood 5 [Fri-Sat-Sun]
2000-07-28 … Los Angeles (Hollywood), CA — Cinerama Dome [Celebration
Weekend]
2000-09-08 … Columbia Heights, MN — Heights (2)
2000-12-08 … Los Angeles (Hollywood), CA — Egyptian [70mm festival]
2006-07-01 … Santa Monica, CA — Aero [70mm series; w/ “Total Recall”]
2007-09-27 … San Francisco, CA — Castro [70mm series; w/ “Total Recall”]
2012-04-26 … Seattle, WA — Cinerama [sci-fi festival]
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,
John Grow, Steven Guttag, Bill Kallay, Bill Kretzel and Brad Miller.
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
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