“Who Framed Roger Rabbit”: The North American 70mm
Engagements |
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 01.05.2022 |
 The following is a reference / historical
listing of the 70-millimeter large-format presentations of “Who Framed Roger
Rabbit” in North America. These were the cinemas worth seeking out to
experience this motion picture.“Who Framed Roger Rabbit” was among twelve confirmed first-run films released in 1988 with 70mm prints for selected engagements. The Amblin Entertainment production and Touchstone (Buena Vista) release — directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd and Joanna Cassidy — opened June 22nd. Pre-release screenings included an invitational preview held June 16th at the Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles and the world premiere held June 21st at Radio City Music Hall in New York. For the release of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” 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 “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” featured Six-Track Dolby Stereo (“A” encoded “baby boom” format) and pillarboxed imagery (approximately 1.85:1) blown up from spherical 35mm Buena Vista circulated 70mm Six-Track Dolby coming-attraction trailers for “Bambi” (re-issue), “Beaches,” “Cocktail,” “Ernest Saves Christmas,” “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Oliver & Company” and “The Rescue” during the release of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.” Other studios circulated 70mm trailers during this period, as well. Ultimately, any 70mm trailers screened during 70mm presentations of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” varied by venue and screening. The duration of the engagements (measured in weeks) has been included in parenthesis following the applicable cinema name. ALBERTA Calgary — Famous Players’ Chinook (16) [70mm from Week 9] BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver — Famous Players’ Vancouver Centre Twin (8) CALIFORNIA Los Angeles — GCC’s Avco Center Triplex (13) [THX] Los Angeles — Pacific’s Cinerama Dome (19) Newport Beach — Edwards’ Newport Twin (7) Orange — Syufy’s Cinedome 8 (15) San Diego — Mann’s Cinema 21 (15) San Francisco — Blumenfeld’s Alhambra (17) San Jose — Syufy’s Century 22 Triplex (1+) COLORADO Denver — Commonwealth’s Cooper Twin (1+) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington — Cineplex Odeon/Circle’s Uptown (13) HAWAII Honolulu — Consolidated’s Kapiolani (18) ILLINOIS Chicago — Cineplex Odeon’s McClurg Court Triplex (16) [THX] Skokie — M&R’s Old Orchard 4 (10) MASSACHUSETTS Boston — USA’s Charles Triplex (13) MINNESOTA St. Louis Park — Cineplex Odeon’s Cooper Twin (7) NEW YORK New York — Cineplex Odeon’s Coronet (11) New York — Cineplex Odeon’s Ziegfeld (7) New York — City Cinemas’ Gramercy (13) ONTARIO Toronto — Famous Players’ Hollywood Twin (14) QUEBEC Montreal — Famous Players’ Loews 5 (13) 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 1988-08-12 … St. Louis Park, MN — Cineplex Odeon’s Knollwood 4 (8) 1988-08-12 … New York, NY — Guild’s Embassy 1 (2) 1988-08-26 … New York, NY — Guild’s Embassy Triplex (12) 1988-10-21 … San Francisco, CA — Blumenfeld’s Royal (2) 1988-11-04 … San Francisco, CA — Blumenfeld’s Alhambra (2) 1988-11-12 … Los Angeles, CA — Pacific’s Cinerama Dome [venue 25th anniversary festival] 1989-01-13 … Edmonton, AB — Cineplex Odeon’s Meadowlark (4) 1989-01-18 … Toronto, ON — Cinesphere (5 days) [70mm festival] 1989-04-01 … Toronto, ON — Cinesphere (2 days) [70mm festival] 1989-04-07 … Los Angeles, CA — Pacific’s Paramount (1) 1989-06-02 … Tacoma, WA — GCC’s Lincoln Plaza 8 (4) [THX] 1989-06-07 … San Antonio, TX — Rivercenter IMAX (3) 1989-07-24 … Atlanta, GA — Fox [11th Annual Summer Film Festival] 1990-02-07 … Toronto, ON — Cinesphere (5 days) [70mm festival] 1990-06-10 … Los Angeles, CA — GCC’s Beverly Connection 6 (grand-opening studio tributes) [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 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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