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Showcase Presentations in Atlanta

A Chronology of Large Format and Roadshow Exhibition, 1956-Present

Compiled by Michael Coate

A work in progress...

What follows is a chronology of (1) 5-perf 70-millimeter, (2) Cinerama, and (3) roadshow presentations in the Atlanta, Georgia, region from 1956.

Part 1: The Cinemas

The 70mm-equipped cinemas in the Atlanta region are/were the following. (The cinemas will be described in greater detail in a forthcoming revision.)

ATLANTA
Atlanta (see: Martin Cinerama)
Atlantic Station
Bobby Dodd Stadium (Grant Field, Georgia Tech, special event installation)
Cinebistro at Town Brookhaven
Cinefest (Georgia State University)
Columbia / New Columbia (see: Martin Cinerama)
Coronet
Fox
Georgia / Georgia Cinerama
Grand / Loew’s / Loew’s Grand
Lenox Square
Loew’s (see: Grand)
Martin Cinerama / Atlanta / Columbia (also equipped for 3-panel Cinerama, 1962-63)
Phipps Plaza / Phipps Plaza Triplex
Phipps Plaza 12
Rhodes
Roxy (also equipped for 3-panel Cinerama, 1956-57)
Tara
Thunderbird Drive-In
Twelve Oaks / 12 Oaks

COLLEGE PARK
National

DORAVILLE
Friday’s Plaza

DULUTH
Gwinnett Place
The Movies at Gwinnett

KENNESAW
Town / Town Center

MARIETTA
Town & Country / Marietta Star
Delk / Delk Road
Merchants Walk

MORROW
Southlake / Cinemas 8 at Southlake
Southlake Festival

ROSWELL
Holcomb Woods
Roswell Mall

SANDY SPRINGS
Sandy Springs / Sandy Springs at Parkside

STONE MOUNTAIN
Memorial Drive

TUCKER
Northlake Festival

UNION CITY
Shannon / Cinemas 8 at Shannon

Part 2: The Presentations

This is primarily a title-based chronology. The project focuses on the exhibition of films and thus the photography processes and print particulars of the featured titles (O-neg source, inter-neg source, blow-up, pillarboxed, letterboxed, Dolby A, Dolby SR, split surround, digital sound, etc.) have not been cited except in cases of notable firsts. (Much of these tech details can be found elsewhere on this website.)

The majority of the titles featured in this chronology showcased some flavor of high-quality magnetic stereophonic sound (four-track for 35mm, six-track for 70mm, seven-track for Cinerama). The 70mm prints issued from the mid-1970s typically were encoded with Dolby Noise Reduction and often included “baby boom” low-frequency enhancement and, occasionally, split surrounds. Most recently-struck 70mm prints featured digital sound (DTS aka Datasat).

This draft excludes IMAX and other Special Venue presentations. (Such details might be added in a forthcoming revision.)

The roadshows (i.e. reserved-seat engagements) are listed in bold. Roadshows, much like a stage show, featured reserved seating, increased admission price (and sold in advance), were shown an average of only ten times per week, and often included an overture, intermission, entr’acte and/or exit music. Souvenir program booklets were typically sold, as well. (Pre-1953 roadshow releases have not been cited in this work.)

Sneak preview, test screenings, premieres, and other pre-release screenings have not been included except in cases where such a screening was publicly promoted and included presentation notations in the advertising.

m/o = a move-over engagement (i.e. a continuation of a booking from another cinema)

* Screened in 35mm, but advertised (deceptively or inadvertently) in 70mm in advance of opening and/or during first couple of days of run.

YYYY-MM-DD … TITLE … Cinema (duration in weeks) [notes or projection process if other than 70mm]

1956-04-02 … THIS IS CINERAMA … Roxy (30) [Cinerama]
1956-10-29 … CINERAMA HOLIDAY … Roxy (25) [Cinerama]

1957-02-06 … THE TEN COMMANDMENTS … Paramount (11) [35mm]
1957-04-21 … SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD … Roxy (7) [Cinerama]
1957-06-26 … AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS … Roxy (30)

1958-06-26 … GIGI … Loew’s (6) [35mm]
1958-07-23 … SOUTH PACIFIC … Roxy (25)

1959-03-13 … SLEEPING BEAUTY … Roxy (6)
1959-05-21 … THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK … Roxy (4) [35mm]
1959-10-07 … THE BIG FISHERMAN … Roxy (7)
1959-12-25 … BEN-HUR … Roxy (42)
1959-12-25 … SOLOMON AND SHEBA … Loew’s (5)

1960-07-29 … CAN-CAN … Rhodes (16)
1960-12-22 … SPARTACUS … Roxy (12)

1961-04-12 … EXODUS … Roxy (7)
1961-12-21 … KING OF KINGS … Roxy (10)

1962-03-29 … WEST SIDE STORY … Rhodes (23)
1962-08-01 … BEN-HUR … Thunderbird Drive-In (1)
1962-09-06 … OKLAHOMA! … Rhodes (4)
1962-10-03 … SPARTACUS … Thunderbird Drive-In (1)
1962-10-03 … THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM … Martin Cinerama (14) [Cinerama]
1962-11-01 … THE LONGEST DAY … Roxy (16) [35mm]
1962-11-14 … EL CID … Thunderbird Drive-In (1)

1963-01-10 … WINDJAMMER … Martin Cinerama (9) [Cinerama]
1963-03-08 … MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY … Roxy (10)
1963-03-15 … HOW THE WEST WAS WON … Martin Cinerama (30) [Cinerama]
1963-04-05 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Rhodes (23)
1963-06-26 … CLEOPATRA … Roxy (30)
1963-10-11 … THE BEST OF CINERAMA … Martin Cinerama (8) [Cinerama]
1963-12-18 … IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD … Martin Cinerama (23) [“Cinerama”]

1964-04-17 … THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE … Roxy (11)
1964-06-26 … CIRCUS WORLD … Martin Cinerama (13) [“Cinerama”]
1964-07-08 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Thunderbird Drive-In (1)
1964-12-25 … MY FAIR LADY … Roxy (40)

1965-03-24 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Martin Cinerama (89)
1965-04-14 … THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD … Georgia (15) [“Cinerama”]
1965-06-23 … THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES … Capri (14) [35mm]
1965-07-29 … THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL … Georgia (9) [“Cinerama”]
1965-10-01 … MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY … Georgia (5) [“Cinerama”]
1965-12-22 … BATTLE OF THE BULGE … Georgia (14) [“Cinerama”]

1966-03-31 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Grand (38)
1966-04-01 … RUSSIAN ADVENTURE … Georgia (6) [“Cinerama”]
1966-04-08 … THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY … Capri (8) [35mm]
1966-05-12 … OKLAHOMA! … Georgia (7)
1966-08-24 … THE BLUE MAX … Rhodes (17) [35mm]
1966-11-23 … IS PARIS BURNING? … Georgia (10) [35mm]
1966-12-20 … HAWAII … Martin Cinerama (22) [35mm]
1966-12-22 … THE BIBLE … Grand (22)

1967-02-01 … GRAND PRIX … Georgia (23) [“Cinerama”]
1967-03-08 … THE SAND PEBBLES … Rhodes (30) [35mm]
1967-03-23 … THE TAMING OF THE SHREW … Capri (18) [35mm]
1967-05-16 … ULYSSES … Roxy (3 days) [35mm]
1967-05-25 … THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE … Martin Cinerama (25) [35mm]
1967-10-04 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Grand (40)
1967-11-02 … FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD … Rhodes (12)
1967-11-15 … CAMELOT … Martin Cinerama (28)

1968-05-29 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Martin Cinerama (22) [“Cinerama”]
1968-06-11 … WAR AND PEACE … Georgia (5)
1968-07-10 … DOCTOR DOLITTLE … Grand (10)
1968-07-10 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Tara m/o (18 [58])
1968-10-30 … FINIAN’S RAINBOW … Martin Cinerama (11)
1968-10-23 … FUNNY GIRL … Capri (37) [35mm]
1968-11-07 … STAR! … Grand (13)
1968-11-13 … THE LION IN WINTER … Tara (12) [35mm]
1968-11-14 … ICE STATION ZEBRA … Georgia (12) [“Cinerama”]
1968-12-20 … CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG … Coronet (12)

1969-01-16 … THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN … Martin Cinerama (7)
1969-02-05 … THE LION IN WINTER … Grand m/o (20 [32]) [35mm]
1969-02-05 … OLIVER! … Tara (32)
1969-05-23 … SWEET CHARITY … Georgia (8)
1969-07-18 … KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA … Georgia (6) [“Cinerama”]
1969-10-29 … PAINT YOUR WAGON … Tara (20)
1969-11-26 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Atlanta (3)
1969-12-17 … GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS … Atlanta (9) [35mm]
1969-12-17 … HELLO, DOLLY! … Grand (18)

1970-03-04 … PATTON … Georgia (30) [35mm]
1970-04-22 … HELLO, DOLLY! … Tara m/o (9 [27])
1970-06-15 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Atlanta (2)
1970-11-20 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Atlanta (4)
1970-12-25 … SONG OF NORWAY … Phipps Plaza (9)
1970-12-25 … TORA! TORA! TORA! … Georgia (14) [70mm?]

1971-05-07 … PATTON … Atlanta (1)
1971-05-26 … PATTON … Atlanta (1)
1971-06-02 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Atlanta (1) [Four in Atlanta]
1971-06-09 … BEN-HUR … Atlanta (1) [Four in Atlanta]
1971-06-16 … GRAND PRIX … Atlanta (1) [Four in Atlanta]
1971-06-23 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Atlanta (1) [Four in Atlanta]
1971-12-14 … FIDDLER ON THE ROOF … Atlanta (22) [35mm]

1972-02-16 … NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA … Broadview (31) [35mm]
1972-04-05 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Rhodes (1)
1972-10-20 … RYAN’S DAUGHTER … Phipps Plaza (1) [MGM’s Fabulous Four]
1972-10-27 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Phipps Plaza (1) [MGM’s Fabulous Four]
1972-11-03 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Phipps Plaza (1) [MGM’s Fabulous Four]
1972-12-13 … YOUNG WINSTON … Broadview (14) [35mm]

1973-02-07 … MAN OF LA MANCHA … Atlanta (6) [35mm]
1973-03-16 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Georgia (12)
1973-04-27 … THIS IS CINERAMA … Atlanta (4)

1975-07-25 … ROLLERBALL … Lenox Square (9) [35mm*]
1975-12-05 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Lenox Square (3)

1978-07-17 … BEN-HUR … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1978-07-24 … PATTON … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1978-07-31 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1978-08-07 … THE KING AND I … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1978-08-18 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Rhodes (3)
1978-09-01 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Fox (4 days) [Summer Film Festival]
1978-09-11 … THE ALAMO … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1978-09-25 … AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS … Fox* [Summer Film Festival]
1978-10-02 … THE SAND PEBBLES … Fox [Fall Film Festival]
1978-10-16 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Fox [Fall Film Festival]
1978-10-29 … HOUSE OF WAX … Fox (2 days) [3-D] [Fall Film Festival]

1979-06-11 … MY FAIR LADY … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1979-06-18 … CAMELOT … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1979-07-02 … PAINT YOUR WAGON … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1979-07-23 … OLIVER! … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1979-08-06 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1979-08-13 … SOUTH PACIFIC … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1979-12-27 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT: PART II … Fox [Fox 50th Anniversary Highlight Week]

1980-05-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Phipps Plaza (30) [first 70mm-Dolby in Alanta]
1980-05-31 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1980-06-02 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1980-06-07 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1980-06-09 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1980-07-12 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1980-07-13 … DAYS OF HEAVEN … Rhodes
1980-07-14 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1980-07-26 … FIDDLER ON THE ROOF … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1980-07-28 … DERSU UZALA … Rhodes
1980-07-28 … FIDDLER ON THE ROOF … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1980-08-02 … THE JOLSON STORY … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1980-08-04 … THE JOLSON STORY … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1980-08-09 … HELLO, DOLLY! … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1980-08-31 … MY FAIR LADY … Rhodes
1980-09-12 … BLACK ORPHEUS … Rhodes (4 days)
1980-10-04 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Rhodes
1980-10-11 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Rhodes
1980-10-24 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Rhodes (2 days)

1981-02-21 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Rhodes
1981-05-07 … NAPOLEON … Fox (dress rehearsal) [35mm w/ 70mm Triptych sequence]
1981-05-08 … NAPOLEON … Fox [35mm w/ 70mm Triptych sequence]
1981-05-10 … NAPOLEON … Fox [35mm w/ 70mm Triptych sequence]
1981-05-?? … DELIVERANCE … Fox [private screening for SHARKY’S MACHINE cast & crew]
1981-06-06 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1981-06-08 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1981-09-05 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Fox (3 days)
1981-12-12 … SHARKY’S MACHINE … Fox (world premiere)
1981-12-26 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Fox (5 days)

1982-02-05 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Phipps Plaza (5)
1982-03-12 … QUEST FOR FIRE … Phipps Plaza (9)
1982-06-15 … ANNIE … Fox (regional premiere)
1982-06-18 … ANNIE … Columbia (5)
1982-06-18 … ANNIE … Phipps Plaza (7)
1982-06-28 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1982-07-05 … THE MUPPET MOVIE … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1982-07-16 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Fox (4 days) [Summer Film Festival]
1982-07-23 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Columbia (1)
1982-07-30 … STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN … Columbia (3)
1982-08-02 … MY FAIR LADY … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1982-08-09 … CAMELOT … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1982-08-16 … OLIVER! … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1982-08-20 … APOCALYPSE NOW / THE DEER HUNTER … Rhodes (2 days)
1982-08-20 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Columbia (17)
1982-08-23 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1982-09-03 … STAR WARS … Fox (4 days)
1982-10-15 … DELIVERANCE … Phipps Plaza (1)
1982-10-22 … TRON … Phipps Plaza (4)
1982-10-29 … POLTERGEIST … Fox (2 days) [Halloween Weekend Treat]
1982-12-17 … THE DARK CRYSTAL … Columbia (5)
1982-12-26 … ROCKY III … Fox [Holiday Film Festival]
1982-12-27 … ANNIE … Fox [Holiday Film Festival]
1982-12-28 … POLTERGEIST … Fox [Holiday Film Festival]
1982-12-29 … STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN … Fox [Holiday Film Festival]

1983-01-02 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Fox [Holiday Film Festival]
1983-01-21 … GANDHI … Columbia (19)
1983-01-21 … GANDHI … Phipps Plaza (18)
1983-02-11 … LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER … Tara (4)
1983-03-04 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Tara (2)
1983-03-12 … LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER / PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Fox
1983-03-25 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Fox (1)
1983-04-24 … NAPOLEON … Rhodes (3 days)
1983-05-25 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Phipps Plaza (23)
1983-06-03 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Fox (6 days) [Summer Film Festival]
1983-06-03 … WARGAMES … Columbia (7)
1983-06-13 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1983-07-11 … THE DARK CRYSTAL … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1983-07-18 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1983-07-20 … BRAINSTORM … Tara (exhibitor screening)
1983-07-25 … FIDDLER ON THE ROOF … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1983-08-22 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1983-08-29 … GANDHI … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1983-09-02 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1983-09-02 … WARGAMES … Columbia (2)
1983-09-16 … ROCKY III … Columbia (1)
1983-09-16 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … 12 Oaks (1) [70mm festival]
1983-09-23 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … 12 Oaks (1) [70mm festival]
1983-09-23 … STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN … Columbia (2)
1983-09-30 … BRAINSTORM … Tara (6)
1983-09-30 … THE DARK CRYSTAL … 12 Oaks (1) [70mm festival]
1983-10-07 … THE EXORCIST … 12 Oaks (1) [70mm festival]
1983-10-14 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Columbia (2)
1983-10-14 … DELIVERANCE … 12 Oaks (1) [70mm festival]
1983-10-17 … THE RIGHT STUFF … Fox (regional premiere)
1983-10-21 … PAINT YOUR WAGON … 12 Oaks (1) [70mm festival]
1983-10-28 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Columbia (2)
1983-10-29 … HOUSE OF WAX … Fox (2 days) [3-D]
1983-11-11 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Columbia (1)
1983-11-18 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Columbia (1)
1983-11-18 … FIDDLER ON THE ROOF … Columbia (canceled)
1983-11-25 … OKLAHOMA! … Columbia (2)
1983-11-25 … WEST SIDE STORY … Columbia (canceled)
1983-12-26 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Fox (5 days) [Holiday Film Festival]

1984-03-30 … GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN … Columbia (8)
1984-05-11 … ROCKY III … Phipps Plaza (1)
1984-05-18 … FIDDLER ON THE ROOF … Phipps Plaza (1)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Columbia (11)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Lenox Square (13)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Northlake Festival (#1: 11)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Northlake Festival (#2: 5)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … 12 Oaks (10)
1984-05-25 … FIREFOX … Phipps Plaza (1)
1984-06-01 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK … Phipps Plaza (17)
1984-06-11 … AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1984-06-25 … OKLAHOMA! … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1984-07-13 … THE LAST STARFIGHTER … Northlake Festival (6)
1984-07-23 … SUPERMAN … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1984-08-31 … GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN … Fox (4 days) [Summer Film Festival]
1984-09-21 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK … Columbia (1)
1984-10-05 … GREMLINS … Columbia (2)
1984-10-12 … AMADEUS … Tara (35) [70mm from Week #16]
1984-10-26 … SUPERMAN III … Columbia (1)
1984-11-14 … 2010 … Lenox Square (exhibitor screening)
1984-11-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Columbia (2)
1984-12-07 … 2010 … Columbia (15)
1984-12-07 … 2010 … Lenox Square (8)
1984-12-07 … 2010 … National (9)
1984-12-07 … 2010 … Northlake Festival (9)
1984-12-14 … DUNE … Northlake Festival (6)
1984-12-14 … DUNE … Tara (6)
1984-12-14 … STARMAN … Phipps Plaza (5)
1984-12-21 … STARMAN … Shannon (10)
1984-12-29 … GHOSTBUSTERS … Fox (2 days)
1984-12-29 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Fox (2 days)

1985-05-22 … RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II … Columbia (7)
1985-06-14 … AMADEUS … Holcomb Woods (4)
1985-06-21 … COCOON … Holcomb Woods (20)
1985-06-21 … COCOON … Lenox Square (9)
1985-06-21 … COCOON … Memorial Drive (15)
1985-06-21 … COCOON … National (7)
1985-06-21 … COCOON … Shannon (8) [70mm from Week #7]
1985-06-29 … SILVERADO … Phipps Plaza (sneak preview)
1985-07-06 … SILVERADO … Phipps Plaza (sneak preview)
1985-07-10 … SILVERADO … Phipps Plaza (12)
1985-07-19 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Northlake Festival (sneak preview)
1985-07-19 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Southlake (sneak preview)
1985-07-24 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Northlake Festival (2)
1985-07-24 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Southlake (3)
1985-08-05 … AMADEUS … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1985-08-12 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1985-08-19 … HELLO, DOLLY! … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1985-08-23 … COCOON … Columbia (3)
1985-09-13 … AMADEUS … Columbia (4)
1985-11-08 … BACK TO THE FUTURE … Columbia (6)
1985-11-27 … ROCKY IV … Lenox Square (9)
1985-12-20 … A CHORUS LINE … Columbia (5)
1985-12-20 … A CHORUS LINE … Tara (6)

1986-05-10 … TOP GUN … Lenox Square (sneak preview)
1986-05-10 … TOP GUN … Northlake Festival (sneak preview)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Lenox Square (26)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Northlake Festival (25)
1986-05-23 … COBRA … Columbia (4)
1986-05-23 … TOP GUN … Town (24)
1986-06-03 … COCOON … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1986-06-23 … BACK TO THE FUTURE … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1986-07-07 … A CHORUS LINE … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1986-07-18 … ALIENS … Columbia (12)
1986-07-18 … ALIENS … Lenox Square (11)
1986-07-18 … ALIENS … Northlake Festival (10)
1986-07-18 … ALIENS … Town (10)
1986-07-21 … OUT OF AFRICA … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1986-08-11 … FUNNY GIRL … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1986-10-17 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Roswell Mall (3)
1986-11-26 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Columbia (11)
1986-11-26 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Northlake Festival (11)
1986-11-26 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Phipps Plaza (11)
1986-11-26 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Town (13)
1986-12-25 … THE MISSION … Tara (15)

1987-02-13 … OVER THE TOP … Columbia (2)
1987-03-06 … THE MISSION … Roswell Mall (4)
1987-06-03 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Columbia (8)
1987-06-03 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Northlake Festival (11)
1987-06-03 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Phipps Plaza (7)
1987-06-09 … TOP GUN … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1987-07-20 … LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1987-08-10 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1987-08-24 … CAMELOT … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1987-08-31 … THE MISSION … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1987-11-06 … CRY FREEDOM … Tara (11)

1988-05-20 … WILLOW … Phipps Plaza (9)
1988-06-06 … THE LAST EMPEROR … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1988-07-15 … DIE HARD … Lenox Square (16)
1988-08-15 … EMPIRE OF THE SUN … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1988-11-23 … COCOON: THE RETURN … Phipps Plaza (6)

1989-03-17 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Phipps Plaza (12) [first 70mm-Dolby SR in Atlanta]
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Lenox Square (11)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Movies at Gwinnett (22)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Northlake Festival (10)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Town (16)
1989-06-22 … BATMAN … Phipps Plaza (18)
1989-07-24 … WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1989-08-09 … THE ABYSS … Lenox Square (7)
1989-08-21 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Fox (2 days) [Summer Film Festival]
1989-10-13 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Movies at Gwinnett (1)

1990-06-11 … BATMAN … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1990-06-14 … THE LITTLE MERMAID … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Gwinnett Place (13)
1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Merchants Walk (10)
1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Sandy Springs (7)
1990-07-16 … GLORY … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1990-07-18 … ARACHNOPHOBIA … Gwinnett Place (10)
1990-07-18 … ARACHNOPHOBIA … Town (12)
1990-07-19 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1990-08-16 … THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1990-08-20 … BEN-HUR … Fox [Summer Film Festival]

1991-06-03 … FANTASIA … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1991-06-17 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1991-07-08 … MEMPHIS BELLE … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1991-08-05 … SPARTACUS … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1991-08-08 … FIDDLER ON THE ROOF … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1991-11-08 … TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY … Town & Country (4)
1991-??-?? … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Cinefest

1992-04-03 … STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY … Town & Country (2)
1992-05-09 … FAR AND AWAY … Sandy Springs (sneak preview)
1992-05-09 … FAR AND AWAY … Tara (sneak preview)
1992-05-16 … FAR AND AWAY … Movies at Gwinnett (sneak preview)
1992-05-16 … FAR AND AWAY … Northlake Festival (sneak preview)
1992-05-16 … FAR AND AWAY … Sandy Springs (sneak preview)
1992-05-16 … FAR AND AWAY … Tara (sneak preview)
1992-05-16 … FAR AND AWAY … Town (sneak preview)
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Movies at Gwinnett (13)
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Northlake Festival (8)
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Sandy Springs (8)
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Tara (8)
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Town (12)
1992-06-08 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1992-06-15 … BEAUTY AND THE BEAST … Fox (2 days) [Summer Film Festival]
1992-07-13 … STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1992-07-16 … HOOK … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1992-08-27 … FAR AND AWAY … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1992-11-18 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Phipps Plaza 12
1992-11-19 … THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER … Phipps Plaza 12
1992-11-20 … THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS … Phipps Plaza 12 (3)
1992-12-25 … HOFFA … Phipps Plaza 12 (5)
1992-12-25 … HOFFA … Town (6)

1993-05-28 … CLIFFHANGER … Phipps Plaza 12 (8)
1993-06-17 … OKLAHOMA! … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1993-07-12 … THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1993-07-29 … HOWARDS END … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1993-08-30 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1993-10-08 … GETTYSBURG … Tara (6)
1993-10-22 … SHORT CUTS … Phipps Plaza 12 (10)
1993-11-05 … THE REMAINS OF THE DAY … Tara (13) [70mm from Week #3]

1994-02-17 … GETTYSBURG … Cinefest [70mm print unconfirmed]
1994-02-18 … BARAKA … Cinefest (4 days) [70mm print unconfirmed]
1994-04-21 … BARAKA … Cinefest (4 days) [70mm print unconfirmed]
1994-05-25 … LITTLE BUDDHA … Tara (6)
1994-06-16 … GETTYSBURG … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1994-06-20 … THE REMAINS OF THE DAY … Fox [Summer Film Festival]

1995-06-08 … THE WILD BUNCH … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1995-08-07 … MY FAIR LADY … Fox [Summer Film Festival]

1996-07-11 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1996-08-02 … ERASER … Bobby Dodd Stadium [screening for Olympic athletes]
1996-08-10 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
1996-11-22 … VERTIGO … Phipps Plaza 14 (4) [first 70mm-DTS in Atlanta]

1997-01-24 … HAMLET … Tara (8)
1997-06-30 … VERTIGO … Fox [Summer Film Festival]

1998-07-16 … TITANIC … Fox (4 days) [Summer Film Festival]

1999-07-08 … VERTIGO … Fox [Summer Film Festival]

2000-08-14 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Fox [Summer Film Festival]

2002-08-19 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Fox [Summer Film Festival]
2002-08-22 … LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER … Fox [Summer Film Festival]

2003-06-08 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Fox [Summer Film Festival]

2014-11-05 … INTERSTELLAR … Cinebistro at Town Brookhaven (?)

2015-12-25 … THE HATEFUL EIGHT … Atlantic Station (?)
2015-12-25 … THE HATEFUL EIGHT … Southlake (?)

2017-07-21 … DUNKIRK … Atlantic Station (?)

Note that some of the titles included in this listing were presented in 35mm (or, recently, DCP) during the latter week(s) of their engagement due to 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 (or DCP) portion of the engagement has been included in the duration figure.

Also, regarding roadshow presentations, the reserved-seat policy, in some instances, was relaxed during the summer and/or latter weeks of the run. Any non-roadshow portion of such an engagement has been included in the duration figure.

References: Various issues of The Atlanta Constitution, Boxoffice, The Hollywood Reporter, and Variety; plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and Dolby sound system installation records.

Special Thanks: Bert Branson, Mike Durrett, Scott Hardin, and Stan Malone.

If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor.

Dedicated to Robert E. Carr, 1942-2008

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