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70mm Presentations in Dallas
A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1956-Present
Compiled by Michael Coate
What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the greater Dallas metropolitan area of Texas, USA.
The focus of this work is 5-perf 70mm feature films and the cinemas in which they were exhibited. Short subjects, 8-perf and 15-perf (IMAX, Iwerks, etc.) and Special Venue presentations have not been included (but consideration will be given to adding them in a revision).
The emphasis here is on the titles that received publicly-promoted, commercial exhibition in 70mm and their playdates. To facilitate an easy-to-reference title- and date-based layout, no details have been provided pertaining to the brand of 70mm (i.e. Todd-AO, Super Panavision, Ultra Panavision, Cinerama, D-150, etc.) or technical particulars of each presentation (i.e. O-neg source, inter-neg source, blow-up, pillarboxed, letterboxed, Dolby A, Dolby SR, five screen channels vs. three, baby boom, split surround, digital sound, etc.).
Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas
ADDISON
Look Cinemas
Prestonwood Creek / Granada
ARLINGTON
Bowen
Green Oaks
Lincoln Square
The Parks at Arlington
Studio Movie Grill
BEDFORD
Bedford
CARROLTON
Furneaux Creek
DALLAS
Capri
Caruth Plaza (see: Cinema)
Cine 150 / Cine I & II
Cinema / Caruth Plaza
Esquire
Glen Lakes
Inwood
Loew’s / Loew’s Downtown
Medallion
Northpark (AMC)
Northpark (GCC)
Park Central
Plaza (see: United Artists)
Preston Royal
Prestonwood
Skillman
South
Studio Movie Grill Royal Lane
Tower
Town & Country Drive-In
United Artists / The United Artists / Plaza
Valley View
Walnut Hill
Wilshire
Wynnewood
FORT WORTH
Hulen (AMC)
Hulen (UA)
Opera House
Ridglea
GARLAND
Northstar
HIGHLAND PARK
Village
HURST
North East
MESQUITE
Town East (UA)
Towne Crossing
PLANO
Chisolm
Cinemark West Plano
Preston Park
WHITE SETTLEMENT
Las Vegas Trail
An overview of each cinema will be provided in a forthcoming revision.
Part 2: The 70mm Presentations
Opening date YYYY-MM-DD … TITLE … Cinema (duration in weeks) [notes]
* Reserved-seat engagement (i.e. roadshow)
m/o = continuation of a booking from another cinema
1956-06-15 … OKLAHOMA!* … Tower (22)
1956-12-20 … AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* … Tower (46)
1958-04-16 … SOUTH PACIFIC* … Wynnewood (34)
1959-02-12 … SLEEPING BEAUTY … Tower (7)
1959-12-18 … BEN-HUR* … Tower (42)
1959-12-25 … PORGY AND BESS* … Esquire (8)
1959-12-25 … SOLOMON AND SHEBA … Capri (5)
1960-05-06 … CAN-CAN* … Esquire (15)
1960-10-25 … THE ALAMO* … Capri (19)
1960-12-21 … EXODUS* … Tower (14)
1961-03-08 … SPARTACUS* … Capri (9)
1961-11-16 … KING OF KINGS* … Tower (10)
1962-02-15 … WEST SIDE STORY* … Esquire (20)
1962-03-01 … EL CID* … Tower (11)
1962-12-21 … MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY* … Tower (13)
1963-03-28 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* … Esquire (20)
1963-06-26 … CLEOPATRA … Tower (26)
1963-12-20 … IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* … Capri (23)
1964-04-08 … THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE* … Tower (11)
1964-06-24 … CIRCUS WORLD* … Capri (11)
1964-11-11 … MY FAIR LADY* … Tower (36)
1965-03-17 … THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD* … Capri (19)
1965-03-24 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC* … Inwood (91)
1965-07-21 … THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES* … Tower (12)
1965-07-27 … THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL* … Capri (9)
1965-12-22 … BATTLE OF THE BULGE* … Capri (10)
1966-02-17 … THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY* … Tower (6)
1966-03-31 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* … Northpark (38)
1966-08-17 … RUSSIAN ADVENTURE … Capri (1)
1966-06-29 … KHARTOUM* … Capri (7)
1966-10-12 … THE BIBLE* … Tower (30)
1966-11-22 … IS PARIS BURNING?* … Wilshire (9)
1967-01-24 … THE SAND PEBBLES* … Wilshire (27)
1967-01-25 … GRAND PRIX* … Capri (14)
1967-10-25 … GONE WITH THE WIND* … Northpark (53)
1967-11-08 … CAMELOT* … Inwood (23)
1968-01-24 … CUSTER OF THE WEST* … Capri (3)
1968-02-01 … DOCTOR DOLITTLE* … Wilshire (21)
1968-05-02 … FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD* … Cine 150 (8)
1968-05-29 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* … Capri (24)
1968-10-30 … FINIAN’S RAINBOW* … Northpark (16)
1968-10-16 … FUNNY GIRL* … Cine 150 (17) [70mm?]
1968-11-07 … STAR!* … Inwood (12)
1968-11-13 … ICE STATION ZEBRA* … Capri (13)
1968-12-18 … THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN* … Tower (11)
1968-12-20 … CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG* … Wilshire (14)
1969-02-19 … OLIVER!* … Northpark (34) [70mm?]
1969-02-20 … FUNNY GIRL* … Granada m/o (35 [52]) [70mm?]
1969-03-28 … BEN-HUR* … Wilshire (8)
1969-05-15 … SWEET CHARITY* … Inwood (11)
1969-07-30 … KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA … Tower (4)
1969-10-29 … PAINT YOUR WAGON* … Wilshire (35)
1969-12-17 … HELLO, DOLLY! … Cine 150 (19)
1969-12-19 … MAROONED* … Northpark (12)
1970-03-04 … PATTON* … Tower (25)
1970-10-14 … TORA! TORA! TORA!* … Cine 150 (16)
1970-11-13 … SONG OF NORWAY … Wilshire (mini-feature sneak preview)
1970-12-25 … SONG OF NORWAY* … Wilshire (10)
1971-10-07 … SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS … Inwood (1)
1971-10-13 … THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD … Preston Royal (2)
1971-10-13 … SONG OF NORWAY … Cine 150 (1)
1971-10-14 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Northpark (1)
1971-10-29 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Northpark (3)
1971-11-24 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Inwood (2)
1971-12-10 … RYAN’S DAUGHTER … Inwood (1)
1971-12-14 … FIDDLER ON THE ROOF* … Cine 150 (26) [70mm?]
1972-02-03 … THE COWBOYS … Loew’s (17)
1972-12-20 … MAN OF LA MANCHA* … Cine (12) [70mm?]
1973-03-16 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Inwood (15)
1974-07-19 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! … Preston Royal (14)
1974-08-30 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Cine (8)
1975-06-27 … THE WIND AND THE LION … Preston Royal (13)
1975-07-02 … ROLLERBALL … Medallion (13)
1976-06-18 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT, PART 2 … Preston Royal (9)
1976-06-23 … LOGAN’S RUN … Medallion (6)
1976-08-06 … THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE … Medallion (6)
1976-09-17 … PATTON … Medallion (1)
1977-05-27 … STAR WARS … Northpark (54) [70mm from Week 31]
1977-10-19 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Medallion (sneak preview) [70mm?]
1977-10-20 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Medallion (sneak preview) [70mm?]
1977-11-04 … A STAR IS BORN … Preston Royal (1)
1977-11-18 … TOMMY … Medallion (4)
1977-12-14 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Medallion (27) [70mm?]
1978-06-23 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Preston Royal (3)
1978-09-22 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Inwood (2)
1978-10-20 … DAYS OF HEAVEN … Park Central (9)
1978-12-15 … SUPERMAN … Northpark (21) [70mm from Week 6]
1979-01-27 … HANOVER STREET … Medallion (sneak preview)
1979-04-07 … ALIEN … Medallion (sneak preview)
1979-05-24 … THE ROSE … Medallion (sneak preview)
1979-05-25 … ALIEN … Medallion (19)
1979-10-19 … SLEEPING BEAUTY … Northpark (3)
1979-11-09 … THE ROSE … Northpark (6)
1979-12-14 … 1941 … Cinema (10) [70mm from Week 5]
1979-12-21 … THE BLACK HOLE … Northpark (10)
1980-05-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Northpark (23)
1980-05-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Prestonwood (38)
1980-08-01 … RAISE THE TITANIC … Cinema (7)
1981-01-16 … ALTERED STATES … Park Central (sneak preview)
1981-01-23 … ALTERED STATES … Park Central (11)
1981-04-24 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Prestonwood (1)
1981-05-22 … OUTLAND … Northpark (8)
1981-06-12 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Cinema (42) [70mm from Week 33]
1981-07-31 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Medallion (3)
1982-03-05 … QUEST FOR FIRE … Park Central (8)
1982-03-06 … BLADE RUNNER … Northpark (sneak preview)
1982-05-21 … ANNIE … Northpark (17)
1982-06-04 … POLTERGEIST … Park Central (9)
1982-06-04 … STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN … Prestonwood Creek (16)
1982-06-11 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Northpark (27)
1982-07-09 … TRON … Inwood (6)
1982-09-17 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Northpark (5)
1982-11-12 … FAME … Northpark (1)
1982-12-03 … QUEST FOR FIRE … Cinema (1)
1982-12-10 … OUTLAND … Cinema (1)
1982-12-17 … THE DARK CRYSTAL … Park Central (8)
1982-12-17 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Cinema (9)
1983-01-21 … GANDHI … Northpark (19)
1983-01-21 … GANDHI … Prestonwood Creek (22)
1983-02-11 … LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER … Park Central (4)
1983-04-29 … BLUE THUNDER … Inwood (premiere) [USA Film Festival]
1983-05-02 … OKLAHOMA! … Inwood [USA Film Festival]
1983-05-25 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Northpark (21)
1983-05-25 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Prestonwood Creek (29)
1983-06-03 … WARGAMES … Northpark (17)
1983-07-15 … STAYING ALIVE … Park Central (9)
1983-07-15 … STAYING ALIVE … Prestonwood (15)
1983-09-30 … BRAINSTORM … Lincoln Square (11)
1983-09-30 … BRAINSTORM … Northpark (6)
1983-10-14 … GANDHI … Medallion (1)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Caruth Plaza (11)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Furneaux Creek (10)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Lincoln Square (12)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Prestonwood Creek (#1: 16)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Prestonwood Creek (#2: 5)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Skillman (14)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … South (16)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Town East (12)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Village (#1: 12)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Village (#2: 1)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Walnut Hill (12)
1984-06-01 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK … Medallion (7)
1984-06-01 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK … Park Central (6)
1984-06-01 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK … Prestonwood (8)
1984-06-01 … STREETS OF FIRE … Northpark (2)
1984-06-08 … GHOSTBUSTERS … Prestonwood Creek (19) [70mm from Week 12]
1984-06-08 … GREMLINS … Northpark (15)
1984-09-19 … AMADEUS … Northpark (12)
1984-12-07 … 2010 … Lincoln Square (9)
1984-12-07 … 2010 … Northpark (10)
1984-12-14 … DUNE … Northpark (6)
1984-12-14 … STARMAN … Cine (4+)
1984-12-14 … STARMAN … Prestonwood Creek (4+)
1985-03-28 … STAR WARS … Northpark (triple feature)
1985-03-28 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Northpark (triple feature)
1985-03-28 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Northpark (triple feature)
1985-03-29 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Northpark
1985-03-?? … 2010 … Inwood [USA Film Festival]
1985-03-?? … GHOSTBUSTERS … Inwood [USA Film Festival]
1985-05-22 … RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II … cinema(s) ?
1985-06-07 … THE GOONIES … Northpark (5)
1985-06-21 … COCOON … cinema(s) ?
1985-06-21 … RETURN TO OZ … cinema(s) ?
1985-07-03 … BACK TO THE FUTURE … Northpark (21)
1985-07-10 … MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME … Northpark (5)
1985-07-10 … SILVERADO … Bowen (12)
1985-07-10 … SILVERADO … Cine (4+)
1985-07-10 … SILVERADO … Green Oaks (12) [70mm from Week 6]
1985-07-10 … SILVERADO … Prestonwood (4+)
1985-07-10 … SILVERADO … Skillman (4+)
1985-07-10 … SILVERADO … South (4+)
1985-07-10 … SILVERADO … Town East (4+)
1985-07-19 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Caruth Plaza (sneak preview)
1985-07-19 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Valley View (sneak preview)
1985-07-24 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Caruth Plaza
1985-07-24 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Valley View
1985-08-16 … AMERICAN FLYERS … Northpark (8)
1985-11-27 … ROCKY IV … Northpark
1985-12-04 … YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES … cinema(s) ?
1985-12-20 … A CHORUS LINE … cinema(s) ?
1985-12-20 … OUT OF AFRICA … Northpark (22)
1986-05-10 … TOP GUN … cinema(s) (sneak preview) ?
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Cine (8+)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Lincoln Square (22)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … North East (24)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Park Central (12+)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Prestonwood Creek (28)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Towne Crossing (8+)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Walnut Hill (21)
1986-05-22 … COBRA … Northpark (4)
1986-06-06 … SPACECAMP … cinema(s) ?
1986-07-18 … ALIENS … Northpark (17)
1986-07-18 … ALIENS … Prestonwood Creek (8+)
1986-08-01 … HOWARD THE DUCK … Northpark (3)
1986-10-17 … THE COLOR OF MONEY … cinema(s) ?
1986-11-26 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … cinema(s) ?
1986-12-19 … LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS … cinema(s) ?
1986-12-25 … THE MISSION … Northpark (9)
1987-03-06 … LETHAL WEAPON … Northpark (3)
1987-06-03 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … cinema(s) ?
1987-06-12 … THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK … cinema(s) ?
1987-07-01 … INNERSPACE … cinema(s) ?
1987-08-05 … STAKEOUT … cinema(s) ?
1987-12-11 … EMPIRE OF THE SUN … Northpark
1987-??-?? … CRY FREEDOM… cinema(s) ?
1987-??-?? … THE LAST EMPEROR… cinema(s) ?
1988-01-15 … GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM … cinema(s) ?
1988-05-20 … WILLOW … Northpark (7)
1988-06-10 … THE PRESIDIO … cinema(s) ?
1988-06-22 … WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT … cinema(s) ?
1988-07-15 … DIE HARD … Northpark
1988-09-23 … GORILLAS IN THE MIST … Northpark (9)
1988-11-23 … COCOON: THE RETURN … cinema(s) ?
1989-01-13 … BEACHES … cinema(s) ?
1989-03-17 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Glen Lakes (12)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Bedford
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Prestonwood Creek
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … United Artists
1989-06-09 … STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER … cinema(s) ?
1989-06-22 … BATMAN … Northpark (6)
1989-06-23 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Cine (3)
1989-07-07 … LETHAL WEAPON 2 … cinema(s) ?
1989-08-09 … THE ABYSS … Northpark (5)
1989-11-22 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II … Northpark (6)
1990-01-05 … BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY … cinema(s) ?
1990-01-12 … GLORY … cinema(s) ?
1990-03-02 … THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER … cinema(s) ?
1990-05-24 … BACK TO THE FUTURE … Northpark (triple feature) [70mm?]
1990-05-24 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II … Northpark (triple feature) [70mm?]
1990-05-24 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III … Northpark (triple feature)
1990-05-25 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III … Northpark
1990-06-01 … TOTAL RECALL … United Artists
1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Preston Park
1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Towne Crossing
1990-06-15 … GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH … cinema(s) ?
1990-06-27 … DAYS OF THUNDER … cinema(s) ?
1990-07-02 … DIE HARD 2 … cinema(s) ?
1990-07-18 … ARACHNOPHOBIA … cinema(s) ?
1990-10-05 … FANTASIA … cinema(s) ?
1990-12-12 … HAVANA … Northpark
1990-12-14 … EDWARD SCISSORHANDS … Plaza
1990-12-21 … THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES … cinema(s) ?
1990-12-25 … THE GODFATHER PART III … cinema(s) ?
1991-05-24 … BACKDRAFT … Northpark (4)
1991-06-21 … THE ROCKETEER … cinema(s) ?
1991-07-02 … TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY … Plaza
1991-11-22 … BEAUTY AND THE BEAST … cinema(s) ?
1991-11-27 … FOR THE BOYS … cinema(s) ?
1991-12-06 … STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY … cinema(s) ?
1991-12-11 … HOOK … Glen Lakes
1991-12-13 … THE LAST BOY SCOUT … cinema(s) ?
1991-??-?? … SPARTACUS … cinema(s) ?
1992-05-09 … FAR AND AWAY … cinema(s) (sneak preview) ?
1992-05-16 … FAR AND AWAY … cinema(s) (sneak preview) ?
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Chisholm
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Northpark
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Town East
1992-06-05 … PATRIOT GAMES … cinema(s) ?
1992-09-25 … THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS … Northpark (10)
1992-10-09 … 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE … Northpark (3)
1992-12-25 … HOFFA … Northpark
1993-05-28 … CLIFFHANGER … cinema(s) ?
1993-06-17 … LAST ACTION HERO … cinema(s) ?
1993-07-09 … IN THE LINE OF FIRE … cinema(s) ?
1993-10-08 … GETTYSBURG … Glen Lakes
1993-10-22 … SHORT CUTS … cinema(s) ?
1993-11-05 … THE REMAINS OF THE DAY … cinema(s) ?
1993-12-10 … GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND … United Artists
1993-??-?? … BARAKA … cinema ?
1994-07-15 … TRUE LIES … cinema(s) ?
1994-??-?? … MY FAIR LADY … cinema ?
1995-??-?? … THE WILD BUNCH … cinema ?
1996-??-?? … VERTIGO … cinema ?
1997-12-19 … TITANIC … Northpark (21)
1999-12-?? … TOP GUN … Granada Prestonwood (midnight)
1999-12-?? … THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER … Granada Prestonwood (midnight)
1999-12-?? … TITANIC … Granada Prestonwood (midnight)
1999-12-?? … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Granada Prestonwood (midnight)
1999-12-?? … TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY … Granada Prestonwood (midnight)
2001-??-?? … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … cinema(s) ?
2002-??-?? … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … cinema(s) ?
2012-??-?? … THE MASTER … cinema(s) ?
2014-11-07 … INTERSTELLAR … Look Cinemas
2014-11-07 … INTERSTELLAR … Studio Movie Grill Arlington
2014-11-07 … INTERSTELLAR … Studio Movie Grill Royal Lane
2015-12-25 … THE HATEFUL EIGHT … Cinemark West Plano
2015-12-25 … THE HATEFUL EIGHT … Northpark 15
2015-12-25 … THE HATEFUL EIGHT … The Parks at Arlington 18
2016-03-25 … BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE … Look Cinemas
2016-03-25 … BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE … Studio Movie Grill Royal Lane
2016-11-18 … FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM … Look Cinemas
2016-11-18 … FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM … Studio Movie Grill Arlington
2016-11-18 … FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM … Studio Movie Grill Royal Lane
2017-03-10 … KONG: SKULL ISLAND …Look Cinemas
2017-06-02 … WONDER WOMAN …Look Cinemas
2017-11-15 … JUSTICE LEAGUE …Look Cinemas
2017-11-15 … JUSTICE LEAGUE …Studio Movie Grill Arlington
2017-11-15 … JUSTICE LEAGUE …Studio Movie Grill Royal Lane
2017-??-?? … PHANTOM THREAD …cinema ?
2017-07-20 … DUNKIRK …Cinemark West Plano
2017-07-20 … DUNKIRK …Look Cinemas
2017-07-20 … DUNKIRK …Northpark 15
2017-07-20 … DUNKIRK …Studio Movie Grill Arlington
2017-07-20 … DUNKIRK …Studio Movie Grill Royal Lane
2018-03-28 … READY PLAYER ONE …Look Cinemas
2018-03-28 … READY PLAYER ONE …Studio Movie Grill Arlington
2018-03-28 … READY PLAYER ONE …Studio Movie Grill Royal Lane
2018-??-?? … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY …cinema ?
2019-10-04 … JOKER …Look Cinemas
2019-??-?? … ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD …cinema(s) ?
2019-??-?? … ROMA …cinema(s) ?
2020-??-?? … TENET …cinema ?
Note that some of the titles included in this chronology were presented in 35mm (or, recently, DCP) during the latter week(s) of their 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 has been included in the duration figure.
During the roadshow era, 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 applicable duration figure.
References: Various issues of Boxoffice, The Dallas Morning News, The Hollywood Reporter, Motion Picture Exhibitor, and Variety; projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records.
Special Thanks: Dallas Public Library, Bobby Henderson, Brad Miller, Jeremy Spracklen, Texas State Library and Archives, and University of Texas at Arlington.
If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor [or post a comment in this discussion thread].
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Originally posted by Michael Coate/In70mm.com forthcoming
70mm Presentations in Dallas
A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1956-Present
Compiled by Michael Coate
What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the greater Dallas metropolitan area of Texas, USA.
The focus of this work is 5-perf 70mm feature films and the cinemas in which they were exhibited. Short subjects, 8-perf and 15-perf (IMAX, Iwerks, etc.) and Special Venue presentations have not been included (but consideration will be given to adding them in a revision).
The emphasis here is on the titles that received publicly-promoted, commercial exhibition in 70mm and their playdates. To facilitate an easy-to-reference title- and date-based layout, no details have been provided pertaining to the brand of 70mm (i.e. Todd-AO, Super Panavision, Ultra Panavision, Cinerama, D-150, etc.) or technical particulars of each presentation (i.e. O-neg source, inter-neg source, blow-up, pillarboxed, letterboxed, Dolby A, Dolby SR, five screen channels vs. three, baby boom, split surround, digital sound, etc.).
Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas
ADDISON
Look Cinemas
Prestonwood Creek / Granada
ARLINGTON
Bowen
Green Oaks
Lincoln Square
The Parks at Arlington
Studio Movie Grill
BEDFORD
Bedford
CARROLTON
Furneaux Creek
DALLAS
Capri
Caruth Plaza (see: Cinema)
Cine 150 / Cine I & II
Cinema / Caruth Plaza
Esquire
Glen Lakes
Inwood
Loew’s / Loew’s Downtown
Medallion
Northpark (AMC)
Northpark (GCC)
Park Central
Plaza (see: United Artists)
Preston Royal
Prestonwood
Skillman
South
Studio Movie Grill Royal Lane
Tower
Town & Country Drive-In
United Artists / The United Artists / Plaza
Valley View
Walnut Hill
Wilshire
Wynnewood
FORT WORTH
Hulen (AMC)
Hulen (UA)
Opera House
Ridglea
GARLAND
Northstar
HIGHLAND PARK
Village
HURST
North East
MESQUITE
Town East (UA)
Towne Crossing
PLANO
Chisolm
Cinemark West Plano
Preston Park
WHITE SETTLEMENT
Las Vegas Trail
An overview of each cinema will be provided in a forthcoming revision.
Part 2: The 70mm Presentations
Opening date YYYY-MM-DD … TITLE … Cinema (duration in weeks) [notes]
* Reserved-seat engagement (i.e. roadshow)
m/o = continuation of a booking from another cinema
1956-06-15 … OKLAHOMA!* … Tower (22)
1956-12-20 … AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* … Tower (46)
1958-04-16 … SOUTH PACIFIC* … Wynnewood (34)
1959-02-12 … SLEEPING BEAUTY … Tower (7)
1959-12-18 … BEN-HUR* … Tower (42)
1959-12-25 … PORGY AND BESS* … Esquire (8)
1959-12-25 … SOLOMON AND SHEBA … Capri (5)
1960-05-06 … CAN-CAN* … Esquire (15)
1960-10-25 … THE ALAMO* … Capri (19)
1960-12-21 … EXODUS* … Tower (14)
1961-03-08 … SPARTACUS* … Capri (9)
1961-11-16 … KING OF KINGS* … Tower (10)
1962-02-15 … WEST SIDE STORY* … Esquire (20)
1962-03-01 … EL CID* … Tower (11)
1962-12-21 … MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY* … Tower (13)
1963-03-28 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* … Esquire (20)
1963-06-26 … CLEOPATRA … Tower (26)
1963-12-20 … IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* … Capri (23)
1964-04-08 … THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE* … Tower (11)
1964-06-24 … CIRCUS WORLD* … Capri (11)
1964-11-11 … MY FAIR LADY* … Tower (36)
1965-03-17 … THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD* … Capri (19)
1965-03-24 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC* … Inwood (91)
1965-07-21 … THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES* … Tower (12)
1965-07-27 … THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL* … Capri (9)
1965-12-22 … BATTLE OF THE BULGE* … Capri (10)
1966-02-17 … THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY* … Tower (6)
1966-03-31 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* … Northpark (38)
1966-08-17 … RUSSIAN ADVENTURE … Capri (1)
1966-06-29 … KHARTOUM* … Capri (7)
1966-10-12 … THE BIBLE* … Tower (30)
1966-11-22 … IS PARIS BURNING?* … Wilshire (9)
1967-01-24 … THE SAND PEBBLES* … Wilshire (27)
1967-01-25 … GRAND PRIX* … Capri (14)
1967-10-25 … GONE WITH THE WIND* … Northpark (53)
1967-11-08 … CAMELOT* … Inwood (23)
1968-01-24 … CUSTER OF THE WEST* … Capri (3)
1968-02-01 … DOCTOR DOLITTLE* … Wilshire (21)
1968-05-02 … FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD* … Cine 150 (8)
1968-05-29 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* … Capri (24)
1968-10-30 … FINIAN’S RAINBOW* … Northpark (16)
1968-10-16 … FUNNY GIRL* … Cine 150 (17) [70mm?]
1968-11-07 … STAR!* … Inwood (12)
1968-11-13 … ICE STATION ZEBRA* … Capri (13)
1968-12-18 … THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN* … Tower (11)
1968-12-20 … CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG* … Wilshire (14)
1969-02-19 … OLIVER!* … Northpark (34) [70mm?]
1969-02-20 … FUNNY GIRL* … Granada m/o (35 [52]) [70mm?]
1969-03-28 … BEN-HUR* … Wilshire (8)
1969-05-15 … SWEET CHARITY* … Inwood (11)
1969-07-30 … KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA … Tower (4)
1969-10-29 … PAINT YOUR WAGON* … Wilshire (35)
1969-12-17 … HELLO, DOLLY! … Cine 150 (19)
1969-12-19 … MAROONED* … Northpark (12)
1970-03-04 … PATTON* … Tower (25)
1970-10-14 … TORA! TORA! TORA!* … Cine 150 (16)
1970-11-13 … SONG OF NORWAY … Wilshire (mini-feature sneak preview)
1970-12-25 … SONG OF NORWAY* … Wilshire (10)
1971-10-07 … SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS … Inwood (1)
1971-10-13 … THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD … Preston Royal (2)
1971-10-13 … SONG OF NORWAY … Cine 150 (1)
1971-10-14 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Northpark (1)
1971-10-29 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Northpark (3)
1971-11-24 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Inwood (2)
1971-12-10 … RYAN’S DAUGHTER … Inwood (1)
1971-12-14 … FIDDLER ON THE ROOF* … Cine 150 (26) [70mm?]
1972-02-03 … THE COWBOYS … Loew’s (17)
1972-12-20 … MAN OF LA MANCHA* … Cine (12) [70mm?]
1973-03-16 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Inwood (15)
1974-07-19 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! … Preston Royal (14)
1974-08-30 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Cine (8)
1975-06-27 … THE WIND AND THE LION … Preston Royal (13)
1975-07-02 … ROLLERBALL … Medallion (13)
1976-06-18 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT, PART 2 … Preston Royal (9)
1976-06-23 … LOGAN’S RUN … Medallion (6)
1976-08-06 … THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE … Medallion (6)
1976-09-17 … PATTON … Medallion (1)
1977-05-27 … STAR WARS … Northpark (54) [70mm from Week 31]
1977-10-19 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Medallion (sneak preview) [70mm?]
1977-10-20 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Medallion (sneak preview) [70mm?]
1977-11-04 … A STAR IS BORN … Preston Royal (1)
1977-11-18 … TOMMY … Medallion (4)
1977-12-14 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Medallion (27) [70mm?]
1978-06-23 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Preston Royal (3)
1978-09-22 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Inwood (2)
1978-10-20 … DAYS OF HEAVEN … Park Central (9)
1978-12-15 … SUPERMAN … Northpark (21) [70mm from Week 6]
1979-01-27 … HANOVER STREET … Medallion (sneak preview)
1979-04-07 … ALIEN … Medallion (sneak preview)
1979-05-24 … THE ROSE … Medallion (sneak preview)
1979-05-25 … ALIEN … Medallion (19)
1979-10-19 … SLEEPING BEAUTY … Northpark (3)
1979-11-09 … THE ROSE … Northpark (6)
1979-12-14 … 1941 … Cinema (10) [70mm from Week 5]
1979-12-21 … THE BLACK HOLE … Northpark (10)
1980-05-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Northpark (23)
1980-05-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Prestonwood (38)
1980-08-01 … RAISE THE TITANIC … Cinema (7)
1981-01-16 … ALTERED STATES … Park Central (sneak preview)
1981-01-23 … ALTERED STATES … Park Central (11)
1981-04-24 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Prestonwood (1)
1981-05-22 … OUTLAND … Northpark (8)
1981-06-12 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Cinema (42) [70mm from Week 33]
1981-07-31 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Medallion (3)
1982-03-05 … QUEST FOR FIRE … Park Central (8)
1982-03-06 … BLADE RUNNER … Northpark (sneak preview)
1982-05-21 … ANNIE … Northpark (17)
1982-06-04 … POLTERGEIST … Park Central (9)
1982-06-04 … STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN … Prestonwood Creek (16)
1982-06-11 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Northpark (27)
1982-07-09 … TRON … Inwood (6)
1982-09-17 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Northpark (5)
1982-11-12 … FAME … Northpark (1)
1982-12-03 … QUEST FOR FIRE … Cinema (1)
1982-12-10 … OUTLAND … Cinema (1)
1982-12-17 … THE DARK CRYSTAL … Park Central (8)
1982-12-17 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Cinema (9)
1983-01-21 … GANDHI … Northpark (19)
1983-01-21 … GANDHI … Prestonwood Creek (22)
1983-02-11 … LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER … Park Central (4)
1983-04-29 … BLUE THUNDER … Inwood (premiere) [USA Film Festival]
1983-05-02 … OKLAHOMA! … Inwood [USA Film Festival]
1983-05-25 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Northpark (21)
1983-05-25 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Prestonwood Creek (29)
1983-06-03 … WARGAMES … Northpark (17)
1983-07-15 … STAYING ALIVE … Park Central (9)
1983-07-15 … STAYING ALIVE … Prestonwood (15)
1983-09-30 … BRAINSTORM … Lincoln Square (11)
1983-09-30 … BRAINSTORM … Northpark (6)
1983-10-14 … GANDHI … Medallion (1)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Caruth Plaza (11)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Furneaux Creek (10)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Lincoln Square (12)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Prestonwood Creek (#1: 16)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Prestonwood Creek (#2: 5)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Skillman (14)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … South (16)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Town East (12)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Village (#1: 12)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Village (#2: 1)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Walnut Hill (12)
1984-06-01 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK … Medallion (7)
1984-06-01 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK … Park Central (6)
1984-06-01 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK … Prestonwood (8)
1984-06-01 … STREETS OF FIRE … Northpark (2)
1984-06-08 … GHOSTBUSTERS … Prestonwood Creek (19) [70mm from Week 12]
1984-06-08 … GREMLINS … Northpark (15)
1984-09-19 … AMADEUS … Northpark (12)
1984-12-07 … 2010 … Lincoln Square (9)
1984-12-07 … 2010 … Northpark (10)
1984-12-14 … DUNE … Northpark (6)
1984-12-14 … STARMAN … Cine (4+)
1984-12-14 … STARMAN … Prestonwood Creek (4+)
1985-03-28 … STAR WARS … Northpark (triple feature)
1985-03-28 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Northpark (triple feature)
1985-03-28 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Northpark (triple feature)
1985-03-29 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Northpark
1985-03-?? … 2010 … Inwood [USA Film Festival]
1985-03-?? … GHOSTBUSTERS … Inwood [USA Film Festival]
1985-05-22 … RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II … cinema(s) ?
1985-06-07 … THE GOONIES … Northpark (5)
1985-06-21 … COCOON … cinema(s) ?
1985-06-21 … RETURN TO OZ … cinema(s) ?
1985-07-03 … BACK TO THE FUTURE … Northpark (21)
1985-07-10 … MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME … Northpark (5)
1985-07-10 … SILVERADO … Bowen (12)
1985-07-10 … SILVERADO … Cine (4+)
1985-07-10 … SILVERADO … Green Oaks (12) [70mm from Week 6]
1985-07-10 … SILVERADO … Prestonwood (4+)
1985-07-10 … SILVERADO … Skillman (4+)
1985-07-10 … SILVERADO … South (4+)
1985-07-10 … SILVERADO … Town East (4+)
1985-07-19 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Caruth Plaza (sneak preview)
1985-07-19 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Valley View (sneak preview)
1985-07-24 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Caruth Plaza
1985-07-24 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Valley View
1985-08-16 … AMERICAN FLYERS … Northpark (8)
1985-11-27 … ROCKY IV … Northpark
1985-12-04 … YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES … cinema(s) ?
1985-12-20 … A CHORUS LINE … cinema(s) ?
1985-12-20 … OUT OF AFRICA … Northpark (22)
1986-05-10 … TOP GUN … cinema(s) (sneak preview) ?
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Cine (8+)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Lincoln Square (22)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … North East (24)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Park Central (12+)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Prestonwood Creek (28)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Towne Crossing (8+)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Walnut Hill (21)
1986-05-22 … COBRA … Northpark (4)
1986-06-06 … SPACECAMP … cinema(s) ?
1986-07-18 … ALIENS … Northpark (17)
1986-07-18 … ALIENS … Prestonwood Creek (8+)
1986-08-01 … HOWARD THE DUCK … Northpark (3)
1986-10-17 … THE COLOR OF MONEY … cinema(s) ?
1986-11-26 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … cinema(s) ?
1986-12-19 … LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS … cinema(s) ?
1986-12-25 … THE MISSION … Northpark (9)
1987-03-06 … LETHAL WEAPON … Northpark (3)
1987-06-03 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … cinema(s) ?
1987-06-12 … THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK … cinema(s) ?
1987-07-01 … INNERSPACE … cinema(s) ?
1987-08-05 … STAKEOUT … cinema(s) ?
1987-12-11 … EMPIRE OF THE SUN … Northpark
1987-??-?? … CRY FREEDOM… cinema(s) ?
1987-??-?? … THE LAST EMPEROR… cinema(s) ?
1988-01-15 … GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM … cinema(s) ?
1988-05-20 … WILLOW … Northpark (7)
1988-06-10 … THE PRESIDIO … cinema(s) ?
1988-06-22 … WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT … cinema(s) ?
1988-07-15 … DIE HARD … Northpark
1988-09-23 … GORILLAS IN THE MIST … Northpark (9)
1988-11-23 … COCOON: THE RETURN … cinema(s) ?
1989-01-13 … BEACHES … cinema(s) ?
1989-03-17 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Glen Lakes (12)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Bedford
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Prestonwood Creek
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … United Artists
1989-06-09 … STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER … cinema(s) ?
1989-06-22 … BATMAN … Northpark (6)
1989-06-23 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Cine (3)
1989-07-07 … LETHAL WEAPON 2 … cinema(s) ?
1989-08-09 … THE ABYSS … Northpark (5)
1989-11-22 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II … Northpark (6)
1990-01-05 … BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY … cinema(s) ?
1990-01-12 … GLORY … cinema(s) ?
1990-03-02 … THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER … cinema(s) ?
1990-05-24 … BACK TO THE FUTURE … Northpark (triple feature) [70mm?]
1990-05-24 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II … Northpark (triple feature) [70mm?]
1990-05-24 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III … Northpark (triple feature)
1990-05-25 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III … Northpark
1990-06-01 … TOTAL RECALL … United Artists
1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Preston Park
1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Towne Crossing
1990-06-15 … GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH … cinema(s) ?
1990-06-27 … DAYS OF THUNDER … cinema(s) ?
1990-07-02 … DIE HARD 2 … cinema(s) ?
1990-07-18 … ARACHNOPHOBIA … cinema(s) ?
1990-10-05 … FANTASIA … cinema(s) ?
1990-12-12 … HAVANA … Northpark
1990-12-14 … EDWARD SCISSORHANDS … Plaza
1990-12-21 … THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES … cinema(s) ?
1990-12-25 … THE GODFATHER PART III … cinema(s) ?
1991-05-24 … BACKDRAFT … Northpark (4)
1991-06-21 … THE ROCKETEER … cinema(s) ?
1991-07-02 … TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY … Plaza
1991-11-22 … BEAUTY AND THE BEAST … cinema(s) ?
1991-11-27 … FOR THE BOYS … cinema(s) ?
1991-12-06 … STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY … cinema(s) ?
1991-12-11 … HOOK … Glen Lakes
1991-12-13 … THE LAST BOY SCOUT … cinema(s) ?
1991-??-?? … SPARTACUS … cinema(s) ?
1992-05-09 … FAR AND AWAY … cinema(s) (sneak preview) ?
1992-05-16 … FAR AND AWAY … cinema(s) (sneak preview) ?
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Chisholm
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Northpark
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Town East
1992-06-05 … PATRIOT GAMES … cinema(s) ?
1992-09-25 … THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS … Northpark (10)
1992-10-09 … 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE … Northpark (3)
1992-12-25 … HOFFA … Northpark
1993-05-28 … CLIFFHANGER … cinema(s) ?
1993-06-17 … LAST ACTION HERO … cinema(s) ?
1993-07-09 … IN THE LINE OF FIRE … cinema(s) ?
1993-10-08 … GETTYSBURG … Glen Lakes
1993-10-22 … SHORT CUTS … cinema(s) ?
1993-11-05 … THE REMAINS OF THE DAY … cinema(s) ?
1993-12-10 … GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND … United Artists
1993-??-?? … BARAKA … cinema ?
1994-07-15 … TRUE LIES … cinema(s) ?
1994-??-?? … MY FAIR LADY … cinema ?
1995-??-?? … THE WILD BUNCH … cinema ?
1996-??-?? … VERTIGO … cinema ?
1997-12-19 … TITANIC … Northpark (21)
1999-12-?? … TOP GUN … Granada Prestonwood (midnight)
1999-12-?? … THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER … Granada Prestonwood (midnight)
1999-12-?? … TITANIC … Granada Prestonwood (midnight)
1999-12-?? … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Granada Prestonwood (midnight)
1999-12-?? … TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY … Granada Prestonwood (midnight)
2001-??-?? … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … cinema(s) ?
2002-??-?? … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … cinema(s) ?
2012-??-?? … THE MASTER … cinema(s) ?
2014-11-07 … INTERSTELLAR … Look Cinemas
2014-11-07 … INTERSTELLAR … Studio Movie Grill Arlington
2014-11-07 … INTERSTELLAR … Studio Movie Grill Royal Lane
2015-12-25 … THE HATEFUL EIGHT … Cinemark West Plano
2015-12-25 … THE HATEFUL EIGHT … Northpark 15
2015-12-25 … THE HATEFUL EIGHT … The Parks at Arlington 18
2016-03-25 … BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE … Look Cinemas
2016-03-25 … BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE … Studio Movie Grill Royal Lane
2016-11-18 … FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM … Look Cinemas
2016-11-18 … FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM … Studio Movie Grill Arlington
2016-11-18 … FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM … Studio Movie Grill Royal Lane
2017-03-10 … KONG: SKULL ISLAND …Look Cinemas
2017-06-02 … WONDER WOMAN …Look Cinemas
2017-11-15 … JUSTICE LEAGUE …Look Cinemas
2017-11-15 … JUSTICE LEAGUE …Studio Movie Grill Arlington
2017-11-15 … JUSTICE LEAGUE …Studio Movie Grill Royal Lane
2017-??-?? … PHANTOM THREAD …cinema ?
2017-07-20 … DUNKIRK …Cinemark West Plano
2017-07-20 … DUNKIRK …Look Cinemas
2017-07-20 … DUNKIRK …Northpark 15
2017-07-20 … DUNKIRK …Studio Movie Grill Arlington
2017-07-20 … DUNKIRK …Studio Movie Grill Royal Lane
2018-03-28 … READY PLAYER ONE …Look Cinemas
2018-03-28 … READY PLAYER ONE …Studio Movie Grill Arlington
2018-03-28 … READY PLAYER ONE …Studio Movie Grill Royal Lane
2018-??-?? … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY …cinema ?
2019-10-04 … JOKER …Look Cinemas
2019-??-?? … ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD …cinema(s) ?
2019-??-?? … ROMA …cinema(s) ?
2020-??-?? … TENET …cinema ?
Note that some of the titles included in this chronology were presented in 35mm (or, recently, DCP) during the latter week(s) of their 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 has been included in the duration figure.
During the roadshow era, 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 applicable duration figure.
References: Various issues of Boxoffice, The Dallas Morning News, The Hollywood Reporter, Motion Picture Exhibitor, and Variety; projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records.
Special Thanks: Dallas Public Library, Bobby Henderson, Brad Miller, Jeremy Spracklen, Texas State Library and Archives, and University of Texas at Arlington.
If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor [or post a comment in this discussion thread].
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