70mm Film List, 1970-Present

Courtesy of Bobby Henderson (bobby-h@swbell.net)

70MM IN 1970 (6 titles)

PATTON Fox, 2/4, 65mm/70mm
AIRPORT Universal, 3/5 65mm/70mm
DARLING LILI Paramount, 7/23, 35mm/70mm
TORA TORA TORA Fox, 9/23,35mm/ 70mm
SONG OF NORWAY Cinerama Releasing, 11/4, 65mm/70mm
RYAN'S DAUGHTER MGM, 11/10, 65mm/70mm

70MM IN 1972 (3 titles)

THE COWBOYS Warner Bros., 1/13
MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS Universal, 2/3
THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE Fox, 12/12

70MM IN 1973 (1 title)

TOM SAWYER United Artists, 3/15

70MM IN 1974 (2 titles)

THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT MGM, 5/24
THE TOWERING INFERNO Fox, 12/17

70MM IN 1975 (2 titles)

THE WIND AND THE LION MGM/UA, 5/22
ROLLERBALL United Artists, 6/25

70MM IN 1976 (4 titles)

THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT PART 2 MGM/UA, 5/16
LOGAN'S RUN MGM/UA, 6/23
RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE United Artists, 7/28
A STAR IS BORN Warner Bros., 12/25, Dolby

70MM IN 1977 (3 titles)

STAR WARS Fox, 5/25, Dolby
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Of the Third Kind Columbia, 11/16, Dolby
***ALSO*** TOMMY Columbia, 10/7 (re-release, first time in 70mm)

70MM IN 1978 (5 titles)

CROSSED SWORDS Warner Bros., 3/2
CAPRICORN ONE Warner Bros., 6/2
SGT. PEPPER'S Lonely Hearts Club Band RSO Films, 7/21, Dolby
DAYS OF HEAVEN Warner Bros., 9/13, Dolby
SUPERMAN: The Movie Warner Bros., 12/15, Dolby

70MM IN 1979 (8 titles)

HURRICANE Paramount, 4/12, Dolby
ALIEN Fox, 5/25, Dolby
THE MUPPET MOVIE ITC/AFD, 6/22, Dolby
APOCALYPSE NOW United Artists/Zoetrope, 8/15, Dolby
THE ROSE Fox, 11/7, Dolby
1941 Universal, 12/14
THE BLACK HOLE Disney, 12/21, Dolby
THE EXORCIST Fox, 4/11 (re-release, first time in 70mm)

70MM IN 1980 (12 titles)

FAME MGM/UA, 5/16, Dolby
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Fox, 5/21, Dolby
THE ISLAND Universal, 6/13, Dolby
CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC AFD, 6/20, Dolby
THE BLUE LAGOON Columbia, 6/20
RAISE THE TITANIC AFD, 8/1, Dolby
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Special Edition Columbia, 8/8, Dolby
TWINKLE TWINKLE KILLER KANE UFD, 8/8
DIVINE MADNESS Warner Bros./Ladd, 9/25, Dolby
HEAVEN'S GATE United Artists, 11/19, Dolby
THE JAZZ SINGER AFD, 12/19, Dolby
ALTERED STATES Warner Bros., 12/25, Dolby

70MM IN 1981 (5 titles)

OUTLAND Warner Bros.,/Ladd, 5/22, Dolby Megasound
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Paramount, 6/12, Dolby
SUPERMAN II Warner Bros., 6/19, Dolby
DRAGONSLAYER Paramount, 6/26, Dolby
WOLFEN Orion, 7/24, Dolby

70MM IN 1982 -Dolby used on all 70mm titles (17 titles)

QUEST FOR FIRE Fox, 2/12
ANNIE Columbia, 5/21
ROCKY III MGM/UA, 5/28
STAR TREK II: The Wrath of Khan Paramount, 6/4
POLTERGEIST MGM/UA, 6/4
E.T. THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL Universal, 6/11
GREASE 2 Paramount, 6/11
FIREFOX Warner Bros., 6/18
BLADERUNNER Warner Bros.,/Ladd, 6/25
THE THING Universal, 6/25
TRON Disney, 7/9, 65mm/70mm
Pink Floyd, THE WALL MGM/UA, 8/6
TEMPEST Columbia, 8/13
THE ROAD WARRIOR Warner Bros., 8/20
YES, GIORGIO MGM/UA, 9/24
GANDHI Columbia, 12/8
THE DARK CRYSTAL Universal, 12/17

70MM IN 1983 (12 titles)

LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER Embassy, 2/11, non-Dolby
BLUE THUNDER Columbia/Rastar, 5/13
RETURN OF THE JEDI Fox, 5/25 (THX theatre launch)
WAR GAMES MGM/UA, 6/3
OCTOPUSSY MGM/UA, 6/10
SUPERMAN III Warner Bros., 6/17
STAYING ALIVE Paramount, 7/15
KRULL Columbia, 7/29
THE STAR CHAMBER Fox, 8/5
BRAINSTORM MGM/UA, 9/30
NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN Warner Bros., 10/7
THE RIGHT STUFF Warner Bros./Ladd, 10/21

70MM IN 1984 (14 titles)

GREYSTOKE: The Legend of Tarzan Warner Bros., 3/30
INDIANA JONES and the Temple of Doom Paramount, 5/23
STAR TREK III: The Search For Spock Paramount, 6/1
STREETS OF FIRE Universal/RKO, 6/1
GREMLINS Warner Bros., 6/8
GHOSTBUSTERS Columbia, 6/8
THE LAST STARFIGHTER Universal/Lorimar, 7/13
AMADEUS Orion, 9/19
THE RAZOR'S EDGE Columbia, 10/19
2010 MGM, 12/7
STARMAN Columbia, 12/14
DUNE Universal, 12/14
THE COTTON CLUB Orion, 12/14
THE RIVER Universal, 12/19

70MM IN 1985 (24 titles)

LADYHAWKE Warner Bros., 4/12
RAMBO: First Blood Part 2 Tri Star, 5/22
THE GOONIES Warner Bros., 6/7
COCOON Fox, 6/21
LIFEFORCE Tri Star, 6/21
RETURN TO OZ Disney, 6/21
BACK TO THE FUTURE Universal, 7/3
THE EMERALD FOREST Embassy, 7/3
SILVERADO Columbia, 7/10
MAD MAX Beyond Thunderdome Warner Bros., 7/10
EXPLORERS Paramount, 7/12
THE BLACK CAULDRON Disney, 7/26
AMERICAN FLYERS Warner Bros., 8/16
THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON MGM, 8/16
BRING ON THE NIGHT Concert , 11/8
WHITE NIGHTS Columbia, 11/22
ROCKY IV MGM, 11/27
SANTA CLAUS: The Movie Tri Star, 11/27
YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Paramount, 12/4
SPIES LIKE US Warner Bros., 12/6, non-Dolby
A CHORUS LINE Columbia, 12/10
OUT OF AFRICA Universal, 12/20
REVOLUTION Warner Bros., 12/25

70MM IN 1986 (16 titles)

CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR Warner Bros., 1/17
THE MONEY PIT Universal, 3/26
ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS Orion, 4/18
TOP GUN Paramount, 5/16
COBRA Warner Bros., 5/23, Ultra Stereo
SPACECAMP Fox, 6/6
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA Fox, 7/2
ALIENS Fox, 7/18
HOWARD THE DUCK Universal, 8/1
MANHUNTER DEG, 8/15
TOUGH GUYS Touchtone, 10/3
THE COLOR OF MONEY Touchtone, 10/17
THE MISSION Warner Bros., 10/31
NUTCRACKER: The Motion Picture Atlantic, 11/26
STAR TREK IV: The Voyage Home Paramount, 11/26, Dolby SR
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Warner Bros., 12/19

70MM IN 1987 (17 titles)

OVER THE TOP Warner Bros./Cannon, 2/12
LETHAL WEAPON Warner Bros., 3/6
THE UNTOUCHABLES Paramount, 6/3
PREDATOR Fox, 6/12
THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK Warner Bros., 6/12
SPACEBALLS MGM, 6/24
INNERSPACE Warner Bros., 7/1
ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING Touchtone, 7/1
THE LOST BOYS Warner Bros., 7/31
STAKEOUT Touchtone, 8/5
WHO'S THAT GIRL Warner Bros., 8/7
CRY FREEDOM Universal, 11/6
THE RUNNING MAN Tri Star, 11/13
THE LAST EMPORER Columbia/Hemdale, 11/20
THREE MEN AND A BABY Touchtone, 11/25
EMPIRE OF THE SUN Warner Bros., 12/9
GOOD MORNING VIETNAM Touchtone, 12/23

70MM IN 1988 (12 titles)

SHOOT TO KILL Touchtone, 2/12
WILLOW MGM/Lucasfilm, 5/20
THE PRESIDIO Paramount, 6/10
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT Touchtone, 6/22
DIE HARD Fox, 7/15
TUCKER Paramount, 8/12
THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST Universal, 8/12
THE BIG BLUE Columbia/Weintraub, 8/19
GORRILLAS IN THE MIST Universal, 9/23
ALIEN NATION Fox, 10/7
COCOON: THE RETURN Fox, 11/23
BEACHES Touchtone, 12/21

70MM IN 1989 (18 titles)

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Director's Cut Columbia, 2/8, Dolby SR
INDIANA JONES and the Last Crusade Paramount, 5/24, Dolby SR
DEAD POETS SOCIETY Touchtone, 6/2
STAR TREK V: The Final Frontier Paramount, 6/9
BATMAN Warner Bros., 6/23
LETHAL WEAPON 2 Warner Bros., 7/7
THE ABYSS Fox, 8/9
CASUALTIES OF WAR Columbia, 8/18
IN COUNTRY Warner Bros., 9/15
BLACK RAIN Paramount, 9/22
THE BEAR Tri Star, 10/25
THE LITTLE MERMAID Disney, 11/15
VALMONT Orion, 11/17
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II Universal, 11/22
GLORY Tri Star, 12/14
BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY Universal, 12/20, Dolby SR
TANGO AND CASH Warner Bros., 12/22
ALWAYS Universal, 12/22

70MM IN 1990 (23 titles)

MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON Tri Star, 2/23, Dolby SR
THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER Paramount, 3/2
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III Universal, 5/25
TOTAL RECALL Tri Star, 6/1
GREMLINS 2 The New Batch Warner Bros., 6/15, Dolby SR
DICK TRACY Touchtone, 6/15, 70mm CDS & 70mm Dolby
DAYS OF THUNDER Paramount, 6/27, 70mm CDS & 70mm Dolby
DIE HARD 2 Fox, 7/4
ARACHNOPHOBIA Hollywood, 7/18
THE TWO JAKES Paramount, 8/10
FLATLINERS Columbia, 8/10
AIR AMERICA Tri Star, 8/10
THE SOUND OF MUSIC 25th Anniversary Fox, 8/24, non-Dolby
FANTASIA 50th Anniv. Restoration Disney, 10/5, SR-Fantasound
MEMPHIS BELLE Warner Bros., 10/12
PREDATOR 2 Fox, 11/23
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS Fox, 12/7, 70mm CDS
THE ROOKIE Warner Bros., 12/7
HAVANA Universal, 12/12
THE SHELTERING SKY Warner Bros., 12/12
THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES Warner Bros., 12/21
THE GODFATHER PART III Paramount, 12/25, Dolby SR

70MM IN 1991 (11 titles)

THE DOORS Tri Star, 3/1, Dolby SR (also 35mm CDS)
SPARTACUS Restored Director's Cut Universal, 4/28, Dolby SR
BACKDRAFT Universal, 5/24
THE ROCKETEER Touchtone, 6/21
TERMINATOR 2: Judgment Day Tri Star, 7/3, CDS 70&35, Dolby
POINT BREAK Fox, 7/12
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Disney, 11/13
FOR THE BOYS Fox, 11/22, Dolby (CDS announced)
STAR TREK VI: The Undiscovered Country, Paramount, 12/6
HOOK Tri Star, 12/11
THE LAST BOY SCOUT Warner Bros., 12/13

70MM IN 1992 (9 titles)

SHINING THROUGH Fox, 1/31
HOWARDS END Sony Pictures Classics, 3/13
LETHAL WEAPON 3 Warner Bros., 5/15
FAR AND AWAY Universal, 5/22, 65mm/70mm
ALIEN 3 Fox, 5/29
PATRIOT GAMES Paramount, 6/5
THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS Fox, 9/25
1492: Conquest of Paradise Paramount, 10/2
HOFFA Fox, 12/-

70MM IN 1993 (8 titles)

BARAKA Samuel Goldwyn, roadshow, 65mm/70mm
CLIFFHANGER Tri Star, 5/28, Dolby SR (also SR^ÕD in Europe)
LAST ACTION HERO Columbia, 6/18, Dolby SR (also SDDS)
IN THE LINE OF FIRE Columbia, 7/9, Dolby SR (also SDDS)
SHORT CUTS Fine Line Features, 10/3
GETTYSBURG New Line/Turner, 10/8, Dolby SR (also DTS)
THE REMAINS OF THE DAY Columbia, 11/5, Dolby SR
GERONIMO: An American Legend, 12/10, Dolby SR (also SDDS)

70MM IN 1994 (3 titles)

LITTLE BUDDHA Miramax, 5/27, 65mm-VistaVision-Super 35/70mm
TRUE LIES Fox, 7/15, Dolby SR (also DTS-SR^ÕD)
MY FAIR LADY 30th Anniversary Restoration Fox, 9/21, (also DTS)
***ALSO*** THE LION KING, 6/-, 70mm world premiere, Radio City Music Hall, NYC 70mm giant screen presentation with interlocked 35mm SR-D sound.

70MM IN 1995 (1 title)

THE WILD BUNCH Restored Director's Cut Warner Bros, 3/3
***ALSO*** POCAHONTAS Disney, 6/15, 70mm world premiere, New York's Central Park Four giant 70mm screens with interlocked 35mm SR-D sound.

70MM IN 1996 (2 titles)

VERTIGO Universal, 10/4-10/6, DTS 70mm, Super VistaVision
HAMLET Columbia/Castle Rock, 12/25, Dolby SR, Super Panavision (also SDDS)
***ALSO*** INDEPENDENCE DAY Fox, 9/-, DTS 70mm First public showing of DTS 70mm at The Spektrum, Oslo, Norway.

70MM IN 1997

THE LOST WORLD Universal, 5/23, Rumors of DTS 70mm
TITANIC Paramount-Fox, 7/4, Rumors of DTS 70mm
***ALSO*** STAR WARS S.E. Fox, 3/-, DTS 70mm Special showings at The Spektrum, Oslo, Norway.
HERCULES Disney, 6/20 Exclusive engagement at New Amsterdam Theater, NY Probably 70mm interlocked with 35mm Dolby Digital.

Last Updated: April 23, 2001

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