Showcase Presentations in Washington, DC
A Chronology of Large Format and Roadshow Exhibition, 1953-Present
Compiled by Michael Coate
A work-in-progress .
Continuing the Showcase Presentations in series, we now present: Washington, DC.
In this draft 70mm engagements that played at cinemas located in the Maryland and Virginia suburbs have not been included (but will possibly be added in a forthcoming revision). Also excluded are industry screening rooms such as the Motion Picture Association of Americas screening facility.
Showcase Presentations = Reserved-seat engagements 70-millimeter presentations Cinerama presentations Horizontal 8-perf VistaVision presentations Six-track magnetic stereo
Regarding image: To simplify the presentation of the information, no distinction has been made between those movies originated in 70mm (65mm) and those originated in 35mm and blown up to 70mm. Such details can be found in numerous articles and reference material on this website (and elsewhere).
Regarding audio: The majority of the titles featured in this chronology showcased some flavor of six-track stereophonic sound. (The noted 35mm presentations used in some roadshow situations were often 4-track magnetic stereo or, in some cases, standard optical mono.) The 70mm prints issued from 1977 typically were encoded with Dolby Noise Reduction and often included baby boom low-frequency enhancement and occasionally split surrounds. Most of the recently-struck prints featured digital sound (DTS aka Datasat).
This project excludes IMAX and other Special Venue presentations. (They might be added in a forthcoming revision.) Pre-1950s era roadshows have also not been included.
The roadshows (i.e. reserved-seat engagements) have an asterisk after the applicable title.
YYYY-MM-DD TITLE Cinema (duration in weeks) [notes or projection process if other than 70mm]
1953-11-05 THIS IS CINERAMA* Warner (99) [Cinerama]
1955-05-19 STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND Capitol (3) [8-perf horizontal VistaVision]
1955-07-28 THE FAR HORIZONS Capitol (1) [8-perf horizontal VistaVision]
1955-08-18 TO CATCH A THIEF Capitol (4) [8-perf horizontal VistaVision]
1955-09-28 CINERAMA HOLIDAY* Warner (65) [Cinerama]
1956-11-01 OKLAHOMA!* Uptown (23)
1956-11-20 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS* Keiths (13) [35mm]
1956-12-27 SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD* Warner (55) [Cinerama]
1957-02-20 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS* Playhouse (m/o from Keiths, 14 [27)] [35mm]
1957-04-08 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* Uptown (51)
1957-10-29 RAINTREE COUNTY* Ontario (8) [35mm]
1958-01-15 SEARCH FOR PARADISE* Warner (39) [Cinerama]
1958-04-01 SOUTH PACIFIC* Uptown (32)
1958-06-26 GIGI* Columbia (16) [35mm]
1958-10-16 WINDJAMMER* Warner (9) [Cinerama]
1958-11-12 THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA* Uptown (6) [35mm]
1958-12-16 SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE* Warner (39) [Cinerama]
1958-12-23 SOUTH PACIFIC* Uptown (8)
1959-02-18 SLEEPING BEAUTY Uptown (11)
1959-05-19 THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK* Uptown (5) [35mm]
1959-10-07 THE BIG FISHERMAN* Warner (10)
1959-10-14 PORGY AND BESS* Uptown (12)
1959-12-25 SOLOMON AND SHEBA Palace (7)
1960-03-15 BEN-HUR* Warner (44)
1960-05-25 CAN-CAN* Uptown (19)
1960-10-06 SUNRISE AT CAMPOBELLO* Uptown (8) [35mm]
1960-12-23 THE ALAMO* Uptown (8)
1961-01-18 SPARTACUS* Warner (24)
1961-02-20 EXODUS* Uptown (18)
1961-06-28 SPARTACUS Uptown (m/o from Warner, 11 [35])
1961-11-02 KING OF KINGS* Warner (15)
1961-11-14 WEST SIDE STORY* Uptown (42)
1962-03-23 OKLAHOMA! Palace (2)
1962-06-12 EL CID Warner (11)
1962-10-11 THE LONGEST DAY* Ontario (18) [35mm]
1962-11-07 THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM* Uptown (18) [Cinerama]
1962-11-20 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY* Warner (22)
1963-02-15 THE LONGEST DAY* Apex (m/o from Ontario, 13 [31]) [35mm]
1963-02-25 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* Ontario (34)
1963-03-14 HOW THE WEST WAS WON* Uptown (44) [Cinerama]
1963-05-29 55 DAYS AT PEKING Warner (4)
1963-06-26 CLEOPATRA* Warner (40)
1964-02-19 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* Uptown (36) [Cinerama]
1964-04-01 THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE* Warner (12)
1964-06-24 THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN Warner (9)
1964-10-28 CIRCUS WORLD* Uptown (3) [Cinerama]
1964-11-24 MY FAIR LADY* Warner (48)
1965-03-10 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD* Uptown (19) [Cinerama]
1965-03-11 LORD JIM* Apex (12)
1965-03-17 THE SOUND OF MUSIC* Ontario (97)
1965-04-07 IN HARMS WAY* Palace (6)
1965-06-30 THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES* Apex (27)
1965-07-20 THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL* Uptown (9) [Cinerama]
1965-09-22 MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY* Uptown (6) [Cinerama]
1965-11-03 THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY* Uptown (18)
1966-02-02 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* Warner (54)
1966-03-09 BATTLE OF THE BULGE* Uptown (15) [Cinerama]
1966-06-23 KHARTOUM* Uptown (13) [Cinerama]
1966-06-29 THE BLUE MAX* Playhouse (18) [35mm]
1966-10-26 THE BIBLE* Uptown (29)
1966-11-22 IS PARIS BURNING?* Apex (9) [35mm]
1967-01-25 THE SAND PEBBLES* Ontario (30)
1967-02-14 HAWAII* Warner (22) [35mm]
1967-03-02 A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS* MacArthur (33) [35mm]
1967-03-14 ULYSSES* Apex (3 days) [35mm]
1967-03-23 THE TAMING OF THE SHREW* Apex (24) [35mm]
1967-05-24 GRAND PRIX* Uptown (21) [Cinerama]
1967-07-19 ULYSSES* Warner (16) [35mm]
1967-08-23 THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE* Ontario (20) [35mm]
1967-10-19 FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD* Uptown (14)
1967-10-25 GONE WITH THE WIND* Apex (51)
1967-11-08 CAMELOT* Warner (31)
1968-03-06 HALF A SIXPENCE* Ontario (8) [35mm]
1968-04-02 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* Uptown (52) [Cinerama]
1968-05-06 WAR AND PEACE* Ontario (12) [35mm]
1968-06-12 DOCTOR DOLITTLE* Warner (14)
1968-10-16 FINIANS RAINBOW* Apex (15) [35mm]
1968-10-23 THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE* Playhouse (8) [35mm]
1968-10-23 FUNNY GIRL* Ontario (19) [35mm]
1968-11-07 STAR!* Warner (13)
1968-11-14 THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN* LEnfant (20)
1968-12-18 CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG* Town (9) [35mm]
1968-12-18 OLIVER!* MacArthur (43) [35mm]
1969-02-05 THE LION IN WINTER* Apex (38) [35mm]
1969-03-05 FUNNY GIRL* Cinema (m/o from Ontario, 34 [53)] [35mm]
1969-04-02 BEN-HUR* LEnfant (9)
1969-04-02 ICE STATION ZEBRA* Uptown (12) [Cinerama]
1969-06-25 KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA LEnfant (7)
1969-06-25 SWEET CHARITY* Uptown (13)
1969-10-29 PAINT YOUR WAGON* Apex (16)
1969-12-17 GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS* MacArthur (13)
1969-12-18 HELLO, DOLLY!* Warner (23)
1970-01-16 GONE WITH THE WIND Uptown (3)
1970-02-08 MAROONED* Uptown (10)
1970-03-03 PATTON* Apex (20)
1970-04-22 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (5)
1970-05-27 HELLO, DOLLY! Uptown (m/o from Warner, 17 [40])
1970-09-24 TORA! TORA! TORA!* Uptown (20)
1970-12-25 SONG OF NORWAY* MacArthur (9)
1971-02-24 MY FAIR LADY Uptown (6)
1971-08-25 GONE WITH THE WIND Uptown (4)
1971-10-06 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS / WEST SIDE STORY Uptown (5)
1971-11-10 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF* Uptown (57)
1972-02-09 NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA* Apex (8) [35mm]
1972-10-16 YOUNG WINSTON* MacArthur (15) [35mm]
1972-12-13 MAN OF LA MANCHA* Uptown (18)
1973-03-21 THE SOUND OF MUSIC MacArthur (14)
1973-04-18 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (8)
1973-04-25 LAST TANGO IN PARIS* Avalon (28) [35mm]
1973-10-03 THIS IS CINERAMA Uptown (6)
1974-06-26 THATS ENTERTAINMENT! Uptown (20)
1974-08-28 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY MacArthur (9)
1974-12-25 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR MacArthur (3)
1975-05-23 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (2)
1975-06-04 GONE WITH THE WIND Uptown (4)
1975-06-25 THE WIND AND THE LION Apex (8)
1975-07-01 ROLLERBALL Uptown (9)
1975-08-20 GONE WITH THE WIND Apex (1)
1975-09-03 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Apex (1)
1975-09-24 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Apex (1)
1975-10-03 THE JOLSON STORY Apex (2)
1975-10-10 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Uptown (2)
1975-11-05 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (1)
1975-12-24 LUCKY LADY Uptown (5)
1976-03-10 GONE WITH THE WIND Uptown (2)
1976-03-31 GONE WITH THE WIND Uptown (1)
1976-06-16 THATS ENTERTAINMENT PART II Uptown (8)
1976-06-23 LOGANS RUN Apex (7)
1976-12-01 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (2)
1977-05-04 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (1)
1977-05-25 STAR WARS Uptown (55) [70mm from Week #30]
1978-06-16 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND MacArthur (4)
1978-06-16 GREASE Uptown (16) [70mm from Week #11]
1978-10-04 DAYS OF HEAVEN Tenley Circle (11)
1978-11-11 MY FAIR LADY MacArthur (2)
1978-12-10 SUPERMAN Kennedy Center (world premiere) [70mm?]
1979-01-26 SUPERMAN Embassy Circle (19)
1979-05-25 ALIEN Uptown (19)
1979-10-03 APOCALYPSE NOW Uptown (11)
1979-11-16 SLEEPING BEAUTY Tenley Circle (5)
1979-11-30 BLACK ORPHEUS Embassy Circle (3)
1979-12-21 APOCALYPSE NOW Embassy Circle (8)
1979-12-21 THE BLACK HOLE Uptown (8)
1980-05-17 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Kennedy Center (world premiere)
1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Cinema (29)
1980-08-01 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Tenley Circle (6)
1980-08-01 RAISE THE TITANIC Uptown (8)
1980-09-26 DIVINE MADNESS Uptown (7)
1980-12-12 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Cinema (2)
1980-12-19 THE JAZZ SINGER Uptown (5)
1981-01-23 ALTERED STATES Uptown (10)
1981-02-06 APOCALYPSE NOW Cinema (1)
1981-04-10 STAR WARS Uptown (2)
1981-04-24 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (1) [fest]
1981-05-01 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Uptown (4 days) [fest]
1981-05-05 APOCALYPSE NOW Uptown (5 days) [fest]
1981-05-10 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Uptown (2 days) [fest]
1981-05-12 DAYS OF HEAVEN Uptown (3 days) [fest]
1981-05-15 PATTON Uptown (2 days) [fest]
1981-05-17 THE ROSE Uptown (2 days) [fest]
1981-05-20 THE SAND PEBBLES Uptown (2 days) [fest]
1981-05-22 OUTLAND Uptown (4)
1981-06-12 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Cinema (25)
1981-06-19 SUPERMAN II Uptown (15)
1982-03-05 QUEST FOR FIRE Uptown (6)
1982-05-14 APOCALYPSE NOW Cinema (11 days) [fest]
1982-05-25 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Cinema (3 days) [fest]
1982-05-28 CAMELOT Cinema (3 days) [fest]
1982-05-31 THE DEER HUNTER Cinema (4 days) [fest]
1982-06-04 2001; A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (2)
1982-06-04 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Cinema (3 days) [fest]
1982-06-04 POLTERGEIST Embassy Circle (10)
1982-06-04 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN MacArthur (6)
1982-06-07 DELIVERANCE Cinema (4 days) [fest]
1982-06-11 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Cinema (26)
1982-06-13 FIREFOX Kennedy Center (world premiere) [70mm?]
1982-06-18 ANNIE Uptown (6)
1982-07-16 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK MacArthur (3)
1982-07-30 ANNIE / APOCALYPSE NOW Uptown (2)
1982-08-13 STAR WARS Uptown (5)
1982-09-17 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Uptown (4)
1982-10-15 TRON Uptown (2)
1982-11-19 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Uptown (3)
1982-12-08 GANDHI Uptown (27)
1982-12-17 THE DARK CRYSTAL MacArthur (8)
1983-02-11 LETS SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER MacArthur (2)
1983-05-13 BLUE THUNDER Tenley Circle (6)
1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Jenifer (18)
1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI MacArthur (15)
1983-06-03 WARGAMES Cinema (16)
1983-06-17 SUPERMAN III Uptown (4)
1983-07-15 STAYING ALIVE Uptown (4)
1983-07-29 KRULL Tenley Circle (2)
1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM MacArthur (4)
1983-10-07 OKLAHOMA! Uptown (2)
1983-10-16 THE RIGHT STUFF Kennedy Center (world premiere)
1983-10-21 THE RIGHT STUFF Uptown (7)
1983-12-09 THE RIGHT STUFF MacArthur (11)
1984-03-30 GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN Uptown (9)
1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Cinema (17)
1984-06-01 STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK Fine Arts (7)
1984-06-01 STREETS OF FIRE Uptown (1)
1984-06-08 GHOSTBUSTERS Uptown (17)
1984-07-13 THE LAST STARFIGHTER MacArthur
1984-09-19 AMADEUS Cinema (9)
1984-11-21 AMADEUS Fine Arts (2)
1984-12-07 2010 Jenifer
1984-12-14 DUNE Uptown (5)
1984-12-14 STARMAN MacArthur
1985-02-?? AMADEUS MacArthur
1985-03-29 RETURN OF THE JEDI Uptown (2)
1985-04-12 AMADEUS Cinema (1)
1985-04-12 LADYHAWKE Uptown (8)
1985-04-12 RETURN OF THE JEDI MacArthur (1)
1985-04-26 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Cinema (3 days) [fest]
1985-05-08 OKLAHOMA! Cinema (3 days) [fest]
1985-06-05 HELLO, DOLLY! Cinema (2 days) [fest]
1985-06-07 THE GOONIES Avalon (6)
1985-06-21 COCOON Fine Arts (7)
1985-06-21 LIFEFORCE Ontario (3)
1985-06-21 RETURN TO OZ Uptown (2)
1985-06-29 SILVERADO Avalon (sneak preview)
1985-07-03 BACK TO THE FUTURE Avalon (24)
1985-07-03 RETURN TO OZ / APOCALYPSE NOW Uptown (1)
1985-07-06 SILVERADO Uptown (sneak preview)
1985-07-10 MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME Embassy Circle (5)
1985-07-10 SILVERADO Uptown (12)
1985-07-19 THE BLACK CAULDRON Jenifer (sneak preview)
1985-07-24 THE BLACK CAULDRON Jenifer
1985-07-26 AMADEUS Cinema (2)
1985-10-04 SILVERADO Tenley Circle (1)
1985-10-11 SILVERADO MacArthur (2)
1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Cinema (9)
1985-12-06 WHITE NIGHTS MacArthur (8)
1985-12-20 A CHORUS LINE Avalon (4)
1985-12-20 OUT OF AFRICA Uptown (21)
1986-02-07 REVOLUTION Cinema (2)
1986-02-21 THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR Cinema (3)
1986-03-26 THE MONEY PIT Tenley Circle (5)
1986-05-02 APOCALYPSE NOW Cinema (1)
1986-05-09 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Cinema (1)
1986-05-09 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Cinema (1)
1986-05-10 TOP GUN Cinema (sneak preview)
1986-05-16 TOP GUN Cinema (10)
1986-05-22 COBRA Embassy Circle (6)
1986-05-23 ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS Uptown (4)
1986-06-06 SPACECAMP Jenifer (3)
1986-06-14 STAR WARS Kennedy Center (2 days)
1986-06-14 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Kennedy Center (2 days)
1986-06-14 RETURN OF THE JEDI Kennedy Center (2 days)
1986-07-18 ALIENS Fine Arts (13)
1986-07-25 TOP GUN Jenifer (4)
1986-08-01 HOWARD THE DUCK Uptown (2)
1986-08-15 MANHUNTER Uptown (6)
1986-10-17 THE COLOR OF MONEY Avalon (10)
1986-11-14 THE MISSION Uptown (9)
1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Jenifer (11)
1986-12-19 LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Tenley Circle (10)
1987-02-13 THE MISSION Ontario (4)
1987-03-06 LETHAL WEAPON Fine Arts (8)
1987-06-03 THE UNTOUCHABLES Cinema (12)
1987-07-01 INNERSPACE Tenley Circle (4)
1987-08-05 STAKEOUT Avalon (9)
1987-11-05 CRY FREEDOM Uptown (7)
1987-11-13 THE RUNNING MAN Embassy Circle (5)
1987-12-11 EMPIRE OF THE SUN Cinema (8)
1987-12-18 THE LAST EMPEROR Jenifer (1)
1987-12-25 CRY FREEDOM Jenifer (12)
1987-12-25 THE LAST EMPEROR Uptown (21)
1988-01-15 GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM Fine Arts (10)
1988-01-15 GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM Tenley Circle (13)
1988-05-20 WILLOW Uptown (5)
1988-06-22 WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT Uptown (13)
1988-07-15 DIE HARD Wisconsin Avenue (10)
1988-09-23 GORILLAS IN THE MIST Uptown (11)
1988-11-23 COCOON: THE RETURN Wisconsin Avenue (4)
1989-01-12 BEACHES Cinema (4)
1989-02-08 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Uptown (10)
1989-04-21 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Avalon (8)
1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Cinema (12)
1989-06-09 STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER Wisconsin Avenue (5)
1989-06-22 BATMAN Fine Arts (7)
1989-06-22 BATMAN Wisconsin Avenue (8)
1989-07-07 LETHAL WEAPON 2 Tenley Circle (12)
1989-08-09 THE ABYSS Fine Arts (5)
1989-08-09 THE ABYSS Wisconsin Avenue (5)
1989-09-22 BLACK RAIN Cinema (4)
1989-11-03 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Fine Arts (2)
1989-11-16 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS Cinema (2)
1989-11-22 BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II Uptown (4)
1989-12-20 BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY Uptown
1990-01-?? GLORY Cinema
1990-03-02 THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER ?
1990-03-09 MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON ?
1990-05-25 BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III ?
1990-06-01 TOTAL RECALL ?
1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Wisconsin Avenue
1990-06-15 GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH ?
1990-06-27 DAYS OF THUNDER ?
1990-07-04 DIE HARD 2 ?
1990-07-18 ARACHNOPHOBIA ?
1990-10-05 FANTASIA ?
1990-10-12 MEMPHIS BELLE ?
1990-12-12 HAVANA ?
1990-12-14 EDWARD SCISSORHANDS Wisconsin Avenue
1990-12-21 THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES ?
1990-12-25 THE GODFATHER PART III ?
1991-03-01 THE DOORS ?
1991-04-?? SPARTACUS Uptown
1991-05-24 BACKDRAFT Uptown
1991-06-21 THE ROCKETEER ?
1991-07-02 TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY Fine Arts
1991-07-19 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (1) [fest]
1991-07-26 2010 Uptown (1) [fest]
1991-08-02 BLADE RUNNER Uptown (1) [fest]
1991-08-09 BEN-HUR Uptown (1) [fest]
1991-08-16 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Uptown (1) [fest]
1991-08-23 THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI Uptown (1) [fest]
1991-08-30 ALIEN Uptown (1) [fest]
1991-09-06 DAYS OF HEAVEN Uptown (1) [fest]
1991-09-13 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Uptown (1) [fest]
1991-09-20 FANTASIA Uptown (1) [fest]
1991-09-27 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Uptown (1) [fest]
1991-10-?? FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Uptown (1) [fest]
1991-10-?? AMADEUS Uptown (1) [fest]
1991-10-?? LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Uptown (1) [fest]
1991-10-?? WEST SIDE STORY Uptown (1) [fest]
1991-11-22 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ?
1991-11-27 FOR THE BOYS Uptown
1991-12-06 STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY ?
1991-12-11 HOOK Fine Arts
1991-12-13 THE LAST BOY SCOUT ?
1992-05-09 FAR AND AWAY Uptown (sneak preview)
1992-05-15 LETHAL WEAPON 3 ?
1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Uptown (sneak preview)
1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Uptown
1992-06-05 PATRIOT GAMES ?
1992-09-25 THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS Uptown
1992-10-09 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE Cinema
1992-12-25 HOFFA Uptown
1993-05-28 CLIFFHANGER ?
1993-06-17 LAST ACTION HERO ?
1993-07-09 IN THE LINE OF FIRE ?
1993-10-08 GETTYSBURG ?
1993-10-22 SHORT CUTS ?
1993-11-05 THE REMAINS OF THE DAY ?
1993-12-10 GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND ?
1993-??-?? 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (1)
1993-??-?? EL CID Avalon [70mm?]
1994-07-15 TRUE LIES Uptown
1994-09-?? MY FAIR LADY Uptown
1996-10-?? VERTIGO Uptown
1997-01-24 HAMLET Avalon
1997-12-?? TITANIC Uptown (premiere only)
2001-11-02 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Uptown (2)
2002-09-?? LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Uptown
2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Gallery Place
2017-07-21 DUNKIRK Gallery Place
Note that some of the presentations included in this listing were presented in 35mm during the latter week(s) of their engagement due to print damage and the distributors unwillingness to supply a 70mm replacement print or because the booking was moved to a smaller, 35mm-only 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.
References: Various issues of Boxoffice, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, and Variety; Dolby sound system installation records; and projector and sound system trade advertisements.
Special Thanks: Steve Guttag and J. Odenthal.
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