Yeah, except “Empire” wasn’t a normal release; it was released initialy in an exclusive, select-market manner and then a month later went wide. Your comments about Dayton all seem valid, but my remark about being surprised about Dayton getting two bookings had more to do with comparing it to the “Empire” booking situation in the larger Ohio market of Cleveland (which didn’t get it at all until the mid-June general release) and similar-sized market of Toledo (which had only a single booking).
"The Mark Twain had the St. Louis Premier of the first 'Star Wars' movie"
"My friends and I drove up from Springfield in May of 1977 to see the first 'Star Wars' but it was at the Creve Coeur, NOT this theater. We did see 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' there in Dolby Stereo, which nearly made our ears bleed. I would swear that Creve Coeur had 'Star Wars' exclusively."
CREVE COEUR did have an exclusive on “Star Warsâ€â€¦for five weeks. A second area theater opened the movie during week six. Then, in the film’s eleventh week, a few additional bookings were initiated. See list below for a comprehensive breakdown of the original St. Louis area showings of the original “Star Wars.â€
“STAR WARS†ST. LOUIS AREA BOOKINGS
05.27.1977 … Creve Coeur â€" Creve Coeur Cine (10 weeks) Dolby Stereo
haineshisway… You seem confused (or enjoy trolling). No one is claiming Cinerama presentations had the same presentation size (heightwise) as standard 1.85:1 and 2.35:1 presentations. And no one is questioning your memory. What informed folks are claiming is that the proper presentation of standard 35mm formats is that the screen height, in any given auditorium, ought to be the same so that any aspect ratio differences are noticed only in the horizontal plane. If the height is shortened for a scope presentation, then that is a compromise and a showmanship violation.
The Dome is featured in the Photo Gallery on the Fans of Showmanship website (membership required). Included on the Dome’s page are numerous images, both contemporary and vintage, including shots of some of the theater’s personnel and its projection equipment.
I saw “Jurassic Park” a few times during its release, including twice on opening weekend. One of the viewings was at the AVCO. Little did I know at the the time that that would be the last time I would see a movie in their great 1,100-seater before its twinning. Subsequent viewings were at the CINEDOME, CINEMAPOLIS, and Edwards BIG NEWPORT, all presented in DTS.
I don’t think “Jurassic Park” holds up well on repeat viewings, among the reasons being I didn’t find the characters all that appealing. But that first viewing with an audience was an incredible and unforgettable experience.
Regarding Justin’s remark that “Jurassic Park” was the first mega blockbuster of the 1990s, I would submit “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” ought to have that title. “T2” was released in 1991 and did over $200 million, an incredible feat at the time considering it was rated R.
And regarding DTS, there were more than 800 installations for the “Jurassic Park” release. More than a “few select theaters” I’d say.
TRIVIA: “Jurassic Park” is widely recognized as the first official release with a DTS soundtrack. On what titles(s) was DTS tested before the green light was given for its use on “Jurrasic Park”?
Prior to Cineplex Odeon taking over, who owned and operated McCLURG COURT? I see a lot of conflicting details: In the posts above there are references to “Center” and “Lubliner & Trinz.” Newspaper ads in the Chicago newspapers never identified an owner, at least the ads I’ve referenced. Industry trade VARIETY, during the 1970s in their weekly gross section, listed it as “Center.” And Dolby Stereo installation documents from the late 1970s list it as “Lubliner & Sterns.”
So…does anyone know definitively the ownership history of McCLURG COURT?
Apparently, access to the Photo Gallery section is indeed restricted to members. I only recently formed the Fans of Showmanship Yahoo! Group and I’m still learning what can and can’t be done. I apologize for that.
Non members can, however, access (to read) the articles and messages section. Simply visit the group’s homepage, select “Messages” and go from there. To post, though, one must be a member. (Click “Join This Group” and create a [free] Yahoo! User ID or vice versa.)
For anyone who was disappointed with the new “Indiana Jones” flick and needs to be reminded how GREAT the original “Raiders Of The Lost Ark” was, then I direct your attention to this little tribute thing I put together and posted on my Yahoo group website. Enjoy the flashback!
Here is a link to a page of Village Theater photos posted on my Yahoo group, which includes a few shots I took this weekend during the “Indiana Jones” run. The images can be viewed as a thumbnail, list or slideshow.
For anyone interested in this sort of thing, here’s a link to a little tribute thing on the three original “Indiana Jones” movies that I put together and posted on my Yahoo group. Enjoy the flashback!
You didn’t say “probably,” you said “probably also”…meaning you assumed “Raiders” opened on Memorial Day weekend as did the other “Indiana Jones” (and original trilogy “Star Wars”) movies.
Anyway, I wouldn’t be giving you a hard time if you hadn’t made that pompous remark about having a perfect memory in the “When visiting Cinema Treasures, what is the first section of the site you go to?” thread, or if you hadn’t disrespected me with your inability to bring to a close our argument regarding “Star Wars” at the Edens Theater.
I’m beginning to think that the #2 auditorium was the larger of the two. From the newspaper ads I’ve seen, it seems the big event films tended to play in #2. But comments earlier in this discussion suggest that #1 was the larger of the two. Can anyone confirm?
Yesterday was May 25…and the 25th anniversary of the release of “Return Of The Jedi” (and 31st anniversary of the original “Star Wars”). Here’s a link to a little tribute thing I put together and posted on my Yahoo group. Enjoy the flashback!
While doing some research on Cinerama presentations in Chicago, I was surprised to learn that the EDENS had a seven-week 70mm run of “This Is Cinerama” during the summer of 1973. I was aware that the film was re-issued in ‘73, but was surprised that of all the venues in the Chicago area where it could have been booked, it played the EDENS…and on screen #2 no less.
Did either screen at EDENS have a curved screen, or does anyone know/recall if a temporary curved screen was installed (as was done in many other venues across the country) just for the “This Is Cinerama” engagement?
Coate
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Clairidgeon
May 9, 2008 at 3:14 am
01.11.2002 … APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX (RE, 2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
01.25.2002 … THE OTHERS (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
02.08.2002 … COLLATERAL DAMAGE (6 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.22.2002 … BLADE II (4 weeks, SDDS)
04.19.2002 … THE SCORPION KING (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.03.2002 … SPIDER-MAN (4 weeks, SDDS-8)
05.31.2002 … THE SUM OF ALL FEARS (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.28.2002 … MR. DEEDS (2 weeks, SDDS)
07.12.2002 … HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION (1 week, Dolby Digital)
07.19.2002 … K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
08.02.2002 … SIGNS (3 weeks, SDDS)
08.23.2002 … UNDISPUTED (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.06.2002 … CITY BY THE SEA (2 weeks, SDDS)
09.20.2002 … BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER (4 weeks, SDDS)
10.18.2002 … BLOODY SUNDAY (1 week, Dolby Digital)
10.25.2002 … JACKASS: THE MOVIE (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.08.2002 … 8 MILE (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.22.2002 … DIE ANOTHER DAY (4 weeks, SDDS)
12.18.2002 … THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (4 weeks, SDDS)
01.17.2003 … NATIONAL SECURITY (2 weeks, SDDS)
01.31.2003 … BIKER BOYZ (3 weeks, SDDS)
02.21.2003 … DARK BLUE (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.07.2003 … GANGS OF NEW YORK (MO, 3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.28.2003 … THE CORE (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.11.2003 … ANGER MANAGEMENT (4 weeks, SDDS)
05.09.2003 … IDENTITY (MO, 2 weeks, SDDS)
05.23.2003 … BRUCE ALMIGHTY (6 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.02.2003 … TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES (2 weeks, SDDS)
07.18.2003 … BAD BOYS II (3 weeks, SDDS-8)
08.08.2003 … S.W.A.T. (5 weeks, SDDS-8)
09.12.2003 … ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO (2 weeks, SDDS)
09.26.2003 … THE RUNDOWN (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.10.2003 … KILL BILL VOL. 1 (4 weeks, SDDS)
11.05.2003 … THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS (2 weeks, SDDS)
11.21.2003 … GOTHIKA (4 weeks, SDDS)
12.17.2003 … THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (6 weeks, SDDS)
01.30.2004 … YOU GOT SERVED (3 weeks, SDDS)
02.20.2004 … AGAINST THE ROPES (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.05.2004 … STARSKY & HUTCH (2 weeks, SDDS)
03.19.2004 … TAKING LIVES (2 weeks, SDDS)
04.02.2004 … HELLBOY (2 weeks, SDDS)
04.16.2004 … THE PUNISHER (3 weeks, SDDS)
05.07.2004 … VAN HELSING (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.19.2004 … SHREK 2 (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.04.2004 … HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (4 weeks, SDDS)
06.30.2004 … SPIDER-MAN 2 (4 weeks, SDDS-8)
07.30.2004 … THE VILLAGE (3 days, SDDS)
08.02.2004 … theater closed
The principal reference was microfilm of The New York Times and Village Voice newspapers.
Anyone have access to microfilm of THE JOURNAL-NEWS or another Rockland County newspaper? I wish to verify the closing date of the ROUTE 59’s run of “This Is Cinerama” and the title of the film that followed it. (I believe “This Is Cinerama” premiered there on Feb. 12, 1964.)
Coate
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Clairidgeon
Apr 30, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Anyone have access to microfilm of THE STAR-LEDGER or another North New Jersey newspaper? I wish to verify the closing date of the CLAIRIDGE’s run of “This Is Cinerama” and the title of the film that followed it. (I believe “This Is Cinerama” premiered there on Aug. 25, 1960.)
Anyone have access to microfilm of NEWSDAY or another Long Island newspaper? I wish to verify the closing date of the SYOSSET’s run of “This Is Cinerama” and the title of the film that followed it. (I believe “This Is Cinerama” premiered at the SYOSSET on June 25, 1959.)
Yeah, except “Empire” wasn’t a normal release; it was released initialy in an exclusive, select-market manner and then a month later went wide. Your comments about Dayton all seem valid, but my remark about being surprised about Dayton getting two bookings had more to do with comparing it to the “Empire” booking situation in the larger Ohio market of Cleveland (which didn’t get it at all until the mid-June general release) and similar-sized market of Toledo (which had only a single booking).
CREVE COEUR did have an exclusive on “Star Warsâ€â€¦for five weeks. A second area theater opened the movie during week six. Then, in the film’s eleventh week, a few additional bookings were initiated. See list below for a comprehensive breakdown of the original St. Louis area showings of the original “Star Wars.â€
“STAR WARS†ST. LOUIS AREA BOOKINGS
05.27.1977 … Creve Coeur â€" Creve Coeur Cine (10 weeks) Dolby Stereo
07.01.1977 … Maryland Heights â€" Westport 2 Cine (25 weeks) Dolby Stereo
08.05.1977 … Belleville, IL â€" BAC Cinema (9 weeks) Dolby Stereo
08.05.1977 … Des Peres â€" Des Peres 4 Cine (19 weeks)
08.05.1977 … Florissant â€" Jamestown Mall (15 weeks)
08.05.1977 … Sappington â€" Mark Twain (19 weeks)
12.23.1977 … Creve Coeur â€" Creve Coeur Cine (25 weeks) 70mm-Dolby Stereo
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch/forthcoming “Star Wars” history article.
haineshisway… You seem confused (or enjoy trolling). No one is claiming Cinerama presentations had the same presentation size (heightwise) as standard 1.85:1 and 2.35:1 presentations. And no one is questioning your memory. What informed folks are claiming is that the proper presentation of standard 35mm formats is that the screen height, in any given auditorium, ought to be the same so that any aspect ratio differences are noticed only in the horizontal plane. If the height is shortened for a scope presentation, then that is a compromise and a showmanship violation.
The Dome is featured in the Photo Gallery on the Fans of Showmanship website (membership required). Included on the Dome’s page are numerous images, both contemporary and vintage, including shots of some of the theater’s personnel and its projection equipment.
I saw “Jurassic Park” a few times during its release, including twice on opening weekend. One of the viewings was at the AVCO. Little did I know at the the time that that would be the last time I would see a movie in their great 1,100-seater before its twinning. Subsequent viewings were at the CINEDOME, CINEMAPOLIS, and Edwards BIG NEWPORT, all presented in DTS.
I don’t think “Jurassic Park” holds up well on repeat viewings, among the reasons being I didn’t find the characters all that appealing. But that first viewing with an audience was an incredible and unforgettable experience.
Regarding Justin’s remark that “Jurassic Park” was the first mega blockbuster of the 1990s, I would submit “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” ought to have that title. “T2” was released in 1991 and did over $200 million, an incredible feat at the time considering it was rated R.
And regarding DTS, there were more than 800 installations for the “Jurassic Park” release. More than a “few select theaters” I’d say.
TRIVIA: “Jurassic Park” is widely recognized as the first official release with a DTS soundtrack. On what titles(s) was DTS tested before the green light was given for its use on “Jurrasic Park”?
Prior to Cineplex Odeon taking over, who owned and operated McCLURG COURT? I see a lot of conflicting details: In the posts above there are references to “Center” and “Lubliner & Trinz.” Newspaper ads in the Chicago newspapers never identified an owner, at least the ads I’ve referenced. Industry trade VARIETY, during the 1970s in their weekly gross section, listed it as “Center.” And Dolby Stereo installation documents from the late 1970s list it as “Lubliner & Sterns.”
So…does anyone know definitively the ownership history of McCLURG COURT?
Bill C…You’re correct that Cineplex Odeon operated the UPTOWN
during the 1990s. However, its current operator is AMC.
Here’s a breakdown of the UPTOWN’s ownership during the past thirty years.
Circle: 1979-1988
Cineplex Odeon/Circle: 1988-1989
Cineplex Odeon: 1989-2005
Loews Cineplex: 2005-2006
AMC Loews: 2006-Present
Prior to Circle, I believe RKO-Stanley Warner operated the theater.
Some recently-taken, post-demolition photos are included in the NATIONAL’s photo gallery on the Fans of Showmanship website (membership required).
Apparently, access to the Photo Gallery section is indeed restricted to members. I only recently formed the Fans of Showmanship Yahoo! Group and I’m still learning what can and can’t be done. I apologize for that.
Non members can, however, access (to read) the articles and messages section. Simply visit the group’s homepage, select “Messages” and go from there. To post, though, one must be a member. (Click “Join This Group” and create a [free] Yahoo! User ID or vice versa.)
For anyone who was disappointed with the new “Indiana Jones” flick and needs to be reminded how GREAT the original “Raiders Of The Lost Ark” was, then I direct your attention to this little tribute thing I put together and posted on my Yahoo group website. Enjoy the flashback!
Here is a link to a page of Village Theater photos posted on my Yahoo group, which includes a few shots I took this weekend during the “Indiana Jones” run. The images can be viewed as a thumbnail, list or slideshow.
For anyone interested in this sort of thing, here’s a link to a little tribute thing on the three original “Indiana Jones” movies that I put together and posted on my Yahoo group. Enjoy the flashback!
You didn’t say “probably,” you said “probably also”…meaning you assumed “Raiders” opened on Memorial Day weekend as did the other “Indiana Jones” (and original trilogy “Star Wars”) movies.
Anyway, I wouldn’t be giving you a hard time if you hadn’t made that pompous remark about having a perfect memory in the “When visiting Cinema Treasures, what is the first section of the site you go to?” thread, or if you hadn’t disrespected me with your inability to bring to a close our argument regarding “Star Wars” at the Edens Theater.
I’m beginning to think that the #2 auditorium was the larger of the two. From the newspaper ads I’ve seen, it seems the big event films tended to play in #2. But comments earlier in this discussion suggest that #1 was the larger of the two. Can anyone confirm?
Yesterday was May 25…and the 25th anniversary of the release of “Return Of The Jedi” (and 31st anniversary of the original “Star Wars”). Here’s a link to a little tribute thing I put together and posted on my Yahoo group. Enjoy the flashback!
G. Feret, there you go again showing off your exceptional memory….
The “Raiders Of The Lost Ark” sneak-preview screenings were on June 5, 1981 with the release starting one week later on the 12th.
While doing some research on Cinerama presentations in Chicago, I was surprised to learn that the EDENS had a seven-week 70mm run of “This Is Cinerama” during the summer of 1973. I was aware that the film was re-issued in ‘73, but was surprised that of all the venues in the Chicago area where it could have been booked, it played the EDENS…and on screen #2 no less.
Did either screen at EDENS have a curved screen, or does anyone know/recall if a temporary curved screen was installed (as was done in many other venues across the country) just for the “This Is Cinerama” engagement?
Thanks, Bill!
Thanks, Bill!
ASTOR PLAZA
Part IV: The 2000s
Loews Cineplex: 2000-04
01.12.2000 … NEXT FRIDAY (7 weeks, SDDS)
03.01.2000 … 3 STRIKES (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.17.2000 … FINAL DESTINATION (7 weeks, SDDS)
05.05.2000 … GLADIATOR (8 weeks, SDDS)
06.28.2000 … THE PATRIOT (3 weeks, SDDS-8)
07.21.2000 … WHAT LIES BENEATH (9 weeks, SDDS)
09.22.2000 … THE EXORCIST (RE, “The Version You’ve Never Seen,†5 weeks, SDDS)
10.27.2000 … BOOK OF SHADOWS: BLAIR WITCH 2 (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.10.2000 … RED PLANET (5 weeks, SDDS)
12.15.2000 … GLADIATOR (RE, 1 week, SDDS)
12.22.2000 … CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (7 weeks, Dolby Digital)
02.09.2001 … HANNIBAL (6 weeks, SDDS)
03.23.2001 … TRAFFIC (MO, 4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.20.2001 … CROCODILE DUNDEE IN LOS ANGELES (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.04.2001 … MEMENTO (MO, 5 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.08.2001 … EVOLUTION (3 weeks, SDDS)
06.29.2001 … BABY BOY (5 weeks, SDDS)
08.03.2001 … APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX (RE, 10 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.12.2001 … IRON MONKEY (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.02.2001 … BANDITS (MO, 3 weeks, SDDS)
11.23.2001 … TITANIC (RE, 1 week, format ?)
11.30.2001 … DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.14.2001 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (RE, 4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
01.11.2002 … APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX (RE, 2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
01.25.2002 … THE OTHERS (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
02.08.2002 … COLLATERAL DAMAGE (6 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.22.2002 … BLADE II (4 weeks, SDDS)
04.19.2002 … THE SCORPION KING (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.03.2002 … SPIDER-MAN (4 weeks, SDDS-8)
05.31.2002 … THE SUM OF ALL FEARS (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.28.2002 … MR. DEEDS (2 weeks, SDDS)
07.12.2002 … HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION (1 week, Dolby Digital)
07.19.2002 … K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
08.02.2002 … SIGNS (3 weeks, SDDS)
08.23.2002 … UNDISPUTED (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.06.2002 … CITY BY THE SEA (2 weeks, SDDS)
09.20.2002 … BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER (4 weeks, SDDS)
10.18.2002 … BLOODY SUNDAY (1 week, Dolby Digital)
10.25.2002 … JACKASS: THE MOVIE (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.08.2002 … 8 MILE (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.22.2002 … DIE ANOTHER DAY (4 weeks, SDDS)
12.18.2002 … THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (4 weeks, SDDS)
01.17.2003 … NATIONAL SECURITY (2 weeks, SDDS)
01.31.2003 … BIKER BOYZ (3 weeks, SDDS)
02.21.2003 … DARK BLUE (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.07.2003 … GANGS OF NEW YORK (MO, 3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.28.2003 … THE CORE (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.11.2003 … ANGER MANAGEMENT (4 weeks, SDDS)
05.09.2003 … IDENTITY (MO, 2 weeks, SDDS)
05.23.2003 … BRUCE ALMIGHTY (6 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.02.2003 … TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES (2 weeks, SDDS)
07.18.2003 … BAD BOYS II (3 weeks, SDDS-8)
08.08.2003 … S.W.A.T. (5 weeks, SDDS-8)
09.12.2003 … ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO (2 weeks, SDDS)
09.26.2003 … THE RUNDOWN (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.10.2003 … KILL BILL VOL. 1 (4 weeks, SDDS)
11.05.2003 … THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS (2 weeks, SDDS)
11.21.2003 … GOTHIKA (4 weeks, SDDS)
12.17.2003 … THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (6 weeks, SDDS)
01.30.2004 … YOU GOT SERVED (3 weeks, SDDS)
02.20.2004 … AGAINST THE ROPES (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.05.2004 … STARSKY & HUTCH (2 weeks, SDDS)
03.19.2004 … TAKING LIVES (2 weeks, SDDS)
04.02.2004 … HELLBOY (2 weeks, SDDS)
04.16.2004 … THE PUNISHER (3 weeks, SDDS)
05.07.2004 … VAN HELSING (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.19.2004 … SHREK 2 (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.04.2004 … HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (4 weeks, SDDS)
06.30.2004 … SPIDER-MAN 2 (4 weeks, SDDS-8)
07.30.2004 … THE VILLAGE (3 days, SDDS)
08.02.2004 … theater closed
The principal reference was microfilm of The New York Times and Village Voice newspapers.
ASTOR PLAZA
Part III: The 1990s
Loews: 1990-94
Sony: 1994-98
Loews Cineplex: 1998-99
01.12.1990 … INTERNAL AFFAIRS (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.02.1990 … HEART CONDITION (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.02.1990 … THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (9 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.04.1990 … TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.08.1990 … ANOTHER 48 HRS. (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.10.1990 … THE TWO JAKES (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.31.1990 … THE LEMON SISTERS (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.14.1990 … DEATH WARRANT (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.28.1990 … KING OF NEW YORK (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
10.26.1990 … GRAVEYARD SHIFT (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
11.16.1990 … ROCKY V (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
12.25.1990 … THE GODFATHER PART III (7 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
02.14.1991 … THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.22.1991 … TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.03.1991 … A RAGE IN HARLEM (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.07.1991 … CITY SLICKERS (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
07.12.1991 … BOYZ N THE HOOD (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.23.1991 … DEAD AGAIN (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.27.1991 … NECESSARY ROUGHNESS (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.11.1991 … FRANKIE & JOHNNY (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.22.1991 … THE ADDAMS FAMILY (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
01.17.1992 … JUICE (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.14.1992 … WAYNE’S WORLD (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.27.1992 … LADYBUGS (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.10.1992 … SLEEPWALKERS (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.05.1992 … PATRIOT GAMES (5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.10.1992 … COOL WORLD (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
07.24.1992 … MO’ MONEY (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.28.1992 … PET SEMATARY TWO (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.09.1992 … 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.30.1992 … RAMPAGE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.13.1992 … BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (5 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.18.1992 … LEAP OF FAITH (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
01.15.1993 … NOWHERE TO RUN (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
02.12.1993 … THE TEMP (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.12.1993 … FIRE IN THE SKY (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.07.1993 … INDECENT PROPOSAL (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.21.1993 … SLIVER (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
06.30.1993 … THE FIRM (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.27.1993 … NEEDFUL THINGS (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
09.17.1993 … STRIKING DISTANCE (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
11.05.1993 … FLESH AND BONE (2 weeks, DTS)
11.19.1993 … ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES (9 weeks, Dolby Digital)
01.21.1994 … INTERSECTION (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
02.18.1994 … BLUE CHIPS (4 weeks, DTS)
03.18.1994 … NAKED GUN 33 1/3: THE FINAL INSULT (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.22.1994 … BRAINSCAN (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.25.1994 … BEVERLY HILLS COP III (6 weeks, DTS)
07.06.1994 … FORREST GUMP (4 weeks, DTS)
08.03.1994 … CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (8 weeks, DTS)
09.28.1994 … JASON’S LYRIC (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.28.1994 … DROP SQUAD (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.18.1994 … THE PROFESSIONAL (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.09.1994 … DROP ZONE (8 weeks, DTS)
02.03.1995 … IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (4 weeks, DTS)
03.03.1995 … THE MANGLER (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.17.1995 … CANDYMAN: FAREWELL TO THE FLESH (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.31.1995 … TOMMY BOY (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.19.1995 … NEW JERSEY DRIVE (2 weeks, DTS)
05.03.1995 … PANTHER (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
05.26.1995 … PANTHER / BAD BOYS (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
06.09.1995 … CONGO (4 weeks, DTS)
07.07.1995 … SPECIES (4 weeks, DTS)
08.04.1995 … VIRTUOSITY (4 weeks, DTS)
09.01.1995 … THE PROPHECY (6 weeks, Ultra Stereo)
10.13.1995 … JADE (6 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.22.1995 … NICK OF TIME (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.15.1995 … SABRINA (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
01.12.1996 … EYE FOR AN EYE (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
02.02.1996 … BLACK SHEEP (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
02.23.1996 … BLACK SHEEP / BRAVEHEART (RE, 1 week, Dolby Digital)
03.01.1996 … BRAVEHEART (RE, 1 week, Dolby Digital)
03.08.1996 … HELLRAISER: BLOODLINE (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.03.1996 … PRIMAL FEAR (6 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.17.1996 … HEAVEN’S PRISONERS (2 weeks, SDDS)
05.31.1996 … THE ARRIVAL (1 week, SDDS)
06.07.1996 … THE PHANTOM (2 weeks, DTS)
06.21.1996 … MISSION: IMPOSIBLE (MO, 5 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.26.1996 … KINGPIN (2 weeks, DTS)
08.09.1996 … ESCAPE FROM L.A. (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
08.23.1996 … THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU (3 weeks, SDDS)
09.13.1996 … theater closed (2 weeks)
09.27.1996 … 2 DAYS IN THE VALLEY (2 weeks, DTS)
10.11.1996 … THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS (6 weeks, DTS)
11.22.1996 … STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT (4 weeks, DTS)
12.20.1996 … SCREAM (6 weeks, Dolby Digital)
01.29.1997 … GRIDLOCK’D (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
02.21.1997 … BLOOD & WINE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.07.1997 … PRIVATE PARTS (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.21.1997 … THE GODFATHER (RE, 3 weeks, DTS)
04.11.1997 … ANACONDA (3 weeks, SDDS)
05.02.1997 … BREAKDOWN (7 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.20.1997 … BATMAN & ROBIN (3 weeks, SDDS)
07.11.1997 … CONTACT (3 weeks, SDDS)
08.01.1997 … SPAWN (2 weeks, SDDS)
08.15.1997 … EVENT HORIZON (2 weeks, DTS)
08.27.1997 … HOODLUM (2 weeks, DTS)
09.12.1997 … THE GAME (3 weeks, DTS)
10.03.1997 … KISS THE GIRLS (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.17.1997 … THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE (5 weeks, SDDS)
11.21.1997 … MORTAL KOMBAT: ANNIHILATION (3 weeks, SDDS)
12.12.1997 … THE RAINMAKER (MO, 1 week, Dolby Digital)
12.19.1997 … TITANIC (15 weeks, 70mm-DTS)
04.03.1998 … LOST IN SPACE (3 weeks, SDDS)
04.24.1998 … THE BIG HIT (2 weeks, SDDS)
05.08.1998 … DEEP IMPACT (4 weeks, SDDS)
06.05.1998 … THE TRUMAN SHOW (5 weeks, DTS)
07.10.1998 … LETHAL WEAPON 4 (4 weeks, SDDS)
08.05.1998 … HALLOWEEN: H20 (1 week, Dolby Digital)
08.14.1998 … HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (2 weeks, DTS)
08.28.1998 … 54 (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.18.1998 … RUSH HOUR (4 weeks, SDDS)
10.16.1998 … PRACTICAL MAGIC (3 weeks, SDDS)
11.06.1998 … THE WIZARD OF OZ (RE, 2 weeks, SDDS)
11.20.1998 … CELEBRITY (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
12.11.1998 … STAR TREK: INSURRECTION (2 weeks, DTS)
12.25.1998 … THE FACULTY (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
01.15.1999 … VIRUS (3 weeks, SDDS)
02.05.1999 … PAYBACK (5 weeks, DTS)
03.12.1999 … THE CORRUPTOR (3 weeks, SDDS)
03.31.1999 … THE MATRIX (5 weeks, SDDS)
05.07.1999 … THE MUMMY (6 weeks, SDDS)
06.18.1999 … THE GENERAL’S DAUGHTER (2 weeks, DTS)
06.30.1999 … WILD WILD WEST (2 weeks, SDDS)
07.16.1999 … EYES WIDE SHUT (2 weeks, SDDS)
07.30.1999 … RUNAWAY BRIDE (3 weeks, DTS)
08.20.1999 … MICKEY BLUE EYES (3 weeks, SDDS)
09.10.1999 … STIGMATA (2 weeks, DTS)
09.24.1999 … DOUBLE JEOPARDY (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.22.1999 … BRINGING OUT THE DEAD (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.19.1999 … THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (3 weeks, DTS)
12.10.1999 … THE GREEN MILE (5 weeks, SDDS)
Phil… The original “Star Wars” did not play at this theater; it played at ST. LOUIS PARK. Also see discussions on SOUTHTOWN and 30th anniversary.
Anyone have access to microfilm of THE JOURNAL-NEWS or another Rockland County newspaper? I wish to verify the closing date of the ROUTE 59’s run of “This Is Cinerama” and the title of the film that followed it. (I believe “This Is Cinerama” premiered there on Feb. 12, 1964.)
Anyone have access to microfilm of THE STAR-LEDGER or another North New Jersey newspaper? I wish to verify the closing date of the CLAIRIDGE’s run of “This Is Cinerama” and the title of the film that followed it. (I believe “This Is Cinerama” premiered there on Aug. 25, 1960.)
Anyone have access to microfilm of NEWSDAY or another Long Island newspaper? I wish to verify the closing date of the SYOSSET’s run of “This Is Cinerama” and the title of the film that followed it. (I believe “This Is Cinerama” premiered at the SYOSSET on June 25, 1959.)