70mm motion picture exhibition at Montreal
1975-2001
7 January 2009 REVISE
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NOTATIONS
*
first advertised 70mm engagement at specified venue
**
last advertised 70mm engagement at specified venue
#
exhibition of 70mm print NOT explicitly/consistently promoted
> market first-run engagement
>>
preview/pre-release engagement
(vf) French-language version engagement
1974------------------------------------------------------
Mar 25 IMPERIAL closed (twin conversion)
26ar74 - reopen; 24my74 - rename: CINE-CENTRE 1 & 2
31my74 - commence twin exhibition
1975------------------------------------------------------
Jun 27 >The Wind and The Lion WESTMOUNT SQUARE # - to 11se75
Jul 09 >Rollerball SEVILLE # - to 02oc75
Sep 19 LOEWS cinema closed (5-plex conversion)
17de76 - reopen
Oct 10 LE PARISIEN
opening engagements (5-plex conversion; former PRINCESS)
1976------------------------------------------------------
Jun 18 >That’s Entertainment, Part 2 WESTMOUNT SQUARE # - to 29jl76
Oct 08 >The Return of a Man Called Horse
WESTMOUNT SQUARE - to 21oc76
‘70mm stereophonic sound’
Oct 22 2001: A Space Odyssey WESTMOUNT SQUARE - to 18nv76
‘full length, 70mm, and stereophonic sound’
Oct 29 SEVILLE commence repertory programming
1977------------------------------------------------------
Mar 04 CINE-CENTRE rename: CINEMA X; closed: 06je77
20au77 - reopen/rename: CINE-CENTRE;
host Festival des films du monde - to 28au77
07oc77 - reopen/rename: IMPERIAL;
commence repertory exhibition - to 02fe78
(theatrical venue: 26de77-15ja78; Micheline Legendre marionnettes)
May 20 2001: A Space Odyssey WESTMOUNT SQUARE # - to 26my77
May 27 Doctor Zhivago WESTMOUNT SQUARE # - to 02je77
1978------------------------------------------------------
Feb 03 IMPERIAL cinema closed - to 11je81
(theatrical venue: 17ar-15jl79; ‘Let My People Come’)
Jul 07 >Close Encounters of the Third Kind YORK # - to 20jl78
Sep 01 The Sound of Music WESTMOUNT SQUARE # - to 05oc78
Oct 20 >Days of Heaven YORK* - to 09nv78
‘70mm Dolby six-track stereo’
1979------------------------------------------------------
Jun 22 >Alien YORK - to 30se79
Oct 01 YORK cinema closed ‘in preparation...’ - to 04oc79
Oct 05 >Apocalypse Now YORK - to 27mr80
‘70mm six-track Dolby stereo’
1980------------------------------------------------------
May 21 >The Empire Strikes Back PLACE DU CANADA* - to 16se80
‘70mm Dolby stereo(logo)’
Jun 11 KENT commence twin exhibition (operated during renovation)
Oct 08 >Divine Madness YORK - to 13nv80
Dec 05 2001: A Space Odyssey KENT 1* - to 18de80
‘70mm’
Dec 19 The Jazz Singer PLACE DU CANADA - to 26fe81
‘70mm Dolby stereo’
Dec 19 >Fame (vf) LE PARISIEN 1* - to 22ja81
‘en 70mm et son stereo Dolby’
1981------------------------------------------------------
Feb 06 Fame (vf) LE PARISIEN 1 - to 19fe81
‘de retour a la demande generale’
May 08 2001: A Space Odyssey YORK - to 14my81
May 22 >Outland YORK - to 02jl81
Jun 05 Khartoum KENT 1 - to 18je81
‘70mm stereophonic sound’
Jun 12 >Raiders of the Lost Ark IMPERIAL* - to 10de81
‘70mm Dolby stereo’ - re-opening engagement
Jul 03 Apocalypse Now YORK - to 16jl81
Aug 28 The Sound of Music WESTMOUNT SQUARE # - to 03se81
Sep 18 Superman YORK - to 08oc81
Dec 11 Tommy PLACE DU CANADA - to 17de81
Dec 11 >Raiders of the Lost Ark (vf) IMPERIAL - to 10fe82
1982------------------------------------------------------
Feb 11 >Quest For Fire IMPERIAL - to 10je82
‘for this engagement only’ prices ($5.00)
Feb 12 Raiders of the Lost Ark (vf)
PALACE 1* - to 20my82
‘70mm Dolby stereo(logo)’
May 28 >Rocky III PALACE 1 - to 16de82
‘70mm Dolby stereo; 70mm prices’ ($5.50)
Jun 03 >Star Trek II IMPERIAL - to 30se82
‘70mm Dolby; 70mm prices’
Jun 04 >Poltergeist YORK - to 12au82
‘70mm Dolby; 70mm prices’
Jun 18 >Annie PLACE DU CANADA - to 12au82
‘70mm Dolby stereo; 70mm prices’
Jul 16 Raiders of the Lost Ark (vf) LE PARISIEN 1 - to 19au82
Jul 20 Napoleon (Gance) SALLE WILFRID PELLETIER - to 25jl82
roadshow orchestral accompaniment; triptych finale
Jul 23 >Tron CLAREMONT* - to 07oc82
‘70mm Dolby stereo’
Jul 30 >Quest For Fire (vf) CHAMPLAIN 1* - to 05au82
‘70mm Dolby stereo’
Aug 13 >Pink Floyd The Wall YORK - to 24mr83
Oct 01 Star Wars + The Empire Strikes Back
IMPERIAL - to 11nv82
Nov 12 Star Wars + The Empire Strikes Back (vf)
IMPERIAL - to 16de82
Nov 12 Tron PLACE DU CANADA - to 18nv82
Nov 19 Star Trek II COTE-DES-NEIGES 1* - to 25nv82
‘70mm’
Nov 26 Fame (vf) CHAMPLAIN 1 - to 09de82
Dec 03 Fame COTE-DES-NEIGES 1 - to 09de82
Dec 17 Star Trek II (vf) IMPERIAL - to 20ja83
Dec 17 Star Wars + The Empire Strikes Back PALACE 1 - to 20ja83
1983------------------------------------------------------
Jan 28 >Gandhi PLACE DU CANADA - to 12my83
Mar 25
Raiders of the Lost Ark (vf)
IMPERIAL - to 07ar83
May 06
Rocky III PALACE 1 -
to 12my83
Apr 29 >>Blue Thunder PLACE DU CANADA # - & 07my83
May 13 >Blue
Thunder PLACE DU CANADA - to
16je83
May 13
Gandhi
COTE-DES-NEIGES 1 - to 16je83
May 13
Fame CLAREMONT - to 19my83
May 13
Alien + Quest for Fire
PALACE 1 - to 19my83
May 21
Annie CLAREMONT - to
23my83
May 25 >Return
of the Jedi IMPERIAL - to
29se83
May 27 >Return
of the Jedi CLAREMONT - to
25au83
Jun 10 >Octopussy YORK - to 25au83
Jun 17 >Superman
III PALACE 1 - to 18au83
Jun 17
Blue Thunder
COTE-DES-NEIGES 1 - to 30je83
Jun 17
Gandhi PLACE DU
CANADA - to 28jl83
Jun 22 >Return
of the Jedi (vf) LE PARISIEN
1 - to 18au83
Jul 15
Tron (vf) CHAMPLAIN 1
- to 18au83
Jul 29 >Krull PLACE DU CANADA - to 01se83
Aug 29
Return of the Jedi (vf)
LE PARISIEN 1 - to 15de83
Sep 09
Apocalypse Now PLACE
DU CANADA - to 15se83
Sep 16
Tommy COTE-DES-NEIGES
1** - to 22se83
Sep 23
Tron CLAREMONT** - to
29se83
Sep 30 >Brainstorm IMPERIAL - to 27oc83
Sep 30
Return of the Jedi
YORK - to 27oc83
Oct 28 >The
Right Stuff IMPERIAL - to
15de83
Oct 28
Brainstorm YORK - to
17nv83
Dec 16
Return of the Jedi (vf)
IMPERIAL - to 05ja84
Dec 16
The Right Stuff
PALACE 1 - to 15mr84
1984------------------------------------------------------
Mar 12
CLAREMONT cinema
closed
May 08
COTE-DES-NEIGES
cinemas closed
May 22 >>Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom IMPERIAL
May 23 >Indiana
Jones and The Temple of Doom
IMPERIAL - to
18oc84 / LAVAL 1* - to 04oc84
Jun 01 >Streets
of Fire YORK - to 12jl84
Jun 01 >Star
Trek III PALACE 1 - to
16au84
Jun 08 >Ghostbusters PLACE DU CANADA - to 13de84
Jul 13 >The
Last Starfighter PLAZA
ALEXIS-NIHON* - to 08au84
Sep 19 >Amadeus PLAZA ALEXIS-NIHON - to 13de84
Oct 05
Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom (vf)
LE PARISIEN 1 - to
13de84
Nov 23
Gandhi IMPERIAL - to
29nv84
Nov 30
Lawrence of Arabia
IMPERIAL # - to 06de84
Dec 07 >2010 IMPERIAL - to 21fe85 / LAVAL 1 -
to 24ja85
Dec 14 >Dune PALACE 1 - to 21fe85
Dec 14 >Starman YORK - to 21mr85
Dec 14 >City
Heat LOEWS 1* - to 17ja85
Dec 14 >Fort
Saganne LE PARISIEN 1 - to
05fe85
Dec 14
Amadeus PLACE DU
CANADA - to 21mr85
Dec 21
CAPITOL cinema open
(former FLEUR-DE-LYS)
1985------------------------------------------------------
Jan 25
Dune LAVAL 1 - to
31ja85
Mar 29
Return Of The Jedi
PALACE 1 / LAVAL 1 - to 18ar85
Mar 29
Return Of The Jedi (vf)
LE PARISIEN 1 - to 18ar85
Apr 03 >Carmen
[Rosi] (vf) CREMAZIE* - to
10oc85
Apr 12 >Ladyhawke IMPERIAL - to 13je85
Jun 07 >The
Goonies LOEWS 1 - to 15au85
Jun 14
Rocky III CAPITOL* -
to 20je85
Jun 21 >Return
to Oz
WESTMOUNT
SQUARE - to 23jl85 / CAPITOL - to 11jl85
Jun 21 >Cocoon YORK / DORVAL* - to 10oc85
Jul 12 >Silverado PLACE DU CANADA - to 15au85
Jul 12 >Mad
Max Beyond the Thunderdome
PALACE 1 - to 12se85
Jul 19
E.T. The Extraterrestrial (vf) CHAMPLAIN 1 - to 22au85
Jul 19 >>The Black Cauldron IMPERIAL
Jul 24
>The Black Cauldron
IMPERIAL / WESTMOUNT SQUARE - to 12se85
Aug 16 >Year
of the Dragon LOEWS 1 - to
10oc85
Aug 30
Gremlins CAPITOL - to
05se85
Nov 01
SEVILLE cinema closed
Nov 27 >Rocky
IV PALACE 1 / LAVAL 1 - to
30ja86
YORK - to 16ja86
Dec 04 >Young
Sherlock Holmes IMPERIAL /
WESTMOUNT SQUARE - to 06fe86
Dec 20 >A
Chorus Line PLACE DU CANADA
- to 30ja86
1986------------------------------------------------------
Feb 07 >The
Clan of the Cave Bear
IMPERIAL - to 27fe86
Mar 07
Sleeping Beauty
IMPERIAL - to 10ar86
Apr 11
Star Wars + The Empire Strikes Back + Return of the Jedi
IMPERIAL - to
04my86
Mar 11
Sleeping Beauty YORK
- to 25ar86
May 05
IMPERIAL cinema
closed - to 09my86 & 11-15my86
May 10 >>Top Gun IMPERIAL
May 16 >Top
Gun
IMPERIAL
(‘Montreal’s First THX’) - to 17jl86
LAVAL 1 - to
03jl86 / DORVAL - to 01jl86
May 22 >Cobra PALACE 1 - to 11jl86
Jun 06 >Space
Camp LE PARISIEN 1** - to
03jl86
Jul 02 >Big
Trouble in Little China YORK
- to 24jl86
Jul 18 >Aliens IMPERIAL / LAVAL 1 / DORVAL - to
11se86
Jul 18
Top Gun PALACE 1 - to
04de86
Aug 01 >Howard
the Duck PLAZA ALEXIS-NIHON
- to 04se86
Sep 12
Aliens (vf) IMPERIAL
- to 25nv86
Sep 12
Aliens LOEWS - to
16oc86 / WESTMOUNT SQUARE** - to 18se86
Oct 17 >The
Color of Money LOEWS - to
11de86
Nov 14 >The
Mission YORK - to 09ar87
Nov 26 >Star
Trek IV IMPERIAL - to 26fe87
DORVAL - to 19fe87
/ LAVAL 1 - to 11de86
Nov 28
Aliens (vf) CHAMPLAIN
1 - to 18de86
Dec 12
Star Trek IV
VERSAILLES 1* - to 19fe87
opening engagement
Dec 12
LE FAUBOURG cinemas
open; 70mm capability advertised
Dec 13 >>Little Shop of Horrors PALACE 1 #
Dec 19
>Little Shop of Horrors
PALACE 1 - to 12fe87
Dec 19
>The Mission (vf)
CHAMPLAIN 1 - to 08ja87
Dec 19
>The Mission LAVAL
1 - to 15ja87
1987------------------------------------------------------
Jan 30
Fort Saganne CREMAZIE
- to 12fe87
Feb 20
The Mission (vf)
CHAMPLAIN 1** - to 26mr87
Feb 27
Star Trek IV PALACE 1
- to 09ar87
Mar 27
CHAMPLAIN cinemas
closed
Apr 10
The Mission PALACE 1
- to 07my87
Jun 03 >The
Untouchables IMPERIAL - to
17se87
DORVAL - to 06au87
/
VERSAILLES / LAVAL
- to 23jl87
Jun 26 >Spaceballs PALACE 1 - to 30jl87
Jul 01 >Adventures
in Babysitting LOEWS 1 - to
04au87
Aug 05 >Stakeout LOEWS 1 - to 05nv87
Sep 02
CAPITOL cinema closed
04se87 -
reopen/rename: MON CINEMA
18de87 - rename:
UNIVERSITE
02nv90 - rename:
QUARTIER LATIN
08mr91 - cinema
closed
Sep 10
PLAZA ALEXIS-NIHON
cinemas renamed: PLACE ALEXIS-NIHON
Nov 13 >Innerspace YORK - to 24nv87
Nov 20
Cry Freedom PLACE DU
CANADA - to 17de87
Nov 25 >Three
Men and a Baby YORK - to
03mr88
Dec 11 >Empire
of the Sun IMPERIAL - to
11fe88
DORVAL - to 28ja88
/ LAVAL 1 - to 21ja88
Dec 18
Cry Freedom LE
FAUBOURG* - to 04fe88
Dec 18
The Last Emperor
PLACE DU CANADA - to 14je88
1988------------------------------------------------------
Jan 15 >Good
Morning, Vietnam LOEWS 1 -
to 24my88
Feb 15
KENT cinemas closed
May 20 >Willow IMPERIAL - to 11au88 / DORVAL -
to 14jl88
Jun 10 >The
Presidio YORK** - to 28jl88
Jun 24 >Who
Framed Roger Rabbit? LOEWS 1
- to 22se88
Jul 15 >Die
Hard PLACE ALEXIS-NIHON - to
03nv88
Aug 19 >The
Big Blue LE FAUBOURG - to
01se88
Sep 23 >Gorillas
in the Mist LE FAUBOURG - to
17nv88
Oct 14 >The
Last Temptation of Christ
PLACE DU CANADA - to 03nv88
(replaced 35mm
print opened 12au88)
Nov 04
Die Hard PLACE DU
CANADA - to 24nv88
Nov 23 >Cocoon
The Return PLACE
ALEXIS-NIHON - to 15de88
Dec 02
WESTMOUNT SQUARE
cinema closed
1989------------------------------------------------------
Jan 30
YORK cinema closed
Mar 17
>Lawrence of Arabia
PLACE DU CANADA** - to 29je89
May 24 >Indiana
Jones and the Last Crusade
IMPERIAL - to 20se89
/ DORVAL - to 07se89 / LAVAL** - to 13jl89
Jun 09 >Star
Trek V LOEWS - to 13jl89
Jun 23 >Batman PALACE - to 28se89 / VERSAILLES**
- to 17au89
Aug 09 >The
Abyss PLACE ALEXIS-NIHON -
to 05oc89
Aug 25
PLACE DU CANADA
cinema closed
Sep 08
Batman DORVAL - to
28se89
Sep 22 >Black
Rain IMPERIAL - to 14de89
Oct 27 >The
Bear LOEWS - to 14de89
1990------------------------------------------------------
Mar 02 >The
Hunt For Red October
IMPERIAL - to 31my90
Jun 01 >Mountains
Of The Moon IMPERIAL - to
26je90
Jun 15 >Gremlins
2: The New Batch PALACE - to
12jl90
Jun 15 >Dick
Tracy DORVAL** - to 02au90 /
LOEWS - to 26jl90
Jun 27 >Days
Of Thunder IMPERIAL - to
23au90
Jul 03 >Die
Hard 2 PLACE ALEXIS-NIHON -
to 13se90
Jul 20 >Arachnophobia PALACE - to 09au90
Aug 25
The Sound of Music
IMPERIAL # (Festival des
films du monde)
Sep 01
Fantasia IMPERIAL # (Festival des films du monde)
Oct 05
Fantasia LOEWS** - to
22nv90
Dec 14 >Edward
Scissorhands PLACE
ALEXIS-NIHON - to 14fe91
Dec 14
CENTRE EATON cinemas
open; 70mm capability advertised
Dec 25 >The
Godfather III IMPERIAL - to
28fe91
1991------------------------------------------------------
Mar 01 >The
Doors IMPERIAL - to 02my91
May 03 The Doors
PALACE - to 23my91
May 24 >Backdraft PLACE ALEXIS-NIHON - to 11jl91
May 24
LAVAL cinemas
renamed: CENTRE LAVAL
Jun 21 >The
Rocketeer IMPERIAL - to
25jl91
Aug 30
COTE DES NEIGES
cinemas open; 70mm capability advertised
Dec 06 >Star
Trek VI IMPERIAL - to 30ja92
1992------------------------------------------------------
May 09 >>Far and Away PLACE ALEXIS-NIHON - & 16my92
May 15
Lethal Weapon 3
PALACE - to 16jl92
May 15
POINTE-CLAIRE 8
cinemas open
May 16 >>Far and Away POINTE-CLAIRE 6*
May 22
>Far and Away
POINTE-CLAIRE 6 - to 02jl92
PLACE
ALEXIS-NIHON** - to 25je92
Jun 05
>Patriot Games
IMPERIAL - to 16jl92
POINTE-CLAIRE
8*/** - to 02jl92
Aug 30 >>Baraka IMPERIAL - & 01se92
world premiere
(Festival des
films du monde)
Oct 09
>1492: Conquest of Paradise IMPERIAL - to 17nv92
Nov 18
>Malcolm X
IMPERIAL - to 14ja93
Dec 25
>Hoffa LE FAUBOURG
- to 21ja93 / POINTE-CLAIRE 6** - to 14ja93
1993------------------------------------------------------
Aug 13
Apocalypse Now PALACE
- to 26au93
Oct 08
>Short Cuts LE
FAUBOURG - to 25nv93
Nov 05
>Baraka IMPERIAL -
to 24de93
Nov 05
>The Remains of the Day
LE FAUBOURG - to 15de93
(first simultaneous
70mm presentations at LE FAUBOURG;
cinemas not
distinguished in advertising)
Dec 10
>Geronimo: An American Legend LE FAUBOURG - to 13ja94
Dec 25
Baraka PALACE** - to
20ja94
1994------------------------------------------------------
Jan 21
IMPERIAL cinema
closed
25fe94 - reopen -
to 14ar94
17je94 - reopen -
to 05se94
23se94 - reopen -
to 12nv94
31ja95 - announce
ownership transfer to
Festival des films du monde
Oct 08
Star Trek IMPERIAL #
Oct 15
Star Trek II IMPERIAL
#
Oct 22
Star Trek III
IMPERIAL #
Oct 29
Star Trek IV IMPERIAL
#
Nov 05
Star Trek V IMPERIAL #
Nov 12
Star Trek VI IMPERIAL
#
1995------------------------------------------------------
Jun 02
IMPERIAL reopen
(‘100 ans, 100 meilleurs films’) - to 31jl95
25au95 - reopen
(Festival des films du monde) - to 03se95
01de95 - reopen
(repertory programming) - to 20je96
subsequent
operation as festival/event/special series venue
Jun 03
2001: A Space Odyssey
IMPERIAL #
Jul 13
Apocalypse Now
IMPERIAL #
Jul 21
Lawrence of Arabia
IMPERIAL #
Dec 01
Baraka / Pink Floyd The Wall
IMPERIAL
Dec 08
Baraka IMPERIAL
Dec 09
The Hunt for Red October
IMPERIAL #
Dec 28
Baraka # / Howard’s End IMPERIAL #
1996------------------------------------------------------
Jan 06
Star Trek IV IMPERIAL
#
Jan 13
Star Trek VI / The Doors
IMPERIAL #
Jan 18
Gandhi IMPERIAL #
Jan 19
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade /
The Last
Emperor IMPERIAL #
Jan 20
Amadeus IMPERIAL #
Jan 25
Malcolm X IMPERIAL #
Jan 27
Lawrence of Arabia
IMPERIAL #
Feb 02
Baraka IMPERIAL #
Feb 03
The Mission / Pink Floyd The Wall IMPERIAL #
Feb 09
Baraka IMPERIAL #
Feb 09
PLACE ALEXIS-NIHON
cinemas renamed: ATWATER
Feb 17
Spartacus IMPERIAL #
Feb 23
Pink Floyd The Wall
IMPERIAL #
Feb 24
Lawrence of Arabia
IMPERIAL #
Feb 25
Dr. Zhivago IMPERIAL #
May 03
Baraka IMPERIAL #
May 04
Pink Floyd The Wall
IMPERIAL #
May 11
The Sound of Music
IMPERIAL
May 18
Pink Floyd The Wall
IMPERIAL #
May 30
Baraka IMPERIAL #
Jun 12
Pink Floyd The Wall
IMPERIAL #
Sep 09
CREMAZIE cinema
closed
Nov 29
>Vertigo LE
FAUBOURG** - to 24de96
‘DTS’
1997------------------------------------------------------
May 27
Baraka IMPERIAL
1999------------------------------------------------------
Dec 23
LOEWS cinemas closed
2000------------------------------------------------------
Jan 21
DORVAL cinemas closed
(Famous Players)
29je01 - reopen
(Famous Players)
04je04 - closed
Jan 24
PALACE cinemas closed
2001------------------------------------------------------
Jan 04
ATWATER cinemas
closed
Feb 16
LE FAUBOURG cinemas
closed
Feb 16
POINTE-CLAIRE 6
cinemas closed
Aug 04
Baraka IMPERIAL**
(25 ans de
Festival des films du monde)
2002------------------------------------------------------
Sep 03
IMPERIAL closed
(renovations)
17je04 - reopen:
festival/event/special series venue
2003------------------------------------------------------
Jul 04
CENTRE LAVAL cinemas
closed
2005------------------------------------------------------
Mar 17
POINTE-CLAIRE 8
cinemas closed
Sep 29
CENTRE EATON cinemas
closed
2007------------------------------------------------------
Feb 16
VERSAILLES cinemas
closed
Apr 11
LE PARISIEN cinemas
closed (Les cinemas Fortune)