70mm motion picture exhibition at Vancouver
1975-1997
7 January 2009 REVISE
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NOTATIONS
* first incidence of a cinema advertising 70mm engagement
** last
advertised 70mm engagement at specified venue
#
exhibition of 70mm print NOT explicitly/consistently promoted
> market first-run engagement
>>
preview/pre-release screening
1975------------------------------------------------------
Jun 27
>The Wind and The Lion
PARK ROYAL # - to 21au75
Jul 09
>Rollerball
STANLEY # - to 11se75
1978------------------------------------------------------
Oct 18
>Days of Heaven
STANLEY - to 09nv78
‘70mm Dolby
six-track stereo’
1979------------------------------------------------------
Mar 08
West Side Story
STANLEY - to 15mr79
‘70mm six-track
stereo’
Mar 16
Days of Heaven
STANLEY - to 22mr79
Oct 05
>Apocalypse Now
STANLEY - to 27mr80
‘70mm 6-track
Dolby stereo’
1980------------------------------------------------------
May 21
>The Empire Strikes Back
STANLEY - to 25se80
‘70mm Dolby
stereophonic sound’
Sep 26
>Divine Madness
STANLEY - to 16oc80
70mm Dolby
stereo(logo)
1981------------------------------------------------------
Jan 30
>Altered States
STANLEY - to 16ar81
70mm Dolby stereo
(integrated logo) MegaSound
Apr 17
>Lion of the Desert
STANLEY # - to 30ar81
May 01
Apocalypse Now
STANLEY - to 21my81
May 22
>Outland STANLEY -
to 09jl81
Jun 12
>Raiders of the Lost Ark
VANCOUVER CENTRE*
/ LOUGHEED MALL* - to 13my82
Nov 20
Apocalypse Now
STANLEY - to 03de81
1982------------------------------------------------------
Mar 05
>Quest For Fire
STANLEY - to 03je82
May 14
Apocalypse Now
VANCOUVER CENTRE - to 02je82
Jun 04
>Star Trek II
VANCOUVER CENTRE /
LOUGHEED MALL - to 02se82
Jun 04
>Poltergeist
STANLEY - to 30se82
Jun 11
>E.T. The Extraterrestrial PARK* - to 21ar83
Jun 18
>Annie VOGUE* - to
05au82
Jul 05
Napoleon (Gance)
QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE - to 11jl82
roadshow
orchestral accompaniment; triptych finale
Jul 09
>Tron DENMAN
PLACE* - to 15se82
Sep 03
Raiders of the Lost Ark
LOUGHEED MALL - to 09se82
Sep 17
>Pink Floyd The Wall
DENMAN PLACE - to 16de82
Sep 17
Tron LOUGHEED MALL -
to 30se82
Oct 01
Star Wars + The Empire Strikes Back STANLEY - to 20ja83
Oct 01
Poltergeist LOUGHEED
MALL - to 16de82
Nov 12
>One From the Heart
VOGUE - to 16de82
‘70mm Academy Frame Dolby’
‘The director of
The Godfather I & II and Apocalypse Now
presents a unique new version...’
1983------------------------------------------------------
Jan 13 Pink Floyd The Wall LOUGHEED MALL - to 03fe83
Jan 21 Star Wars + The Empire Strikes Back DENMAN PLACE - to 27ja83
Jan 28 >Gandhi VOGUE - to 23my83
Mar 04 Apocalypse Now STANLEY - to 10mr83
Apr 22 >Let’s Spend the Night Together PARK - to 28ar83
Apr 29 >>Blue Thunder VOGUE - & 30ar83 & 07my83
May 06 Rocky III VANCOUVER CENTRE - to 12my83
May 13 >Blue Thunder PARK - to 27jl83
May 20 Poltergeist STANLEY - to 26my83
May 21 Annie STANLEY - to 23my83
May 25 >Return of the Jedi VOGUE - to 20oc83
May 27 Around the World in 80 Days STANLEY - to 16je83
Jun 03 >War Games VANCOUVER CENTRE - to 06oc83
Jun 10 >Octopussy DENMAN PLACE - to 11au83
Jun 17 >Superman III STANLEY - to 04au83
LOUGHEED MALL - to 23jl83
Jul 22 Gandhi VARSITY* - to 15se83 (replace 35mm print opened 20my83)
Jul 29 >Krull PARK - to 01se83
Aug 05 >Star Chamber STANLEY - to 18au83
Aug 19 Star Chamber LOUGHEED MALL - to 25au83
Aug 19 Octopussy STANLEY - to 25au83
Sep 02 2001: A Space Odyssey PARK - to 08se83
Sep 09 Gone With the Wind PARK - to 15se83
Sep 16 Doctor Zhivago PARK - to 22se83
Sep 30 >Brainstorm STANLEY - to 01de83
Oct 14 >>The Right Stuff VANCOUVER CENTRE
Oct 21 >The Right Stuff VANCOUVER CENTRE - to 22mr84
LOUGHEED MALL - to 08de83
Dec 02 Apocalypse Now STANLEY - to 08de83
Dec 02 Brainstorm PARK - to 08de83
Dec 09 Pink Floyd The Wall PARK - to 14de83
1984------------------------------------------------------
Mar 23 The Right Stuff STANLEY - to 28mr84
May 11 Tron PARK - to 24my84
May 22 >>Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom ?
May 23 >Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom
STANLEY - to 14se84 / LOUGHEED MALL - to 12se84
Jun 01 >Streets of Fire DENMAN PLACE - to 21je84
Jun 01 >Star Trek III VANCOUVER CENTRE - to 02au84
Jun 08 >Ghostbusters PARK - to 20se84
Jul 13 >The Last Starfighter ODEON* - to 30au84
Sep 19 >Amadeus ODEON - to 13de84
Sep 21 Ghostbusters VOGUE - to 25oc84
Dec 14 >Starman VOGUE** - to 14fe85
Dec 14 Ghostbusters PARK - to 20de84
Dec 24 >2010
VANCOUVER CENTRE / DENMAN PLACE / LOUGHEED MALL - to 07fe85
Dec 24 >Dune STANLEY - to 21fe85
1985------------------------------------------------------
Mar 29 >Return Of The Jedi
LOUGHEED MALL - to 25ar85 / DENMAN PLACE - to 18ar85
May 22 >Rambo First Blood Part II VOGUE - to 09jl85
OAKRIDGE CENTRE THX* - to 20je85 opening engagement
‘Canada’s first LucasFilm THX sound system’
Jun 01 >>The Goonies CAPITOL 6 #
Jun 07 >The Goonies CAPITOL 6* - to 11jl85
Jun 07 Apocalypse Now DENMAN PLACE - to 13je85
Jun 14 Quest for Fire LOUGHEED MALL - to 20je85
Jun 21 >Cocoon STANLEY - to 24nv85 / LOUGHEED MALL - to 05se85
Jun 21 >Return to Oz DENMAN PLACE - to 25jl85
Jun 21 >Lifeforce OAKRIDGE CENTRE THX - to 09jl85
Jun 21 Rambo First Blood Part II OAKRIDGE CENTRE* - to 15au85
Jul 10 >Silverado WESTMINSTER MALL* - to 03oc85
OAKRIDGE CENTRE THX / VOGUE - to 15au85
Jul 12 The Goonies VANCOUVER CENTRE - to 01au85
Jul 19 >>The Black Cauldron DENMAN PLACE
Jul 24 >The Black Cauldron CAPITOL 6 - to 15au85
Aug 02 The Goonies DENMAN PLACE - to 14au85
Aug 16 The Black Cauldron VANCOUVER CENTRE - to 29au85
Aug 16 Silverado OAKRIDGE CENTRE - to 03oc85
Aug 30 Ghostbusters PARK - to 12se85
Nov 25 STANLEY cinema closed (THX upgrade) - to 03de85
Nov 27 >Rocky IV CAPITOL 6 - to 30ja86 / DENMAN PLACE - to 16ja86
Dec 04 >Young Sherlock Holmes
STANLEY - to 06fe86 / LOUGHEED MALL - to 16ja86
Dec 20 >A Chorus Line OAKRIDGE CENTRE THX - to 06fe86
Dec 20 >Out of Africa ODEON** - to 25mr86
1986------------------------------------------------------
Feb 07 A Chorus Line OAKRIDGE CENTRE - to 27fe86
Feb 28 Apocalypse Now DENMAN PLACE - to 06mr86
Mar 28 Sleeping Beauty STANLEY - to 18ar86
(19ar-04my86 weekend matinees - format not advertised)
Mar 28 Out of Africa OAKRIDGE CENTRE - to 19je86
May 10 >>Top Gun STANLEY
May 16 >Top Gun STANLEY - to 25nv86 / LOUGHEED MALL - to 17jl86
May 22 >Cobra CAPITOL 6 - to 26je86
Jun 06 >Space Camp VANCOUVER CENTRE - to 26je86
Jul 02 >Big Trouble in Little China CAPITOL 6 - to 17jl86
Jul 18 >Aliens LOUGHEED MALL - to 09oc86 / CAPITOL 6 - to 25se86
Jul 18 Top Gun DENMAN PLACE - to 21au86
Jul 18 Big Trouble in Little China VANCOUVER CENTRE - to 24jl86
Aug 01 >Howard the Duck OAKRIDGE CENTRE THX - to 21au86
Aug 22 Howard the Duck OAKRIDGE CENTRE - to 11se86
Nov 26 >Star Trek IV LOUGHEED MALL - to 12mr87 / STANLEY - to 01je87
Nov 26 Top Gun CAPITOL 6 - to 11de86
Nov 14 >The Mission VANCOUVER CENTRE - to 16ar87
1987------------------------------------------------------
Jun 03 >The Untouchables
STANLEY - to 19nv87 / LOUGHEED MALL - to 13au87
Jun 03 Star Trek IV DENMAN PLACE - to 11je87
Jun 19 GRANVILLE SEVEN - complex open;
advertise 2 cinemas 70mm/THX equipped
Jun 19 ODEON cinema closed (Cineplex Odeon)
18mr88 - reopen; rename: PLAZA (Famous Players)
Jun 19 VOGUE cinema closed
28se89 - Vancouver International Film Festival venue - & 14oc89
23jl93 - reopen: concert/theatrical venue;
occasional cinema screenings
Jun 19 VARSITY cinema closed (Cineplex Odeon)
18mr88 - reopen (Famous Players)
Jun 26 >Spaceballs VANCOUVER CENTRE - to 30jl87
Jul 01 >Innerspace CAPITOL 6 - to 30jl87
Aug 05 >Stakeout VANCOUVER CENTRE - to 12nv87
Nov 20 >Cry Freedom OAKRIDGE CENTRE THX - to 23de87
Nov 20 Stakeout STANLEY - to 10de87
Nov 25 >Three Men and a Baby CAPITOL 6 - to 14ja88
Dec 01 Rainbow War + Transitions [IMAX 3D] CN IMAX - to 19ja88
Dec 09 >The Last Emperor PARK - to 21jl88
Dec 11 >Empire of the Sun
STANLEY - to 10mr88 / LOUGHEED MALL - to 31ja88
Dec 24 Stakeout DENMAN PLACE - to 14ja88
1988------------------------------------------------------
Jan 08 Cry Freedom OAK RIDGE CENTRE - to 16fe88
Jan 15 >Good Morning, Vietnam CAPITOL 6 - to 14ar88
Jan 15 Three Men and a Baby VANCOUVER CENTRE - to 25fe88
Mar 11 Cry Freedom OAK RIDGE CENTRE - to 24mr88
May 20 >Willow LOUGHEED MALL - to 28jl88 / STANLEY - to 11au88
Jun 22 >Who Framed Roger Rabbit? VANCOUVER CENTRE - to 18au88
Jul 15 >Die Hard GRANVILLE SEVEN* - to 20oc88
Aug 12 Willow DENMAN PLACE** - to 29se88
Aug 19 >The Big Blue GRANVILLE SEVEN - to 01se88
Nov 23 >Cocoon The Return OAKRIDGE CENTRE THX - to 08de88
Dec 07 Rainbow War + Transitions [IMAX 3D] CN IMAX - to 08ja89
Dec 08 Cocoon The Return OAKRIDGE CENTRE - to 12ja89
Dec 18 STATION SQUARE (5) / PARK & TILFORD (6) / COQUITLAM (6)
- complexes open; advertise each location 70mm equipped
1989------------------------------------------------------
Mar 17 >Lawrence of Arabia PARK - to 28je89
May 24 >Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
STATION SQUARE 7* - to 28se89
STANLEY - to 21se89 / LOUGHEED MALL - to 17au89
Jun 09 >Star Trek V CAPITOL 6 - to 22je89
Jun 19 DENMAN PLACE cinema closed (Famous Players)
24ar92 - reopen (independent)
Jun 23 >Batman CAPITOL 6 / STATION SQUARE 7 - to 21se89
Jun 23 Star Trek V VANCOUVER CENTRE - to 06jl89
Jun 30 Lawrence of Arabia WESTMINSTER MALL** - to 15au89
Jul 07 >Lethal Weapon 2 PLAZA* - to 05oc89
Aug 09 >The Abyss GRANVILLE SEVEN - to 28se89
70mm not advertised prior to 11au89
Sep 22 >Black Rain STANLEY - to 16nv89
Sep 22 >Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade CAPITOL 6 - to 28se89
Oct 12 WESTMINSTER MALL cinema closed (Cineplex Odeon)
? - reopen (independent); closed: ?
Oct 27 >The Bear VANCOUVER CENTRE - to 21de89
Nov 17 Black Rain PLAZA - to 20de89
1990------------------------------------------------------
Mar 02 >The Hunt for Red October STANLEY - to 26je90
70mm not advertised after 02je90
Jun 15 >Gremlins 2: The New Batch STATION SQUARE 7 - to 19jl90
PLAZA - to 17jl90 70mm not advertised after 12jl90
Jun 15 >Dick Tracy LOUGHEED MALL** - to 04au90 / CAPITOL 6 - to 19jl90
Jun 22 Rainbow War + Transitions [IMAX 3D] CN IMAX - to 03se90
Jun 27 >Days Of Thunder STANLEY - to 20se90
Jul 04 >Die Hard 2 OAKRIDGE CENTRE - to 06se90
70mm not advertised before 06jl90; THX: 20jl-30au90
Jul 18 >Arachnophobia PLAZA - to 13se90
Aug 01 PARK cinema closed
21se90 - reopen (independent)
Oct 05 >Fantasia STANLEY - to 13de90
Dec 07 >The Rookie PLAZA** - to 10ja91
Dec 14 >Edward Scissorhands GRANVILLE SEVEN - to 31ja91
Dec 21 ESPLANADE 6 (NORTH VANCOUVER)
complex open; advertise 70mm capability
Dec 25 >The Godfather III STANLEY - to 28fe91
70mm not advertised after 16fe91
1991------------------------------------------------------
Feb 01 LOUGHEED MALL cinema closed (Famous Players)
? - reopen (independent); closed: ?
Mar 25 Top Gun CN IMAX* - to 11ar91
‘Bigger and better in 70mm’
May 24 >Backdraft OAKRIDGE CENTRE - to 04jl91
Jun 21 >The Rocketeer STANLEY** - to 01au91
Jun 21 PLAZA cinema closed (Famous Players)
30jl93 - reopen (Festival Cinemas); closed: 30se93
28ja94 - reopen (independent); closed: ?
18oc96 - Vancouver International Film Festival venue - to 20oc96
10oc97 - Vancouver International Film Festival venue - to 12oc97
23jl99 - reopen: PLAZA CLUB martini bar
Jul 05 Backdraft GRANVILLE SEVEN - to 18jl91
Sep 23 Raiders of the Lost Ark CN IMAX - to 26se91
‘largest 70mm picture in the Lower Mainland’
Sep 27 STANLEY cinema closed
20oc98 - reopen: theatrical venue (Arts Club Theatre)
Sep 30 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom CN IMAX - to 03oc91
Oct 07 Inadiana Jones and the Last Crusade CN IMAX - to 17oc91
Dec 06 >Star Trek VI VANCOUVER CENTRE - to 30ja92
1992------------------------------------------------------
Jan 12 Lawrence of Arabia PARK ‘70mm Classic Series’
Jan 19 2001 A Space Odyssey PARK
Jan 24 Apocalypse Now GRANVILLE SEVEN - to 20fe92
Jan 26 Spartacus PARK
Feb 02 Doctor Zhivago PARK
Feb 09 Gandhi PARK
Feb 16 The Sound of Music PARK
Feb 23 Ben-Hur PARK
Mar 01 The Last Emperor PARK**
Mar 16 Star Trek 2 CN IMAX - to 19mr92
‘70mm Film Fest’
Mar 20 VARSITY commence independent operation (former Famous Players)
Mar 23 The Hunt for Red October CN IMAX - to 26mr92
Mar 30 Top Gun CN IMAX - to 02ar92
Apr 06 Die Hard CN IMAX - to 09ar92
Apr 13 Die Hard 2 CN IMAX - to 16ar92
Apr 20 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade CN IMAX - to 23ar92
Apr 27 Star Trek VI CN IMAX - to 30ar92
May 09 >>Far and Away GRANVILLE SEVEN - & 16my92
May 15 >Howard’s End OAKRIDGE CENTRE - to 23jl92
May 16 >>Far and Away OAKRIDGE CENTRE / STATION SQUARE 5*
May 22 >Far and Away GRANVILLE SEVEN - to 11je92
STATION SQUARE 5** - to 02jl92 / OAKRIDGE CENTRE - to 30je92
Jun 05 >Patriot Games VANCOUVER CENTRE** - to 06au92
Jul 01 Far and Away GRANVILLE SEVEN - to 16jl92
70mm not advertised after 09jl92
Oct 09 >1492: Conquest of Paradise CAPITOL 6 - to 29oc92
Dec 25 >Hoffa
GRANVILLE SEVEN - to 28ja93 70mm not advertised after 15ja93
STATION SQUARE 7** - to 14ja93
Dec 26 Raiders of the Lost Ark / Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom /
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
CAPRICE* - to ?
‘70mm Extravaganza’ - opening engagement; former DOWNTOWN
Dec 26 Pink Floyd The Wall CAPRICE - to ? (weekends midnight)
1993------------------------------------------------------
Jan 15 Howard’s End CAPRICE - to 28ja93
Feb 19 Top Gun CN IMAX - & 20/26/27fe93
‘Weekend Action in 70mm’
Feb 26 Howard’s End GRANVILLE SEVEN** - to 25mr93
70mm not advertised after 27fe93
Mar 12 Star Trek VI CN IMAX - & 13mr93
Mar 19 Patriot Games CN IMAX - & 20mr93
Apr 02 Blade Runner CAPRICE - to 22ar93
Apr 23 Apocalypse Now CAPRICE - to 06my93
Jun 04 Lawrence of Arabia CAPRICE - to 17je93
Jun 18 Pink Floyd The Wall CAPRICE
Sep 03 Pink Floyd The Wall CAPRICE - to 05se93
Sep 18 2001 A Space Odyssey CAPITOL 6
‘Saturday Latenite Special in 70mm’
Sep 25 Pink Floyd The Wall CAPITOL 6
Oct 02 Raider of the Lost Ark CAPITOL 6
Oct 08 Short Cuts OAKRIDGE CENTRE - to 02de93
Oct 09 Top Gun CAPITOL 6
Oct 23 Patriot Games CAPITOL 6**
Oct 30 Alien CAPITOL 6 #
Nov 05 >The Remains of the Day OAKRIDGE CENTRE** - to 13ja94
Nov 06 Apocalypse Now CAPITOL 6 #
Nov 13 Days of Thunder CAPITOL 6 #
Dec 04 Altered States CAPITOL 6 #
Dec 10 >Geronimo: An American Legend
GRANVILLE SEVEN - to 13ja94
1994------------------------------------------------------
Feb 04 Batman CAPITOL 6 #
Feb 18 >Short Cuts CAPRICE - to 03mr94
Feb 19 The Abyss CAPITOL 6 #
Mar 25 Pink Floyd The Wall CAPITOL 6 #
Apr 09 Die Hard CAPITOL 6 #
May 27 Star Trek II CN IMAX - & 28my94 & 08/09jl94
‘Star Trek Film Festival in 70mm’
Jun 03 Star Trek III CN IMAX - & 04je94 & 15/16jl94
Jun 10 Star Trek IV CN IMAX - & 11je94 & 22/23jl94
Jun 10 Pink Floyd The Wall CAPRICE - & 11je94
Jun 17 Star Trek V CN IMAX - & 18je94 & 29/30jl94
Jun 24 Star Trek VI CN IMAX** - & 25je94 & 04/05au94
Oct 08 Top Gun CAPITOL 6 #
Oct 15 Star Trek II CAPITOL 6 #
Oct 21 Pink Floyd The Wall CAPRICE** - & 22oc94
Oct 22 Star Trek III CAPITOL 6 #
Oct 29 Star Trek IV CAPITOL 6 #
Nov 05 Star Trek V CAPITOL 6 #
Nov 12 Star Trek VI CAPITOL 6 #
Nov 18 True Lies CAPRICE - & 19oc94
1995------------------------------------------------------
Feb 25 2001 A Space Odyssey CAPITOL 6 #
(‘Famous Players 25th Anniversary’ matinee)
Feb 26 The Hunt for Red October CAPITOL 6 #
(‘Famous Players 25th Anniversary’ matinee)
Mar 18 Pink Floyd The Wall CAPITOL 6 #
Apr 08 Alien CAPITOL 6 #
Apr 14 Pink Floyd The Wall CAPRICE # - & 15ar95
May 13 Raiders of the Lost Ark CAPITOL 6 #
Jun 23 2001 A Space Odyssey CAPITOL 6 # - & 24je95
Jul 07 Aliens CAPITOL 6 # - & 08jl95
Aug 05 Pink Floyd The Wall CAPITOL 6 #
Sep 09 Ghostbusters CAPITOL 6 #
Oct 07 Tommy CAPITOL 6 #
Nov 11 Alien CAPITOL 6 #
Dec 01 Raiders of the Lost Ark CAPITOL 6 # - & 02de95
Dec 15 Top Gun CAPITOL 6 # - & 16de95
1997------------------------------------------------------
Jan 24 >Hamlet VARSITY** - to 06mr97
1999------------------------------------------------------
Jun 01 CAPRICE cinema closed
15mr03 - reopen: Caprice nightclub
2001------------------------------------------------------
Feb 23 STATION SQUARE 5 cinemas closed
COQUITLAM cinemas closed
2002------------------------------------------------------
Mar 29 VANCOUVER CENTRE cinemas closed
2005------------------------------------------------------
Mar 28 PARK cinema closed (Famous Players/Alliance Atlantis)
24my05 - reopen (Festival Cinemas)
Apr 29 CAPITOL 6 cinemas closed