Theatres equipped for 70mm:
Alexandria
-- The 2nd 70mm house in town. The Coronet was the first.
"South Pacific" -- a 48 week run
Alhambra
-- 70 equipped after the untwinning. "Roger Rabbit" was the first show in 70. Gary Meyer comments:
Castro
-- Century JJ2s
Cinema 21
Coronet
-- The first 70 equipped house in San Francosco
"Oklahoma!" -- February 1956
"Around the World in 80 Days"
"Sleeping Beauty"
"Porgy and Bess"
"Ben-Hur"
Galaxy
-- 2 screens 70mm equipped
Golden Gate
"Khartoum"
"Gone With the Wind" -- see the American Widescreen Museum article
"2001"
Golden Gate Penthouse
-- Jack Tillmany: "The worst keystone problem I ever encountered."
"2001"- moveover
"Far From the Madding Crowd"
Kabuki
-- One screen 70mm and THX
-- Gary Meyer:
Metreon
-- 70mm 15 perf Imax in one house. Recent runs include "Oppenheimer," a February 2024 "Tenet" reissue and "Dune: Part 2" in February and March 2024.
-- At least one other house is 5 perf 70mm capable.
Metro
Movies ??
-- On the In70mm list
Northpoint
"Lawrence of Arabia" - 1989 reissue
Orpheum
"Mad,Mad, Mad, Mad World"
"Dr. Zhivago"
Parkside
-- 70 after the 1960s renovation. Jack Tillmany comments:
Presidio
-- A Century JJ, which would up in auditorium #1 after the theatre was 4-plexed
Regency 1
"Rollerball"
Regency II
-- A Norelco DP 75 and a platter
Regency III / Stage Door
Royal
-- A late install -- got a pair of Century machines from the Esquire in Sacramento.
"The Wind and the Lion"
Warfield
-- Mike Thomas installed 70 there
"Star Wars" - moveover
"Close Encounters" - moveover
East Bay
Grand Lake
-- 70 both upstairs and down
"Hateful Eight" - upstairs
"Wonder Woman" - downstairs
More data and stories:
See the long thread on the BAHT Facebook page started by a question from Matt Spero: "What theatres in San Francisco were able to show films in 70mm?"
See the Red Balloon page 70mm - Capable Theatre Listing.
And don't miss the Michael Coate / William Kallay article "70mm Cinemas in San Francisco" on the site In70mm.com.
On Film Score: "35 to 70mm Oddities of the 60s-70s."
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