Theatre

Grant Park Cinerama

Cinerama film formats shown

70mm

3-strip dates

 

70mm dates

From 8/13/69

Screen curvature and size

85ft

Address

1120 Grant Ave

Comments

Split into four screens in 1989 and four more stadium seating cinemas were added in 1998. 

Current status

The Grant Park Cinemas now has 2200 seats. 

 

Pictures below from http://www.dancebob.com/Winnipeg_Theatres/Winnipeg_Theatres.html

 


Below ad for How The West Was Won on June 4, 1970

Below ad for How The West Was Won on June 5, 1970

Below ad for 2001: a space odyssey on February 11, 1971

Below ad for 2001: a space odyssey on February 19, 1971

Below ad for 2001: a space odyssey on January14, 1972

Below ad for The Great Waltz premiere on December 22, 1972

Below is a list of movies that played at Grant Park Cinerama from http://www.in70mm.com/library/70mm_in/canada/index.htm .

# - exhibition of 70mm print not explicitly / consistently promoted in newspaper advertising


1969---------------------------
Aug 13 - Krakatoa East of Java
Sep 24 - 2001: A Space Odyssey
Oct 15 - commence regular enagagements
Nov 05 - Grand Prix
Nov 19 - Gone with the Wind #
Dec 10 - Doctor Zhivago #
Dec 25 - commence regular enagagements
1970---------------------------
Feb 11 - Mediterranean Holiday
Feb 25 - The Jolson Story
Mar 04 - 2001: A Space Odyssey
Mar 11 - Ice Station Zebra
Mar 18 - Goodbye Mr. Chips
Apr 17 - commence regular enagagements
1971---------------------------
Feb 12 - 2001: A Space Odyssey
Mar 12 - commence regular enagagements
Apr 23 - Gone with the Wind
May 21 - commence regular enagagements
Jun 11 - Grand Prix
Jun 18 - My Fair Lady
Jun 25 - Song of Norway
Jul 02 - Krakatoa East of Java + Custer of the West #
Jul 09 - commence regular enagagements
Sep 17 - Ryan's Daughter #
Oct 07 - commence regular enagagements
Nov 05 - Doctor Zhivago #
Nov 25 - commence regular enagagements
Dec 17 - Far from the Madding Crowd #
Dec 23 - commence regular enagagements
1972---------------------------
Dec 22 - The Great Waltz #
1973---------------------------
Feb 23 - commence regular enagagements
Jun 29 - This is CINERAMA
Jul 12 - commence regular enagagements
1989---------------------------
Sep 05 - closed (4-plex conversion)
Dec 22 - reopen (Cineplex Odeon)
1998---------------------------
Aug 28 - 8-plex expansion