Theatre

Clairidge

Cinerama film formats shown

3-strip and 70mm

3-strip dates

From 08/25/60 to 04/14/64

70mm dates

From 04/21/64

Screen curvature and size

Louvered screen, 70ft by 28ft

Address

486 Bloomfield Ave.

Comments

 

Current status

Now a sixplex

Below list of Cinerama films that played at the theatre from http://cinematreasures.org

THIS IS CINERAMA
Premiere: August 25, 1960
Duration: 16 weeks
SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Premiere: December 25, 1960
Duration: 23 weeks
SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE
Premiere: June 5, 1961
Duration: 15 weeks
CINERAMA HOLIDAY
Premiere: September 18, 1961
Duration: 14 weeks
SEARCH FOR PARADISE
Premiere: December 22, 1961
Duration: 17 weeks
WINDJAMMER (Return Engagement)
Premiere: April 21, 1962
Duration: 21 weeks
HOLIDAY IN SPAIN
Premiere: September 11, 1962
Duration: 10 weeks
SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE (Return Engagement)
Premiere: November 21, 1962
Duration: 3 weeks
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Premiere: December 12, 1962
Duration: 23 weeks
THE BEST OF CINERAMA
Premiere: May 23, 1963
Duration: 8 weeks
HOW THE WEST WAS WON
Premiere: July 17, 1963
Duration: 39 weeks
IT’S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD
Premiere: April 21, 1964
Duration: 34 weeks
CIRCUS WORLD
Premiere: December 14, 1964
Duration: 16 weeks
MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY
Premiere: April 5, 1965
Duration: 11 weeks
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
Premiere: June 22, 1965
Duration: 31 weeks
RUSSIAN ADVENTURE
Premiere: February 8, 1967
Duration: 6 weeks
GRAND PRIX
Premiere: March 22, 1967
Duration: 23 weeks
MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY (Return Engagement)
Premiere: August 30, 1967
Duration: 8 weeks
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Premiere: July 17, 1968
Duration: 36 weeks
ICE STATION ZEBRA
Premiere: March 26, 1969
Duration: 12 weeks
KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA
Premiere: August 20, 1969
Duration: 8 weeks

Before Cinerama was installed

08/22/60

08/25/60

08/25/60

I'm guessing the ad for CINERAMA in the right corner is for the Clairidge. There were not any other Cinerama theatres in New Jersey.

12/23/60

06/05/61

09/18/61



12/22/61

04/20/62


09/10/62

 

11/21/62

12/11/62

02/28/63

05/23/63

07/17/63

04/21/64

12/14/64

04/08/65

06/22/65

01/25/66

06/29/66

02/08/67

03/22/67

06/17/67

08/30/67

10/25/67

07/17/68

03/26/69

06/19/69

08/20/69


05/11/2010