Classic Movies you saw on opening day..

[Spawn67]

What classic movies or really any older movie do you remember seeing on opening day?
For me it was RETURN OF THE JEDI
Line was so long I must have waited 2 or three showings to finally see it!

[Gorn Captain]

London, Leicester Square Odeon, 1980.
The Empire Strikes Back!

South Africa, Johannesburg, 1983.
Return of the Jedi!

Both combined with my vacation...

[Mikey]

Hmmmm

Star Wars

Star Trek The Motion Picture

Star Trek 2

Star Trek 3

Star Trek 4

Young Frankenstein

Blazing Saddles

Jaws

The Black Hole

Close Encounters

Silent Movie

Godfather 3

Godzilla 2000

Buck Rogers

Flash Gordon

West World

Logan's Run

Towering Inferno

Earthquake

..... more


When I was younger I was all into being there on opening day

Today, I couldn't care less :)

[MIB41]

I AM a classic so it's hard to say...Uhm... First movie I can remember seeing in the theater was "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" in 1970 or '71. If you talking blockbusters, it would have to be Jaws.

[david_b]

None..

Seriously.., I believe Star Wars, Empire, and Trek-TMP were within the first few days of release or so. Never bothered to wait in mile-long lines.

I was at one of the US Premieres for DW's "The Five Doctors" (all shown on the same day). Does that count..?

david_b

[toys2cool]

not really classics yet but for me they are, all the lord of the rings :grin:

[wilbs518]

Empire
Jedi
Back to the future 1,2,&3
Black Hole
Flash Gordon
ET
Raiders
Temple of Doom
Last Crusade
Ghostbusters
Karate Kid
Top Gun
Ferris Beullers
Gremlins
Batman
Superman 2
Goonies
There are so many. I was obsessed with going to the movies when I was young. At least 2-3 a weekend.

[megoapesnut]

Jaws, in a little movie theater in the beach town of Lewes, Delaware (which reminds me quite a bit of Amity!). I didn't get in the water past my ankles the rest of the vacation!

[Spawn67]

There are so many. I was obsessed with going to the movies when I was young. At least 2-3 a weekend.

Me too! Seems every movie that came out from 79-88 I saw in the theatre. R rated from 85 on..lol. PS-I really miss those days!

[Mikey]

I also saw Saturday Night Fever PG on opening day

That one was really crowed -- with kids

[megoapesnut]

Does Scream 4 count? I am going to see it in about an hour

[johnmiic]

Opening day? Roxanne, Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom, Star Trek III - ST6, Day of the Dead, Robocop, Back to the Future 2, but those were rare occasions. I had to sneak out just to see 2010: The Year We Make Contact & Back to the Future when they played in theaters. My parents would let me dissappear all day sometimes in the huge local park, (Flushing/Corona, NY), but not let me see a movie by myself. Makes no sense.

[cjefferys]

The only movie I think I actually saw on opening day was Kill Bill Vol 1. I caught the very first showing on the first day at around noon because I couldn't wait to see it. There were only about a half dozen people in the whole theatre because it was the middle of the day on a week day. I sat riveted though out, what a great film. In most cases, I usually wait a week or so before seeing a film so that the crowds die down. Unless I think that a film might only play for a week because it's not exactly mainstream (that's why we saw "Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Movie" on opening weekend :smiley1: )

[UnderdogDJLSW]

Does Howard the Duck count?:smiley1: I couldn't wait to see that, then wished I could have waited.

For me ST TMP through STVI
Return of the Jedi
2010
I'm sure some others, too, but it is hard to remember all of them.

[LonnieFisher]

I know I saw Star Wars the first day. I hated sitting outside on the curb of the parking lot all day, but the movie was more than worth it. I wish I still liked it, though. It was my favorite movie for a lot of years.

[The Bat]

Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
Spiderman
Spiderman2
Spiderman 3
X-Men
X-Men 2
Star Wars
Star Wars:ESB
Star Wars:ROTJ

Star Trek:The Motion Picture
Star Trek 2
Star Trek 3
Star Trek 4
Star Trek 5
Star Trek 6
Blade Runner
Jaws
Terminator 2

[Janson]

This one doesn't quite qualify but I saw the opening of Independence Day in Clifton Park, NY and it got a standing ovation at the end. :terror:
True story.

[Joe90]

Star Wars. I had been following the buzz in various entertainment magazines and was really looking forward to it. There had been mention of it partially being a tribute to the old serial movies which got me interested (These same serial movies were the main fare for the children's matinees on Saturday in the early 1960's) plus the prospect of a state of the art Sci-Fi movie.

The theatre wasn't even half full.

I enjoyed it so much I stayed for the late viewing. :grin:

The Empire Strikes Back was jam packed on opening night. When the Prologue started to roll up on the screen the whole theatre cheered. It was corny but absolute fun!

[Hector]

Planet of the Apes (I was about six years old, lol), Star Wars, Superman, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Alien, Batman, The Exorcist, Jaws, Enter the Dragon...and Close Encounters of the Third Kind...were probably the most memorable ones for me.

Although to be totally honest...I don't recall if all were on opening day...but within the first week at least.

[Cmonster]

Doesn't everyone see everything on opening day?

SC

[shyndman]

Have seen a ton of opening day movies - mostly science fiction. Two stand out. First, 2001 A Space Odyssey. Saw it in actual Cinerama on opening night. That huge curved screen was really awesome. I still have the program for the movie. Second, I saw Star Wars on opening night. It was mobbed, got tickets for the last show that night, and still have the May The Force Be With You button they handed out at the door.