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Did any theatres, including the premiere, ever show the film at the full 2.76:1? I would think that it would have been a waste to install new screens for that one film.
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While it would vary from theater to theater depending on the setup, the widest a screen would probably be for 2.55:1 CinemaScope films. Ben-Hur was only the second MGM Camera-65 film and by 1959, the leading widescreen format was CinemaScope. The 35mm reductions were 2.50:1 scope and later 65mm prints were spherical 2.20:1.