The first commercial 3D cinematic effort came in 1922 with The Power of Love, and there were spates of 3D film releases in the 1950s and the 1970s. The peak years were from 1953 to 1955, when Hollywood turned out over 50 3D films. The 1970s saw the release of 36.
3D 電影的首次商業放映，則可追溯回 1922 年的《The Power of Love》一片，其後在 1950 年代及 1970 年代，各有一波 3D 電影熱，極盛時期的 1953 ~ 1955 年，好萊塢就一口氣推出超過 50 部立體電影，1970 年代的作品亦高達 36 部。