Illinois' Largest Movie Screen At Batavia Theater Debuts Next Week

BATAVIA, IL — A 414-seat auditorium-style movie theater boasting the largest screen in Illinois will make its debut next week in Batavia, when the Emagine Theater’s Super EMX Auditorium opens to the public.

The auditorium features the state’s largest Cinemascope movie screen which measures 96 feet wide and 53 feet tall and is the size of an NBA baseball court flipped on its side. The Super EMX Auditorium was still under construction when the Emagine Batavia Theater opened at the end of May.

Emagine’s Super EMX will be a spectacular theater in which to enjoy Hollywood’s “tent pole” films, the theater announced in a news release. The 4K laser-projected image will be paired with a Dolby Atmos immersive sound system with 70 channels of sound to create the most remarkable moviegoing experience in the marketplace.

The space will make its debut at 2 p.m. on Tuesday with the screening of “Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part I."

Paul Glantz, co-founder and chairman of Emagine Entertainment, will be at the Batavia site to welcome guests to the first showing on Illinois’ largest movie screen, the theater announced.

Tickets for Super EMX showings will be on sale soon at www.Emagine-Entertainment.com or through the Emagine app.

The Emagine Batavia theater, which local officials approved plans for last year, is located at 550 Randall Rd.