The largest movie theater screen ever in Illinois is nearing its long-awaited debut .
The company noted that four outdated auditoriums at the site had to be torn down to make room for the new EMX room.Paul Glantz, co-founder and chairman for the Troy, Michigan-based Emagine Entertainment, stated that in his world “everything I think is good always winds up taking more time and costing more than it should” but promised the wait for the new EMX auditorium will be worth it.
The film to be shown on opening day of the EMX facility will be “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.” “We’re very pleased with the receptivity of the community to our venue and we’ve seen strong attendance. We think opening this giant screen will bring more people in to check it out and we’re very optimistic about the business,” he said.
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