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Will be Marcus Theatres’ eleventh UltraScreen auditorium
MILWAUKEE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Marcus Theatres Corporation, a division of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE:MCS), today announced that its new 70-foot-wide UltraScreen® at the Pickerington Cinema, 1776 Hill Road North, will open December 21, with midnight showings of National Treasure: Book of Secrets. The Pickerington UltraScreen is a completely new 400-seat auditorium designed and built from the ground up as a state-of-the-art showcase for moviegoers in Pickerington and the surrounding areas. This will be the company’s eleventh UltraScreen.
“Pickerington moviegoers will experience the magic of the movies on a screen that is almost three-stories tall and three-times wider than the typical movie screen,” said Bruce J. Olson, president of Marcus Theatres®. “Audiences will see the latest Hollywood blockbusters with unbelievably cutting-edge, crystal clear, sharp images on a gigantic screen. The UltraScreen takes moviegoing to a totally new level of excitement and entertainment that can never be experienced at home,” said Olson.
“Not only will audiences be able to see the latest Hollywood movies in sharp, bright detail, they will also be able to hear movies as they have never heard them before. A remarkable state-of-the-art digital sound system will be an impressive feature of the new UltraScreen for the most incredibly lifelike and dynamic digital sound possible. The new sound system features Crown International’s innovative Digital B-Chain™ and JBL Professional’s Academy Award® winning ScreenArray® cinema system. Marcus Theatres has brought these systems together to create a cinema audio experience that is the first of its kind at any theatre in North America,” added Olson.
“The UltraScreen will stretch from wall-to-wall and will completely engage audiences in the moviegoing experience. Sink into our comfortable memory foam seats or doublewide Love Seats, stretch your legs in the wide space between rows and watch the best movies Hollywood has to offer. Moviegoers from throughout the Pickerington and southeast Columbus areas will now be able to discover the magical moviegoing experience provided by our UltraScreen,” said Olson.
In addition to the new 400 stadium-seat UltraScreen auditorium in Pickerington, OH, other UltraScreens are located at the company’s theatres in Brookfield, Wis., Sturtevant, Wis., Appleton, Wis., Madison, Wis., Elgin, IL, Oakdale, Minn., Columbus, OH, Fargo, N.D. and Waterloo, IA.
About Marcus Theatres
Marcus Theatres®, a division of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE:MCS), is the seventh largest theatre circuit in the United States and with the addition of the new UltraScreen, currently owns or operates 595 screens at 49 locations in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, North Dakota and Iowa, and one family entertainment center in Wisconsin.
About The Marcus Corporation
Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, The Marcus Corporation is a leader in the lodging and entertainment industries. In addition to its Marcus Theatres division, the company’s lodging division, Marcus Hotels and Resorts, owns or manages 19 hotels, resorts and other properties in 10 states, with three additional properties under development. For more information, visit the company’s web site at www.marcuscorp.com.
