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Marcus Gurnee Mills Cinema - UltraScreen DLX Marcus UltraScreen DLX

Gurnee · United StatesSingle source

PremiumCinemaIQ rates this Marcus UltraScreen DLX room C, 37/100 — a modest premium screen, 201 m² of lit picture. The projector rests on a dated source, so the score is indicative. Data read 21 September 2026.

Illinois, USA. The best-documented Marcus PLF and the only one with an operator-published dimension: 72ft x 31ft (21.9m x 9.4m), 424 seats, from Marcus's own March 2013 press release. Was the chain's first Auro 11.1 room; now runs laser plus Dolby Atmos. Marcus's flagship Chicagoland multiplex and uniquely carries BOTH UltraScreen DLX and SuperScreen DLX, which makes it the clearest place to see the gap between the two tiers. Coordinates not published.

Map position approximate (city centre)

C
~IQ 37provisional

Respectable, but not the full IMAX proposition.

Spec sheet

Projection
4K Laser(as of 2021)
Screen
21.9 m × 9.4 m (206 m²)
Screen shape
2.33:1 — the fabric itself
Picture shown
2.39:1
15/70mm film
No
Sound
Not published
Seats
424
Screen type
Not a dome — curvature not recorded
Opened
2013
Operator
Marcus Theatres

The projector here comes from a 2021 industry listing that we haven't been able to re-confirm. IMAX has converted a lot of screens to laser since — where we could check, 100 venues listed as xenon had been upgraded. Treat the score as indicative.

Why IQ 37

Screen size11/38
Projection22/36
Full 1.43 frame4/18
Sound0/8

How big, really?

1234

Drawn to scale · figure = 1.7 m

  • 1Traumpalast Leonberg IMAX · 38.8×21 m · picture 792 m², 3% never lit
  • 2BFI IMAX · 26×20 m · picture 473 m², 9% never lit
  • 3Marcus Gurnee Mills Cinema - UltraScreen DLX · 21.9×9.4 m · picture 201 m², 3% never lit
  • 4Typical multiplex screen · 12×5 m

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Scale check

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2 double-decker buss fit on this screen (1 across × 2 up · 206 m² total)

What you actually see

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Screen
206
Picture
206
Screen used
100%

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Where this comes from

Single source

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Screen dimensions
single source
  • · LF Examiner industry listing (2021)
Projector
single source
  • · LF Examiner industry listing (2021)
Operating status
verified open

The projector here rests on a single source. It is the weakest field we hold across the network.

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