Emagine Expands Specialty Screenings to Additional Theatre Locations

Join Emagine Entertainment this January as they host a variety of specialty screenings for their guests. Each month guests can watch some of the newest film releases with an enhanced experience. Open Caption screenings provide subtitles for those with hearing impairments. Sensory Friendly Screenings provide modifications to the theatre atmosphere without modifying the film for those who experience sensory issues. Dementia Friendly screenings provide exclusively selected classic movies and musicals and encourage audience participation while providing guests with special door-to-door service. The Breakfast and a Movie and Lunch and a Movie allow guests to enjoy a full meal and concessions while they enjoy their film.  

Emagine is bringing specialty screenings to more movie goers in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Beginning in mid-January, all Emagine Theatre locations will be hosting Open Caption and Sensory Friendly film screenings where guests will be able to watch some of the newest releases with an enhanced experience.

OPEN CAPTION FILM SCREENINGS  

Select Emagine locations will host Open Caption showings of some of the newest film releases on Sunday and Wednesday afternoons all month long. Guests who experience hearing impairments will be able to enjoy the movie-going experience with audio subtitles displayed on the big screen for all to see. 

All open caption movies are shown in 2D. *Note: there are no modifications made to the film.

Locations for January 7 & 10 Showings: (Michigan) Novi, Rochester Hills, Royal Oak, Hartland, Quality 10 Powered by Emagine, (Wisconsin) Geneva Lakes, (Illinois) Frankfort, (Indiana) Noblesville, Portage 

Locations for January 14 and Beyond Showings: All Emagine locations

Films: 

On-Sale dates vary. Check the website or Emagine app for theatres and showtimes.

BOYS IN THE BOAT

  • Sunday, January 7
  • Wednesday, January 10

MEAN GIRLS

  • Sunday, January 14 
  • Wednesday, January 17 
  • Sunday, January 21

SOUL

  • Wednesday, January 24

WIZARD OF OZ

  • Sunday, January 28

TITANIC

  • Wednesday, January 31

SENSORY FRIENDLY FILM SCREENINGS

Select Emagine locations will host a unique, sensory friendly screening twice a month, with specific modifications made to ensure an enjoyable experience for individuals with sensory needs and their supporters. Their sensory friendly programing makes going to the movies a more enjoyable experience for families, children, and teens with sensory needs. All sensory friendly films will be shown in 2D. *Note there are no modifications made to the film.

What does Sensory Friendly mean? 

First, it means sensory friendly experience (lights up a bit, sound down a bit).  Second, if your child needs to get up, move, dance, sing…No problem.  Third, guests are welcome to bring a safe snack for any food allergies or food avoidance/restrictions. 

Locations: All Emagine locations

Films: 

First Showing of the Day. On-Sale dates vary. Check the website or Emagine app for theatres and showtimes.

MIGRATION

  • Saturday, January 13

SHREK

  • Saturday, January 27

DEMENTIA FRIENDLY SCREENING

Dementia Friendly Screenings include exclusively selected classic movies and musicals presented in a unique setting with softer sound and ambient lighting. Guests are able to interact during the presentation and encouraged to talk back, clap, tap their feet, sway, sing along and get up and dance.

Emagine works with local organizations to provide guests with a special door-to-door experience guided by a team of dementia friendly “Purple Angels.” These staff and volunteers act as guides for the guests beginning the moment they arrive until the moment they leave.

More information can be found on Emagine’s website under Dementia Friendly Films. 

Location: Emagine Saline & Emagine Canton

Films:

Showings are the second Wednesday of each month.

ANNIE GET YOUR GUN

  • Wednesday, January 10 
  • Pre-Show Mingling: 1:15-2:00pm
  • Film Begins: 2:00pm

SENIOR LUNCH AND A MOVIE

Each month, Emagine Royal Oak hosts a special Senior Citizen Lunch and a Movie. Tickets are $30 each and include a full lunch buffet, a 44oz. popcorn and a 21oz. fountain drink as well as a ticket to the showing. This offer is valid for guests aged 55 and up. 

Location: Emagine Royal Oak

Film: On-Sale dates vary. Check the website or Emagine app for more information. 

THE COLOR PURPLE

  • Tuesday, January 16
  • Lunch Buffet: 11:00 A.M. / Film Begins: 12:30 P.M.

Location: Emagine Royal Oak

DINE N’ VIEW

Emagine Royal Oak offers a one-of-a-kind feature that takes movie going to a whole new level of luxury. During Dine n’ View movies, there is no need to wait in the concessions line for food and drink, you can head right over to your select theatre, sit back, relax, and be waited on by an Emagine employee. A full-service restaurant experience can be had from your theatre seat featuring the newest and biggest movie releases. Movies are marked with “Dine n’ View” before the film title to designate a special feature.

Dine n’ View films are scheduled weekly at Emagine Royal Oak.

*Guests are encouraged to arrive 30 minutes prior to the film’s showtime to allow enough time to order.

Location: Emagine Royal Oak

Films:

On-Sale dates vary. Check the website or Emagine app for theatres and showtimes.

ANYONE BUT YOU

  • Friday, January 5, 2024

MEAN GIRLS

  • Friday, January 12, 2024

I.S.S.

  • Friday, January 19, 2024

WHERE:            

Tickets are available at the box office, online at Emagine-Entertainment.com or through the Emagine App.

To purchase tickets and for a full list of showtimes visit Emagine-Entertainment.com

On-Sale dates vary. 

All films, locations, dates, and times are subject to change. 

Michigan Locations:

Emagine Birch Run / Emagine Canton / Emagine Hartland / Emagine Macomb / Emagine Novi / Emagine Palladium/ Emagine Rochester Hills, Emagine Royal Oak, Emagine Saline, Emagine Woodhaven / Quality 16 Powered by Emagine / The Birmingham 8 Powered by Emagine / The Riviera Powered by Emagine

Illinois Locations:

Cinema Chatham Powered by Emagine / Emagine Batavia / Emagine Frankfort

Minnesota Locations:
Emagine Delano / Emagine Eagan / Emagine East Bethel / Emagine Lakeville / Emagine Monticello / Emagine Rogers / Emagine Waconia / Emagine White Bear / Emagine Willow Creek

Wisconsin Locations:

Emagine Geneva Lakes

Indiana Locations:
Emagine Noblesville / Emagine Portage

FILM SYNOPSIS: 

I.S.S.

Tensions flare in the near future abroad the International Space Station as a conflict breaks out on Earth. Reeling, the US and Russian astronauts receive orders from the ground; take control of the station by any means necessary. Rated R

MEAN GIRLS

From the comedic mind of Tina Fey comes a new twist on the modern classic, MEAN GIRLS. New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika). However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school. Rated PG-13

ANYONE BUT YOU

In the edgy comedy Anyone But You, Bea (Sydney Sweeney) and Ben (Glen Powell) look like the perfect couple, but after an amazing first date something happens that turns their fiery hot attraction ice cold — until they find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple. Rated R

MIGRATION

This holiday season, Illumination, creators of the blockbuster Minions, Despicable Me, Sing and The Secret Life of Pets comedies, invites you to take flight into the thrill of the unknown with a funny, feathered family vacation like no other in the action-packed new original comedy, Migration. The Mallard family is in a bit of a rut. While dad Mack is content to keep his family safe paddling around their New England pond forever, mom Pam is eager to shake things up and show their kids—teen son Dax and duckling daughter Gwen—the whole wide world. After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, Pam persuades Mack to embark on a family trip, via New York City, to tropical Jamaica. As the Mallards make their way South for the winter, their well-laid plans quickly go awry. The experience will inspire them to expand their horizons, open themselves up to new friends and accomplish more than they ever thought possible, while teaching them more about each other—and themselves—than they ever imagined. Rated PG

SHREK (2001)

Once upon a time, in a faraway swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek (Mike Myers) whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy tale characters. They were all banished from their kingdom by the evil Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow). Determined to save their home — not to mention his — Shrek cuts a deal with Farquaad and sets out to rescue Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) to be Farquaad’s bride. Rescuing the Princess may be small compared to her deep, dark secret. Rated PG


THE BOYS IN THE BOAT
The Boys in the Boat is a sports drama based on the #1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction novel written by Daniel James Brown. The film, directed by George Clooney, is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world. Rated PG-13


THE WIZARD OF OZ (85th Anniversary)
Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home in Kansas and help her friends as well. Rated G


THE COLOR PURPLE

Warner Bros. Pictures invites you to experience the extraordinary sisterhood of three women who share one unbreakable bond in “The Color Purple.” This bold new take on the beloved classic is directed by Blitz Bazawule (“Black Is King,” “The Burial of Kojo”) and produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders and Quincy Jones. Rated PG-13

SOUL (2020)

After landing the gig of a lifetime, a New York jazz pianist suddenly finds himself trapped in a strange land between Earth and the afterlife. Rated PG

TITANIC (1997)

Director James Cameron’s romantic epic that became a box office phenomenon. Leonardo DiCaprio (“I’m the King of the World!”) and Kate Winslet star as young lovers who meet on history’s most famous doomed ocean liner (he’s from steerage, she’s first class). Winner of 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, with special effects that still dazzle on the big screen. (“But this ship can’t sink!”) Rated PG-13

ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (1950)

The story of the great sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who rose to fame while dealing with her love/professional rival, Frank Butler.

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