Event Cinemas' New ScreenX with 270-Degree Viewing Has Brought Its Surround-Screen Format to Sydney

The big screen just got bigger at Event Cinemas Campbelltown, in a first for Sydney and via an experience that's just the second in Australia. Meet ScreenX, the surround-screen viewing setup that uses three screens within one movie theatre. It launched on the Gold Coast in 2023, and has now made its way to New South Wales to kick off 2024.

Call it cinema, the movies, the pictures, the silver screen, a glorious excuse to sit in a darkened room without your phone for at least 90 minutes: whichever you prefer, what happens once you've taken your seat is usually the same. You hit up your favourite/most-convenient theatre, get comfortable in your chosen chair, maybe munch on popcorn or a choc top, and stare at the giant rectangle in front of you as the magic happens. Sometimes the shape that glistens with films is bigger than normal, but there's always just one of them — until now, thanks to ScreenX and its multi-projection projection.

In Event Cinemas's ScreenX's auditoriums, there's a trio of screens: one right there at the front where it usually is, plus one over the left wall and another across the right wall. Three walls, three screens, a 270-degree field of view: that's the maths.

ScreenX is only up and running at two Aussie sites so far — Event Cinemas Robina was the first — however, that's just the beginning of the rollout. The chain plans to take the concept nationwide. The exact details of which other sites will be scoring the ScreenX experience, and when, haven't yet been revealed, but only peering forwards is about to become outdated.

If your first question is "how big is this three-screen setup get as it envelops everything that I can see, including my peripheral vision?", the answer is up to 56.2 metres in width at Event Cinemas Campbelltown. The surround-screen format is paired with surround sound, of course, to truly immerse two of your senses. And while you watch, you can choose to sit in double daybeds or recliners to get as comfortable as possible.

The new addition to the Campbelltown picture palace is part of the first stage of the site's revamp, which also includes V-Max with new private box seating — as sat on platform at the back of the cinema, with leather recliners, accommodating either two or four people, and including unlimited popcorn — plus full recliners in an original theatre. The rest of the refurbishment is set to be complete by the end of 2024.

If your burning query is "which films can I see in ScreenX?" — aka which flicks will make you feel like you've walked right into them — the response there is: big blockbusters and epic spectacles. Among the slate of current and upcoming releases, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Migration, Argylle and Dune: Part Two are all getting the ScreenX treatment at Event Cinemas Campbelltown.

Event Cinemas' new ScreenX experience is now available at Event Cinemas Campbelltown, Macarthur Square Shopping Centre, 200 Gilchrist Drive, Campbelltown. Head to the chain's website for further details.