What's the latest theatre to close or open you have heard about?

[Phil Ranucci]

Metropolitan Theatres Fiesta 5 in Santa Barbara, CA. Sept. 19 was the last day. Started demo the next morning.

[Mark Ogden]

The AMC Broadway 4 on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California closed a few days ago. Built on the site of the former El Miro Theatre while retaining its facade, it opened in 1989 under Cineplex, and was remodeled at least once by AMC.

[William Kucharski]

“Well, we're closing because of a change in the way that people do movies,” MacGregor said. “They don't go and sit together in a big theater any longer and enjoy the thrills together. They stay at home and they watch by themselves. And I find that really sad.”

[Jim Cassedy]

Kerasotes closed four Showplace ICON theaters
in major locations on July 2, most had only been open six or less years:

• Mountain View, California (San Antonio Center)
• San Jose, California (Valley Fair)
• Chicago (South Loop)
• St. Louis Park (Minneapolis)

According to a recent press release, the theater in Mountain View is one that Alamo
Drafthouse is planning on re-opening under its' own brand. The press release also
mentioned The Valley Fair as a 2nd location Alamo was attempting to acquire

[Frank Cox]

The Orpheum Theatre in Estevan, Saskatchewan is closed for "several months" due to flooding.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/orpheum-theatre-estevan-movie-cinema-1.7318215

[Daniel Fredrickson]

Village Centre Cinemas 8 in Pullman, WA. Closing tomorrow, 09/05/2024.

They say that they are closing because of "high taxes and minimum wage," however I suspect that is only part of the story; otherwise no smaller theaters/chains would still exist in the State of Washington.

https://www.krem.com/article/news/lo...1-3e3df0a9aa36

[Harold Hallikainen]

Since this is a bankruptcy auction, I wonder if a buyer could make a profit showing movies (and selling popcorn) if they were not stuck with the huge debt.

On another note, a local non-profit theater is expanding. See https://loftcinema.org/support-the-loft/campaign/ .

Harold

[Ian Puffenberger]

The entire Landmark chain is set to hit the auction block in November:

https://deadline.com/2024/08/landmark-curzon-cinemas-charles-cohen-foreclosure-auction-1236039527/

The loss of this entire chain would be devastating for the art house scene in a lot of cities, and could quite possibly portend the death of art house cinema as an art form as all such movies will just be dumped on tv. Local to myself, this probably explains why the Landmark Bethesda Row has been shrinking their operation over the last couple weeks. It's an eight screen theater but they only have six operating this week, and starting Friday it's down to five.

[Mark Gulbrandsen]

Last year Landmark closed about a dozen locations across the USA...

It's owned by Mark Cuban, so you can bet that any slim performing sites won't be around long...

[Harold Hallikainen]

Landmark shutting down Denver's Chez Artiste after shutting down Esquire last month. We were part of a Meetup movie group that saw a lot of movies at these two theaters.

https://www.denverpost.com/2024/08/06/chez-artiste-closing-landmark-theatres-movies-denver/

[William Kucharski]

Via Paul Rayton... Apparently, the Bruin is closing down permanently.

Its future is unknown. It may be closing permanently but that is not a given.

The building has historical status so it won't be torn down for condos with retail on the first floor, but it could become a gym for all we know.

(I recall when it was thought the same might happen to the former ArcLight theaters since the Dome itself is protected.)

[Steve Guttag]

The Moorlyn Square 4 has opened (previously known as the Moorlyn Stadium 4) in Ocean City, NJ. The Moorlyn Square is owned/operated by the same Town Square Theatres that run the Cape Square, Harbor Square, Tilton Square and Ventnor Square.

All screens at the Moorlyn feature 7.1 sound with 4K projection (and motorized masking...yes people that care about presentation do put motorized masking in).

https://www.squaretheatres.com/locations/moorlyn-square

[Mark Gulbrandsen]

Kerasotes closed four Showplace ICON theaters in major locations on July 2, most had only been open six or less years:

• Mountain View, California (San Antonio Center)
• San Jose, California (Valley Fair)
• Chicago (South Loop)
• St. Louis Park (Minneapolis)

William, I grew up in Illinois. I've never been overly impressed by Kerasoates or the other GKC Theaters which for most of it's life was run by a different Kerasoates Brother. I've always felt they are more of a "me too" theater chain. They do have a number of good locations, and the presentations are ok. But just like the rest of the chains, they are nothing more than multiple boxes with screens a projector and uncomfortable recliners. GKC no longer exists and their sites were bought up by AMC and others...

[Mark Gulbrandsen]

Via Paul Rayton... Apparently, the Bruin is closing down permanently. Regency Theaters has NOT renewed their long time lease. We also had a Regency Location in Salt Lake City at Trolley Mall that I used to service, but it only lasted a few years...

[William Kucharski]

Athens, GA

Beechwood Cinemas closing doors for final time on Thursday

https://www.onlineathens.com/story/e...y/74547313007/