The Laemmle in Claremont, CA has closed temporarily following its sale to Regency. Regency plan to re-open it in May after "an overhaul to add recliners, tables, and more food options."
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First the good news about theaters opening:
Articles about theater openings at: https://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?keyword=27
The movie theater in the Southbridge Mall in Mason City, Iowa will be reopening after many years. The theater's name will be Southbridge Theater. and will be an independent theater showing second-run movies when it opens in May.
The Revival Cinema in Keokuk, Iowa celebrated its grand opening November 15, 2025.
The Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs, California reopened in December 2025.
The J-PAL Cinemas in Ashtabula, Ohio opened in December 2025.
The Maya Cinemas Chino 8 in Chino, California opened December 18, 2025.
The EVO Entertainment - Forney in Forney, Texas had its groundbreaking earlier this month and is slated to open in Fall 2026.
The closures:
Articles about each of these can be found at: https://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?keyword=26
The Cinemark Movies 8 - Chino in Chino, California closed in November.
The AMC Market Arcade 8 in Buffalo, New York is closed at the end of the year.
The Court Square Theater in Harrisonburg, Virginia has closed.
The LOOK Dine-In Cinemas - W57th New York in New York City's Hell's Kitchen has closed. Its last day of operation was January 4, 2026.
The Metro Movies 12 in Middletown, Connecticut has closed.
The B & B Park West 14 in Morrisville, North Carolina has closed.
The Regency Calabasas Commons in Calabasas, California closed December 28, 2025.
The NCG - Battle Creek in Battle Creek, Michigan closed January 6, 2025.
The Showcase Cinema de Lux Patriot Place in Foxboro, Massachusetts has closed. According to a press release issued in December, Michigan-based Phoenix Theatres is planning to reopen the theater this summer.
The Coalinga Theater in Coalinga, California closed at the end of 2025.
The BTM Movieland in Carbondale, Colorado has closed.
Three theaters in Illinois comprising the entire Eagle Theaters chain. The Eagle Theater in Robinson, the Clintonia Eagle in Clinton, and the Streator Eagle 6 in Streator closed January 4, 2026.
The Baxter Avenue Filmworks in Louisville, Kentucky has closed.
The RED Cinemas in Greensboro, North Carolina has closed.
The Beacon Drive-In Theatre in Guthrie, Oklahoma didn't reopen for the 2025 season, and a recent news article states that the property has been purchased with plans that do not include showing movies.Comment
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The Palace Theater in Elmwood, IL is officially for sale.
The Palace Theater is a single screen, 200 (floor) 50 (balcony) and is fully operational. It features upgraded ADA compliant restrooms, new speakers & sound processing and newer equipment otherwise.
The theater has had just a handful of owners in its 100+ years in operation.
Please message me for more information or if you know of a buyer that I should contact.
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Just seen on nextdoor.com - it appears that the Look (formerly Studio Movie Grill, and Krikorian before that) on Eureka St. in Redlands, CA, has closed down:
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It looks like the Family Drive-In in Stephens City, VA may not be closing for good after all. They said their goodbyes at the end of their 2025 season, which was at the end of November. The Dalke family, which owns the property didn't renew the lease and was to sell the property for its real estate value.
There appears to be a twist in the form of a benefactor that is purchasing the land and intends to keep the Drive-In going.
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It looks like it's not curtains for the Family Drive-In Theatre near Stephens City after all.
The 10.16-acre property where the iconic Valley Pike venue is located is under contract with a buyer who intends to keep the drive-in open, according to Paige Manuel, associate broker at Winchester-based Oakcrest Commercial Real Estate.
Manuel told The Winchester Star on Wednesday that the prospective buyer is a retired investor from Williamsburg.
"The good news is he plans on hiring a management company and leasing the drive-in and continuing to operate it," said Manuel, who listed the Valley Pike property for sale last June. "It'll be open this spring, just like normal."
This will thrill fans of the outdoor venue, who were saddened when the drive-in's most recent operator, Texas-based Moonstruck East River LLC, announced the drive-in's "forever goodbye" prior to the last showing of the season on Nov. 30. The current property owners, Woodstock-based Dalke's Theatres Inc., are seeking to sell the Valley Pike property and didn't renew its lease with Moonstruck. That lease expired Dec. 31. Moonstruck began operating the drive-in in 2021 following the passing of previous operator Jim Kopp.
While listing the property for sale didn't necessarily mean the end of the Family Drive-In, Manuel said in August that the owner wasn't expressly looking to sell the site to someone interested in keeping it open. The land is zoned General Business District (B2), which has numerous allowable uses in Frederick County, such as gas stations and storage facilities.
William Dalke Jr. first opened the Family Drive-In Theatre in 1956. It's one of only six drive-in movie theaters in Virginia and the closest drive-in to Washington, D.C.
When it looked like the drive-in might close for good, several community members tried to raise money to save it, but their efforts proved unsuccessful.
According to Manuel, the buyer is scheduled to close on the property on Feb. 5, though he noted that real estate closings can potentially be postponed due to paperwork issues. He added that the new owner will entertain proposals from operating companies, one of which could be Moonstruck East River LLC, before executing a lease for the drive-in.
"I think they're probably doing a request for proposal situation, and I think [Moonstruck East River LLC] would certainly be invited to present a proposal," Manuel said.
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Just received confirmation that the Look sites in Monrovia and Downey (both CA) closed at the end of business yesterday as well as Redlands, leaving Glendale as their only remaining location in California:
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AMC Classic Auburn 14, Auburn, Al closed for good Sunday, February 1, 2026.
Inasmuch as the theatre more often than not outgrossed any of the Montgomery AMCs, this may be a bad sign for the Montgomery theatres.
And I certainly would call the Auburn AMC a "traditional movie theatre" as the attached story does.
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What I believe was the final Krikorian location, in Buena Park, CA, closed on February 4. If so, that's the end of the chain.
The opening of the CGV theater nearby in the late teens can't have helped them (even though it shows a lot of Korean movies and not exclusively Hollywood), as it was state of the art, in a better location, and has been kept in beautiful condition ever since. One of the houses has an LG LED screen. I installed some HI/VI/CCAP systems at the Krikorian just before covid, and it seemed pretty run down.Comment
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I can finally share this now. Boeing IMAX at Pacific Science Center in Seattle, WA is closed as of Feb 2 due to PacSci selling it and other surrounding spaces. It will reopen in May under a new name with a new owner and operator but still an IMAX. New buyers will determine what that means for their programming.
link isn’t working so I’ll share here in text
https://www.seattletimes.com/enterta...t-of-property/Last edited by Scotty Wright; 02-10-2026, 07:09 PM.Comment
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The only theatre in Yellowknife will close on March 31.
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Can confirm, a wealthy local purchased the land and has worked out a deal for me and another couple of folks to lease the theater on a 10 year term. He wants to keep it around for many generations to come!It looks like the Family Drive-In in Stephens City, VA may not be closing for good after all. They said their goodbyes at the end of their 2025 season, which was at the end of November. The Dalke family, which owns the property didn't renew the lease and was to sell the property for its real estate value.
There appears to be a twist in the form of a benefactor that is purchasing the land and intends to keep the Drive-In going.
Link to the article:
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Awesome news!Comment
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I am guessing that you all would say theaters are closing at a higher rate lately. How has this affected the layer of technical support above it all (integrators, distributors, etc.)? It is much different right now than, say, in 2008. I am facing some tough decisions and would love to hear from you guys. You can email me.Comment
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