The LaPorte Lion Cinemas in La Porte, Indiana has closed again, the third time in three years.

A local news article quotes the theater's owner about why it closed:

Despite major facility upgrades, there just were not enough customers, said Neal O'Connor, owner and operator of the building.

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O'Connor said his wife lives in California and he was hoping to make enough of a profit to hire a full-time local operator so he could spend more time with her at their home.

O'Connor, however, said not enough business was coming in to afford hiring a manager. The last movie will be shown Sept. 6.

"Being so far away it was never really viable for me to run a retail business some 2,000 miles away," O'Connors said.

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Moviegoers in the area can visit the AMC Showplace Michigan City 14 in Michigan City for a large number of choices, as well as the Vickers Theatre in Three Oaks, Michigan (about 15 miles away) for art-house fare.