BigScreen Journal News Articles

May 7 -- The Stuart Cinema & Cafe has moved from its location in Brooklyn, New York to a new one in Queens. Originally opened in 2018, the independent theater on West Street and Greenpoint Avenue...

May 4 -- The Metropolitan Calexico 10 Theatre in Calexico, California has closed. Located along Imperial Avenue, the movie theater's last day of operation was Sunday, May 3, 2026. It was operated by...

Apr 28 -- The M.E.L.S. at the Starlite Drive-In Theatre in Mechanicsburg, Indiana has closed. Located north of Mechanicsburg on State Road 39, the outdoor movie theater originally opened in 1946. That means...

Apr 28 -- A closed sign will be figuratively or literally hanging on the doors of the Big Sky Cinemas in Dillon, Montana when it closes this week. Located on North Montana Street, the movie theater announced...

Apr 28 -- The AMC Classic Towne Crossing 8 in Greeneville, Tennessee has closed. Located north of Greenville along West Andrew Johnson Highway, the movie theater was operated by AMC Theatres, which is the...

Apr 17 -- A "closed" sign will be hanging on the doors of the Marcus Lakes Cinema in Hermantown, Minnesota soon. Located near the airport outside of Duluth along Miller Trunk Highway (Route 53), the...

Apr 16 -- After showing movies in the Roanoke Valley for five decades, the AMC Classic Salem Valley 8 in Salem, Virginia has closed. Located in the Valley Commons shopping center on Apperson Drive near North...

Apr 15 -- The Bangor Drive-In in Bangor, Maine hasn't shown movies since 2021, and demolition efforts are underway to make room for an online retailer's warehouse. Located west of Bangor on Hammond Street...

Mar 21 -- The historic Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois is an icon of the city, with its blade sign along State Street serving as a de facto emblem for the city. Designed by the Rapp & Rapp...

Mar 14 -- The movie theater in the Brickyard Square shopping center in Epping, New Hampshire will be closing after this weekend. The last day of operation for the O'Neil Cinemas - Brickyard Square 12 on the...

Mar 13 -- The Cinemark Movies 10 - Wooster in Wooster, Ohio has closed. Located north of downtown Wooster on Burbank Road, the movie theater originally opened in 1993. Its last day was Thursday, March 12,...

Mar 13 -- The Mariemont Theatre in Cincinnati, Ohio has closed. Located on Wooster Pike and Miami Road, the historic movie theater has experienced many changes recently, with the latest being the possible...

Mar 6 -- The Flagship Cinemas - Cambridge Premium Cinemas in Cambridge, Maryland has closed temporarily because of a fire at the movie theater. Fire crews were dispatched to the theater in the Dorchester...

Mar 4 -- The Cinemaworld - Lincoln Mall 16 and CW Lanes & Games in Lincoln, Rhode Island has closed. Located in the Lincoln Commons Mall near the interchange of I-295 and Eddie Dowling Highway (Route...

Mar 4 -- The only movie theater in Kentucky's Ohio County has closed, leaving moviegoers in the area without local options for watching movies on the big screen. The Cinema 33 in Hartford, Kentucky closed...

Mar 2 -- A closed sign will be hung soon on the doors of the Premiere Cinemas - Fashion Square in Orlando, Florida. The news was announced on the website for Premiere Cinemas, which operates the theater,...

Mar 2 -- The Showcase Cinema de Lux Randolph in Randolph, Massachusetts has closed. Located 13 miles south of downtown Boston, the 16-screen movie theater showed its final movies on Sunday, March 1, 2026. A...

Mar 2 -- The B & B Mainstreet KC at the Power & Light District in Kansas City, Missouri has closed. Located just north of I-670 on West 14th Street and Main Street, the movie theater closed Sunday,...

Feb 27 -- A "closed" sign will be hanging on the Island 16: Cinema de Lux in Holtsville, New York until repairs can be made to its fire detection system. According to an article published recently by the...

Feb 23 -- The remaining movie theaters operated by Center Cinemas have closed recently. The Allred 5 Theater in Pryor, Oklahoma closed January 4, 2026, and the Cinema 7 of Grove in Grove, Oklahoma and the...