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ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio – With the impending closure of the AMC Classic Mall 11 Movie Theatre at the Ohio Valley Mall, movie fans are asking if their favorite films will ever return to the shopping center.
Joe Bell, Director of Corporate Communications for Cafaro Company, owners of the Ohio Valley Mall, has good news for theatre patrons. Bell says the mall leasing office is looking for a better entertainment operation to take AMC’s place.
Our leasing office is always looking for a better operation to provide the quality entertainment our guests expect.
Joe Bell, Director of Corporate Communications for Cafaro Company
Bell says movies have played at Ohio Valley Mall theatres since the mall opened in 1978.
He says the AMC closure is not indicative of an industry-wide trend in shuttering theatres or fewer people going out to the movies due to the popularity of streaming. Rather, AMC was having issues.
The AMC chain has been having some difficulties.
Joe Bell, Director of Corporate Communications for Cafaro Company
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (AMC) “is the largest movie exhibition company in the United States, the largest in Europe and the largest throughout the world with approximately 900 theatres and 10,000 screens across the globe,” according to their website.
Despite its size, published reports say the company has financial difficulties and has closed multiple theatres across the U.S. this year.
The AMC theatre at the Ohio Valley Mall is closing Sunday, September 8.