G. Allen Johnson February 12, 2021Updated: February 13, 2021, 10:45 am
CineArts at the Empire, a three-screen movie theater in the West Portal neighborhood of San Francisco, announced it has closed the theater permanently. There is hope that another tenant can be found. Photo: Stephanie Wright Hession
CineArts at the Empire, which first began screening films in the silent movie era, will not reopen, parent company Cinemark Holdings Inc. announced this week.
The closure is a “normal course of business and the result of the careful and ongoing review of our theatre fleet, particularly in light of the impact of COVID-19,” Cinemark said in a statement.