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Hollywood heavyweights are rallying to save ArcLight Cinemas after the owner of the beloved theater chain announced that its doors would not reopen after the COVID-19 pandemic took an extreme financial toll on the moviegoing industry.
The jointly owned ArcLight and Pacific theaters will both remain closed after shutting down due to the public health emergency, Pacific Theatres said Monday in a statement. It said, “Despite a huge effort that exhausted all potential options, the company does not have a viable way forward.”
Mindy Kaling, Rian Johnson, Lulu Wang, Barry Jenkins, Jon M. Chu and James Gunn were among the entertainment luminaries who took to social media to mourn the loss of the ArcLight, known for hosting movie premieres and in-depth panel discussions with filmmakers.
Arclight & Pacific Theaters to Close Permanently; Celebs React
Yesterday, the ownership of Arclight and Pacific Theaters made a statement that they were closing permanently due to the pandemic. Arclight has a handful of theaters in cities across the country, and Pacific Theaters has over 300 screens in California.
From the statement: “This was not the outcome anyone wanted, but despite a huge effort that exhausted all potential options, the company does not have a viable way forward.”
Arclight has some of the most prominent movie theaters in Los Angeles, with the Cinerama Dome and Arclight Hollywood routinely hosting film premieres and Q&As. They are some of the busiest theaters in the country on any given weekend, with Arclight Hollywood being one of the most notable homes for limited releases in LA.
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Mary Carey attends the screening of Magnolia Pictures I Give It a Year at ArcLight Hollywood on August 1, 2013 in Hollywood, California. | Angela Weiss/Getty Images
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