SAN JOSE – An independent movie show company has abruptly closed its doors at two South Bay locations, apparently because of the implosion of its owner.
The ShowPlace ICON theaters in San Jose and Mountain View have ceased operations. The parent company's web sites, in addition to the web sites of the 2 South Bay theaters, have turn out to be inactive.
As a direct statement of the 2 cinema locations by this news organization revealed, each cinema locations were closed on Tuesday, July 2.
The cinema chain sent email letters to customers of the 2 cinemas informing them that operations on the two locations had been suspended.
“ShowPlace ICON at Valley Fair has ceased operations effective today,” the film company said in a July 1 email.
The company's San Jose theater is situated within the Westfield Valley Fair Center on Stevens Creek Boulevard and its Mountain View theater complex is situated in The Village at San Antonio Center on California Street.
At each locations, the cinemas are necessary anchor points for the retail, restaurant and entertainment complexes through which they’re situated.
Hollywood generally and the film industry specifically are struggling to recuperate from the brutal economic problems attributable to the coronavirus.
Four years after the primary outbreak of the deadly virus, cinemas are actually moreover affected by coronavirus-related business closures and changing moviegoers' preferences.
“We would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to our guests for their unwavering support, loyalty and enthusiasm over the years,” ShowPlace ICON said in an email to its customers.
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