AMC says it wants to stay, but New York's Kips Bay cinema will close on 3 January
By Fuzzy Mushroom · Published
AMC boss Adam Aron has written an open letter saying the chain 'does not want to go. Not one little bit' from its 15-screen Kips Bay cinema in Manhattan, which has been open since 1999. The landlord has ended AMC's lease as NYU Langone Health moves to buy the building and expand, and Aron says every idea AMC offered, even a smaller cinema, has 'fallen on closed minds'. Unless something changes, the last show is on 3 January.
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Spore Score for the story: 91 (Rock solid). Status: Confirmed. Official: Open letter from AMC CEO Adam Aron.
Sources
- Deadline: AMC Theatres Wants NYC Multiplex To Remain But Decision "Not Ours To Make" (24 October 2026)
- Variety: New York's AMC Kips Bay Theater Closes on Jan. 3; CEO Says 'AMC Wants to Stay' but NYU Langone 'Wants Us Gone' (24 October 2026)
- ABC7 New York: AMC CEO urges NYU Langone to keep Kips Bay theater open (24 October 2026)
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