Though the movie theater was one of the older ones in the area and attendance had dwindled, they had hoped the upgrades would have improved matters. Instead of doing the renovations, they just closed it.”Ĭhiu’s friend, Ken Turnage, who consulted with him about the site, said AMC’s pull-out was devastating for the property owner and the community. “I threw in $3.2 million for improvements and we already agreed, but suddenly their top management changed its mind.
Though they had not signed a contract, the parties did sign a letter of intent, Chiu said, adding that up until two weeks ago he thought it “was a done deal.” Property owner Gabriel Chiu said he had been working with AMC on a multimillion-dollar renovation plan that would have brought in a new sound system, new lounge-chair seating and other upgrades. The retro-styled AMC theater at Deer Valley Plaza showed its last movie on Sunday, closing its doors with only a simple sign and no explanation: “There are no shows playing at AMC Deer Valley.”ĪMC representatives did not respond to calls requesting information, but posted a note on the company’s website noting the closure and saying: “We hope to see you at our next nearest location: AMC Brentwood 14.”
More than 20 years after making a splash as Antioch’s first and only megaplex cinema, AMC Classic Deer Valley 16 has shuttered, leaving moviegoers in the city of roughly 114,000 residents no option but to go out of town to see a first-run movie.
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