2 San Francisco Movie Theaters May Remain Closed Permanently

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — San Francisco may have two fewer movie theaters when the coronavirus restrictions end.

AMC Theatres said Wednesday it has “substantial doubt” the company can remain in business after the coronavirus pandemic forced the closure of all of its locations.

In a regulatory filing, AMC officials said the company is generating “effectively no revenue.”

There are two AMC Theatres in San Francisco and more scattered around the Bay Area.

The San Francisco locations:

• AMC Metreon 16, 135 Fourth St Suite 3000 San Francisco, California 94103
• AMC Kabuki 8, 1881 Post St San Francisco, California 94115

All AMC locations are closed through June, and the company said it has enough money to reopen theaters this summer. However, if not allowed to reopen, the company said, it may be unable to borrow the funds needed to continue operating.

Even when theaters are allowed to reopen, AMC predicts it will still have problems should entertainment companies decide to delay the release of new films.

AMC has 1,000 locations across the globe, with more than 11,000 screens, according to its website.

— Patch editors Gus Saltonstall and Bea Karnes contributed to this story