The Hampton Bays movie theater will close for good following its final showings this Thursday night, January 29.

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, there was about a 10% drop in movie theater screens nationwide, according to Cinemark spokesperson Caitlin Piper. Eleven multiplex movie theaters have closed in the state since 2022,

A small-town movie theatre could be closing their doors next month after being open for less than two years.

Voy Theatres at 207 S. Main St. is slated to close on Feb. 15 unless the building's lease can be extended.

Among fond memories from his time at Baxter was the theater's "Swinging '70s Satan-athon," a celebration themed after Louisville-based filmmaker William Girdler. Conover recalled putting on a gorilla suit and a rubber mask and emerging from the back hall with a fog machine, "menacing the audience," like a devil in one of the movies.

A performer by the name JayDee, whose real name is Jesus Diego Orejel, is the star of the movie “Clika” which is out in theaters across the country now, including the Cinemark theaters in Yuba City. The movie follows the arc of Chito, a young aspiring musician from Yuba City, who has dreams of making it big in the world of musica mexicana.

Cold winter months and fewer major film releases are leading to lower attendance at local theaters, forcing adjustments in staffing, pricing and concessions.