B&B Theatres announced this weekend that it has closed its movie theater on Main Street. Its closure means one fewer first-run movie theater in Kansas City’s core.
Downtown Kansas City is now without a first-run movie theater, after B&B Theatres announced this weekend that it shut down its location in Power and Light, in the historic Main Street theater.
B&B, which is based in Liberty, operated the theater at 1400 Main St. since spring 2021, taking over shortly after the previous operator, Alamo Drafthouse, left the space that same year. As part of its acquisition of the historic theater, B&B Theatres renovated the six-screen theater to include heated recliners, a wall-to-wall screen and Johnnie’s Jazz Bar & Grill downstairs.
Still, it wasn’t enough to keep the business afloat.
In a statement, B&B said it “routinely reviews the theatres in our circuit and makes decisions based on what will best strengthen the Company going forward.”
“After thoughtful review, we have made the decision to exit this location,” B&B said, adding that the company is grateful to patrons for their loyalty and support.
The B&B’s closure follows the shuttering of other theaters in the city’s core over the past decade, including the Cinemark on the Country Club Plaza, which remains closed, and the Tivoli Cinemas in Westport.
Downtown resident Justin Short frequently saw movies at the B&B on Main Street, including big releases like “Wicked” and “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.” The theater was within walking distance for Short.
“Losing a popular downtown amenity like a movie theater, particularly one in a historic building, is always really frustrating to see,” Short said. “The convenience of being able to watch first-run films in such an iconic location is always so enticing to folks like myself.”
Short said the closure is also a loss for people who ride the Kansas City streetcar, since the theater is right off its Power and Light stop.
Short said the next operator of the building should understand the moviegoing experience that people who live downtown look for, including a full-service restaurant and bar. He also said the space needs improvement, citing out-of-order bathrooms as an example.
“It was just kind of dirty, and you can see that it was not well kept,” Short said. “And those are things that I hope that the next operator understands: that those things do return investment, they do bring people back to the theater.”
Originally built in 1921, the theater on Main Street was formerly known as the Empire Theater. Real estate developer The Cordish Companies, which still owns the building, renovated it as part of its plans to revive downtown Kansas City. National movie theater chain AMC Theatres, which has its headquarters in Leawood, reopened the theater in 2009 before Alamo Drafthouse took over in 2012.
Adam Roberts, who owns the Screenland Armour Theatre in North Kansas City, said it was difficult for a movie theater to succeed downtown.
“Prior to them, there was two other chain theaters in there, and they both closed for the same reasons, which is financial,” Roberts said. “It just didn’t make sense. The business wasn’t there.”
Roberts pointed out that three major theater chains — AMC, Alamo Drafthouse and now B&B Theatres — did not turn that location around.
“Seeing them close is just kind of the norm, unfortunately, for movie theaters these days,” he said. “More theaters every year close than open.”
Roberts said the closure of the B&B downtown could push moviegoers to other locations in the metro, including the Screenland Armour, which is a 9-minute drive away from 1400 Main St.
He said while major movie theater chains, like AMC, are struggling; the Screenland Armour’s business is on the upswing. He attributes that increase to more people looking for an analog experience. He said more people are looking to find “community over convenience.”
“The thing we hear the most from our audience is they come to the theaters to find their community and find like-minded people,” Roberts said. “That doesn’t mean talking or texting during a movie. People come here because they really love the movie experience.”
The capacity information is from the usher private show schedule when I went to this theatre and except for 15 and 16 that were upgraded, they got the original AMC Rockers I posted the show schedule in the photos section a while back ago
By Atlanta News First staff
Published: Feb. 25, 2026 at 8:32 PM CST|Updated: 6 hours ago
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The IPIC Theaters location in Midtown Atlanta will close, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act filing from Wednesday.
The theater is located in the Colony Square mall in Midtown Atlanta, near Piedmont Park.
The theater will close April 28, affecting 163 employees.
Please update, toal seats 321 and it’s 7 screens, one of the houses were converted to a private room
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 40
Theatre 2, 3, 4 and 6 48
Theatre 5 60
Theatre 7 29
Please update, total seats 815
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 168 XD and DBOX
Theatre 2, 5, 6,7 and 8 94
Theatre 3 88 DBOX
Theatre 4 89 DBOX
Please update, total seats 551
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 98
Theatre 2 115
Theatre 3 61
Theatre 4 96
Theatre 5 89
Theatre 6 92
Please update, rename theatre to Cinemark Lincoln Square Cinemas and IMAX and total seats 3,563
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 123
Theatre 2 156
Theatre 3 125
Theatre 4 and 5 186
Theatre 6 136
Theatre 7 117
Theatre 9 136
Theatre 10 and 11 157
Theatre 12, 13 and 14 362
Theatre 15 441 IMAX
Theatre 16 441
Please update, reopen on February 13, 2026 and new name is Tasvear Film Center and website is Https://filmcenter.tasveer.org/home
Please rename theatre to Cinemark Century Federal Way and XD as per website and total seats 1,234 due luxuryy longers installed
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 156 XD
Theatre 2 53
Theatre 3 and 15 84
Theatre 4 67
Theatre 5 65
Theatre 6, 7, 8 and 9 39
Theatre 8 and 9 115
Theatre 12 51
Theatre 13 63
Theatre 14 69
Theatre 16 156
Please update, total seats 196, new seats were installed replacing Clearview Cinemas old seats.
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 112
Theatre 2 and 3 42
Please update, total seats 660
PACCAR IMAX 290 with IMAX 70MM Film
Boeing: 370
Please update, total seats 1,013
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 and 10 77
Theatre 2 93
Theatre 3 51''
Theatre 4 and 9 71
Theatre 5 and 8 117
Theatre 6 131 DOLBY CINEMA
Theatre 7 99
Theatre 9 71
Theatre 11 59
Theatre 12 50
Please update, total seats 2649
Seating Capcity:
Theatre 1 205 IMAX with Laser
Theatre 2 290 XL At AMC
Theatre 3 and 11 215
Theatre 4 and 12 99
Theatre 5, 7, 13 and 15 139
Theatre 6 and 14 165
Theatre 8 and 16 99
Theatre 9 152 DOLBY CINEMA AT AMC
Theatre 10 290
B&B Theatres announced this weekend that it has closed its movie theater on Main Street. Its closure means one fewer first-run movie theater in Kansas City’s core.
Downtown Kansas City is now without a first-run movie theater, after B&B Theatres announced this weekend that it shut down its location in Power and Light, in the historic Main Street theater.
B&B, which is based in Liberty, operated the theater at 1400 Main St. since spring 2021, taking over shortly after the previous operator, Alamo Drafthouse, left the space that same year. As part of its acquisition of the historic theater, B&B Theatres renovated the six-screen theater to include heated recliners, a wall-to-wall screen and Johnnie’s Jazz Bar & Grill downstairs.
Still, it wasn’t enough to keep the business afloat.
In a statement, B&B said it “routinely reviews the theatres in our circuit and makes decisions based on what will best strengthen the Company going forward.”
“After thoughtful review, we have made the decision to exit this location,” B&B said, adding that the company is grateful to patrons for their loyalty and support.
The B&B’s closure follows the shuttering of other theaters in the city’s core over the past decade, including the Cinemark on the Country Club Plaza, which remains closed, and the Tivoli Cinemas in Westport.
Downtown resident Justin Short frequently saw movies at the B&B on Main Street, including big releases like “Wicked” and “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.” The theater was within walking distance for Short.
“Losing a popular downtown amenity like a movie theater, particularly one in a historic building, is always really frustrating to see,” Short said. “The convenience of being able to watch first-run films in such an iconic location is always so enticing to folks like myself.”
Short said the closure is also a loss for people who ride the Kansas City streetcar, since the theater is right off its Power and Light stop.
Short said the next operator of the building should understand the moviegoing experience that people who live downtown look for, including a full-service restaurant and bar. He also said the space needs improvement, citing out-of-order bathrooms as an example.
“It was just kind of dirty, and you can see that it was not well kept,” Short said. “And those are things that I hope that the next operator understands: that those things do return investment, they do bring people back to the theater.”
Originally built in 1921, the theater on Main Street was formerly known as the Empire Theater. Real estate developer The Cordish Companies, which still owns the building, renovated it as part of its plans to revive downtown Kansas City. National movie theater chain AMC Theatres, which has its headquarters in Leawood, reopened the theater in 2009 before Alamo Drafthouse took over in 2012.
Adam Roberts, who owns the Screenland Armour Theatre in North Kansas City, said it was difficult for a movie theater to succeed downtown.
“Prior to them, there was two other chain theaters in there, and they both closed for the same reasons, which is financial,” Roberts said. “It just didn’t make sense. The business wasn’t there.”
Roberts pointed out that three major theater chains — AMC, Alamo Drafthouse and now B&B Theatres — did not turn that location around.
“Seeing them close is just kind of the norm, unfortunately, for movie theaters these days,” he said. “More theaters every year close than open.”
Roberts said the closure of the B&B downtown could push moviegoers to other locations in the metro, including the Screenland Armour, which is a 9-minute drive away from 1400 Main St.
He said while major movie theater chains, like AMC, are struggling; the Screenland Armour’s business is on the upswing. He attributes that increase to more people looking for an analog experience. He said more people are looking to find “community over convenience.”
“The thing we hear the most from our audience is they come to the theaters to find their community and find like-minded people,” Roberts said. “That doesn’t mean talking or texting during a movie. People come here because they really love the movie experience.”
Please Update, total seats 1,340
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1, 2, 13 and 14 46
Theatre 3 and 12 68
Theatre 4 77
Theatre 5 and 10 95
Theatre 6 and 9 128
Theatre 7 266 IMAX with Laser
Theatre 8 151 Dolby Cinema at AMC
Theatre 11 80
Regal Times Square was supposed to get Screen X, had the sign then took it down, instead the only Regal with 2 4DX houses
The capacity information is from the usher private show schedule when I went to this theatre and except for 15 and 16 that were upgraded, they got the original AMC Rockers I posted the show schedule in the photos section a while back ago
Please update, theatre name is AMC Factoria 8 and total seats is 1,098
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 286
Theatre 2 159
Theatre 3 and 5 131
Theatre 4 78
Theatre 6 and 7 87
Theatre 8 139
lease rename theatre to Cinemark Tinseltown USA Kenosha and total seats is 1,100. This theatre has Luxury Loungers.
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1, 6 and 14 57
Theatre 2 56
Theatre 3, 5 and 9 102
Theatre 4 97
Theatre 7 72
Theatre 8 138
Theatre 10 and 11 73
Theatre 12 59
Theatre 13 55
Theatre was expanded to 6 screens on September 16, 1994
Please update, total seats 414
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 and 2 52
Theatre 3 49
Theatre 4 and 6 46
Theatre 5 45
Theatre 7 77
Theatre 8 78
Please update, total seats 819
Theatre 1 288 XQ
Theatre 2 100
Theatre 3 and 4 118
Theatre 5 111
Theatre 6 49
Theatre 7 35
Please update, total seats 521
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 301
Theatre 2 64
Theatre 3 44
Theatre 4 69
Theatre 5 43
Please rename theatre to Cinemark Bourbonnais Movies 10 as per Cinemark website and Total seats 512
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 48
Theatre 2 and 5 40
Theatre 3 35
Theatre 4 25
Theatre 6 98
Theatre 7 45
Theatre 8 39
Theatre 9 77
Theatre 10 66
By Atlanta News First staff Published: Feb. 25, 2026 at 8:32 PM CST|Updated: 6 hours ago ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The IPIC Theaters location in Midtown Atlanta will close, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act filing from Wednesday.
The theater is located in the Colony Square mall in Midtown Atlanta, near Piedmont Park.
The theater will close April 28, affecting 163 employees.
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Please rename theatre to Marcus Bistroplex Southridge
Please rename theatre to Marcus Bay Park Cinemas
Please update, CLOSED