Drexel Grandview remains open temporarily
COLUMBUS, OH — After calling his theater “a dinosaur,” and “I don’t think it’s economically viable for it to ever be a movie theater again,” Drexel Grandview owner and manager Jeff Frank did not close the theater this weekend as originally planned.
In an email to Drexel patrons sent last Friday afternoon, Jeff Frank announced: “Because of the severe storms last week and the loss of power at both our theatres and cafe, and the fact that many people were without power, we decided it would be best to postpone our Grand Closing Event for Drexel Grandview. We are currently working on keeping the theatre open for a few additional weeks so we can plan this event and we’re still trying to work out a way to keep the theatre open longer.”
The Drexel Theaters Group website lists showtimes through October 2nd, so they will be open at least through the end of this week.
Thanks to MarkL for the information.
Perfect examples of this would be both "Napoleon Dynamite" and "Sideways" being first run there, and both films keeping the place packed during their respective summers. I understand that much of booking is decided by the studios, but with how much the Grandview pulled in for Fox Searchlight it seems likely that they would eagerly book there again.