On Tuesday, after more than three decades in business, the final credits rolled at the South Bronx’s Concourse Plaza Multiplex Cinemas, which represented one of only two operational movie theaters in the borough. Now, The Bronx — home to some 1.44 million people — has just one cinema within its borders.
“It has been our pleasure to serve the Bronx community with great movie-going for many years,” the Concourse, which was one of 19 locations operated by the four-state theater chain Showcase Cinemas, posted on Facebook. “Due to a business decision, May 28, 2024 will be our last day of cinema operations. We thank you for your patronage and hope you have made wonderful movie memories at our cinema.”
With this location now gone, the AMC Bay Plaza Cinema 13, located within Baychester’s Mall at Bay Plaza — about 10 miles away — is officially The Bronx’s last remaining movie theater.
The shuttering is not shocking, considering how many theaters have closed nationally in recent years (5% shut down between 2019 and 2022 alone, according to the National Cinema Foundation), with Queens’ quarter-century-old College Point Multiplex Cinemas dropping its final curtain just a few weeks ago.
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