VERO BEACH — AMC Theatres has closed its Indian River 24 location at Indian River Mall, ending operations after business hours Sunday, Nov. 8.
Cassie Kennard, manager of media relations and spokesperson for AMC Theatres, confirmed the decision to Sebastian Daily.
“I can confirm that AMC will cease operations at Indian River 24 after close of business on Sunday, November 8. AMC routinely reviews the theatres in our circuit and makes decisions based on what will best strengthen the Company going forward. We thank our Indian River 24 guests for their patronage and encourage them to continue enjoying the AMC experience at AMC Port St Lucie 14,” Kennard said.
The theater, at 6200 20th St., opened in 1997 as a 24-screen complex and had operated in recent years as AMC Classic Indian River 24 with a reduced number of screens. It sat inside Indian River Mall, which opened in 1996 and has lost several major retailers over the years. Mall owners have been pursuing a redevelopment that includes outdoor retail space and other changes; demolition work on the east side of the property began earlier this year.
AMC directed customers to its Port St. Lucie 14 location in St. Lucie West. The company’s website has also pointed guests toward a theater in Melbourne.
The closure removes the only large multiplex inside Indian River Mall and leaves the Vero Beach area without an AMC location.