Movie theater at Sarasota Square Mall closes permanently

One of three main businesses around the Sarasota Square Mall campus is closing. AMC Sarasota 12, the movie theater at the mall, is shuttering for good at the close of business Oct. 31, a spokesperson for AMC confirms in an email to the Business Observer. 

“We thank our Sarasota 12 guests for their patronage and encourage them to continue enjoying the AMC experience at AMC Bradenton 20,” AMC Media Relations Manager Cassie Nichols says in a statement.

The movie theater company has reduced its footprint in recent years. AMC reports that it operated 886 theaters worldwide at the end of June, compared with 906 theaters a year before and 940 at the end of 2022.