Marcus Cinema to close Shakopee Town Square theater
It's the end of an era for some Twin Cities theater-goers.
The Marcus Shakopee Cinema will show movies for the last time next week.
Marcus Theatres has announced the cinema at Shakopee Town Square will close permanently on Tuesday, Jan. 10 as the company shifts its audience to the city's second theater location, the Marcus Southbridge Crossing Cinema.
The 10-screen Marcus Southbridge Crossing Cinema opened in 2017.
The Milwaukee-based company operates 85 locations in more than a dozen states, according to the company's website. Other locations in the Twin Cities include in Rosemount, Oakdale and Hastings.
The cinema in Shakopee Town Square opened in 1990, according to Cinema Treasures.
A Marcus Cinema spokesperson said the company acquired the property and took over operations in the late 1990s.
