Save Our Screens Missouri
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SAVE OUR SCREENS MISSOURI Missouri movie theater owners and operators thank our lawmakers for their leadership throughout the COVID-19 crisis. The state’s movie theaters are among the hardest-hit industries and need help to ensure they will continue operations, rehire workers, and return to profitability (and pay taxes on those profits) after the public health crisis abates. Please support financial relief for struggling movie theaters of all sizes in Missouri. With your help, our cinemas will play an important role in rebuilding the state’s economy and continue to bring the shared cultural experience of moviegoing to our communities. ___________________ Economic and Cultural Engines. From Main Street to the state’s urban centers, cinemas are business anchors and economic multipliers in the communities they serve. Cinemas (1) invigorate and revitalize neighborhoods, (2) drive foot traffic to local small businesses, (3) foster cultural vibrancy, and (4) create employment opportunities in communities across Missouri where jobs can be few and far between. Unprecedented Industry Disruption. Prior to the pandemic, Missouri had a robust movie theater market that generated more than $230 million in revenue in 2019. Capacity limitations combined with a lack of new movie releases, however, have caused cinema revenues to plunge by 80 percent industrywide. Cinemas Need Help. There are approximately 65 cinema companies operating more than 810 screens at over 125 locations across the state. Each passing day without help, however, is another day closer to more cinema owners in Missouri reaching their breaking point. Grant and Tax Relief Programs. A grant program of up to $8.5 million and tax relief would provide critical lifelines to help movie theaters bridge the pandemic and contribute to the state’s broader economic recovery when new movies return to our screens later this year. The following states recognized our industry’s economic and cultural importance and established grant programs to help cinema owners: • Iowa: The Iowa Movie Theatre Relief Fund allocated $5.5 million to provide up to $10,000 per screen to assist the state’s cinemas. • Kansas: The state’s $5 million SPARK grant program provided $10,000 per screen to movie theaters operating in Kansas. • Minnesota: The state’s Movie Theater Relief Grant Program provided grants of up to $150,000 for eligible Minnesota cinemas. • Nebraska: The $3.2 million Movie Theater Stabilization Program awarded $10,000 per screen for cinemas operating in Nebraska. • Wisconsin: The state, which designated $10 million for its COVID-19 Movie Theater Grant Program, provided cinemas awards averaging $14,600 per screen. Missouri Movie Theaters Source: Comscore 19 Drive-In Capitol City Cinema Hawkins Theatre Cuba Jefferson City Shelbina 21 Drive-In Century 6 Cinema Hi-Pointe Theatre Van Buren Nevada Saint Louis 24:1 Cinema Cinema 1 Plus ITEC Attractions Pagedale Washington Branson 66 Drive-In The Davis Theatre Kennett Palace Carthage Higginsville Kennett Alamo Drafthouse Dexter Twin Cinema Lamar Theatres Kansas City / Springfield Dexter Lamar AMC Theatres Downtown Cinema 8 Landmark Theatres Chesterfield, Creve Coeur, Creve Kirksville Saint Louis Coeur, Farmington, Family Cinema Lewis Street Playhouse Independence, Kansas City, West Plains Canton Poplar Bluff, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Springfield, Warrensburg The Farris Theatre Macon Cinema Richmond Macon Ava Trueview Family Theater Ava Flick Theatre Malco Theatres Anderson Sikeston B&B Theatres Bolivar, Chillicothe, Clinton, Fun City Marcus Theatres Festus, Fulton, Grain Valley, Mountain Grove Cape Girardeau, Chesterfield, Hannibal, Harrisonville, Dardenne Prairie, Des Peres, Galaxy 10 Independence, Kansas City, Lake Ozark, Saint Charles, Saint Sedalia Lebanon, Lees Summit, Liberty, Louis, Saint Peters Moberly, Monett, Neosho, Glass Sword Cinema Ozark, Waynesville, Wentzville, Marshall Cinema Cabool, West Plains Wildwood Marshall Goodrich Quality Theatres Belle Starr Playhouse & Cinema Melba Theatre Jefferson City, Columbia Warrenton De Soto Great 8 Cinema BigTime Cinema Memphis Theatre Union, Sullivan Bethany Memphis Hangar Cinema Bookhouse Cinema Mexico Cinema III Maryville Joplin Mexico 2 Miller Theatres Sunset Drive-In Blue Springs Aurora Mitchell Theatres Trenton Cinema Belton Trenton Moxie Cinema Troy Movie House Springfield Troy MX Movies & Bar Tyrrell Theater Saint Louis Cameron The Opera House Theatre VIP Cinemas El Dorado Springs Lexington, Gravois Mills Pharaoh Cinema 4 The Walt Theatre Independence New Haven Phoenix Theatres and Drive-In Warrenton 8 Cinemas Houston Warrenton Ragtag Cinema Columbia, Jefferson City ReelTime Cinema Brookfield Regal Entertainment Group Columbia, Fenton, Joplin, Kansas City, O'Fallon, Rolla, Saint Joseph, Springfield Route 66 Movie Theatre Webb City Screenland Theatres Kansas City, North Kansas City Senate Theater Elsberry St. Andrews 3 Saint Charles Starlite Drive-In Cadet STL Cinemas Saint Louis 3 .