After 18 years of giving Montreal-area movie lovers wanting a cheap option to take in a flick, Dollar Cinema is closing for good.
A post on the cinema's Facebook page said that owner (and 2017 mayoral hopeful) Bernie Gurberg will not be renewing the lease on the second-floor, two-screen theatre at the Decarie Square mall in Cote Saint-Luc.
"To all our regulars, old and new moviegoers.... it is with a heavy heart that Bernie let us know that our much loved Dollar Cinema is closing July 31st, 2022," reads the post.
Those who pre-purchased tickets can use them until that time, and the cinema is working to get another cinema to honour them for a defined period of time after the doors are closed.
Dollar Cinema has been screening second (sometimes third or fourth) run movies for almost two decades for firesale prices.
A regular movie is $2.50, and popcorn and other snacks start at $1.
This weekend, Encanto, Clifford the Big Red Dog and Ambulance are screening.
