Back by popular demand: River Oaks Theater is opening its newly remodeled doors to Houston and its first screening of Joker: Folie à Deux has already been sold out!

First on Houston Life, new details about what's next for the River Oaks Theater.

River Oaks Theatre’s last showing happened Thursday evening as the movie venue plans to shutter indefinitely. [RELATED: River Oaks Theater faces risk of closure as lease comes to an end]An announcement made on the River Oaks Theatre Facebook page revealed its last day in operation would be Thursday, March 25. “We want to thank everyone for the overwhelming support that was offered to save Landmark’s lease at the River Oaks Theatre,” the post reads. AdFriends of River Oaks Theatre hosted two events in hopes of saving the longstanding cinema. Though the River Oaks Theatre is done showing movies, for now, Gish said the Friends of River Oaks coalition will continue to think of creative ways to share the theatre’s history.

Houston’s historic River Oaks Theater is in jeopardy of closing as its lease negotiations have stalled. According to a news release, the Landmark Theatres’ lease is coming to an end and the longstanding cinema is in danger of closing – once again. “We very much want to come to an agreement with Weingarten Realty and be able to continue to run our preeminent art house community theater. Like several other businesses, River Oaks Theater temporarily closed in March 2020 following the COVID-19 outbreak. “Certainly, this awful pandemic is not the fault of Landmark Theatres or Weingarten Realty, but we all must be flexible during these trying times...” Serwitz said.