One Year Anniversary Of Downtown’s MX Movies
One year ago today downtown once again had a movie theater with the grand opening of MX Movies. Previously downtown had a 10-screen theater behind Union Station, under I-64/Hwy 40, but it closed years ago. MX Movies is in a much better location.
![The marque is a nice addition to Washington Ave.](http://www.urbanreviewstl.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mxmovies5.jpg)
![My boyfriend ordering our food & drinks via tablet at our comfortable seats.](http://www.urbanreviewstl.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mxmovies4.jpg)
![The 1st floor lobby on January 17, 2013](http://www.urbanreviewstl.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mxmovies2.jpg)
![Interior of the main theater during construction in August 2012](http://www.urbanreviewstl.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mxmovies1.jpg)
![Union Station 10 Cine closed around 1999/2000. Click image for more information.](http://www.urbanreviewstl.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/unionstation10cine.jpg)
![Unfortunately MX Movies had to close on January 7th due to broken sprinkler pipes. Wednesday they tweeted "Celebrate! If repairs go to plan, we hope to re-open Friday, which happens to be our 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! #STL "](http://www.urbanreviewstl.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mxmovies6.png)
MX Movies has three theaters of varying sizes. Congrats to MX Movies on their first year in business!
— Steve Patterson
do you think they are making any money?
Not sure, I know it is part of the group that runs other theaters like the Chase & Galleria.
Not quite, STL cinemas is a consultant to MX movies but they do not directly own them.
I’ve not seen their contract, so I don’t know the terms. It isn’t unusual for developers to lose money for a while to get activity going. i have no clue how they’re doing compared to their projections.
Correct….STL cinemas has backed away from MX. People can draw their own conclusions.
The last show my wife and I was was the Hobbit and the theater was full in the afternoon. I’m sure that the theater will do just fine as the area continues to grow.