The AMC Lincoln Square Flooded and A-listers Freaked Out

In an unprecedented calamity, New York City experienced flash floods on Monday, July 14, with hourly rainfall almost equaling the city’s historical record. Social media videos depicted torrential water flowing into subway cars and vortexes forming in the streets, resembling scenes from disaster films. Shockingly, one of the city’s cherished multiplexes was battered by the storm, with moviegoers sharing videos of water spraying from the ceiling into the lower level of AMC Lincoln Square. Today, a representative for the theater chain confirmed that the flooding was caused by a damaged “roof pipe” and that the affected areas, including impacted auditoriums, will remain closed while remediation work continues.

The positive aspect is that the unaffected upper stories of the multi-story theater resumed screenings the day after, which implies that fortunately, the enormous Imax theater on the highest floor was left untouched. The recent events have stirred up a wave of emotions among A-list celebrities who have shared their sentiments and well wishes for the cinema online. Here are some of the most intense responses to this situation. As the saying goes, there’s no place like a movie theater to feel heartache deeply.

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2025-07-15 23:57