Saipan big screen movie lovers may have to wait about a month as the Hollywood Theaters in San Jose, the only movie house in the CNMI, suffered extensive damage from Super Typhoon Yutu. <\/p>\n
Powerful winds ripped apart a huge portion of a concrete wall in the back left side of the building.<\/p>\n
Winds blew away a big part of the building\u2019s tin roof. A huge portion of the ceiling also collapsed, Saipan Tribune learned yesterday.<\/p>\n
As of press time, Saipan Tribune was still contacting the theaters\u2019 general manager, William Santos, to know the target re-opening date.<\/p>\n
There was also no comment yet from the Tennessee-based Regal Entertainment Group, which owns Hollywood Theaters. <\/p>\n
A construction worker said the ripped wall was in Auditorium 7 and that another auditorium also sustained minor damage.<\/p>\n
Hollywood Theaters has seven auditoriums. <\/p>\n
Saipan Tribune noticed that the affected wall is only about 2 inches thick.<\/p>\n
At least four air-conditioners were also damaged.<\/p>\n
The worker estimated that their company may complete the repairs within a month.<\/p>\n
The company temporarily installed tarps on the roof to prevent rainwater from getting inside the building.<\/p>\n
Hollywood Theaters also suffered severe damage after Typhoon Soudelor devastated the CNMI in August 2015 and it took the movie house several months to re-open.<\/p>\n
Hollywood Theaters first opened in September 1999. In April 2008 it shut down reportedly due to the bad economy and rising operational costs.<\/p>\n
Due to strong public demand, the movie theater re-opened on May 23, 2008.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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