Congruent with the thriving construction of shopping centers in Puerto Rico, movie theaters complexes keep growing. More than 40 movie screens are in construction at the moment, and, with more in planning stages, the industry keeps growing. I believe the industry will continue growing during the next few years. In the past decade, Puerto Rico has experienced a retail revolution. About half of the island's largest shopping centers were built in the 1990s, adding some six million square feet of retail space.
Parking is a key factor for service in movie theaters.
As developers were offering the availability of new malls, the industry started growing. As more movie houses go up in convenient shopping malls, more people go to the movies, and go more often. Shopping mall movie houses offer convenience of parking, safety, and a full entertainment experience not available in the old, stand-alone theaters. Most of these were mall movie complexes, which added a total of 94 screens. Meanwhile, other existing movie theaters were being remodeled, adding more screens in older malls like Plaza Las Americas, Plaza Carolina, and San Patricio Plaza.