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What amazes me is that they have the gall to do this against the wishes of the owners.

In a few years Amazon will buy the place as a "good will" gesture.

For those that don't know, Netflix recently bought and reopened New York City’s iconic Paris Theater (ostensibly to host limited showings of Netflix Original films so they're eligible for Academy Awards):

https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/25/20982216/netflix-paris-t...

That makes sense. Probably will make money just showing Netflix content on the big screen. Netflix has also been trying to buy Grauman's Egyptian Theater in LA.

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