AMC's Kips Bay theatre in New York will close on Jan 3

AMC says the building's owner ended its lease because NYU Langone Health, which wants to expand, appears to be buying the building.

"AMC Theatres does not want to go. Not one little bit."

— Adam Aron, AMC's chief executive

Residents protested in September. AMC says the 15-screen theatre was among the 10 most attended in the U.S. on several days this summer.