Alamo Drafthouse opening at Seaport in flux

• The company hopes to have an opening date to announce soon, spokesperson Brad Johnson tells Axios. The theater was originally slated to open in early 2023.

State of play: The industry was hit hard by the pandemic. The U.S. lost more than 2,000 screens between 2019 and 2022. Yet Alamo, which prioritizes a higher-end experience for moviegoers, says it has been surpassing its 2019 sales.

Zoom in: Boston cinephiles seem a bit…frustrated that they're missing out. Nearly every post on the Seaport Alamo's Instagram account features snarky comments about the delayed opening.

• "Can't wait to watch Mission Impossible 12 at the Alamo when it opens in 202u," one commenter snapped.
• "When is this opening? Seems like it’s literally never going to come to fruition. Early 2023 L O L," wrote another user.
• "Welcome to town, @alamoboston - Let the critical comments role [sic] in. People here aren’t like Austinites," Instagram user Ryan Osborne commented.