Snow and bad weather may have hurt the Majestic Bay Theater more than the economy this holiday season.

General manager Brent Siewert says the "media hype" over the snow made people fear going out and "the length of time that it was difficult [for people] to get around" contributed to a deflated holiday season.

"We had days where it wasn't in our best interest to be open," said Siewert.

Siewert also blames Hollywood for a less than stellar holiday movie season. The movie theater industry is largely affected by what movies are out. This season, people were not too excited about most of them, he said.

"We didn't have that one movie that everyone was trying to see this year," said Siewart.

Overall business has not been too terrible for the Majestic Bay.

"We keep plugging along," said Siewert, who is optimistic about the new Clint Eastwood film, "Gran Torino," which will be coming to the theater soon.

Contact Liz Sternberg at liz.sternberg@yahoo.com.