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A new drive-in movie theater became one of Provo’s hottest nighttime locations in May, selling out events and amassing thousands of dollars in revenue.

But the sudden termination of a lease agreement hit pause on the show.

CozyFilmz co-founder Jake Colohan said Provo Towne Centre canceled the entertainment startup’s event contract to host drive-in movies in the mall’s south parking lot earlier this month due to a conflict with one of the mall’s tenants, Cinemark.

“The mall didn’t inform us about this at all, but (Cinemark) had an exclusivity clause in their lease agreement, which made them go after the (mall) managers there. And because of that, they chose to just completely terminate our agreement,” he said.

In response to a request for comment, Provo Towne Centre told the Daily Herald, “As a matter of policy, and in adherence with our standards of excellence, we do not discuss confidential license agreement matters.”

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