ORLANDO-Following a sharp attendance decline, General Cinema Theaters Inc. today is closing four local theaters and seven properties in other Florida locations. The theaters represent 28 out of 350 first-run screens in metro Orlando.

The properties are Colonial Promenade 6 at 4672 E. Colonial Drive, Fashion Square 6 at 3710 Maguire Blvd., Altamonte 8 at Renaissance Centre, 303 E. Altamonte Drive, Altamonte Springs and Lake Mary Centre 8 at 3851 Lake Emma Rd.

In March, General Cinema closed its General Cinemas I-II at the Altamonte Mall. GC Cos. of Chestnut Hill, MA, a New York Stock Exchange-traded firm, is General Cinema's parent. GC has so far held off filing for involuntary protection from creditors under the US Bankruptcy Code.