KEARNEY — Blockbuster at 212 W. 42nd St. will be out of its Kearney space by April 1.

Brett Weiss, an owner and manager of the Archway Plaza strip mall where Blockbuster is a tenant, said the movie rental store’s lease wasn’t due to expire until 2014, but that Blockbuster took an option to terminate the lease early. He said the last day the store will be in the space is April 1.

Blockbuster opened Jan. 24, 2002.

Aaron Johnson, a corporate communications representative of Blockbuster, said the only details he had were that “Blockbuster continues to evaluate the performance of each store location individually.”

When asked, he declined to say the store is closing or say anything about any specific store.

“We remain committed to maintaining only those stores that we believe we will be able to operate profitably,” Johnson said.

Johnson said stores can close for a number of reasons, but did not specify the reasons for which the Kearney Blockbuster is closing.

He said stores close for reasons “such as the store reaching the end of its lease, a store may be too large in size, or property owners may be unwilling to reach a reasonable lease renewal.”