Cinemark managed to deeply offend the still grieving families of those killed in the shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., this summer by inviting them to an "evening of remembrance" at the scene of their loved ones' murders.

The Associated Press reported Wednesday the families called the offer "disgusting," as no one from the theater company had reached out to them at any point in the last five months.

The families released a letter sent to Cinemark, in which they wrote: "Our family members will never be on this earth with us again and a movie ticket and some token words from people who didn't care enough to reach out to us, nor respond when we reached out to them to talk, is appalling."

Representatives for Cinemark had no comment as of Wednesday evening.

According to the AP, the letter arrived at homes of the families two days after Christmas.

The theater where James Holmes shot and killed 12 people will reopen Jan. 17.

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