“But if there are no new movies until that’s a vaccine, that’s a dire situation for a lot of companies.”ĪMC recently raised $300 million in debt relief to help itself remain solvent. “The longer this goes, there will be bankruptcy filings and reorganizations and there will be people who go out of business,” says Fithian who’s currently lobbying for greater Congressional support for theaters. That removes the two top cities in ticket sales, Los Angeles and New York. (Those currently open are mainly playing older films.) Theaters are closed in California and have yet to reopen in New York despite the state’s relative success in combating the virus. theaters could be open within days if they had new movies. – The drive-in, relic of yesterday, finds itself suited to nowīut imperfect may be all cinemas and studios have for now.– The 10 best movies released since theaters were shuttered.
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– No ‘Black Widow’ or ‘F9’ leaves a muted summer movie season.But is it more dangerous than sitting home and watching Netflix? Yes, of course it is.” It’s probably not as dangerous as that scenario. It’s not liked a packed bar with a low ceiling. If they get the ventilation cranked up, it’s actually not the most concentrated environment. If you space people out, it’s a big room, tall ceilings. “You could think: well, it’s a movie theater. “It seems prudent to think that indoors is where the lion share of transmission takes place,” says Shaman. Jeffrey Shaman, an epidemiologist at Columbia University, isn’t planning to go to the movies this year. Some moviegoers, naturally, don’t anticipate going, regardless of what comes out. After initially flip-flopping, AMC will require patrons to wear masks. North America, usually the main event of a blockbuster release, may have to learn to follow the rest of the world.ĭespite the virus surge in much of the U.S., exhibitors believe they can operate relatively safely by adhering to health officials, decreasing theater capacity and cleaning in between showings. But the two halves of theatrical moviegoing have worked largely in concert through the pandemic thus far. The on-demand release of “Trolls” caused a rift between Universal and AMC. The largest studios - the Walt Disney Co., Warner Bros., Universal - now all have streaming services of their own now, along with television operations. Splitting ticket sale revenue approximately in half, their fortunes have often been closely linked. The coronavirus crisis has ushered in new chapter in the often symbiotic, occasionally quarrelsome relationship between distributors and exhibitors. “A Quiet Place Part II” also joined the exodus Thursday, uprooting from Sept. Disney also pushed back numerous releases, including films in the “Avatar” and “Star Wars” franchises, back by a year. After “Tenet” earlier this week postponed indefinitely, Disney’s “Mulan” followed suit Thursday. AMC, the world’s largest circuit, on Thursday delayed its reopening from the end of July to mid-to-late August. Right now, the biggest movies are getting further away, not closer.