By Anthony D'Alessandro
23.03.2020 - 22:15 / deadline.com
By Anthony D'Alessandro
Editorial Director/Box Office Editor
Even with a majority of the nation’s movie theaters shuttered due to the coronavirus outbreak, and distributors holding back on box office reporting and new releases, there continued to be a handful of cinemas around the country that braved this weekend, and kept their doors open.
And for that, they should be commended.
Depending on the movie, there were between 79-135 theaters that remained open out of roughly 5K that are closed.
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It's officially week four for many of us who began social distancing in early March, and one way we've been keeping our heads high is by maintaining our routines—and finding comfort in self-care. One way to do that is to continue to support the brands you care about (and the people who work for them) by shopping on sale right now.
Theatrical box office in the Asia-Pacific region tumbled a massive 85% in the first two months of the year. The coronavirus caused cinema closures, audience hesitation, and a halving of the number of film releases.
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The South Korean box office, which has been widely affected by coronavirus and has fallen to historic lows, was further hit by leading exhibitor CJ-CGV’s recent decision to shut 35 complexes nationwide, and to reduce screenings at those theaters remaining in operation.
In today’s film news roundup, box office reporting is going away temporarily, Hollywood Teamsters have job opportunities, comedy “The Incoherents” finds a home and Fathom Events postpones more than a dozen releases.
By Anthony D'Alessandro
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LOS ANGELES — Movie studios Walt Disney and Universal Pictures said on Thursday they were suspending the release of box office data because of the closure of movie theaters in multiple countries in a bid to contain the coronavirus.
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The upcoming season 2 of Umbrella Academy has continued its post-production work amid the global Coronavirus outbreak. The show is reportedly stated to be one of the best shows on Netflix.
Theatrical box office in South Korean capital, Seoul dipped to a 16-year low, as ticket sales have moved in inverse proportion to the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus rises. Exhibitors have turned to re-releases to try to entice audiences.
Much of public life in the United States essentially ground to a halt this week. In the entertainment world, theme parks shut down, Broadway went dark, studios pulled major tentpoles from their release calendar, and virtually all Hollywood movies and TV shows halted production as coronavirus continues to rapidly spread across North America.
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) — Much of public life in the United States essentially ground to a halt this week. In the entertainment world, theme parks shut down, Broadway went dark, studios pulled major tentpoles from their release calendar, and virtually all Hollywood movies and TV shows halted production as coronavirus continues to rapidly spread across North America.
The international box office has taken a major hit because movie theaters in China, Italy, South Korea and other areas heavily impacted by coronavirus have been entirely or partially closed for weeks.
As fear and uncertainty build in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, moviegoers are following medical advice and staying out of public spaces, leaving theatres empty and Hollywood reeling.