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21.04.2020 - 00:29 / deadline.com
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Editorial Director/Box Office Editor
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced today that movie theaters, subject to special social distancing and sanitation mandates, are allowed to reopen next Monday April 27. Per CNN, Georgia is ranked 11th in the nation in regards to its coronavirus cases which number 18,9K. There is a debate among federal, state and local governments about how to re-open the nation’s economy as cases continue to spike nationwide.
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will allow movie theaters to reopen starting April 27, but exhibition insiders stress that it would be nearly impossible for most major chains to start business back up by next week.
Studios and exhibitors alike are itching to get back to business, but there are big changes ahead for understandably nervous filmgoers.
Brian Kemp, the governor of Georgia, has announced that movie theaters, restaurants, and some other businesses will be allowed to reopen on April 27.