Los Angeles Movie Theaters Could Reopen as Soon as Saturday

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterThe pandemic isn’t over yet, but the picture of moviegoing in Los Angeles is looking brighter.The country’s most populous county is moving into California’s orange tier, the third step in the state’s reopening plan, on Tuesday.

Also Read: L.A. Mayor Garcetti Downplays Threat of Another COVID-19 Surge: 'It's Time to Get Our Economy Started' (Video)While the majority of California counties remain in the second tier of reopening, more of the state’s largest box office markets are entering the third tier.

A little more than a month after opening with much fanfare from California Governor Gavin Newsom, the large-scale vaccination site at Cal State Los Angeles will cease operations on April 11, federal and state officials managing the location announced today.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterWith coronavirus cases declining as the distribution of vaccinations increase, moviegoing in Los Angles appears ready to rebound.

It’s taken more than three months, but the Small Business Administration is getting ready to start taking applications from distressed theaters and live venues seeking federal grants to make up for revenue declines due to Covid-19 closures.

For the first time, Los Angeles County officials on Wednesday announced a timeline for students under 18 to be vaccinated. Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said that, while all teachers and school staff in the region are currently eligible for shots, on May 1 all students ages 16 and over will become qualified. See second-to-last bullet point below from Ferrer’s presentation.

Vice President Kamala Harris called California Governor Gavin Newsom as she boarded Air Force Two in Las Vegas on its way to Los Angeles.

Los Angeles County will officially move into the state’s less-restrictive “Red” tier Monday, with the state achieving a milestone of 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in hard-hit communities and triggering an easing of requirements for counties to advance in Governor Gavin Newsom’s economic-reopening blueprint.

Two cheers for movie billboards.

Los Angeles movie theaters have been cleared to reopen next week, although capacity will limited at 25 percent. The county's department of Public health said on Thursday that cinemas, along with certain other businesses, will be allowed to once again welcome customers in the coming days.

The Happiest Place on Earth may be even happier than expected when it reopens in April.

After being closed for a year, movie theaters in Los Angeles have finally been cleared to reopen early next week thanks to changes in the California reopening system that allow L.A., Orange and San Bernardino counties to enter the second tier.As part of changes to the system installed by Gov.

The Los Angeles County Public Health department confirmed on Thursday the news announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday that movie theaters can open indoors at 25% capacity “with reserved seating only where each group is seated with at least 6 feet of distance in all directions between any other groups.”

Movie theaters in Los Angeles will be able to reopen early next week, public health officials said Thursday.

Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said the county plans to release its own operating guidelines for restaurants, movie theaters, gyms, outdoor live events and theme park reopenings as the county anticipates moving into the less-restrictive “red” tier of California’s reopening blueprint.

Los Angeles movie theaters may be only days away from reopening, albeit with a host of safety protocols, including 25 percent capacity or no more than 100 people in any auditorium. Cinemas across L.A.

Disneyland is anticipated to reopen in late April, Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Chapek said Tuesday.

Los Angeles is now on the verge of reopening movie theaters and other businesses, but the county needs to improve vaccinations in poorer communities before cinemas can get the green light.On Tuesday, new data on infection rates from the California Department of Public Health revealed that Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino Counties have suppressed the rate of COVID-19 infections to the levels needed to move them to the second level of the state’s four-tier reopening system.

It’s looking like movie theaters will be given the opportunity to finally reopen here in Los Angeles County as early as next week.