Maryland Movie Theaters Cleared to Reopen in Time for 'Tenet'

Christopher Nolan followed film fans’ lead and returned to the theater on Tuesday (September 15, 2020) to attend a screening of Natalie Krinsky’s new movie The Broken Hearts Gallery.The filmmaker, whose mind-bending thriller Tenet was released to theaters last month (August 2020), stunned staff at a multiplex in Irvine, California when he showed up to see the film with his wife.‘Tenet absolutely deserves to be seen in theatres’The masked Brit posed for photos with employees at the venue, who

lifted restrictions on movie theaters. Mike Sodano, who owns both venues, says that even though he can turn on the marquee lights again after dimming them for roughly six months, he’s hesitant to start welcoming back customers.“Movie theaters need three things to sustain themselves,” says Sodano.

Cinemas in California's Orange County were granted permission Tuesday to reopen, becoming the closest market near Los Angeles to once again allow moviegoing in the COVID19 era. The order was issued by Clayton Chau, the health officer for the county.

color-coded, tiered classification system to help determine what can reopen in each of California’s counties based on the number of daily new cases per 100,000 residents and the percentage of positive tests.  At the time, the counties that could reopen indoor movie theaters included Alpine, Calaveras, Del Norte, El Dorado, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Napa, Nevada, Plumas, San Diego, San Francisco, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Trinity and Tuolumne.As of Tuesday, Orange County

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorGood news for those in Los Angeles: Going to see Tenet just got closer.Orange County, Calif. has moved from the purple to the red tier in the state’s coronavirus monitoring system, which means that  movie theaters and restaurants for indoor dining can reopen at 25% capacity as well as churches for indoor worship.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorWhen I was a kid growing up in Brattleboro, VT, I had to wait months for a big Hollywood movie to come to town.One of the big year-end holiday movies of 1980 was Paramount’s Robin Williams pic Popeye, but it didn’t come to my town’s Art-Deco historical landmark theater, the Latchis until Easter weekend.This weekend, the Latchis Theater in Brattleboro, which caters to a population of 12K, had Warner Bros.’ Christopher Nolan’s Tenet first,

coronavirus lockdowns, saying films are meant to be seen on the big screen, not at home.Venice organizers have prided themselves on pushing ahead with the festival despite the cumbersome and costly anti-virus restrictions that include protective masks during all screenings, theaters at a half or one-third capacity and rigorous temperature checks and sanitization.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorAt first it looked like AMC would be delayed with reopening their cinemas in New Jersey given the state’s last minute OK this week, and now the biggest exhibitor in the world will have two locations ready to go for Christopher Nolan’s time thriller noir this Friday, Sept 4: AMC Jersey Gardens 20 and AMC Wayne 14.If you live in Manhattan, NYC and are itching to get to the movies, well, now there’s a way.AMC Jersey Gardens is a 39 minute

Anthony D'Alessandro, Nancy Tartaglione How seemingly fitting it is to have the box office prospects for a time-travel thriller like Warner Bros.’ Tenet changing in real-time.That’s not to say that opening weekend projections are going in reverse, rather the last minute reopenings of New Jersey, Maryland, and some parts of California are providing the commercial potential for the long-awaited Christopher Nolan-directed feature; a movie that represents on several levels, the hopeful comeback of

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe 77th Venice Film Festival opened in earnest Wednesday evening with a moving ceremony that served as a passionate rallying cry in defense of the collective moviegoing experience in the face of a perceived threat posed by streaming giants.The opening film was Italian director Daniele Luchetti’s marriage drama “The Ties,” which was generally well received.

Dave McNary Film ReporterSan Diego is the first major California market in California to see indoor movie theaters reopening with the AMC Cinemas and Regal Cinemas chains back in business this weekend.AMC is reopening seven of its nine sites in San Diego County on Friday, a spokesman said.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: The box office weekend projections for Warner Bros.’ Tenet just got higher.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterMaryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced on Tuesday that movie theaters will be allowed to reopen in the state on Friday, in time for the release of “Tenet.”Maryland follows New Jersey, which announced on Monday that its theaters could also reopen on Friday.Theaters and other indoor entertainment venues in Maryland will be limited to 50% capacity, or 100 people, whichever is less.

Dave McNary Film ReporterNew Jersey will allow its indoor movie theaters to open on Sept.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorNew Jersey movie theaters can open this Friday, September 4, Governor Phil Murphy said Monday, the latest upbeat news for the battered exhibition business after California set parameters for reopening on Friday that would allow locations in San Francisco and other counties to open.Gov.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorThe Dow reversed its losses for the year and the Nasdaq and S&P 500 hit records at close as investors saw a possible tempering of COVID-19 spread and liked a policy speech by the Federal Reserve chief the day before.Shrugging off continued high unemployment and the ongoing pandemic, the DJIA ended the week up 161.6 points, or 0.57% — less than 1,000 points away from a record high in February.Among showbiz stocks, Roku led, hitting a new all-time high and closing

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Friday, California Governor Gavin Newsom modified the reopening guidelines for counties in the State of California.

similar state guidelines issued in June.Also Read: Nearly Half of US Movie Theaters Will Be Open This Weekend Even Without New York, CaliforniaAccording to the state’s county status tracker, the counties that can reopen indoor theaters with these modifications include Alpine (minimal), Calaveras (substantial), Del Norte (moderate), El Dorado (substantial), Humboldt (moderate), Lake (substantial), Lassen (substantial), Mariposa (moderate), Modoc (minimal), Mono (moderate), Napa (substantial),

Dave McNary Film ReporterGov. Gavin Newsom has announced strict guidelines for indoor movie theaters in California to reopen in the coming months.The guidelines, announced Friday, were contained in a new color-coded reopening system for counties based on coronavirus prevalence and testing rates.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLast week, California Governor Gavin Newsom said he would release modify reopening guidelines for counties in the state of California.On Friday, he made good on that promise, revealing a new framework with four tiers with colors attached to them to indicate severity.The governor described the new framework as “simple, stringent and slow.”Case rates and test positivity rates will be the metrics that will determine movement within the tiers which, in terms of