Movie Theaters Struggle to Draw Crowds as Coronavirus Stay-at-Home Orders Ease

The California Department of Public Health declared that the state’s movie theaters can reopen as of this Friday (June 12) amid the pandemic – but don’t expect many of them to do so.

Mark David Television creator, screenwriter and showrunner Jon Harmon Feldman has put his carefully kept home in L.A.’s popular Studio City community up for sale with an asking price of nearly $1.4 million.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Despite yesterday’s good news for exhibition from the California Department of Public Health that they can reopen as early as this Friday, June 12, we’re hearing that many notable chains won’t be.

Movie theaters in California may begin opening as early as June 12, but they’ll have to follow some strict guidelines that the state’s Department of Public Health has announced.

Dave McNary Film ReporterMovie theaters in California could begin reopening as early as June 12 under strict proposed guidelines that have been issued by the state’s Department of Public Health.Gov. Gavin Newsom has yet to weigh in on the proposed guidelines, which are part of family entertainment rules.

Anthony D'Alessandro, Dominic Patten EXCLUSIVE: With California Gov. Gavin Newsom potentially poised to make an announcement easing COVID-19 restrictions on movie theaters this week, the industry anticipates at least the semblance of a summer season.The news will come as a relief to movie theaters, which have been shut since mid-March, and studios as well which have holding back on expensive event movies.  Warner Bros.

With clubs closed across the country and Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart on hiatus, we're asking reporting club DJs what they've been listening to lately, while at home, of course. This week, we spoke with San Diego DJ Victor Dinaire; Rhode Island's Abby Duren; and

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CAA has organized a committee of theaters, studios, and filmmakers to create a campaign around cinemas re-opening.

With clubs closed across the country and Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart on hiatus, we're asking reporting club DJs what they've been listening to lately, while at home, of course.This week, we spoke with Albuquerque/Santa Fe, New Mexico, DJ Eldon; Chicago's RONS; and Los Angeles' The Perry Twins.Eldon Eldon (full name Eldon Feldman) has been moving to Moon Boots' "Tied Up," featuring Steven Klavier (Kenny Dope extended mix).

France will allow cinemas to reopen June 22, the government disclosed Thursday. The move was part of a general relaxing of lockdown measures unveiled amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

France’s movie theaters will be allowed to re-open from June 22, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced this evening. This is earlier than expected, as French Culture Minister Franck Riester said this week that cinemas were eyeing a July 1 re-start. The decision was made in concert with the industry, Philippe said today, in order to allow exhibitors and distributors to organize concerted national campaigns. Social distancing measures will be in place, though Philippe did not elaborate.

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Drive-in entertainment is having a moment.

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