‘Onward’ Has One of Pixar’s Lowest Opening Weekends at the Box Office, Possibly Due to Coronavirus Fears

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, Nancy Tartaglione

By Anthony D'Alessandro

Last week Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry got ever so slightly ahead of the curve and decided to “self-quarantine” amid fears of the coronavirus.

A bid by a Manchester Gay Village bar to open later on weekday mornings has been rejected after residents living above the premises raised noise nuisance concerns.

The biggest night in fashion is going on hiatus.

An Iceland store in Glasgow has set up opening hours for the elderly and vulnerable amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The largest campsite in Britain has today announced it will delay opening due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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.

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.

By Nancy Tartaglione

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.

It comes after claims that the virus will cost the film industry $20 billion

As the coronavirus pandemic brings moviegoing to a halt in multiple countries, it’s slowing down attendance at North American multiplexes. 

Harry Styles, Biffy Clyro and more were set to play the May event in Dundee

By Jill Goldsmith