Regal Cinemas To Re-Open U.S. Movie Theaters On August 21

MEXICO CITY -- The few, the brave — those were the people returning this week to movie theaters in Mexico City that had been closed for four months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Yes, there was popcorn.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorThe UK economy suffered its biggest slump on record between April-June as the effects of the pandemic triggered an official recession for the first time since the economic crisis of 2009.According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the economy shrank a record 20.4% compared with the first three months of the year.

popcorn. It’s not merely a tasty salty buttery snack.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticEver since the ’50s, when the motion-picture industry felt existentially threatened by the rise of television (much as forces within it today feel existentially threatened by the rise of streaming), the movies have found ways to entice people into theaters with added benefits. 3D was the original P.T.

Also Read: How the Studio-Movie Theater Power Dynamic Will Change Without Paramount Decree Antitrust RulesThe Justice Department as led by Makan Delrahim formally filed to terminate the decrees back in November, saying that the legacy antitrust rules “served their purpose” in eliminating horizontal distribution practices and could today actually harm the American consumer.The rules were established in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1948 decision United 
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Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterWith the release calendar in tatters, and hopes vanishing for a nationwide reopening any time soon, the movie theater industry is increasingly looking to Congress for billions in aid.The industry has put its energy in recent weeks into lobbying for the “RESTART Act,” which would extend hundreds of billions of dollars in loans for businesses that have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.“It would be a lifeline for us,” said Bobbie Bagby, executive vice

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorUniversal and AMC are looking like saints in the exhibition business right now after taking a kicking in the teeth by rival circuits for their controversial deal last week to crunch the theatrical window to 17 days with an option for PVOD thereafter.Disney’s announcement Tuesday after the market closed that it is bringing to its 60.5 million Disney+ subscribers for a rental of $29.99 (and in theaters in those places of the world that

In-theater advertising firm National CineMedia has swung to a second-quarter loss on sharply lower revenues as major cinema chains face an uncertain reopening amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The company recorded a net loss of $13.8 million, or 18 cents per share, against a year-earlier profit of $8.9 million, or 11 cent per share.

Digital Extremes has announced Warframe’s third open-world expansion, titled Heart Of Deimos, which will be arriving sooner than expected.The expansion was revealed during TennoCon 2020, Warframe’s annual fan convention, and gave fans a glimpse of what they can expect when Heart Of Deimos launches on August 25.Heart Of Deimos will take the game “into a completely new era” with three worlds to explore, “devastating” pilotable mechs, and powerful combat. A new Helminth Chrysalis system will also

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Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorThe hope for NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell in the studio’s new unprecedented 17-day theatrical window collapse-PVOD deal with AMC Theatres is to make more money in the post theatrical windows which have waned in recent years.“Movies are our lifeblood,” said the NBCUniversal pro-PVOD exec, “Over the last couple of years, it’s become more increasingly difficult to generate the same returns over the first couple of windows.

coronavirus cases surge around the country. Each day that passes, bringing with it news of fresh centers of infection from the Deep South to the West Coast, seems to diminish hopes of a grand, national return to moviegoing.

EXCLUSIVE: We’ve just heard that Cineworld, in response to the recent changes on the theatrical release schedule with “Tenet,” is reopening their US circuit Regal, starting Aug. 21.“Welcoming theatergoers back to our cinemas will be a celebration for not only our team and our industry, but most importantly for the fans who have been anxiously awaiting the year’s upcoming releases,” said Mooky Greidinger, CEO of Cineworld.

Dave McNary Film ReporterRegal Cinemas, the nation’s second largest cinema chain, has announced that it will begin to reopen its U.S. locations on Aug.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: We’ve just heard that Cineworld, in response to the recent changes on the theatrical release schedule with Tenet, is reopening their U.S. circuit Regal, starting Aug.

coronavirus continues to recede in China’s capital. Cinemas in parts of the city deemed at low risk of cross-infection began admitting moviegoers under social distancing rules.

NEW YORK -- A long time ago in a pre-COVID universe far, far away, blockbusters opened around the globe simultaneously or nearly so. In 1975, “Jaws” set the blueprint.

reopening kicking off July 15 with the hope of being fully operational by July 24, but pushed back the plan July 30 late last month.The latest delay comes just days after Warner Bros. indefinitely postponed the release of its big-budget spy film, “Tenet,” which had been slated to hit theaters on August 12.

Rebecca Rubin News Editor, Online“Bill & Ted Face the Music” has shifted its release plans, and instead will debut on premium video on demand and in select movie theaters on Sept. 1 as coronavirus cases spike across the country.The announcement comes following the news that Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” has been taken off release calendars, though its still expected to launch in 2020.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe new restrictions come just about a month after Spain ended its first lockdown, which saw the nation’s borders closed.