By Nancy Tartaglione
02.05.2020 - 00:09 / variety.com
By Gene Maddaus
Senior Media Writer
A handful of movie theaters in San Antonio and Austin, Texas, are set to reopen in the coming days, providing an early test case for coronavirus protection measures.
EVO Entertainment plans to open two theaters on Monday using “airport security-style check-in,” says CEO Mitchell Roberts. Guests will enter a cordoned area near the front door, where they will be asked if they are anyone in their household have had flu symptoms in the last 14 days. They will
By Nancy Tartaglione
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By Mike Fleming Jr
For movie theaters shuttered by coronavirus, it’s become something of a mantra: “Just wait until ‘Tenet.'”
By Dominic Patten
In-theater advertising firm National CineMedia on Tuesday posted a widened first-quarter loss, on lower revenues, after major cinema chains in mid-March shuttered their theaters. The company recorded a net loss of $3.7 million, or 5 cents per share, against a year-earlier loss of $1.1 million, or 1 cent per share.
By Dino-Ray Ramos
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday offered some more clarity on how his state is planning to reopen its nonessential businesses, noting especially that movie theaters fall into a category that will likely take "months" to reopen.
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Texas is planning to reopen movie theaters starting this week, Variety reports.
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As social distancing becomes the new norm amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, theaters have temporarily darkened their screens, forcing many studios to push back release dates of upcoming films. But some are dropping their newest releases on streaming for at-home quarantine viewing, instead.