The movie theater business will return after a gap of three months – different

The country’s film business is set to return after a three-month hiatus imposed by the COVID-19 epidemic.

According to ComScore, the total number of open locations in North America as of Friday is 714, with a total of 275 drive-ins, including a total of 511 a week ago when it was about 40% profit.

Texas has the most open positions so far with 45, Iowa with 29, Utah with 20, Florida with 18, Ohio with 16, California with 15, and Kentucky, Tennessee and Wisconsin with a dozen each. The highest percentage of Delaware locations open at 33% (four out of 12), followed by. By Utah at 24% (20 of 83) and Iowa at 22% (29 of 130).

Most of California’s locations are drive-in but the theater box multiplex in San Diego’s Gaslamp district reopened Friday to meet the state’s new social distance needs. Capacity is limited to 25% and face masks are required. The facility has decided to offer a 5.99 discount ticket on its first day. In addition to movies that have been going on for months like “Trolls World Tour” and “The Hunt”, the restoration of “Wonder Woman” and “The Dark Knight” is also being shown in the multiplex.

The California Department of Public Health announced June 8 that it has issued guidelines for movie theaters that may be effective Friday, until the health department in each county reviews local epidemiological data and signs local preparations to support health care, vulnerable populations, and communications. Search and test. Of the country’s 5,400 theatrical locations, about 500 are in California.

But the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health did not agree to the new rules this week, meaning the world’s movie capital is still a few weeks away from launching light movies in Los Angeles. Los Angeles-area operators say they are busy welcoming the film’s passengers back, but they will probably need to get all the information in place by the end of June, at least once the country’s public health department has given the go-ahead.

“We need three to five weeks before we reopen, we need to re-employ our staff, we have to deal with supply chain problems and product availability,” said Greg Lamel, co-owner of the eight. Location Laimle Chain, which specializes in Arthos titles.

Theaters were preparing to open in time for Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” on July 17, but Warner Bros. announced on Friday that it had put “Tenet” two weeks behind schedule. Liemel said he has not yet made a decision on showing Sony’s romantic comedy “The Broken Hearts Gallery”, which was recently set for a nationwide launch on July 10th.

The country’s top chain, AMC, said this week that it plans to start operations in July although it did not give a specific date.

Charles S. Cohen, owner of the 49-position landmark chain, said Diversity That he plans to relaunch the countrywide “as soon as possible”. Landmark operates three West Los Angeles sites.

A spokesman for the 41-site Alamo Drathhouse chain said they plan to announce the features of a “phased reopening” next week. The chain, which provides dining and beverage services in theaters, opened its first location in Los Angeles last July.

Studio Movie Grill spokeswoman Lynn McQueker said the channel’s Los Angeles area locations will be opened in phases with detailed planning and preparation. “Down, Glandell and Monrovia” will be inaugurated before Tenet, “he noted.

The historic Vista Theater in Los Feliz is still closed, but Padcorn Carbside sells out every evening from 7:30 to 7:30 in the morning.

Drive-in movie theaters in Los Angeles were recently allowed to open. Paramount Drive-in opens May 29th, and Winland Drive-In opens June 8th in the City of Industry.

New rules for conventional movie theaters in California include when entering and leaving theaters, wearing face masks when refreshments will be accepted at the discount stand and when physical distance cannot be maintained. The guidelines limit the theater’s capacity to 25% or a maximum of 100 attendees, whichever is less; At the same time implementing a reservation system to limit the number of attendees entering the auditorium; Shutting off public drinking water fountains; And reconfigure the seats to ensure at least six feet between attendees.