Why Movie Theater Chains Are Unlikely to Reopen Anytime Soon

As coronavirus cases continue to rise across the U.S., the roadmap for theaters to draw the curtains and turn the lights on again is looking more and more precarious. AMC Theaters, Regal, and Cinemark all this week pushed back the planned reopening dates for their theaters from early July to later in the month. That came after several major studios shuffled release dates again as states’ reopening plans remain in flux as they struggle to get the number of cases under control. Are theaters simply kicking the can down the road, delaying reopenings two weeks at a time, waiting for something to change? “We’re always talking about getting through this and figuring out what the new normal is, but I’m now thinking this is the new normal,” Bruce Nash, box office analyst and founder of TheNumbers, said. “The virus doesn’t really go away, and we’re in this wave of coronavirus cases subsiding and spiking and maybe there’s a vaccine early next year, but this is how it’s going to be for as long as we can see right now.” Also Read: AMC Shifts Theater Reopening Schedule After 'Mulan,' 'Tenet' Move California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday ordered Los Angeles County...

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