Posted on 10/04/2020 6:08:05 PM PDT by Enlightened1
Following the delay of more Hollywood tentpoles — including James Bond film No Time to Die — mega-movie theater chain Cineworld, the second largest exhibitor globally after AMC, is planning to temporarily close or keep shut all of its locations in the U.K. and the U.S., The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The British-based company is the largest circuit in the U.K with more than 120 sites, and the second-largest in North America, where it operates roughly 540 locations under the Regal Cinemas banner. While many of its U.K. theaters had reopened at the end of July, a substantial number of its U.S. sites had remained shut after being forced to go dark because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Across Hollywood, the surprise Saturday-night headline prompted immediate concern that AMC Theatres and Cinemark Theates, the other two largest U.S. chains, could soon follow suit. In the U.K., there are now fears that fellow cinema giants Vue and Odeon will also shutter their sites. The movie business had hoped the box office could recover in earnest this fall, but such isn't the case in many major markets.
The Sunday Times first reported the news on Saturday.
No Time to Die partners MGM, Eon Productions and Universal announced Thursday that the movie is being pushed back from Nov. 20 to late April 2021 because of the ongoing pandemic.
Disney and Pixar's Soul is likewise expected to scrub its Thanksgiving 2020 release, leaving exhibitors without major fall tenpoles following the delay of No Time to Die, Wonder Woman 1894 and Black Widow. Without fresh titles on the marquee, it will be tough to win over already-wary consumers.
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Bring back drive in movies.
As someone who despises Hollywood I couldn’t be more delighted.
Jimmy Bond takes on the Coronavirus???
Does he go to China to snuff it out at the source or does he travel to Italy as Gov. Cuomo posits as the origin?
International intrigue!
Not so many babes these days since the monogamous years of the late 80s and 90s when Bond was made to reflect the times of the AIDS pandemic.
They did bring back drive-in movies this year. And they are showing the same 80s/90s “classics” you can stream on Netflix, Prime, etc.
The Regal theater here has been deserted and trying to show the old Star Wars movies this last week...
They're coming back. There's a big new one where I live.
Which theater chain is partially owned by china?
This is sad because many theaters are anchors to what is left of shopping malls.
How many people are now losing jobs? Not just at the theaters but those who are infrastructure support to the theaters. (delivery etc.)
Imagine if Pelosi had not demaned suffering continue by denying a bail out.
Who cares what they’re showing. It’s more fun getting laid in the back seat of a car.
But where will I get my $40 popcorn and $30 milk duds?
Don't forget to put back the speaker before taking off. Don't ask me how I know.
That’s not social distancing. That’s public indecency.
Good. Bye. Off ya go now!!
Die, Hollywood, Die!
AMC is owned by China-the Wanda Group. They are next. Stock is already under $1 and going to crash further tomorrow in all likelyhood.
All of the theaters near me require wearing masks. I can only stand wearing one for about an hour.
I stopped going to theaters a long time ago. People today are so rude now that I can’t enjoy it. The jerks with their brightly lit phone screens popping up constantly is the biggest problem.
Most people today have nice enough big screens at home and $12 for a bag of pop corn and a soda is highway robbery.
AMC needs to close. Or be boycotted until they close. Disgusting Chicom company.
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