New York state on Monday published its reopening guidelines for movie theaters, which Gov. Andrew Cuomo has allowed to open (except in New York City and a handful of counties) on Friday for the first time since March. The guidelines don’t hold many surprises …
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EXCLUSIVE: Chaotic times call for creative measures, and in the midst of a box office that’s been greatly impacted by the pandemic, not to mention the lack of major studio tentpoles, exhibition is thinking outside of the box to restore moviegoer confidence an…
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AMC Entertainment Holdings, the largest U.S. theater chain, said on Monday it expects to reopen about a dozen locations in New York state starting Oct. 23 and plans to have more than 530 theaters open in the country by the end of the month.
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Exhibitors in New York State are speed dialing former staffers and bookers after a surprise weekend announcement by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that long-shuttered cinemas can reopen Friday under guidelines expected early this week. Joseph Masher, president of NATO New…
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Director François Ozon: “I believe in cinemas. If you look at French attendance figures, they’re 50% down from last year but that’s because there are no American films – whereas French films are maybe only 20% down. There’s a lot going on in French cinema at …
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Liam Neeson's thriller "Honest Thief" limped to first place at the domestic box office, debuting at $3.7 million. Those ticket sales, among the lowest ever to land at No. 1, came in slightly ahead of Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" and Robert De Niro's family com…
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The troubled movie theater operator is dancing along the rim of bankruptcy.
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Despite competition from rivals, many think the service will report healthy rates of new subscribers this weekWhen Netflix reports its latest quarterly results this week, all eyes will be on whether the great coronavirus streaming boom has come to an end.The …
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Delays have forced big cinema chains to cut their opening hours or shut down entirely. When new films do finally come out, will there be anywhere left to show them?
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Can movie theaters survive the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic? With the fall/winter movie season effectively out for the count after major studios pushed back their big releases to 2021 and state governments keeping major markets like Los Angeles and New Yo…
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AMC Theatres are making a last ditch effort to recover by the end of the year.
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The question that seems to be on most film fans’ minds and definitely the minds of major Hollywood studios is simple, yet difficult to answer—when will movie theaters be back to normal? Namely, when will we see weekend after weekend dominated by new films at …
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The future of one of Edmonton's oldest cinemas is uncertain as the Princess Theatre announced on Wednesday it's temporarily closing its doors. The Princess Theatre, which originally opened on Whyte Avenue in 1915, is up for lease as the COVID-19 pandemic take…
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We all knew that the situation for the film industry was dire, but it’s still staggering to see the impact of the postponement of ‘No Time to Die’, writes Micha Frazer-Carroll
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Movie theatres in some parts of India will open for the first time in eight months on Thursday, but with no major Bollywood releases likely any time soon, beleaguered cinema owners worry if audiences will be lured back to the big screen.
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As the exhibition industry teeters, global cinema owners beseeched New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to reopen theaters in areas of the state with low infection rates. The response was not promising. The executive committee of the Global Cinema Federation — led …
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Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told reporters on Tuesday that theatres would be re-opened in Goa from October 15, while casinos will remain shut till further orders.
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AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc may need to raise additional capital as an option, either entirely or mostly through equity, the CEO of the cinema operator, Adam Aron, told Reuters late on Tuesday.
Read ArticleDo I think the studios are happy to see the movie exhibitors go out of business? Undeniably, long term, it all works in the studios favor.
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Walt Disney Co's revamp of its media and entertainment businesses represents Hollywood's latest move to prioritize streaming media, raising questions about how much big media companies will continue to support movie theaters.
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Theater chain AMC might be totally broke by the end of 2020 and require “additional sources of liquidity or increases in attendance levels” to survive, the company disclosed in financial filings on Tuesday.Read more...
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Alongside Czech Republic and parts of Romania, Slovakia is now among the latest Central European countries to order the re-shuttering of its cinemas amid an escalation of COVID-19 cases, Deadline has confirmed. Movie theaters in Slovakia will close from this …
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UK event cinema organization Secret Cinema has received criticism after it was revealed that the company has received a £977,000 ($1.3M) grant from the UK government as part of its Culture Recovery Fund. The fund, administered by Arts Council England, was cre…
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The firm, which owns theaters and also produces movies, has seen its stock recover 45% from its March low.
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The Walt Disney Co. has announced a reorganization of its media and entertainment business to focus on direct-to-consumer content, especially streaming.
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Digital movie ticketing platform Atom Tickets and the Independent Cinema Alliance (ICA) have teamed to offer contactless, digital ticketing to moviegoers. ICA reps more than 175 companies and 3,000 screens. The first group of theatres to sign on and activate …
Read ArticleA "barren' Q4 release slate led a B. Riley analyst to predict 2020 box office will drop 80 percent, and will be off 20 percent in 2021 too. Meanwhile, the UK's Vue chain will close some theaters midweek, and B&B Theatres is warning of bankruptcy risk if it do…
Read ArticleSummary List Placement Another major movie was taken off of the theatrical release calendar as theater chains like Regal and Cineworld shut down again in the US and UK last week. On Thursday, Disney announced that its upcoming Pixar movie, "Soul," would deb…
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The uncertainty triggered by the coronavirus crisis that has led to delays of big-budget films offers grim prospects for the US box office, an analyst from research company MoffettNathanson believes. Read Full Article at RT.com
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As the Czech Republic claims Europe’s fastest-growing infection rate, with more than 8,000 new daily COVID-19 cases, a two-week shutdown of cinemas is stressing a sector that had been recovering amid easing restrictions. A recent shakeup of the Czech Health M…
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Disney last week moved Pixar’s Soul off of its domestic November 20 date and onto Disney+, where it will now be released December 25 in the U.S. and other global markets where the streaming service is available. Similar to its move with Mulan, the decision ha…
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List of venues facing reduced opening schedules includes five London sites
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It has been a brutal six weeks for theatrical exhibition since the release of Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. The cinema sector had pinned their hopes for a recovery on the theatrical roll-out of the Warner Bros. tentpole, the first major film to receive a global wide-release since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite positive results overseas, Tenet failed to re-energize the moviegoing public in the United States––instead leading to additional release delays in its wake.
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Tenet's run at the top of the US box office, where it has sat for six weeks almost unopposed, has ended. The film to finally topple Christopher Nolan's palindromic action spectacle is War with Grandpa, which earned $3.6 million in the US during its opening we…
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With Cineworld and Picturehouse cinemas temporarily closed in the UK from this past Friday, Cineworld Group CEO Mooky Greidinger has written to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking the government to reinstate the furlough program that benefited employees un…
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Major Cineplex Group PCL (OTC:MCGRF) is a leading cinema operator in Thailand with 815 screens in Thailand and neighboring countries. It has a considerable contribution to the growth of Thai box office. The company has a strong growth and upside potential, ac…
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From next week the cinema chain will reduce its opening hours to four days a week at 21 of its 87 UK sites, keeping them shut on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
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Movies come from all over the globe to play the New York Film Festival every year. 2020’s mostly virtual edition, which ends tonight, may have severely cut down on the number of actual people heading to the Big Apple for the fest, but it did nothing to stem t…
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While Australia has been spared the wholesale closure of multiplexes, the viability of movie theatres will depend on how long blockbuster releases continue to be delayed Months after the initial Covid-19 restrictions closed all cinemas, Australian moviegoers …
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The Wonder Woman director warned that the pleasure of cinema-going could be lost forever thanks to Covid-19There is a certain advert on television at the moment, maybe more than one, for a make of mobile phone or a service provider, which promises a free musi…
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The pizzazz of the red carpet will be lacking and fewer films will be on offer at this year's London Film Festival, but fans can still enjoy a broad programme, either on the big screen while socially distanced or streamed into their own homes.
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Pixar’s newest animated film, Soul, will be the third movie to premiere on Disney+, following Artemis Fowl and Mulan. It’s set to land on December 25, but unlike Mulan, Disney won’t be charging you a $30 fee so you can watch it from the comfort of your own c…
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As moviegoers hurried into the Cineworld Leicester Square cinema in London on Thursday evening, eager to catch final screenings before what could be a six-month closure, some staff couldn’t believe the beeline of customers before them. “I wasn’t expecting all…
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Smaller venues are picking up audiences while commercial blockbusters struggleMultiplexes may be closing their doors or reducing their hours but it is not all doom and gloom in the wonderful world of cinema. Box offices at many independent cinemas are reporti…
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The posters for No Time To Die are still up as cinema-goers say goodbye to their local picture houses“Escape to other worlds,” the Cineworld website urges its customers, and even after the announcement that the chain was closing 127 sites across the UK, the c…
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When all 1,180 screens across Cineworld and Picturehouse’s cinemas in the U.K. and Ireland shutter from Friday, they will wipe out a third of potential box office revenue for distributors. On top of Odeon’s plans for weekend-only operations in a quarter of it…
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AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc , the largest theater chain in the United States, said on Thursday it expects to open more locations in Washington state and have more than 520 theaters open in the country by mid-October.
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Ava DuVernay knows the power of stories. Her Academy Award–nominated documentary 13th exposed the fundamental injustice of mass incarceration in the United States, her Emmy-nominated Netflix series When They See Us reframed the narrative for the unjustly conv…
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A seven-day run at an outdoor cinema is now enough to be considered for best picture.
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Apart from the Live Tab, users are also receiving a a new On Now row on the Fire TV home screen. The post Amazon Fire TV gets live TV streaming in India appeared first on Pocketnow.
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Chain was fundamental in bringing Indian films to British screens and is a vital link industry’s overseas marketCoverage of Cineworld’s decision to close all of its UK cinemas until April has, understandably, focused on the impact on employees and potential l…
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Mooky Greidinger, CEO of the Cineworld multiplex group, has written to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, asking him to reinstate the government furlough scheme, he revealed in a letter to employees on Wednesday. The furlough scheme helped the company pay emp…
Read ArticleAfter a long wait Sky has finally been rolling out High Dynamic Range (HDR) to selected shows on its Sky Q platform and the broadcaster has now announced
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The decision to reopen cinema halls has been welcomed by theatre owners and exhibitors who are all charged up to be back in the business after a lull period of seven months.
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Hollywood’s heavyweights joined forces last week to ask the US government to help save cinemas. Directors James Cameron, Patty Jenkins and Martin Scorsese warned that cinemas “may not survive the impact of the pandemic,” with more than two thirds likely to fo…
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The movie theater industry is in kind of a precarious spot right now. Regal Cinema made the decision to close 500+ locations recently with no reopening date and while AMC Theatres and Cinemark have declared their intentions to stay open. They are bringing bac…
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More than just a producer of teen-focused B movies, AIP launched the careers of Roger Corman and Martin Scorsese and inspired Quentin Tarantino.
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Patty Jenkins' new "Wonder Woman" movie has been delayed three times during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, the director is sounding the alarm that movie-going itself is under real threat.
Read ArticleLegendary agent James Bond might normally roar in to save the day but his latest maneuver may just have paved the way for the streaming giants to step into the world of movie theaters.
Read ArticleAMC cinemas are set to scale up their operations after Cineworld declares it will be shutting all of its theaters worldwide.
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Pandemic closures by Cineworld only magnify some of the industry’s enduring problems, from Disney and Netflix choking indie filmmaking, to government inaction on the arts
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On Thursday, Regal Cinemas, the second-largest theater chain in the US, will officially shut all its doors in the United States for the second time during the global pandemic. It may not be the last. Can theaters survive as their movies disappear?
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A renaissance of these outdoor venues has offered more than film screenings What a year for cinema! With the postponement of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune (to 1 October 2021) and the 25th James Bond film, No Time To Die (to April of next year), it seems like 2020 w…
Read ArticleThe world’s largest theater chain announced Tuesday that more than 80% of its theaters in the U. S., more than 90% of Odeon Cinemas Group theaters across Europe and all AMC Cinemas in the Middle East will be staying open for October and November.
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EXCLUSIVE: Vue International CEO and founder Tim Richards wants to avoid “the nuclear option” of temporarily closing his cinemas in the UK and other overseas markets amid recent shifts to the landscape. However, in the wake of the news that MGM’s No Time To D…
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The capital’s movie showcase starts as Covid-19 is closing cinemas, but its director still has hopeThis year’s BFI London film festival is a symbol of resistance for an industry that has been “absolutely battered” by the Covid-19 crisis, according to its dire…
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After several blockbuster postponements including James Bond film “No Time To Die,” the ongoing crisis in the U.K. and Ireland exhibition sector has claimed its first victim in Phyllida Lloyd’s Sundance Film Festival title “Herself.” Distributor Element Pictu…
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AMC Entertainment, the largest theater chain in the world, said on Tuesday most of its theaters in the United States and Europe would remain open, with several movie releases lined up for October and November.
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AMC Entertainment , the largest theater chain in the United States, said on Tuesday more than 80% of its theaters in the country would remain open as several new movies are lined up for release in October and November.
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Cinema crisis: Dune and The Batman delayed BBC News Coronavirus: The Batman and Dune become latest films to be delayed by pandemic Sky News The Batman starring Robert Pattinson pushed back to 2022 as Warner Bros. gives 2021 slot …
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Writing to US senate and house leaders, the letter by major film industry organisations calls for urgent financial support to avoid losing the “social, economic and cultural value theatres provide”.
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No Time to Die's Daniel Craig says it "isn't the right time" for Bond movie after release date delay digitalspy.com James Bond star Daniel Craig DEFENDS producers' decision to delay No Time To Die Daily Mail No James Bond - so wh…
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Cineworld reveal what will happen to those with an Unlimited membership card Swindon Advertiser COVID-19: Cineworld closes all cinemas as Boris urges Brits to watch movies The Sun James Bond is not responsible for Cineworld’s dem…
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No Bond, no ‘Dune.’ It’s up to ‘The War With Grandpa’
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Warner Bros said late Monday it is delaying the release of "Dune" and "The Batman" movies, another setback for the entertainment industry hit by COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns and social distancing measures that have closed theaters worldwide.
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The last few months have been filled with stories about 2020 movies being pushed into 2021 due to the coronavirus. So here’s a surprising change of pace: a movie actually being moved up. Monster Hunter, the latest bit of must-see trash cinema from Resident Ev…
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Cinema Chains Near Collapse: The Problem Beyond the Pandemic WOLF STREET James Bond and the death of cinema BNN Hundreds of Regal, Cineworld movie theatres to close in U.S. and U.K. CP24 Toronto's Breaking News Cinewor…
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On the October 5, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Spider-Man, Movie Theater…
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Boris urges people back to cinemas as Odeon announce weekday closures Metro.co.uk Odeon to open weekends-only at some cinemas BBC News Cineworld job losses show the risks of Rishi Sunak's economic approach New Statesman
Read ArticleIn the face of a pandemic that knows no timeline and makes no exception for indoor gatherings, global movie chain owners Cineworld and Odeon have both announced they are closing over 500 theaters around the world, with many more soon to follow.
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Regal, the second-largest cinema chain in the U.S., announced it will temporarily be closing all theaters as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on.
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Closing cinema doors is "not an option" as customers trickle back into theatres, Belgium-based Kinepolis told Reuters on Monday, after Cineworld announced closures affecting as many as 45,000 jobs.
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Closing cinema doors is "not an option" as customers trickle back into theatres, Kinepolis told Reuters on Monday, after Cineworld announced closures affecting as many as 45,000 jobs.
Read ArticleCineworld shuts theatres after movie delays, risking 45000 jobs BNN Cinema Chains Near Collapse: The Problem Beyond the Pandemic WOLF STREET Odeon to open weekends-only at some cinemas BBC News Cineworld brings down th…
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Odeon, one of the UK’s major multiplex exhibitors, is scaling back operations with a portion of its venues set to close during week days. The move follows the shift of Bond pic No Time To Die from November to April 2, 2021, due to ongoing challenges from the …
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Cineworld lenders brace for restructuring of $8bn debt pile Sky News Cineworld enters survival talks amid £6billion debt and 660 branch closures Mirror.co.uk View Full coverage on Google News
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The chief executive of Cineworld said he had no choice but to close UK and U.S. sites because the cinema chain was bleeding too much cash to keep them open.
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As Cineworld prepares to shut down 128 UK cinemas, the decision to delay the release of No Time to Die demonstrates an enraging loss of courageOur movie industry was just about keeping its morale steady. It was enforcing perfectly workable rules on sanitising…
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“We are like a grocery shop that doesn’t have vegetables, fruit, meat. We cannot operate for a long time without a product.” Regal’s parent company, Cineworld, has announced it will temporarily close all 536 Regal movie theaters in the United States on Thursd…
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London's FTSE 100 rose on Monday as oil stocks jumped on a rebound in crude prices following White House reports of Donald Trump's improving health, while Cineworld slumped after unveiling a plan to temporarily close its U.S. and UK operations.
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Cineworld said on Monday it would temporarily shut its movie theatres in the United States and the UK, a move that would impact 45,000 jobs, as it deals with a significant downturn in the industry brought on by the coronavirus crisis.
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Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" willed itself past the $300 million (231.89 million pounds) mark globally this weekend even as the overall domestic box office appeared to be on the verge of collapse.
Read ArticleHalloween Classic 'Hocus Pocus' Nearly Beats 'Tenet' as Box Office Recovery Collapses Hollywood Reporter ‘Tenet’ Crosses $300 Million at Global Box Office as Regal Cinemas Weighs Closures Yahoo Entertainment Why Tenet Was A Box O…
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The potential loss of Cineworld’s screens and the delay to No Time to Die mean the big new releases UK cinemas need are even less likelyHe’s best known for sweeping in at the last minute to save the day – but James Bond’s latest act could be the death knell f…
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Cineworld, the world's second-biggest cinema operator, said on Sunday it was considering a temporary closure of all its sites in the United States and Britain but a final decision had not yet been reached. Edward Baran reports
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Cineworld, the world's second-biggest cinema operator, will close all its sites in the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland this week because of the impact of the coronavirus crisis, a person familiar with the situation said on Sunday.
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Cineworld is shuttering all 543 of its Regal Cinema venues in the U.S. and all cinemas across the U.K. and Ireland this coming week, just a day after James Bond film 'No Time to Die' was pushed to...
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Cineworld is shuttering all 543 of its Regal Cinema venues in the U.S. and 128 of its cinemas across the U.K. and Ireland this coming week, just days after James Bond film “No Time to Die” was pushed to April 2021. Variety understands from sources that the ch…
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Following comments made by Mulan actress and star Liu Yifei made in summer 2019 about protests in Hong Kong, and Disney’s recent release of Mulan on Disney Plus, calls to boycott the film have flooded social media.
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The Prime Minister has urged people to return to cinemas following news Cineworld is temporarily closing its UK and US venues, affecting 45,000 jobs.
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Cineworld is set to temporarily close its UK cinemas in the coming weeks.
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Cinema chain raises doubts about whether it could survive a second Covid-19 lockdown.
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Speaking to Third Bridge’s Senior Sector Analyst, Harry Barnick, we were able to pinpoint the three main challenges cinema giant Cineworld will face going forwards, ahead of the publication of its results on Thursday.
CINEMA chains will be able to show films beyond 10pm despite a new coronavirus curfew placed on businesses.
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There’s a brand new floating cinema experience launching in London today, and the first pictures have now been revealed.
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Dubai-based VOX Cinemas is the biggest exhibition chain in the Middle East operating some 550 screens across the region in its home-base of the UAE as well as Lebanon, Oman, Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
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Movie theatres worldwide continue to struggle simultaneously with the ongoing effects of both COVID-19 and a lack of first run movies to show their anxious patrons.
Boston-bred executive built an industry giant with the acquisitions of Viacom, Paramount Pictures and CBS Corp.
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Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality has partnered with Tel Aviv Cinematheque to reopen a former drive-in theatre in Tel Aviv, Israel, to celebrate Tu B’Av – also known as ‘Jewish Valentine’s Day’. Two romantic movies – La Belle Époque and Zero Motivation – were screened on 5-6 August 2020, exclusively for DigiTel Resident Card holders
The resurgence of coronavirus cases in the U.S. and rampant cinema closures have forced American studios to alter their movie release strategies.
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On today’s earnings call for the No. 1 financially challenged exhibitor AMC, CEO Adam Aron took the high road in not damning Disney for their recent seisimic-shifting choice to take Mulan to Disney+ instead of theaters where the streaming service is available.
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AMC Entertainment saw revenue plunge to $18.9 billion for the second quarter ended from in June from $1.5 billion the year before as it swung to the red, no surprise for the nation’s – and world’s — largest theater chain, that saw most locations shuttered completely for the entire three months.
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With space for 600 cars over the weekend, hundreds of residents are set to enjoy the entertainment on offer.
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The CEO of Cinemark, the third-largest cinema chain in the U.S., is willing to have conversations with studios about modifying the theatrical release window, but isn’t keen on the 17-day window deal AMC struck with Universal.
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Let's Go Hydro have added a second 10-metre outdoor cinema screen to their drive-in cinema, making it a permanent offering within the Let's Go Hydro resort.
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S&P Global said the mega-circuit's recent debt restructuring with bondholders was 'tantamount to a default.'
Cineworld, the second largest cinema chain in the world, will start to reopen the bulk of its theatres in the coming weeks after months of being shut due to coronavirus-induced lockdown measures. But a weakened film slate, severely hit by a number of blockbuster films being delayed, puts Cineworld’s recovery at risk.
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There has been so much written and speculated in the last few months about the COVID-19 pandemic it’s a wonder there is anything worthwhile left to say.
No, neither trying to be funny, nor use sarcasm and irony in the headline.
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Most of Ontario is in stage 3, but Cineplex said the company is 'not in a position' to reopen immediately
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After initially expecting social distancing measures would be 'significantly lessened' by late 2020, Cowen's Doug Creutz has 'now extended that timeline,' which will affect the company's film and theme parks units.
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Cinemas in Hong Kong are closing their doors again from Wednesday (July 15) night as the city suffers a third wave of the deadly coronavirus.
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THE IMC CINEMA in Tallaght has closed permanently and entered receivership due to the 'unprecedented impact' of Covid-19.
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We’ve gone back to the future. The drive-in cinema, popularised in 50s America and romanticised since Grease became The Word, is now summer 2020’s hottest ticket as we all seek new COVID-secure forms of entertainment.
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Bíó Paradís, the sole remaining arthouse cinema in Iceland, has been saved from closure and is set to reopen this autumn.
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The companies, led by the National Association of Theatre Owners, claim that the state's treatment of movie theaters has been 'neither fair nor reasonable.'
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As some countries have begun making their way back to a sense of normality and the return to cinema, Gower Street assesses which countries and regions have the best conditions to thrive in this brave new world.
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No movement is expected on the construction of a £4 million cinema in Sleaford until at least autumn.
Catrin Povey, who leads the insurance practice at UK law firm Capital Law, says businesses across the entertainment industry that have been impacted by the coronavirus should double-check their business interruption insurance policy and make a claim before it’s too late.
Matthew Lella, principal of Diamond Schmitt Architects, shares his ideas on how to make socially distanced seating viable, and other implications COVID-19 might have for entertainment venue design.
King’s Lynn’s waterfront could be closed to traffic on some days of the year to provide an open air entertaining and hospitality space, while a closed department store could become an indoor market.
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Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn has told BBC Radio 5 Live that post-coronavirus will be a good time for cinema 'to get a little more inventive'.
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The international cinema chain had closed all of 787 outlets across 10 countries on Wednesday, March 18, until further notice because of the coronavirus crisis. But now, with the lockdown easing, the company has announced plans to reopen English sites on Friday, July 10.
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Drive-in cinemas in England never took off in the same way as they did in the U.S. Considered uncouth and unnecessary, drive-ins and drive-throughs are rare in the U.K. Our cars are smaller anyway.
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Cineworld said it had 'become aware of certain breaches by Cineplex' and decided not to go ahead with the deal because of an 'unwillingness to cure the breaches'. It also said 'a material adverse effect has occurred with respect to Cineplex' without giving further detail.
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In February, the mega-deal had received approval from both companies' shareholders, but a legal fight to unwind the transaction looms as Cineworld backs out.
Chinese authorities on Friday put another nail in the coffin for China’s film sector, formally announcing that cinemas in Beijing must remain shut for the time being after three new coronavirus cases were discovered in the capital.
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Ajay Bijli, chairman and managing direcotor of PVR Ltd., India’s largest movie exhibitor, explains how the company is dealing with the country’s coronavirus lockdown. PVR reported a loss of 744.9 million rupees in the three months to March. Bijli speaks with Rishaad Salamat and Haslinda Amin on 'Bloomberg Markets: Asia.'
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If you've been missing trips to the movies then listen up because a new drive-in cinema experience is launching, from the team behind Pub in the Park as well as celebrity chef Tom Kerridge.
Multiplex operator PVR Cinemas on Monday reported a net loss of Rs 76 crore in the January to March quarter as compared to a net profit of Rs 48 crore in the same quarter of previous fiscal.
There’s no doubt the film industry will go on. But we have a few more doubts about the movie theatres.
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AMC Theaters, the largest movie theater chain in the country, said in a Security and Exchange Commission filing this week that it currently has enough cash to re-open this summer, but if the restrictions continue, it may not have the borrowing power to re-open later on.
A drive-in cinema with a 40ft screen will reopen to the public next month. For the past few months, cinemas have been shut due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but we will soon be able to enjoy a big screen experience.
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AMC, the largest cinema chain in the United States, says it may go out of business due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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A brand new drive-in cinema is coming to Hertfordshire this July. Since the Covid-19 lockdown, film fanatics have been missing the cinemas but one of the UK's leading open-air cinema is launching a new venue at Knebworth House.
More than 40% of surveyed Chinese cinemas say they are “very likely to close” in the near future due to the impact of coronavirus-related closures, a new study from local film industry associations reveal.
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Open-air cinemas across Greece are opening their doors to the public starting June 1 running on a 70 percent capacity with open bars and no breaks.
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A TOURING drive-in cinema is going to set up in Bradford during a three-month trip across the North of England.
Cineworld shares slid on Monday as Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock to ‘underweight’ from ‘equalweight’ and slashed the price target to 60p from 180p, arguing that the recent relief rally was overdone.
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Social distancing has put a stop to some things we love like gigs and trips to the cinema, but some companies are looking at how to be creative - by setting up drive-in events to make the most of the summer weather.
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In an attempt to evaluate the long-term effects of Covid-19 on cinema operators, the law firm Sorainen, by the request of the Lithuanian Film Centre, has conducted an economic analysis of the situation.
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AMC Entertainment (AMC) was poised for a strong recovery in 2020. Following several years of debt-fuelled expansion manifesting in acquisitions of screens and an expensive CAPEX program but then, the COVID-19 crisis hit the company like a meteor.
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The majority of Americans would rather watch a new movie at home after the coronavirus outbreak, even if theaters were to reopen to the public.
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More than 10,000 people have shown interest in a huge drive-in cinema event set for Belfast’s Titanic Quarter next month.
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The Riviera resort of Cannes should have been playing host to the world's biggest names in film. Instead, with its annual film festival postponed and the red carpet rolled up, locals made do with a drive-in cinema in a beachfront car park.
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Indian cinemas are shuttered, production continues to be at a standstill and the country remains in lockdown until at least May 31 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Unsurprisingly, consumption of television and streaming services has surged during this period. But digital may not be an existential threat to the film business.
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French cinema owners are up in arms because a drive-in film festival is beating the country's lockdown while they are forced to stay closed.
More than two months into the coronavirus pandemic in Europe, life in Sweden continues to look more and more like it did before all this happened. As discussed in just about every publication, Sweden has remained more open than most during the past few months.
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Indian movie theatres are bracing themselves for the worst as more and more filmmakers eye direct-to-digital releases amid the uncertainty and indefinite closure of cinema halls owing to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Event Cinemas is planning to make staff redundant as it copes with the impact of Covid-19 on its business.
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A community-owned cinema in Highland Perthshire needs to find £50,000 through a celebrity backed fundraising campaign if it is to survive the Covid-19 lockdown.
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There are reports that Amazon is looking at buying AMC in the US, and they own Odeon over here in the UK, which means Amazon would own both cinema chains.
The majority of local movie theaters have been closed since March, but that hasn't stopped them from entertaining people with their marquees.
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UK cinema admissions fell to a record low in the first three months of 2020, according to BFI official statistics published today, as cinemas closed nationwide due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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This week, I was poring over the most recent results from our 2nd national survey wave, in as many months, about consumer sentiment pertaining to when audiences think they’ll return to the theatrical movie experience, post-Coronavirus.
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With at least 760 million of the nation’s residents — a group more than twice the size of the U.S. population — stuck at home amid coronavirus-imposed restrictions, people got creative and let their freak flag fly on the country’s local version of TikTok.
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THE Regal Cinema in Fordingbridge, which was forced to temporarily close due to the Covid-19 pandemic, is still helping to keep film fans connected online.
Most of America’s cinemas have gone dark in the coronavirus pandemic, but attendance at the Ocala drive-in in Florida is surging.
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Americans wondering what dinner and a movie might look like after coronavirus can cast their eyes down south to Texas, where Santikos Entertainment will be firing up the popcorn machines Saturday for the first time since pandemic shutdowns began six weeks ago.
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Film industry lost box office revenue of about $130m from March to mid-May as theatres are shut down due to lockdown.
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Most of America’s cinemas have gone dark in the coronavirus pandemic, but attendance at the Ocala drive-in in Florida is surging.
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Well, the new movies are back, and more theaters are reopening in Utah. But will they be able to survive? There is no question, COVID-19 changed the movie business.
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Tim Richards, chief executive of the cinema chain, said he also believes sales could return to pre-Covid levels in six months.
Our film critic won't go to eat out, or shop in a supermarket. But then the chance came to go back to a moviehouse...
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Camden Market will host a pop-up cinema in its North Yard to help entice visitors back to the historic market.
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Much like the time-warp bullets issuing backward into the gun of the Protagonist (John David Washington), Tenet seems to exist in some kind of future world, where audiences — well, at least international ones — are still open to seeing big-budget tentpole titles in theaters.
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AMC Entertainment, the largest movie theater chain in the US, is selling off nine cinemas in the Baltic region as the coronavirus crushes sales.
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There's no better way to forget the coronavirus pandemic than by settling in to a film at the cinema is there?
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Cinema is all about creating a stunning sound and vision experience, so AV has a lot to offer. Covid has put the brakes on investment, but the great outdoors may provide fresh opportunities, as Paul Bray discovers.
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There is a moment in one of Christopher Nolan’s blockbusters when he borrows a poem from Dylan Thomas to send shivers down the back of a million cinema seats. 'Do not go gentle into that good night,' intones Michael Caine as the heroes of 'Interstellar' strap in on a mission to save humanity. 'Rage, rage against the dying of the light.'
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The UK's third-biggest cinema chain is close to securing additional funding to weather the COVID-19 crisis, Sky News learns.
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As part of AMC’s Centennial Celebration, all AMC U.S. theatre locations that open on August 20 will offer all available seats for all movies that day for the 1920's admission price of 15 cents each (while offered on all available seats, to achieve social distancing overall seating capacity will be significantly reduced)
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The rights issue received an application for 85.29 lakh shares, worth Rs 672 crore
With almost 50% of cinemas around the world back in business, the big screen is stretching and coming out of its deep sleep. “Tenet” tickets have gone on sale, spreading like wildfire across social media, accounting for half of all ticket sales at Vue in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
An independent cinema in Kent has been forced to remain closed for foreseeable future, as a lack of new film releases threatens the survival of the industry.
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A DECISION by Cineworld not to reopen its Runcorn cinema has been described as a ‘huge blow’ for the town by a Runcorn MP.
Despite renewed concerns over a summer resurgence of the coronavirus, nearly half of the world’s movie theaters are back in operation, according to new data from the United Kingdom’s Gower Street Analytics.
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As Disney puts its Mulan remake straight to the small screen, cinemas need to prove to audiences they’re safe. Our writers braved screenings from Beijing to Belfast to try and find out
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While resurgent waves of COVID-19 have caused new lockdowns and stay-at-home restrictions in places including California, Hong Kong and Australia’s Victoria State, nearly half of the world’s cinemas are now back in operation, according to data from the U.K.’s Gower Street Analytics.
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Blockbuster action flick 'Steel Rain 2' has racked up 1 million admissions in less than a week, following the lead of zombie thriller 'Peninsula,' which kicked off the summer movie season amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jeff Logan, owner of Logan Luxury Theatres, has been struggling to make ends meet for most of 2020. After being closed for months due to coronavirus, he recently reopened the three movie theaters he runs in South Dakota, screening classics like Indiana Jones and Star Wars. But ticket sales are slow and Logan’s cinemas are not making enough to cover their rent.
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With theatrical admissions free-falling due to the lack of U.S. blockbusters, cash-strapped European exhibitors are up in arms about paying rent for the months they were dark due to COVID-19.
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Some movie theaters in Beijing officially reopened on Friday, Xinhua reports. But it goes without saying that going to the cinema in this COVID-19 era is slightly more complicated than usual.
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When Europe’s theaters slowly began reopening mid-June, exhibitors were hopeful that after a few weeks spent warming up audiences with archive films and rereleases, they’d have big new U.S. movies to lure customers en masse mid-summer. But the successive delays of tentpoles such as Warner Bros.’ 'Tenet' and Disney’s 'Mulan' and the scrapped theatrical release of Paramount’s 'The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run' have left exhibitors in dire straits.
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ess than a month after re-opening on June 26, Barcelona’s cinema theaters have been forced to close once more as part of a stay-at-home rollback by the Generalitat, the government for the Catalan region.
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China's largest cinema operator, which also controls North America's largest chain AMC Theatres, has seen all of its Asian theaters idle since Jan. 25, months before movie theater shutdowns hit the U.S.
The owner of German cinema chain Cinemaxx still expects to be profitable this year despite closures due to the coronavirus pandemic and strict social distancing measures, its chief executive told Reuters.
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It’s Saturday lunchtime and I am watching Sonic the Hedgehog in a cinema. It’s fair to say that it wouldn’t have been my first choice of film to break my four-month cinema fast.
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Odeon Cinemas, the AMC-owned chain which is the UK’s largest cinema operator by number of sites, has decided to slow down its reopening plans amid ongoing coronavirus disruption and a film slate that is seeing major titles continue to shift back.
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The Indonesian Cinema Management Association (GPBSI) announced yesterday that cinema chains throughout the country will simultaneously reopen starting July 29.
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Here’s a list of the multiplex cinemas in England that will be opening their doors from Saturday 4th July.
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People line up with social distancing to buy tickets at a Cinema City movie theatre in Budapest, Hungary on July 2, 2020
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Things may look a little different this weekend, if you're venturing out beyond the living room after months of lockdown.
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In partnership with Reel Cinemas and Brag Events, Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit is set to begin showcasing movies at its first drive-in cinema next week.
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Big American cinema chains announce that the wearing of face coverings in their multiplexes will not be optional.
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Showcase has announced the line up of films that cinemagoers will be able to watch for £5 when they reopen on Saturday, 4 July. All of its sites have been closed by the coronavirus pandemic since mid-March.
how different will Odeon cinemas look when they reopen their doors after lockdown?
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Cineworld has pushed back the reopening of its UK and US cinemas to 31 July, blaming a delay in new film releases.
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Cinema-goers in Switzerland can now download a free voluntary app, “Mindful Check-In”, which enables anonymous tracking in case they have sat in the theatre with a person who tests positive for Covid-19 or if they themselves develop the disease.
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From golden oldies to British rom coms, a glut of favourite movies will be enticing film lovers back to cinemas when they reopen after lockdown.
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A new flagship cinema is to be opened in Chelsea in July as lockdown eases.
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UK cinema chain Curzon is to begin reopening its cinemas from July 17, nearly four months since closing all its venues due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Chinese dealmakers emerged as a major buying force in the last decade, but with the Middle Kingdom now lagging the world in reopening cinemas amid the COVID-19 crisis, the Beijing industry is in limbo.
Everyman, the upmarket cinema chain, on Wednesday said it will start reopening its venues that shut for the Covid-19 lockdown from next month.
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Staff working for the Cineworld cinema chain have launched an online petition urging their bosses to make face coverings mandatory for customers once venues reopen.
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Countries across the world are outlining plans to reopen cinemas as they attempt to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic. Here are the latest updates for each territory as they come through, with details on dates, distancing, and distribution where relevant.
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Minions toys are seen on cinema chairs to maintain social distancing between spectators at a MK2 cinema in Paris as Paris' cinemas reopen doors to the public.
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Other cinema chains are beginning to re-open around the world, which will give an indication of the popularity of this method of watching films in the pandemic.
Cinemas reopened in France on Monday for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown began in March.
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Cineworld cinemas UK plan to reopen next month and now the boss has spoken out on face masks, the two-metre rule and banning Universal Pictures movies.
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A cinema boss is calling on Stormont to set a date for Northern Ireland movie theatres to reopen. The call comes after the Republic of Ireland moved their opening date to June 29 and English cinemas will be allowed to reopen from July 4.
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They will be 'key to a successful' return of exhibitors and their clients and have the 'potential to drive attendance share shifts during the recovery,' says Credit Suisse analyst Meghan Durkin.
Recognising that safety is a major concern, and that social distancing requirements will bring new challenges for venue managers, flexible seating system expert Master Industrie has developed a new product. The seat covers are designed to make social distancing simple, effective and easy at entertainment, convention and sports venues.
Regal Cinemas is ready to reopen next month.
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Dubai's 3D and 4D cinemas are now open, as Dubai gradually eases restrictions.
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One of the UK's biggest cinema chains said it plans to reopen in July as Britain's entertainment sector gets back on track following months of lockdown.
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Film-lovers are in for a treat next month as an outdoor drive-in cinema comes to the city on a nationwide tour.
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European cinema chain Vue will be ready to open its doors in the U.K. on July 4, with a steady supply of library films such as a remastered 4K print of 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' and early Christopher Nolan movies such as 'Inception' — all in the run-up to the July 31 release of 'Tenet.'
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Countries across the world are outlining plans to reopen cinemas as they attempt to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Film fans have been without communal screenings for months, but that could be about to change.
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Movie theaters in British Columbia and Alberta begin to reopen.
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Covid-19 has changed the way we live our lives. For one, people are heading out less due to social distancing measures, and circuit breaker put a halt to social gatherings, especially since entertainment venues were forced to close since March.
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Tens of thousands of cinemas around the world were forced to close by Covid-19. Some are reopening in certain countries and the industry is banking on big summer releases to attract filmgoers back. But will customers feel safe stepping through the doors?
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For those of us who have watched every Netflix series available, a chance to sit in front of the big screen once more sounds very appealing. According to the government’s exit strategy, cinemas in England could reopen in a month's time.
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Surveys say it could be months before people are comfortable going to the movies.
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UK PM Boris Johnson is set to announce that outdoor venues in England including open-air cinemas can re-open from Monday (June 15).
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Guidance from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued on Monday (June 8) said cinemas can reopen no sooner than June 12, days after the state’s governor set the same date for the resumption of production.
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Clearly violating social distancing guidelines, fans on Friday jam-packed in front of Major Cineplex at Bangkok’s Siam Paragon mall for an event to see two popular Thai actors. The cinema was ordered to close for 3 days for breaking the coronavirus prevention rules.
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The Cinema Organization of Iran (COI) and Iran’s Emergency Medical Services have teamed up to educate theater owners and personnel on health protocols as the movie theaters are ready to reopen after the COVID-19 shutdown.
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Before the pandemic, The Adelaide Review’s resident film critic DM Bradley spent more time in a movie theatre than most people in Adelaide. This week, he stepped back inside for the first time in two months.
Cinemas in Belgium are set to reopen from July 1 after nearly four months of closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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National film support body — Korean Film Council (KOFIC) — has begun providing discount coupons in an effort to get the public back into cinemas.
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Despite the Polish government giving exhibitors the green light to resume operations this week, the country’s major exhibitors say they are planning to take a slow and steady approach to re-opening.
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Independent cinemas have - like other entertainment venues across the UK - been closed since March because of the coronavirus lockdown. But while some owners are keen to welcome audiences as soon as possible, many have concerns about reopening too soon, for both financial and atmospheric reasons.
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Independent theatres are stepping up to accommodate movie-goers looking for a bit of big-screen escapism from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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CINEWORLD is preparing to reopen all of its UK cinema branches in July, it said in a statement today.
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Melanie Parker didn’t know what to expect when she reopened Sweet Onion Cinemas in Vidalia, Ga., shortly after the governor lifted the stay-at-home order. It’s been a few weeks now, and the attendance numbers are pretty dismal.
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Hoyts Australia has broken the news that it is planning to reopen cinemas soon, possibly within weeks.
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The “movie theatre experience”—complete with surround sound, visual effects, flavoured popcorns and colas, and even recliners in some cases—has thrived in India despite the touch competition from OTT segment in recent years. But this time, the fight is harder as cinema owners need to deal with consumers’ psyche, which is hard to change, experts said.
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A survey of the sector by U.K. organization the Independent Cinema Office (ICO), found that independent cinemas felt pressure from the commercial exhibition sector and the wider film industry to open before then, when it is not financially viable or even safe for them to do so.
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Getting out of the house to enjoy dinner and a movie has been no simple task since coronavirus spread throughout the US, but some business owners have found an innovative solution to the problem -- drive in theaters.
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Here’s the latest update on the prospects for cinemas re-opening in Australia and New Zealand, which according to 2019 stats is the world’s ninth biggest box office market.
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Cinemas in Japan, the world's third-largest box office, suffered their worst month in decades in April, when earnings fell 96 percent. Now, they're starting to reboot — by bringing Hollywood classics like 'E.T.,' 'East of Eden,' and 'Bonnie and Clyde' back to the big screen.
As mid-sized Bollywood movies made it’s way onto OTT platforms last week, as opposed to a theatrical release on the back of a prolong lockdown across the country, multiplex operators are now preparing to start operations soon
Though it’s very slow going out there, some offshore markets are edging back into operations and the past weekend saw business in some of the majors, while some smaller hubs are finding patrons eager and others are just inching back to what’s available.
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UK cinemas have been closed since mid-March due to the current global situation, but the first steps are being taken for them to reopen.
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Manawatū's independent cinema operator is swiftly adapting to alert level 2 conditions while its heavyweight competition waits out the storm.
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Some reports state that “about 200 theatres” around the U.S. might open up for business among which most of them are the drive-in theatres.
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AMC Theatres is now the primary main movie show chain in the USA to step as much as announce a brand new coverage associated to the coronavirus outbreak. As introduced on Friday, the chain will scale back capability of their auditoriums by a minimum of 50% as of this Saturday, March 14, and persevering with by means of April 30 of this 12 months.
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The Showcase Cinema de Lux in Leicester could reopen on July 4, with limited capacity in the auditoriums. Like other cinemas and theatres, the venue had been shut since March and over recent months several major films have had their release date pushed back because of the coronavirus outbreak.
UK exhibitor Odeon Cinemas, which is owned by the Wanda-controlled AMC Theatres, has become the latest chain to confirm it is aiming to re-open its venues in “early July’, depending on evolving government regulations and available movies.
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UK exhibitor Odeon Cinemas, which is owned by the Wanda-controlled AMC Theatres, has become the latest chain to confirm it is aiming to re-open its venues in “early July’, depending on evolving government regulations and available movies.
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Good news for big circuits AMC, Regal and Cinemark and other movie theaters hoping to return to business in late June or early July. According to an updated EDO moviegoer study titled “Movie Theaters and Social Distancing,” 75% of respondents said they were more likely to return to cinemas upon their reopening when Tenet, Mulan and Russell Crowe’s Unhinged hit — if movie theaters implement certain safety measures.
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Taking a page out of the 1980s, Dubai will soon be launching a drive-through cinema. It will be on the roof of the Mall of the Emirates, and has been developed in response to Covid-19.
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The owner of the Movie House cinema chain believes that if the public is not given controlled areas to spend time with their family or friends as the lockdown is lifted then 'we will lose control'.
The owner of one of the oldest cinemas in Scotland says he hopes to be able to reopen its doors in mid-July.
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This weekend saw Norway become one of the first European countries to allow cinemas to re-open after it began to lift its coronavirus lockdown. Eager eyes were trailed on the Scandi nation, with exhibitors keen to find out if audiences would return, or if virus safety measures would prove off-putting.
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Vue has laid out a plan to reopen cinemas using physical distancing measures, as soon as the government gives the green light.
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While side-wall projection and immersive audio are bringing fresh dimensions to the cinema experience, 3D looks like it might have peaked (again). With movie theatres currently closed around the world, David Davies considers the emerging technologies that could help encourage cinemagoers to return post-lockdown.
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The UK government has published its COVID-19 recovery strategy, with cinemas given a provisional green light to re-open 'no earlier than July 4.'
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The lights, camera and popcorn machines are back in action at the Star Cinema Grill at Baybrook Mall,USA.
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The actors Alan Cumming and Dougray Scott, and the Scots Makar Jackie Kay have given their support to a fundraising appeal to help The Birks Cinema in Aberfeldy re-open.
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As New Zealand waits to hear the Government's announcement on when the country moves to COVID-19 alert level 2, whether or not cinemas will be able to reopen remains unclear.
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Vista Cinema, the world leader in cinema management software solutions, today announced its ‘Cinema Reopening Kit’, with the aim of supporting cinemas as their doors begin to reopen. The kit includes a series of products, features and suggestions that exhibitors can utilize as they adapt their cinemas and resume business. There is a strong emphasis on a self-serve, contactless experience, to keep both moviegoers and staff safe and comfortable, providing a blueprint into what the future of moviegoing could look like.
Two companies — a restaurant and a movie theater chain — shuttered by the pandemic are weighing more than just the financial benefits, but also the social costs, of their plans to reopen.
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Cinemas in a number of German states are set to reopen in May after being shuttered since mid-March due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but the decision has led to complications for theater owners.
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Movie theaters in the United Kingdom are making plans to open as soon as mid-June. As the worldwide coronavirus pandemic continues, many are beginning to realize things will be altered in the aftermath.
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With Sweden’s anti-lockdown approach and other Nordic territories set to re-open venues earlier than other parts of the world, the international film industry can look to the Nordics for examples of how to bounce back from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Cinemas in Hong Kong will be allowed to reopen from Friday as part of a phased relaxation of social distancing measures in the city. The move was announced on Tuesday afternoon by the city’s Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, after a meeting of the Executive Council.
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With the widespread closures of cinemas as part of measures to stem the spread of Covid-19, drive-in movie theatres around the world, where social distancing is guaranteed, have been enjoying new-found popularity
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The number of coronavirus cases in Texas increased over the weekend, following an initial loosening of restrictions by Governor Greg Abbott last Friday (May 1) allowing cinemas and select businesses to reopen.
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With some cinemas in the state of Texas returning to business, movie theaters around the world find themselves in the process of reviewing their cleaning and sanitation standards to once again welcome staff and patrons.
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When the Lumiere Brothers screened the first moving images in 1896, viewings were meant to be for a large public gathering under one roof. The understanding was that it could promote the community experience, and shared living could give a new form of commercially viable entertainment.
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The movie theaters in Texas attempting to reopen in the coming days will require rigorous health checks, as well as other safety measures.
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A few movie theaters in Texas opened on Saturday, early experiments in back-to-normal living after a long coronavirus lockdown.
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Cinemas will not reopen in Ireland until August 10th, according to new guidelines set out by the government last night.
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It's a difficult time for cinema owners. Small or large, the stress from the uncertainty ahead of us can be debilitating. Being a cinema operator myself, I must admit I too have been a bit paralysed like a kanagaroo in headlights.
Lithuanian capital Vilnius has put a fresh twist on the trend of drive-in cinemas - hosting one at the city's airport! With nearly all flights scrapped due to COVID-19, the airport teamed up with the Vilnius International Film Festival. The first movie was the Oscar-winning South Korean drama Parasite on Wednesday (April 29).
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Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality has partnered with Tel Aviv Cinematheque to reopen a former drive-in theatre in Tel Aviv, Israel, to celebrate Tu B’Av – also known as ‘Jewish Valentine’s Day’. Two romantic movies – La Belle Époque and Zero Motivation – were screened on 5-6 August 2020, exclusively for DigiTel Resident Card holders
With space for 600 cars over the weekend, hundreds of residents are set to enjoy the entertainment on offer.
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Let's Go Hydro have added a second 10-metre outdoor cinema screen to their drive-in cinema, making it a permanent offering within the Let's Go Hydro resort.
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We’ve gone back to the future. The drive-in cinema, popularised in 50s America and romanticised since Grease became The Word, is now summer 2020’s hottest ticket as we all seek new COVID-secure forms of entertainment.
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In partnership with Reel Cinemas and Brag Events, Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit is set to begin showcasing movies at its first drive-in cinema next week.
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Film-lovers are in for a treat next month as an outdoor drive-in cinema comes to the city on a nationwide tour.
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Drive-in cinemas in England never took off in the same way as they did in the U.S. Considered uncouth and unnecessary, drive-ins and drive-throughs are rare in the U.K. Our cars are smaller anyway.
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UK PM Boris Johnson is set to announce that outdoor venues in England including open-air cinemas can re-open from Monday (June 15).
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If you've been missing trips to the movies then listen up because a new drive-in cinema experience is launching, from the team behind Pub in the Park as well as celebrity chef Tom Kerridge.
A drive-in cinema with a 40ft screen will reopen to the public next month. For the past few months, cinemas have been shut due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but we will soon be able to enjoy a big screen experience.
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A brand new drive-in cinema is coming to Hertfordshire this July. Since the Covid-19 lockdown, film fanatics have been missing the cinemas but one of the UK's leading open-air cinema is launching a new venue at Knebworth House.
Open-air cinemas across Greece are opening their doors to the public starting June 1 running on a 70 percent capacity with open bars and no breaks.
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A TOURING drive-in cinema is going to set up in Bradford during a three-month trip across the North of England.
Social distancing has put a stop to some things we love like gigs and trips to the cinema, but some companies are looking at how to be creative - by setting up drive-in events to make the most of the summer weather.
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Getting out of the house to enjoy dinner and a movie has been no simple task since coronavirus spread throughout the US, but some business owners have found an innovative solution to the problem -- drive in theaters.
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More than 10,000 people have shown interest in a huge drive-in cinema event set for Belfast’s Titanic Quarter next month.
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The Riviera resort of Cannes should have been playing host to the world's biggest names in film. Instead, with its annual film festival postponed and the red carpet rolled up, locals made do with a drive-in cinema in a beachfront car park.
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French cinema owners are up in arms because a drive-in film festival is beating the country's lockdown while they are forced to stay closed.
Some reports state that “about 200 theatres” around the U.S. might open up for business among which most of them are the drive-in theatres.
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Taking a page out of the 1980s, Dubai will soon be launching a drive-through cinema. It will be on the roof of the Mall of the Emirates, and has been developed in response to Covid-19.
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With the widespread closures of cinemas as part of measures to stem the spread of Covid-19, drive-in movie theatres around the world, where social distancing is guaranteed, have been enjoying new-found popularity
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Most of America’s cinemas have gone dark in the coronavirus pandemic, but attendance at the Ocala drive-in in Florida is surging.
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Lithuanian capital Vilnius has put a fresh twist on the trend of drive-in cinemas - hosting one at the city's airport! With nearly all flights scrapped due to COVID-19, the airport teamed up with the Vilnius International Film Festival. The first movie was the Oscar-winning South Korean drama Parasite on Wednesday (April 29).
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Most of America’s cinemas have gone dark in the coronavirus pandemic, but attendance at the Ocala drive-in in Florida is surging.
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For the first time in the Islamic Republic of Iran a movie will be screened for the audience at a drive-in cinema.
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