Mark Malinowski, vice president of Global Marketing for Showcase Cinemas, told ABC News that he and his team have been meeting every day to plan for an"eventual reopening," with a plan to accommodate customers in a vastly"different world."
Malinowski added that Showcase is looking into technology, modeled after techniques developed in China, South Korea and Singapore, such as a kiosk that can scan a crowd and determine temperatures.The AMC Burbank 16 is closed due to coronavirus on April 17, 2020 in Burbank, Calif.In an age of increasing digital streaming, Malinowski remains optimistic about the future of movie theaters.
In a statement to ABC News, a Cinemark representative wrote,"Cinemark is currently working toward a midsummer opening date, contingent upon health and safety regulations, as well as availability of studio content. The first release currently scheduled is Christopher Nolan's TENET set for July 17." Streaming services such as Netflix have greatly benefited from the COVID-19 pandemic, with its membership surging as a result of stay-at-home confinement across the country. According to its first quarterly report to shareholders of the year, 15.77 new paid subscribers new paid subscribers since Jan. 1, for a total subscriber count of over 182 million globally.
Selling stale take out popcorn isn’t paying the bills?
KennethHowardC3 I really miss the theatres. Can hardly wait until they're all reopened !!! 😊😊😊
I hope things change fast
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How does all of the movie industry feel now that they know they are non-essential?
The longer this goes on, the worse idea the stock market seems like
All this doesn’t interest Trump, he’s just focused on the elections! Americans can go in the crapper, he doesn’t care. « Keep America great » ...with what?
All the studios need to go broke! The majority are perverts and narcissists!!
You’d think they’d get a cut of the 20 burger 🤷🏼♂️
Time to pipe into homes like PPV. The days of going out and sitting next to rude people, kicking your chair, smoking and shooting up... are over.
Go figure.........Im Mad about not seeing the new Tom Hanks war movie coming out next Month
Gone are the drive inn movies, double features, news reals, and the color cartoons, but I never thought I would witness the end of movie theater.
Great idea to reopen them in pandemic. No New Releases are out.
Well you better get out there and get exposed, would not want shareholders to lose money after all
makes me so incredibly sad, especially for the independent theaters.
I’m out 2 jobs I clean buildings everyday at both jobs and I barely make ends for myself much less for my sister if anyone who can help with even anything $1 we would appreciate it so much this Virus really has me worried thanks & stay safe. Venmo MattMartins147
Duh
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