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Calamity? Anomaly? 2020 Was a Box Office Year Like No Other
When the sun sets on the 2020 box office, it’ll be difficult to look at the numbers as anything but disastrous
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How the Success of ‘Wonder Woman 1984' and ‘Soul' Will Help Define the Entertainment Industry in 2021
The successful release of Pixar’s “Soul” and Warner Bros’ “Wonder Woman 1984” through streaming services served as test cases for how people’s expectations for big blockbusters rollouts are changing. Insider entertainment correspondent Kim Renfro stopped by LX News to break down what to expect from the entertainment industry in 2021.
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Warner Brothers' Big Bet to Release Its 2021 Movies on HBO Max May Change Hollywood for Good
Warner Brothers shook up Hollywood by announcing that all of its 2021 films will be released on HBO Max and in theaters at the same time. Media strategist Seth Schachner joined LX News to explain what this means for the future of movie watching.
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Bowling Alleys, Movie Theaters Preparing To Return To Phase 2.1
As the weather begins to chill people will undoubtedly be looking for indoor entertainment options. Those options though will once again be limited as the state rolls back to Phase 2.1. Peak bowling season is about to begin, and it will start with the pins stacked against it. Plainville’s Lessard Lanes was looking forward to the coming months. Owner Marcel…
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Curious About Going to a Movie Theater? 7 Things to Know
It’s been two months since movie theaters started reopening in the U.S., but there is still a fair amount of consumer confusion about moviegoing in the COVID-19 era.
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Regal Cinemas Temporarily Closing All US Theaters
Regal Cinemas is temporarily suspending operations at all 536 of its theaters in the United States this week due to continued revenue losses from the coronavirus pandemic, its parent company Cineworld announced Monday.
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Reports: Cineworld to Shut UK Theaters After Bond Film Delay
U.K. media say cinema chain Cineworld will close all its U.K. venues after the postponement of the new James Bond film left a big hole in theaters’ schedules.
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Going to the Movies Won't Be the Same Post-COVID-19… But Maybe That's a Good Thing
Date night at the movies is woven into the very fabric of Americana. It’s a tradition that dates back to … well, the advent of movie theaters. But like many traditions in 2020, the movie-going experience came to a grinding halt as theaters across the country shuttered because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How 2020 Is Changing the Movie Industry for Good: A Conversation With Film Critic Alison Willmore
With U.S. movie theaters closed for months, the film industry was forced to pivot during the pandemic. LX’s Ngozi Ekeledo talked to film critic Alison Willmore about the future of big blockbusters, streaming wars and VOD releases post COVID-19.
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After a Long Slumber, U.S. Cinemas Awaken on Pivotal Weekend
More Americans will make their way back to the movies this weekend than any since the pandemic shuttered theaters in March
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NYC Movie Theaters Say They're Ready and Eager to Open — Even As Cuomo Says No
Bowling alleys, museums and gyms have all been given the green light by Gov. Cuomo to return — but five months after New York first went “on pause,” the future of movie theaters is still uncertain
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Russell Crowe Is Set to Make History When ‘Unhinged' Opens in Theaters
Somebody had to go first. That’s the thought behind why Solstice Studios is releasing the thriller “Unhinged” to more than 1,400 open theaters across the U.S. on Friday. It will be the first new release since COVID-19 shuttered theaters in late March. AMC plans to reopen more than 100 U.S. locations and other chains like Regal Cinemas and Alamo...
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AMC to Offer 15-Cent Tickets on 1st Day of Reopening
The nation’s largest movie theater chain, will reopen in the U.S. on Aug. 20 with retro ticket prices of 15 cents per movie
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‘We'd All Be Sitting in Our Favorite Theaters': Dire Outlook for Cinemas as Coronavirus Resurges in U.S.
While some industries have heralded the third quarter as the beginning of a rebound from the financial devastation wraught by the coronavirus pandemic, the outlook is still dire for U.S. movie theater operators. In recent days all of the major cinema chains released quarterly results that showed mounting losses as nearly 100% of revenue was wiped out as auditoriums...
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AMC Reverses Course, Will Require Guests to Wear Masks at Its Theaters
AMC reversed course on a controversial policy on Friday, saying it will now require all patrons at its movie theaters to wear face masks in an effort to quell the spread of the coronavirus.
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With Hospitalizations Down, State Eyes Phase 2 Reopening
Gov. Ned Lamont estimates that 95% of the economy will be reopening in Phase 2.
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Moviegoing Experience Gets a New Look During Pandemic
As movie theaters prepare to reopen on June 17, they’re getting a new look to meet health and safety guidelines
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In Shutdown, a Glimpse of Life Without Movie Theaters
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing Americans to go through every kind of hardship without some of the reliable comforts of hard times.
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Malls, Bowling Alleys and Amusement Parks Ordered to Close
The governors of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania have ordered all malls, bowling alleys and amusement parks closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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Thousands of Connecticut Businesses About to Go Dark
Not knowing of the decision the governor was going to make two days later, on Saturday, the owners of Joey Garlic’s Restaurant and Pizzaria turned half of their Newington parking lot into curbside pickup so people could get their food to go. Monday morning, the governor ordered all restaurants and bars to close indefinitely after 8 p.m., with the...