Top brass from the National Association of Theatre Owners struck an optimistic tone during a webinar Friday, as VP Patrick Corcoran said he expects movie theaters to begin to reopen by late May or early June and ramp up to a summer blockbuster season beginning in July.
The webinar, hosted by Nato magazine Boxoffice Pro and viewed by exhibitors, concessionaires, theater vendors, and journalists from around the world, represented the latest effort by the trade group to offer guidance and soothe an industry facing an unprecedented crisis during the coronavirus pandemic.
According to Nato president John Fithian, “We anticipate when we first open cinemas back up anywhere in the world, we’ll have social distancing.” This would include enforcing 50 percent auditorium capacity,...
The webinar, hosted by Nato magazine Boxoffice Pro and viewed by exhibitors, concessionaires, theater vendors, and journalists from around the world, represented the latest effort by the trade group to offer guidance and soothe an industry facing an unprecedented crisis during the coronavirus pandemic.
According to Nato president John Fithian, “We anticipate when we first open cinemas back up anywhere in the world, we’ll have social distancing.” This would include enforcing 50 percent auditorium capacity,...
- 4/3/2020
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
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