It is still unknown if people who are vaccinated can still spread the virus. You might be safe but you still might be able to make others sick . Therefore even those who have been vaccinated still need to wear masks. You can presumably have get togethers with other vaccinated people.
Perhaps when more people are willing to go to the movies and seating restrictions are lifted some movie chain or individual theater will schedule a film festival of all the films that had limited distribution in theaters to give people a chance to see them on the big screen. Though I suspect if...
Warner Bros and Universal are not interested in buying movie theaters but they wish them well.
https://deadline.com/2020/10/warner-bros-universal-bosses-movie-theater-buyouts-covid-19-1234598176/
AMC is running out of money.
https://deadline.com/2020/10/amc-entertainment-could-be-largely-depleted-by-year-end-exploring-assets-sales-joint-ventures-1234596325/
AMC will offer 15 cent tickets in celebration of it's 100th Anniversary on August 20th at its theaters that open that day. Over 100 of their theaters reopen on August 20th. Another 300 will open over the following two weeks. I will not go a theater yet. They will also offer $5 tickets to see...
What the theaters should do is give patrons the option to leave and get a refund if they spot people in their auditorium not wearing a mask. I would never confront someone not wearing a mask nor would I expect an usher to do so. Its too dangerous.
After the push back against AMC and its reversal on mask wearing,now Regal will require a mask be worn in a movie theater.
https://deadline.com/2020/06/regal-cinemas-face-mask-policy-change-amc-adam-aron-controversy-coronavirus-1202964251/
AMC has changed their policy. Mask will be required when theaters open.
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AMC’s chief executive reverses course on the movie chain’s mask policy.
AMC’s reversal comes after Adam Aron, the theater chain’s chief executive, said the company did not want to be “drawn into a political...
Guess I will be going to the Alamo . Glad there is one near me. Glad there is a choice.
https://deadline.com/2020/06/alamo-drafthouse-masks-amc-adam-aron-coronavirus-controversy-1202964058/
Sadly I will not be going to any AMC theater in the near future until science says masks are no longer needed.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/business/AMC-theaters-masks-coronavirus.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article
So with Drive Ins during the virus spread, keep your windows closed and use the car battery with the motor off for sound. I assume that means no car air conditioning. Do they provide a cable jump if your car battery dies during a double feature?
Theater Owners: Many Cinemas Won’t “Be Able To Feasibly Open” Early Despite Some States Lifting COVID-19 Restrictions
Basically any theater that chooses to open will have no new product. They will show whatever has been previously released. Major chains like AMC and Regal won't open their...
Georgia movie theaters can reopen Monday April 27. No word on which theaters will do it or what wlll be shown. I would not go at this time.
https://deadline.com/2020/04/georgia-movie-theaters-reopen-coronavirus-1202912947/