Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorIn another blow to the industry, the French government has ordered a curfew in several major cities across the country.
From Saturday, residents of L’Ile de France (which includes Paris and its environs), Lyon, Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, Lille, Grenoble, Montpellier, Rouen, Toulouse and Saint-Etienne will be under a strict curfew from 9PM to 6AM.
This will affect about 20M people, or a little under a third of the population.Cinemas, theaters, restaurants and other businesses will be closed as of 9PM for a period of at least four weeks.
Paris is the biggest moviegoing region of France, with many showtimes in the evening hours, meaning this will take a bite out of box.
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