Unlike in Italy and Belgium, French theaters will remain open in spite of a ban on gatherings for more than 100 people, according to a spokesperson of the FNCF, France’s national exhibitors org.
The prime minister Edouard Philippe has banned gatherings for more than 100 people to contain the outbreak of coronavirus in the country.
Under the new restrictions, movie theaters will be allowed to open at the condition that welcome a maximum of 100 people in each auditorium.
Same rule will play to other cultural venues such as theaters. Although the movie theaters will remain open, exhibitors are pessimistic about the box office prospects, considering that nearly all releases have been delayed by U.S.
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