Cinemas in California's Orange County were granted permission Tuesday to reopen, becoming the closest market near Los Angeles to once again allow moviegoing in the COVID19 era.
The order was issued by Clayton Chau, the health officer for the county. The announcement is welcome news for Hollywood — and particularly for Christopher Nolan's tentpole Tenet, which launched where it could in the U.S.
over Labor Day weekend — considering that the state is the largest box office market in the country. Until now, only San Diego indoor theaters have been allowed to reopen.
Similar to other cities and localities across the country where indoor theaters are once again up and running, Orange County locations will be required to operate at limited.
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