Nor’easter Forcing Movie Theater Closures During Already Dismal Box Office Weekend
deadline.comWinter Storm Kenan, which meteorologists are describing as a “bomb cyclone,” is dominating the Northeast from as far south as Delaware into New Jersey, up the Eastern seaboard to the top of Maine.The box office was already horrible, with studios holding back new wide releases this weekend, and now there will be further impact on ticket sales, as notable chains as AMC, Regal and National Amusements close their doors until the snow passes.
The weekend box office was already set to clock under $35M for all titles, the lowest since late September 2020, with Spider-Man: No Way Home continuing its No.
1 streak with $10.4M.Today, which is typically the highpoint of a box office weekend, AMC and Regal will close just under 50 locations each.
Notable AMC East Coast venues closing doors include Boston Common, Danbury, CT; New Brunswick, NJ; Stonybrook and Levittown.
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