By Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media The coronavirus has brought the movie theater business to the edge of ruin.
Exhibitors have shuttered cinemas across the country, leaving them without any way to pay the bills. Thanks to the federal stimulus, however, many of those circuits have been saved from bankruptcy, according to John Fithian, CEO of the National Assn.
of Theatre Owners. The exhibition industry lobbyist says that owners are still pushing for more government aid, but they’re also preparing to implement new safety measures designed to allow them to turn their marquee lights back on in July with the release of Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” for Warner Bros.
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