The North American box office is resuming after an unprecedented five-month shutdown due to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.
The major circuits in Canada reopened in earnest over the weekend to welcome Paramount’s The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run and the Russell Crowe road-rage thriller Unhinged, from Solstice Studios.
They are the first new Hollywood releases to open wide since the pandemic forced cinemas to close their doors in March. In the U.S., the big chains have delayed reopening several times due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, but are now beginning to switch the lights on in advance of new product.
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