It comes after claims that the virus will cost the film industry $20 billion The US box office is set to record its lowest weekend takings in over two decades.
The drop comes amid continued concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, which has led many citizens in the US and across the world to quarantine themselves in their homes.
As Deadline report, this weekend is set to bring in figures of around $58m at the box office nationwide, which is the lowest since the weekend of September 11-13, 1998.
Figures show that new Pixar film Onward will be the biggest taker of the weekend, at $12.5m, which is down 68% from its opening weekend.
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