Box Office Future: Exhibitors Hope to Reopen in June, Audiences Say Slow Your Roll

Week three of no theatrical releases.

That will technically change soon — Universal’s premium VOD-opening “Trolls World Tour” has a handful of still-open drive-ins to play (don’t expect any grosses reported).

But it was a week full of important stories, with particular interest in a series of release date adjustments.

However, no date can be realized if theaters aren’t open, and nobody knows when that will be.• Exhibitor trade organization Nato held a webinar Friday.

President John Fifthian raised hope that some theaters might be open by late May or early June.

AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron, who oversees the most screens in North America reiterated his hopes for mid-June.More from IndieWireApichatpong Weerasethakul Has a Moving Message From Quarantine About His Plum TreeGamechangers in Box Office History: How ‘The Matrix‘ and ’10 Things I Hate About You’ Broke the Rules• With the Covid-19 still in

Read full article