Movie theaters in the North America are slowly coming back to life with about 200 locations open as of Friday — nearly double last weekend’s total, Comscore is reporting.Drive-in movie locations are dominating the landscape with about 150 of the nation’s 306 drive-in locations now open, acccoding to Comscore.
About 50 brick-and-mortar locations are now open.Texas has by far the biggest number of open locations with 29 including several brick-and-mortar locations.
Arkansas, Georgia, Oklahoma and South Dakota — where the state governments have begun easing social distancing requirements stemming from the coronavirus pandemic — have also opened brick-and-mortar locations.The nation’s three largest chains — AMC, Regal and Cinemark — closed in mid-March as concerns grew about the pandemic.
Most theaters are not expected to open until mid-summer with no major releases set to launch until July 17 when Warner Bros.
is currently scheduled to open Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet.” Disney plans to open its live-action
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