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This likely means that return/opening dates for the big theater chains will be pushed back as well. With Tenet moving to August 12, Warner Bros. also moved the Inception re-release back to July 31. And now, with Mulan out of July, the last few new July releases will likely push as well, potentially making Inception the de-facto theater return/opening date. We'll see, though.

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That was fast...

https://www.indiewire.com/feature/coronavirus-cancellations-hollywood-entertainment-covid19-1202215596/

TCTTS said:

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This likely means that return/opening dates for the big theater chains will be pushed back as well. With Tenet moving to August 12, Warner Bros. also moved the Inception re-release back to July 31. And now, with Mulan out of July, the last few new July releases will likely push as well, potentially making Inception the de-facto theater return/opening date. We'll see, though.

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https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/29/amc-shifts-reopening-to-july-30-as-hollywood-pushes-back-blockbusters.html

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First Cow, which is really, really good. It had just come out in limited release the weekend prior, but instead of going digital since, it sounds like A24 is going to re-release it theatrically again first, likely later this year...

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Looks like A24 might be scrapping their theatrical re-release plans...

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Confirmed...

That's awesome.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/can-summer-box-office-be-saved-hollywood-hinges-hopes-tenet-mulan-1302238

Newsom announces closures of movie theaters again along with a bunch of other 'indoor operations.'

Not good.

*Sighs while scrolling through my Netflix for the millionth time expecting something else to show up*

Barry
Stranger Things
Righteous Gemstones
Living With Yourself
Mando

Just give me a damn release date on one of them!

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Sorry guys, but no way Tenet opens in a month.

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I'm afraid you're right. Unfortunately, at this point, I don't think *any* new movies open this summer. By the end of the week, I'd be willing to bet that everything, including Tenet, clears out of August, and Labor Day Weekend becomes the new (and obviously extremely tentative) opening date for theaters.

Universal definitely had the right idea with Halloween Kills.

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Barry
Stranger Things
Righteous Gemstones
Living With Yourself
Mando

Just give me a damn release date on one of them!

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Barry, Stranger Things, and Gemstones will all be 2021, and probably summer 2021 at the earliest. At least Mondo is on target for this October.

https://variety.com/2020/film/news/tenet-box-office-coronavirus-mulan-1234704739/

At this point I don't think we get another major release in 2020. Very much a year for the ages.

They certainly can't keep incrementally pushing release dates back. At some point soon it's just going get ridiculous, if not already. I think we see one more round of delays, this time to Labor Day Weekend and beyond in 2020. Then, if cases aren't trending down by mid-August or so, yeah, I think studios just scrap 2020 altogether and push everything to 2021. Maybe they'd aim for some kind of holiday/Thanksgiving 2020 re-opening of theaters, but I doubt it. What a sh*t show.

This is going to be really interesting as other countries are more successful at opening up. Studios will have to release movies in those theaters just to recoup costs and keep their doors open.

Well I think there is more than just greed involved. The theaters have to be able to make money. Theater owners were already struggling in the current film release climate and were relying on the big blockbusters to fill up theaters and make them money. If 25%-50% theater capacity is all they can count on, I don't think they can keep their doors open. Especially if they have to have staff to clean each theater afterward and do the rest of the regular duties.

And I think there is a large percentage of the public that doesn't see going to a movie in a theater as worth the risk. If 65% of the general population in the US is still unsure about opening schools up, then I think it's safe to assume greater than 50% are not going to consider going to a movie in a theater, especially when there is so much content you can watch at home. So that is going to limit the amount of income these movies can earn -- which makes it harder for theaters to make money.

I think any movie on the schedule before March 2021 is probably going to get pushed back in some way, and wouldn't be surprised if this changes moviegoing in America permanently. Hopefully there will be some innovation and the theater experience can be preserved in some way, but I think the age of the big theater chain with 20+ screens will probably be coming to an end.

I haven't followed the state of theaters since I got mocked for saying theaters were dead until a vaccine and long live drive-ins.

I just took a glace at Fandango and the only thing showing up is the local drive in.

Is that consistent nationally or just here in Alabama?

It does look like I can see Empire Strikes Back at the drive in. So I might have to do that

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The Star Cinema Grills have been open since late May in the Houston area. They opened the Baybrook one first, then opened the rest a couple of weeks later. Since they are built for comfort and dining, their changes have been easy to make. When you buy tickets, they block off two seats on either side of yours for social distancing. They use only plastic utensils and paper plates / cups, and the servers wear masks. They require you to wear a mask into the theater, but you obviously take it off to eat.

The experience has been great, and a tremendous relief for my family. And we tip the hell outta the wait staff to try and help them out a bit.

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I took the kids twice and the second time it was just us. It was nice to have a "normal" experience.

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TCTTS said:

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https://variety.com/2020/film/news/tenet-box-office-coronavirus-mulan-1234704739/

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This is the worst viral marketing campaign ever.

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GET OUT.

MuckRaker96 said:

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The Star Cinema Grills have been open since late May in the Houston area. They opened the Baybrook one first, then opened the rest a couple of weeks later. Since they are built for comfort and dining, their changes have been easy to make. When you buy tickets, they block off two seats on either side of yours for social distancing. They use only plastic utensils and paper plates / cups, and the servers wear masks. They require you to wear a mask into the theater, but you obviously take it off to eat.

The experience has been great, and a tremendous relief for my family. And we tip the hell outta the wait staff to try and help them out a bit.

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Thanks for supporting those workers with hefty tips. I feel this is 100% the right thing to do with people in the service industry who have to work right now!

https://www.vulture.com/2020/07/is-tenet-coming-out-this-summer.html

We're getting to the point where studios are going to release their new movies internationally first, and then in the states weeks, if not months, later...

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-cinemas-reopen-july-20-1303401

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We're getting to the point where studios are going to release their new movies internationally first, and then in the states weeks, if not months, later...

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-cinemas-reopen-july-20-1303401

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Ahhhhh, so THIS was China's master plan for releasing Covid on the world!

I don't yet believe this, but I keep seeing this basic sentiment shared more and more...

Exactly. I agree that theaters probably won't be back to normal traffic/crowds until then, but I don't think studios are going to wait that long. They can't, and neither can theaters. Besides, treatments are only going to get better, and it's looking more and more like we'll actually have a vaccine by the end of the year (though it will obviously take months to distribute).