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How Texas’ Reopened Movie Theaters Suggest a Post-Pandemic Future | Video
“We wanted to make it so that the moment you walked in to the moment you reached your seats, you didn’t have to touch anything,” Santikos CEO Tim Handren says
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Are AMC Theatres and Universal Really Headed to All-Out War Over On-Demand Releases?
Analysts warn that blocking tentpole films from theaters to defend day-and-date won’t do theaters or studios much good
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AMC Theatres Won’t Book Universal Movies Anymore After ‘Trolls World Tour’ VOD Release
The move comes after the NBCUniversal CEO made comments about the success of the animated film on premium video on demand
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Game-Changer: ‘Trolls World Tour’ Digital Success Pits Universal Against Movie Theaters
“Trolls” may signal the start of big changes to the theatrical model, but AMC’s blacklist of Universal shows that movie theaters won’t take it lying down
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Florida Movie Theater Chain CMX Files for Bankruptcy, Citing COVID-19 Closures
Chain warns that the movie theater industry needs an “economic rebalancing” to survive
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Shortening Theatrical Window Will Reduce Home Video Revenue, NATO Study Says
Movie theater trade organization warns that coronavirus closures should not lead to a long-term change in how movies are released
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‘Trolls World Tour’ Breaks Video on Demand Record in 1st Weekend, Universal Says
Animated sequel was most-rented film in its opening weekend on FandangoNOW VOD streaming service
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How ‘Trolls World Tour’ Tests the Future of Studio Movies With On-Demand Release
In less than a month, a DreamWorks animated film went from an Easter theatrical release to a potentially game-changing on-demand offering for quarantined families
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NATO’s California/Nevada Division Establishes $1.25 Million Employee Relief Fund
New contribution joins $2.4 million support fund from national theater owners’ group
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Is Sony’s Slate Change a Sign Studios Are Preparing to Write Off the Summer Box Office?
Hollywood might not want to send in tentpole blockbusters even if movie theaters reopen
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Sony Reschedules ‘Morbius,’ ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ and 5 Other Films
“Peter Rabbit 2” and “Uncharted” are also moved
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Cinemark Corporate Employees to Take Severe Pay Cuts as CEO Forgoes Salary During Pandemic
Employee pay will drop at least 50%, but theater chain avoids layoffs for now
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How Congress ‘Dramatically Improved’ Movie Theaters’ Chances of Surviving Coronavirus
“It’s not just the theaters that we need to get through this. We need the employees to get help too,” NATO Chief John Fithian tells TheWrap
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AMC Furloughs 600 Corporate Employees, Including CEO
America’s top theater chains have furloughed over 90% of their workforce as the coronavirus hits the exhibition industry hard
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Australia to Close Movie Theaters Nationwide as Coronavirus Spreads
Clubs and performance venues will also close after order from nation’s prime minister Scott Morrison