Hours after news surfaced Cineworld was shuttering all locations in the United Kingdom until 2021, the company has announced a similar decision for all Regal Cinemas in the United States. The latest round of closings is the company's direct response to MGM delaying No Time to Die, a movie that was bumped from November to next April. With No Time to Die off the 2020 release slate for exhibitors, that leaves just Warner Brothers' Dune and Wonder Woman 1984, two movies all but guaranteed to be pushed back even further should more chains choose to follow suit.
Damn... Regal was my backup plan if AMC went under.
If AMC (A-List) goes under, then I'll go from watching a movie a week in theaters to only seeing the latest DCEU/MCU movie and horror movie in theaters, as I did pre MoviePass.
Cinema is hanging by a thread for me ;;
EDIT: Completely misread the article. It is for the best that they're closed for the time being.
They're losing more money staying open than they would shutting down. Theaters are currently big empty stores. They literally have nothing to sell until Christmas, if not beyond.
Like I alluded to in the box office thread like a week or two ago, I recently attended an orientation for a return to work run down at the LA county theater I worked at prior to quarantine.
After reviewing new business protocols and best COVID practices, we were asking questions about scheduled hours and operating hours. We were told that business was fully expected to be slow/bleak based on other locations out of state but they were banking on Bond in November to hopefully get butts in seats.
I don't think I'm going back to work again even if LA county allows theatres to open. The math doesn't add up.
I need Congress to pass a new package for UI benefits. My UI got cleaned out this past Sunday :(
I seriously doubt they're making any money operating things right now, so this makes sense on multiple levels. Many theaters won't be coming back from this, though.
I work for Regal and they still haven't notified us that we a closed. What are the odds that Congress will pass another stimulus bill because I used up all of my unemployment from the last time we shut down.
Like I alluded to in the box office thread like a week or two ago, I recently attended an orientation for a return to work run down at the LA county theater I worked at prior to quarantine.
After reviewing new business protocols and best COVID practices, we were asking questions about scheduled hours and operating hours. We were told that business was fully expected to be slow/bleak based on other locations out of state but they were banking on Bond in November to hopefully get butts in seats.
I don't think I'm going back to work again even if LA county allows theatres to open. The math doesn't add up.
I need Congress to pass a new package for UI benefits. My UI got cleaned out this past Sunday :(
Nah. Theater's last hope is the world being in a place where we can go to theaters again. No one movie is going to "save" a damn thing until that happens.
And if we're in a place where the virus is under control enough to do so by next summer, movies like Black Widow and F9 can still do very well.
As a Regal Unlimited member I havent been to the movies since... March. They just billed me for this month which I don't mind at all, happy to give them a small bit of money, not planning on going to theaters any time soon. Have pondered it a bit but still determined its not worth the risk and wouldn't have any peace of mind during the movie.
Yes, and I've been good about cutting down on frivolous spending to help spread the money out. However, the amount on money I get from UI in CA without the extra UI stipend from a Congress passed bill is not sustainable. Things are gonna get hard.
Had to get into an argument with Regal support because my local theater opened back up and they re-enabled my Regal Unlimited subscription and denied my cancelation request saying I needed a doctors note.
I ended up getting it canceled, but it was a nightmare.
I work for Regal and they still haven't notified us that we a closed. What are the odds that Congress will pass another stimulus bill because I used up all of my unemployment from the last time we shut down.
Damn, wow. Theaters are getting hit HARD by this thing.
Glad I canceled my Unlimited subscription in time to avoid the next charge. This will affect me for sure because some of the best theaters in my area are Regals. Then again, it seems like a dumb idea to resume regular theater visits until the pandemic is under control, so... 🤷♂️
I just want to see Dune in the format it deserves, bruh.
Went there with my wife to watch Captain Marvel when it first came out.
Also bought tickets for my wife and my mother to watch a Indian movie there - I was gonna watch Sonic but decided not to.
Apparently there's another theater being built near my home but I dont see how any of these groups can manage to continue with all the risks (with the pandemic and the fact that people will likely not go...)
Senate is closed until the 19th and the Barrett confirmation will take up floor time after that. Plus you've got senators and House reps who need/want to spend as much time as possible campaigning in the run up to the election. And also Senate Republicans don't actually care about passing new covid relief bills, and will really not care if they lose the Senate in November.
Senate is closed until the 19th and the Barrett confirmation will take up floor time after that. Plus you've got senators and House reps who need/want to spend as much time as possible campaigning in the run up to the election. And also Senate Republicans don't actually care about passing new covid relief bills, and will really not care if they lose the Senate in November.
