On Thursday, health authorities in Los Angeles announced that movie theaters will be allowed to reopen next week between Monday and Wednesday at 25% capacity, after almost a year of shutdown and nearly no business for many cinemas in the area.
On Thursday, health authorities in Los Angeles announced that movie theaters will be allowed to reopen sometime early next week at 25% capacity, after almost a year of shutdown and nearly no business for many cinemas in the area. Many theaters reportedly won’t be able to start business back up immediately due to the lack of time to prepare, with some major chains saying they won’t be able to welcome guests until Friday, March 19. The delay is due to the venues’ need to bring back staff and also put into place new cautionary and cleaning guidelines. There also remains the concern that theaters will struggle to be profitable with such stringent guidelines and the reduced numbers of guests. However, many businesses are glad to open at all after the financial toll of the past year on the film industry. Los Angeles County was awaiting the distribution of two million vaccine doses that were scheduled to go out to underserved populations.
