The Russell Crowe thriller « Unhinged » has arrived and with it the attempt by the movie theater industry to reopen in the midst of a pandemic.
The Russell Crowe thriller “Unhinged” has arrived and with it the attempt by the movie theater industry to reopen in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Reps for the film’s distributor, Solstice Studios, tell TheWrap that the film will open in 1,823 theaters in North America this weekend. That figure is an increase from the 1,386 theaters that were open last weekend when a handful of independent films screened in theaters among an array of classic films and early 2020 releases. “Unhinged” will be the first wide release in American theaters since the start of the pandemic, screening in 300+ drive-ins and 299 Canadian theaters. Among the chains that will reopen for “Unhinged” this weekend is AMC Theaters, which has approximately 100 locations open after five months of nationwide closures. The chain offered tickets for 15 cents on Thursday for classic films like “Back to the Future.
