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There were several hundred enthusiasts waiting patiently in the cold this morning to enter New York’s darkroom after theaters were allowed to reopen after a year of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, many remained closed due to their restrictive operating conditions and the absence of a blockbuster.
“Netflix is good, but nothing reaches the atmosphere of the cinema”enthused Thomas Leveck, who attended at 11:00 am to see the premiere of “Raya and the Dragon” at AMC’s Empire multiplex in the Times Square neighborhood. “My TV is not a big flat screen,” he added.
The governor of the state of New York, where theaters were previously licensed to reopen outside of New York City, gave the green light to reopen today with a maximum capacity of 25% or 50 people. Cinemas in the US capital of culture have been closed since March 17, 2020 by order of the mayor, Bill de Blasio.
“At the moment 25% is fine with me”said Levek, 28. “But I imagine that the percentage of capacity will increase from the summer”.
“I’m so happy,” said Roy Evans, who was eager to see “Judas and the Black Messiah” on the big screen. “I became a caterpillar in front of my television for a year. (…) It is not bad to get up a little from the chair.”
British actor Liam Nilsson He was at a movie theater in the Upper West Side neighborhood to welcome and personally thank the first New Yorkers viewers of his new movie “The Veteran.” “It is a day to remember,” he told The Hollywood Reporter.
No blockbuster
AMC, the world’s largest movie chain, which reopened 13 theaters in New York today, implements a strict hygiene protocol with room cleaning between each screening and improved ventilation.
“I have two masks, cleansing wipes, antiseptic gel.” I have it all! “Said Cindy, 60, who came to see the movie” Stripe and the Last Dragon “, saying that she is not afraid of the transmission of the new coronavirus in theaters “I thought I would find a long queue, but I imagine there are people working.”
At the Angelika Cinema in the Greenwich Village districtFew viewers showed up for the first screening of “Minari” and “Nomadland” shortly after 10 am, according to Joel, a movie worker, who did not want to be identified. However, tickets for the nine screenings scheduled for later today have already been sold out.
The reopening of the industry in New York and the prospect of a partial lifting of restrictions in Los Angeles in the coming weeks “means that studios can keep their movies on the show and not offer them online,” Joseph Maser told CNBC. , President of the American Association of Movie Owners in New York.
But with a few exceptions, like “Godzilla vs Kong” slated to premiere in late March, not much film production is expected until May, with screenings of “Black Widow,” “Cruella” and “No Noise 2.”
“He doesn’t have much bread,” says Andrew Elgart., who decided to reopen just one of its three independent cinemas in the next two weeks, only on weekends. The other two will wait until the end of the month.
Several cinemas remained closed today, including Alamo Drafthouse, whose parent company went bankrupt on Wednesday, or those of the Regal chain, whose more than 500 theaters were closed for four months across the country.
Elgart said he did not do any calculations to determine whether opening his aisles would have any financial benefit. “The numbers don’t mean anything until people come,” he said. “We are trying to rectify the situation by opening the hallway doors. We’ll see.”
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