Langsung ke konten utama

European Cinemas Face Second Round of Closures, Additional Restrictions Due to Covid-19 Spike

Cinemas across Europe are dealing with a new wave of government-mandated closures and restrictions as the Covid-19 infection rate continues to rise across the continent.

Today, major markets France and Germany became the latest territories ordered to close the doors of their cinemas in an effort to curb the spread of the virus.

France and Germany join Slovakia, Wales (expected to reopen November 9), Italy (November 24), and Ireland (December 2) in a growing list of countries where screens have gone dark for the second time this year. The Czech Republic recently finished its second stage of cinema closures on October 26. 

France has experienced a dramatic uptick in its number of Covid-19 cases, prompting curfews in major cities including Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Lille, and Toulouse earlier this month. France is the largest market in terms of screen count (6,114) and second-largest in cinema admissions (213 million tickets sold in 2019) among members of UNIC, Europe’s cinema trade association.

Cinemas across the whole of France were previously ordered closed on March 14 and were allowed to reopen starting June 22.

In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced a month-long shutdown of bars, restaurants, and cinemas through the entirety of November. The country ranks third among UNIC members in the number of cinema screens (4,961) and fourth in admissions (118.6 million tickets sold) in 2019. 

Elsewhere in Europe, regional shutdowns and restrictions have occurred in England, Spain, Belgium, Romania, Slovenia, and Switzerland since most of the continent’s cinemas were allowed to reopen over the summer. In some instances, movie theaters have been subject to decreased operation hours due to local curfews or have been forced to cease the sale of concessions.

Before today’s announcements in France and Germany, the European Audiovisual Observatory estimated a 70 percent year-over-year drop in box office revenue for cinemas in the European Union. Europe represented 23 percent of 2019’s global box office, according to the Motion Picture Association.

Image taken from UNIC’s 2019 Annual Report.

The post European Cinemas Face Second Round of Closures, Additional Restrictions Due to Covid-19 Spike appeared first on Boxoffice.



from Boxoffice

Komentar

Posting Komentar

Postingan populer dari blog ini

Kinepolis Group to Open MJR Locations in Michigan, New Theater in Haarlem, Netherlands

Theater chain Kinepolis has opened its new Centrum Schalkwijk location in Haarlem, Netherlands today, October 8—though its inauguration has been postponed to a later date due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, the chain’s 10 MJR Digital Cinemas locations— acquired by Kinepolis in October 2019 , marking the chain’s first foray into the American market—will reopen this weekend. The new cinema is a part of Haarlem’s redeveloped Centrum Schalkwijk shopping center, which contains residential apartments, commercial shops, and an above-ground car park in addition to the new cinema. The theater itself boasts 937 seats across six screens, all  equipped with laser projection. One screen has Laser ULTRA technology, combining 4K laser projection with Dolby Atmos sound.  Kinepolis Haarlem is the Kinepolis Group’s nineteenth cinema in the Netherlands, with the twentieth currently under construction in Leidschendam. Kinepolis has 111 cinemas worldwide total, spread across Europ...
Posting Komentar
Baca selengkapnya

Weekend Box Office Forecast: Focus Features Eyes Back-to-Back #1 Openers with Let Him Go

It’s been — and still is — a wild week for the United States and the entire world as the results of the presidential election remain unknown and the pandemic continues with consistent daily records of new cases. For those seeking some semblance of escapism in a safe and politics-free environment, however, this weekend will provide the latest new release hoping to provide theaters and audiences with fresh content: Let Him Go . The western-drama-thriller starring Diane Lane and Kevin Costner is the latest offering from Focus Features, under Universal Pictures, during exhibition’s mid-pandemic restart. The studio just delivered the top film of last weekend with Come Play , a horror title delivering solid results under the circumstances. Now, Focus is back in action again with what looks to be their second consecutive weekend atop the box office. Let Him Go has earned respectable social media footprints for a film aimed predominately at an audience not known for making significant onlin...
Posting Komentar
Baca selengkapnya

Weekend Forecast: Solstice Studios’ Unhinged and Nolan’s Inception 10th Anniversary Event Set to Welcome Moviegoers Back to Domestic Theaters

To quote Lennon and McCarthy, it’s been a long and winding road. As of this weekend, though, major theater chains across the United States will finally be back up and running with the domestic market’s first wide release since March. Following months of speculation and delayed reopening plans, Solstice Studios’ Unhinged is the film setting the stage for more to come in the weeks and months ahead. It’s a watershed moment oft-planned by the startup distributor throughout the summer as spikes of the COVID-19 pandemic across the country resulted in multiple studio and exhibitor delays, but one that will finally come to pass — and one with significant meaning for exhibitor support. Solstice is releasing the film in 44 states, representing 70 percent of physical theaters. The total theater count is estimated at 2,000, with the expectation of adding between 200 and 300 locations on August 28 when another wave of theaters from major theaters plan to resume operations. Overseas markets have se...
Posting Komentar
Baca selengkapnya