Regal Cinemas may be reopening sooner rather than later as the movie theater chain recently teased a return on social media.
What’s going on:
- Regal Cinemas posted a photo to its Instagram account of a poster with “Back to the Future” font and theme. The text reads, “Back to the movies,” instead of the film’s title.
- The caption of the post reads: “Coming Soon.”
- According to the post, a student filmmaker named Sabian Orazi created the poster.
What Regal Cinemas says:
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On May 26, Regal Movies released the following statement:
- “At this time, we have not made a decision when to reopen. We continue to work with authorities and studios in order to host our audiences and show them the big blockbusters in a safe environment. As soon as we have an opening date, we will share.”
Reopening theaters face low crowds
- Reports from across the country suggest movie theaters haven’t seen high attendance numbers despite reopening, as I reported for the Deseret News.
- Malcolm Neal, who runs the Ritz Theatre in Thomaston, Georgia, told Variety he doesn’t see many people heading to the theaters right now.
- “We didn’t have hardly anybody the first weekend. In a small town, a lot of people wait to hear that somebody else did it before they’ll do it. They want to know their neighbor went last weekend and it was fine.”