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Cinemark Won’t Require Moviegoers to Wear Masks When Theaters Reopen
The CDC currently recommends people wear cloth face coverings when out in public
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Cinemark Reports $59.6 Million Loss in COVID-19 Impacted First Quarter
The pandemic had a significant impact on the theater chain’s business in the quarter, which ended March 31, CEO Mark Zoradi said
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What Should We Expect From Entertainment Companies When It Comes to Fighting Racism?
“Corporations have a responsibility to act when they exacerbate inequality on the back of shareholder benefit,” UCLA social sciences dean Darnell Hunt says
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How Imax Sees Theaters Reopening and the Box Office Pressure on ‘Tenet’
“It’s the movie that’s supposed to lead people back to theaters,” Imax Entertainment president Megan Colligan says
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Disney Names Carlos Gomez as New Treasurer
His predecessor Jonathan Headley announced his retirement in February after 24 years
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AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron Made $9.7 Million in 2019
The executive was furloughed in March with the rest of AMC Entertainment’s corporate staff as a result of the pandemic
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Disney Proposes Opening Orlando Theme Parks July 11
The Disney World theme park and resort have been closed since March 14
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Is a ‘Bad Boys 4’ Ever Going to Happen?
The ending of “Bad Boys for Life” certainly leaves the door open for a fourth “Bad Boys” movie, but is Sony actually going to do it?
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Aviron Pictures Founder William Sadleir Arrested on More Than $30 Million in Fraud Charges
The former Aviron chairman has been accused of defrauding more than $1.7 Million in COVID-relief
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How Lionsgate Plans to Release Movies After Coronavirus Shutdowns End
The studio says the Janelle Monáe-led horror film “Antebellum” would be its return to the theater on August 21
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Lionsgate Takes $50 Million Charge in Q4 Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
The charge included, among other things, $46.0 million reflected in direct operating expenses from certain motion picture and TV impairments
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Jesse Collins Entertainment Signs Multi-Year Deal With ViacomCBS
Collins is currently in pre-production on a three-part miniseries chronicling the story of producer Andre Harrell’s iconic record label, Uptown Records
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Disney Legend Alan Menken Will Compose Music for Skydance Animation’s ‘Spellbound’
“Alan Menken’s music defines a generation and is loved by audiences around the world,” director Vicky Jenson said
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We Need to Talk About Kevin Mayer: What Disney Exec’s Move to TikTok Means for Booming Social Platform
“I view him as a home-run hire at the right time,” Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said
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Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund Buys Stake in Disney, Facebook
The fund also bought stakes in Starbucks, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, Qualcomm and Uber, among others
