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How ‘Trolls World Tour’ Tests the Future of Studio Movies With On-Demand Release
In less than a month, a DreamWorks animated film went from an Easter theatrical release to a potentially game-changing on-demand offering for quarantined families
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NATO’s California/Nevada Division Establishes $1.25 Million Employee Relief Fund
New contribution joins $2.4 million support fund from national theater owners’ group
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Is Sony’s Slate Change a Sign Studios Are Preparing to Write Off the Summer Box Office?
Hollywood might not want to send in tentpole blockbusters even if movie theaters reopen
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Sony Reschedules ‘Morbius,’ ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ and 5 Other Films
“Peter Rabbit 2” and “Uncharted” are also moved
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Cinemark Corporate Employees to Take Severe Pay Cuts as CEO Forgoes Salary During Pandemic
Employee pay will drop at least 50%, but theater chain avoids layoffs for now
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How Congress ‘Dramatically Improved’ Movie Theaters’ Chances of Surviving Coronavirus
“It’s not just the theaters that we need to get through this. We need the employees to get help too,” NATO Chief John Fithian tells TheWrap
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AMC Furloughs 600 Corporate Employees, Including CEO
America’s top theater chains have furloughed over 90% of their workforce as the coronavirus hits the exhibition industry hard
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Australia to Close Movie Theaters Nationwide as Coronavirus Spreads
Clubs and performance venues will also close after order from nation’s prime minister Scott Morrison
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A Summer With No New Movies? How the Studios Are Planning for Post-Coronavirus Era
Movie theater chains are confident cinemas can rebound, but what might that recovery look like?
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AMC, Regal, Cinemark and Other Theater Chains Close Nationwide Amid Coronavirus Crisis (Updating)
Over 4,000 movie theaters have closed in a matter of hours, and the number is still climbing
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Coronavirus Could Sink 2020 Box Office to Below $8 Billion for First Time in 20 Years
“We still don’t know just how long theaters will have to remain closed, how many films this will affect,” Exhibitor Relations analyst Jeff Bock tells TheWrap
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US Box Office Falls to Lowest Level in 2 Decades as 100-Plus Movie Theaters Close
This weekend’s ticket sales already lower than post-9/11 weekend
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‘Onward’ Earns $10.5 Million in 2nd Weekend, Record 74% Drop as Coronavirus Hits Box Office
Pixar suffers worst second weekend drop ever as families stay home
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‘Onward’ Sees Sharp Box Office Drop as Coronavirus Begins to Drain U.S. Cinemas
Pixar film set to drop 67% from its opening weekend
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Vin Diesel’s Thriller ‘Bloodshot’ Earns $1.2 Million at Thursday Box Office
Faith-based drama “I Still Believe” and the Universal thriller “The Hunt” also open wide this weekend