Movie Theaters

Adam Bergeron is looking forward to reopening the Balboa Theater, the independent movie theater in San Francisco he owns and operates.

The entertainment industry was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Many theaters had to lay off staff and temporarily shut down, others offered private screenings and food sales. Now many local theaters have opened their doors once again.

Yearning to go to the movies? In San Diego County, AMC is reopening 8 of its movie theaters this week, with pandemic-era modifications. Find a theater near you.

San Diego County is inching closer to the state’s less restrictive, Red Tier. County leaders are expected to make the official announcement Tuesday after receiving a routine assessment from the state. Many businesses have been preparing to resume indoor operations for the first time in months. “We’re waiting for the word. We’re gearing up, so if they (San Diego...

San Diego County is inching closer to the state’s less restrictive, Red Tier. As NBC 7’s Lauren Coronado reports, businesses are preparing to resume indoor operations.

Theaters reopening in New York City this weekend did not set the box office on fire. North American theatrical grosses stayed relatively muted, despite some major new releases like Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon” and Lionsgate’s Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley action flick “Chaos Walking,” according to studio estimates Sunday.

When the sun sets on the 2020 box office, it’ll be difficult to look at the numbers as anything but disastrous

The successful release of Pixar’s “Soul” and Warner Bros’ “Wonder Woman 1984” through streaming services served as test cases for how people’s expectations for big blockbusters rollouts are changing. Insider entertainment correspondent Kim Renfro stopped by LX News to break down what to expect from the entertainment industry in 2021.

Warner Brothers shook up Hollywood by announcing that all of its 2021 films will be released on HBO Max and in theaters at the same time. Media strategist Seth Schachner joined LX News to explain what this means for the future of movie watching.

It’s been two months since movie theaters started reopening in the U.S., but there is still a fair amount of consumer confusion about moviegoing in the COVID-19 era.

Regal Cinemas is temporarily suspending operations at all 536 of its theaters in the United States this week due to continued revenue losses from the coronavirus pandemic, its parent company Cineworld announced Monday.

U.K. media say cinema chain Cineworld will close all its U.K. venues after the postponement of the new James Bond film left a big hole in theaters’ schedules.

Date night at the movies is woven into the very fabric of Americana. It’s a tradition that dates back to … well, the advent of movie theaters. But like many traditions in 2020, the movie-going experience came to a grinding halt as theaters across the country shuttered because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

With U.S. movie theaters closed for months, the film industry was forced to pivot during the pandemic. LX’s Ngozi Ekeledo talked to film critic Alison Willmore about the future of big blockbusters, streaming wars and VOD releases post COVID-19.

More Americans will make their way back to the movies this weekend than any since the pandemic shuttered theaters in March

Movie buffs, rejoice! Movie theater Reading Cinemas Grossmont in La Mesa and Town Square in Clairemont will reopen their theaters Thursday.

Local theaters are getting ready to welcome patrons this holiday weekend for the first time in months. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford reports.

Somebody had to go first. That’s the thought behind why Solstice Studios is releasing the thriller “Unhinged” to more than 1,400 open theaters across the U.S. on Friday. It will be the first new release since COVID-19 shuttered theaters in late March.  AMC plans to reopen more than 100 U.S. locations and other chains like Regal Cinemas and Alamo...

Movie theaters are a staple of entertainment, but the pandemic has forced them to close for months. While theaters of all sizes are hurting, local theaters say they don’t know how much longer they can stay closed.

The nation’s largest movie theater chain, will reopen in the U.S. on Aug. 20 with retro ticket prices of 15 cents per movie