Boxoffice Pro - August 2020

INDUSTRY COVID-19 & CINEMAS
APR 21
IFC Films announces the
creation of the Indie Theater
Revival Project, making 200
of its catalogue titles available
theatrically for participating
cinemas upon their return
to business.
APR 25
CMX Cinemas, the eighth-largest circuit in North
American, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and
abandons its planned acquisition of Texas-based
dine-in circuit Star Cinema Grill.
Image courtesy CMX Cinemas
APR 28
The governor of Texas allows
the state’s stay-at-home order
to expire, allowing cinemas to
reopen as early as May 1.
APR 20
CJ CGV, South Korea’s leading exhibition circuit,
launches a trial of “contact-free” locations designed
to minimize face-to-face interactions. The program
features ticketing kiosks, encourages mobile purchases,
and incorporates concessions pickup lockers.
Only a month after closure announcements, the state
of Georgia announces it will allow movie theaters to
reopen beginning on April 27.
APR 26
CJ CGV resumes operations in
the locations it had closed in
South Korea in late March.
Image courtesy CJ CGV
22 August 2020