Movie Theaters in California Officially Reopening Friday
Hours after news first surfaced suggesting the State of California could allow movie theaters to reopen this weekend, California governor Gavin Newsom and his office made the move official. Effective June 12th, movie theaters and other "family entertainment" businesses within the state can reopen should they abide by new social distancing measures. Other family entertainment businesses include bowling alleys, gyms, and day camps, amongst others.
As of now, the state isn't telling movie theaters to require movie-goers to wear protective masks. One new policy, however, does greatly reduce the capacity of all auditoriums. According to new mandates handed down by Newsom and his team, theaters can only allow occupancy of 25-percent of normal capacities or a maximum of 100 customers, whichever amount is fewer. The California Department of Public Health released a 12-page packet along with the news of the latest batch of reopenings.
Theaters have gradually reopened across the country with their policies in place. Most chains have implemented their own policies in regards to social distancing, such as Cinemark reducing theaters capacities across the country.
“The reality is I don’t think we’re going to be able to get into a full-on rhythm again of product cycles and all that we had prior to COVID-19 until 2022,” Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi said last week. “That’s more production-related than our operation-related because as studios have had to adapt to not being able to do filming and do post-production, they’ve had to move their schedules. Therefore, we’re going to adapt as well.”
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