Chinas Cinemas to Reopen July 20 – Hollywood Reporter
MOVIES
9:36 PM PDT 7/15/2020
by
Patrick Brzeski
Movie theaters in the Middle Kingdom have been shuttered since Jan. 23 in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Cinemas in China, the world's second-biggest theatrical film market, were given the official greenlight Thursday to resume business beginning July 20.
The China Film Administration put out the notice around midday in Beijing, sparking instant celebration throughout the country's filmmaking community. Movie theaters in the Middle Kingdom have been shuttered since Jan. 23 in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The nearly six months of closure have plunged many studios and exhibition companies into severe financial duress, if not bankruptcy.
Not all movie theaters in China will be opening at once, ...