AMC Theatres, the nation’s largest film network that has been closed in more than five months, will begin reopening some of its theaters next week and reopen its cinema screens in the Chattanooga domain starting August 27.
AMC Entertainment, the channel’s owner, said Thursday that it plans to open the doors of more than a hundred theaters, about one-sixth of its locations across the country, on August 20 with a return value of 15 cents consistent with the film per day. on the occasion of the company’s centenary.
AMC will begin reopening its cinemas in the Chattanooga domain on August 27. But one of its 8 local theaters, the 10-theater theater on Gunbarrel Road in East Brainerd, will close after 25 years of operation, according to the AMC website.
AMC cinemas have reopened in many foreign countries but have remained closed in the United States since March. The channel has promoted the limited reopening in some theaters next week from the call “Movies in 2020 at the 1920 Awards”.
After several false beginnings due to the accumulation of coronavirus cases in much of the United States, large-scale film distribution is recently expected to resume in late August.
Regal Cinemas, the largest chain of the moment, is scheduled to reopen some venues in the United States on August 21, adding the 8-screen Regal Hamilton Place. Tickets can be purchased for Regal Theater exhibitions starting Friday, August 14.
During its promotion of the opening day in the determined cinemas where the corporation is celebrating its centenary, AMC will offer catalog films, adding “Ghostbusters”, “Black Panther”, “Back to the Future” and “Grease”. These old movies will continue to be released for $5.
AMC has shown that Disney’s “New Mutants” will debut in theaters on August 28 and Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” will stand on September 3. Warner Bros. “Tenet” is planned a week earlier internationally, adding in Canada. A handful of new and smaller versions are also planned by the end of August, adding “Unhinged”, a mystery from the Solstice studio starring Russell Crowe; and “The Personal Story of David Copperfield” through Armando Iannucci of Fox Searchlight of Disney.
AMC on Thursday that expects about two-thirds of its theaters to be open in time for “Tenet.”
Several states, besides California and New York, still have legal to reopen theaters. In Tennessee, Gov. Bill Lee announced in May that he would allow the reopening of theaters, but so far no local theater has reopened.
AMC and the networks said they would operate with a reduced capacity to facilitate social distance, with greater cleaning and masking of theatre.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
AMC Theatres operated 8 theaters in Chattanooga’s domain before the coronavirus pandemic forced the close of theaters in March. Five AMC theaters will reopen on August 27, two will reopen on Labor Day weekend on September 3, and one will be permanently closed. August 27 – AMC Chattanooga 18 on South Terrace Road in East Ridge – AMC Majestic 12 in downtown Chattanooga – AMC Northgate 14 at Hixson – AMC Walnut Square in Dalton, Georgia – AMC Cartersville 12 in Cartersville, Georgia September 3 – AMC Classic Battlefield 10 at Fort Oglethorpe – Bradley Square 12 in Cleveland, Tennessee Permanently Closed – AMC Chattanooga 10 at 2210 Gunbarrel Road , which was built in 1995 Permanently closed agreement Source: AMC Theatres