Two of the three biggest film exhibitors in the United States – Regal Cinemas and AMC Theatres – have announced that they will be reducing theater capacity to 50% in the wake of the coronavirus scare. The measures are currently scheduled to be instituted from March 14th through to April 30th.
In California, public gatherings of no larger than 250 have been instituted with other States expected to follow suit. As a result, AMC and Regal will cap ticket sales for each showtime to an amount equal to 50% of the normal seating capacity. In auditoriums with more than 500 seats, AMC and Regal will further cap sales to a maximum of 250.
They are also actively complying with all local authorities’ directives which include ‘social distancing’ which provides additional space between guests within all U.S. cinemas. Staff will be under stricter guidelines about proper handwashing, cleaning high contact points more frequently, providing hand sanitizing soap in all restrooms, and more thorough cleaning of every auditorium between every showtime.
Source: The Wrap
