Legislative Roundup: 9 Days Remain In 2021 Session
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Bad for box office: Thanks to the pandemic, 2020 was not a good year for movie theaters. Most shut down completely nearly a year ago, and the few that have found a way to keep operating have had to contend with small, socially distanced audiences; a fraction of the usual crowd. The National Association of Theater Owners has estimated up to 70 percent of small or midsize cinemas won’t survive long enough to reopen after health order restrictions are lifted.
The House Taxation and Revenue Committee discussed the issue Wednesday when Rep. Rebecca Dow (R-Truth or Consequences), introduced House Bill 350, which would give cinema owners a gross receipts tax break to help them survive.
Projecting confidence: Movie theaters prepare for post-pandemic future gazettextra.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gazettextra.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Raya and the Last Dragon ; Croods: A New Age
With 45 percent of theaters now open stateside, exhibitors count on all-ages titles like Croods: A New Age and Raya and the Last Dragon to have long runs.
Joe Masher, the COO of midsize exhibitor Bow Tie Cinemas, says he noticed that families from New York City where movie theaters were closed for nearly a year, until March 5 had been flocking to the circuit’s locations in Connecticut and New Jersey that were able to reopen in recent months amid the pandemic. “It’s amazing how many people were coming from the city,” says Masher, who is in charge of the New York chapter of the National Association of Theatre Owners.
Theater Owners Applaud Passage of $1 9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package hollywoodreporter.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hollywoodreporter.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.