Theatres comply with 50% occupancy directive Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Theatre owners across Tiruchi prepared their halls for 50% occupancy as per instructions of the state government. The move comes at a time when audiences were just starting to return to theatres, they rued. Fresh restrictions cause concern among owners as their source of revenue was heavily hit last year. Business picked up around Pongal when Master was released but recorded a dip since March. Theatres sported markings on alternate seats in the halls after a few months of relaxations. ‘We did not think we would have to do this again,’ a manager of a theatre near Chathram Bus Stand said.