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For one night only, iconic Pabst Theater emerges from pandemic and prepares for Joe Biden town hall Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Biden meets governors and mayors on relief plan Replay Video MILWAUKEE — It was March 11 and the Pabst Theater was riding high. Comedian Dave Chappelle was in town, winding up his two-date, four-show sold-out run. But even with the joy of the performances, the coronavirus pandemic was bearing down on the nation. "The second show ended at midnight and we didn't get out of there until 6:30 the next morning," said Gary Witt, CEO of the Pa...

UPDATED with closing prices. Exhibition stocks, paced by Imax, moved higher today as investors reacted to explosive weekend box office in China. The hope on Wall Street, unlike the mirage that briefly quadrupled AMC’s market value amid the GameStop surge, is that Stateside theaters may soon see pent-up demand finally released. Imax shares rose 6.5%

For one night only, Pabst Theater emerges from pandemic and prepares for Joe Biden's Tuesday visit Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel © Mike De Sisti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Gary Witt, CEO of the Pabst Theater Group, pictured at the theater's box office, is preparing for President Joe Biden to visit on Tuesday. Biden's visit is one of his first official stops since taking office. The "CNN Presidential Town Hall with Joe Biden" will air live Tuesday from the Pabst Theater at 8 p.m. CT - Milwaukee Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. - Photo by Mike De Sisti / Milwaukee Journal ...

Jordano53/Wikimedia commons; Courtesy of Marcus Theatres. While shutdowns are saddling exhibition giants like AMC and Cinemark with rent expenses in addition to lost revenue, Marcus Theatres — the fourth-largest circuit in the U.S. — owns real estate behind the majority of its screens and could even be a buyer. Movie theater chains are staring down an unprecedented crisis, as pandemic shutdowns are forcing operators in some areas to close while awaiting local authorities’ COVID-19 guidance. So it was no surprise that when Marcus Corp. — the fourth-largest circuit in the U.S., with 1,...

The Wonder Woman 1984 box office numbers resulted in the biggest post-pandemic opening of the year.