Affected by COVID-19
Movie theaters have become major economic victims across the country due to the pandemic. Theaters were ordered closed last March as the first COVID-19 cases were reported in Michigan, and they were not permitted to open again until October. After about a month, the state ordered theaters closed again as COVID-19 cases and positivity rates skyrocketed in the late fall. They were permitted to reopen again in December, though, without concession sales.
It was only when indoor dining at restaurants was permitted again beginning Feb. 1 that the popcorn machine could begin selling to those watching a movie in theaters.