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China’s Reopened Cinemas Make Slow Start
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variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChina reopened the doors of its cinemas on Monday, after nearly five months of closure. But audiences only trickled in.The re-opening was restricted to theaters in cities and regions where the coronavirus is deemed to have been vanquished.
That excluded Beijing, where recent weeks has seen a resurgence in COVID-19 cases.By 6pm, cumulative nationwide gross takings totalled $470,000 (RMB3.35 million), according to figures from Entdata.
Earlier in the day, state media had reported that the total included more than $150,000 of prior bookings, pointing to only modest numbers of cinema-goers making decisions on the day.The slow pace of ticket sales in commercial theaters contrasted with buoyant first day sales for.
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