By Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office Editor In a recent 8-K, the nation’s third largest chain Cinemark specified that their layoffs in the wake of closing theaters on March 18 due to the COVID-19 pandemic count 17,500 domestic hourly theater employees.
In addition, 50% of their Plano, TX headquarter employees were furloughed at 20% of their salary (with full benefits), with the reduction of remaining employees’ salaries at 50%.
All of this is part of the circuit’s cash-saving initiative to remain solvent. In addition to yesterday’s announcement that Cinemark is selling $250M in debt securities, the chain also announced that they are suspending a quarterly dividend which will save them another $42M quarterly.
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