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U.S. Theaters Stare Down Worst-Case Scenario for 2020

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There’s a new public enemy No. 1 among theater owners and some Hollywood studio executives: Andrew Cuomo. The New York governor, who generally has received praise for his handling of the pandemic, so far has refused to let theaters open even as indoor restaurants, casinos and gyms are allowed to flip on the lights. “We’ve had a request to put all of our CEOs on a conference call.

He wouldn’t schedule it. And there are very senior Hollywood executives who have placed calls to him and ended up speaking with his staff, not him.

Nothing. Crickets,” says John Fithian, president and CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners. “He’s put us in a category with big music concerts.

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