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Do you have to wear a mask at the movies?
AMC, Regal, and Cinemark will no longer require patrons to wear masks while seated in movie theaters as long as they are fully vaccinated. Aligned with CDC guidelines, masks will now be optional for guests who are inoculated, while remaining “strongly encouraged” for all others.
Do you have to wear a mask in the movie theater Ontario?
Engaging with employees In those regions we require that our guests wear a mask and only remove it briefly to eat or drink in regions where food and drink are permitted. Cineplex will collect personal information to assist with contact tracing in regions where governments have mandated it.
Will American movie theaters ever reopen?
For a year, American movie theaters have largely remained closed. The number of new releases was reduced as studios bumped their biggest titles into the future. Drive-in theaters made a comeback, to be sure, but only recently have regular movie theaters started to reopen across the country, at reduced capacity for now.
Why do we still go to movie theaters?
Even as DVDs and then Blu-rays became commonplace, and streaming services arrived in the late aughts, the reasons for going to a movie theater remained about the same. It was something to do. Maybe you’d go just to hang out with your friends. Going to the movies was fun and relatively cheap.
Are drive-in movie theaters making a comeback?
Drive-in theaters made a comeback, to be sure, but only recently have regular movie theaters started to reopen across the country, at reduced capacity for now. If you saw a movie in the last 14 months, there’s a good chance it was on your TV.
Is the movie theater dead?
Movie theaters are beginning to reopen — and maybe we’re remembering why we go in the first place. But the impending death of the movie theater has been attributed to streaming services almost as long as streaming services have existed, despite evidence that people who stream more also go to cinemas more.