South Korea As the world's fifth-largest box office market, the box office fell by 56% in the first quarter affected by the epidemic, and as the epidemic stabilized, the Korean film industry began to recover, and the closed theaters gradually resumed work. At the end of last week, 553 screens across the country were in normal operation, an increase of nearly 50% over the previous week, of which 29 were CGV theaters.
But the newly released films are not large, only Hollywood DreamWorks' animation "Trolls 2: Journey to the World" is acceptable, the rest of the "Lakeside Hotel", "My Youth is You", "Beyond that Mountain" is smaller, and a number of classic re-screening films "Avengers" series "Overlord Farewell", "Philharmonic City" and so on.
In addition to more than 30 car theaters that have been in business, three theater chains have recently opened in San Antonio, Texas, which have screened "recent" new films including "Trolls 2", "The Hunt", "Blood Warrior", "I Still Believe", and "Jedi X-Men 3" for $5, and the three theaters have recorded about $16,000 in the weekend box office. The Georgia government has allowed theaters to resume work on April 27, and many states have relaxed that they can open in early May. But AMC and Ximanke, the first and third largest theaters in the United States, both said they expected to open on July 1.
Hong Kong, China Recently announced that seven types of venues, including cinemas and game centers, which were closed earlier, will resume business on May 8. Released films such as "Trolls 2", "Parasitic Beasts", "Mai LuRen", etc., in addition to many re-screening films such as "Young You" and Zhang Guorong's "Legend of the White-Haired Witch" of the Academy Awards.
In Germany, north Rhine-Westphalia recently announced the reopening of cinemas on May 30.
Spain's target of opening on May 25 remains temporary. Because there is no film, the major theaters are generally targeted at the end of June or mid-July, when Hollywood movies are expected to make a comeback.
The resumption of work in these countries and regions will take epidemic prevention measures to control the attendance rate, such as interlaced in Texas, two seats in the United States, disinfecting seats between venues, and closing self-service snacking equipment.