Godzilla vs Kong is expected to draw audiences back into cinemas when the monster movie hits screens in America this EasterNews that Cineworld is preparing to reopen its cinemas after a bleak winter of blank screens and empty seats was overshadowed yesterday by an agreement with Warner Bros that could shorten the exclusivity window that cinemas enjoy with films. Investors in the company headed for the exit after learning of the deal, pushing Cineworld shares to a fall of more than 5 per cent, or 6¼p, to 105p last night. SponsoredUnder the multiyear deal with Warner Bros, beginning next year. Warner’s releases will have a 45-day exclusivity window in the United States and a 31-day window in Britain, which can be extended to 45 days for films that sell an agreed number of tickets. Although Mooky Greidinger, Cineworld’s chief executive, said that the company

Source: The Times March 23, 2021 12:00 UTC