Movie theatres in Ontario will now be able to seat 50 people per screening rather than in an entire building, as was outlined in the province's original guidelines for Stage 3 of its reopening plans. 🍿 🎞 🎬 —@MacLeodLisaCineplex announced today that 25 of the province's theatres will be reopening across the province Friday as part of Stage 3 reopening plans. Last week, Cineplex chief operating officer Dan McGrath told CBC News that the company had been in conversations with the province's health ministry to revise their guidelines in hopes that movie theatres could get some wiggle room. "Unless we can get 50 people per auditorium, we'd be operating at a loss," he told CBC Toronto. According to the province, the following public health measures must be implemented by movie theatre/cinema operators:

Source: CBC News July 30, 2020 16:41 UTC