Cineworld, the world's second-biggest cinema operator, will close all its screens in the United States, Britain and Ireland this week after studios pulled major releases such as the latest James Bond film, a person familiar with the situation said. Britain's Sunday Times said the London-listed company had written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Culture Minister Oliver Dowden to warn that the industry was becoming unviable. While bigger chains like AMC Entertainment , Cineworld and others have reopened many locations, crowds have been thin. Small and mid-sized theatre companies have said they may not survive the impact of the pandemic. But the postponement of Bond, plus delays to other big releases such as superhero movie "Black Widow" and Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" give cinema lovers little reason to return.

Source: Irish Independent October 04, 2020 10:30 UTC