Moviegoing in the U.S. has slowed dramatically due to the coronavirus
Moviegoing in the United States slowed dramatically over the weekend amid the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in box office revenue falling to a 20-year low, according to initial Sunday estimates.
An official tally won't be finalized until Monday, but revenue is expected to come in around $56 million . The last time that total ticket sales were that low in North America was a weekend in September 2000 , according to Comscore. Even the first two weekends after 9/11 were higher, or $66.3 million and $59.7 million, respectively.
On Saturday, the grim prospect that cinemas will begin to close on a widespread basis began unfolding as local authorities in two Pennsylvania and New Jersey counties ordered that movie theaters close their doors. Separately, some houses in New York City, including the Alamo Drafthouse in Brooklyn and Yonkers, and the Film Forum have gone dark. There were also some closures in the hard-hit Seattle area, Maryland, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.stayed at No.
Analysts say that holdovers such as Onward fell 25 percent more than they should have, while a trio of new offerings underperformed by 20 percent to 35 percent. They also note that there was a marked drop-off from Friday to Saturday.opened to $9.5 million. The last film directed by the Erwin brothers,I Can Only Imagine
had the advantage of being based on the blockbuster Christian song of the same name from the rock band MercyMe.could start off with $13 million to $14 million, based on tracking. However, Lionsgate has always expected around $10 million. The movie earned a glowing A Cinemascore, and performed best in the south and midwest. Insiders say Lionsgate was pleased with the film's launch.followed in third place with an estimated $9.3 million.
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