New Jersey theaters hustle to reopen for Tenet
“Tenet” opens in the U.S. this Friday, though theaters will still be closed in New York.Gov. Phil Murphy lifted the state’s closure order on Monday.
The Bow Tie Cinemas location in Hoboken — just a few blocks from the Lincoln Tunnel — will be open on Friday, said Jared Milgram, the executive vice president of film and marketing at the chain.AMC Theatres, meanwhile, is not expected to be ready to reopen in the state by this weekend. Murphy announced on Monday that theaters can reopen at 25% capacity, or 150 people, whichever is less. The state is also mandating that patrons wear masks except when eating.upheld the state’s closure order. Six theater chains — including AMC and Bow Tie Cinemas — had sued the state, along with the National Association of Theatre Owners, arguing that the closure violated the First Amendment.
BJK Entertainment, which operates theaters in Hillsborough Township, N.J., and Skillman, N.J., was also one of the plaintiffs. Robert Piechota, president of the company, said he is hoping to reopen this weekend for “Tenet,” but if not will do so next weekend. “We have to try to get back,” said Piechota, who is also president of NATO of New Jersey. “It was kind of sudden. I never knew it was going to happen until they announced it. It surprised us.”“It’s a step in the right direction,” he said. “People want to get out to see movies. We’ve heard that a lot.”“We hope that ‘Tenet’ does well obviously, so more studios see that planting their flags in the fall is a reality,” Milgram said.
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