UK cinema owners have been lobbying hard for the government to relax its current two-meter social distancing guidelines in time for their re-opening on July 4, and today they are set to hear that t…
UK cinema owners have been lobbying hard for the government to relax its current two-meter social distancing guidelines in time for their re-opening on July 4, and today they are set to hear that their campaign has been successful.
This is huge news for exhibitors. As one senior source outlined to Deadline this morning, the difference between one and two meter distancing will be stark in auditoriums. The likelihood is, with the current two meter rule in place, only every other row of seats would be able to be sold, with venues filling less than 25% capacity to remain compliant.
The picture for the country’s independent venues is a little different. The relaxing of distancing will prove an economic boost as it will for multiplexes, but a source in that space said that there is still a lot of anxiety for indie operators, with safety concerns for staff and audiences potentially leading many venues to remain closed for a while longer.
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