The Hollywood Reporter surveyed the scene at some of Los Angeles' popular moviegoing destinations including The Grove, ArcLight Hollywood and more, where moviegoers discussed still wanting to enjoy the moviegoing experience despite the coronavirus
Roommates Kyle and Augustine, who prefer first names only, were sitting at a high-top in the lobby bar of ArcLight Cinemas at Santa Monica Place. It was nearly 4 p.m. on a rainy Friday and aside from four employees milling about — the one taking a break in a nearby booth was the only staffer not wearing latex gloves — they were alone but with accessories: Sipping full pints of beer, they were sharing a bottle of half-empty hand sanitizer placed between them with the lid cocked open.
Nearly everyone interviewed for this story said they were proceeding with caution but still wanted to enjoy the moviegoing experience even with some distance in between fellow audience members. Eight tourists from Atlanta were exiting ArcLight Santa Monica when caught up with them. “We’re still afraid to be honest, but we are here visiting and since it’s raining there isn’t a better thing to do,” says Roshan Karki, 33, of his group who took in a matinee of.
Elsewhere down the Santa Monica Promenade, a group of five teenagers were preparing to walk into AMC Santa Monica 7 for a showing of Sony’s Vin Diesel-starrerthat after school let out Friday, it would remain closed following the temporary shuttering of many local private schools, as well as the Los Angeles Unified School District — a move that affects more than 700,000 students across L.A. County — and they were looking for a way to kill time.
While audiences were not exactly invisible this weekend at the box office, they had noticeably dwindled. Based on Sunday estimates, the weekend box office in North America fell to aas traffic slowed dramatically on Saturday, and three-day revenue is expected to come in around $55 million to $56 million.
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