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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowAMC Theatres, the nation’s largest movie theater chain, plans to reopen in the United State on Aug. 20 with retro ticket prices of 15 cents per movie.
AMC Entertainment, which owns the chain, said Thursday that it expects to open the doors to more than 100 cinemas—or about a sixth of its nationwide locations—with throwback pricing for a day.
Those openings include two theaters in Indianapolis: AMC Castleton Square 14, 6020 E. 82nd St., and AMC Indianapolis 17, 4325 S. Meridian St.
Three other area AMC theaters are set to open Aug. 27: AMC Washington Square 12 and AMC Traders Point 12 in Indianapolis, and AMC Perry Crossing 18 in Plainfield.
AMC theaters have reopened in numerous international countries but have remained closed in the U.S. since March. The chain touted the reopening as “Movies in 2020 at 1920 Prices.”
After several false starts due to a summer rise in coronavirus cases throughout much of the U.S., widespread moviegoing is currently set to resume in late August. Regal Cinemas, the second largest chain, is to reopen some U.S. locations on Aug. 21.
During its opening-day promotion, AMC will show catalog films, including “Ghostbusters,” “Black Panther,” “Back to the Future” and “Grease.” Those older films will continue to play afterward for $5.
AMC confirmed that Disney’s much-delayed “New Mutants” will debut in theaters Aug. 28, with Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” to follow Sept. 3. Warner Bros. is planning to release “Tenet” a week earlier internationally, including in Canada. A handful of smaller new releases are also planned for late August, including “Unhinged,” a thriller from Solstice Studios with Russell Crowe; and Armando Iannucci’s “Personal History of David Copperfield,” from Disney’s Fox Searchlight.
AMC said Thursday is expects about two thirds of its theaters will be open in time for “Tenet.” Several states, including California and New York, are yet to allow movie theaters to reopen.
AMC and other chains have said they will operate at reduced capacity to facilitate social distancing, along with increased theater cleaning and required mask wearing.
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They can open at .00 cents a ticket and you will not see me in a movie theater anytime soon. I don’t trust anyone I don’t know to be taking the proper precautions to not expose me and others.
Have you checked the CDC website? According to the CDC Indiana cases have SIGNIFICANTLY dropped. This hype and panic is created by media and totally unfounded. In fact, after the elections, Covid won’t be much of an issue because it’s mostly political!
Admission is 15 cents, but popcorn will inrease to $20. I would only go if they limited seating to 6 people per theatre and you could sit about 20′ from others.