Friday, April 16, 2021

Demand for movies appears strong at one of only two Montgomery County movie theaters to reopen


Continuing my coverage of movie theaters struggling to reopen in Montgomery County, I stopped by the AMC Wheaton 9 cineplex at Wheaton Plaza, one of only two theaters currently open in the county (the other being AMC's theater at Rio Lakefront in Gaithersburg). Are people ready to return to theaters? Apparently so. 


The 7:45 PM showing of the blockbuster Godzilla vs. Kong tonight was already sold out last evening. Regal Cinemas, Landmark, iPic, Cinepolis and other chain theaters remain dark across the county, due to the County ban on sales of food and drink at movie theaters.







2 comments:

  1. Are the county restrictions affecting theaters more so than nationally?

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  2. Yes - they're all closed here except for two theaters. Nationally, Godzilla vs. Kong made $52 million in open theaters outside of Montgomery County.

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