AMC Theatres Reverses Course, Will Require Face Masks Upon Reopening

[brooklynite]

Source: Hollywood Reporter

AMC Theatres said Friday it is reversing course and will require that customers wear face masks when reopening its theaters next month.

On Thursday, the largest movie chain in the U.S. unveiled its initial reopening plan, which includes a slew of enhanced sanitary and social distancing measures developed in conjunction with numerous experts. AMC said it would strongly encourage customers to wear masks, and require them to if so ordered by local authorities.

In an interview with Variety, Aron elaborated and said he didn't want to make masks a requirement and be drawn into a political controversy. (The Trump campaign has made headlines around the world for not requiring supporters to wear masks at a rally on Saturday in Tulsa). Aron's remark sparked an immediate furor on social media.

AMC plans on opening 450 or so of its U.S. theaters on July 15, while all 600 should be open by July 24 in time for Disney's Mulan and Warner Bros.' Tenet.

Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amc-theatres-reverses-course-will-require-face-masks-reopening-1299415

[Renew Deal]

1. What does that mean for concessions?

You might need a popcorn hole.

[ChazII]

2. That was my first thought and if I

have popcorn I am going to want a bottle of water. (Stealing from 'If you Give a Mouse a Cookie)

[denem]

4. I know the very thing :)

See #3 below

[denem]

3. How about 'mask friendly' drinking straws,

5 for a quarter, mandatory for every drink?
?

[Polybius]

12. Hopefully not like Pee-Wee Herman's!

[ProfessorGAC]

5. That Sure Didn't Take Long

That said, I'll bet there's no enforcement once people go into the actual viewing room.
Probably just to enter the building.

[qazplm135]

10. yep

short of walking around the theater with a flashlight constantly scanning faces...which they aren't going to do.

I LOVE going to movies.

But I'm not going to one anytime soon unless it's like a morning weekday matinee with like 5 people there.

[Blasphemer]

11. Exactly... just like the airlines don't enforce it during flight.. enter at your own risk... nt

[sakabatou]

6. I still won't go to a theater.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. Their biggest fear is if they wait to open too long, people won't miss them at all

just like professional sports. There is a more important life outside entertainment, and it's not as overpriced.

[sarge43]

8. And the MAGAbots will take them off as soon as their butts hit the seat, if not sooner.

Nice idea, won't work.

[RockRaven]

9. Nobody in my household is going to an AMC anyway. I don't trust people to leave

their masks on even if AMC did require them. Especially since AMC is not going to join a mask requirement with a cessation of food and drink sales (selling food and drink is incongruous with the functional purpose of a mask requirement).

But it was really dumb to claim that not requiring masks constitutes staying out of a political controvetsy. Saying that was jumping into a political controversy with both feet.

[Aristus]

13. AMC's press release: "Gracious! Did we do that?"

[iluvtennis]

14. Who wants to go to a movie theater in the midst of a pandemic - olks in row ahead of you, behind you

on either side of you.

This is ILLOGICAL behavior. Stream a movie on Amazon, Roku, Netflix, Redbox, XBox, etc, etc.