Arts & Entertainment

Movie Theaters Hoping To Win Over Customers Again As Businesses Reopen

According to the Motion Picture Association, box office receipts plummeted in 2020 by 72 percent worldwide and 80 percent in the U.S.

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — As businesses are reopening and films are vying for awards, movie theaters are still struggling to keep customers.

At the Oscars Sunday night, one actress made a plea for people to return to movie theaters at a time some experts are calling a make or break for the industry.

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“One day very very soon, take everyone you know into a theater shoulder to shoulder in that dark space and watch every film that’s represented here tonight,” said 2021 Best Actress winner Frances McDormand.


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