A trade group claims that the New York City movie theater cannot survive an epidemic unless Gov. Andrew Tomo of the state imposes a state ban on seating capacity.
The National Association of Theater Owners said lobbying has been allowed in theaters in New York City on Tuesday to achieve capacity of 25 percent to 50 percent of Memorial Day and 75 percent or more by July 4.
“We’re trying to get at least 50 percent statewide with a call or an email to the Governor’s door every morning, given the fact that there are zero cases of COVID from theaters and people clearly go Want movies, ”NATO President Joe Masher Told deadline.
In response, Cuomo’s office has only told NATO that it is monitoring rising COVID infection rates according to Masher.
“We can’t make it at 25 percent,” Masher said. “We have to accommodate the film audience. We can do this safely. ”
Masher pointed to the demand for filming for the weekend box office stampede “The Godzilla vs. Kong”, which grossed $ 285 million worldwide. Masher told Deadline that he expected Governor “Mortal Kombat” to open on April 23, according to the martial-arts fantasy action flick.
After being closed for nearly a year, New York City film houses were allowed to reopen on March 5 at 25 percent capacity. At the time, state officials extended cleaning protocols and social removal measures such as masking wear and contactless pay.
Los Angeles, the other major US film market, had approved opening theaters on March 11 at 25 percent capacity or 100 people, whichever is less. On March 31, LA was given the green light to move up to 50 percent capacity or 200 people.
Masher said that for theaters to exist, New York City would have to expand on July 4, along with the May 28 opening of “Cruella” with Emley Stone and “A Quiet Place II” with Emily Blunt. As well as Marvel’s “Black Widow” and “Top Gun: Maverick”, a 1986 sequel to Tom Cruise’s hit.
Masher argued that the cap of 25 percent is not redundant, given the fact that indoor food at Big Apple restaurants is at 50 percent capacity from the previous month.
“It makes no sense,” said Masher, who is also the CEO of Botty Cinema. “We need to be able to survive.”
Government officials could not be reached for comment on Tuesday at the Cuomo office.
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