Hey there, and welcome to another edition of The Screen, WIRED’s home entertainment news roundup. Right now, the biggest news in home entertainment is the impact of the coronavirus on popular culture. However that’s not all. Here we go.
The United States Ticket Office Simply Had Its Worst Weekend in 20 Years
As an increasing variety of Americans begin to stay at home in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus, US cinema are taking a hit. According to Variety, ticket sales at North American theaters struck a low not seen in some 20 years, with the domestic box office being available in around $55 million this previous weekend– a number that at any other time might be reached by a single movie. That figure represents a 45 percent drop from last weekend’s take, and Pixar’s Onward was the only motion picture to make more than $10 million.
Despite The Fact That Covid-19 hasn’t stopped spectators from heading to the theater totally, the odds exist will be fewer opportunities for them to do so in the coming weeks. A number of significant approaching releases, from the James Bond movie No Time to Die to Disney’s live-action remake of Mulan have been delayed, and more are surely en route. Meanwhile, theater chains like AMC, Regal, and Alamo Drafthouse are in the process of cutting capacity at their screenings to adhere to social distancing guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Meanwhile, all theaters in New york city City will be closed starting tomorrow early morning.) As productions slow down or cease completely, the total influence on Hollywood is tough to approximate, though The Hollywood Representative