CINEMAS CLOSE NATIONWIDE, DISNEY POSTPONES ‘BLACK WIDOW’
U.S. movie theaters have closed nationwide
due to the coronavirus pandemic, turning dark
nearly all of the country’s 40,000-plus screens in
an unprecedented shutdown.
With most of Hollywood’s March and April
releases already postponed, the Walt Disney
Co. also cleared out its May releases as well,
including Marvel’s “Black Widow.”
The largest chains had tried to remain open even
as Hollywood postponed its upcoming release
plans and guidelines for social distancing steadily
diminished the recommended size of crowds. But
after President Donald Trump on Monday urged
against gatherings of more than 10 people, AMC
Theaters, the nation’s largest chain, said Tuesday
its theaters would close altogether.