NATO Applauds Senate Stimulus Package: “Movie Theaters Can Get Through This Crisis…& Re-Open”24 Jul 2020 13:24
So we know that as of next week, Cineworld will have EVERY one of it's territories open and making money from the Unlimited membership scheme as well as box office for movies coming out.
We also know that Regal the US cinemas Cineworld own have been shut-up shop for some time now.
Do not forget that the support the US government is giving has been welcome by NATO (National Association of Theatre Owners) that from the $2 Trillion Dollar relief programme exists the $454B loan guarantee fund which will help cinemas get by on their fixed costs as local and state governments force a shutdown out of safety due to the coronavirus.
Mooky (CEO) has been quoted as saying
About 70 per cent of our costs are variable. If we don’t sell movies, we don’t pay for the movies. If we don’t sell Pepsi, we don’t pay for the Pepsi,” Mr Greidinger said. “Second, a lot of our temporary manpower, if we don’t invite them to work if the cinemas are closed, we are also not paying them."
Even better - read this:
He said that the company would NOT continue to pay full rent of around $50M a month should cinemas shutter. “We know the contracts and the laws and our partnerships with our landlords who have been with us for decades, so taking that assumption is very, very conservative.” He later added that in Poland, for example, Cineworld will not pay rent “at all” while cinemas are dark.
We know that serious negotiations have happen and Cineworld have significantly reduced their costs as much as 70% is variable.
Just wait on Monday as we see the trend of American cases decline and just a few more weeks for the re-opening in America