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With cinemas shut down or operating with reduced capacity during the coronavirus pandemic, Sony Pictures plans to host socially distant drive-in screenings of classic titles like Ghostbusters and The Karate Kid on its studio lot in Culver City. The makeshift drive-in will be erected in the Thalberg parking lot on the historic studio lot, and will start showcasing library titles on Aug. 14. Sony Pictures' drive-in movies will screen on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, and the outdoor theater will host around 75 cars. The price of admission will be $30 per car, and tickets will be bought via Atom Tickets.

AMC  is opening its doors again this month. And yes, the cinemas will all go through rigorous training to make sure all of the employees are following the rules. This is all going to lead to more costs than usual and combined with the fact the company is basically on financial life support since the pandemic has lasted several months, there’s not a lot of money in the bank to cover those costs. That means someone else will have to pay for it. Aron said that the added costs for all these safety procedures will be “passed on to the consumers.” He didn’t elaborate on what that means, exactly. However, it’s clear that AMC customers can likely expect higher prices for tickets and/or concessions when they venture back to the theater.

Sam Mendes' harrowing World War I movie 1917 debuted at the top of China's box office this weekend, as the country's theatrical business still deals with pandemic-related restrictions on operations. China's cinemas are now into their third week of reopening after a novel coronavirus enforced lockdown in January, and theatrical companies are operating with limits on the number of screens and with strict social distancing measures in place. Since the restart, China's box office numbers have been modest, and this weekend saw more of the same with a $17 million total gross according to local box office consultancy Artisan Gateway.

As filming hubs like Los Angeles and London continue to face restrictions and increased health and safety costs amid the coronavirus pandemic, New Zealand called “action” on international productions in June.