Movie theaters may not be dying, but they certainly won't ever be the same.
That's because countless cinemas nationwide have been losing their audiences, thus causing some to also lose a big chunk of their revenue and others to completely shut down for good. Much of the blame can be placed on the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced several theaters — including big name chains — to indefinitely close their doors to the public. Back in March 2020, AMC Theaters closed all of its locations nationwide, thus causing the company to lose a whopping $4.6 billion that year. The situation got so dire that director Cristopher Nolan penned an op-ed in The Washington Post, urging people to save their beloved theaters.
