Movie Theaters Request Stimulus from Trump, Congress Due to Coronavirus

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Faced with a lengthy shutdown due the coronavirus pandemic, movie theaters are requesting relief from the U.S. government.

The National Association of Theater Owners (NATO), the trade group that represents most of the industry’s cinemas, said Wednesday that it’s asking for immediate federal help for its chains and its 150,000 employees. The theaters are requesting loan guarantees for exhibitors, tax benefits for employees and funds to compensate for lost ticket sales and concessions.
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/03/19/movie-theaters-request-stimulus-from-trump-congress-due-to-coronavirus/

You gotta be kidding me.  Anything connected to entertainment deserves zero handouts.

This is a time for essentials and people who work in entertainment need to find a job in that area.

Same thing with amusement parks, cruise ships, etc.

[Hoodat]

The last time I went to a regular movie with my son, the tab came to $67.  Sorry, not having any economic sympathy for anyone charging $26 for popcorn and drinks.

[XenaLee]

You gotta be kidding me.  Anything connected to entertainment deserves zero handouts.

This is a time for essentials and people who work in entertainment need to find a job in that area.

Same thing with amusement parks, cruise ships, etc.

Movie theaters need to downsize and reduce their prices.   Few can even afford to go to the theaters these days because it costs too damned much.   Consider this a reality check for them.   And hell no to federal dollar bailouts for movie theaters.

[XenaLee]

The last time I went to a regular movie with my son, the tab came to $67.  Sorry, not having any economic sympathy for anyone charging $26 for popcorn and drinks.

Exactly.

[mountaineer]

Why don't they ask Hollywood's millionaire actors, producers and directors for a stimulus? Not the taxpayers' problem.

[roamer_1]

The last time I went to a regular movie with my son, the tab came to $67.  Sorry, not having any economic sympathy for anyone charging $26 for popcorn and drinks.

Buddy of mine put white plywood on the gable end of his barn... All the rednecks know where to go, so it is pickups, backwards, everyone in the back of the trucks as they do... drive-in style.

Still ain't figured out the crappy speakers for sound, or maybe the tune-the-radio to AM xxx... But he has big-ass speakers goin on...

Best thing ever. Never know what's playing till you get there. BYOB...

But, he's gonna have a concession stand this year.

[Hoodat]

Buddy of mine put white plywood on the gable end of his barn... All the rednecks know where to go, so it is pickups, backwards, everyone in the back of the trucks as they do... drive-in style.

Still ain't figured out the crappy speakers for sound, or maybe the tune-the-radio to AM xxx... But he has big-ass speakers goin on...

Best thing ever. Never know what's playing till you get there. BYOB...

But, he's gonna have a concession stand this year.

That is awesome.

[Idiot]

You gotta be kidding me.  Anything connected to entertainment deserves zero handouts.

This is a time for essentials and people who work in entertainment need to find a job in that area.

Same thing with amusement parks, cruise ships, etc.

[roamer_1]

That is awesome.

Yes it is... Back to what it was made to do.

[LMAO]

The last time I went to a regular movie with my son, the tab came to $67.  Sorry, not having any economic sympathy for anyone charging $26 for popcorn and drinks.

Throw a dinner out with that movie out and you’re spending a lot of money

[Fishrrman]

I'm not concerned about the theater industry.
The last time I was in a movie theater was 1992.

[DB]

Theaters are Hollywood's distribution system. Hollywood can pay to keep their distribution channels viable.

[txradioguy]

Movie Theaters Request Stimulus from Trump, Congress Due to Coronavirus

Movie patrons request better product and lower prices from movie theaters.

[GtHawk]

They aren't hurting so bad from the lost the money from ticket sales, it's the lost snack bar concession sales that are killing them. And that's just one more reason I don't go to the movies virus or not.

[txradioguy]

They aren't hurting so bad from the lost the money from ticket sales, it's the lost snack bar concession sales that are killing them. And that's just one more reason I don't go to the movies virus or not.

Bingo!

[GtHawk]

Movie theaters need to downsize and reduce their prices.   Few can even afford to go to the theaters these days because it costs too damned much.   Consider this a reality check for them.   And hell no to federal dollar bailouts for movie theaters.

What they've done around us is started reducing the number of seats and replacing them with recliners, but now you can't just buy a ticket and sit where you want. You have to by a ticket and choose a place to sit from a chart so that if you are not early enough and fast enough you may not be able to get three or four seats together or maybe only seats in the very front  of the theater. One more reason why I don't go to the movies anymore.

[Hoodat]

What they've done around us is started reducing the number of seats and replacing them with recliners, but now you can't just buy a ticket and sit where you want. You have to by a ticket and choose a place to sit from a chart so that if you are not early enough and fast enough you may not be able to get three or four seats together or maybe only seats in the very front  of the theater. One more reason why I don't go to the movies anymore.

Not to mention that some of those seats are so close to the screen that it makes seeing the movie impossible.

[GtHawk]

Not to mention that some of those seats are so close to the screen that it makes seeing the movie impossible.

Really impossible for me, I've had four cervical disks replaced and fused so not only can't I look up without bending backwards left and right are limited too! They always said it sucks to get old, but they never told me I would get a head start!

[Smokin Joe]

Buddy of mine put white plywood on the gable end of his barn... All the rednecks know where to go, so it is pickups, backwards, everyone in the back of the trucks as they do... drive-in style.

Still ain't figured out the crappy speakers for sound, or maybe the tune-the-radio to AM xxx... But he has big-ass speakers goin on...

Best thing ever. Never know what's playing till you get there. BYOB...

But, he's gonna have a concession stand this year.

That sounds like fun. I miss our old Drive-in theater (closed with the last boom because the real estate was too valuable to keep it going on a seasonal basis).

[Applewood]

This is a big problem with government bailouts and stimulus.  If the feds give a pile off money to one industry, before long everyone shows up with their hands out.  Where does it end?  Where do you draw the line?

One of the many reasons why I didn't like all the bailouts/stimulus during Obama's rule and I don't like them now.  I don't care that today's circumstances are different from 2008 or that this is an election year, so both parties "have to" throw taxpayer money around.  These giveaways are wrong. 

[Smokin Joe]

This is a big problem with government bailouts and stimulus.  If the feds give a pile off money to one industry, before long everyone shows up with their hands out.  Where does it end?  Where do you draw the line?

One of the many reasons why I didn't like all the bailouts/stimulus during Obama's rule and I don't like them now.  I don't care that today's circumstances are different from 2008 or that this is an election year, so both parties "have to" throw taxpayer money around.  These giveaways are wrong.

There is no Constitutional authority to drive the nation into debt to hand out money, and at some point that distribution will be totally inequitable for the relatively few who will have to pay it back.
The creation of three trillion dollars out of thin air is going to have an inflationary effect, further eroding the value of whatever surviving savings or investments people have, while in a depressed economy, their real assets will be worth less. (back to underwater on homes, etc. )

[cato potatoe]

Most professions can be deemed "frivolous" in a service-based economy.  Now theater workers will not be able to pay their landlords, their barbers, their auto lenders, etc.  There's no end to it.  The shutdown needs to be called off before the whole system collapses.

[Gefn]

This is why I miss the drive in movies from my childhood

Btw, I’m seeing Hollywood is closing both movies and tv shows in production.

[Sighlass]

Most professions can be deemed "frivolous" in a service-based economy.  Now theater workers will not be able to pay their landlords, their barbers, their auto lenders, etc.  There's no end to it.  The shutdown needs to be called off before the whole system collapses.

Not sure how calling off the shutdown would generate movie seekers willing to sit in a petri-dish that smells like buttered popcorn.

But I understand where you are coming from... not sure I agree.. Firmly against all the bailouts though...

[cato potatoe]

Not sure how calling off the shutdown would generate movie seekers willing to sit in a petri-dish that smells like buttered popcorn.

But I understand where you are coming from... not sure I agree.. Firmly against all the bailouts though...

I don't know why anybody subjects themselves to movie theaters under normal circumstances ... however, many still would if they were able or had not been shamed into a boycott.  I have great respect for doctors but we should not give them total control over public policy.  Once their hours increase and patient fees dry up, you might see them do a 180.