Saturday, May 2, 2020

Studios bypass cinemas with lucrative lockdown premieres

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/may/02/studios-bypass-cinemas-with-lucrative-streaming-premieres-the-end

Universal’s latest on-demand hit, kept out of theatres by Covid-19, has made more profit in three weeks than its predecessor did in five months on the big screen

The closed Screen on the Green cinema in Islington, north London, with someone walking by

 The Screen on the Green in Islington, north London. Cinemas may be closed for some time. Photograph: Philip Sharkey/TGS Photo/Rex Shutterstock