Cinemark reopens theaters Friday

Cinemark is preparing to reopen with lots of changes.

MOVIE THEATERS HAVEBEEN DARK SINCE THEPANDEMIC BEGAN, BUTTHE LIGHTS ARE ABOUT TOCOME BACK ON FOR BIGCHAINS IN OUR REGION.THAT INCLUDES THECINEMARK LOCATION INMERRIAM.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER DAN COHEN ISLIVE THERE THIS MORNINGTO TALK ABOUT THEIRREOPENING PLANS ANDSAFETY PROCEDURES FORMOVIEGOERS...TAYLOR AND LINDSAY,CINEMARK THEATERS HAVEBEEN IN A PHASEDREOPENING SCHEDULE,AND THAT NOW INCLUDESTHE 20 AND XD LOCATIONHERE IN MERRIAM AS THEYPREPARE TO WELCOMEGUESTS BACK, BUT WITHSTRICT MEASURES INPLACE.WE SPOKE TO COMPANYLEADERSHIP WHO TOLD USTHEY HAVE TRAINED THEIRSTAFF WITH NEWCLEANING PROTOCOLS INPLACE - MANDATORYMASKS AND GLOVES FORSTAFF AND MANDATORYMASKS FOR MOVIEGOERS.SANITIZING THEATERSBETWEEN SHOWTIMES,SANITIZING HARDSURFACES ROUTINELY,AND NEW SEATINGTECHNOLOGY THATSPACES OUT GROUPS FORSOCIAL DISTANCING IN THETHEATER.Cinemark has really gone aboutthisvery wisely.

We've done test andlearn theaters.

This is actuallyourthird phase of test and learntheaters.

And we felt veryconfidentin the health and safetyprotocolsthat we had outlined, but wewantedto be sure that our theaterteamswere able to execute thoappropriately.

And so we've hada lotof key learnings and workingwith ourgeneral managers in the trainingthcommunication and implementationof those protocols along theway.CINEMARK HAS ALSIMPLEMENTED WELCOMEBACK PRICING -DISCOUNTED TICKETS FORGROUPS TO ATTENDSHOWTIMES.

THEY'RECONFIDENT THEY WILLDRAW AUDIENCES BACK TOTHE THEATER AFTERMONTHS OF AT-HOMESTREAMING.

TAYLOR ANDLINDSAY?WITH MAJOR NRELEASES POSTPONED,HOW IS CINEMARK FILLINGTHEIR SCHEDULETHEY HAVE WHAT THEY'RECALLING A COMEBACKCLASSICS PROGRAM.JURASSIC PARK, RAIDEOF THE LOST ARK, THEDARK KNIGHT, SOME OFTHE TITLES YOU CAN SEE.THAT LAST TITLE IS OFCOURSE A CHRISTOPHERNOLAN FAVORITE, AND HISNEWEST RELEASE ISSCHEDULED FOSEPTEMBER 3RD.