US Box Office Has Rough Quarter Compared To 2019
The US box office isn't doing great for 2020. (Who or what is doing well in 2020, is the question.) According to the Hollywood Reporter, the domestic box office earned $600 million less in the first quarter of 2020 compared to what was earned during the same quarter in 2019--a 25% decline.The sharp drop in revenue isn't a shock. Since the end of March, many movie theaters have been shuttered. It's uncertain when they'll reopen, and while various movie theater industry voices have offered their own thoughts on when locations