Can independent movie theaters survive the pandemic?

06/05/20 • -1 min

While the city slowly opens restaurants, barbers and more, movie theaters are left in the dark. With current restrictions, theater owners are searching for a middle ground to reach profitability.

Ryan Oestreich, general manager of Chicago’s legendary Music Box Theatre joins Brian Noonan to lay out the state of the movie theater business and what can be done to preserve local movie houses.

https://serve.castfire.com/audio/3763654/3763654_2020-06-05-105654.64kmono.mp3

While the city slowly opens restaurants, barbers and more, movie theaters are left in the dark. With current restrictions, theater owners are searching for a middle ground to reach profitability.

Ryan Oestreich, general manager of Chicago’s legendary Music Box Theatre joins Brian Noonan to lay out the state of the movie theater business and what can be done to preserve local movie houses.

https://serve.castfire.com/audio/3763654/3763654_2020-06-05-105654.64kmono.mp3

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