MEXICO CITY – The few, the brave — those were the people returning this week to movie theaters in Mexico City that had been closed for four months due to the coronavirus pandemic.Yes, there was popcorn.
But movie goers had to wear face masks, and could only lift them to eat or drink. And their temperatures were checked at the entrance.
They also had to walk on a sanitizing mat.Dates were okay, but forget about sitting with a group of friends: no more than two people were allowed to sit together, as long as they were surrounded by empty seats.Theaters in the capital have been allowed to open at only 30% of capacity — entire rows were blocked off with yellow tape — but even so there was no competition for the best seats.At an IMAX screen in.