Movie theaters in California may begin opening as early as June 12, but they’ll have to follow some strict guidelines that the state’s Department of Public Health has announced.
Theaters will have to limit the number of audience members to 25% capacity or a maximum of 100 people, whichever is less. Seating arrangements will have to be reconfigured to make sure guests are six feet away from each other, though members of the same household will be allowed to sit together. “This may require seating every other row or blocking off or removing seats in a ‘checkerboard’ style (use each row but make sure no one is directly behind other patrons) so that distances are maintained in all directions,” the department said. “Members of the same