Ontario’s 3-step COVID-19 reopening plan threatens future of movie theatres, drive-ins Jacob said he anticipates the summer will be characterized by pent-up demand similar to what he’s observed in other reopened Canadian markets.Theatres in Ontario have been closed longer than anywhere else in North America, with locations in the Greater Toronto Area shuttered for nine months.With titles such as “F9,” the latest in the “Fast & Furious” franchise, and Marvel’s “Black Widow” already on standby, and “Space Jam: A New Legacy” and G.I.
Joe action flick “Snake Eyes” set for later this month, Jacob suggested some cinemas might near capacity limits for Stage 3.“It’s going to be a full slate of films,” he said.It’s a problem Canadian exhibitors.