from theatrical to Disney+ is hogwash, I hear, with the studio looking to re-date those titles at some point in the future. Taking two big event pics like that and tossing them on streaming asap would not only be financially irresponsible, but a further betrayal of exhibitors which are on their knees and will be in dire need of big movies when they return.
continued to lead with $52,5K at 19 theaters, 14 of their top venues were drive-Ins . Universal/Blumhouse’searned $39,8K, -23% from its $52K last weekend at 79 theaters, with its top 13 of 16 locations being drive-ins over the last three days. Paramount’sposted an estimated $38,3K at 18 locations, 16 of them were drive-ins. And Universal/Blumhouse’sChris Pizzello/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
The Van Buren drive-in in Riverside, CA continues to survive as well as its sister drive-in the Mission Tiki in Montclair, CA. For many pics likethe former was the top venue in the nation. A notice on both drive-ins’ website reads that while they’ve closed their swap meet operations until further notice, “The drive-in theatre is open nightly, and we hope to continue operations as long as possible.