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Jack Sparrow
KJ's Leading Idiot
Joined: Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:15 pm Posts: 36917
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
Singapore has been forth coming with daily information of new cases everyday and there are plenty of tests done here throughout the country. Don't know about other countries but there is no conspiracy here.
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Mon Mar 09, 2020 10:36 am |
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Flava'd vs The World
The Kramer
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:36 am Posts: 23695 Location: Classified
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
Rumors had Coachella announcing a cancellation today, but that hasn’t happened. I really hope it doesn’t, since that will mean my Sonic Temple fest will soon follow, but it sure seems likely at this point.
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Mon Mar 09, 2020 12:09 pm |
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mark66
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Joined: Thu Dec 15, 2005 2:41 pm Posts: 13041 Location: Augsburg (2,038 years young)
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
Wow, all of Italy is now on lockdown...
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Mon Mar 09, 2020 5:14 pm |
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Chippy
KJ's Leading Pundit
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:45 pm Posts: 63026 Location: Tonight... YOU!
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
My employer just switched everyone to WFH for the time being.
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Mon Mar 09, 2020 6:15 pm |
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i.hope
Defeats all expectations
Joined: Fri May 26, 2006 5:04 pm Posts: 6665
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Mon Mar 09, 2020 7:20 pm |
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DP07
Homo Dperious
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 2:26 am Posts: 14460 Location: Everywhere
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
mark66 wrote: Bluebomb wrote: Is anyone else skeptical of the coronavirus numbers from each country? Whether it's due to deliberate government interference or inadequate, improper or insufficient procedures, I think the number of cases could be triple what we have now. People have been asymptomatic, still caught the virus and yet have been able to transmit to others through contact or droplets spawning another cluster. Be sceptical of Iran and U.S. numbers: Iran lisn't trustworthy anyway and U.S. numbers are depressed because only 1,600 people got tested so far. If you don't test, you don't have any positive results... I know South Korea has tested far more and has seen a decrease in new cases. Detection is key to containment. Also may explain South Korea’s low mortality rate. Other countries are probably missing a large percentage of cases.
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Mon Mar 09, 2020 7:31 pm |
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i.hope
Defeats all expectations
Joined: Fri May 26, 2006 5:04 pm Posts: 6665
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
DP07 wrote: mark66 wrote: Bluebomb wrote: Is anyone else skeptical of the coronavirus numbers from each country? Whether it's due to deliberate government interference or inadequate, improper or insufficient procedures, I think the number of cases could be triple what we have now. People have been asymptomatic, still caught the virus and yet have been able to transmit to others through contact or droplets spawning another cluster. Be sceptical of Iran and U.S. numbers: Iran lisn't trustworthy anyway and U.S. numbers are depressed because only 1,600 people got tested so far. If you don't test, you don't have any positive results... I know South Korea has tested far more and has seen a decrease in new cases. Detection is key to containment. Also may explain South Korea’s low mortality rate. Other countries are probably missing a large percentage of cases. Testing is essential. It seems SK has passed the inflection point and total cases curve has started to level out. Over 70% of SK's new cases were reported less than 10 days ago. It will take a few days for the virus to manifest and realize the true fatality rate.
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Mon Mar 09, 2020 7:45 pm |
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lilmac
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
My work conference got cancelled and now I'm considering whether to cancel this event I'm putting together next week.
While I'm in the "this is overblown" camp, I do think twice about going to a theater. This surely will have ramifications for theatrical attendance across the globe for additional weeks, if not months.
Not that Onward would have done much better.
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Tue Mar 10, 2020 12:08 am |
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Bluebomb
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
Jack Sparrow wrote: Singapore has been forth coming with daily information of new cases everyday and there are plenty of tests done here throughout the country. Don't know about other countries but there is no conspiracy here. My comment wasn't to highlight countries with suspected government interference but to raise discussion and awareness about the possibility that this coronavirus is much more infectious than what many people are saying. I think people are quick to point fingers without realizing or recognizing how they can stop the spread of the virus themselves. lilmac wrote: My work conference got cancelled and now I'm considering whether to cancel this event I'm putting together next week.
While I'm in the "this is overblown" camp, I do think twice about going to a theater. This surely will have ramifications for theatrical attendance across the globe for additional weeks, if not months.
Not that Onward would have done much better. I don't particularly like this mindset, only because I feel most people who think this way have categorized people into 2 separate camps: Panic or Life goes on. I'm in the 3rd camp where I believe we should be cautious but not to buy 10 packs of rice at the supermarket like the sky is falling. I believe movie theaters should close their doors until this virus has passed. Really any sort of function. Sporting events, religious gatherings, schools, work. How long can we put profit before humanity? Are our lives really that dispensable? If movie theaters can get by with 1 showing with no coronavirus cases, how long are they going to risk it? Till someone gets infected? That seems like they're reacting rather than being proactive at stopping something as silent as this coronavirus. Again, this post isn't really directed at one person but to promote discussion on the micro/macro aspects of the coronavirus and its impact. mark66 wrote: Wow, all of Italy is now on lockdown... I agree with this.
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Tue Mar 10, 2020 3:54 am |
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Jack Sparrow
KJ's Leading Idiot
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
While I agree with most of your points Blue I think the way things are heading we might just get used to living with the virus. I don't think this virus is yet a threat to humanity and while precautions need to be taken they should be in-check as well. We should not go into an apocalypse mode and stop living with our lives.
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Tue Mar 10, 2020 4:13 am |
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mark66
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Joined: Thu Dec 15, 2005 2:41 pm Posts: 13041 Location: Augsburg (2,038 years young)
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Tue Mar 10, 2020 5:50 am |
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Shack
Devil's Advocate
Joined: Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:30 am Posts: 37887
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
April blows
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Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:47 pm |
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Flava'd vs The World
The Kramer
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:36 am Posts: 23695 Location: Classified
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
Yeah I'm seriously considering cancelling my A-list. I have to decide by the end of the day. Only must-see between now and Black Widow is A Quiet Place, and if the theater is empty that won't be nearly as fun.
In good news, China seems confident they have the virus under control in Wuhan. So at least it's not mutating yet, and while the rest of the world's governments won't be able to get away with such a strict quarantine, it shows it can be done.
In bad news, Coachella did get postponed. So the next few months of events are still up in the air.
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Tue Mar 10, 2020 3:45 pm |
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Rolling Thunder
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Joined: Fri Nov 19, 2004 12:11 pm Posts: 9148 Location: Kentucky Bluegrass
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
Flava'd vs The World wrote: In good news, China seems confident they have the virus under control in Wuhan. Based on what they are telling us. Their track record for honesty isn't encouraging and maintaining a block on social media is suspect.
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Tue Mar 10, 2020 3:51 pm |
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mark66
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Joined: Thu Dec 15, 2005 2:41 pm Posts: 13041 Location: Augsburg (2,038 years young)
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
Flava'd vs The World wrote: So at least it's not mutating yet Actually, Chinese scientists reported that there are two different Corona strains out there. The more agressive L-Type (which 70 % of the people got) and the somewhat weaker S-Type...
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Tue Mar 10, 2020 4:28 pm |
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Mau
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Joined: Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:42 pm Posts: 16894 Location: Monterrey, Mexico
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
DragCon LA has been cancelled
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Tue Mar 10, 2020 5:12 pm |
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publicenemy#1
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Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:25 am Posts: 18843 Location: San Diego
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
US cases approaching 1,000. As more people get tested I wonder where we'll be at by the end of the week.
I think Quiet Place's opening is gonna be interesting. Mulan seems like too big a film to risk this release but who knows.
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Tue Mar 10, 2020 5:14 pm |
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Rev
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Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 3:06 am Posts: 32083 Location: the last free city
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
Coronavirus taketh 2020's box office and will giveth 2021's boxoffice.
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Tue Mar 10, 2020 5:19 pm |
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Ghostooze
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Joined: Sat Jan 29, 2005 3:47 pm Posts: 1406
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
I can't find showtimes for any theaters around me, did theaters decide to close down?
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Tue Mar 10, 2020 6:31 pm |
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Keyser Söze
Quality is a great business plan
Joined: Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:21 pm Posts: 6157
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
I saw at BOT that German big theater chain will keep theaters open but will sell only 95 tickets per show maximum and keep gaps between people. Not sure if that is suffice but this will only impact big movies.
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Tue Mar 10, 2020 7:04 pm |
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mark66
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Joined: Thu Dec 15, 2005 2:41 pm Posts: 13041 Location: Augsburg (2,038 years young)
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
Keyser Söze wrote: I saw at BOT that German big theater chain will keep theaters open but will sell only 95 tickets per show maximum and keep gaps between people. Not sure if that is suffice but this will only impact big movies. No restrictions yet on German theaters, but Austria has put restrictions (only 99 people crowds allowed indoors). The Austrian restrictions are the same as in the Czech Republic and over there the biggest theater chain has therefore closed all its theaters...
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Tue Mar 10, 2020 7:08 pm |
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Jack Sparrow
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
That's better than not running all together I guess and mostly there won't be enough people to fill those 100 seats anyways.
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Tue Mar 10, 2020 9:18 pm |
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mark66
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
Poland is closing its theaters starting tomorrow...
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Wed Mar 11, 2020 1:25 pm |
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Rolling Thunder
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
Can't say I agree with the March Madness decision, unless you believe Italy, etc. overreacted playing to empty arenas. Theaters are a perfect example to practice 'social distancing' and our smaller, non-chain cinema has already removed the self-serve soda and butter stations from the lobby.
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Wed Mar 11, 2020 2:03 pm |
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mark66
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Re: COVID-19 and box office
Italy numbers today: 12,462/827 (+2,313/+196)
Getting worse every day and a little reminder: 26 days ago it was 3/0...
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