The operating rate of cinemas on Wednesday in Beijing was only 8.33 percent, data shows. But the number of movie viewers in the capital was still limited as the optimized measures were only released a few days ago. Among them, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Anhui, Guizhou and Shanghai saw operating rates exceeding 70 percent, data shows.īeijing scrapped COVID test requirements for cinemas in its latest optimization plan Wednesday. On Wednesday, the cinema operating rate in 12 provinces (municipalities) across the country exceeded 50 percent. (ECNS) - In China, more than half of cinemas have resumed business as the country optimized COVID-19 prevention and control measures, with many popular films including Avatar: The Way of Water to be screened in the upcoming days.ĭata from Maoyan, an entertainment services provider, shows that as of Wednesday, 6,558 movie theaters across the country opened to the public, accounting for 52.77 percent of the national total, with 31.93 million visitors.

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