If you're in the Northeast of the United States like me, you won't have many, if not, any options to go see new movies if there are any. Drive-ins are shutting down and will return in the spring time. One of the more premium theater chains, Regal Cinemas, is looking to shut down all their theaters for a temporary amount of time. Speculation will be until 2021. Could be right around April or May if I had to guess. No way you're having theaters all around open during the late part of fall and the winter.
This is coming after the new James Bond film got delayed a second time. Some places have tried to get people into the theater and it hasn't worked altogether. That Tenet film is a big example. Studios have tried both On Demand and theaters on the same day. I see it as temporary as well. It's much easier for me to justify going to a theater for a very affordable price. Local theaters can sustain themselves in terms of pricing. That's the advantage versus spending 20 dollars on the On Demand feature, which some question the validity of specific numbers to films like Mulan. To be fair, On Demand is a case by case basis. Some people are alone. You got families, get togethers. There's a lot that can go into justifying staying at home.
Best case scenario, I think the world overall is expecting vaccines very soon. Things calm down, sickness goes down. That's at least what most businesses are hoping for. Not just movies. I'm not sure how much longer places like Regal and AMC can survive without customers, though. Can't expect to have premium prices or premium food be high in price when or if they return to normal. Multiple other things that I probably couldn't think of.
Get hunkered down and get used to On Demand for now. That is if you think it is justifiable pending your living circumstances.
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