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In the wake of making some controversial statements to Variety yesterday about AMC not mandating face masks in those parts of the country that aren’t requiring them during the COVID-19 pandemic, CEO Adam Aron has changed the chain’s policy after hearing the social media backlash and is now requiring patrons to wear masks whether local …

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Regal Entertainment parent Cineworld Group said Tuesday it will reopen select theaters at the end of the month in some of its markets. All 787 of the company’s theaters are expected to be up and running by July 10. The move comes after cinemas worldwide have temporarily shut their doors due to the coronavirus pandemic, …

Cineworld, the owner of Regal cinemas in the US, expects to reopen its doors for business in July. The movie-theater giant said late Wednesday it anticipates that government restrictions related to cinemas will be lifted in each of its territories in the coming months and “anticipates the reopening of all of its cinemas in July.” …

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Even super agent Ari Emanuel loses sometimes. Emanuel, who runs Endeavor, the parent company of Hollywood talent agency WME and half of Ultimate Fighting Championship, reportedly took a $5 million hit on the sale of his LA mansion. The 4,330-square-foot property — located in LA’s tony Brentwood neighborhood where A-listers like Gwyneth Paltrow and Trent …

The hottest ticket in New York City this summer? That would be movie screenings in a Queens restaurant’s parking lot, where scoring tickets is now a competitive sport. With quarantine making most real-life gatherings illegal, getting into the al fresco shows at Astoria’s Bel Aire Diner lot involves repeatedly hitting refresh on the eatery’s website …

The bad news keeps on coming at WME, Ari Emanuel’s glitzy Hollywood talent agency. Formerly known as William Morris Endeavor, the agency that represents stars like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Rihanna, Matt Damon and Christian Bale will slash about 300 jobs, or 20 percent of its workforce, the company said late Thursday. The job cuts, …

A battle is brewing between movie theaters and Universal Pictures over its decision to release “Trolls World Tour” directly to home video-streaming services during the coronavirus lockdown. Both AMC Entertainment and Regal Cinemas, the nation’s top two theater owners, are threatening to boycott Universal Pictures’ films from its screens after Jeff Shell, chief executive of …

Hollywood powerhouse Endeavor is looking to raise $250 million by June in a bid to offset the crushing blow dealt to its show-business properties by the coronavirus pandemic, The Post has learned. As reported by The Post, the conglomerate headed by super agent Ari Emanuel — which owns half of Ultimate Fighting Championship in addition …