After temporarily closing all 630 of its locations in the U.S. beginning March 17 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, AMC Enterprise Holdings Inc. announced plans to reopen all of its theaters globally by July in a news release June 9.
According to the release, during the closure AMC was forced to furlough the majority of its global workforce, including U.S. executives and employees, as the company's revenue was put at a standstill.
"These are truly unprecedented times. I join with all our employees around the world to offer our sympathies to those affected by the coronavirus, as well as our sincerest gratitude to those on the front lines," AMC President and CEO Adam Aron said in a statement.
As AMC theaters in Europe began closing in late February, the company has already reopened 10 of its theaters in Norway, German, Spain and Portugal as of June 9. The company plans to fully reopen globally in time for the release of Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" on July 17 and Disney's "Mulan" on July 24, the release states.
