A year later: Movie theatres in New York City and San Francisco open this weekend

COVID-19 had put cinema theatres out of business for one long year in most cities

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A moviegoer inside an AMC movie theater in New York, U.S., on Friday, March 5, 2021. The struggling U.S. box office is expected to rebound this weekend, when theaters in New York City, the second-largest U.S. movie market, reopen after a yearlong hiatus. Photographer: Amir Hamja/Bloomberg
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A sign reminds customers to wear protective masks and to keep a social distance at an AMC movie theater in New York, U.S., on Friday, March 5, 2021. The struggling U.S. box office is expected to rebound this weekend, when theaters in New York City, the second-largest U.S. movie market, reopen after a yearlong hiatus. Photographer: Amir Hamja/Bloomberg
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A worker, right, scans an electronic ticket on a smartphone at an AMC movie theater in New York, U.S., on Friday, March 5, 2021. The struggling U.S. box office is expected to rebound this weekend, when theaters in New York City, the second-largest U.S. movie market, reopen after a yearlong hiatus. Photographer: Amir Hamja/Bloomberg
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Signage outside an AMC movie theater in New York, U.S., on Friday, March 5, 2021. The struggling U.S. box office is expected to rebound this weekend, when theaters in New York City, the second-largest U.S. movie market, reopen after a yearlong hiatus. Photographer: Amir Hamja/Bloomberg
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A moviegoer wearing a protective mask carries a bucket of popcorn at an AMC movie theater in New York, U.S., on Friday, March 5, 2021. The struggling U.S. box office is expected to rebound this weekend, when theaters in New York City, the second-largest U.S. movie market, reopen after a yearlong hiatus. Photographer: Amir Hamja/Bloomberg
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Movie posters displayed inside an AMC movie theater in New York, U.S., on Friday, March 5, 2021. The struggling U.S. box office is expected to rebound this weekend, when theaters in New York City, the second-largest U.S. movie market, reopen after a yearlong hiatus. Photographer: Amir Hamja/Bloomberg
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A container of disinfecting wipes inside an AMC movie theater in New York, U.S., on Friday, March 5, 2021. The struggling U.S. box office is expected to rebound this weekend, when theaters in New York City, the second-largest U.S. movie market, reopen after a yearlong hiatus. Photographer: Amir Hamja/Bloomberg
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A worker wearing a protective mask disinfects a credit card machine at an AMC movie theater in New York, U.S., on Friday, March 5, 2021. The struggling U.S. box office is expected to rebound this weekend, when theaters in New York City, the second-largest U.S. movie market, reopen after a yearlong hiatus. Photographer: Amir Hamja/Bloomberg
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A worker, right, scans an electronic ticket on a smartphone at an AMC movie theater in New York, U.S., on Friday, March 5, 2021. The struggling U.S. box office is expected to rebound this weekend, when theaters in New York City, the second-largest U.S. movie market, reopen after a yearlong hiatus. Photographer: Amir Hamja/Bloomberg
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Moviegoers ride on an escalator at an AMC movie theater in New York, U.S., on Friday, March 5, 2021. The struggling U.S. box office is expected to rebound this weekend, when theaters in New York City, the second-largest U.S. movie market, reopen after a yearlong hiatus. Photographer: Amir Hamja/Bloomberg
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