However, eventually Regal’s U.K. parent company Cineworld decided to close theaters down again, not because of a resurgence in coronavirus, but simply because being open wasn’t profitable without the major new releases that are the life blood of the theatrical model.
But now Cineworld has announced that Regal theaters in the U.S. will be opening beginning April 2 and will screen Godzilla vs. Kong, and will follow that a couple weeks later with Mortal Kombat.
Regal Cinemas, the second largest chain in the U.S., originally closed in March of 2020 along with all the other movie theaters nationwide.
Theaters attempted reopening in many places over last summer, and that included many Regal locations.