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SA's 2020 cinema box office gross plunges R1.2 billion due to Covid-19

. Action, comedy and crime were the highest-earning genres, followed by animation and then action/adventure films.

Due to South Africa's national lockdown that was announced on 23 March 2020, all cinemas had to close between 26 March to 27 August 2020, meaning that the data used to compile the shocking report stretches from January to March 2020, and then again from August to December 2020. "The year started strongly, with January 2020 recording R86.9 million compared to R32.2 million in 2019," the NFVF report notes."In February and March 2020, figures began to decline as the news about the pandemic was spreading. For the entirety of April to June 2020, there were no figures recorded as cinemas were closed at that time.

"Again, there were zero revenues in July 2020 as all cinemas remained closed. Cinemas started operating towards the end of August, enabling cinemas to re-open if they implemented new health and safety guidelines, including reduced seating capacity in most cinemas to comply with social distancing measures.

"Between October to December 2020, cinemas were able to operate. However, that did not result in more revenues as the restrictions only permitted a limited number of people at cinemas."A total of 96 films were released in South Africa in 2020 – a massive drop from the 190 titles released in 2019. The total gross box office for 2020 amounted to R214 million, a shocking decline from R1.225 billion generated in 2019.

 

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It's been overpriced for years anyway, let them go the way of the dodo

Channel24 Don't stress, they will recover that billion in about 1 month of their popcorn sales

Channel24 Not Covid-19 but Government response to Covid-19...

Channel24 not to mention the crappy low budget local drivel the woke hollywood lefties constantly pushing the race card ........... perhaps that has some thing to do with it too.........

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