Conventional theatres and most other forms of indoor entertainment remain closed as Spain, one of the world's hardest-hit countries, gradually lifts coronavirus restrictions.
Museums, galleries, theatres and cinemas were among the first businesses to shut down in Europe as governments rolled out strict lockdown measures to stave off the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak. Now some restrictions are being eased off.
As moviegoers stay in their own cars and thus avoid the rule prohibiting the gathering of more than 10 people, drive-in theaters are one of the few businesses that are allowed to continue their operations.
Under the lockdown restrictions, Parisians are confined to their apartments except for brief outings to shop for food and exercise. But they can catch the movie by looking out or their windows or stepping out onto their balcony.
Here are comparisons of several sectors that are thriving and failing in pandemic:
Vietnam has already pulled the movie from cinemas last week, while the Philippines' foreign minister has called for the scene showing China's "nine-dash line" in a map of the South China Sea to be cut and the film boycotted.
Following the news, many Saudis expressed joy on social media. Cinemas shut down during a wave of ultra-conservatism in 1980s.
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