Cinemas in Wuhan city in Central China's Hubei province, resumed operations on July 20, while maintaining strict epidemic prevention and control measures after their months-long closure, according to local media reports.
Cinemas in low-risk areas for COVID-19 in China are being allowed to reopen starting July 20.
As of 10 pm on July 20, according to statistics from Maoyan -- the platform for movie ticket purchases and data collection -- Wuhan’s cinemas had screened films 57 times, with more than 1,700 viewers and a box office take of 47,000 yuan ($6,707).
As of 9 pm on July 20, statistics showed that a total of more than 20 new and re-released films were screened.
A First Farewell, an award-winning movie about two children in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, was among the popular newcomers to hit theaters and ranked first in terms of box office and screening times.
A guideline issued by the Chinese Film Circulation and Projection Association asked cinemas to limit their attendance per show to 30 percent capacity and sell non-adjacent tickets in every other row.
