Lionsgate’s faith-based film “I Still Believe,” Sony Pictures’ Vin Diesel movie “Bloodshot” and Universal Pictures thriller “The Hunt” each underperformed.

Receipts for Pixar’s “Onward,” the biggest movie at the box office currently, plummeted 73% to $10.5 million in its second weekend, an especially steep drop for a Disney family film.Īll three major new releases disappointed at the box office, with less than $10 million each. Revenues fell 45% from the previous weekend. and Canada were $55.3 million for all films from Friday through Sunday, marking the weakest box office weekend in more than 20 years. Theaters have already been closed in countries hit hardest by the virus, including Italy and France. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio have ordered cinemas to close in order to slow the spread of COVID-19.

The coronavirus pandemic has led to the shutdown of theaters and forced studios to reconsider their strategy for distributing movies.

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