电影院在这场流行病中挣扎求生
电影院在这场流行病中挣扎求生
The US movie theater industry has been clinging to the hope that a future blockbuster would save its devastated business. But with Regal Cinemas' plans to suspend operations again, it's clear that 2020 is likely over for the movies.
美国电影业一直抱着希望，希望未来的一部大片能挽救其遭受重创的业务。但鉴于帝王院线计划再次暂停运营，很明显2020年电影业可能就要结束了。
It would suspend operations at all of its theaters in the United States and the United Kingdom as coronavirus cases continue to spread. The news sent the company's London-listed stock down as much as 60% Monday.
由于冠状病毒病例继续蔓延，美国和英国的所有影院将暂停运营。这一消息导致该公司在伦敦上市的股票周一下跌了多达60%。
And it could be only a matter of time until other major movie theater chains follow suit, according to Jeff Bock, a senior analyst at entertainment research firm Exhibitor Relations.
娱乐研究公司Exhibitor Relations的高级分析师杰夫·博克说，其他大型连锁影院效仿可能只是时间问题。
"Imagine if you were on a cruise ship lost in the Bermuda Triangle — that's about how bad the domestic cinema situation is right now," Bock told CNN Business.
“想象一下，如果你在一艘迷失在百慕大三角地区的游轮上——这就是目前国内电影业的糟糕状况，” 博克对CNN商业频道说。
This is the worst-case scenario for movie theaters, Bock said, noting that "Plan B doesn't even exist."
博克说，这是电影院最糟糕的情况，他指出“B计划根本就不存在”。
"The virus is simply an antagonist that cannot be overcome by buzzwords, super-powered reviews, or marketing prowess," he added.
他补充道:“病毒只是一个无法被流行词、超级评论或营销技巧所克服的对手。”
Delays, delays and more delays
推迟，推迟，再推迟
Cineworld's closures followed weeks of anemic box office returns and studios choosing to delay films rather than open them to mostly empty auditoriums.
在Cineworld关闭影院之前，数周的票房回报低迷，电影公司选择推迟上映，而不是对几乎空无一人的影院开放。
First, theaters had pinned their hopes to "Tenet," but the Christopher Nolan thriller never found a US audience. Then it was Marvel film "Black Widow," which instead pushed to next year. Finally they turned desperately to the James Bond title "No Time to Die," but it too was delayed to 2021.
首先，影院把希望寄托在《信条》上，但是克里斯托弗·诺兰的这部惊悚片在美国没有观众。然后是漫威电影《黑寡妇》，该片推迟到明年上映。最后，他们绝望地选择了詹姆斯·邦德的《没时间去死》，但它也被推迟到2021年。
After "No Time to Die" was moved, theaters were left without many films to offer between now and the end of the year. Sure, there's Pixar's "Soul" currently set for November and "Wonder Woman 1984" slated for December, but there are no guarantees those films will hit theaters then, either.
在《没时间去死》被推迟之后，从现在到年底，影院没有多少电影可供放映。当然，皮克斯的《灵魂》和《神奇女侠1984》目前分别定于11月和12月上映，但也不能保证这些电影届时会在影院上映。
Regal decided it was better to be closed entirely than operate with nothing to offer -- and other chains may soon do the same. While others haven't announced plans to close, the outlook doesn't look good, according to Bock.
帝王院线认为，与其什么都不提供，不如完全关闭，其他连锁店可能很快也会这样做。博克表示，虽然其他公司尚未宣布关闭计划，但前景看起来并不乐观。
"We have to prepare for the inevitability that one, or more, of the major chains may not survive if this situation continues to lurch into next summer," Bock said. "The number of movie theaters that will close on a permanent basis will be directly proportional to how long it takes the US to stomp out the virus."
博克说：“我们必须为这样一种必然性做好准备：如果这种情况持续到明年夏天，一家或多家大型连锁影院可能无法生存。”“永久关闭的电影院数量将与美国消灭病毒所需的时间成正比。”
'Forces out of their control'
“不受他们控制的力量”
Shawn Robbins, chief analyst at Boxoffice.com, told CNN Business that now movie theaters are "facing a reality that there are forces out of their control at this point."
票房网首席分析师肖恩·罗宾斯对CNN商业新闻说现在电影院“面临着一个现实，即在这一点上，有些力量已经超出了他们的控制。”
Since closing in March because of the outbreak, theaters have attempted to reopen many times with new health and safety protocols. However, theaters could never truly get their footing: Movies were delayed, some major markets like New York stayed closed while others reopened and audiences simply are not showing up.
自今年3月因流行病爆发而关闭以来，影院多次试图以新的健康和安全协议重新开放。然而，影院永远无法真正站稳脚跟:电影上映被推迟，像纽约这样的一些主要市场仍然关闭，而其他一些市场则重新开放，根本没有观众。
