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For movie theaters in the Philly suburbs, getting customers to show up is a bigger hurdle than getting them to comply with coronavirus restrictions

While a couple local theaters have been heartened to see customers return, they're struggling financially with tightened restrictions and a cautious public and without new movies coming out of Hollywood.

Manager Jimmy Hotham, sits inside a theater with limited seating at the Water Tower Cinema in Lansdale on Friday. The Cinema reopened given virus risks and further-reduced capacity limits.
Manager Jimmy Hotham, sits inside a theater with limited seating at the Water Tower Cinema in Lansdale on Friday. The Cinema reopened given virus risks and further-reduced capacity limits.Read moreJOSE F. MORENO / Staff Photographer