When movie theatres do eventually re-open, the cinema-going experience is expected to be a rather different one than prior to the coronavirus pandemic.
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"There will be social distancing, and depending on what the government specifies, we might have to have more time between sessions, and completely empty out the theatre," Ian Hyslop, long-time owner of the independent Gala Cinema at Warrawong said.
"There will be limited seating, hand sanitizers for patrons.
"I can see that we'll be checking temperatures of people coming in. I know some people will say that's an invasion of privacy... But you don't want people to get sick, and you're taking a precaution."
Clubs, pubs and restaurants have been closed since March 23, while cinemas were also closed on that date.
Mr Hyslop said he was pleased about reports within the industry of a potential July re-opening for cinemas.
"But I'd like a confirmed date, so then you can start to work towards things, because we're in limbo at the moment," he said.
The National Association of Cinema Operators, which represents the major chains, issued a statement on Tuesday that said it was "enthusiastic about the prospect of re-opening and is hopeful of conditions enabling it to do so in July".
The association has said it hopes to open the doors to major cinemas by July 16, in time to screen the much-anticipated blockbuster Tenet.
However, the group said operators will not re-open until the government advises it is safe to do so, and are likely to do so with reduced seating capacity.
"It will not be possible to re-open until the major Hollywood studios confirm that the cinema releases they have postponed or re-dated are available for the big-screen theatrical global release that they were intended for," the statement said.
"NACO acknowledges that studios will not release new titles until the majority of cinemas are opened around the world."
Damian Keogh, CEO and president of The Hoyts Group, who have a cinema at Warrawong, told the Mercury that Hoyts is "planning to open cinemas by early July subject to the required government approvals and availability of new release Hollywood content".
"We are advanced in preparations to ensure our guests and team members are in the safest possible environment," he said.
"These measures will include additional staff training, temperature checks for staff, additional cleaning protocols, in cinema seat separation (chequerboard style), encouragement for online bookings and social distancing."