In March, Sweden's largest film chain Filmstaden closed its doors and did not reopen until after midsummer.
The result was that the number of cinema premieres during the first half of 2020 was 52 instead of 158, which is the average figure for the same period 2016 - 2019.
In the UK, Ireland and the US, several cinemas have closed their doors again after major film premieres were postponed.
But we are not there in Sweden yet, thinks Helena Eklund, commercial director at Filmstaden.
- The premieres are of enormous importance, but also the capacity.
For us, 200 would be important compared to 50, she says.
In October, the Swedish entertainment industry had hoped for relief, but the growing contagion in society made the government stay in the cinemas in the 50s.
The owner of the film city can collapse
One week ago, warning signs came from the United States.
The country's largest cinema chain AMC risks going bankrupt already at the turn of the year.
The chain owns Nordic cinema group, which in turn owns Filmstaden.
What the consequences could be for Sweden if AMC collapses is unclear.
- We are owned by AMC, so we are of course part of the group, but this is speculation if it will happen, so it is impossible for me to answer, says Helena Eklund.
Reduction of Swedish film
According to the Swedish Film Institute, it is not possible to set a forecast for how many films in total will have a film premiere in 2020 because the premieres for foreign films are moved around at short notice.
But the number of premieres of Swedish films is estimated according to the forecast for 2020 to be 37 compared to last year's 51 - a decrease of 27 percent.
- In the best of worlds, we would of course have had more Swedish premieres.
They are of great importance to our business, not least now that the big American blockbuster films have been shot in the future, we are extremely dependent on the Swedish film, says Helena Eklund.