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Ticket sales dive at box office; lowest turnout in 20 years

by AP Film Writer
| March 16, 2020 12:05 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Ticket sales plunged to their lowest levels in at least 20 years at North American movie theaters as the coronavirus pandemic led to one of Hollywood's worst weekends at the box office.

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