Cinemas in Sri Lanka have been closed since the third week of March due to the corona epidemic.
[1] Movie theaters were officially closed for 183 days due to the Corona epidemic.
[2] However in early October 2020, all the cinema halls were closed due to second COVID-19 wave emerged with Minuwangoda and Divulapitiya cluster.
[3] Under strict guidelines, cinema halls were reopened from 1 January 2021.
[10] However, from 2 May onwards, film halls were closed again until further notice due to third COVID-19 wave.