Regal Cinemas to temporarily close all U.S. theaters, including 13 in Maryland

The parent company of Regal Cinemas, the second-largest movie theater chain in the U.S., is suspending operations at all of its locations in the U.S. starting Thursday. The chain counts 13 theaters in Maryland, including high-profile locations in Hunt Valley, Columbia, Bel Air, Waugh Chapel and Silver Spring. The 543-theater chain reopened in August after months of closures related to the Covid-19 pandemic, but the movie industry has been hurt by state and local restrictions on operations, poor…