<p>Comcast Corp's Universal Pictures has delayed the global debut of the <em>Fast & Furious</em> movie <em>F9</em> by one month until June 25, the company said on Thursday, the latest shift by Hollywood studios trying to gauge when moviegoers will return to theatres.</p>.<p>The move signalled that Universal is confident of a summer rebound as coronavirus vaccines become more widely available in the United States and Canada, the world's largest film market. Cinemas in New York City, the second-largest moviegoing region in the United States, are scheduled to start reopening on Friday.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/fast-and-furious-series-to-end-with-two-back-to-back-sequels-905183.html" target="_blank">'Fast and Furious' series to end with two back-to-back sequels</a></strong></p>.<p>Theatre operators including AMC Entertainment, Cineworld Plc and Cinemark Holdings Inc are hoping they will have blockbusters movies to show this summer, which is typically their most lucrative season.</p>.<p>The next big-budget action movie on the schedule, Walt Disney Co's Marvel movie <em>Black Widow</em>, is currently set to hit theatres on May 7.</p>.<p>After moving <em>F9</em> to late June, Universal postponed the release of animated movie <em>Minions: The Rise of Gru</em> from early July 2021 until July 2022.</p>
<p>Comcast Corp's Universal Pictures has delayed the global debut of the <em>Fast & Furious</em> movie <em>F9</em> by one month until June 25, the company said on Thursday, the latest shift by Hollywood studios trying to gauge when moviegoers will return to theatres.</p>.<p>The move signalled that Universal is confident of a summer rebound as coronavirus vaccines become more widely available in the United States and Canada, the world's largest film market. Cinemas in New York City, the second-largest moviegoing region in the United States, are scheduled to start reopening on Friday.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/fast-and-furious-series-to-end-with-two-back-to-back-sequels-905183.html" target="_blank">'Fast and Furious' series to end with two back-to-back sequels</a></strong></p>.<p>Theatre operators including AMC Entertainment, Cineworld Plc and Cinemark Holdings Inc are hoping they will have blockbusters movies to show this summer, which is typically their most lucrative season.</p>.<p>The next big-budget action movie on the schedule, Walt Disney Co's Marvel movie <em>Black Widow</em>, is currently set to hit theatres on May 7.</p>.<p>After moving <em>F9</em> to late June, Universal postponed the release of animated movie <em>Minions: The Rise of Gru</em> from early July 2021 until July 2022.</p>