The projectors are ready to roll and the big screens in the Bay Area are about to light up once again, according to Cinemark, which announced Wednesday, Feb. 24, that several of its Century movie venues would be among the first indoor theaters in the area to welcome back filmgoers this month.

The decision comes after Marin and San Mateo countiesadvanced this weekto the second-most-restrictive category of California’s reopening blueprint, from purple to red. Cinemarkdidn’t waste any time — Century’s Redwood Downtown 20, Century at Tanforan in San Bruno and Century Northgate in San Rafael would reopen at 25% capacity on Friday, Feb. 26, according to the Texas-based movie theater chain.

喜满客also said four more theaters would begin indoor film screenings the following Friday: Century 20 Daly City, Century 12 San Mateo, Century Regency in San Rafael and Century Rowland Plaza in Novato.

Reopening dates of the chain’s 19 other Bay Area theaters were not announced Wednesday, as they are in counties still in the purple tier.

The theaters “will reopen with greatly enhanced cleanliness, sanitizing and safety measures at every step of the moviegoing experience,” Cinemark said, noting that full details are available atwww.cinemark.com. Measures include staggered showtimes, disinfecting between screenings and mandatory mask-wearing.

Movies showing at the newly reopened theaters include “Tom & Jerry: The Movie,”“The Mauritanian,”“News of the World,”“Minari,”“Wonder Woman 1984,”“Judas and the Black Messiah,”“Land,”“The Little Things,”“The Marksman,”“The Croods: A New Age”and“Promising Young Woman.”

喜满客’s announcement comes two weeks after thepermanent closure of its CineArts Empiretheater in San Francisco’s West Portal neighborhood. Last year, the movie chain shut down its Century Cinema in Corte Madera.