dana jaccob son is reporting. >> reporter: what do you miss most about the experience?u said it, experience. >> reporter: for matt, it's been possible to work remotely, just not the same. >> it was like when i watch a movie at home, even when it's great, it's over. that's it. the movie is over. the movies that we've been missing over the last 18 months are the kind of movies enhanced by a crowd, cheering together, laughing together, huge speccles. r: i blockbustersla widow next week. >> my plan was to drive us away. >> reporter: that theater owners hope to pack the seats. f9 is a landmark looking to say, okay, this will bring people back, isn't it? >> yeah. yeah. oh, absolutely. it is a spectacle. it is a crazy, wild ride. cars go to space in this one. did i just blow your mind? >> no, that's crazy. >> the movies like f9, the biggest of the big, studios have been holding on to them to wait for this moment. >> classic. >> how good does it feel to have people coming back to theaters? >> i can't say it enough. it's amazing. >> reporter: we caught up with shelly taylor the