Except as otherwise provided in this section, there is levied and imposed a tax at the rate of 10% of the gross receipts derived from any admissions and amusement charge as defined in <cite data-doc="Md. Code" data-path="gtg|4-101">State Tax-General Article § 4-101(b)</cite>. For any theater included on the National Register of Historic Places, the rate shall be 5% of the gross receipts. For any single-screen movie theater that rents or leases its motion picture film through commercial distribution, the rate shall be 5% of the gross receipts. City Code, 1976/83, art. 28, §74(a) Ord. 69-510 Ord. 70-754 Ord. 70-763 Ord. 70-820 Ord. 70-920 Ord. 70-929 Ord. 71-1055 Ord. 72-113 Ord. 82-719 Ord. 82-776 Ord. 82-779 Ord. 89-304 Ord. 90-501A Ord. 93-221