One of the nation’s cinema chains is reportedly planning to axe hundreds of jobs and close at least 25 of its venues.
Cineworld has been battling a multibillion dollar debt that forced it to seek bankruptcy protection in 2022, Sky News reports.
That crisis saw it delisted from the London Stock Exchange last August, with the prospective closures thought to represent a bid to lower operating costs in the UK.
Plans for the restructuring, as part of ongoing conversations with several commercial landlords in the UK, would see some 12 venues close immediately with the remainder expected to shut down toward the end of the summer.
This in addition to seeking reduced rents on a further 50 cinemas across the country.
Cineworld’s operations are thought to have been affected in the bigger picture by the growth of streaming services, delayed releases due to industry strikes, and lower demand from customers due to increased cost of living.
There’s talk that other cinema operators may be preparing to step in and take over at some of the sites due to be shut down, though it’s unclear at this stage who and how long exactly this would take.
So far, the chain has confirmed that the following six venues will be closed: Glasgow Parkhead, Bedford, Hinckley, Loughborough, Yate and Swindon Circus.
The remaining 19 have not yet been named, but here’s a full list of all 100 sites at potential risk.
Cineworld Queens Links, Aberdeen
Cineworld Union Square, Aberdeen
Cineworld Aldershot
Cineworld Ashford
Cineworld Ashton-under-Lyne
Cineworld Barnsley
Cineworld Basildon
Cineworld Bedford
Cineworld Belfast
Cineworld Broad Street, Birmingham
Cineworld NEC, Birmingham
Cineworld Boldon Tyne and Wear
Cineworld Bolton
Cineworld Bracknell
Cineworld Bradford
Cineworld Braintree
Cineworld Brighton
Cineworld Broughton
Cineworld Burton upon Trent
Cineworld Bury St Edmunds
Cineworld Cardiff
Cineworld Castleford
Cineworld Cheltenham
Cineworld Chesterfield
Cineworld Chichester
Cineworld Crawley
Cineworld Dalton Park
Cineworld Didcot
Cineworld Didsbury
Cineworld Dover
Cineworld Dublin
Cineworld Dundee
Cineworld Eastbourne
Cineworld Edinburgh
Cineworld Ely
Cineworld Falkirk
Cineworld Parkhead, Glasgow
Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow
Cineworld Silverburn, Glasgow
Cineworld Gloucester Quays
Cineworld Harlow – Harvey Centre
Cineworld Harlow – Queensgate
Cineworld Haverhill
Cineworld Hemel Hempstead
Cineworld High Wycombe
Cineworld Hinckley
Cineworld Hull
Cineworld Huntingdon
Cineworld Ipswich
Cineworld Leeds
Cineworld Leigh
Cineworld Llandudno
Cineworld Bexleyheath, London
Cineworld Enfield, London
Cineworld Feltham, London
Cineworld Hounslow, London
Cineworld Ilford, London
Cineworld Leicester Square, London
Cineworld South Ruislip, London
Cineworld The O2 Greenwich, London
Cineworld Wandsworth, London
Cineworld Wembley, London
Cineworld West India Quay, London
Cineworld Wood Green, London
Cineworld Loughborough
Cineworld Luton
Cineworld Middlesbrough
Cineworld Milton Keynes
Cineworld Newcastle upon Tyne
Cineworld Isle of Wight, Newport
Cineworld Spytty Park, Newport
Cineworld Northampton
Cineworld Nottingham
Cineworld Plymouth
Cineworld Poole
Cineworld Rochester
Cineworld Rugby
Cineworld Rushden Lakes
Cineworld Sheffield
Cineworld Shrewsbury
Cineworld Solihull
Cineworld Speke
Cineworld Stevenage
Cineworld St Helens
Cineworld St Neots
Cineworld Stoke-on-Trent
Cineworld Regent Circus, Swindon
Cineworld Shaw Ridge, Swindon
Cineworld Telford
Cineworld Wakefield
Cineworld Warrington
Cineworld Watford
Cineworld Weston-super-Mare
Cineworld Weymouth
Cineworld Whiteley
Cineworld Witney
Cineworld Wolverhampton
Cineworld Yate
Cineworld Yeovil
Cineworld York
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