UK cinema chain enters administration with multiple site closures and job losses; pandemic and inflation among reasons given.

Empire Cinemas has gone into administration, with six movie theaters closing and another eight under threat of being shuttered.

EXCLUSIVE: The UK’s Empire Cinemas, which operates at 14 locations with 129 screens, is entering administration. The currently closed site at Sutton Coldfield is due to be sold and the cinemas ...

Empire Cinemas has collapsed into administration with the immediate loss of 150 jobs. Six cinemas in the chain have closed, with a further eight under threat. Administrators BDO said the impact of ...

The U.K.’s Empire Cinemas has gone into administration with six movie theaters shuttering immediately, Variety can confirm. Empire operates 12 locations under the Empire brand and two Tivoli ...

Olivia Colman delivers an alternately delicate and ferocious performance as a cinema manager in “Empire of Light,” a tender, tear-soaked valentine to the ineffable joys of moviegoing. Colman ...

Six Empire cinemas close with 150 jobs lost as chain falls into administration The Empire Cinemas chain said it struggled after the pandemic and has seen fewer people visiting its cinemas.

U.K. independent theater chain Empire Cinemas has unveiled that it is entering administration, citing slow levels of post-COVID audience recovery and increased costs due to inflation. The company ...

The future of a historic Grade II* Wisbech theatre remains up in the air as its current managers have decided to close its ...

The U.K.’s Empire Cinemas has gone into administration with six movie theaters shuttering immediately, Variety can confirm. Empire operates 12 locations under the Empire brand and two Tivoli ...