There's nothing quite like a trip to the cinema and even though there's so much content now online, it always feels pretty special.
So naturally, cinemagoers across the UK were left pretty gutted when rumours emerged this week that one of the leading cinema chains, Cineworld, could be closing some of its venues.
Are Cineworld venues closing?
Sky News has reported that the cinema giant is considering closing around a quarter of its 100 venues across the country.
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The chain is also responsible for a further 25 Picturehouse cinemas.
Apparently, the company wants to negotiate rental prices at some of its other venues, while around 25 more are said to be remaining untouched.
According to the publication, proposals are set to be more formally outlined over the next few weeks.
If the closures do go ahead, it's not entirely clear what will happen, but one suggestion is that other leading cinema giants could take over if an agreement cannot be reached, although this has not been confirmed.
Which venues have closed recently?
Two venues in the UK have already closed over the last few years, in Runcorn and Bristol.
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The closures came after the company filed for bankruptcy protection in the US in September 2022.
Which cinemas could close?
Although it's not yet clear which sites could close, these are the venues that Cineworld currently operates:
- 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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A Cineworld spokesperson told Digital Spy: "We continue to review our options but we don't comment on rumours and speculation."
Tyla has also reached out for comment.
Topics: UK News
Lucy Devine