Cineworld confirms plans to temporarily close all UK cinemas

Boris Johnson with a plea to “save cinemas to avert job losses and a cultural blackout”.Last week, it was confirmed that the cinema chain would temporarily suspend its operations in the US and UK amid the COVID-19 pandemic, putting thousands of jobs – including 5,500 in Britain – at risk.Cineworld’s CEO Mooky Greidinger has written to Johnson urging him to reinstate the furlough scheme that benefitted the company’s employees during the previous closure earlier this year.The UK government is

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorWith Cineworld and Picturehouse cinemas temporarily closed in the UK from this past Friday, Cineworld Group CEO Mooky Greidinger has written to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking the government to reinstate the furlough program that benefited employees under the exhibition giant’s previous COVID-imposed closure, while also suggesting other measures to aid the industry.

Contrary to a plethora of recent reports, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are due to return to the United Kingdom before 2021.While some tabloids had suggested that Prince Harry might be returning to England alone to see his family, a Sussex source tells BAZAAR.com, "Had it not been for COVID-19 and travel restrictions, they would have already been back in the U.K.–for things like Beatrice’s wedding and Trooping of the Colour for example." Understandably, the coronavirus pandemic has forced the

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorIn the wake of Cineworld’s decision to shutter its UK venues and Regal U.S. theaters, AMC, the No.

Cineworld will be closing all its UK and US venues.The chain confirmed earlier today (October 5) that it would “temporarily” shut its cinemas, putting 45,000 jobs at risk – including 5,500 in the UK – amid the coronavirus pandemic.Reacting to the news, Johnson told the press (via Metro): “Obviously we hope to reduce, to keep the numbers of people who lose their jobs down as much as we can, but clearly there are going to be tough times ahead.“That’s why we’ve already invested £190billion in

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The fallout of the “No Time to Die” delay has had an absolutely massive effect on the future of the theatrical business. Not only is it likely that other films will move out of 2020 and take their chances in 2021, but Cineworld (parent company of Regal Cinemas and the second-largest theater chain in the world) has also decided to close its doors beginning this week due to the lack of business.

The boss of Cineworld has cited the “wrong decision” of film studios shifting release dates of titles as a contributing factor to the temporary closure of its theatres in the UK and the US.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorEXCLUSIVE: Cineworld Group, the world’s second biggest exhibition chain, today announced plans to temporarily close its Regal movie theaters in the U.S. and its Cineworld and Picturehouse sites in the UK as coronavirus wreaks havoc with the industry.

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with the company tweeting yesterday (October 4) that “a final decision has not yet been reached” on whether to continue operating.In an announcement to the City this morning (October 5), Cineworld confirmed that it had now decided to temporarily suspend its operations — putting 45,000 jobs, including 5,500 in the UK, at risk.“Cineworld confirms that it will be temporarily suspending operations at all of its 536 Regal theatres in the US and its 127 Cineworld and Picturehouse theatres in the UK

according to the Sunday Times.It is believed that the company plans to reopen its cinemas next year but 5,500 staff will be asked to accept redundancy, with the possibility of rejoining when locations can open again.The decision is thought to have been at least partially driven by the delay in the latest 007 blockbuster, which was set to be released this spring but will now not be hitting the screens until April 2021.Bosses at Cineworld are expected to write to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and

Jake Kanter International TV EditorCineworld has confirmed that it is closing 536 Regal theatres in the U.S.

Following Saturday's news that theater giant and Regal parent company Cineworld will temporarily close its cinemas in the U.S. and U.K., the company has now said a decision is still pending.