UK cinema chain to close down 6 locations after plunging into administration with more at risk – is one near you?

A UK cinema chain has fallen into administration, closing multiple sites immediately.

The Empire Cinemas chain, which operates 14 locations across the country with 129 screens, according to Deadline.

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A total of six sites are set to close with immediate effect, with two under the Tivoli brand, and 150 jobs are expected to be lost.

Eight of the 14 cinemas will remain open for the time being.

Company bosses have reportedly put the closures down to struggling to bounce back after the pandemic.

Among the sites which are set to close are Bishop’s Stortford, Catterick Garrison, Sunderland, Swindon, Walthamstow and Wigan.

It comes after huge cinema chain Cineworld revealed it expects to come out of bankruptcy protection in July after receiving backing from lenders.