Cineworld has announced plans to shut six more of its cinemas across the UK as part of major restructuring plans.
The company, which is part of the world's second-largest cinema chain, has faced difficulties since the Covid pandemic, with audiences failing to return to previous levels.
Cineworld, which also owns Picturehouse, entered administration in July 2023, grappling with nearly £4bn in debt. This year, it has been working on a restructuring plan, which saw five sites close in October.
Despite the company previously denying more cinemas would shut, it has now announced another six locations will be rolling credits for the final time in the coming months.
Which Cineworld locations are closing?
The following six locations are set to be shut, with their final screenings scheduled for either this month or January 2025:
1. Cineworld Castleford
2. Cineworld Leigh
3. Cineworld Middlesbrough
4. Cineworld Northampton
5. Cineworld Poole
6. Cineworld Weymouth
Which Cineworld locations have already closed?
In October, Cineworld closed five of its locations for good. However, the Hinckley branch – which had been earmarked for closure along with the others in July – was saved by a new property deal.
The sites that closed were:
1. Cineworld Glasgow Parkhead
2. Cineworld Bedford
3. Cineworld Loughborough
4. Cineworld Yate
5. Cineworld Swindon Circus
What other locations does Cineworld operate?
Here is the full list of sites currently operated by Cineworld across the UK and Ireland:
1. Cineworld Queens Links, Aberdeen
2. Cineworld Union Square, Aberdeen
3. Cineworld Aldershot
4. Cineworld Ashford
5. Cineworld Ashton-under-Lyne
6. Cineworld Barnsley
7. Cineworld Basildon
8. Cineworld Belfast
9. Cineworld Broad Street, Birmingham
10. Cineworld NEC, Birmingham
11. Cineworld Boldon Tyne and Wear
12. Cineworld Bolton
13. Cineworld Bracknell
14. Cineworld Bradford
15. Cineworld Braintree
16. Cineworld Brighton
17. Cineworld Broughton
18. Cineworld Burton upon Trent
19. Cineworld Bury St Edmunds
20. Cineworld Cardiff
21. Cineworld Cheltenham
22. Cineworld Chesterfield
23. Cineworld Chichester
24. Cineworld Crawley
25. Cineworld Dalton Park
26. Cineworld Didcot
27. Cineworld Didsbury
28. Cineworld Dover
29. Cineworld Dublin
30. Cineworld Dundee
31. Cineworld Eastbourne
32. Cineworld Edinburgh
33. Cineworld Ely
34. Cineworld Falkirk
35. Cineworld Parkhead, Glasgow
36. Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow
37. Cineworld Silverburn, Glasgow
38. Cineworld Gloucester Quays
39. Cineworld Harlow - Harvey Centre
40. Cineworld Harlow - Queensgate
41. Cineworld Haverhill
42. Cineworld Hemel Hempstead
43. Cineworld High Wycombe
44. Cineworld Hinckley
45. Cineworld Hull
46. Cineworld Huntingdon
47. Cineworld Ipswich
48. Cineworld Leeds
49. Cineworld Llandudno
50. Cineworld Bexleyheath, London
51. Cineworld Enfield, London
52. Cineworld Feltham, London
53. Cineworld Hounslow, London
54. Cineworld Ilford, London
55. Cineworld Leicester Square, London
56. Cineworld South Ruislip, London
57. Cineworld The O2 Greenwich, London
58. Cineworld Wandsworth, London
59. Cineworld Wembley, London
60. Cineworld West India Quay, London
61. Cineworld Wood Green, London
62. Cineworld Luton
63. Cineworld Milton Keynes
64. Cineworld Newcastle upon Tyne
65. Cineworld Isle of Wight, Newport
66. Cineworld Spytty Park, Newport
67. Cineworld Nottingham
68. Cineworld Plymouth
69. Cineworld Rochester
70. Cineworld Rugby
71. Cineworld Rushden Lakes
72. Cineworld Sheffield
73. Cineworld Shrewsbury
74. Cineworld Solihull
75. Cineworld Speke
76. Cineworld Stevenage
77. Cineworld St Helens
78. Cineworld St Neots
79. Cineworld Stoke-on-Trent
80. Cineworld Shaw Ridge, Swindon
81. Cineworld Telford
82. Cineworld Wakefield
83. Cineworld Warrington
84. Cineworld Watford
85. Cineworld Weston-super-Mare
86. Cineworld Whiteley
87. Cineworld Witney
88. Cineworld Wolverhampton
89. Cineworld Yeovil
90. Cineworld York
Why is Cineworld closing these cinemas?
In July 2024, Cineworld was said to be considering a major restructuring, which could include closures.
Restructuring allows a company to rework its balance sheet, restructure debts and release cash into the business.
It comes after Cineworld emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US late last year.
When a company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it means it intends to reorganise its debts and assets while remaining in business.
The company's shares also plunged almost 99 per cent in the five years to 2023 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the enforced closure of its cinema sites.
Cineworld UK then collapsed into administration on July 31.
When did Cineworld open?
The first Cineworld Cinema opened in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, in July 1996. A second Cineworld opened the following year in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
