Cineworld is closing another five cinemas this month, following six venues closing across the UK and Ireland last year.
In December 2024, it was confirmed that the company had completed its Restructuring Plan which has resulted in six more cinemas being closed. The first of those (Weymouth) closed in late December, with the other five closing this month.
It follows the previous closures in October 2024, which followed in the wake of the announcement of Picturehouse cinemas that shut down this summer.
Here's everything you need to know about the potential Cineworld closures, in addition to details of the local cinemas affected.
Is Cineworld closing down?
As mentioned above, five Cineworld cinemas closed down in October 2024. They were: Glasgow Parkhead, Bedford, Loughborough, Yate and Swindon Circus.
However, there was some good news as the Cineworld in Hinckley – which had been due to close in October too – was confirmed to stay open.
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It was then announced that six further cinemas were to be closed as a result of Cineworld completing its Restructuring Plan: Castleford, Leigh, Middlesbrough, Northampton, Poole, Weymouth.
Weymouth closed on December 30, 2024, while the other five sites will close on January 19, 2025.
Cineworld is a global company running 94 cinemas in the UK (which will drop to 89 cinemas from January 19, 2025) and operating a further 23 Picturehouse cinemas.
Cineworld filed for bankruptcy protection in America in September 2022. Bloomsberg UK reported that the company was seeking help to pay off "nearly $9 billion of debt and leases accumulated as part of an acquisition spree".
Two UK sites closed down since the bankruptcy ruling overseas. In 2023, Cineworld Runcorn and Cineworld Bristol both ceased trading from November 26, 2023.
Cineworld Friar Walk, a chain in Newport, is another venue that has closed down in recent years, with the cinema never re-opening its doors after the UK's coronavirus lockdown.
Full list of Cineworld cinemas in the UK and Ireland
Following the closure of five locations in October 2024 and one in December 2024, here's the full list of the sites that Cineworld operates in 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 Castleford (closing January 19, 2025)
22. Cineworld Cheltenham
23. Cineworld Chesterfield
24. Cineworld Chichester
25. Cineworld Crawley
26. Cineworld Dalton Park
27. Cineworld Didcot
28. Cineworld Didsbury
29. Cineworld Dover
30. Cineworld Dublin
31. Cineworld Dundee
32. Cineworld Eastbourne
33. Cineworld Edinburgh
34. Cineworld Ely
35. Cineworld Falkirk
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 Leigh (closing January 19, 2025)
50. Cineworld Llandudno
51. Cineworld Bexleyheath, London
52. Cineworld Enfield, London
53. Cineworld Feltham, London
54. Cineworld Hounslow, London
55. Cineworld Ilford, London
56. Cineworld Leicester Square, London
57. Cineworld South Ruislip, London
58. Cineworld The O2 Greenwich, London
59. Cineworld Wandsworth, London
60. Cineworld Wembley, London
61. Cineworld West India Quay, London
62. Cineworld Wood Green, London
63. Cineworld Luton
64. Cineworld Middlesbrough (closing January 19, 2025)
65. Cineworld Milton Keynes
66. Cineworld Newcastle upon Tyne
67. Cineworld Isle of Wight, Newport
68. Cineworld Spytty Park, Newport
69. Cineworld Northampton (closing January 19, 2025)
70. Cineworld Nottingham
71. Cineworld Plymouth
72. Cineworld Poole (closing January 19, 2025)
73. Cineworld Rochester
74. Cineworld Rugby
75. Cineworld Rushden Lakes
76. Cineworld Sheffield
77. Cineworld Shrewsbury
78. Cineworld Solihull
79. Cineworld Speke
80. Cineworld Stevenage
81. Cineworld St Helens
82. Cineworld St Neots
83. Cineworld Stoke-on-Trent
84. Cineworld Shaw Ridge, Swindon
85. Cineworld Telford
86. Cineworld Wakefield
87. Cineworld Warrington
88. Cineworld Watford
89. Cineworld Weston-super-Mare
90. Cineworld Whiteley
91. Cineworld Witney
92. Cineworld Wolverhampton
93. Cineworld Yeovil
94. Cineworld York
Which Picturehouse cinemas are closing down?
In June 2024, Picturehouse confirmed the closure of three London-based branches: Fulham Road, Bromley and Stratford East.
"Each are beloved cinemas but increasing operational costs and declining admissions at these venues have left us with no other choice," Picturehouse said in a statement outlining their reasons behind the recent closures.
Hugh Grant was one Fulham local to publicly lament the closure of his nearest Picturehouse.
"Fulham Rd cinema closing after 94 years," he tweeted. "Strangely unbearable. Let’s all sit at home and watch « content » on « streaming ». While scrolling. Miserable face emoji."
Cineworld bought the cinema chain for £47.3 million back in December 2021.
Full list of Picturehouse cinemas in the UK
Following the closure of three sites in June 2024, there are still 23 Picturehouse sites across the UK. Here's the full list of remaining sites:
1. Picturehouse Ashford
2. Little Theatre Cinema, Bath
3. Duke of York's, Brighton
4. Duke's at Komedia, Brighton
5. Arts, Cambridge
6. Cameo, Edinburgh
7. Picturehouse Exeter
8. Regal, Henley-on-Thames
9. Fact, Liverpool
10. Picturehouse Clapham, London
11. Picturehouse Crouch End, London
12. Picturehouse East Dulwich, London
13. Picturehouse Finsbury Park, London
14. Picturehouse Greenwich, London
15. Picturehouse Hackney, London
16. Picturehouse Central, London
17. Ritzy - Brixton, London
18. The Gate, London
19. Picturehouse West Norwood, London
20. Cinema City, Norwich
21. Phoenix, Oxford
22. Harbour Lights, Southampton
23. City Screen, York
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