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:
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
3. Cineworld Loughborough
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
5. Cineworld Ashton-under-Lyne
9. Cineworld Broad Street, Birmingham
10. Cineworld NEC, Birmingham
11. Cineworld Boldon Tyne and Wear
18. Cineworld Burton upon Trent
19. Cineworld Bury St Edmunds
22. Cineworld Chesterfield
25. Cineworld Dalton Park
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
42. Cineworld Hemel Hempstead
43. Cineworld High Wycombe
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
63. Cineworld Milton Keynes
64. Cineworld Newcastle upon Tyne
65. Cineworld Isle of Wight, Newport
66. Cineworld Spytty Park, Newport
71. Cineworld Rushden Lakes
79. Cineworld Stoke-on-Trent
80. Cineworld Shaw Ridge, Swindon
85. Cineworld Weston-super-Mare
88. Cineworld Wolverhampton
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.
The first Cineworld Cinema opened in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, in July 1996. A second Cineworld opened the following year in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
