Theatres · North West England
Empire Cinemas
Empire Cinemas in England North West, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
About
Empire Cinemas is a cinema or movie theatre in England North West, United Kingdom. Britain's listed cinemas span Edwardian picture palaces, Art Deco super-cinemas of the 1930s, and the surviving independent neighbourhood houses.
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From the Wikipedia article
Empire Cinemas Limited was a multiplex cinema chain in the UK. Prior to the company entering administration in July 2023, there were 13 Empire Cinemas across the country, with 128 screens in total.
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Background
History
The Empire was originally a cinema in Leicester Square in London which opened in 1884 as the Empire Theatre and was a West End variety theatre, designed by Thomas Verity. Empire Cinemas Limited was formed in 2005 when Empire acquired the cinemas divested from Odeon Cinemas and Cineworld after the Office of Fair Trading had required them to divest 11 of the Odeon chain and six of the Cineworld chain. In 2005, both Odeon and the UK operations of UCI were taken over by Terra Firma who planned to merge the businesses under the Odeon brand. At the same time, Cineworld took over the UK and Ireland operations of UGC and began merging them into their existing Cineworld brand. Empire Cinemas Ltd…
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- Coordinates
- 53.5467, -2.6583
- Established
- 2005
- Official site
- www.empirecinemas.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q41104125 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Empire Cinemas (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Empire Cinemas?
- Empire Cinemas is in North West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.5467°, -2.6583°.
- When was Empire Cinemas built?
- Empire Cinemas dates to 2005.