Theatres · North West England
Empire Cinemas
In or near Worthington.
Empire Cinemas in England North West, United Kingdom.
Terry Robinson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Wigan Wallgate · 1.6 km
- Limited wheelchair access
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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Official information
Empire Cinemas is a cinema chain offering a variety of films including action, adventure, and family movies. Visitors can enjoy a range of viewing experiences with options for luxury seating and food services.
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…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.5467, -2.6583
- District
- Wigan
- Parish
- Wigan, unparished area
- Postcode
- WN5 0UJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wigan
- Established
- 2005
- Nearest railway station
- Wigan Wallgate — 1.6 km
- Official site
- www.empirecinemas.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q41104125 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Empire Cinemas (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Empire Cinemas?
- Empire Cinemas is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode WN5 0UJ), in the parish of Wigan, unparished area.
- What is Empire Cinemas?
- Empire Cinemas in England North West, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Empire Cinemas?
- The nearest railway station is Wigan Wallgate, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode WN5 0UJ.
- When was Empire Cinemas built?
- Built or established in 2005.
- How do I get to Empire Cinemas?
- The nearest railway station is Wigan Wallgate, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WN5 0UJ.