Cineworld Sheffield sends message to customers and reveals when it will temporarily shut

Cineworld in Sheffield has announced a temporary closure of its cinema in Sheffield – but will remain open until Thursday.
Cineworld operates a multi-screen cinema at the Centertainment complex in SheffieldCineworld operates a multi-screen cinema at the Centertainment complex in Sheffield
Cineworld operates a multi-screen cinema at the Centertainment complex in Sheffield

In a statement today, the company said: “We are still open till Thursday, And we have some great movies at only £4 per ticket.”

The cinema is screening Rocky 1 – 6, After We Collided, Bill + Ted Face the Music, New Mutants, Unhinged, 100% Wolf, Onward and Broken Hearts Gallery.

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Cineworld said up to 45,000 employees will be affected worldwide as it confirmed plans to temporarily close its theatres in the UK and the US – the cinema giant’s two biggest markets.

More than 600 sites will be closed across the two countries from Thursday after the industry was rocked by plans by James Bond studios MGM and Universal to delay the release of the franchise’s latest film.

Chief executive Mooky Greidinger said: “This is not a decision we made lightly, and we did everything in our power to support safe and sustainable reopenings in all of our markets.”

On Friday, the release of Bond film No Time To Die was delayed for the second time because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The film was meant to hit cinemas in November, but fans will now have to wait until April 2.

Speaking to Sky News, Mr Greidinger said: “Many significant movies have moved, like Mulan, like Black Widow, like Kingsman – Wonder Woman moved from October to December – and on Friday we got the news that the Bond movie – that, needless to say, for the UK is the biggest movie of the year – also decided to move.

He added: “From a liquidity point of view, we were bleeding much bigger amounts when we are open than when we are closed … we would be like a grocery shop with no food – we had to take this decision.”

Cineworld said: “Without these new releases, Cineworld cannot provide customers in both the US and the UK – the company’s primary markets – with the breadth of strong commercial films necessary for them to consider coming back to theatres against the backdrop of Covid-19.”

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