• Regal Cinemas owner Cineworld eyes UK theater closures and rescue deal

    Regal Cinemas owner Cineworld eyes UK theater closures and rescue deal

    Regal Cinemas owner Cineworld, the world’s second-largest movie theater operator, is considering a rescue deal that could spur permanent UK cinema closures. The deal, dubbed “Company
  • Regal Cinemas to reopen Aug. 21 in time for ‘Tenet’ premiere

    Regal Cinemas to reopen Aug. 21 in time for ‘Tenet’ premiere

    EXCLUSIVE: We’ve just heard that Cineworld, in response to the recent changes on the theatrical release schedule with “Tenet,” is reopening their US circuit Regal, starting Aug. 21. “Welcoming theatergoers back to our cinemas will be a celebration for not only our team and our industry, but most importantly for the fans who have been …
  • Regal Cinemas to show classic movies for coronavirus reopening

    Regal Cinemas to show classic movies for coronavirus reopening

    Regal Cinemas, one of the largest movie theater chains in the US, has announced a plan to show classic movies and fan favorites when they reopen instead of blockbuster titles. According to Variety, the theatre chain plans to show favorites such as “The Empire Strikes Back,” “Jaws”  and “Black Panther.” The move comes just weeks …
  • Cineplex resorting to ‘poison pill’ plan for stockholders

    Cineplex resorting to ‘poison pill’ plan for stockholders

    Cineplex, the embattled Canadian movie theater chain, is playing defense. Closing its doors because of the pandemic months ago, Cineplex has adopted a ‘poison pill’ or a stockholder rights plan,’ which is a defensive action against hostile and low-priced takeover attempts that take advantage of weakened stock prices. The Toronto-based company said its three-year plan …
  • Cinemark to reopen all US movie theaters by July 17

    Cinemark to reopen all US movie theaters by July 17

    Read More: Cinemark movie theater chain hit by layoffs, furloughs Theaters blast Universal over home-rental plans after ‘Trolls World Tour’ Regal movie theater owner Cineworld expects to reopen in July Regal Entertainment parent to open all movie theaters by July
  • Regal Entertainment parent to open all movie theaters by July

    Regal Entertainment parent to open all movie theaters by July

    Regal Entertainment parent Cineworld Group said Tuesday it will reopen select theaters at the end of the month in some of its markets. All 787 of the company’s theaters are expected to be up and running by July 10. The move comes after cinemas worldwide have temporarily shut their doors due to the coronavirus pandemic, …
  • Regal movie theater owner Cineworld expects to reopen in July

    Regal movie theater owner Cineworld expects to reopen in July

    Cineworld, the owner of Regal cinemas in the US, expects to reopen its doors for business in July. The movie-theater giant said late Wednesday it anticipates that government restrictions related to cinemas will be lifted in each of its territories in the coming months and “anticipates the reopening of all of its cinemas in July.” …
  • Theaters blast Universal over home-rental plans after ‘Trolls World Tour’

    Theaters blast Universal over home-rental plans after ‘Trolls World Tour’

    A battle is brewing between movie theaters and Universal Pictures over its decision to release “Trolls World Tour” directly to home video-streaming services during the coronavirus lockdown. Both AMC Entertainment and Regal Cinemas, the nation’s top two theater owners, are threatening to boycott Universal Pictures’ films from its screens after Jeff Shell, chief executive of …
  • Cinemark movie theater chain hit by layoffs, furloughs

    Cinemark movie theater chain hit by layoffs, furloughs

    Cinemark, the third-largest movie theater chain in the US, has laid off half of its corporate staff and furloughed 17,500 hourly workers due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions. Cinemark said the 50 percent of workers who have been furloughed at its Plano, Texas, headquarters will continue to receive 20 percent of their salary as well as …
  • AMC hoping to reopen movie theaters by mid-June

    AMC hoping to reopen movie theaters by mid-June

    AMC Entertainment chief executive Adam Aron is looking at mid-June to reopen US movie theaters. The US market’s largest cinema chain shuttered all 600 of its national locations March 17 as the coronavirus ripped through the country. The pandemic has caused the temporary closure of nearly all of the country’s 40,000-plus screens. “We said we …