Formerly | Augustus 2 Limited (23–24 August 2004) Jad 1 Limited (August–October 2004) Cineworld UK Limited (October 2004–May 2006)[1] |
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Company type | Public limited company |
Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | 1995 |
Headquarters | London, England |
Key people | Eduardo Acuna (Chief Executive) |
Revenue | £1,804.9 million (2021)[2] |
£15.8 million (2021)[2] | |
£(565.8) million (2021)[2] | |
Number of employees | 28,000 (2023)[3] |
Parent | Newco |
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Website | cineworldplc |
Cineworld Group plc is a British cinema operator headquartered in London, England. It is the world's second-largest cinema chain (after AMC Theatres), with 9,139 screens across 747 sites[4] in 10 countries:[5] Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, the United Kingdom and the United States.[6][7] The group's primary brands are Cineworld Cinemas and Picturehouse in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Cinema City in Eastern and Central Europe, Planet in Israel, and Regal Cinemas in the United States.
As of March 2018, Cineworld was the leading cinema operator in the UK by box office market share (based on revenue).[8] It operated, at that time, 99 cinemas and over 1,017 screens,[9] including Cineworld Dublin—Ireland's single largest multiplex by screens and customer base.[10] Cineworld Glasgow Renfrew Street is the tallest cinema in the world and the busiest, by customer base, in the UK.[11]