Odeon Cinemas, UK & Ireland’s Second-Largest Exhibitor, Shutters All Venues In Coronavirus Response
The UK and Eire’s second largest cinema chain, Odeon, has closed all venues “till additional discover”.
The transfer follows the UK authorities’s new coronavirus tips final night time, which prompt although didn’t stipulate that individuals shouldn’t go to public venues together with theaters, cinemas and pubs.
Odeon operates 120 cinemas within the UK and Eire with 950 screens. The biggest exhibitor within the area, Cineworld, which operates 124 websites together with its Picturehouse cinemas, additionally closed its doorways in the present day.
Indie cinemas within the UK have additionally started shutting up store, together with London’s ICA and the BFI Southbank.
Odeon is owned by U.S. main AMC, which final night time closed all of its home cinemas for a six-12 week interval.
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The UK has 1,543 confirmed coronavirus circumstances and 55 deaths. Eire has 223 circumstances and a pair of deaths.
Even earlier than the closures, UK field workplace numbers had been dropping, with takings this weekend near 50% down on the earlier interval.
