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.
Empire Leicester Square, pictured in 2004 with the old signage
Empire Cinemas Sunderland, Sunniside Entertainment Complex
The remaining facade of the Empire Ealing location, following demolition of the main building
UCI Cinemas is a brand of cinema, currently operating in Germany, Italy, Portugal and Brazil, which has been owned since 2004 by Odeon Cinemas Group, whose owner is now AMC Theatres. The Brazilian bra
Empire Cinemas
…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…