Regal-owner Cineworld considering temporary closure of all US, UK screens

Earlier, a person familiar with the situation had gone further, saying Cineworld would close all its US, UK and Ireland screens this week

Cineworld, the world's second-biggest cinema operator, said it was considering temporarily closing all its screens in the United States and Britain after studios pulled major releases such as the latest James Bond film.

The Regal cinema owner, which began reopening in July after Covid-19 lockdown restrictions started to ease, employs 37,482 people across 787 venues in the US, Britain and central Europe, with 546 sites in America.

"We can confirm we are considering the temporary closure of our UK and US cinemas, but a final decision has not yet been reached. Once a decision has been made we will update all staff