UNITED KINGDOM
Cinema’s struggle for survival amid coronavirus and Hollywood delays

At the end of 2019, the UK box office was in a good place. Cinemas across the country had sold their second-highest number of tickets since 1970 and revenues had exceeded £1.2 billion (€1.3 billion) for the fifth consecutive year.

Then COVID-19 happened.

Six months later, two of the biggest cinema chains in the country — Cineworld and Odeon — have announced they will temporarily close their doors.

Independent cinemas wonder if they'll be able to ring in the new year.

"We can survive it," Tyrone Walker-Hebborn, owner of Genesis, an independent cinema in east London, told Euronews.

"We can be rescued at the moment, but another three months and I don't think we'll be able to be rescued."


The challenges are multiple. Tougher coronavirus restrictions have increased costs and reduced cinemas' seating capacity.

That has been compounded by a lack of confidence among film.
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