There are a lot of players that do not have the size and scale Vue does that will not survive. The financial situation of some key players is precarious. Their problem is that Hollywood studios and film distributors remain unconvinced movie-goers are ready to return en masse in a world of Covid restrictions. Studios are not willing to risk having their big budget films fail at the box office, while cinema owners cannot prove there are big audiences waiting to return without fresh hits to attract them.
Richards argues that in reality Tenet has proved that audiences are ready to return. I think that audiences are warmed up again, they are comfortable going back to the cinema with the measures in place, that is why it is unfortunate that a film like Bond had to move. The main national chains, including the big three and the Everyman and Curzon brands, account for about of the cinema sites across the UK. Reel is owned by Kailash Chander Suri, an entrepreneur who has also picked up ownership of a shopping complex in Newcastle which somewhat awkwardly includes a Vue cinema , mounted a bid for Leicester City Football Club, dreamed of founding a football team for Loughborough and has also planned a new UK-based chain for screening the best of Bollywood.
Curzon Cinemas has a small collection of eight cinemas, mainly based in London, and is a part of the larger Curzon Worldwide project. As well as cinemas, this parent company dabbles in distribution cinematic, digital and DVD , releasing horror films and managing its own Curzon Home Cinema streaming service.
Not all smaller chains in Blighty have such inspirationally independent backroom stories though. Showcase and its boutique Cinema de Lux brand is owned by the National Amusements corporation. The little-known in certain areas of the UK, at least Merlin Cinemas now also run 11 sites in the UK, having started with just one in — The Savoy Penance, which boasts a pizza kitchen too.
This growing chain adopted 3D charmingly late and is seemingly completely separate from any big corporations, which is surely a good thing for the cinema industry in the UK. It has a fine pick-n-mix selection, though.
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