Empire Leicester Square

Empire Cinemas is a multiplex cinema chain in the United Kingdom. It is a sister company of the Irish cinema chain Ward Anderson. Taken by C Ford 7th March 04 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Taken by C Ford 7th March 04 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A typical megaplex (AMC Ontario Mills 30 in Ontario, California). ... Ward Anderson is the largest cinema chain in Ireland. ...

In 2005 both Odeon and the UK operations of UCI (also owners of thefilmworks brand) were takenover by Terra Firma Capital Partners who planned to merger the businesses under the Odeon brand. As part of this merger they were required by the Office of Fair Trading to divest eleven of their cinemas. At the same time Cineworld tookover the UK and Republic of Ireland operations of UGC who began merging them into their existing Cineworld brand and were required by the Office of Fair Trading to divest six of their UK cinemas. Odeon Cinemas is the largest chain of cinemas in the United Kingdom. ... United Cinemas International or UCI is owned by Terra Firma Capital Partners. ... thefilmworks was the name of a chain of four cinemas owned and operated by United Cinemas International (UCI) in the United Kingdom. ... Terra Firma Capital Partners is an venture capital firm based in London, UK. It was formed as a spin-off company from Nomuras Principal Finance Group in 1994 and has invested £4. ... The Office of Fair Trading or OFT is a UK statutory body established by the Enterprise Act 2002, which seeks to protect the consumer from anti-competitive practices. ... Cineworld Cinemas is a multiplex cinema chain in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and Jersey. ... UGC is the largest European cinema operator with, as of October 2004, 92 sites and 929 screens across six countries: UK: 41 cinemas, 391 screens France: 40 cinemas, 365 screens Spain: 5 cinemas, 88 screens Belgium: 4 cinemas, 56 screens Ireland: 1 cinema, 17 screens Italy: 1 cinema, 12 screens...

Empire Cinemas acquired both groups of available cinemas and began to rebrand them all as Empire Cinemas. The flagship site within the new group is The Empire, Leicester Square, London from which the company takes its name. Empire Leicester Square The Empire is a large cinema on the north side of Leicester Square, London, one of many large cinemas in and adjoining the square which are used for movie premieres and first runs. ... Leicester Square (pronounced Lester Square) is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, United Kingdom. ... This article is about the British city. ...

By the end of 2006, Empire Cinemas will operate 142 screens across the United Kingdom. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Locations

Current locations

• Bromley (former Odeon)
• Hemel Hempstead (former Odeon)
• High Wycombe (former UCI/thefilmworks)
• Leicester Square (former UCI)
• Sutton Coldfield (former Odeon)

Bromley is the principal town in the London Borough of Bromley. ... Hemel Hempstead is a town in Hertfordshire, England with a population of 81,143 at the 2001 Census. ... High Wycombe in the UK High Wycombe, (previously Chepping Wycombe or Chipping Wycombe) South Buckinghamshire, is 29 miles (46. ... Leicester Square (pronounced Lester Square) is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, United Kingdom. ... Map sources for Sutton Coldfield at grid reference SP1395 Sutton Coldfield constituency shown within Birmingham Sutton Coldfield is a part of the City of Birmingham, England. ...

Coming soon (yet to be rebranded)

• Basildon (currently UCI)
• Birmingham (currently Odeon Quinton)
• Bishop's Stortford (currently Cineworld)
• Clydebank (currently UCI)
• Ealing (currently UGC/Cineworld)
• Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (currently Odeon)
• Poole (currently UCI)
• Slough (currently UGC/Cineworld)
• Sunderland (currently Cineworld)
• Sutton (currently UCI)
• Swindon (currently Cineworld)
• Wigan (currently UGC/Cinewold)

Basildon is a new town in the Basildon district of Essex in the East of England. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Bishops Stortford is a town in east Hertfordshire, England just touching the border with Essex. ... The old coat of arms for Clydebank, adopted in 1930 The red saltire on the white field is for the ancient province of Lennox and for the towns more recent historic links to Ireland which previously used the same flag. ... Ealing is a place in the London Borough of Ealing. ... Newcastle upon Tyne, often shortened to Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, in North East England. ... Poole is a coastal town, port and tourist destination in the traditional county of Dorset in southern England. ... Slough (pronounced ) is a town and unitary authority (Borough of Slough) in the county of Berkshire in the south of England. ... Sunderland is an industrial area and port in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough in the county of Tyne and Wear in North East England. ... Sutton may mean: // Places Sutton, meaning south settlement in Saxon, is a very common place name. ... Swindon is a large town located in the South West of England, in the county of Wiltshire. ... Map sources for Wigan at grid reference SD583055 Wigan is a large town in the north-west of England, in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, lying in the historic county of Lancashire. ...

External links

• Empire Cinemas