Odeon to reopen most UK cinemas on 17 May
Odeon has become the latest cinema chain to say it will reopen on 17 May following months of lockdown closures.
Following a similar announcement from Cineworld, Odeon said it would open most of its 120 UK sites with new safety measures in place.
The industry has been hit hard by Covid and Odeon s owner AMC warned last month it was running out of cash. We ve all missed the magic that the cinema brings to movie watching, said Odeon managing director Carol Welch.
The chain - Britain s largest - said it would be reopening the vast majority of its sites, including flagship cinemas at London s Leicester Square, Manchester s Trafford Centre and Birmingham s Broadway Plaza.
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