Cinemas in US and UK to reopen Friday 31st July

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Cineworld Group plc

30 June 2020

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

30 June 2020

Cineworld Group plc ("Cineworld" or the "Group")

Cinemas in the US and the UK to reopen Friday 31st July

In line with recent adjustments to the schedule of upcoming movie releases, Cineworld announces today that its cinemas in the US and the UK will reopen starting Friday 31^st July. Cineworld has and will continue to reopen cinemas in its other markets as previously stated on 16 June 2020, however upcoming reopenings remain subject to final clarifications and confirmation in relation to various government COVID-19 restrictions.

Cineworld will implement its previously announced health and safety measures, which adhere to the latest public health guidelines and include contactless payments, innovative sanitization procedures, new social distancing protocols and seating capacity limits in line with local regulations.

Cineworld will continue to monitor the situation closely and follow any changes to regulations or guidance from public health officials.

Commenting on the news, Mooky Greidinger, CEO of Cineworld, said: "Movie fans around the world continue to be excited by the strong slate of summer films ahead, including Tenet, Mulan, A Quiet Place Part II, Unhinged, The Broken Hearts Gallery, Bill & Ted Face the Music, Greenland, and Antebellum as well as a special re-release of Christopher Nolan's Inception on IMAX. Cineworld looks forward to welcoming these moviegoers back to our cinemas next month and believes that they will once again be immersed in the timeless theatrical experience they know and love."

Cautionary note concerning forward looking statements

Certain statements in this announcement are forward looking and so involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events, and depend upon circumstances that will occur in the future and therefore results and developments can differ materially from those anticipated. The forward looking statements reflect knowledge and information available at the date of preparation of this announcement and the Group undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.  Nothing in this announcement should be construed as a profit forecast.

C ontacts
 

Cineworld Group plc:		Finsbury:
Israel Greidinger	[phone]	James Leviton	[phone]
Nisan Cohen	[e-mail]	Rob Allen	[e-mail]
Manuela Van Dessel

 

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