{"id":20528,"date":"2022-08-19T15:18:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T13:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1696237"},"modified":"2022-08-19T15:41:32","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T13:41:32","slug":"cineworld-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy-in-uk-and-us","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/cineworld-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy-in-uk-and-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Cineworld \u2018preparing to file for bankruptcy\u2019 in UK and US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 19 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Cineworld is reportedly preparing to file for bankruptcy in the US and considering insolvency proceedings in the UK after struggling to bring customers back to the cinemas following the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/regal-cinemas-owner-cineworld-prepares-for-bankruptcy-filing-11660910944?mod=latest_headlines&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>, the company has contacted law firm Kirkland &amp; Ellis LLP and AlixPartners consultants to advise on the bankruptcy process and is expected to file for bankruptcy \u201cwithin weeks\u201d, according to a source.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/RadioTimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>\u00a0has reached out to Cineworld for comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source 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title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Top Gun: Maverick was one of the more successful releases of the year for Cineworld.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>YouTube\/Paramount Pictures UK<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Earlier this week, Cineworld released a stock exchange statement revealing that it was in \u201cactive discussions with various stakeholders\u201d after finding that \u201crecent admission levels have been below expectations\u201d..<\/p>\n<p>The cinema chain added that it was evaluating strategic options to obtain additional liquidity and reduce debt after running up over $4.8 billion in losses during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese lower levels [of admission] are due to a limited film slate that is anticipated to continue until November 2022 and are expected to negatively impact trading and the group\u2019s liquidity position in the near term,\u201d the company said.<\/p> <p>Cineworld currently operates 751 sites across 10 countries, including the UK\u2019s Cineworld and Picturehouse as well as Israel\u2019s Yes Planet and Regal Cinemas in the US.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite successful releases such as Top Gun: Maverick, The Batman and Thor: Love and Thunder, the company\u2019s market value dropped to \u00a3100m this week after being valued as up to \u00a34.4 billion before the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Film<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" 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