Cineworld Group was founded in 1995 and is currently the leading cinema group in the UK & Ireland, operating 97 cinemas. In December 2012, the Group acquired the Picturehouse chain of cinemas consist...
Cineworld Group was founded in 1995 and is currently the leading cinema group in the UK & Ireland, operating 97 cinemas. In December 2012, the Group acquired the Picturehouse chain of cinemas consisting of 21 cinemas, and in February 2014, the combination with Cinema City completed, creating the second largest cinema business in Europe (by number of screens). In 2016, Cineworld passed the 100 million seats admission mark for the first time. Originally a private company, it re-registered as a public company in May 2006 and listed on the London Stock Exchange in May 2007. In 2014, Cineworld Group combined with Global City Holdings (GCH), with Moshe Greidinger, formally Chief Executive of GCH, being appointed as Chief Executive of Cineworld Group. Cineworld strives to be the best place to watch a movie, offering multiple formats to provide customers with a breadth of movie going experiences. In 2010, Cineworld acquired the cinema at The O2 and installed a 30ft Superscreen, making it the largest 3D screen in Europe. In December 2011 Cineworld opened its first IMAX® auditorium at Cineworld Edinburgh and currently has 20 IMAX® auditoriums nationwide, including IMAX® with Laser at Cineworld Sheffield and Cineworld Leicester Square. In January 2015 Cineworld became the first cinema chain in the UK to open a 4DX auditorium at Cineworld Milton Keynes and currently has 12 4DX auditoriums nationwide. In December 2015 Cineworld launched its first VIP experience at Cineworld Sheffield, the second followed in October 2016 in Cineworld Glasgow Renfrew Street. In August 2016 Cineworld acquired six cinemas from Cinema Holdings which included Leicester Square in London's West End, Basildon, Poole, Bromley, Newcastle and Hemel Hempstead.