Cineworld is to cut hundreds of jobs and close around 25 theatres under new restructuring plans, according to reports.
The cinema company, which currently runs around 100 sites across the country, will publish details of its plan on Friday, Sky News has reported.
The exact number of job losses is unknown, but a source has said it will be “at least in the hundreds.”
Around half a dozen Cineworld cinemas will start the closure process immediately and shut down by the end of this summer.
The company has begun talks with some of Britain’s largest commercial landlords, including Landsec and Legal & General, about its restructuring plans.