EXCLUSIVE: The UKsEmpire Cinemas, which operates at 14 locations with 129 screens, is entering administration.
The company did not immediately disclose how many job losses are anticipated or how many staff it employs.
Sky News has subsequently reported there will be 150 job losses.
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Advance ticket purchases at closed cinemas have been refunded.
Empire Leicester Square was the companys flagship site until its sale to Cineworld in August 2016.
