The nation’s largest cinema chain, ODEON, has announced it will begin reopening cinemas from Saturday 4 July, with new health and safety measures in place. Ten ODEON cinemas in England will be the first to open, with a further 88 UK cinemas set to reopen by 16 July.
To ensure guests can enjoy the ODEON safer cinema experience in the most controlled environment, ODEON has worked with the UK Cinema Association and UK Government to introduce enhanced health and safety measures to each site. These safety measures include:
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Following three months of small-screen home entertainment, virtual quizzes and endless remote scrolling, film fans can once again book tickets for the big screen from 25 June. A mix of recent and remastered classics will be screened at ODEON following the reopening including ‘1917’, ‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back’, re-released and remastered in 4k for its 40th anniversary, ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ and ‘Onwards’, ‘Little Women’, ‘Bad Boys for Life’, ‘Dirty Dancing’ and ‘The Greatest Showman’.
Summer’s big blockbusters are also just around the corner, beginning with ‘Mulan’ and ‘Tenet’ at the end of July alongside other new releases including ‘Dreambuilders’ and ‘Unhinged’.
ODEON Trafford Centre, ODEON Luxe Birmingham Broadway Plaza, and ODEON Luxe Epsom will be amongst the first ten cinemas to reopen, while further film-loving communities can expect their local ODEONs including ODEON Liverpool ONE, ODEON Kingston, and flagship ODEON Luxe Leicester Squareback by 16 July.
Reopening dates:
Saturday 4 July (tickets on sale from 25 June)
Friday 10 July (tickets on sale from 25 June)
Monday 13 July (tickets on sale from 25 June)
Wednesday 15 July (tickets on sale from 25 June)
Thursday 16 July (tickets on sale from 25 June)