Empire Cinemas

Empire Cinemas is the largest independently-owned cinema chain in the UK. Currently operating 141 screens in 16 cinemas across the United Kingdom. Empire Cinemas screens everything from mainstream blockbusters to art-house classics in quality cinemas, staffed by individuals who are knowledgeable and enthusiastic about film. 2015 saw Empire Cinemas continue to provide the best film-going experience to its customers. Opening a further three IMAX screens across the country. Empire Leicester Square become the first cinema in Europe to update its IMAX auditorium with IMAX’s Laser Projection System. IMAX with laser represents a quantum leap forward in cinema technology – providing audiences with the sharpest, brightest, clearest and most vivid digital images ever, combined with a whole new level of immersive audio. In October, a new state of the art, seven-screen cinema was unveiled in Catterick, as part of the Princes Gate leisure development. The new cinema seats 848 customers, including 247 in Empire Cinemas’ IMPACT format, which has a spectacular screen, sensational sound and superb stadium seating with extra leg room. Empire Cinemas is also the home of alternative content, screening the latest productions from the worldly renowned Royal Opera House, National Theatre Live and English National Opera straight to cinemagoers. The community is at the core of Empire Cinemas, with money-saving schemes including Meerkat Movies, SAV£RDAY Tuesday, Parent and Baby, Last Chance To See Thursdays, Empire Jnrs and Empire Seniors helping to give every customer a unique cinema experience. Operating since 2005, Empire Cinemas takes its name from The Empire, Leicester Square, with the company drawing on a rich heritage of over a century of experience bringing moving pictures to the public. For more information, visit