Reel Cinemas Ltd

Reel Cinemas Ltd is a chain of multiplex cinemas based in the United Kingdom.

Reel Cinemas

Industry	Movie Theaters
Founded	2001; 24 years ago (2001) in Loughborough
Headquarters	United Kingdom
Website	www.reelcinemas.co.uk

History

Reel Cinema in the Ridings Centre, Wakefield.

The first cinema in the chain was the Curzon Cinema in Loughborough, which was established in 2001. Cinemas in other cities and towns were then added to the newly formed Curzon Leisure Group over the next few years. In 2005, the chain was renamed Reel Cinemas Ltd.^[1]

In March 2020, all UK cinemas closed indefinitely due to a national lockdown in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Locations

Reel Cinemas currently have 16 cinema complexes throughout the United Kingdom.^[1]

Town/City	Number of screens	Cinema Name	Notes
Borehamwood	4	The Point
Blackburn	8	Reel Cinema	Opened May 2021
Bridgnorth	3	The Majestic
Burnley	7	Pioneer Place	Brand new cinema opened in September 2023 - previously on the outskirts of the town, now in the town centre
Chippenham	5	The Astoria
Chorley	6	Chorley Market Walk	Extension to Chorley Market Walk that opened December 2019.
Fareham	5		Acquired from Apollo Cinemas in 2012[3][4]
Farnham	6		Opened in March 2024 - 6 screens and one luxury REEL Lounge, with sofas
Hull	7	Reel Cinema	One of their largest locations which is located in St Stephens Shopping Centre in Central Hull.
Ilkeston	1	The Scala
Morecambe	4		Acquired from Apollo Cinemas in 2012 [3][4]
Port Talbot	6	Hollywood Park	Acquired from Apollo Cinemas in 2012[3][4]
Rochdale	6
Quinton	4	The Danilo	Previously an Odeon Cinema[5]
Widnes	5
Wakefield	5	Reel Cinema	Located in The Ridings Centre

Planned locations

Planned Reel Cinemas include:

• Bishop Auckland (Autumn 2025)
• Ashington (Winter 2024)
• Kirkby (Winter 2024)
• Barnsley (Spring 2025)

Former locations

Former Reel Cinemas include:

• Wellington^[1]
• York - Odeon Cinema^[6]
• Kidderminster
• Grantham^[7]
• Plymouth^[8]

In addition, the following Reel Cinemas were sold to Odeon Cinemas in 2011:^[9]

• Andover
• Crewe
• Loughborough
• Newark

The following were planned new sites, but were also acquired by Odeon Cinemas:^[10]

• Llanelli
• Swadlincote
• West Bromwich

Gallery

• 
  The Scala, Ilkeston
• 
  The Majestic, Bridgnorth
• 
  The Danilo, Quinton
• 
  The Odeon, York

Notes