ODEON to reopen 70 more UK cinemas in time for Tenet

ODEON – the UK’s largest cinema chain – has today announced the reopening of a further 70 cinemas in August, just in time for Christopher Nolan’s highly-anticipated spy thriller Tenet. Film fans can purchase their tickets at odeon.co.uk to ensure they bag a seat for the release.

The new phase of reopenings joins a list of 29 successfully reopened ODEON UK & Ireland cinemas in July and August, which have received continued positive feedback from guests on the experience and additional safety measures. Those set to open their doors by the end of the month include Flagship ODEON Luxe Leicester Square, ODEON Guildford, and ODEON Metrocentre.

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:

• Safer Buying
  • Contactless experience, including booking online and contactless ticket checks in cinema and contactless till payments for purchasing food and drinks
  • Range of ‘Grab & Go’ pre-packaged food and drinks including a bottled drink, Butterkist popcorn and a bag of sweets to improve speed of service

• A Safer Space:
  • Limited seats on sale for each show and guaranteed unoccupied seats between guests to meet social distancing requirements, whilst enabling family groups and social bubbles to sit together
  • Staggered show start times to reduce queues, with safe queuing measures in place such as floor markings and cinema host support
  • Newly serviced air conditioning that ensures fresh air is delivered into all screens

• Enhanced cleaning by well-trained teams
  • More frequent cleaning routines on all high contact areas of the cinema guest journey
  • Guest sanitiser stations offering complimentary sanitising gels and wipes
  • Teams diligently trained on safety and hygiene measures, equipped with PPE, including face coverings and gloves

Film fans are bursting at the seams to catch action-packed thriller Tenet. Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, the film will follow the journeys of its characters on their espionage mission to save the world. Tenet’s star-studded cast includes Michael Caine, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki and John David Washington. 

Carol Welch, Managing Director UK & IRE said: “We are pleased to announce the reopening of 70 additional cinemas across the UK, just in time to screen the season’s biggest film, Tenet. It has been wonderful to receive such positive guest feedback on our recent reopenings, and we can’t wait to keep sharing the magic of cinema with more film fans across the nation.”

The reopening of ODEON’s UK cinemas follows the successful and safe reopening of ODEON Cinema Group’s European sites in Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden, built on consistent safety processes, and adapted to local Government regulations.

Reopening dates:

Friday 21 August

1. ODEON Luxe Aylesbury
2. ODEON Basingstoke
3. ODEON Beckenham
4. ODEON BFI IMAX
5. ODEON Blackpool
6. ODEON Bracknell
7. ODEON  Braehead
8. ODEON Brighton
9. ODEON Cardiff
10. ODEON Chelmsford
11. ODEON Colchester
12. ODEON Coventry
13. ODEON Dudley
14. ODEON Edinburgh Fort Kinnaird
15. ODEON Luxe Edinburgh West
16. ODEON Exeter
17. ODEON Manchester Great Northern
18. ODEON Greenwich
19. ODEON Guildford
20. ODEON Hatfield
21. ODEON Luxe Haymarket
22. ODEON Hereford
23. ODEON Huddersfield
24. ODEON Kettering
25. ODEON Kilmarnock
26. ODEON Luxe Leeds-Bradford
27. ODEON Luxe Leeds Thorpe Park
28. ODEON Luxe Leicester
29. ODEON Luxe Leicester Square
30. ODEON Lincoln
31. ODEON Luxe Maidenhead
32. ODEON Mansfield
33. ODEON Metrocentre
34. ODEON Luxe Nuneaton
35. ODEON Preston
36. ODEON Luxe Putney
37. ODEON Rochdale
38. ODEON Luxe Sheffield
39. ODEON South Woodford
40. ODEON Southampton
41. ODEON Southend
42. ODEON Stoke
43. ODEON Streatham
44. ODEON Surrey Quays
45. ODEON Taunton
46. ODEON Tottenham Court Road
47. ODEON Trowbridge
48. ODEON Uxbridge
49. ODEON West Bromwich
50. ODEON Wimbledon

Monday 24 August

1. ODEON Luxe Holloway (following extensive refurbishment)

Tuesday 25 August

1. ODEON Andover
2. ODEON Bath
3. ODEON Belfast
4. ODEON Birmingham New Street
5. ODEON Bridgend
6. ODEON Camden
7. ODEON Covent Garden
8. ODEON Crewe
9. ODEON Harrowgate
10. ODEON Hastings
11. ODEON Luxe & Dine Islington
12. ODEON Newark
13. ODEON Northwich
14. ODEON Orpington
15. ODEON Oxford George Street
16. ODEON Richmond
17. ODEON Swansea
18. ODEON Luxe Swiss Cottage
19. ODEON Wrexham Eagles Meadow