Empire, Leicester Square

Empire, Leicester Square
1884: Empire Theatre
1887: Empire Theatre of Varieties
Empire, Leicester Square, in 2007
Map
Address5-6 Leicester Square
London
WC2H 7NA
United Kingdom
Coordinates51°30′39″N 0°07′49″W / 51.510833°N 0.130278°W / 51.510833; -0.130278
Public transitLondon Underground Leicester Square
OwnerCineworld
Capacity2,000 in 1884
3,000 in 1927
1,330 in 1962
1,746 today
Current usePremiere cinema
Construction
Opened17 April 1884; 140 years ago (1884-04-17)
Rebuilt1893: Frank Verity
1928: Thomas Lamb
1962: George Coles
1989: Esquisse Design
2014: UNICK Architects
2018: Chapman Taylor/Innebo Architects
Years active1884–1927 as theatre
1928–present as cinema
Architect
  • Thomas Verity
  • Thomas Lamb
Website
Official website

The Empire, Leicester Square is a cinema currently operated by Cineworld[1] on the north side of Leicester Square, London, United Kingdom.

The Empire was originally built in 1884 as a variety theatre and was rebuilt for films in the 1920s. It is one of several cinemas in and adjoining Leicester Square which are regularly used for film premieres and first runs.

Today, it has nine auditoria, including an IMAX, a Superscreen[2] and a 4DX screen.

  1. ^ "IT'S A WRAP". empirecinemas.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. ^ "More About Superscreen". Retrieved 13 May 2018.