Majestic Cinemas enters voluntary administration, CEO vows to protect 80-year-old Art Deco Sawtell theatre – ABC News

In short: Majestic Cinemas chief executive Kieran Dell says the company has faced mounting challenges from natural disasters. He says a post-COVID hangover and the writers’ strike have also hurt the business. What’s next? Mr Dell has vowed to keep an 80-year-old historic cinema in Sawtell open. A regional theatre chain has entered voluntary administration this week, blaming a slump in film…

Major Australian cinema chain collapses into administration – Sky News Australia

The long list of Australian businesses to collapse in the past few months has claimed another big scalp after Majestic Cinemas entered into administration. The business announced it had gone into voluntary administration on January 31 following a turbulent period. It has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, cost-of-living pressures as well as natural disasters…

Majestic Cinemas, regional theatre chain, enters administration – SmartCompany

RITZ Cinemas Port Macquarie, one of ten theatre complexes affected by the voluntary administration of Majestic Cinemas. Source: Google Images Majestic Cinemas, a movie theatre business operating screens across regional New South Wales and Queensland, has collapsed into voluntary administration after a punishing 18 months for independent cinema chains. The business operates theatres in Nambour,…

Majestic Cinemas chain in Queensland and NSW enters voluntary administration – 7NEWS

Majestic Cinemas, a major regional chain with nine cinemas across Queensland and New South Wales, has entered voluntary administration. Although major blockbuster films such as Barbie and Oppenheimer reinvigorated the broader industry last year, SV Partners administrators Terry Grant van der Velde and Terrence John Rose were appointed on January 31. The independent cinema chain…

Cinema chain collapses after horror year – news.com.au

A major cinema chain in regional Australia has collapsed into voluntary administration after a horror 12 months where not even blockbuster movies Barbie and Oppenheimer could save it. Majestic Cinemas operates nine cinemas in regional NSW and Queensland. Locations include Nambour, Port Macquarie, Inverell, Nambucca, Wynnum, Kempsey, Singleton, Sawtell and Nelson Bay. The business collapsed…