The Backlot Cinema built as part of the second phase of the Houndshill shopping centre in Blackpool
A £21 million multiplex cinema with one of the IMAX screens in the North West will open later.
Accompanied by a themed dinner, the Backlot Cinema was built as part of the second phase of the Houndshill shopping centre in Blackpool.
The display, which measures 10. 85 m (36 ft) tall and 19. 87 m (65 ft) wide, will be supplied with complex symbols and audio quality.
The investment amounts to £5 million from the government’s Getting Building Fund.
The remainder comes from a council loan, as well as an additional £6 million investment in the refurbishment of the building, adding the IMAX screen.
The first to be screened will be Denis Villeneuve’s sequel, Dune: Part Two.
Backlot’s Chief Commercial Officer, Fabio Vidotti, said: “We’ve worked hard to build a cinematic wonderland and can’t wait to welcome you to the Blackpool network to see what we’ve created.
Construction work on the cinema on the site of the former Tower Street car park began in September 2021, with a total of nine screens, 850 luxury seats and the dining room that will occupy the dining space as part of the project.
Blackpool has been devoid of mainstream cinema since the Odeon on Rigby Road closed in June last year at the end of its lease.
Earlier, the council said the progression would attract another 1. 2 million shoppers and visitors to the Houndshill grocery shopping centre, which it owns.
The Wilko home and garden store was due to move into the commercial area under construction until the chain collapsed last year, and the city council was in talks to locate a new occupant.
The council bought Houndshill Shopping Centre for £47. 6 million in November 2019 as part of its long-term strategy to revitalise the city centre.
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