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A new cinema has now opened in Cardiff’s Capitol shopping centre after the venue sat unused for 15 years.
Premiere Cinemas, which runs venues in locations such as Romford and King's Lynn, has invested a seven figure sum into the venue which has now been completely refurbished.
The cinema features almost 1,000 seats which can rock backwards and have been imported from southern California, while tickets for every film will be £4 each.
Work began on refurbishing the site in October last year and the majority of the project has been carried out using local contractors.
Premiere Cinemas owner Paul Jervis said: "The reason we are launching in Cardiff is opportunity. Word had got round how successful our Premiere Cinema in Romford had been and we were approached by the landlords here (at the Capitol shopping centre) to see if we would be interested in this site.
"In all honesty I was unsure, because there’s a variety of cinemas in the town already but I came down to look at it and I honestly believe buildings have a feel. It just felt like a good cinema."
The cinema will be run by general manager Nathan Raikes and manager Gareth Davies who were both formerly managers at the Cineworld cinema group.
Mr Raikes said: "Cinema is constantly evolving and the way films are distributed is definitely different but I don't think it is going to hinder people coming to the cinema. People come to the cinema for a night out."
This article first appeared on Wales Online.