Cineworld has confirmed it may file for bankruptcy in the US, days after reports it was in difficulties.
Responding to a report in The Wall Street Journal, the UK-based cinema giant said it was considering options for how to restructure the business.
These include a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, which is often referred to as a reorganisation bankruptcy.
It would allow the business to continue to operate more or less as normal, and would have minimal impact on its employees, Cineworld said.