A historic cinema in Birmingham city centre and three cinema chains have closed their venues in the West Midlands as the coronavirus crisis escalates.
The Electric, said to be the 海角视频's oldest working cinema, along with Cineworld, Vue and Odeon have all shut up shop until further notice.
The Electric, which turned 110 years old last year, had initially vowed to remain open.
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The company posted on its social media page that it had "remained open through two world wars and the Spanish flu of 1918-1920" and would do so until "the authorities turn up at our door".
But in a change of heart a day later, it announced that it would follow the suit of the rest cinema industry and shut temporarily.
The Electric said: "With the entire cinema industry shutting down, it has now become impossible for us to continue any longer.
"We will be entering hibernation, hopefully to awaken later in the year.
"There are a few advance bookings for films this week and we would deeply appreciate if customers would be prepared to offer the cost of those tickets as a donation to keep us in hibernation for as long as needed.
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"Thank you to all our loyal customers that have been with us for the last 15 years since reopening in 2004. We'll be back."
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The trio of chains has also closed their doors with venues affected across the region.
Cineworld has venues in Birmingham city centre, Wolverhampton, Solihull and at the Resorts World complex while Vue operates sites at Star City in Birmingham and Redditch.
Odeon has closed its two cinemas in Birmingham, West Bromwich, Dudley and Tamworth.
Further information and FAQs for customers about refunds and loyalty memberships are available on their websites.