WSJ: Cineworld 'preparing to file for bankruptcy in US' 

Refinitiv calculations assign Cineworld a combined credit score of 1, indicating it is highly likely to default in the next year.

The cinemas owner, which operates in 10 countries, including the US, Poland, Ireland, and Britain, had earlier this week warned a lack of big-budget movies was hitting admissions, complicating efforts to cut debt. 

Cineworld, the world's second largest cinema chain operator, is preparing to file for bankruptcy, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

The owner had only this week warned that a lack of blockbusters would hit its liquidity in the near term.