Nearly 20 additional Cineworld cinemas are facing the threat of closure next month amid crunch talks with landlords.

Sky News has learnt that the company has compiled a list of 18 sites across the UK which could shut before Christmas if deals are not reached with their owners.

If negotiations to keep them open fail, the closures would add to five already shut during the summer, taking the total to 23.

Cineworld recently secured court approval for a restructuring plan which…