# Empire Cinemas

> Entertainment

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1459864736](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1459864736)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1459864736`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Binary Numbers ITZone LLP
- **Category:** Entertainment
- **Rating:** 3.20 / 5 (199 ratings)
- **Version:** 40.5.75
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-20
- **First published:** 2019-05-29
- **Size:** 109 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/empire-cinemas/id1459864736)
- **Website:** [https://empirecinemas.com/about-us](https://empirecinemas.com/about-us)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://empirecinemas.com/privacy-policy](https://empirecinemas.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

Empire Cinemas is a mobile movie booking app that lets you check showtimes, book tickets, save favorites, and scan e-tickets to skip queues—all from your phone.

Discover cinema experiences like Dolby Atmos, IMAX, 4DX, and more across Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Lebanon. Pre-order food and drinks, watch trailers and cast info, and enjoy an improved booking flow. Loyalty benefits are coming soon.

## Rankings

- #120,361 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, users largely report instability and frustration with Empire Cinemas' iOS app. The most repeated issues are: the app not loading or freezing and overall slow performance; sign‑in/OTP verification failures; payment problems, including no Apple Pay, redirects to external sites, and needing to re‑enter details each time; regional compatibility problems (not working in certain countries like Iraq and incorrect phone number codes); and lack of visible ticket prices or booking details. A few note occasional usefulness (e.g., in Kurdistan). Major fixes are needed for reliability, payments, and localization.

### Pros

- Useful for finding cinema showtimes and locations in Kurdistan, according to a user
- Some users report it’s usable and better than nothing when it works
- The app is intended to display showtimes and support ticket bookings

### Cons

- App frequently fails to load, freezes, or is very slow
- Sign-in/OTP verification failures (codes not working or not accepted)
- Payment problems (no Apple Pay, redirects to external websites, and re‑entering details each time)
- Regional availability and localization issues (not working in Iraq, wrong country codes)
- Ticket prices are hard to find or not listed

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1459864736)