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Cinema boss Tim Richards said the film had first been withdrawn to prioritise safety, and strongly rejected claims there were racial motivations behind the move.
Cinema chain strongly denied decision to pull gang film was over concerns about its content.
Showcase Cinemas said extra security has been introduced following incident in Birmingham. Movie remains banned by Vue.
By removing the film, Vue and Showcase are implicitly linking all black boys and black communities with crime, journalist Nikki Onafuye writes.
Showcase Cinemas withdraws film following incident that left seven police officers injured. Film-maker Rapman has said his story is about "love not violence".
The chief superintendent of West Midlands Police said the incident could have been "the worst thing" some officers had "ever seen".