Golden Screen Cinemas Explained
| Golden Screen Cinemas |
| Trading Name: | Golden Screen Cinemas Sdn. Bhd. |
| Type: | Private Limited Company |
| Key People: | Koh Mei Lee (CEO) |
| Industry: | Media, cinemas, marketing, distribution |
| Products: | Aurum Theater, Jin Gastrobar, GSC Movies, GSC Lite, Velvet Cinemas, Happy Food Co. |
| Num Employees: | 5000+ Employees |
| Parent: | PPB Group |
| Location: | Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia |
Golden Screen Cinemas Sdn Bhd (GSC) is Malaysia's largest cinema exhibitor and a wholly-owned subsidiary of PPB Group Berhad (a member of the Kuok Group), which is an exhibitor and distributor of movies and content in Malaysia. It operates over 600 screens in 70 locations across Malaysia and Vietnam, with 504 screens in 55 locations in Malaysia, and 108 screens in 18 locations in Vietnam through a partnership with Galaxy Studio.
History
Golden Screen was founded in 1987 under the name of Golden Communications Circuit, a joint venture between Hong Kong's Golden Harvest and the Malaysian conglomerate PPB Group, the latter of whom operated a small set of Malaysian cinemas leased from Shaw Brothers Studio.[1] After January 1988 merger between Golden Communications (GC) Circuit and the Malaysian branch of Cathay Organisation, the company was renamed Golden Screen Cinemas.[2]
Locations
GSC is present in all states and territories of Malaysia except in Labuan and Kelantan, the latter of which has banned cinema within the state since 1990.[3]
Johor
| Cinema | Total Halls | Seats | Location | Remarks |
|---|
| AEON Mall Bandar Dato' Onn | 5 | 658 | Johor Bahru | Features GSC Big and Play+ |
| KSL City Mall | 8 | 1,378 | Johor Bahru | Features D-BOX and GSC BIG |
| Kluang Mall | 6 | 933 | Kluang | |
| Heritage Mall | 7 | 1,043 | Kota Tinggi | |
| Paradigm Mall Johor Bahru | 17 | 2,137 | Johor Bahru | Features 2 Premiere Class Halls, 4DX Hall,D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS, and GSC BIG |
| Square One Shopping Mall | 8 | 1,135 | Batu Pahat | Features GSC Play |
| Sunway Big Box Retail Park | 8 | 1,500 | Iskandar Puteri | Features GSC Play+ |
| Mid Valley Southkey | 19 | 1,686 | Johor Bahru | Features GSC's first IMAX Hall, 4DX, D-BOX, SkyBox, Dolby ATMOS, Play+ and Aurum Theatre |
| IOI Mall Kulai | 6 | 640 | Kulai | Featuring Play+ | |
Kedah
Kuala Lumpur
| Cinema | Total Halls | Seats | Location | Remarks |
|---|
| EkoCheras Mall | 9 | 1,161 | Cheras | |
| Lotus's Kepong | 7 | 1,066 | Kepong | |
| Mid Valley Megamall | 21 | 2,688 | Mid Valley | Largest cinema in Malaysia. Features D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and ONYX LED Screen |
| Melawati Mall | 10 | 1,424 | Wangsa Maju | Features Premiere Class, IMAX 3D |
| MyTOWN Shopping Centre | 13 | 1,470 | Cheras | Features GSC BIG, Premiere Class, Dolby ATMOS and D-BOX |
| NU Sentral | 11 | 1,783 | Brickfields | Features Dolby ATMOS |
| Quill City Mall | 10 | 1,751 | Kampung Baru | Features Dolby ATMOS |
| Setapak Central | 7 | 1,020 | Setapak | |
| The Gardens Mall | 7 | 226 | Mid Valley | Aurum Theatre (formerly GSC Signatures) |
| Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport BBCC | 12 | 1,282 | | Features GSC BIG and 4DX |
| KL East Mall | 8 | 1058 | Wangsa Maju | Features IMAX and PlayPark |
| Sunway 163 Mall | 3 | 163 | Mont Kiara | Velvet Cinemas, a boutique cinema outlet by GSC |
| The Exchange TRX | 10 | 796 | Tun Razak Exchange | Aurum Theatre - Features Getha Lux Suite, Comfort Cabin, Escape Studio, Screen X & IMAX 3D Hall |
|
Malacca
Negeri Sembilan
| Cinema | Total Halls | Seats | Location | Remarks |
|---|
| Palm Mall | 10 | 1,660 | Seremban | Features D-BOX | |
Pahang
| Cinema | Total Halls | Seats | Location | Remarks |
|---|
| East Coast Mall | 9 | 1,633 | Kuantan | Features D-BOX and Dolby ATMOS |
| Kuantan City Mall | 9 | 1,346 | Kuantan | Features GSC Play and GSC BIG |
| Mentakab Star Mall | 6 | 1,100 | Mentakab | | |
Penang
Perak
| Cinema | Total Halls | Seats | Location | Remarks |
|---|
| AEON Mall Falim | 8 | 1,149 | Ipoh | Features GSC Play |
| Ipoh Parade | 12 | 2,000 | Ipoh | Features D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and GSC BIG, 4DX | |
Putrajaya
| Cinema | Total Halls | Seats | Location | Remarks |
|---|
| IOI City Mall (West Wing) | 13 | 2,047 | Precinct 12 | Features 4DX, D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and GSC Maxx |
| IOI City Mall (East Wing) | 13 | 4,000 | Precinct 12 | Located on Level 3 of East Wing. This cinema features Play+, Premiere Class, GSC BIG, Onyx LED & and Malaysia's first IMAX Hall with IMAX Laser Projection.[4] | |
Sabah
Sarawak
Selangor
| Cinema | Total Halls | Seats | Location | Remarks |
|---|
| 1 Utama (New Wing) | 13 | 1,900 | Petaling Jaya | Features 4DX, D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS, and Screen X |
| Citta Mall | 9 | 1,611 | Petaling Jaya | |
| IOI Mall Puchong | 10 | 1,755 | Puchong | Features GSC Play+ |
| Paradigm Mall | 9 | 1,592 | Petaling Jaya | |
| Setia City Mall | 9 | 1,570 | Shah Alam | Features Dolby ATMOS |
| Subang Parade | 9 | 1,249 | Subang Jaya | Features GSC Play |
| Summit USJ | 10 | 1,387 | Subang Jaya | Features Dolby ATMOS and THX Hall |
| Klang Parade | 8 | 1,323 | Klang | |
| The Starling Mall | 10 | 1,365 | Petaling Jaya | Features GSC Play and MX4D |
| Tropicana Gardens Mall | 12 | 1,729 | Petaling Jaya | Features GSC Big, Dolby ATMOS, ONYX LED Screen, GSC Play, MX4D and Premiere Class | |
Terengganu
| Cinema | Total Halls | Seats | Location | Remarks |
|---|
| Mayang Mall | 8 | TBA | Kuala Terengganu | First GSC cinema in Terengganu will be opening in December 5, 2024 | |
See also
Notes and References
- News: Golden Village Celebrates 30 Years of Exhibition Innovation. 2 June 2017. Variety. 9 Dec 2018.
- News: Cinema chains merge to create biggest entity . 16 January 1998. New Straits Times. 16 February 2010.
- Web site: Kelantan remains firm on cinema ban [NSTTV] | New Straits Times . 27 July 2022 .
- Web site: GSC IOI City Mall 2 - Golden Screen Cinemas .
