Golden Village

For the Asian shopping district in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, see Golden Village (Richmond, British Columbia).

Golden Village Multiplex Pte Ltd / Golden Village Pictures Pte Ltd

Type	Private
Industry	Media, Entertainment
Founded	1992
Headquarters	Singapore
Key people	Clara Cheo, Chief Executive Officer
Products	Movie theatres, Film distribution
Website	www.gv.com.sg

A Golden Village theatre at VivoCity, Singapore's largest multiplex, and one of Asia's largest, with the largest screen in Asia.

Golden Village is a movie theatre operator based in Singapore which is a 50:50 joint venture by Golden Harvest of Hong Kong and Village Roadshow of Australia. It operates eleven multiplexes and cineplexes in the country. It joined hands to open a cinema at Great World City, GV Grand. Started in 1992, it opened Asia's first multiplex, the Yishun 10 multiplex. The cinema has the extensive management, operational and marketing skills of Village, as well as broad depth of experience of Golden Harvest in both film distribution and production across Asia.

Golden Village Pictures is the film-distribution arm of Golden Village. The company distributes Village Roadshow Pictures titles such as the Matrix Trilogy, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Happy Feet, Ah Boys to Men, That Girl in Pinafore, Annie and The LEGO Movie, in Singapore, as well as other acquired titles regionally and worldwide.

History

Golden Village was established to develop and operate modern, multiplex cinemas. The cinema's first operation in the country was on 28 May 1992, with the successful opening of the Yishun 10 complex. Subsequently, it opened more cinemas in Bishan, Tiong Bahru, Boon Lay, Tampines, Marina Square and Plaza Singapura. In 1998, it joined hands to open a cinema at Great World City, GV Grand, with six screens including a Gold Class hall. During the early 2000s, one of the halls was converted into an IMAX theatre, but it closed down in 2004 due to low patronage. Golden Village used to operate at East Point Mall during the early 2000s, but was closed due to low patronage too. In late 2006, it opened GV VivoCity, the largest multiplex in Singapore with 15 screens, including 3 Gold Class screens and GV Max, one of the largest cinema auditoriums. Its newest multiplex is located at Suntec City with 11 screens including 3 Gold Class screens, and is also the flagship cinema of the chain taking over the space previously occupied by WE Cinemas.

The chain offers a wide variety of movies at convenient screening times throughout the day. Supported by a central computerised system, GV tickets can be bought via internet and mobile app. The patrons may choose their seats if booking via the Internet and mobile app.

Cineplexes and multiplexes

Golden Village, Grand Great World ticketing hall.

Golden Village has 12 cinemas and 92 screens operating in the country currently. All cinemas which opened before 2000 have been refurbished. Three new cinemas are in the pipeline, an 8-screen cinema at the Singapore Post Centre in 3Q 2017, a 6-screen cinema at Bedok opening in 1Q 2018, and a first-of-its-kind cinema at the redeveloped Funan mall in 1Q 2020. The Funan cineplex will incorporate an immersive multi dimensional sensory experience.

Cinema	Screens/Halls	Seats	Location	Opening Year	Digital Hall	Gold Class	3D Digital Hall	Gemini: Two to View	D-BOX
Grand Great World	6	1455	River Valley	1999	Y	Y	Y	Y	N
Plaza Singapura	10	1715	Orchard	1998	Y	N	Y	N	N
Yishun 10	10	1477	Yishun	1992	Y	N	Y	N	N
Tampines Mall	8	1751	Tampines	1996	Y	N	Y	N	N
Tiong Bahru Plaza	5	853	Tiong Bahru	1994	Y	N	Y	N	N
Jurong Point	6	1417	Boon Lay	1995	Y	N	Y	N	N
Junction 8	6	1136	Bishan	1993	Y	N	Y	N	Y
VivoCity	15	2172	Telok Blangah	2006	Y	Y	Y	N	N
112 Katong	8	921	Katong	2011	Y	Y	Y	N	N
City Square Mall	6	1082	Farrer Park	2012	Y	N	Y	Y	N
Suntec City Mall	11	1390	Downtown Core	2014	Y	Y	Y	N	N
Capitol Theatre	1	900	Downtown Core	2015	Y	N	Y	N	N
Singapore Post Centre	8	TBC	Paya Lebar	2017	Y	N	Y	N	N
Bedok	6	~600	Bedok	2018	Y	N	Y	N	N
Funan	TBC	TBC	Downtown Core	2020	Y	N	Y	N	N

Former locations

Cinema	Screens/Halls	Seats	Location	Opening Year	Closed Year
Eastpoint	6	1490	Simei	1999	2002
Marina Square	6	1451	Downtown Core	1996	2014

References

External links

Golden Village (official site)

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