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Golden Village

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Golden Village is a cinema operator based in Singapore, fully owned by Orange Sky Golden Harvest of Hong Kong. It was initially set up as an equal equity joint venture between Golden Harvest (currently Orange Sky Golden Harvest) and Village Roadshow of Australia. It is the largest cinema chain in Singapore, operating 12 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 Multiplex Pte Ltd / Golden Village Pictures Pte Ltd
Company typePrivate
IndustryMedia distribution
Founded28 May 1992; 31 years ago (1992-05-28)
Headquarters3 Temasek Boulevard #03-373, Suntec City Mall, Singapore 038983,
Singapore
Number of locations
15 multiplexes (2023)
Key people
Clara Cheo (CEO)
ProductsMovie theatres, Film distribution
OwnerOrange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment
Websitewww.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 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, Mostly Currently Distributed Films Partnership with Localized Based Clover Films, Encore Films and Purple Plan.

History edit

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. It also used to operate at Eastpoint Mall during the early 2000s, but was closed due to low patronage too.

In October 2006, Golden Village opened a multiplex in VivoCity,[1] the largest multiplex in Singapore with 15 screens, including 3 Gold Class screens and GV Max, one of the largest cinema auditoriums. Its current flagship Cineplex is located at Suntec City with 11 screens including 3 Gold Class screens, taking over the space previously occupied by WE Cinemas and The Rock Auditorium.[citation needed]

In June 2017, Village Roadshow's 50% stake in Golden Village was set to be acquired by Singapore-based media company mm2 Entertainment.[2] However, the bid fell through, as Village Roadshow failed to secure the approval of Orange Sky.[3] Instead, in October 2017, Orange Sky Golden Harvest purchased the Village Roadshow's 50% stake, therefore having full ownership of Golden Village.[4]

As of 2023, Golden Village has 15 cinemas with 119 screens.[5]

Cineplexes and multiplexes edit

 
GV Grand, Great World in 2023 after renovation.

Golden Village has 14 cinemas and 113 screens operating in the country currently. All cinemas which opened before 2000 have been refurbished. GV@Capitol only screens movies from December to March every year but does not belong to GV.

Current locations edit

Cinema Screens/Halls Seats Location Opening Year Digital Hall Gold Class Gold Class Express 3D Digital Hall Gemini D-BOX Duo Deluxe Deluxe Plus
Yishun 10 1499 Yishun 1992  Y  N  N  Y  N  N  N  N
Bishan (Junction 8) 6 1148 Bishan 1993  Y  N  N  Y  N  Y  N  N
Tiong Bahru 5 800 Tiong Bahru 1994  Y  N  N  Y  N  N  N  N
Jurong Point 6 1080 Boon Lay 1995  Y  N  N  Y  N  N  N  N
Tampines 8 1791 Tampines 1996  Y  N  N  Y  N  N  N  N
Grand Great World 5 566 River Valley 1999  Y  Y  N  Y  N  N  N  N
Plaza 10 1734 Orchard 1998  Y  N  N  Y  N  N  N  N
VivoCity 15 2189 Telok Blangah 2006  Y  Y  N  Y  N  N  N  N
Katong 8 921 Katong 2011  Y  Y  N  N  N  N  N  N
City Square 6 1082 Farrer Park 2012  Y  N  N  Y  Y  N  N  N
Suntec City 11 1410 Downtown Core 2014  Y  Y  N  N  N  N  N  N
GV@Capitol 1 900 Downtown Core 2015  Y  N  N  Y  N  N  N  N
Paya Lebar (SingPost Centre) 8 772 Paya Lebar 2017  Y  N  N  Y  N  N  Y  N
Bedok 6 588 Bedok 2018  Y  N  N  Y  N  N  N  N
Funan 7 441 Downtown Core 2019  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  N  N  Y
Bugis+ 8 1250 Downtown Core 2023  Y  N  Y  Y  N  N  N  N

Former locations edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "GOLDEN VILLAGE VIVOCITY CELEBRATES ITS OFFICIAL OPENING WITH A DOUBLE CELEBRATION" (PDF). Golden Village. 21 November 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ "MM2 Pays $133 Million for 50% Stake in Singapore's Golden Village Cinema Chain". Variety. 13 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Hong Kong shareholder buys remaining Golden Village Singapore stake after blocking mm2's bid". The Business Times. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Hong Kong shareholder buys remaining Golden Village Singapore stake after blocking mm2's bid". 2 October 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Bruce Lee film studio weighing sale of Singapore, Taiwan cinemas for $535m, say sources". The Straits Times. 7 March 2024. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

External links edit

  • Golden Village (official site)