Golden Village

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	Cinemas, Film distribution
Website	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 cinema 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 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 a lack of demand. Golden Village used to operate at East Point Mall during the early 2000s, but was closed due to a lack of demand 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 multiplexes are located at 112 Katong and City Square Mall, including two Gold Class halls and a hall for couples respectively.

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 telephone, internet and all AXS stations located throughout the island of Singapore. The system selects the best seats available at any time, but patrons may choose their seats if booking via the Internet.

Cineplexes and multiplexes

Golden Village, Grand Great World ticketing hall.

Golden Village has 11 cinemas and operating in the country presently. A 12th multiplex will be opening at Suntec City in Q1 2014.^[1]

Cinema	Screens/Halls	Seats	Location	Opening Year	Digital Hall	Gold Class	3D Digital Hall	Cinema Europa	Gemini: Two to View
Grand Great World	10	1455	River Valley	1999	Y	Y	Y	N	Y
Plaza Singapura	10	1715	Orchard	1998	Y	N	Y	N	N
Yishun 10 GV Yishun	10	1477	Yishun	1992	Y	N	Y	N	N
Marina Square	6	1451	Downtown Core	1996	Y	N	Y	N	N
Tampines Mall	8	1860	Tampines	1996	Y	N	Y	N	N
Tiong Bahru Plaza	6	1518	Tiong Bahru	1994	Y	N	Y	N	N
Jurong Point	6	1417	Boon Lay	1995	Y	N	Y	N	N
Junction 8	6	1172	Bishan	1993	Y	N	Y	N	N
VivoCity	15	2172	Telok Blangah	2006	Y	Y	Y	Y	N
112 Katong	8	921	Katong	2011	Y	Y	Y	N	N
City Square Mall	6	1082	Farrer Park	2012	Y	N	Y	N	Y
Suntec City Mall	11	?	Downtown Core	2014	Y	Y	Y	N	N

Defunct Locations

See also

• List of cinemas in Singapore
• Orange Sky Golden Harvest
• Village Roadshow
• Village Cinemas

References

External links

• Golden Village (official site)