Golden Screen Cinemas

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Golden Screen Cinemas
Golden Screen Cinemas Sdn. Bhd.
Company type Private Limited Company
IndustryMedia, cinemas, marketing, distribution
Founded1 April 1987;37 years ago (1987-04-01)
Headquarters Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Key people
Koh Mei Lee (CEO)
ProductsAurum Theater, Jin Gastrobar, GSC Movies, GSC Lite, Velvet Cinemas, Happy Food Co.
Number of employees
5000+ Employees
Parent PPB Group
Website gsc.com.my

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.

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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

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
AEON Mall Bandar Dato' Onn101,000 Johor Bahru Features GSC Big and Play+
Heritage Mall71,043 Kota Tinggi Features DOLBY ATMOS
KSL City Mall81,378Johor BahruFeatures D-BOX and GSC BIG
Kluang Mall6933 Kluang
Paradigm Mall Johor Bahru162,137Johor BahruFeatures 4DX, D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS, and GSC BIG
Square One Shopping Mall81,135 Batu Pahat Features GSC Play
Sunway Big Box Retail Park81,500 Iskandar Puteri Features GSC Play+
The Mall, Mid Valley Southkey181,686Johor BahruFeatures GSC's first IMAX Hall, 4DX, D-BOX, SkyBox, Dolby ATMOS, Play+ and Aurum Theatre
IOI Mall Kulai6640 Kulai Featuring Play+

Kedah

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
Aman Central101,599 Alor Setar
Amanjaya Mall81,287 Sungai Petani
Central Square81,158Sungai Petani
Kulim Central61,108 Kulim

Kuala Lumpur

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
EkoCheras Mall91,161 Cheras
Lotus's Kepong71,066 Kepong
Mid Valley Megamall 212,688 Mid Valley Largest cinema in Malaysia. Features D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and ONYX LED Screen
Melawati Mall101,424 Wangsa Maju Features Premiere Class, IMAX 3D
MyTOWN Shopping Centre131,470 Cheras Features GSC BIG, Premiere Class, Dolby ATMOS and D-BOX
NU Sentral111,783 Brickfields Features Dolby ATMOS
Quill City Mall 101,751 Kampung Baru Features Dolby ATMOS
Setapak Central 71,020 Setapak
The Gardens Mall7226 Mid Valley Aurum Theatre (formerly GSC Signatures)
Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport BBCC 121,282 Bukit Bintang Features GSC BIG and 4DX
KL East MallTBATBA Wangsa Maju Opening soon.
163 Retail Park3163 Mont Kiara Velvet Cinemas, a boutique cinema outlet by GSC
The Exchange TRX 10796 Tun Razak Exchange Aurum Theatre

Malacca

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
AEON Mall Bandaraya Melaka101,783 Malacca Features D-BOX and Dolby ATMOS
Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall 102,004MalaccaFeatures D-BOX and Dolby ATMOS

Negeri Sembilan

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
Palm Mall101,660 Seremban Features D-BOX

Pahang

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
East Coast Mall91,633 Kuantan Features D-BOX and Dolby ATMOS
Kuantan City Mall91,346 Kuantan Features GSC Play
Mentakab Star Mall61,100 Mentakab Features DOLBY ATMOS, 4DX, D-BOX

Penang


CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
Queensbay Mall 81,528 Bayan Lepas Features Dolby ATMOS
Gurney Plaza 121,617 George Town Features D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and Premiere Class
Sunway Carnival Mall 134,550 Seberang Jaya Featuring Dolby ATMOS
GEM MegamallTBATBA Seberang Prai Will become the largest cinema in the northern region upon opening.
Sunshine CentralTBATBA Ayer Itam Opening soon.

Perak

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
AEON Mall Falim81,149 Ipoh Features GSC Play
Ipoh Parade 122,000IpohFeatures D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and GSC BIG, 4DX

Putrajaya

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
IOI City Mall (West Wing)132,047Precinct 12Features 4DX, D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and GSC Maxx
IOI City Mall (East Wing)134,000Precinct 12Located 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

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
1Borneo Hypermall 81,504 Kota Kinabalu
Suria Sabah 81,471Kota KinabaluFeatures D-BOX and Dolby ATMOS
Imago Mall81,018Kota Kinabalu

Sarawak

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
Bintang Megamall81,010 Miri
CityOne Megamall101,868 Kuching Features D-BOX and Dolby ATMOS
The Spring Mall91,508Kuching
The Spring Mall91,118 Bintulu Features D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and GSC play

Selangor

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
1 Utama (New Wing)131,900 Petaling Jaya Features 4DX, D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS, and Screen X
3 Damansara*81,261Petaling JayaFeatures GSC Play+
CITTA Mall91,611Petaling Jaya
IOI Mall Puchong 101,755 Puchong Features GSC Play+
Klang Parade 81,323 Klang
Paradigm Mall 91,592 Petaling Jaya
Setia City Mall91,570 Shah Alam Features Dolby ATMOS
Subang Parade 91,249 Subang Jaya Features GSC Play
Summit USJ101,387 Subang Jaya Features Dolby ATMOS and THX Hall
The Starling Mall101,365 Petaling Jaya Features GSC Play and MX4D
Tropicana Gardens Mall121,729Petaling JayaFeatures GSC Big, Dolby ATMOS, ONYX LED Screen, GSC Play, MX4D and Premiere Class
168 Park Selayang Mall10TBA Selayang
Paragon Mall10TBASelayang

*Cease Operations on 18 March 2024.

Terengganu

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
Mayang Mall8TBA Kuala Terengganu First GSC in Terengganu will be opening in 2024

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