List of cinemas in Hong Kong

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This is a list of current and former cinemas in Hong Kong.

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Broadway Circuit

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PALACE ifc
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Former Broadway Olympian City cinema

In addition to operating its own brand, Broadway Circuit also operates the B+, PALACE, Premiere Elements, MOViE MOViE and MY CINEMA chains. It previously run AMC-branded cinema in Pacific Place. [1]

  1. Broadway Cinematheque
  2. Broadway Hollywood, at Plaza Hollywood
  3. Broadway Kingswood Ginza, at Kingswood Ginza
  4. Broadway Kwai Fong, at Metroplaza
  5. Broadway Mongkok, on Sai Yeung Choi Street South
  6. Broadway The ONE, at The ONE
  7. Broadway Tsuen Wan, at Tsuen Wan Plaza
  8. B+ apm, at apm
  9. B+ MOKO at MOKO
  10. PALACE ifc, at IFC Mall
  11. Premiere Elements, at Elements Mall (former site of The Grand Cinema)
  12. MOViE MOViE, at Cityplaza
  13. MOViE MOViE, at Pacific Place, Admiralty, Hong Kong
  14. MY CINEMA YOHO MALL, on Yuen Long

Former cinemas

Chinachem Cinema Circuit

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Former Chinachem Golden Plaza

Former cinemas

Emperor Cinemas

MCL Cinemas

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STAR Cinema

In addition to operating its own brand, MCL Cinemas also operates the Grand, Star Cinema, and the Movie Town chains.

Former cinemas

Newport Circuit

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Dynasty Theatre in Mong Kok Road

Former cinemas

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Orange Sky Golden Harvest

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Interior of Grand Ocean theatre

Former cinemas

Pegasus Entertainment Holdings Limited

UA Cinemas

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Interior of UA iSQUARE IMAX theatre
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Former UA Citygate

The UA Cinemas brand in Hong Kong is not related to the United Artists Theaters chain in the United States, which is owned by Regal Cinemas.

On 8 March 2021, UA Cinemas announced that the business will cease business with immediate effect due to unavoidable and devastating pressure faced by the business since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. [15]

Former cinemas

Other cinemas

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1/150 scale model of the former Capitol Theatre
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Yau Ma Tei Theatre in 2012

Former cinemas

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