List of cinemas in Singapore

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This is a list of cinemas in Singapore . All of Singapore's cinemas are fully digital, with the majority of them equipped with Dolby Surround 7.1 speakers. Most movies are presented in Mandarin Chinese subtitles along with English subtitles for non-English language films, though options for English subtitles-only films are also offered. [1]

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Cinemas

Key:

  – Operated by Carnival Cinemas
  – Operated by mm2 Entertainment as Cathay Cineplexes
  – Operated by Filmgarde Cineplexes
  – Operated by Golden Village
  – Operated by Shaw Organisation as Shaw Theatres
  – Operated by Eng Wah Global as W3 Cinemas
  – Operated by other minor film chains

Currently operational cinemas

The list of all the cinema chains across Singapore, with 36 outlets currently operational. Golden Village has more outlets in the list than any other vendors, with 17. It is then followed by Shaw Organisation with eight; Cathay Cineplexes with six; and Carnival Cinemas with two.

CinemaAreaOperatorYear openedScreensSeatsFeaturesNotesRef
3D [lower-alpha 1] Dolby [lower-alpha 2] AtmosDTS:X D-Box IMAX Premium [lower-alpha 3] Couple [lower-alpha 4] Family [lower-alpha 5] English [lower-alpha 6]
321 Clementi Clementi Eng Wah Global201510728YesHall 9First Class Hall 1Formerly Empress theatre from 1981 to 2006. [2] [3]
AMK Hub Ang Mo Kio Cathay Cineplexes200781784YesYesYes
Balestier Balestier Shaw Organisation199911721YesYesLumiere 1-4Lumiere 1-4Merged from two cinemas, Hoover and President.
Bugis+ Downtown Core Golden Village202381250YesYesGold Class Express 1 & 2YesFormerly operated by Filmgarde until 2021.
Capitol Theatre Downtown Core Golden Village20151800YesOnly operates from December to March every year.
Causeway Point Woodlands Cathay Cineplexes200171784YesYesPreviously operated by Studio Cinemas until 2001 as a 10-hall cineplex.
Century Square Tampines Cathay Cineplexes20236720YesHall 2YesPreviously operated by Filmgarde until 24 April 2022.
Cineleisure Orchard Road Golden Village20236TBAYesYesYesPreviously operated by Cathay Cineplexes 1997-2023. Run concurrently with The Projector with three halls each and TBA seats. [4] [5]
City Square Mall Kallang Golden Village200961082YesGemini 4YesFormerly a New World Amusement Park theatre location under Shaw Organisation.
Djitsun Bedok Bedok Golden Village20186588YesYesYesFormerly Princess Raja theatre from 1982-2008 under tenure of Chong Gay, then Overseas Organisation.
NTUC Downtown East Pasir Ris Cathay CineplexesTBD6970YesYesYes
Funan Downtown Core Golden Village20197441YesYesGold Class Express 5
Deluxe Plus 3 & 4
Gemini 2 & 7		Yes
Grand, Great World City River Valley Golden Village19995566YesYesGold Class 2 & 3YesFormerly a Great World Amusement Park theatre location under Shaw Organisation.
Golden Mile Tower Kallang Carnival Cinemas197341007YesRun concurrently with The Projector with three halls and 550 seats. [6] [7] [8]
i12 Katong Katong Golden Village20118921YesYesGold Class 1 & 2Yes
Jem Jurong East mm2 Entertainment2013101600YesHall 10Platinum Suites 1 & 2
Jewel Changi Airport Changi Shaw Organisation201911828YesYesHall 5
Lumiere 1 & 2		YesLumiere 1 & 2
Junction 8 Bishan Golden Village199361148YesYesHall 1 & 2Yes
Jurong Point Jurong West Golden Village199561080YesYesYes
King Albert Park Mall Bukit Timah EagleWings Cinematics20185135YesGold/Platinum/Silver [2] [9]
Leisure Park Kallang Kallang Filmgarde cineplexes20026822YesYesPrimoPrimoFormerly Leisure-Drome at East Shore from 1982 to 2001 under tenure of Cathay Organisation, then Shaw Organisation. [10] [11]
Lot One Choa Chu Kang Shaw Organisation19968664Yes
Lido Orchard Road Shaw Organisation1993111978YesYesYesFormerly a small theatre of the same name from 1959 to 1990; originally a 5-hall cineplex, then expanded to eight halls in late 1996 before a major refurbishment in 2010, which expanded to 11 halls.
Nex Serangoon Shaw Organisation2010101285YesYesPremiere 1 & 2
Oldham Theatre Downtown Core National Museum20191134YesYesYes
Paya Lebar Quarter Paya Lebar Shaw Organisation201912986YesYesYesLumiere 1 & 2
Plaza Singapura Orchard Road Golden Village1998101734YesYesYes
S11 Dormitory Punggol Punggol Carnival CinemasTBA2404YesCurrently closed until further notice. [12]
Seletar Mall Seletar Shaw Organisation20148739YesYes
SingPost Centre Paya Lebar Golden Village20178772YesYesDuo-Deluxe 1 & 2Yes
Suntec City Downtown Core Golden Village2014111410YesYesGold Class 1 & 2YesFormerly operated by WE Cinemas as a 5-hall cineplex.
Tampines Mall Tampines Golden Village199681791YesYesEvent onlyYes
Tiong Bahru Plaza Tiong Bahru Golden Village19945800YesYesYesAll halls equipped with Induction Loop technology for the deaf. Formerly a 6-hall cineplex.
VivoCity Telok Blangah Golden Village2006152194YesYesGVmaxYesEvent onlyYesIncludes one GVmax hall.
Waterway Point Punggol Shaw Organisation2016111450YesYesYes [13]
West Mall Bukit Batok Cathay Cineplexes201361006YesYesYesFormerly operated by WE Cinemas until 2012.
Yishun 10 Yishun Golden Village1992101499YesYesEvent onlyYesCinema outlet run as a multiplex building.

Upcoming cinemas

CinemaAreaOperatorYear to openScreensSeatsNotesRef
*SCAPE Orchard Road Cathay Cineplexes2024TBDTBD

Defunct cinemas

There were 141 cinema outlets that were previously operational but now ceased operations due to various reasons such as low patronage, redevelopments, or transfer of operating vendor. Each reason of closure are categorized into certain tables as such. The operator for each cinema outlet lists only the recent vendor, unless otherwise stated; furthermore, cinema outlets that are still available but replaced with a different vendor, or was temporarily closed due to refurbishment, are separate from this table.

Transfer of vendors

Notes

  1. ↑ For the sake of convenience, all cinema halls are screened digitally, with some outlets run with laser projection or RealD. Outlets with halls containing the option to upgrade to 3D screening (excluding IMAX) will be marked.
  2. ↑ For the sake of convenience, all cinema halls are equipped with Dolby 7.1 Surround system by default. Outlets with the option for different audio systems, such as Dolby Atmos, Auro 11.1 or DTS:X, will be marked.
  3. ↑ Premium seatings are elite club and Platinum movie suites (Cathay), First Class (Eng Wah), Deluxe and Gold Class (Golden Village), and premiere (Shaw). Golden Village also has Duo Deluxe, a combination of Couple seating.
  4. ↑ Couple seatings are Duo/Gemini (Golden Village), Lumiere (Shaw) and Ultima (Cathay). Golden Village also has Duo Deluxe, a combination of Premium seating.
  5. ↑ Kids feature are for Dreamers (Shaw) only; Golden Village also have family-oriented screenings at certain occasions, such instances which are indicated in yellow.
  6. ↑ Most films are provided with Mandarin Chinese, along with English subtitles for non-English subtitles by default. Some cinema halls have options for English-only subtitles, which are marked.

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