MBO Cinemas

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MBO Cinemas
MCAT Box Office Sdn Bhd (2003-May 11, 2021)
MBO Cinema Sdn Bhd (December 19, 2021-present)
Type Private Limited Company
Industry Media, Entertainment
Founded2003 (original)
December 19, 2021 (revival)
DefunctMay 11, 2021 (2021-05-11) (original) [1]
FateAcquired by GSC (original)
Headquarters Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Number of locations
9
Area served
West Malaysia
Products Cinemas
Number of employees
 (100+)
Website www.mbocinemas.com

MBO Cinema Sdn. Bhd. (trading as MBO Cinemas), also known as MBO for short, is a chain of cinemas in Malaysia. It is the third largest cinema chain in the country after Golden Screen Cinemas and TGV Cinemas. MBO Cinemas went into liquidation in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] Later in 2021, Golden Screen Cinemas acquired MBO Cinemas' majority assets. [3] But on 19 December 2021, it was relaunched with new investors and under a brand new management. [4]

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As of today, MBO Cinemas currently operates 9 outlets in Peninsular Malaysia located at Atria Shopping Gallery, Space U8, Taiping Sentral Mall, Teluk Intan, Elements Mall Melaka, Melaka Mall, Brem Mall, U-Mall Skudai and Quayside Mall. [5] [6]

Overview

Originally, there were 26 MBO Cinemas branches in Malaysia before revival, and the last of the original MBO Cinemas opened in AEON Mall Bandar Dato' Onn Johor Bahru.

MBO features special halls, such as BIG SCREEN, MX4D and kid-oriented KECIL. Some of the locations later offered Samsung's Onyx technology display halls. KECIL was the first children-oriented movie hall feature in Malaysia, offering beanie seats, an in-hall playground and is available at 7 MBO Cinemas locations in Malaysia.

Current locations

Northern Region

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationStateRemarks
Taiping Sentral71,208 Taiping Perak Located on Level 2
Teluk Intan3450 Teluk Intan Perak Located on Level 2

Central Region

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationStateRemarks
Brem Mall121,810 Kepong Kuala Lumpur Located on Level 6
Space U871,466 Shah Alam Selangor Located on Level 3
Harbour Place111,362 Klang Selangor Located on Level 7
Atria Shopping Gallery81,229 Petaling Jaya Selangor Located on Level 6 features BIG SCREEN and KECIL

Southern Region

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationStateRemarks
Melaka Mall71,212 Ayer Keroh Melaka Located on Level 2
U Mall5606 Skudai, Johor Bahru Johor Located on Level 1
Elements Mall101,584 Bandar Hilir Melaka Located on Level 11 features BIG SCREEN

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