MBO Cinemas

MBO Cinemas

Trade name	MCAT Box Office Sdn Bhd (2003-May 11, 2021) MBO Cinema Sdn Bhd (December 19, 2021-present)
Company type	Private Limited Company
Industry	Media, Entertainment
Founded	2003 (original) December 19, 2021 (revival)
Defunct	May 11, 2021 (2021-05-11) (original) [1]
Fate	Acquired by GSC (original)
Headquarters	Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Number of locations	10
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 the majority assets of MBO Cinemas. ^[3] On 19 December 2021, it was relaunched with new investors under a different management. ^[4]

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 prior to the revival, with the last branch being the original MBO Cinemas which 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

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	State	Remarks
Taiping Sentral	7	1,208	Taiping	Perak	Located on Level 2
Teluk Intan	3	450	Teluk Intan	Perak	Standalone Cinema

Central Region

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	State	Remarks
Brem Mall	12	1,810	Kepong	Kuala Lumpur	Located on Level 6
Quayside Mall	8	1,306	Shah Alam	Selangor	Located on Level 2
Harbour Place	8	1,362	Klang	Selangor	Located on Level 7 features Big Screen, Kecil, Premiere, 5 Standard Halls

Southern Region

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	State	Remarks
Melaka Mall	7	1,212	Ayer Keroh	Melaka	Located on Level 2
U Mall	5	606	Skudai, Johor Bahru	Johor	Located on Level 1
Elements Mall	10	1,584	Bandar Hilir	Melaka	Located on Level 11 features BIG SCREEN & KECIL

See also

• Lotus Five Star Cinemas
• Golden Screen Cinemas
• Tanjong Golden Village

References

1. "MBO Cinemas Officially Bids Farewell With Its Final Post Update On Facebook".
2. "MBO Cinemas faces liquidation on virus woes". 15 October 2020.
3. "GSC purchases MBO Cinemas' assets to strengthen leadership position".
4. "#Showbiz: MBO Cinemas reopening this weekend".
5. "MBO Cinemas Are Officially Back In Business: Starting With Atria Branch". Lowyat.NET. 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
6. "MBO Cinemas". mbocinemas.com. Retrieved 2022-07-01.