Golden Screen Cinemas

Golden Screen Cinemas
கோல்டன் ஸ்க்ரீன் சினிமா

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Type	Private
Industry	Media, Entertainment
Founded	1981
Headquarters	Malaysia
Products	Cinemas, Film distribution
Parent	PPB Group
Website	www.gsc.com.my

Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC) is the largest chain of cinemas in Malaysia. The biggest cinema is located at Mid Valley Megamall. It houses 18 screen cinemas and has 2899 seats which is the largest in Malaysia. The largest competitor of the cinema is Lotus Five Star Cinemas and TGV Cinemas.

History

It was founded by Ms. Koh Mei Lee in 1981 as Golden Communications Circuit, while the other, Cathay is one of the oldest cinemas in Malaysia until 1998. Golden Screen Cinemas was founded in 1998 as a merger of Golden Communications (GC) Circuit and Cathay Cinemas. Cathay Cinemas was later revived in Malaysia in 2004 as Cathay Cineplexes, which was formerly known as Mega Pavilion Cinemas. Mega Pavilion Cinemas, which was renamed Cathay Cineplexes Sdn Bhd in September 2004, became an integral part of Cathay Cineplexes’ operations when its parent company, Cathay Organisation Holdings Ltd, acquired the entire share capital of Cathay Organisation Holdings (M) Sdn Bhd in 2002.

Overview

There are 33 GSC cinemas in Malaysia with 303 screens in Malaysia as at 22 October 2015. The states with GSC are Kedah (2), Kuala Lumpur (7), Melaka (2), Negeri Sembilan (2), Pahang (3), Penang (3), Perak (1), Putrajaya (2), Sabah (2), Sarawak (2) and Selangor (7). More GSC are planned to open in the future whereas current outlets will be upgraded.

The first GSC cinema to operate in Malaysia was opened in Kota Kinabalu on 14 July 1981. With the opening of the 8-screen cinema exclusively in Amanjaya Mall in late 2012, GSC operates the largest circuit of cinema in Malaysia with a total of 229 screens in 29 locations and 42273 seats all throughout the country. All of which are located in prime sites in major cities and towns throughout the country.

There are also international movies shown in selected GSC cinemas. Currently, there are only 4 International Screens in Malaysia. They are in Mid Valley, 1 Utama, Gurney Plaza and Pavilion.

GSC Cinemas 33

GSC Cinema in Berjaya Time Square

Kedah

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Operators	Remarks
Amanjaya Mall	8	1,306	Sungai Petani	Golden Screen Cinemas Lite	Located on Level 2.
Aman Central Mall	10	1,599	Alor Setar	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 4. Largest cinema in Kedah, opened 22 October 2015, First opening in Kedah With THX and Dolby Atmos.

Kuala Lumpur

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Operators	Remarks
The Gardens	7	572	Mid Valley City	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on the Level 4 and Level 5. Malaysia's only boutique cinema which is also known as GSC Signature. This outlet has 2 Gold Class and 5 Premiere Class halls.
Midvalley Megamall	18	2,332	Mid Valley City	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 3. Has one Gold Class hall
Pavilion	13	1,925	Bukit Bintang	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 5 and Level 6. Has one Gold Class hall
Berjaya Times Square	10	2,134	Bukit Bintang	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 1 and Level 3. Has one Premiere Class hall. Also features GSC MAXX, a 23-metre wide screen which is Malaysia's largest digital screen with a seating capacity of 555. GSC MAXX is located on Level 10 where it was previously occupied by an IMAX hall
Leisure Mall	4	1,423	Cheras	Golden Screen Cinemas	First cinema in Malaysia to have a computerized ticketing system
Nu Sentral	11	1,780	Brickfields	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 5 and Level 6
Quill City Mall	10	1,751	Kuala Lumpur	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 5 and 6

Malacca

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Operators	Remarks
AEON Malacca City Mall	10	1,793	Malacca	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located 2. First GSC in an AEON shopping centre.
Dataran Pahlawan Malacca Megamall	10	2,004	Malacca	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 5. Largest cinema in Melaka.

Negeri Sembilan

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Operators	Remarks
Terminal 1	4	1,086	Seremban	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 2. First multiplex in Negeri Sembilan
Palm Mall	10	1,659	Seremban	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 2. Largest cinema in Negeri Sembilan, started operations on 23 July 2014. The 8th cinema in Malaysia and the first in the state to have a THX hall.

Pahang

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Operators	Remarks
East Coast Mall	9	1,633	Kuantan	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 3. Largest cinema in Pahang
Berjaya Megamall	5	948	Kuantan	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 3
Mentakab Star Mall	6	1,093	Mentakab	Golden Screen Cinemas Lite	Located on Level 2

Penang

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Operators	Remarks
Gurney Plaza	12	1,618	Georgetown	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 7. First cinema in penang that had a D-box hall and largest GSC in Penang
Queensbay Mall	8	1,528	Bayan Baru	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 3
Sunway Carnival Mall	8	1,428	Seberang Jaya	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 2

Perak

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Operators	Remarks
Ipoh Parade	11	1,938	Ipoh	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 5. Largest Cinema in Perak Opened 5 February 2015. Home to the 2nd Maxx Screen in the country and THX.

Putrajaya

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Operators	Remarks
Alamanda	8	1,404	Putrajaya	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on The Hub (1st floor)
IOI City Mall	13	2,145	Putrajaya	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 2. Largest cinema in Putrajaya, opened 12 February 2015. Has 2 Maxx halls (Hall 10 and Hall 11) which are equipped with THX and Dolby Atmos.

Sabah

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Operators	Remarks
Suria Sabah	8	1,481	Kota Kinabalu	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 8
1 Borneo	8	1,504	Kota Kinabalu	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 2. Largest GSC in Sabah

Sarawak

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Operators	Remarks
Bintang Megamall	8	1,010	Miri	Golden Screen Cinemas Lite	Located on Level 4. First GSC in Sarawak. The largest Lite format cinema in Malaysia.
CityONE Megamall	10	1,876	Kuching	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 3. Largest cinema in Borneo. Cinema with most digital halls in Malaysia. It houses the first THX hall in East Malaysia
Senadin Hypermall	10	TBA	Miri	Golden Screen Cinemas	Will be the second GSC in Miri after opening.
Times Square Megamall	TBA	TBA	Bintulu	Golden Screen Cinemas Lite	Scheduled to open in year 2016.

Selangor

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Operators	Remarks
1 Utama (New Wing)	13	2,192	Petaling Jaya	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 4. Has one Gold Class hall. The first Dolby Atmos and D-Box hall in Malaysia
IOI Mall	10	2,092	Puchong	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 2 and Level 3.
Tropicana City Mall	8	1,456	Petaling Jaya	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 2
Paradigm Mall	9	1,566	Kelana Jaya	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 3
Setia City Mall	9	1,570	Shah Alam	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 2
The Summit	7	1,251	USJ	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 3 and Level 5. Has drive-in ticketing system
Klang Parade	8	1,323	Klang	Golden Screen Cinemas	Located on Level 5. Operation started on 11 June 2015 with Dolby Atmos in Klang.

See also

• Lotus Five Star Cinemas
• Tanjong Golden Village
• List of cinemas in Malaysia
• MBO Cinemas

External links

• GSC Official Website