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Malaysian cinema chain
Golden Screen Cinemas Re-branded Logo since 2019
Golden Screen Cinemas Sdn. Bhd. Company type Private Limited Company Industry Media, cinemas, marketing, distribution Founded 1987 Headquarters Petaling Jaya , Selangor , MalaysiaKey people
Koh Mei Lee (CEO ) Products Aurum Theater, Jin Gastrobar, GSC Movies, GSC Lite, Velvet Cinemas, Happy Food Co. Number of employees
5000+ Employees Parent PPB Group Website gsc .com.my
Golden Screen Cinemas Sdn Bhd (GSC) is Malaysia's largest cinema exhibitor and a wholly-owned subsidiary of PPB Group Berhad (a member of the Kuok Group), which is an exhibitor and distributor of movies and content in Malaysia. It operates over 600 screens in 70 locations across Malaysia and Vietnam, with 504 screens in 55 locations in Malaysia, and 108 screens in 18 locations in Vietnam through a partnership with Galaxy Studio.
History
Golden Screen was founded in 1987 under the name of Golden Communications Circuit, a joint venture between Hong Kong's Golden Harvest and the Malaysian conglomerate PPB Group , the latter of whom operated a small set of Malaysian cinemas leased from Shaw Brothers Studio .[ 1] After January 1988 merger between Golden Communications (GC) Circuit and the Malaysian branch of Cathay Organisation , the company was renamed Golden Screen Cinemas.[ 2]
Locations
GSC is present in all states and territories of Malaysia except in Labuan and Kelantan , the latter of which has banned cinema within the state since 1990.[ 3]
Johor
Cinema
Total Halls
Seats
Location
Remarks
AEON Mall Bandar Dato' Onn
10
1,000
Johor Bahru
Features GSC Big and Play+
KSL City Mall
8
1,378
Johor Bahru
Features D-BOX and GSC BIG
Kluang Mall
6
933
Kluang
Paradigm Mall Johor Bahru
16
2,137
Johor Bahru
Features 4DX, D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS, and GSC BIG
Square One Shopping Mall
8
1,135
Batu Pahat
Features GSC Play
Sunway Big Box Retail Park
8
1,500
Iskandar Puteri
Features GSC Play+
The Mall, Mid Valley Southkey
18
1,686
Johor Bahru
Features GSC's first IMAX Hall, 4DX, D-BOX, SkyBox, Dolby ATMOS, Play+ and Aurum Theatre
IOI Mall Kulai
6
640
Kulai
Featuring Play+
Kedah
Cinema
Total Halls
Seats
Location
Remarks
Aman Central
10
1,599
Alor Setar
Amanjaya Mall
8
1,287
Sungai Petani
Central Square
8
1,158
Sungai Petani
Kulim Central
6
1,108
Kulim
Kuala Lumpur
Cinema
Total Halls
Seats
Location
Remarks
EkoCheras Mall
9
1,161
Cheras
Lotus's Kepong
7
1,066
Kepong
Mid Valley Megamall
21
2,688
Mid Valley
Largest cinema in Malaysia. Features D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and ONYX LED Screen
Melawati Mall
10
1,424
Wangsa Maju
Features Premiere Class, IMAX 3D
MyTOWN Shopping Centre
13
1,470
Cheras
Features GSC BIG, Premiere Class, Dolby ATMOS and D-BOX
NU Sentral
11
1,783
Brickfields
Features Dolby ATMOS
Quill City Mall
10
1,751
Kampung Baru
Features Dolby ATMOS
Setapak Central
7
1,020
Setapak
The Gardens Mall
7
226
Mid Valley
Aurum Theatre (formerly GSC Signatures)
Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport BBCC
12
1,282
Bukit Bintang
Features GSC BIG and 4DX
KL East Mall
8
1058
Wangsa Maju
Features IMAX and PlayPark
163 Retail Park
3
163
Mont Kiara
Velvet Cinemas, a boutique cinema outlet by GSC
The Exchange TRX
10
796
Tun Razak Exchange
Aurum Theatre
Malacca
Cinema
Total Halls
Seats
Location
Remarks
AEON Mall Bandaraya Melaka
10
1,783
Malacca
Features D-BOX and Dolby ATMOS
Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall
10
2,004
Malacca
Features D-BOX and Dolby ATMOS
Negeri Sembilan
Cinema
Total Halls
Seats
Location
Remarks
Palm Mall
10
1,660
Seremban
Features D-BOX
Pahang
Cinema
Total Halls
Seats
Location
Remarks
East Coast Mall
9
1,633
Kuantan
Features D-BOX and Dolby ATMOS
Kuantan City Mall
9
1,346
Kuantan
Features GSC Play and GSC BIG
Mentakab Star Mall
6
1,100
Mentakab
Penang
Perak
Cinema
Total Halls
Seats
Location
Remarks
AEON Mall Falim
8
1,149
Ipoh
Features GSC Play
Ipoh Parade
12
2,000
Ipoh
Features D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and GSC BIG, 4DX
Putrajaya
Cinema
Total Halls
Seats
Location
Remarks
IOI City Mall (West Wing)
13
2,047
Precinct 12
Features 4DX, D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and GSC Maxx
IOI City Mall (East Wing)
13
4,000
Precinct 12
Located on Level 3 of East Wing. This cinema features Play+, Premiere Class, GSC BIG, Onyx LED & and Malaysia's first IMAX Hall with IMAX Laser Projection.[ 4]
Sabah
Sarawak
Cinema
Total Halls
Seats
Location
Remarks
Bintang Megamall
8
1,010
Miri
CityOne Megamall
10
1,868
Kuching
Features D-BOX and Dolby ATMOS
The Spring Mall
9
1,508
Kuching
The Spring Mall
9
1,118
Bintulu
Features D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and GSC play
Selangor
Cinema
Total Halls
Seats
Location
Remarks
1 Utama (New Wing)
13
1,900
Petaling Jaya
Features 4DX, D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS, and Screen X
CITTA Mall
9
1,611
Petaling Jaya
IOI Mall Puchong
10
1,755
Puchong
Features GSC Play+
Paradigm Mall
9
1,592
Petaling Jaya
Setia City Mall
9
1,570
Shah Alam
Features Dolby ATMOS
Subang Parade
9
1,249
Subang Jaya
Features GSC Play
Summit USJ
10
1,387
Subang Jaya
Features Dolby ATMOS and THX Hall
The Starling Mall
10
1,365
Petaling Jaya
Features GSC Play and MX4D
Tropicana Gardens Mall
12
1,729
Petaling Jaya
Features GSC Big, Dolby ATMOS, ONYX LED Screen, GSC Play, MX4D and Premiere Class
168 Park Selayang Mall
10
TBA
Selayang
Paragon Mall
10
TBA
Selayang
Terengganu
Cinema
Total Halls
Seats
Location
Remarks
Mayang Mall
8
TBA
Kuala Terengganu
First GSC in Terengganu will be opening in 2024
See also
References
External links
Golden Screen Cinemas on Facebook