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Golden Screen Cinemas

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.

Golden Screen Cinemas
Golden Screen Cinemas Sdn. Bhd.
Company typePrivate Limited Company
IndustryMedia, cinemas, marketing, distribution
Founded1 April 1987; 37 years ago (1987-04-01)
HeadquartersPetaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Key people
Koh Mei Lee (CEO)
ProductsAurum Theater, Jin Gastrobar, GSC Movies, GSC Lite, Velvet Cinemas, Happy Food Co.
Number of employees
5000+ Employees
ParentPPB Group
Websitegsc.com.my

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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

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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

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Cinema Total Halls Seats Location Remarks
AEON Mall Bandar Dato' Onn 5 658 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
Heritage Mall 7 1,043 Kota Tinggi
Paradigm Mall Johor Bahru 17 2,137 Johor Bahru Features 2 Premiere Class Halls, 4DX Hall,

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+
Mid Valley Southkey 19 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

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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

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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
Sunway 163 Mall 3 163 Mont Kiara Velvet Cinemas, a boutique cinema outlet by GSC
The Exchange TRX 10 796 Tun Razak Exchange Aurum Theatre - Features Getha Lux Suite, Comfort Cabin, Escape Studio, Screen X & IMAX 3D Hall

Malacca

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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

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Cinema Total Halls Seats Location Remarks
Palm Mall 10 1,660 Seremban Features D-BOX

Pahang

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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

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Cinema Total Halls Seats Location Remarks
Queensbay Mall 8 1,528 Bayan Lepas Features Dolby ATMOS
Gurney Plaza 12 1,617 George Town Features D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and Premiere Class
Sunway Carnival Mall 13 4,550 Seberang Jaya Featuring Dolby ATMOS

Perak

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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

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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

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Cinema Total Halls Seats Location Remarks
1Borneo Hypermall 8 1,504 Kota Kinabalu
Suria Sabah 8 1,471 Kota Kinabalu Features D-BOX and Dolby ATMOS
Imago Mall 8 1,018 Kota Kinabalu

Sarawak

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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 Shopping Mall 9 1,508 Kuching
The Spring Bintulu 9 1,118 Bintulu Features D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and GSC play

Selangor

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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
Klang Parade 8 1,323 Klang
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

Terengganu

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Cinema Total Halls Seats Location Remarks
Mayang Mall 8 TBA Kuala Terengganu First GSC cinema in Terengganu will be opening in 2024

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Golden Village Celebrates 30 Years of Exhibition Innovation". Variety. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Cinema chains merge to create biggest entity". New Straits Times. 16 January 1998. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Kelantan remains firm on cinema ban [NSTTV] | New Straits Times". 27 July 2022.
  4. ^ "GSC IOI City Mall 2 - Golden Screen Cinemas".
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