Golden Village

Golden Village Multiplex Pte Ltd / Golden Village Pictures Pte Ltd
Company type	Private
Industry	Media distribution
Founded	28 May 1992
Headquarters	3 Temasek Boulevard #03-373, Suntec City Mall, Singapore 038983, Singapore
Number of locations	15 multiplexes (2023)
Key people	Clara Cheo (CEO)
Products	Movie theatres, Film distribution
Owner	Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment
Website	www.gv.com.sg

Golden Village is a cinema operator based in Singapore, fully owned by Orange Sky Golden Harvest of Hong Kong. It was initially set up as an equal equity joint venture between Golden Harvest (currently Orange Sky Golden Harvest) and Village Roadshow of Australia. It is the largest cinema chain in Singapore, operating 12 multiplexes and Cineplexes in the country. It joined hands to open a cinema at Great World City, GV Grand. Started in 1992, it opened Asia's first multiplex, the Yishun 10 multiplex. It has the extensive management, operational, and marketing skills of Village, as well as the broad depth of experience of Golden Harvest in both film distribution and production across Asia.

Golden Village Pictures is the film-distribution arm of Golden Village. The company distributes Village Roadshow Pictures titles such as the Matrix Trilogy, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Happy Feet, Ah Boys to Men, That Girl in Pinafore, Annie and The Lego Movie in Singapore, as well as other acquired titles regionally and worldwide, Mostly Currently Distributed Films Partnership with Localized Based Clover Films, Encore Films and Purple Plan.

History

The cinema's first operation in the country was on 28 May 1992, with the successful opening of the Yishun 10 complex. Subsequently, it opened more cinemas in Bishan, Tiong Bahru, Boon Lay, Tampines, Marina Square and Plaza Singapura. In 1998, it joined hands to open a cinema at Great World City, GV Grand, with six screens including a Gold Class hall. During the early 2000s, one of the halls was converted into an IMAX theatre, but it closed down in 2004 due to low patronage. It also used to operate at Eastpoint Mall during the early 2000s, but was closed due to low patronage too.

In October 2006, Golden Village opened a multiplex in VivoCity,[1] the largest multiplex in Singapore with 15 screens, including 3 Gold Class screens and GV Max, one of the largest cinema auditoriums. Its current flagship Cineplex is located at Suntec City with 11 screens including 3 Gold Class screens, taking over the space previously occupied by WE Cinemas and The Rock Auditorium.

In June 2017, Village Roadshow's 50% stake in Golden Village was set to be acquired by Singapore-based media company mm2 Entertainment.[2] However, the bid fell through, as Village Roadshow failed to secure the approval of Orange Sky.[3] Instead, in October 2017, Orange Sky Golden Harvest purchased the Village Roadshow's 50% stake, therefore having full ownership of Golden Village.[4]

Cineplexes and multiplexes

As of 2023, Golden Village has 15 cinemas with 119 screens operating in the country.[5] All cinemas which opened before 2000 have been refurbished. GV@Capitol only screens movies from December to March every year but does not belong to GV.

Current locations

Cinema	Screens/Halls	Seats	Location	Opening Year	Digital Hall	Gold Class	Gold Class Express	3D Digital Hall	Gemini	D-BOX	Duo Deluxe	Deluxe Plus
Yishun	10	1499	Yishun	1992	Y	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N
Bishan (Junction 8)	6	1148	Bishan	1993	Y	N	N	Y	N	Y	N	N
Tiong Bahru	5	800	Tiong Bahru	1994	Y	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N
Jurong Point	6	1080	Boon Lay	1995	Y	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N
Tampines	8	1791	Tampines	1996	Y	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N
Grand Great World	5	566	River Valley	1999	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	N	N
Plaza	10	1734	Orchard	1998	Y	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N
VivoCity	15	2189	Telok Blangah	2006	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	N	N
Katong	8	921	Katong	2011	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
City Square	6	1082	Farrer Park	2012	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N
Suntec City	11	1410	Downtown Core	2014	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
GV@Capitol	1	900	Downtown Core	2015	Y	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N
Paya Lebar (SingPost Centre)	8	772	Paya Lebar	2017	Y	N	N	Y	N	N	Y	N
Bedok	6	588	Bedok	2018	Y	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N
Funan	7	441	Downtown Core	2019	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y
Bugis+	8	1250	Downtown Core	2023	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N

Former locations

Cinema	Screens/Halls	Seats	Location	Opening Year	Closed Year
Eastpoint	6	1490	Simei	1999	2002
Marina	6	1451	Downtown Core	1996	2014

References

"GOLDEN VILLAGE VIVOCITY CELEBRATES ITS OFFICIAL OPENING WITH A DOUBLE CELEBRATION" (PDF). Golden Village. 21 November 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
"MM2 Pays $133 Million for 50% Stake in Singapore's Golden Village Cinema Chain". Variety. 13 June 2017.
"Hong Kong shareholder buys remaining Golden Village Singapore stake after blocking mm2's bid". The Business Times. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
"Hong Kong shareholder buys remaining Golden Village Singapore stake after blocking mm2's bid". 2 October 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
"Bruce Lee film studio weighing sale of Singapore, Taiwan cinemas for $535m, say sources". The Straits Times. 7 March 2024. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

External links

Golden Village (official site)

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[1] "GOLDEN VILLAGE VIVOCITY CELEBRATES ITS OFFICIAL OPENING WITH A DOUBLE CELEBRATION" (PDF). Golden Village. 21 November 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2022.

[2] "MM2 Pays $133 Million for 50% Stake in Singapore's Golden Village Cinema Chain". Variety. 13 June 2017.

[3] "Hong Kong shareholder buys remaining Golden Village Singapore stake after blocking mm2's bid". The Business Times. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2018.

[4] "Hong Kong shareholder buys remaining Golden Village Singapore stake after blocking mm2's bid". 2 October 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2018.

[5] "Bruce Lee film studio weighing sale of Singapore, Taiwan cinemas for $535m, say sources". The Straits Times. 7 March 2024. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 8 March 2024.