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This is a list of cinemas in Singapore. All of Singapore's cinemas are fully digital, with the majority of them equipped with Dolby Surround 7.1 speakers. Most movies are presented in Mandarin Chinese subtitles along with English subtitles for non-English language films, though options for English subtitles-only films are also offered.
In 2015, Cineplex announced that premium and VIP movie tickets would cost more points to redeem. Premium movie tickets (3D, D-Box , IMAX , and UltraAVX) would cost 1,500 points and VIP movie would cost 2,000 points instead of the standard 1,000 points.
Cathay became a household name in Singapore and Malaysia by the 1970s, where the chain owned and operated 75 cinemas at its peak. [4] This included Singapore's only open-air drive-in cinema, the Jurong Drive-in, which opened on 14 July 1971. [5] The drive-in cinema could accommodate 900 cars and an additional 300 people in its walk-in gallery.
Selected Cineplex locations offer including large-screen formats, motion seats, and VIP for a higher ticket price. Following the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015, Cineplex reported that at least 80% of customers watched the film with one of its premium formats, and 40% of the company's overall box office revenue came from ...
Shaw House in June 2024. Shaw House and Shaw Centre is a complex of two neighbouring buildings built by the same developer, Shaw Organisation.Located at the junction of Orchard Road and Scotts Road in Singapore, it features the flagship Lido Cineplex for the Shaw Organisation, a major shopping mall with Isetan as an anchor tenant, and two office buildings.
Cathay Cineplex operated 12 movie screens in the mall but closed down on 30 June 2023. Golden Village and The Projector launched a new collaboration, Golden Village x The Projector (GVxTP), to take over the cinema space in the mall. [2] The collaboration will feature three Golden Village-branded halls and three The Projector-branded halls. [2]
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. [citation needed] In June 2017, Village Roadshow's 50% stake in Golden Village was set to be acquired by Singapore-based media company mm2 Entertainment. [5]
Cineplex's control over the market allowed them to increase prices. They were criticized, including by Mayor Ed Koch, for raising ticket prices from USD$5 to USD$7 in New York City. [42] In April 1998, Cineplex Odeon Theatres merged with New York City-based Loews Theatres (founded in 1904 by Marcus Loew) to form Loews Cineplex Entertainment.