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The list of all the cinema chains across Singapore, with 36 outlets currently operational. Golden Village has more outlets in the list than any other vendors, with 17. It is then followed by Shaw Organisation with eight; Cathay Cineplexes with six; and Carnival Cinemas with two.
Shaw Organisation is a film distribution company and cinema chain founded by brothers Runme Shaw and Run Run Shaw who went to Singapore in the 1920s to expand their family business founded by Runje Shaw. [1] The company originally operated as a distributor for the Shaw brothers' Tianyi Film Company (also called Unique) in Shanghai.
Shaw Centre lies adjacent to Shaw House, and was the tallest building in Singapore when it was completed in 1972. [5] The head office of Shaw & Shaw Pte Limited, the precursor of Shaw Organisation, moved into Shaw Centre in 1978. [6] The old Lido Cinema and Shaw Centre were designed by architect, Gordon Dowsett of Van Sitteren & Partners. [7]
In 1927, they operated their own cinema in Tanjong Pagar in Singapore, [1] expanded in Malaya, and opened four cinemas there. [8] The number of cinemas owned by the Shaw chain in Southeast Asia would eventually reach 200 by the 1970s before it declined. [2] In 1928, Run Run Shaw moved to Singapore to assist Runme.
Shaw Tower, also sometimes referred to as Shaw Towers, is a defunct high-rise commercial building located on Beach Road in Singapore. At the time of its completion in 1975, the tower housed the largest cinema in Singapore.
Runme Shaw, K.St.J (Chinese: 邵仁枚; pinyin: Shào Rénméi; 1 January 1901 – 2 March 1985) was the chairman and founder of the Shaw Organisation of Singapore. Runme Shaw and his brother, Run Run Shaw, together known as the Shaw Brothers, were pioneers in the film and entertainment industry in Singapore and Malaya, and brought to life the movie industry in Asia, especially the Southeast ...
Marlborough Cinema was a single-screen cinema hall located on Beach Road in Singapore. It was in operation from 1909, before the building was demolished in the early 1970s. [1] to make way for the construction of Shaw Tower.
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